Best of Beauty 2018: Make Up

I didn’t realize what a good year 2018 was for beauty until I rounded up all my favorites and realized I had a whopping 21 items – and that’s with me trying to make cuts! However 2018 was not all rainbows and unicorns , I am a big mascara junkie and only have one mascara…

Brand Spotlight: The Ordinary

Hi guys! Long time, no Brand Spotlight! But have no fear, your favorite guinea pig is here, and this month I am sharing a super affordable brand that swept Sephora by storm (and since, has sadly left the shelves of Sephora).  The price point was really shocking for a Sephora brand – they were selling…

Disappointing Products

You know that feeling of disappointment when you finally get your hands on a product you’ve been dying to try, whether for the good reviews or your own curiosity, spend your hard-earned money on it and then that product just doesn’t perform? Most of the time, this happens with high end products and that’s simply…

October Empties

I skipped last month’s empties post so get ready for quite a few products! Technically, I should have called this September and October empties since it’s a combination of the two months. There’s quite a bit of make up products, a few skincare, and a few haircare products. Let’s jump right in Skincare Neutrogena Hydro…

October Favorites

Happy Halloween! I can’t believe November starts tomorrow and all the holidays are almost among us. October was a really exciting month for me, because at the beginning of the month I got to go back to my home country of Kazakhstan and spend some time with family and friends. The rest of the month…