Melanin and Makeup | Makeup on the Brain - Natasha Denona and More, What I want to Buy

Melanin and Makeup |  Makeup on the Brain - Natasha Denona and More, What I want to Buy

For the past few months I’ve been fairly good with my makeup spending, just picking up one or two things each month if so much. But I’ve got to say that this past week I’ve been tempted and I’ve filled up my basket with a few items. I’ve been looking at main stream brands as well as some indie brands.

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Year in Review | Unexpected Purchases of 2017

Year in Review | Unexpected Purchases of 2017

These bad boys were the unplanned, unexpected beauty purchases that I made this year. Some were on my radar while others just popped up, either way for some reason or another the implausible and unthinkable happened. I’m making this sound so dramatic but it’s just makeup that I wasn’t expecting would be part of my makeup collection by the end of the year.

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Melanin and Makeup | On the Hunt for New Makeup

Melanin and Makeup | On the Hunt for New Makeup

So after my post on setting parameters for my makeup spending, I decided to look into some companies that I was interested in and see if they had any of the colours that I was interested in. That way if they do have a sale I know exactly what I want and I won’t be overwhelmed or give in to the desire to buy more things or all the things.

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Thoughts and Reasonings | Setting Parameters for My Spending

Thoughts and Reasonings | Setting Parameters for My Spending

As I mentioned in last weeks Sunday post, I’ve been struggling with buying makeup, it seems that there is always so many things I want to get my hands on. After thinking about it for the last couple of days I started to really think of the colours that I’ve been drawn to in palettes...

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Thoughts and Reasonings | Feeding The Makeup Beast

Thoughts and Reasonings | Feeding The Makeup Beast

I’m not sure about you but lately I’ve been struggling with the never ending desire to buy, buy, buy. I’ve said it before, I like things, I like spending my money on items and products that interest me. Lately though I’ve been feeling like I’ve indulged myself too much.

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The Art of Buying Things

The Art of Buying Things
I was thinking about not buying things, but then I needed to buy stuff.

We are surrounded by things and are encouraged at every turn to purchase these things.If you like me, like to shop and enjoy spending your money on things that you love and bring you pleasure then I think this little guide will be of some help. I’m by no means a minimalist and have written a post about why it isn’t for me, but I don’t think that anyone enjoys spending their money on stuff that doesn’t work for them.

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