beauty blog – the Spiff

You Can Benefit from this New Way to Shop {Big Time}

August 22, 2017 No Comments

rocksbox, jewelry subscription service, subscription service for women, rocksbox jewelry, mom life

Experience and convenience are the new buzz words when it comes to shopping. Could subscription services BE any more convenient? #chandlerbing I think not.What I’m bringing to you today are great ways to freshen up your look without spending a lot of money. If you think about it budget wise – what you’re taking out of your budget and what you’re getting for that price is a real bargain!Rocksbox for example…

You get three designer pieces of jewelry for $21. If you were to buy each of these pieces it would cost you close to $200 if not more!

Other fun things about it? These pieces you didn’t pick out yourself will really stretch your style (they’ll be within your taste because you fill out a profile and review every set you get to let them know you like what you get – or not!). Getting these pieces in the mail has caused me to craft outfits around them – outfits that I probably normally wouldn’t have thought to wear but wore because I wanted to showcase my jewelry. So if you need to freshen up what you own and don’t want to spend a lot of money doing it – this is the way to go.

What’s even better? You can get your first month free by clicking on this link and using the code below when you go to sign up.

A FREE MONTH! WHAT COULD BE BETTER THAN THAT!?

Here is the link to sign up – use ELIZABETHOBFF8 to get your free month!

Here are other links to subscription services that will make your life easier.Some I haven’t tried, the first one I have…and I LOVE it…

Ipsy – the best beauty box service out there

Letote – especially good for maternity wear but they also have regular clothes. And unlike Stitch Fix you get to wear the clothes without having to actually purchase each piece.

Unlimited – this is great for people who have to dress up on a regular basis. While I’m thankful for my casual life style, I would be a little less sad about dressing up if I used this service (think rotating closet).

Beauty

Best Beauty Buys

October 9, 2015 No Comments

In my inbox right now sits an email from Etsy with the subject line, “Make your holiday gifts!” I haven’t deleted it because in the world inside my head, I’ve got time to sit around and make things like Christmas crafts. (Thank you, Etsy, for playing along with me).

The reality of it is any free time right now goes to the mound of wash we’re now treating like a rock wall and strapping up to scale in order to get anywhere in our apartment. Just kidding. I’ve taken to stuffing it places so I don’t have to deal.

That’s why lists like the annual Allure Best of Beauty makes life a little bit easier. Even in my single days when I had time for things like reading whole magazine articles, I didn’t want to have to stand in the beauty isle and wonder if I was making a good purchase.

Today I’ve brought you a few of my favorites from the list. Some I’ve already been using and love, and others I can’t wait to get my hands on. Hopefully this will prevent you from ever standing confusedly in the beauty isle and wasting valuable wash time.

One: This boost it spray is amazing. It really does help with lift and teasing, AND as an added bonus gives your hair good texture. It will come in handy with my Halloween costume (Muahaha).

Two: Dove has proven itself to me over and over. I love their mousse, their hairspray is something to run out for in the middle of the night, and now this. I haven’t tried it yet, but Allure tossed around words like “polish”, “soften” and “bounce” to describe it’s effects. I’m in.

Three: This whole oil cleanser thing is fascinating/sounds like paradise. It removes all your makeup – eyes, everything – and does so without drying out your face. I’ve not yet tried Shiseido’s version but now I’m thinking it’s going straight to my shopping list.

Four: I own this brush and while the bristles are still in tact, I’ve used it so often I wore the rubber on the handle down to the wood. #useful

Five: This NYX brush is for contouring and looks like it would get along with my cheek bones just fine.

Six: As much as I love putting makeup on, the whole mascara process makes me jealous of boys. It’s by far my least favorite part. But maybe a good eyelash curler like this one by Tweezerman would change my mind. It’s apparently amazing. I’ll be the judge of that…

Seven: On the days I work from home, it’s BB or CC cream for me. I can’t wait to try this one out by Rimmel. Not only does it cost about the same as a combo meal ($6.99) but it gives a luminous effect to your skin.

Eight: So I could have 18k gold on my fingers for $7.49? Why are my cuticles living life without this?

To hear all about a brand that’s been on the Allure Best Of list more than once, AND how you can get a discount on it, click here!

bare minerals, Beauty, beauty products

Flawless Radiance Brush

August 21, 2015 No Comments

Honestly, I really enjoyed being pregnant in the summertime. I don’t sweat very easily and am not often hot, so the 90 degree temps never really bothered me. Not to mention the fact that my husband is quite the opposite so I was finally comfortable in our 60 degree home.

What I enjoyed the most was not having to worry about my tan. I felt as if I could get away with being super white since I was pregnant (you can’t judge me I’m pregnant).

The one thing I didn’t give up (and don’t regardless of the season) was putting bronzer on my face. After applying foundation, I always contour my face with some bronzer to add color and dimension back in (I make an “E” starting at my forehead, hitting my cheek bones and finishing along my jaw line). This brush is one I reviewed last year, but it’s still doing an amazing job at applying just the right amount of color…

Boy, does Bare Minerals know how to name their brushes or what? Who can say no to “flawless radiance“? On top of that, I’m going to go ahead and skip to the even better part, it’s only $22.

Now that I’ve got your wallet and your face considering it, let me tell you why it’s so great…

I’ve always been a big advocate for buying good brushes. Because I truly believe a good makeup brush takes your look from “homemade” to “professional” faster than anything else. This is true with any brush you would use on your face, but most recently I learned just how true it is when it comes to a bronzer brush.

I’ve been practicing what I preach by having great eye shadow brushes for years now. But I was getting a failing grade in the bronzer and blush brush category. “Oh any old thing will do,” is what I thought to myself as I picked up my old foundation brush to wipe the bronzer all over my face. Then I would get frustrated with the bronzer for not looking right…and the cycle would continue.

Then I went to Bare Minerals one day to talk about their new foundation. The girl applied it and some bronzer on my face (the very same bronzer I’d been failing with) and it looked fantastic! The difference? The brush.

You can believe I bought up that brush then and there! Gal pals, it makes such a huge difference. I mean HUGE difference in how the bronzer looks on my face. I’m loving how it blends and even how the bristles feel on my skin – it’s become my favorite part of the makeup process for sure.

Don’t waste any more time being frustrated with bad bronzer – get a new brush!!

Will you consider using bronzer all year?

Beauty, Fashion, Videos

The Best of 2014

December 31, 2014 No Comments

To be fair, the best of 2014 could include every single blog. But enough bragging.

Here are my actual favorites from the year…

Remember when I talked about wearing your maxi dress different ways? I had more people (even strangers) come up to me and tell me how much this helped them. I cannot convey to you how much I love that. Really, I can’t.

Um, how about the big unveil of my new site!! This was so exciting because it symbolized a new chapter in this love project of mine (I feel like love project is a nice way of saying the thing that’s both highly frustrated me and created tears of joy).

Oh and I CANNOT forget the April Fool’s joke I pulled off. Probably my favorite moment on the segment ALL YEAR ;) I’m just so proud I didn’t laugh…

Then there was my favorite beauty purchase of the year…

And my favorite clothing purchase… (At least in my top five. It would be hard to name just one).

I really have to stop myself. There are so many moment from the blog this year that I really enjoyed.

I’m so thankful to get to do what I love and what God created me to be passionate about. I hope you go through and relive the fond memories, and I really hope you’ll come back because we’ll be making newer and even better ones in 2015!

Happy happy year!