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August 2017

Beauty, Life

Friday Favorites // No. 3

It has been a hot minute since I’ve written a Friday Favorites post. I have a handful of products plus a few little extra things I’ve been loving lately, so I thought I’d share them with you all!

1. Third Culture Angled Round Kabuki Brush

In the summertime, I really enjoy wearing lightweight, minimalistic makeup. I’ve been reaching for my mineral powder foundation so much lately, and this is my favorite brush to apply it with. It is meant for blush or bronzer, but I think Continue Reading

Beauty, Life

The Sun is Not My Friend

For as long as I can remember, my skin has always been a topic of conversation. Some have been positive and some have been … not so positive. In one of my earliest memories of grade school, I can remember a classmate asking me, “Why is your skin so white?” Up until that point, I hadn’t even questioned that myself. Why WAS my skin so pale? I just shrugged my shoulders, and we carried on with our playtime.

A couple years later I can recall being at a swimming party for one of my good friends. Everyone was in their bathing suit getting ready to hop into the pool when one girl looked at me and shouted, “You look like a ghost! A real ghost!” Another one of my friends joined in on the conversation asking me, “Yeah, why don’t you tan? Don’t you EVER get a tan?” I can’t remember what my answer was, but I do remember that being the first time I was ever embarrassed of my complexion. Continue Reading