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  • Beauty,  Blog,  christmas,  Holidays,  Makeup,  Nail Polish,  Ulta Beauty

    Favorite 2025 Beauty Advent Calendars from Ulta Beauty

    Every year, beauty brands release advent calendars. These calendars are similar to the ones used by children, but instead of chocolate or candy, these calendars have beauty products in them. This year, Ulta Beauty has multiple beauty calendars I like.…

    By essieofwho November 19, 2025
  • Beauty,  Blog,  Fangirl Lifestyle,  Fragrance,  Hair Styling,  Makeup,  Movies,  Nail Polish,  Ulta Beauty,  Uncategorized

    Favorite Wicked: For Good Beauty & More at Ulta Beauty

    Wicked: For Good, the second and last movie in the movie series inspired by the musical Wicked, will be premiering in theaters this week. Just like with the previous movie, there are plenty of products inspired by the movie. Although…

    By essieofwho November 17, 2025
  • Beauty,  Blog,  Fragrance,  Hair Styling,  Makeup,  Nail Polish,  Shopping,  Skin Care,  Ulta Beauty

    Ulta Beauty’s 21 Days of Beauty Event Fall 2025 Favorites: Week 2

    It’s time for week 2 of Ulta Beauty’s 21 Days of Beauty Event! This week’s sale features four fragrances as well as IT Brushes for Ulta and FENTY BEAUTY’s Pro Filt’r Foundation. Some of my favorites from this week’s sale…

    By essieofwho September 4, 2025
  • Beauty,  Blog,  Fragrance,  Nail Polish,  Shopping,  Shopping Hauls,  Skin Care,  Ulta Beauty

    Ulta Beauty Haul- Late November 2024 Part 1

    In late November, I decided to visit Ulta Beauty twice more for more beauty products I wanted and needed. Some of the things I needed included a new shower brush, nail file, and tweezers. I thought my first trip would…

    By essieofwho January 9, 2025
  • Beauty,  Blog,  Makeup,  Nail Polish,  Shopping,  Skin Care,  Ulta Beauty

    Ulta Beauty Haul- April 2024

    In April, I decided to make a shopping trip to Ulta Beauty. I wanted to see if I could find beauty products at other stores, but I ended up giving up and shop at Ulta Beauty instead. While there, I…

    By essieofwho May 7, 2024
  • Beauty,  Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2023,  Hair Styling,  Makeup,  Nail Polish,  Skin Care

    Favorite Beauty Products for 2023

    It’s the last day of the year, which means it is time to reflect on the past year! For me, there have been many things that I can reflect on in a post. Even though I feel drawn to talk…

    By essieofwho December 31, 2023
  • Beauty,  Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2023,  christmas,  Fangirl Lifestyle,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Movies,  Movies & TV,  Nail Polish

    Salon Perfect x Wonka Collection Haul

    In December, there were holiday beauty collections I liked to look at, but didn’t want to own. One of the collections I wanted to own products from was the Salon Perfect x Wonka collection. The collection, which I talked about…

    By essieofwho December 31, 2023
  • Beauty,  Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2023,  Fangirl Lifestyle,  Lifestyle,  Movies,  Movies & TV,  Nail Polish,  Shopping

    Salon Perfect x Wonka Nail Collection

    Almost two weeks ago, the movie Wonka premiered in theaters. As with other movies I’m interested in watching, I didn’t have plans to see it in theaters (I like to see them on DVD or streaming them at home) but…

    By essieofwho December 26, 2023
  • Beauty,  Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2023,  christmas,  Holidays,  Nail Polish,  Shopping

    imPRESS Holiday 2023 Acrylic Nails Collection

    During a recent shopping trip to Walmart, I found  multiple holiday collections in the makeup section of the store. I was happy to see so many holiday collections available to purchase, so I browsed them all to see if there…

    By essieofwho December 5, 2023
  • Beauty,  Blog,  Nail Polish

    O.P.I. x Barbie Collection Nail Look (And Some Thoughts About the Polish)

    When I purchased the bottles of OPI x Barbie nail lacquer (Or nail polish as I call it), I intended on painting my nails as soon as possible. Sadly, I didn’t have the time to pain my nails until weeks…

    By essieofwho September 1, 2023
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