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3.29.2015

March 2015 Hits & Misses feat. Christian Louboutin, Saint Laurent, Chanel, and more!

March has been a fabulous month on all counts! I'm steadily maintaing my weight of 105 pounds, hitting the gym 3x a week and eating as healthy as possible. I only eat red meat 2x a week or less and fill up on seafood and brown rice and zucchini noodles. I am truly enjoying the lifestyle change and am optimistic for my progress this year. Oftentimes, however, I find myself wishing for more hours in a day because my puppy Beau is growing up too fast. I posted more photos of him on Instagram, and he actually made a cameo in one of my videos earlier this month! I'm also creeping nearer and nearer to my 26th birthday, which feels nerve-racking yet exciting all at once. I was told time after time that the mid to late-twenties years would fly by, but I never anticipated how true that would be! Anyway, I hope you will enjoy discovering new products with this Hits & Misses episode because there are so many incredible releases to discuss.

Beautylish brought in the phenomenal Saikoho white goat Takumi brush series, and it may very well become my favorite collection for daily use. If you are a working professional in the beauty industry often, the Takumi series is a must-have! They're also ideal for those who travel a lot. I only reviewed my top 3 picks from the lineup, but I will work on a comprehensive blog review in the next couple weeks. Since the episode was getting a little too long, I had to cut out the MAC x Nordstrom Naturals Eyeshadow Palette (worn below), Shu Uemura Blanc Chroma Cleansing Oil and the Marc by Marc Jacobs Le Marc Lip Crème, but I will be sure to include the latter two in my April Haul video! Have fun but stay out of trouble on April Fool's! xo

Products Reviewed:

Chikuhodo Takumi T-2

Chikuhodo Takumi T-5

Chikuhodo Takumi T-3

YSL Pop Water Glossy Stains

YSL Pop Water Nail Polish

Shu Uemura Laque Supreme

Louboutin Python Nail Coffret

Dior 48 mm Sunglasses

Saint Laurent Bianca Heels

em Lengthening Mascara

Clé de Peau Perfect Lash Mascara

Burberry Pressed Powder

Chanel Le Weekend

By Terry Nutri-Baume

Makeup Worn:

Laura Mercier Oil Free Photo Foundation in Bamboo

D&G Powder Foundation in 100

D&G Blush in Tan 22

Tom Ford Blush in Frantic Pink

Clé de Peau Brow Pencil in Brown 202

MAC Naturals Eyeshadow Palette

Shu Uemura Drawing Pencil in 83

em Scribble Liner in Black Coffee

em Lengthening Mascara

YSL Glossy Stain in 208

MAC Purpurine Lipglass

Velour Lashes in CarliLash

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Nails:

YSL Pop Water Polish in Rouge Wet

Hair:

T3 Micro Twirl 360 Curling Iron

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3.01.2015

February 2015 Hits and Misses + My London A/W 2015 Fashion Week Photo Diary

The month of February has been one of the most tiring yet inspiring of my life! I discovered a blemish gel that actually works (OMG!), and I traveled to two cities for Fashion Week. It was brutally cold and a whole lot of hustlin' through sleep deprivation was involved, but it was truly a beauty blogger's dream come true! I attended several shows and captured some behind-the-scenes footage with Christian Louboutin Beauté at Cushnie et Ochs in NYC and now have these beautiful moments from Burberry A/W 2015 Backstage in London to reveal! It can be rather difficult to capture the intensity of the backstage atmosphere, but I hope you'll enjoy my February 2015 Hits & Misses and London Photo Diary!

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11.25.2014

November 2014 Beauty Favorites feat. Clé de Peau, Tom Ford, Kerastase, and more!

