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1.10.2015

Best of 2014 | Top 14 Picks, Skin Care Edition

2014 was undoubtedly the most tumultuous skin care year of my life, but it taught me a lot about the resilience of our body's largest organ. As painful (aka miserable) as my cystic acne experience was, it was incredibly valuable and truly eye-opening. I am constantly working on reducing the minor scarring left behind, but at least I know first-hand what acne products actually do work! I hope my recommendations from my skin journey entry have given you a better idea of what to try first, but today, I wanted to focus on the Best Skin Care discoveries of 2014! Hope you enjoy the lineup and look forward to the makeup edition next week! xo

Products Reviewed

1. TATCHA Cleansing Oil

2. La Mer Cleansing Gel

3. Clé de Peau Gentle Cleansing Foam

dry skin, try the cleansing cream + oily skin, try the refreshing cleansing foam

4. FOREO Luna (Sensitive/Normal)

5. EVE LOM Daily Protection SPF 50

6. Sulwhasoo Brightening Snowise Mask

7. SK-II Brightening Derm Mask

8. Natura Bisse Glyco Extreme Peel

9. SK-II Cellumination Aurabright

10. SK-II Facial Treatment Essence

11. Sulwhasoo Concentrated Ginseng Cream

12. BAKEL Cool Eyes Eye Cream

13. SK-II Signature Eye Cream

14. Clé de Peau Lip Balm

14. Sisley Nutritive Lip Balm

re: my Top 10 lip balms review

Also Mentioned:

Dior DiorShow Lash Maximizer

SK-II Cellumination Day Surge UV SPF 30

Lancôme UV Expert XL-Shield SPF 50

Makeup Worn:

Clé de Peau Foundation in O20

Clé de Peau Concealer in Beige

Koh Gen Do Powders in OC-1 + OC-2

Clé de Peau Eyebrow Pencil in 204

Dolce & Gabbana Blush in Tan

Clé de Peau Highlighter in Delicate Pink

SUQQU Eyeshadow in Kinshiseki

em cosmetics eyeliner in Tattoo Black

Clé de Peau Perfect Lash Mascara

Dolce & Gabbana Monica Lipstick in Natural

Velour Lashes in Oops Naughty Me

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Earrings:

Prudence C Crystals

Sweater:

Jcrew Ribbed Merino

Nails:

Chanel Spring 2015 Tenderly

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1.05.2015

FAVORITES: December 2014 Beauty HITS & MISSES (Lipsticks, Foundation, Acne + Skin Care)

Welcome back, everyone! I hope you've all had a wonderful start to 2015. I am very much looking forward to this new year, but December was a long and memorable month. I leaned on excuses like stress and work, and as happy as my taste buds and tummy were, I was definitely paying for it with my poor health. I weighed in at 117 pounds and officially decided it was time to turn my life back around. I have been eating very healthy (no Christmas gorging) and trying to get exercise whenever possible. Unfortunately, I was very sick for nearly a week due to the insane bug that's going around, which derailed all my video plans, but I am back and feeling more motivated than ever! I experienced an adrenaline rush while filming, though sadly, I totally crashed with exhaustion after filming this episode. Still, I hope you enjoy the last Favorites episode of 2014 and hope you look forward to the Best of 2014 reviews! xo