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Happy 5th Blog Anniversary to Me

By sarahheiman

In Beauty&Skin Care

February 17, 2020

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Five Years Already?!

Today is my fifth anniversary of starting this blog…I can hardly believe it! I kicked the blog off five years ago today with a post about winning an organic beauty bag. My orchid blog, Brooklyn Orchids, has been around for longer (in fact, it just hit the TEN year milestone!), but I started this blog as a place for me to write about my other, non-orchid-y interests.

So I wanted to say a big THANK YOU for reading my blog; it means a lot to have support for this little endeavor!

To celebrate five years of blogging about beauty and all kinds of other stuff, I did a shark sheet mask this morning. Now you know what I’d look like as a shark…lollllll no:

Thank you again for reading!

Friday Five

By sarahheiman

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February 14, 2020February 13, 2020

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Orchid Bloom, Rose Chocolate Bar, and more

Happy Valentine’s Day! I totally skipped doing a Friday Five post last week because I was 100% socially tapped out and did basically nothing all week. So I didn’t really have much to write about.

1. New Orchid Bloom: this orchid recently started blooming in my greenhouse, so I thought Valentine’s Day would be the perfect time to share a photo! I love the intense red color.

Review: Erno Laszlo Hydra-Therapy Collection (Gifted)

By sarahheiman

In Beauty&Skin Care

February 9, 2020

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Erno Laszlo Hydra-Therapy Thoughts

Months ago, I posted about a lovely skin care gift I received from Erno Laszlo: the Hydra-Therapy collection (thank you, Erno Laszlo!). I couldn’t incorporate all the products into my routine at once; I’m always trying new things, so it’s taken awhile for me to get a sense of what I think. But I’m finally here to share my thoughts!

My Latest ColourPop Haul

By sarahheiman

In Beauty

February 6, 2020

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When ColourPop Discounts Strike…

My favorite affordable makeup brand, ColourPop, recently held a 20% off sitewide sale. Sooo yeah, I ordered a few things. When I say a few, I do mean a few—I didn’t go overboard. Not that I needed five new lip products. 😛 Here’s what I got in my small ColourPop haul:

January 2020 Empties

By sarahheiman

In Beauty&Skin Care

February 1, 2020

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First Empties of 2020

I always love sharing my empties each month because finishing products feels like such an accomplishment! While I didn’t empty as many products as I did in December, I still did pretty well:

Friday Five

By sarahheiman

In Beauty&Friday Five&Nerdy&Skin Care&Style&TV

January 31, 2020January 30, 2020

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The Outsider, Sephora Mini Haul, and more

1. The Outsider: so far we’ve only watched the first three episodes of this HBO series based on a Stephen King novel. But I am INTO IT. We all know Mr. King has a track record of starting stories off with a bang and then allowing them to fizzle by the end. Since this is an HBO show, I’m hopeful. The cast is GREAT (Ben Mendelsohn, Jason Bateman, Cynthia Erivo, and more). The vibe is sort of True Detective season one, and I’m very curious to see where the story goes. Fingers crossed it has a good ending! Now I want to read the book, too.

Friday Five

By sarahheiman

In Beauty&Friday Five&Movies&Nerdy&Skin Care

January 24, 2020January 23, 2020

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Midsommar, Sephora Opening, Masks

1. Midsommar: THIS MOVIE IS SO WEIRD. AND I LOVE IT. I had heard that this was a great horror film but didn’t know anything about it going in (which I think is the way to do it). It’s by the same director as Hereditary, which I liked but didn’t love. The cinematography, color palette, and production design are SO beautiful, even when there’s something deeply disturbing going on. The visuals are very different from most horror movies. I totally want to watch this film again! I might make John watch it with me, haha. Midsommar is currently available on Amazon Prime.

Gifted: bareMinerals Pureness Skincare Collection

By sarahheiman

In Beauty&Skin Care

January 22, 2020

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Pureness: Clean, Vegan Skin Care

**The brand gifted me the products in this post for consideration.**

I was thrilled to receive another PR package from bareMinerals awhile back! bareMinerals sent me their new Pureness Skincare Collection before the products launched. It’s always such an honor to receive products to try out—thank you so much, bareMinerals!

Friday Five

By sarahheiman

In Beauty&Friday Five&Skin Care&Style

January 17, 2020January 16, 2020

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Hunt a Killer, Rent the Runway, and more

1. Hunt a Killer: recently, some Murderino friends and I decided to sign up for this murder mystery subscription box. This week, we got together and went through the first “episode” of the murder case! The subscription consists of six boxes (aka “episodes”); each contains the materials you need to figure out whodunnit. The theme is “Class of 98,” and your task is to solve a murder at a 20th high school reunion. We bumped up the delivery of episode two, so we’re going to get together next week to do that one. So fun!

Friday Five

By sarahheiman

In Beauty&Friday Five&Skin Care&TV

January 10, 2020January 9, 2020

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First Snow, Cozy Candle, Mask, and more

1. First Snow of the Season: though I don’t love snow, the first of the season is always magical. On Tuesday afternoon we had one of those living snowglobe-type snow storms for a few hours, and it was so pretty! The snow stuck but left just a light dusting, most of which was gone by the next morning. Which I was fine with.

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