Essie's Splash of Grenadine

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Essie's Splash of Grenadine is a color that's totally blown up lately. Why you ask? Essiebutton of course. If you don't know who that is, you best get on that. Homegirl is my biggest beauty blogger/vlogger enabler. Estee says something is fab? I need it. No question. It shall be mine. Anywho, she was super on point in her choice of polish with this one.

#ICan't // La Roche Posay Effaclar Duo

Bonjour ducklings!! Have you guys ever seen the show Girl Code on MTV? Well for those of you who haven't, you should, cause it's ab workout levels of hilarious. (Psst there's entire episodes on youtube go friends go) For those of you who have seen Girl Code, however, you know how they have that one little snippet every episode called "#ICan't" where a member of the cast goes off on a mini rampage about something or someone that makes them just go, "ugh, I can't"? Well if I was a member of the cast of Girl Code (#thedream) my rampage would be about the Effaclar Duo. Let me elaborate...

Review // Dr. Hauschka Cleansing Cream

 Bonjour ducklings!! I'm here today to tell y'all about this rust colored magic in a tube. Dr. Hauschka Cleansing Cream is an all natural cleanser formulated with a whole bunch of nice extracts and almond meal for a nice deep cleanse and light exfoliation. I purchased this at my local Whole Foods for $28.99, but can be found for a few dollars less on the brand's website.
Now, I've only been using this cleanser for about three days, and already I can see a huge improvement in the texture and cleanliness of my skin. My obsession with this grows each day as it has been restoring moisture to my skin while effectively clearing up my skin. This stuff soothes, clarifies, and exfoliates all while managing not to strip my skin of absolutely everything. And to top it all off; it's all natural!! Score! Seriously, the ingredient list is just a bunch of scientific names for plant extracts and some water.
One interesting thing about this cleanser is there's a special way you have to use it in order to get the intended results. The brand's unique "press and roll" cleansing method is said to "stimulate the skin's ability to cleanse itself and lifts away dull, dead skin". I had absolutely no idea what that meant at first, so I turned to YouTube. If you want to see the "press and roll" method in action, click here.
Having such awesome results from this cleanser makes me wanna spend all day in the beauty aisle at my Whole Foods. I'm super interested in natural beauty and am definitely trying to incorporate more of it into my routine. Why put nasty chemicals on your face every day when you could be using the good stuff?!

Ain't nuthin' gonna keep me from my MAC lipstick, though…
xo
Claire

Obsessed: Mario Badescu

Generally I find it really annoying when people say, "Ohmygod I'm so obsessed…", "Ugh I'm obsessed with you", or even just comment OBSESSED on an Instagram picture. It just seems so ungenuine. When it comes to beauty products, however, I can definitely get behind being obsessed.

REVIEW // MAC Creme Cup & Viva Glam I

Bonjour Ducklings!! Here we are with my very first review. Now originally, I hadn't planned on getting these two shades of the cult favorite MAC lipstick. I went from MAC counter to MAC counter in my local mall one day searching for the shade Patisserie, only to be told that the shade is only sold in stores and not at counters (just so y'all know). So as I browsed through the bleacher stand of tubes anyway, I came across Creme Cup, remembering it from countless beauty bloggers' favorites. Well if they think it's fab, so will I, I thought and handed over my debit card.