Who doesn’t love saving a little money? The worry is if you are sacrificing quality for price, so I decided to put products to the test and share my thoughts! Beauty products can be particularly challenging because there are so many options out there. I hope this post helps you find something you love and saves you a little money along the way!

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I found both of these from friends on social media, The Sky High is a great drugstore option for mega volume and it doesn’t smudge or flake so a great budget option.

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Christmas is only a week and a half away! Can’t believe it’s almost here, and I’m still shopping for gifts… who else is doing the same?!

I was struggling with what to get Emma for Christmas this year because she is always telling me that she has everything she really needs – and doesn’t have much room to get lots of accessories/pieces inside of her one bedroom apartment… then it hit me.

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This post is sponsored by Hair Biology – all opinions are my own.

Oh, 40. The age when everything begins to change. Even the hair that I’ve always been able to count on began to drastically change once I hit 40. My hair has always been soft, moist & curly throughout my life but several years ago I found my hair starting to slowly change over time. I began to notice my hair feeling more drier, flatter and coarse.

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I am ALL about the Fall Beauty trends right now, aren’t you? September is when I start getting into the autumn groove & usually begin dressing the part right. One thing that is SO much fun to do is to switch up my makeup & nail looks for Fall. Everything gets a bit darker and moodier and the colors I tend to lean toward are mauves, browns, golds & more. I am so excited to share what I’ll be using this season!

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Let’s talk hair! Emma and I both have naturally thick blonde hair that tends to frizz up with any ounce of humidity or summer heat. My hair is wavy while Emma’s is way curlier, but nonetheless we tend to overlap with similar products! We decided who better than us to write a post on our Curly Hair Essentials & Tips to help those of you looking for better curls that last and don’t frizz?!

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