I hate washing my hair. How's that for the start to a blog post? It's true, though. Having wet hair is just the grossest feeling for me and in the summer I would pretty much rather do anything that pull out a blowdryer, so dry shampoo is basically a summer BFF for me. Recently, I got to try out a new option from one of my personal favorite dry shampoo lines, the Dove Fresh Coconut Dry Shampoo*. Dove's lineup of dry shampoos have actually been a staple for me for a few years now and I always have a bottle of the unscented one on hand, but I was really excited for the Fresh Coconut scent because I love a beachy smelling summer scent in my hair.

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Hello! I'm super excited to share with you guys this new kit from Umma called The Case Full Of Seoul*, an 8 piece Korean skin care set that's available exclusively at Costco here in Canada! Last year, Umma released a similar set to this at Costco in the US, but it included a couple more products that weren't included in the Canadian set - which I suspect may be a regulations thing, specifically with the sunscreen. Because I wanted to share this with you guys - it's available now! - I haven't had a chance to fully test out the products, so while there will be some first impressions, this isn't a review. It's really just a look at what's inside, with info about each of the products. I'll actually probably try out all of the products and give some of them dedicated reviews once I've given them a good go - so keep an eye out for that!

No more rambling, let's just take a look at the products!

The list of products that I want to try out is... really long, I'll admit, but there are some products on that list that I've heard such amazing things about that I just absolutely have to try them out. The CeraVe PM Facial Moisturizing Lotion* is absolutely on that list. CeraVe has become an absolute go to for me in my everyday skin care routine and this is by far one of their products that I've heard the most positive things about. While it may not be the sexiest product, it's one product that I've heard overwhelmingly positive things about to the point that I really do think it's one of those cult products in the making. I don't need sexy or promises of the moon in my skin care routine, I need products that work, so I reached out and got the opportunity to finally try it out for myself. 

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Happy Monday! This month's #CBBxManiMonday theme has been putting me through it a little bit, I'll admit. Essentially, the idea is that using the hashtag #summernails on Instagram, we look for inspiration from other nail artists to create our own mani's. Personally, I find myself scrolling and scrolling through absolutely beautiful nail art looking for something that I A) want to put on my nails, and B) feel like I can actually accomplish, which can be tricky. This week's inspiration actually came from two sources - this mani by Nails By Maya along with this mani by Nyasia Ruiz - and I sort of married elements from them to get something in my wheelhouse. I do genuinely like taking inspiration from other people's work and then putting my own spin on it and I'm super happy with how this mani turned out.

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When it comes to fragrance, I've been a bit of a junkie since childhood and my love for choosing a scent to wear in order to represent a mood has really grown as I've gotten older. Another thing that has really happened as I've gotten older is that I've developed a love for beautiful perfume bottles that are almost like art pieces or decor accessories. So, of course, I was really stoked to try out the Juicy Couture OUI Eau De Parfum*. I mean... How could I not be?

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Hey guys! Is anyone surprised that I'm SUPER excited to share the new hair care release from Live Clean with you guys? As you guys know, Live Clean is an absolute staple in my house - and I've definitely converted some friends and family as well - and I'm always down to try out their new products. On it's face, the new Live Clean Super Fruit Waters Quenching Curls Shampoo & Conditioner* probably aren't necessarily intended for my hair type - since, you know, my hair is straight and limp and doesn't even have a natural wave to it - but I was curious to try it out anyway.

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Happy Monday! For this month's #CBBxManiMonday theme, we're taking our inspiration from the #summernails tag on Instagram. I love this idea because I frequently scroll through Instagram for inspiration, though I rarely straight up recreate nail looks that I find there. For my inspiration, I was inspired by this really crisp, pretty mani from @thegelbottleaus, but I of course wanted to put my own spin and style into it.

I have to admit that I slept on the It Cosmetics Secret Sauce Anti-Aging Moisturizer*. When I initially tried it, I think my skin must have been in a weird place because I wasn't really wowed by it, but recently as I've been getting back into skin care hard I reached for it again and I've kind of fallen in love. I think sometimes it's really good to lay off a product that didn't really do it for you initially and then come back to it later to see if it really gets the job done for you. Anyway, this is definitely a product that I'm kicking myself for sleeping on, so let's talk about it!

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Happy Monday! It was another one of those weekends where I feel like I was mostly just doing catch up after a couple of insanely busy weeks, which didn't leave a ton of time for nail art... or creativity, for that matter. That being said, I feel like one of the best ways to get a quick mani that has some real impact and looks like it took a long time is to pair a really stunning indie polish base color with some sort of effortless stamping - works (almost) every time! So, of course, that's what I did and the end result feels really effortless and unfussy, perfect for the summer.

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Hi guys! In case it isn't painfully obvious based on how much skin care content I've been putting out recently, I've been on a huge skin care kick recently. After about 6 weeks of being sick this spring and putting my skin care routine firmly on the backburner as a result, my skin was a bit of a mess and I really needed to kick back into high gear. One of the products that I decided to test during this period is the Flawless By Friday Exfoliating Booster Serum. I've sort of been peripherally aware of Canadian brand Flawless By Friday for a while now, but this is the first product I've used from the brand and I was super, super excited to give it a go. 

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