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    5 Women I Admired the Beauty of as a Teen (And What I Think About Them Now)

    I’m not going to lie, but I’m in a reminiscing about my teen years sort of mood. There are many thing happening in my life that triggered this, but the most obvious to me is the clean out of the…

    By essieofwho August 29, 2019
  • Blog,  Fall,  Holidays,  Home,  Home Decor,  Lifestyle

    Favorite Shabby Chic Fall Decor at Joann’s- 2019

    Fall isn’t here yet but the fall home decor is! While out shopping I found some shabby chic/feminine fall decor in addition to the normal colored and style decor. Since I love feminine decor, I wanted to share my favorite…

    By essieofwho August 28, 2019
  • Beauty,  Blog,  Lifestyle,  Makeup,  Personal & Comentary

    Problems Finding Beauty Products & The State of My Beauty Collection- August 2019

    A while ago (Last year if I’m remembering right) someone I knew offline found and read this blog. After reading my haul posts, they made comments to me about how much money I make as well as how I spend…

    By essieofwho August 26, 2019
  • Blog,  Fashion,  Personal & Comentary,  Target

    Target’s 20 Years of Design for All- My Thoughts & Excitement Over Target’s New Collection

    On August 15, I received an alert from my Target app that announced Target’s 20 Years of Design for All collection. At first, I wasn’t interested in it because I was working and more focused on other things. But when…

    By essieofwho August 23, 2019
  • Beauty,  Blog,  Fragrance,  Viktor&Rolf

    Viktor&Rolf FlowerBomb Macy’s Gift With Purchase Set

    Last week, I shared my new limited edition bottle of Viktor&Rolf’s FlowerBomb I purchased from Macy’s. In addition to the bottle of FlowerBomb, I also received two free gifts with my purchase. Both are FlowerBomb themed, so I wanted to…

    By essieofwho August 21, 2019
  • Blog,  Lifestyle,  Movies & TV,  Personal & Comentary

    How Season 15 of The Bachelorette Got Me (Temporarily) Hooked

    Earlier this summer, I logged onto Twitter to see what was going on and to post a few tweets. It was Monday and, as usual, The Bachelorette staring Hannah Brown was trending. The show that aired that night featured Luke…

    By essieofwho August 19, 2019
  • Blog,  Fall,  halloween,  Holidays,  Home,  Home Decor,  Shopping,  Thanksgiving

    Hobby Lobby Fall and Autumn Decor- July 2019

    It’s not fall yet and, if you look at Arizona’s temperatures right now, it looks like fall will never come. But if you walked into Hobby Lobby in July, you would see more fall decor than summer. I’m a huge…

    By essieofwho August 16, 2019
  • Beauty,  Blog,  Fragrance,  Viktor&Rolf

    Viktor&Ralf FlowerBomb Limited Edition

    Last month, I purchased a fragrance I used to wear and love: Viktor&Ralf’s FlowerBomb. I used wear FlowerBomb and BonBon all the time, but six or so years ago I ran out of both fragrances and never replaced them. While…

    By essieofwho August 14, 2019
  • Blog,  Clothing,  Fashion,  Personal & Comentary

    My Love-Hate Relationship with Fashion- Clothing & Their Fit

    There is something that bothered me about this blog: I’m holding back talking about topics I’m interested in. I love talking about what’s my favorite dresses for the season, what I just purchased, and what beauty item I’m loving or…

    By essieofwho August 12, 2019
  • Beauty,  Blog,  Makeup

    Make Up Wish List for 2019

    I’m very happy with my current make up collection, but I know that there are things that I would like to add to my collection. So, following my last wish list post that I made earlier this week, I decided…

    By essieofwho August 9, 2019
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