How to Survive a No Buy!

We’ve all been there before. The dreaded “no buy” is one of the hardest things that a beauty addict will ever have to endure. I’ve put myself on a “no buy” for the past few weeks, which has been increasingly difficult with all of these holiday palette releases. I’ve had to develop some strategies to avoid breaking my “no buy” besides just avoiding  all social media sites. Check out how I successfully complete a “no buy”.

1. Create a To-Buy List

We all drool and dream while scrolling through the Instagram feeds and YouTube Videos. It’s the inevitable curse of the beauty community. Instead of getting depressed of not being able to purchase anything, I create a list of items I want to purchase. Simply jot these items in a notebook or in the notes on your phone. Once you are done with your “no buy” you’ll already have your list made out and ready to take to the store.

2. Create a Ghost Shopping Cart

Please tell me that I’m not the only one that puts items in the cart online when they’re on a “no buy”. If not, then you need to try it like now! It may seem silly, but it’s like getting your retail therapy fix without making the commitment. I do the same thing when I’m in the store too. Sometimes you just need to feel like your purchasing items, if though you can’t.

3. Samples, Samples, and More Samples

My favorite stores to visit while on a “no buy” are Ulta and Sephora. This probably sounds absolutely insane, especially since you can’t buy anything in the stores. However, you can get samples which alleviates the itch to buy something. I always go get samples from Sephora when I’m feeling “weak”. Lol. It instantly makes me feel like I can conquer this whole “no buy”thing with no problems.

4. Create a Weekly Makeup Basket

This has been the biggest life saver during my most recent “no buy”. It makes you rediscover some amazing products that got pushed to the back of your makeup collection. I talk more in detail about the basket I created here.

5. Swatch your Life Away

Do you ever just come out of Sephora  looking like a sparkly unicorn? Well, I do every single time. I have swatches all the way up my forearm every single time. It brings me so much joy to swatch out all the of the different makeup products. I can watch reviews all day long on YouTube, but I love actually testing them out myself. It’s one of the many reasons why I hate shopping online.

I hope you’ve enjoyed my “no buy” survival tips. I would love to know some of your tips down below in the comments.

Until Next Time…

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Urban Decay Vice 4 Swatches and Review!

Hello Beauties!

I have finally uploaded a video of the Vice 4 swatches! Be sure to share, like, and comment on the video to let me know what you think about the Vice 4 itself. Also, I filmed this entire video with the lights turned backwards, so my lighting will be even better next time….Struggle Bus Tuesday here! Lol. I hope you enjoy the video anyway!

Blogger Recognition Award!

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I hope you are all having a fabulous day! I was lucky enough to be given a Blogger Recognition award by the fabulous The Glam Gala . She has some amazing blog posts and YouTube videos! I would highly encourage you to check out channel and blog!!

Here are the rules for the award:

1. Thank whoever nominated you and provide a link to their blog.
2. Write a post to show your award. Attach the award to the post.
3. Give a brief story of how your blog started.
4. Give a piece of advice or two to new bloggers.
5. Select 10 other blogs you want to give the award to.
6. Comment on each blog and let them know you have nominated them & provide a link to the award post you created (you cannot nominate yourself or the person who has nominated you).

How my Blog Started 

I’ve mentioned before in previous posts that I started this blog as a way to de-stress from my job. The funny thing is that the content of this blog originally started as a life experience blog, but it soon turned into a beauty blog. I never expected to meet so many awesome friends during this entire blogging journey, but I am forever grateful that I did.

Advice for New Bloggers

I have been wanting to do a blog post on tips for beginning bloggers for some time now, so I’ll share the #1 key to a successful blog….Constant content. It is so important for your readers to know your schedule of posts. It is also nice to tell them if you’ll be on a break for a reason or something like that. Your readers will appreciate it so much more if you are courteous enough to tell them what’s going on.

I Nominate…

Beauty by Brooke LeAnne

Anomalous Me

Oui, Emmy

Makeup By Nat

Confetti and Curves

Hello Kaily

Stephie Estie

A Brash Attitude

Mandarie

Sparkle and Spice

Ulta Haul!

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I wanted to share with all of you a little Ulta haul from the NYX buy 2, get 1 free sale at Ulta. Let’s dive into my goodies!!

The first item I purchased is the Rich and Foamous body wash from Soap and Glory. It smells absolutely delicious and lingers on my skin for quite a long time. The scent reminds me of the Bath and Body Works Warm Vanilla Sugar. It’s the perfect scent for this time of the year!

The next things I purchases where eye and lip pencils from NYX!

I’ve been needing another black and brown, so this was the perfect sale to pick these up. The purple was just a little bit of pizazz to spice up my eyeliner collection.

