Mental Health/Wellness Check-In

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Today I wanted to a mental health/wellness checking in. For the most part I'm doing well. I'm not sleeping much at night and I've been waking up early in the mornings. About a week ago I starting having an anxiety attack, but I think it was due to not sleeping. I've also been having allergy and sinus issues so I've been feeling a little tired. I actually had a virtual counseling visit with my counselor on Tuesday. That session was therapeutic and we also discussed the possible reasons and solutions for my lack of sleep.

I took this screen shot with my phone on Tuesday. South Carolina has over 63,000 Covid Cases now.

This screen shot is from today. As you can see the Covid cases have increased steadily in just two days.

The number of Covid cases are rising steadily here in South Carolina which has me a little on edge. I absolutely hate wearing masks, but you won't catch me outside without wearing one. This virus is serious, please take care of yourselves.

I've mentioned several times since this pandemic the importance of self care. I try to have a full self care routine at least twice a week. It really helps with relaxing and clearing my mind.

Sephora Haul Sneak Peek 

Since my 7th Blogiversary is coming up, I wanted to treat myself to a little Sephora Haul. Stay tuned for an upcoming haul post!

Since I've been at home more, I've been doing a bit of organizing. I'm an organized person in general, but I have areas in my home I want to reorganize. I picked up a few Room Essentials Y Weave Baskets from Target. I had a few extra acrylic trays, so I'll probably use those as well.

In speaking of reorganizing, I replaced my door wreath about two months ago with this beauty. I love that I can use this wreath all throughout the year.

Last weekend I decluttered some of my old makeup and reorganizing my temporary vanity set up. I have a new vision for my beauty space in my room.

I haven't been cooking that much, but I Sunday I had a craving for Spaghetti, so I went grocery shopping.  Thankfully the grocery store had most of what I needed.  I wanted salad to go along with the Spaghetti, but produce was scarce again.  I love making Spaghetti in the crock pot, it was so good! You can view the my Slow Cooker Spaghetti and Meatball Post HERE

I don't always eat breakfast, but the mornings that I do, I'll usually have one of the following cereal, oatmeal, or eggs and toast.

UPDATED: FRIDAY, JULY 17th

Thank you CVS Beauty for sending these products over to promote health and wellness!

How are you doing? Remember to take of your mind, body, and spirit.

PR Haul

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* Disclaimer: This posts contains PR Samples from various brands. I want to thank each brand for sending over product(s) for review! All opinions are 100% my own.

Recently I received A good bit of pr samples :) I have new posts coming up with these new items. Today I'm going to the products

Eco Tools from Ulta 

Goodies from Eco Tools

Eco Tools has so many amazing products! Ive tried many of their affordable and great quality makeup brushes and skincare accessories. I exfoliate my skin, but I've never tried try brushing my skin. I've read up on the benefits of dry brushing skin, now I can try it out.

Original Beauty Box 

Last month I shared on my blog The Gift of Giving Back. I wanted to do something special for Nurses, so I did a giveaway. Thank you again Original Beauty Box for providing the mirror for my giveaway.

In addition to the giveaway I was also given a mirror and an Orginal Beauty Box.  This box will fit perfectly on the counter in my bathroom to help reorganize my skincare setup.

China Glaze

A few weeks ago China Glaze reached out to me to send me a nail polish care package. I've had a few China Glaze Nail Polishes, but not in these beautiful colors. That orange shade is a perfect Summer color!

Derma E

I shared this box and the next box from Derma E last month. 

Derma E 

You can check out the reviews HERE

Benefit Cosmetics 24-HR Brow Setter Shaping & Setting Gel  

About a month I filled out a survey to be entered in a giveaway for a free Benefit Brow Product, and surprisingly I was one of the winners!! I mentioned this before, Benefit has some of the best brow products.

Benefit Cosmetics 

Here are a other products Benefit sent over. You can see the first products HERE. The Roller Lash Eyeliner is currently on of my favorite eyeliners.

Pacifica

This is my first time trying Pacifica products. This brand is popular at my local Target because there is usually a low stock or the products are completely sold out.

Pacifica sent over a variety of skin and makeup products for me to try. 

Bliss

A box full of Bliss!

As many of you know I take my skincare routine very seriously. I've also started using more clean beauty brands, and Bliss is clean beauty brand. I've heard many positive reviews for Bliss, especially their cleansers and serums. 