November has been a hectic month! I was fortunate enough to travel to Beijing during one of its most beautiful weeks of the year, and I truly had a wonderful time being immersed in so many new beauty products and upcoming trends. I had planned to share vlog footage here in this episode, but unfortunately, there were too many products to cover! You might see some unexpected products on the roster below, so watch the video to find out what's new! And for those anxious to get planning, I will be rounding up the best of Black Friday + Cyber Monday promotions and sharing them here on the blog tomorrow. Stay tuned! xo

Products Reviewed:

Cle de Peau Lipsticks in 204 Bellini, 201 Sweet Lychee & 215 Plum Pudding

Cle de Peau Fall 2014 Eye Color Quad in 303 Baby Universe

Tom Ford Holiday 2014 Cream Eye Color in Platinum

Tom Ford Holiday 2014 Cream Eye Color in Spice

LORAC Vintage Vixen & Sultry Starlet Eyeshadows

*Ulta Black Friday exclusive palettes

Kate Somerville ExfoliKate

Dior Maximizer Lash Plumping Serum

Kerastase Baume Double Je

Kerastase K Laque Noire Hairspray

Head and Shoulders Green Apple Shampoo + Conditioner

NuMe White Truffle Leave-in Conditioner

Makeup Worn:

Dolce & Gabbana Foundation in 100

Cle de Peau Concealer in Beige

Koh Gen Do Powder in OC-1

Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar Bronzer

Cle de Peau Luminizing Face Enhancer in Sand Beige

Cle de Peau Eyebrow Pencil in 204 + Holder

Cle de Peau Eye Color Quad in 303 Baby Universe + Case

Tom Ford Holiday 2014 Cream Eye Color in Platinum

Tom Ford Holiday 2014 Cream Eye Color in Spice

Shu Uemura ME White 06 Eyeshadow

Cle de Peau Perfect Lash Mascara

EM Michelle Phan Scribble Eyeliner in Bronze Script

Cle de Peau Lipstick in 204 Bellini

Velour Lashes in Are Those Real

*Use code RAEVELOUR to get 15% OFF!

Earrings:

House of Harlow Sunburst Studs

Shirt:

Rails Carmen in Wine

Nails:

Louboutin Bianca

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11.04.2013

October 2013 Favorites [Hits & Misses] Featuring Guerlain, Chanel, 3LAB, EM Michelle Phan, etc.

October was a relatively relaxed beauty month. As some of you may have noticed, I was unable to post twice a week as I generally aim for. I experienced a few issues with my stomach and body aches the past couple weeks, but I am finally getting better! It feels good to film again, so I hope these favorites will be useful. Guerlain nail polish formulas are really giving my Chanel collection a run for the money, though I will always prefer Chanel's color selection. I am also loving Benefit, especially the new lip gloss I reviewed and the Gimme Brow Gel that I will use in a video later this week (please stay tuned)! I had to cut the Gimme Brow out of the video due to time constraints, but I know many of you are looking forward to a tutorial so I will feature it in action.

And if you haven't read my Best of 3LAB Review, please do check it out HERE because I think I have discovered my Holy Grail skin care brand. The products are expensive, but I have never been so pleasantly surprised by anti-aging skin care in years! Many of my readers and viewers think I still look young, but I am nearly 25 and can see slight signs of aging on my forehead. I am doing what I can to prevent the wrinkling from deepening as best as I can and reduce pigmentation/scars while I am at it! Last but not least, do check out the EM Cosmetics Waterliner eye pencils, which have incredible staying power on the waterlines. I am so thrilled with how budge-proof the metallic shades like Ro's Gold and Turquoise are!

Products Reviewed:

Guerlain Nail Polishes in 463 La Petite Robe Noire and 64 Gemma

Guerlain Gel Top Coat

Guerlain Protective Base Coat

Guerlain Holiday 2013 Ultra Violet Top Coat [Limited Edition]

Guerlain Maxi Shine Lip Gloss in 463 La Peitite Robe Noire

Chanel Le Vernis Nail Polishes in 593 Rose Moire and 677 Rouge Rubis [Limited Editions]

Benefit Ultra Plush Lip Gloss in Kiss You

Lancome DreamTone Serum in 1

3LAB Super "H" Serum

3LAB The Serum

3LAB The Perfect Cream