The other 3 lip liner pencils are more of a trial run for me. I have been wanting to strike out and try lip pencils for quite some time now. Some lip products in my collection have been feathering outside my lip line, so I decided to give the whole lip liner thing a try!

If you’ve tried any of these products before, then please let me know your thoughts on them down below.

Until Next Time…

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Tay’s Faves | September 2015

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I hope you all had a fabulous weekend! I was busy editing and planning posts for all of you. Here’s my latest YouTube video on my channel. I am 4 subscribers away from 100!! Once I hit the big 1-0-0, I’ll be holding an AWESOME GIVEAWAY!! Please share with all of your fabulous friends!!

Healthy Snacks for Every Craving!

Happy Wednesday Beauties!

I hope you are having a fabulous week so far! If you aren’t then don’t worry, it’s almost over!! Also, my birthday is tomorrow?!?!? I’m getting old folks! I’ll be the 23 tomorrow. I gotta be sure and start the heavy duty wrinkle cream this year. Lol. I’m just kidding. I’m very excited to be another year older. I’ve learned lots of lessons this past year in my life, which is all the matters, right? Anyways, I thought I’d share with y’all some of my favorite foods to eat to kick all of my different cravings from salty to sweet.

Sour

I’m not a huge fan of sour things, but I do have one snack that is my go to for my sour cravings. You are probably already thinking what I’m thinking….Granny Smith Apples!! I used to devour bags of these as a child. I loved sour things entirely too much! I’m not the biggest fan of them anymore, but I do love them when that sour craving strikes.

Sweet

Suprisingly, I have the most items in this category of food. Let’s start off with my absolute favorite, bananas and peanut butter. There is just something about this combination that is an obsession for me. If I want something sweet right before bed, then I always choose this pairing. I think this is my favorite simply because it’s not too sweet. The peanut butter makes it a little bit salty, so I really knock out two cravings in one. I mean everyone knows you gotta have salty after sweet right?!? 😉 Another must have in my snack arsenal is my chocolate dusted almonds. This are my absolute favorite snack when Aunt Flo decides to pay a visit. I’m not a big chocolate lover except when she comes to visit, so these tasty morsels are perfect. If you are a caramel lover, then you must pick up the caramel rice cakes. I love pairing these cakes with some Jiff Natural peanut butter. It’s another salty and sweet pairing that just works perfectly.

Salty

The best thing you can have for that salty craving is nuts. Some of my favorites are almonds and pecans. I often prefer almonds because it also fixes my crunchy fix. Lol. I have also been known to eat peanut butter straight out of these to go cups. It’s absolutely delicious and high in protein! What more could you ask for?!?

I hoped you’ve enjoyed some of my favorite healthy snacks to kick those other snacks to the curb! Let me know down below what some of your favorite healthy snack parings are!

I’ve Joined the Planner World!

Hello Beauties!

I’ve taken on yet another hobby. lol. I’m not a beauty and planner enthusiast! I’m seriously in love with my new Happy Planner. I picked up mine from Hobby Lobby. It’s a great dupe for the Erin Condren planner. the best part is the huge price difference. You’ll be able to pick up this awesome planner for only $24.99. Plus pair it with an awesome coupon to lower your out of pocket cost even more! Join me as I show you some of the ins and out’s of this awesome planner!

If you’d be interested in seeing some plan with me videos or some of my planner essentials, then let me know down below.

Happy Monday Everyone!

June Favorites!

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Happy Tuesday to all of you! We only have 4 more days left until the weekend. Woot Woot! I have an awesome new video…it’s my JUNE FAVORITES!! I absolutely love posting about things that I love. That sounded weird, but y’all get the point! Lol. Be sure to give the video a Thumbs up and subscribe if you aren’t already!

Leave me links down below to your favorites posts/videos for the month! 

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June Empties!

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I hope you are all having a AWESOME Saturday night! If you’re kinda bored like me, then head on over to my YouTube channel and watch my latest video. It’s an overview of all the products I’ve used up in June. There’s a LOT of them! I fly through them pretty fast though, so I promise not to bore you to death. Also, I have a witty little diddy that I came up with in the intro. It’s corny and it took me 30 minutes to come up with….lame I know. Lol.

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NEW VIDEO and GIVEAWAY UPDATE!

Happy Sunday Beauties!

I hope you have had a FABULOUS weekend! I’ve slept the majority of the weekend, but I did manage to get a couple of posts and videos edited and scheduled for the week. Speaking of videos, here’s my newest video!

Be sure to check out all of the ones I tagged in the description box!

Now on to a GIVEAWAY UPDATE! I just wanted to let everyone know that my GIVEAWAY would be ending this FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2015!! BE SURE TO CLICK HERE to get all the details on the GIVEAWAY! Be complete all the tasks to be entered into my giveaway!

Happy Sunday Again!