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  • Beauty,  Blog,  christmas,  Holidays,  Makeup,  Sephora

    YSL Mini Rouge Pur Couture Satin Lipstick Trio Review

    In December, I found two luxury brand lipstick gift sets I really liked at Sephora. After some thought, I decided to purchase them. The first set was a Givenchy mini lipstick set. The second is a YSL (Yves Saint Laurent)…

    By essieofwho January 30, 2023
  • Beauty,  Blog,  christmas,  Holidays,  Makeup,  Sephora

    Givenchy Mini Le Rogue Lipstick Set Review

    Last month, I purchased holiday themed lipstick gift sets from two luxury design houses. I was curious to see if I would like their products more than my normal lipsticks. The sets did cost more more money that I normally…

    By essieofwho January 30, 2023
  • Beauty,  Blog,  christmas,  Fragrance,  Holidays,  Makeup,  Sephora,  Skin Care,  Viktor&Rolf

    Sephora Haul- December 2022

    In December 2022, Sephora had a pre holiday sale. I wanted to do some more shopping for myself, so I purchased more items I wanted but didn’t need. I am very happy with my purchases and am very excited to…

    By essieofwho January 20, 2023
  • Beauty,  Blog,  Makeup,  Sephora,  Skin Care

    Sephora Haul- November 2022

    While searching my photographs for something, I found photographs of two Sephora Hauls from 2022 I never wrote a post about! Even though I wanted to write and post them in 2022, I didn’t have the time to do it.…

    By essieofwho January 18, 2023
  • Beauty,  Blog,  Fragrance,  Makeup,  Shopping,  Skin Care,  Ulta Beauty

    Ulta Beaty 21 Days of Beauty Fall 2022 Favorites- Week 1

    It’s that time of the year when Ulta Beauty holds it 21 Days of Beauty sale! This fall, I found quite a few items I really liked and want to purchase, but, as I write this, am having vehicle problems.…

    By essieofwho August 27, 2022
  • Beauty,  Blog,  christmas,  Dior,  Fragrance,  Holidays,  Makeup,  Miss Dior

    Favorite Dior Beauty Atelier of Dreams Gift Sets for Holiday 2021

    After waiting for weeks for Dior to release their beauty gift sets, Dior has finally released them for purchase. I wanted to buy one as a self gift, but after looking at my beauty product collection, I’m confident that I…

    By essieofwho December 11, 2021
  • Beauty,  Blog,  Makeup

    MAC Cosmetics Frosted Firework 2020 Holiday Collection Haul- Lipsticks

    A few weeks ago, while trying to figure out what I wanted to talk about in January 2021, I realized I didn’t post a haul post of the MAC Cosmetics I gave myself for Christmas. I planned to post a…

    By essieofwho January 18, 2021
  • Beauty,  Blog,  Makeup

    Clinique Dramatically Different Lipstick Review

    When I was a teenager, Clinique was one of the most popular make up and skin care brands in a higher, above drug store price point. I used Clinique when I was in my late teens and liked some of…

    By essieofwho July 31, 2020
  • Beauty,  Blog,  Makeup

    Nicole Miller New York Lipstick Holiday Collection Unboxing

    After going through all my old make up, I found some make up from Christmas I never talked about online. And this is when I realized: I’m so behind in posting about the make up I bought for and after…

    By essieofwho May 9, 2020
  • Beauty,  Blog,  Fragrance,  Giorgio Armani,  Makeup,  Skin Care

    Beauty Favorites for July 2019

    The past few months was crazy. Aside from taking care of a family member that had surgery, I had my own health problems as well as a busy work life. Since I was so busy, I decided not to do…

    By essieofwho August 1, 2019
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