***Formally the Gummy Vision blog***
I'm a lady in her 40's who loves her beauty products! No makeup makeup is my game & pretty packaging gets me every time, though I'm willing to forgive that with skincare (but only if the product is effective!).
I'm a Stewardess who prefers quiet spaces and places, but I could talk all beauty all the time! Please enjoy your visit!
xoxo Keala
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Hi, everyone!
This year I am 'hosting' a Secret Santa!! Saw it going around MakeupAlley, and thought it sounded like a lot of fun - plus I've never done one so I'm excited to see how it ends up! I will also be doing a Holiday Giveaway - details for that are after Secret Santa. Secret Santa details are directly below...
Almost 2 years ago I did a tag post called, Currently On My Bedside. Since we moved earlier this year, thought I'd show you how it's changed!
Back in February, I showed you guys how I stored my makeup. You can catch up on that post, HERE.
Lately I've been having fits of sorts trying to figure out how I can use more of what I already have, rather than buying another something to sit and gather dust until I decide a year later to purge it. At the moment I feel like I have a collection I LOVE...the next step is to actually USE it!
It's been well over a year since I've shared my current skincare routine. I'm still using some of the same products, but I do have quite a few new additions.
As Fall was approaching, I was on the hunt for dark lip colors to wear. I didn't want berry colors necessarily, but more vampy and uber dark, deep colors. This Chanel one looked like it might fit the bill!
Here are some skincare items I've been testing out lately...
While the Suqqu Cheek Brush, Wayne Goss 02 and Surratt Cheek Brush aren't identical, I think they are similar enough to compare.
When the Armani Ecstasy Lacquers popped up on the Nordstrom site, they immediately caught my attention...admittedly for the packaging because they look so darn sleek!! Then I read the description and placed an order.
Both Bronzer Bunny and Jules Darling recently posted their current beauty goals, and I thought I would join in! Here's what I'm trying to accomplish or focus on through the end of the year:
Here are my Favorites for the month of September!
So far, 2 cream shadow releases this year have caught my eye: the Charlotte Tilbury Eyes to Mesmerize and the Burberry Eye Colour Creams. The Charlotte Tilbury definitely didn't disappoint and are wholly worthy of all the good reviews I've seen. The Burberry Eye Colour Cream I tried, while not entirely a dud, didn't wow me either.
Originally I meant this to be just a quarterly Empties post, to encompass July-September. Buuuuuut...came to realize the last Empties I posted about was for April! So this post covers May-September, and going forward I'll keep it to just quarters. Hopefully!! Ha ha!!
As I get closer and closer to finishing the Tom Ford Traceless Perfecting Foundation, I find myself itching more than ever to buy a new foundation. Originally I told myself I wasn't going to buy another foundation until I had completely used one up, but lately decided I could buy one as long as I didn't have something similar in my small stash.
Even though I absolutely love my eye serum & cream combo right now, I'm always on the hunt for something different and/or better. Ahem...much like many other beauty things ha ha!! Way back in May, Liz talked about her Nordstrom Canada shopping experience, and mentioned that we all need the Amore Pacific Intensive Vitalizing Eye Essence. Yes, I took note of THAT!!
These are my favorite travel containers!
Not too long ago I did a big purge, which you can catch up on HERE. I sold some of it, and gave a lot away. I had full intentions to put the leftovers in a proper blog sale, but something kept me from actually doing it. Then something unexpected and out of character happened. I started to UN-PURGE. Yes, that's right. I started taking things out of the purge pile!!! I mentioned a few pieces HERE, but by the end of it I hardly had anything left. That purge pile was more like a straggling 3-4 items.
WHAT. HAPPENED.
I've had a few products that I have not particularly liked lately, and thought I would round them up into a single post instead of individual ones. Here goes!
When it comes to skincare, I like the ingredient lists to be as simple as possible. And for a cleansing oil, no commercial ingredient list is going to be as simple as one you can make yourself! Oh, hey...and it's also a lot cheaper!
I've been playing around with making my own cleansing oil for well over a year now, and it has taken quite a lot of trial and error to find something I really like. There were a few times I thought I found a good combo of ingredients, only to try something else later and like that combo even better. Today I'm showing you my most loved recipe for a DIY Emulsifying/Rinse Off Cleansing Oil, along with some tips and tools you'll need to get started!
With the exception of Narcissist, for some reason I haven't been in any rush to try Tom Ford blushes. That said, I did finally try one, and guess what? I love it!!
Way back at the beginning of the year, Jenn @ A Beautiful Zen 'tagged' me to do her Frugal vs. Spendy post. It's a look into what her price tolerance is, by looking at her lowest vs. highest paid amount for products in different categories.