YCC Agency for Pixi Beauty

Over the past 2 years I started using Pixi Beauty, so I was so happy to get this package in the mail! Pixi is known for their Glow Tonic and other skintreats, but the brand has pretty good makeup products too.

Stay tuned for upcoming makeup looks, and skincare routines!

GSQ by Glamsquad Exclusively at CVS

What cute hair accessories from GSQ by Glamsquad! I love the rhinestones on the hair clips and the gold half moon claw! I've never had a knotted Scarf Scrunchie, so I can't  wait to use for my hair. The scrunchie has a retro look that I like! 🧡 You can find these hair accessories at CVS and CVS.com

GSQ by GLAMSQUAD Knotted Scarf Scrunchie $9.99

GSQ by GLAMSQUAD Rhinestone Hair Clips $7.99

GSQ by GLAMSQUAD Gold Half Moon Claw Clip $7.99

Dove from Target

A few days ago I opened my front door and saw this huge box from Target and inside were on of my favorite skincare products Dove.

In addition to skincare products, Dove also sent over a body lotion and their new hair care products. Like I mentioned I love Dove products, so I can't wait to try the new items and incorporate them into my skincare routine!

I want to thank all the brands once again for sending over all of these lovely items!

Collective Summer Haul 2020

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I hope everyone had a good holiday weekend! Before I start today's post I want to thank everyone for all the love you showed me on my last post Fiery July! I started a collective back in May, and today I'm going to share the items. I'm not going to detail every item since a good bit of these products I've mentioned in past posts etc.

Essie Nail Polish can be a bit pricey, but I used my weekly CVS coupons and discounts to save money. I even got a nail polish for free!

I originally got this Sonia Kashuk Organizer for makeup brushes, but I'm thinking about using it for some of my makeup products.

Although, this  a great organizer for a lot of makeup brushes

I needed a few new hair accessories. I love the Cantu Detangle Comb and the shower caps work great to wear while deep conditioning my hair.

I absolutely love these Espadrilles sandals! They're so cute and comfy.  I purchased these on sale during Memorial Day (I think)

I also purchased a black pair. These shoes are perfect for Summer!

I actually purchased these shoes near the end of last Summer so I haven't worked them yet. These sandals are tie up the leg.

Fiery July

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Today I'm stepping out of my comfort zone and sharing a red eye makeup look. Sure I've done cranberry eye makeup looks in the past, but this is the first time I've done a true red eyeshadow look.

I was inspired to do this look because of the heat. Honestly I don't even like going outside for anything right now it's so hot lol. I've lived in South Carolina all my life, but I will never get used this heat and humidity. June was hot and July will probably feel like fire!

To create my eye makeup look I used Jaclyn Hill Volume II Palette. For my transition color I used perfectionist. Next I used empowered in my tear duct and half the lid. For the other half of my lid and outer v I used Livin My Best. To complete the eye makeup, I Crazy on top of the Outer V, and Livin My Best on my lower lash line.

I wanted to keep this red theme bright, so I used my cookie highlighter without blush. I think the golden highlighter pairs well with the red makeup and winged liner. I also used a Victoria's Secret Lipstick. I forgot the name, but I think VS discontinued their lipsticks.

WISHING EVERYONE A WONDERFUL JULY!! ❤ Also today is my best friend's birthday! Happy Birthday Kristen!!

The Gift of Giving Back

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*Disclaimer: The mirrors provided in this giveaway are provided by originalbeautybox.com

Giving back is one of the best feelings in the world to me.  I'm truly a believer in the saying it is better to give than to receive. For my upcoming 7th Blogiversary next month July 27th (a month from today!) I wanted to do something special for local healthcare workers, particularly nurses.

All my life I've seen my mom work in healthcare as a nurse, so I've seen up close how essential healthcare workers are to the community. I wanted to give back to three local nurses here in South Carolina.

This is one of the baskets I put together. During this pandemic I've been focusing on self care. I think self care is so important especially during this pandemic.

For the other two gifts I'm going to add 2 bath bombs to go along with each mirror. The black mirror shown is mine, but I wanted to show what the mirror looks like. Isn't it gorgeous?! Once I finish getting the items together I'm going to place them in cellophane with a bow.

I want to give a special thank you to Original Beauty Box for providing the mirrors that are included in the local giveaway.  I chose nurses for this giveaway, but I want to thank all the essential workers for all that you do!