With the summer heat coming strong, it's about time to make some changes to my makeup routine to deal with the dry weather. I’ve combatted dry weather a lot, whether it’s the blistering cold or the desert heat waves. As someone who gets dry skin ...
My top picks for affordable face makeup
Saving money is my favorite hobby, especially when it comes to makeup. If you’re like me, you find it hard to shell out 50 bucks for the newest palette or a bottle of foundation that lasts a month. In my mission to save my bank account, I've searched ...
DIY fringe festival bra
Festival season is coming up, and this year we are on a budget. Paradiso is just a week away, and I didn't want to shell out the cash to buy an outfit and pay for express shipping only for something to arrive that didn't fit or wasn't what I ...
Review: Femme Fatale Duochrome Eyeshadows
I've been hearing all these wonderful things about Femme Fatale duochromes, and I finally decided to place an order. I ordered a custom stacker that ended up being around $16.00 USD including international shipping to the U.S. for 5 mini-sized Femme ...
Review: Solstice Scents Night Collection
I started off my journey with Indie perfumes with Solstice Scents, so it's about time I came back to them with this mini Solstice Scents review. A few Sundays ago, I picked up two samples from the Solstice Scents Night Collection released in Summer ...
Review: Assorted Indie Perfumes
I'm just continuing my journey of indie perfumes that started just about a month ago. Since then, I placed an order with Alkemia and sampled a handful of their perfumes in the two following posts: Review #1 and Review #2. Two Sundays ago, I took ...
Review: Alkemia Perfumes, Round 2
After my first experience with Indie perfumes, I decided to place an order of samples with Etsy shop Alkemia to try out a few more scents. I chose Alkemia mainly because samples were cheap, about $12 for six samples including shipping ($2 a sample). ...
DIY aquarium CO2 regulator
CO2 regulator systems often cost more than $200, which is a hefty price to pay for a college student. I have a 30-gallon aquarium that is heavily planted, and I would like the plants to grow faster and with less algae and brown spots. Because plants ...
Review: Alkemia Perfumes, Round 1
After last week's first experience with Indie perfumes, I decided to place an order of samples with Etsy shop Alkemia to try out some more. I chose Alkemia mainly because samples were cheap, about $12 for six samples including shipping. That's $2 a ...
Review: Solstice Scents “Manor” & Firebird “Sugar”
I'll admit it: I'm not much of a perfume girl. I never saw the purpose of spending of often hundreds of dollars on department store fragrances "designed" by famous celebrities. I first heard of indie perfume oils when I stumbled upon an Indie ...
