Hi babes! I've been asked a lot lately to share my skincare routine. I've hesitated to share because I'm always making small tweaks to it. Also we're all so different when it comes to what our skin needs so I'll start there. My skin tends to lean more to the dry side and I'll get flaky patches if I'm not exfoliating and moisturizing regularly. I also have sensitive skin so I'll get redness and maybe a pimple or two if I try a new product that is either too harsh or has an ingredient in it that doesn't agree with me. For those reasons, my skincare routine focuses on moisturizing and using produ ..read more

Who else is excited about fall fashion? I love seeing the creative ways that stores and magazines showcase the latest trends, but I'm always a bit disappointed by all the leather, wool, and this year, feathers. What?! All it takes is a little researching and imagination to put together stylish and fun fall outfits that are cruelty-free.  I pulled some of my favorites for this post, both things that I already own and things that I would like to. Overall trends that I'm seeing is monochromatic looks (think all cream outfits), plaid of all sizes and colors, suits per usual, and fun pops of animal ..read more

Last week I went to a Skincare 101 class at K-Banana, the new woman-owned Korean beauty store at University Village in Seattle. Here are my notes:  Skincare 101 Instructor: Ashley, the Director of Education at K-Banana K-Beauty is all about innovation, clean beauty, and cute packaging, which equals happiness.  What do people in the audience think of when they think "K-Beauty"?  sheet masks 10 step double cleanse glowy skin In the US, people spend the most money on makeup, which results in the best makeup products at affordable rates (see drugstore makeup). In Korea, this is flipped. They focus ..read more

I was SO excited when Bite Beauty contacted me to let me know that they've come out with new vegan products and asked me if I wanted to try them! This is a brand that has been on the forefront of clean beauty for years with their lip masks and lipsticks (both of which contained beeswax). Now they've come out with both lip treatment products and a line of longwear lipsticks, all vegan! Here is my review of all of Bite Beauty's new vegan products: Outburst Longwear Lip Stain - $24 I love these! Such bright colors and lasting power! You don't need to worry if you wear these to a coffee meeting o ..read more

I'm so disappointed in myself lately and my lack of productivity. I came here to write a blog post about new vegan makeup, but this is what's on my mind so I'm going to write about this instead.  I’m so unproductive lately. I feel like I’m not getting anything done. This makes me feel terrible about myself, but apparently not enough to actually do something about it. What would "productive me" be doing right now? She’d probably be editing a video that she filmed this morning. She’d be at a job getting work done. She’d be doing all the chores around the house that are on her to-do list. But "re ..read more