Happy Green Monday aka the second Monday of December! I swear I’m not making these up. Green Monday started a handful of years ago as kind of a last ditch shopping extravaganza before the big holidays started rolling through. Here ...
On top of being broke, I’m also kind of a serious procrastinator. When I was younger, I called it “hedonism” or “rebellion” or something, but now that I’m 32 I know it’s actually called “I’m gonna not think about it ...
I never really thought bread was expensive. I mean, four dollars per loaf or whatever seemed pretty harmless to a teenager with minimal responsibilities and controlled income. Then, I tried living on my own, and suddenly – $4 per week? ...
When I first stared buying indie makeup, the pots of loose (but beautiful) eyeshadows intimidated me. While I commit to learning how to apply them in their natural form, I've also been learning how to press them into makeup pans ...
The beauty industry loves to release “themed collections” – especially around the holidays. Major beauty brands come out with safe, cheerful, sexy themes while indie makeup brands come out with awesome Halloween collections like the Glowcus Pocus collection from Shiro ...
Everyone has that one friend who waits for fall to come specifically for the Pumpkin Spice Lattes. By the time the first fallen leaf is halfway to the ground, they’re already in their car, racing towards the nearest ‘Bucks. Personally, ...
Two websites have been able to break the internet recipe mold and keep me fed without forcing me to spend a whole bunch of money on extra groceries. ...
Here’s a personal question: would you ever wear secondhand cosmetics? I have to cautiously admit that I am not… totally… grossed out by it? I mean, it’s not like secondhand cosmetics are found at the bottom of a purse at Value Village and ...
One of the main functions of my life that keeps me on the broke side is coffee. Specifically, espresso drinks. I have my winter drinks, like soy caramel lattes and peppermint mochas, but in the summertime (starting in early March, which indicates a ...
Ever since my makeup brush collection exploded and multiplied, I’ve felt a responsibility to actually use them all. I may or may not be guilty of getting makeup brushes because I feel like I’m “supposed” to have them… only to ...
It’s time again for the annual tone-setter for my summer: the official summer playlist of 2016. This year, I’m predicting that this summer going to be hot. Like, really hot. And before you give me a gold star for predicting the ...
At the end of my 20s, two goals have emerged with a new, fiery importance: keeping my skin in really good shape and always smelling good. The skin part makes sense because I’m dealing with dumb fine lines and wrinkles ...
VICELAND, the new television network from indie global news & culture giant, Vice, has taken over what was the History2/H2 channel to present a view of the world from a new generation’s eyes. Namely, my generation: the kids who grew up with ...
What could possibly be more appropriate to post about today than the use of cannabis and hemp in beauty products? It’s on the rise, and it doesn’t even get you high at all! Well, in most cases. Hemp, the fiber, is ...
Yay for Earth Day/Week/Month! All of the best ethical and eco-friendly companies come out of their off-grid treehouses to offer some of the best deals you’ll see outside of the holiday season! Zoya has been around since the beginning of ...
Thanks to social media and the power of a generation that understands marketing better than any of its predecessors, pop music is free to explore new frontiers. YouTube doesn’t pick its pop stars from the Disney Channel, nor do you ...
Determining whether or not new beauty trends and products are worth the hype is getting harder and harder as marketing gets more efficient. I heard about micellar water through a group of beauty gurus I happened upon on Facebook, but ...
When I first saw the model/actress, Jaime King, she was “James King” and there was no possibly way she could get cooler. It was the mid-90s, she was 15 one of the top runway models for Christian Dior and Chanel, and ...
If you’ve considered checking out Poshmark to sell your clothes but aren’t sure that it’s worth your time, please allow me to be your test subject. I offer myself as tribute. Of all the ways to get rid of old ...
For the last two years, my go-to leggings for everything from swanky events and casual days to personal training and five mile hikes has been Bombsheller. They’ve been a well-kept secret (with a few glimpses on Instagram), but I’m ready ...