Massive 2015 Holiday Beauty Haul

Happy New Year everyone!! As you may know, the holidays are the absolute best time of year to buy makeup. Not only are there holiday gift sets galore, which are usually the best bang for your buck, but also companies are releasing new products and putting the old products on clearance. If you play your cards right, you can get so much makeup for very little investment. As I've taken advantage (quite a bit) of the deals this holiday season, I've gathered some of the standouts from my haul to share with you.

Top Five Repurchased Beauty Products

It's rare that I actually empty out a product, whether it's makeup or skincare. I get super bored and I tend to mix things up after a while. I'll buy a beautiful new blush, for example, use it for a week straight and then not touch it again for a month before I go back to it. There are a few items in my arsenal, however, that I cannot live without, that work for me so well, and that I will always repurchase. I've narrowed it down to my top five for you!

The Pale Girl's Guide to Summer Survival

When I walk into a store looking for foundation, I usually joke with the sales clerk that my shade is "postmortem pale." That's how fair I am. I've heard all the jokes: you're a ghost, you're practically transparent, you make me look tanner, etc. The summer is probably the hardest, where all the people around me are soaking up the sun and their bronze skin practically radiates with a healthy glow. Meanwhile, I'm in the safety of the shade, or better yet indoors with the A/C at full! If you burn but never tan, if your only bronze coloring comes from your never-ending freckles, and if anything below SPF 50 is not worth buying, then stay tuned! With my Pale Girl's Guide to Summer Survival, you can protect your fair beauty but still get that gorgeous glow.

First, however, I want to say: it's okay to be pale in the summer! Think of it this way, your paleness makes you shine like a diamond in the rough. This guide is just to give some tips and tricks for getting through the hot summer months without burning that porcelain skin to a crisp!

Spring 2015 Haul Part 1: Face Products

Hey beauties! I've been MIA for a while because I've been working incredibly hard. This weekend I had my first day off in over a month! Woo! In order to keep my sanity over the past few weeks, I've been treating myself and stopping into drugstores every so often and splurging on makeup. So I have quite the haul to share with you! It's so big I've decided to split it into three parts: Face, Eyes, and Lips.

First up- I stocked up on my favorite setting powder, Rimmel London Stay Matte in Transparent, since I had hit pan in my other compact. So not new and exciting, but nonetheless essential.

Top Ten Drugstore Beauty Products

I absolutely love drugstore beauty products. You can find some hidden gems within those aisles! The drugstore is perfect for a beginner looking to learn more about makeup while beefing up their supplies, and also for anyone who wants to find high quality cosmetics without spending the high end price. There are always going to be duds at the drugstore, but the wonderful items you can find prove that you don't always have to spend a pretty penny. Here are my ten favorite drugstore items that will never leave my collection.

Let's start with what's underneath your makeup:

December 2014 Favorites

I can't believe it is 2015 already. 2014 just flew! No matter what happened in 2014, good or bad, my favorite part has been creating and maintaining this blog. I am so grateful for my readers, and I'm also proud of myself for sticking to it and posting as much as possible. I hope 2015 brings big things for my blog, and I hope to interact with and meet more beauty bloggers!

Now, on to the real reason you're here: December Favorites!