Happy OCTOBER, friends! I think October might be my favorite month - it's just all of the best of the best of fall in the same pumpkin patch, with permission to start decorating for Christmas as soon as the month closes out. ;) I'm here for it!I've had a few beauty posts on my radar for *weeks* now and I've been so excited to put 'em together + … [Read more...]
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My Everyday Makeup Routine (+ VIDEO!)
Well THIS has been a loooooong time a-comin'. WOWZA. After 5+ years, I'm finally sharing an everyday makeup routine with ya! AND AND AND, it's in video form! Woohoo! First thing's first: Grab a yummy beverage of choice, cos it's a long one. :) Second thing's second: Shoutout to my friends at Olay for partnering with me on it! Aaaaaaand what the … [Read more...]
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20 Sephora Must-Haves Under $25 (HUGE Sephora Sale!)
If there's one word that every woman on the planet loveloveloves to hear, it's SALE. ;) A huuuuuuge sale has been happening for a few days already at Sephora for their highest point-carrying peeps (Rouge members = those who spend $1,000+ every year at Sephora). They got early access to everything + get 20% off their online order with code YESROUGE. … [Read more...]
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Nordstrom Anniversary Sale 2018 – Best of BEAUTY by Category
Hey friends! Happy hump. How's your week so far??? TBH, it's been a bit of a whirlwind on the struggle bus on the corner of CUR headquarters this week. HA. Really, I blame the baby. ;) Knowing a huuuuuuuge life change is coming in a few months has mom (+ dad) all riled up with the longest pre-baby bucket list *ever*, and we're just doing … [Read more...]
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7 Great Setting Sprays for Summertime Skin
Back at it again on a Monday. How was your Father's Day Weekend??? I hope you spent it fabulously with any/all father figures in your life! This weekend really turned up the *heat* - it made for our first pool day of the season! We got to spend Sunday with both my dad AND Pop, and I think one of my dad's favorite things *ever* is hanging poolside … [Read more...]
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My 3 Vacation Beauty Must-Haves (+ Introducing: Physicians Formula Butter Collection!)
*DRUMROLL PLEASE*This Thursday is no ordinary Thursday. Friends, this is A BIG THURSDAY.Why is it a big Thursday, you ask?Because none other than the Physicians Formula Butter COLLECTION has ~just~ launched at Ulta, and I'm over here near peeing with excitement. Seriously, this has been a long awaited coming in my household.ICYMI, … [Read more...]
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11 Go-To Lip Colors for Spring
Hey guys - happy HUMP! We've hit the midweek...and it doesn't even FEEL like it. J + I took an early date night last night to see the new Avengers movie - have ya seen it yet??? I didn't have the highest hopes since it seemed like it would just be a hodge podge of 52 superheroes jampacked in one movie together for endless action and blowing things … [Read more...]
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Top 10 Favorite NEW Spring Makeup Products
Happy HUMP. 'Tis the season...spring blossoms and spring makeup are in full bloom! I've been lucky enough to get to test quite a few launches for CUR, so I couldn't not do a post like this sharing some of my favorites. There's just something about spring makeup that's so stinkin' fun, especially since everything gets a little brighter, cheerier, + … [Read more...]
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4 Steps to a Perfect Pucker – How to Fix Dry Lips 101
Hello my name is Erica, and I'm addicted to lip products. If there were such a thing as Lipstick-holics Anonymous, I'd be first in line - and wouldn't even care about anonymity. I'm wholeheartedly hooked on my lippies collection, as anyone who's visited my bedroom's beauty station knows well. No shame in that game, folks. I collect lipsticks like I … [Read more...]
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10 Beauty New Years Resolutions to Make Right Now
Happy January 9th - how ya doin' on those New Years Resolutions??? ;) Now's the time when things get tough. The first few days are usually a cake walk, because we're fueled by motivation and leftover champagne (is that even a thing? Doubt it...). But now - now's when we've gotta be more intentional than ever about sticking with it, or we start … [Read more...]
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10 Kiss Proof Lipsticks to Make it through the Mistletoe
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...which makes sense, since it's LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY, PEOPLE. LOOK ALIVE. "Looking like Christmas" means Santas at the mall, blow-up reindeer in front yards, lights up outside, Christmas trees inside...and mistletoe. Lotsa lotsa mistletoe. And mistletoe means smoochin'. If you're lip-lockin' your … [Read more...]
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GIFT GUIDE: 50 Stocking Stuffers for Her Under $20
It's the mooooost wonderful tiiiiiime of the yeaaaaar! I honestly thought I was done-zo with gift guides, and then I remembered STOCKING STUFFERS. There's a whole category in Santa's Shop up above for it, but they can be seriously underrated giftables. "Stocking Stuffers" aren't limited to what fits inside an oversized sock - really, they're … [Read more...]
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