Do you ever feel like you pass by things on store shelves all of the time, never really noticing them, and then finally you try them and it's like a lightning bolt? I feel that way about CeraVe. I feel like they've always been there, staring at me in the drugstore, and I've passed them by. In the past year or so, I've been trying out more and more from the brand and I've really started to realize just how much I like them and a couple of them have become a real staple for me. Recently, I've been testing out a few products from the CeraVe Skin Renewing line and they've continued to impress.

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For Week 3 of our #CBBxManiMonday January theme of Nails We Wouldn't Normally Do, I took a little bit of inspiration from @kombucha_witch_ on Instagram. I've sort of attempted dry brushing a few times in the past, but I've never actually kept on a dry brushed mani because it's never... quite perfect for me. When I saw her doing dry brushing on a stamper before transferring it to the nails, I knew that this was a technique that I had to try because it would give me the control that I was looking for. The problem with dry brushing for me was definitely that I couldn't find the sweet spot to get the brushing at the consistency that I wanted it, and doing it directly onto the nails inevitably ended up in heavy splotches as I tried to build up the colour that I wanted. Starting on a stamper means that I can decide when I get the right amount of product and design before transferring it to the nails. COUNT ME IN.

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Fun Fact About Me: I really, really love fragrance samples. It's kind of weird, maybe, but whenever I make a Sephora order I inevitably end up with at least one fragrance sample. I think it's because I genuine love higher end fragrances, but there's no way I'm going to spend the money on one without wearing it at least a few times to see how it plays with my body chemistry. In the past, I've absolutely loved scents in the store, bought them, and brought them home only to find that after a couple of hours of wearing them I absolutely hate them. Anyway, recently I made a Sephora order and one of the promo codes was offering this set of KAYALI perfumes and I decided I just had to try it - and even though this isn't something I'd normally review, I felt like it really had a place here and based on these sizes I really could give a solid review. 

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Hey guys! I feel like the course I'm using to navigate this month's #CBBxManiMonday theme of "Nails We Don't Normally Do" is to find nail art techniques or styles that are outside of my comfort zone and shift them into it, if that makes sense. I've never put jewels on my nails before and I honestly kind of thought that I never would, because I was convinced that they would be cumbersome and inconvenient. When we decided on this theme for the month, this is actually one of the first things I thought of, because it couldn't be further outside my comfort zone, I think. 

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Generally, I like to include 3 looks with any larger palette review that I do, but I fell so in love with the Dominique Cosmetics Berries & Cream Eyeshadow Palette that I decided to do 5 looks and give them their own post. Because for the past couple of years brands seem to have really jumped onto the idea of palettes that are really, really themed as far as shades are concerned, I really wanted to underscore the versatility of this palette because I feel like it really balances wearability and versatility really well. I tried to make every look distinctly different and try to really see what this palette can do, and overall I feel like I managed to do that, but that there's also a lot more that this palette can do that I haven't tried yet.  If you haven't read my full review yet, click here to check it out - but spoiler alert, it's basically a RAVE review. 

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In 2019, I feel like the only eyeshadow palettes I'm going to buy are ones that fill something specific in my collection that isn't already there. In the past, I think I've wanted to own every palette that fits current trend or my personal taste, but I'm trying to curate my makeup collection a little bit differently now. I feel like, after years of sort of frenzied makeup purchasing by a lot of people spurred on by the online beauty community, this is likely a place a lot of people are getting to now as well. I don't entirely know what it was about the Dominique Cosmetics Berries & Cream Eyeshadow Palette that drew me in, but when I was making my yearly post-Christmas Sephora order, it was the first thing in my cart. Though it does contain some neutrals and shades that I could probably dupe from my collection, it also included some shades that I don't own, curated in a way that felt fresh and different to me. 

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For years now, BITE has been releasing holiday sets in these little tins and pretty much every year I've picked one up. I love BITE formulas and I actually have a kind of ridiculous collection of mini-sized lip products from the brand. Because of that, I didn't actually figure that I'd pick up any of the holiday sets this year, but then they released the BITE Agave Treat Trio Mini Agave Lip Mask Set and there was pretty much no doubt that if it was still in stock after Christmas (since I put myself on a pre-holiday no-buy) I'd grab it. So I did! I wanted to write this review because this set is still available, so if it appeals to you I'd definitely grab it now!

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Hey guys! 2018 was definitely the year that I got into nail art, after dipping my toes into it in 2017, and I've obviously featured quite a lot of nail content since then. When I sat down to pick out my favorite nail products of 2018, I was actually pretty surprised at just how much the choices underscored my personal tastes. I only included polished, base and top coats, and cuticle care products because I didn't really know how to narrow down my favorite nail art tools and products, but if you'd like to see a post on what tools I use for my nail art, please let me know!

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Hey guys! For the entire month of January, along with the #CBBxManiMonday ladies, I'll be tackling the theme of Nails We Wouldn't Normally Do. In the spirit of a new year, we're going to be all about trying out things that are outside the comfort zone, which is definitely both exciting and terrifying for me personally. For my first week, I decided to ease in with a doticure, which is actually something I've never tried before, but used a selection of my favorite polishes of 2018 because they coincidentally made a really cool colour palette. 

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Hey guys! Probably the most exciting of all of my favorite posts is this one, which actually used to be split up into several posts but has been condensed to one Top 10 list this year. Honestly, when I initally sat down to put together this list, I thought it was going to be hard, but it turned out to be by far the easiest list for me to put together because every single one of these products has been a staple for me this year. Seriously, these are products that I reach for constantly and have been ever since I got each of them. 

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