Beauty • Wellness • New York
Today is about beauty sleep! Specifically, beauty products and supplements that were made to hydrate and treat your skin overnight, to reveal healthier looking skin by morning. I love products that I can slap on and have them do the heavy lifting while I sleep.
I received the Real Techniques by Sam & Nic Everyday Essentials Brush Set ($19.99) from Influenster & Real Techniques and this package could not arrive at a better time, as I just decluttered my brush collection of old and unwanted brushes. I parred my collection down to only the ones I use on the daily and the brushes included in this set fit perfectly into my rotation.
Hello and welcome to my TED Talk. lol. In all seriousness, I think at some point everyone thinks to themselves “what is my purpose?”. I’ve asked myself that question many times and I’ve given myself answers that sounded cool or that seemed cool to me then. None of them had any real logic or evidence around them.
I’ve now kind of figured out what my purpose is (well at least one of them) and I’m going to tell you how. Below are some questions you can ask yourself to help you find your purpose.
The holiday season is almost here and I couldn’t be more excited! If you’re like me and can’t wait for Christmas, treat yourself to one of these advent calendars, filled with luxury beauty products, to help you count down the days to everyone’s favorite holiday.
Beauty Universe Advent Box, $200
Discover the magic of Charlotte Tilbury makeup with this 12 piece advent box, including fan favorites Take It All Off Genius Eye Make-up Remover, Hollywood Lips Matte Contour Liquid Lipstick, Eyes To Mesmerise, Rock ‘N’ Kohl Liquid Eye Pencil, Colour Chameleon, Wonder Glow Instant Soft-Focus Beauty Flash, Goddess Skin Clay Mask, Supermodel Body, Multi-Miracle Glow Cleanser, Mask & Balm, Charlotte’s Magic Cream, Matte Revolution Lipstick, & Full Fat Lashes 5 Star Mascara.
I recently came across a no buy video, which led to hours of project pans and decluttering videos. I immediately became inspired to declutter my collection. Now, this is not the first time I’m decluttering this year. I’ve done several throughout the year in order to get my collection down to two 5 drawer acrylic cases from Muji. The smaller my collection becomes, the closer I get to my goals of having a more curated makeup collection of only things I love. And as I get closer, I want to document the process, starting with my blush declutter for 2018.
At the time, I had 9 single blushes including 5 powders and 4 creams. This isn’t including the blush pans in my customized palette. As you can see in the picture above, my collection mainly consisted of mauves, plums, and coral peaches. I loved all of my blushes but some were too old to keep around.
If you’re reading this blog, most likely you love luxury beauty as much as I do. Well, my friend, you’re in luck because you can get 20 percent off at the Neiman Marcus beauty sale. It’s the perfect time to stock up on your faves and discover something new. Don’t know what to pick up? Don’t worry, here’s a few suggestions, as well as what’s on my list.
This Fall one of my goals is to create healthy habits and that includes being consistent. One thing that I haven’t been so consistent with is reading books. I’ve started several books only to get distracted and abandon them halfway through. Reading does wonders for clearing my mind and improving my mood, so it’s something that I want to get back into. That’s why I’ve created the list below to keep me accountable. Here’s what I’m reading this Fall.
Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler
A young girl moves to New York to create the life she wants to live. It’s no wonder why I chose to read this book.
We’re Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union
Intimate essays from Gabrielle Union’s upbringing.
Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
The story of what happens when the creator of Scandal & How to Get Away with Murder decides to say yes to every new opportunity presented to her.
Around The Way Girl by Taraji P. Henson
A memoir by our favorite successful black actress.
Love x Style x Life by Garance Doré
A beautiful lifestyle guide from a well-loved blogger.
I am obsessed with my Mansur Gavriel Mini Mini, so I thought I’d share what’s inside. I had a hard time finding this bag brand new online so it may be discontinued but you can still get it secondhand for a lower price at The Real Real. There’s also a really cute pink patent version here.
ICYMI: I reviewed the Saint Laurent Card Case mentioned in this video here.
What’s up, y’all? I just wanted to quickly share a new Facebook group I created for TLM blog readers and anyone who enjoys talking about beauty, organization, luxury goods, and living that luxe minimalist lifestyle lol. I just love connecting with like-minded people and thought it would be fun to have a place where we could participate in a dialogue and share our favorite things.
I’m in a few blogging groups but I wanted to start something where we could just have a fun conversation without everyone trying to promote their social channels. Even though we might decide to have a blog/instagram thread, that won’t be what the group is about.
If this sounds like something you’d be interested in, you can join the group here: The Luxe Minimalist Life
I love watching Fall Tags on YouTube and wanted to do one here on the blog. These tags just get me in the mood for the new season and all that’s to come. With fall being my favorite season, I had to share a few reasons why I love it. I found these questions via ellduclos.blog (thanks for posting!). Feel free to do the tag and share your links in the comments below!
1. What is one candle you MUST light every fall?
I love a boujee candle but nothing says fall to me like Bath & Body Works Marshmallow Fireside.
2. When you think of fall, what does it remind you of?
When I think of fall I think of the fall festival we put on every year in elementary school. We purchased tickets to be spent on different activities like playing games and getting our nails polished. It was so cute and special and something I’ll always remember.
What’s up everyone? I’ve updated this post to include more options for the Acne Jensen boots. Shop these dupes and others using the shoppable links below.
I’ve been eyeing the Acne “Jensen” boots from afar for quite some time now but I never added them to my cart. I’ve been obsessed with the simplicity of the black leather boots; you guys know that that is my aesthetic. The only thing that stopped me from purchasing them was the price tag. I thought that I’d have to suck it up and just buy them. I mean, they are an investment. That was until I saw these boots at & Other Stories. They cost less than half the price of the Acne boots and are very similar in style.