Are you sick of me talking about how much I love cleansing yet? Because man do I love cleansing. Earlier this year I finally decided to order a full size Farmacy Green Clean Makeup Meltaway Cleansing Balm, which resided on my wishlist for ages but I'd never picked up a full size of. I had tried a small sample size, which I enjoyed, but I really didn't feel like that gave me enough time to really put together a review, so now I really feel ready to give you guys my full review!

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Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! I probably should have done my Valentine's Day nails for this week's Mani Monday, but... I ended up really, really loving my lattice and roses nail art and decided to save Valentine's nails for today. I have to admit, I'm kind of a sucker for nails themed around special occasions, so there was no way I was going to skip the opportunity to do really, really on-the-nose mani for this particular special occasion. 

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As someone who tests a lot of makeup products I'm generally not a fan of first impression style reviews, particularly of complexion products, because there are so many products that I've really had to play with different ways to get a real feel for how they work. I feel like, as a reviewer, it's really important for me to get a full picture of what's going on with a product before I put my thoughts out there. One product that has really underscored for me why this testing product is important is the L'Oreal Infallible Full Wear More Than Concealer, because the testing process has been a little bit of a roller coaster and I know that my first impression definitely wouldn't have told the whole story or been particularly helpful. 

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Hey guys! For all of February, me and #CBBxManiMonday girls are sticking with the Pink & Red theme. With the weather having been so absolutely crushing here this past week, I found myself really wishing for spring and I feel like my choice of mani this week really underscores that. Rather than going in the distinctly Valentine's Day direction I was planning, I went with something a lot more spring-like and I'm kind of in love with it. (That said, keep an eye on out Thursday for some Valentine's Day nail art as well!)

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Hey guys! I decided to include an extra nail art post this week because I had to put together something on my nails to do the photos for my Nail Art Hack | Alternative Cuticle Barrier post and I really liked what I did, so of course I had to share. If you haven't checked out that post, I think it's a pretty solid hack and something that some of you could probably use, particularly at this time of year. For the nails, I wanted to do a look that really, really required the cuticle barrier, so I opted for a smoosh mani with stamping, since it would be pretty messy without the help of the liquid latex.

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There are a LOT of so-called Hacks on the internet, and while some of them are good, I find that a lot of them are either useless, expensive, or just sort of ridiculous, but I have one that I want to share that I think a certain group of nail art loving people might really, really find benefit in. Liquid latex as a cuticle barrier has basically been a game changer for nail art - it's definitely a huge part of why I do a lot of nail art that would be really, really messy without it. It's a staple for me and something that I go through fairly quickly and because there are a couple of issues with reupping on it, I found something that really helps me out. 

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As I mentioned in my review of the Pixi Skintreats Multi-Masking Medley, I've been wanting to try out more Pixi Skintreats products and decided to pick up some sets over the holiday season to try out. I really wanted to try out the Rose Cream Cleanser quite specifically because cleansing is seriously my favorite part of my skin care routine and I'm constantly looking for the perfect cream cleanser. Seriously, this is a quest for me and though I have many I love I'm always into trying another one... and I just had a feeling, you know? I picked up this pair in a set together and put them to work right away. 

Anyway, to check out my review of the Pixi Rose Cream Cleanser and Rose Tonic, keep reading!

Hey guys! Now that the #CBBxManiMonday January theme of nails we don't normally do is over, I went straight back to some favorite techniques for this week's theme of Pink & Red. As much as I loved branching out, I love going to the techniques and styles that fall more in line with what I love and I'm super happy with this week's mani. I love a smoosh, which I feel is honestly really, really easy to do as long as you have a couple of things to help you along the way, and adding the stamping over the top really helps to pop the base. 

Hey guys! After nearly a year, I decided to bring back monthly favorites. Admittedly, a huge part of that is because this month had some outstanding favorites for me and I really, really wanted to share them with you guys. For the most part, this has been new to me products, but there are a couple of old favorites in here as well. I'd love it if you'd let me know if Favorites posts are something that you guys really like in the comments,  because some months I know I'll be excited to do them and others I know I'll feel like they're a bit of a chore, but I'm happy to do them if they're something you guys like!

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Hey guys! I'm super excited for today's review. You guys know I've long been a fan of Korean skin care products and have had really great success with some of them, particularly light weight essences, toners, and serums. I've recently had the opportunity to try out the Klairs Freshly Juiced Vitamin Drop* and I've been really impressed with it. I was actually unfamiliar with Klairs before trying out this product, but after looking into the brand I'm really impressed with their ethos.

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