SHEET MASK | Sephora Collection Caramel Macchiato Hydrating Face Mask

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I know this month is just going to FLY and already I can feel myself just trying to get through the days until I can have some time off, but I'm really trying to stay present. It seems to get more and more difficult every year. Is it age? Less patience? I really don't know. I have been neglecting my sheet masks a little bit the last two weeks so this week I am trying to get back on the band wagon with this holiday release from Sephora - the Caramel Macchiato Hydrating Face Mask!

SHEET MASK | NO:HJ Golden Collagen Stamping Mask

Press sample

The first week of December is down and we are literally weeks away from the end of 2025 - like what? I feel like I indirectly made a bit of a "resolution" back in October after getting my first winter cold which was to be more present for the blog just for my own personal feelings of accomplishment. I think I have stuck to a schedule of regular posting for the last 1.5 months with a lot of the posts even being SCHEDULED! Like, who am I?! 

SHEET MASK | Erborian BB Shot Mask

Purchased by me

Noooo! How is it that it's DE-freakin-CEMBER now?! One more month of 2025 that, let's face it, will be gone in a flash! What they say is true - that time moves so slowly as a kid and then it just starts whizzing by as you get older. I think this is partly what has caused me to regain a new sense of purpose with the blogging because in just 5 years, I've already noticed my tastes change (*ahem* no more crazy colour cosmetics) so now is the time to talk about what I love, use, hate etc before I just feel indifferent and cannot be bothered to discuss it!

NAILS | Holly Berries #CBBxManiMonday

 

Press samples

Happy December 1st! This is the first holiday season in YEARS that might be the best one yet! Last year, on December 12th, a horrific employee finally disappeared from our lives after two continuous years of making life hell and now the whole time is fairly nice. There are always going to be people that are "meh", but I'd rather have that than someone who is screaming at us or sending malicious emails multiple times a day. I know, I know - the bar is REAL low! It has been deliciously busy with clients, people in the holiday spirit and generally a sense of busyness these last few weeks which I cannot complain about! 

SKINCARE | Anua Brightening and Hyperpigmentation Routine

Press samples

I was SO EXCITED when I saw that I had been selected for a YesStyle x Anua campaign because I had just tried the Anua Peach 70% Niacin Sheet Mask, LOVED it and wanted to try more from this super trendy KBeauty brand! The products featured today are specifically for a routine targeting hyperpigmentation and brightening and while I haven't had the chance to use them long enough to see results, my experience so far has been promising! 

BEAUTY | October Ipsy Original Bag

Purchased by me

This October Ipsy Original Bag was a bit of an accident as I was actually going into my Ipsy account (on Oct.31st) to reactivate the "MONTHLY" option so that I wouldn't miss out on the December Bag and in doing so, I ended getting the October bag as well! Now, that I have slowed down the beauty spending, I don't mind having some smaller samples of different products around to try. Obviously the October theme was centred around Halloween and Magic though the theme and the products I received seemed somewhat disconnected. I also received an "accommodation package" for some reason and when it arrived, it contained ANOTHER single foundation? October was just kind of confusing month for the Ipsy Original Bag, but let's get on with it!