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With the wrap up of the 2024 Paris Olympics, no more Love Island USA, and last year’s Writers’ Strike finally catching up to us, there’s quite literally nothing left to watch on television these days. I’ve rewatched all the reality TV shows we know and love, I’m caught up on everything, and I’m fresh out […]

This article includes affiliate links. We may earn a commission if you make a purchase, with no extra cost to you.   When I was growing up, people would go feral over a sale. Black Friday would roll around, and news stations would set up outside Best Buy, Home Depot, and Target to watch thousands […]

A gift for others…or yourself

TikTok’s hottest trend has been drugstore dupes for luxury products. Whether that be skincare or makeup, everyone’s trying to save their money on their everyday routines. Blame inflation, blame the job market, but saving money never goes out of style. And while I’ll fling all my paycheck over to brands like Sunday Riley and Charlotte […]

Is the most trending brand of 2023 worth it?

I always say there are three makeup products you must be wearing to even begin to feel presentable: mascara, eyebrow gel, and a lippie. Whether your lip product of choice is a matte lipstick, a sheer gloss, or a smudge of liner, my face doesn’t feel complete without some sort of pigment smeared on my […]

2022 brought so many product recommendations my bank account wishes I hadn’t seen. My entire TikTok FYP is packed with makeup routines and the next hottest product. Everyone tells me I must have this product, so I tell my bank I must have that product. I want to feel as confident as a supermodel even […]

Before there was TikTok, there was YouTube. The old me would sit down with a snack and watch endless storytimes, challenges, moving-out videos, makeup tutorials, cooking shows, you name it. I ended my nights with budding influencers like Emma Chamberlain, Tana Mongeau, James Charles, and David Dobrik. But to me, YouTube videos are far more […]

One thing the internet isn’t short of during the holiday season is gift guides. Gifts for your boyfriend, your dad, your sister, your best friend, your cat…there’s a list out there just waiting to be read. However, there’s one fatal flaw in online “ultimate gift-giving lists”: you become basic. Somehow, every website catches on to […]

Over the summer, I was traveling around from place to place, lugging around hoards of makeup products in a huge bag. It was disorganized. It was chaotic. And tragically, it ended with exploded products and, often, tears. Throughout my travels, I found it very difficult to fit my full-sized makeup, skincare, and brushes into a […]