What skincare & makeup products do preteens/teens like?

Olive (12), Ben photobombing, and Elle (13) People often ask me to share beauty (skincare/makeup) products that pre-teens or teens would like—so I’ve asked my two nieces (who are 12 and 13) to share their favorites.    Here are some general tips I’ve learned after giving them different things and then seeing what they like […]

Geek & Gorgeous C-Glow Serum Review

Long overdue post with my thoughts on the Geek and Gorgeous Vitamin C serum that I received in PR from the brand (with no obligation to review). I’ve already shared my thoughts in my Instagram stories, but I thought it would be helpful to have a post on my blog as well.  Why do I […]

Memorial Day 2022 Sale Roundup

Disclaimer: This post contains commissionable links. I appreciate any time you shop through my links or use my codes. Some retailer sales DERMSTORE – 5/23-6/1; Use code SUN (some brand exclusions apply) Top pick: This Best of Dermstore Anti-Aging Regime kit is so great. It has a morning and PM routine with some of fantastic […]

Skinstore 4th of July Sales

There are some good sales going on at the moment, so I wanted to put together a post to summarize what the good deals are. In reviewing their long list of sales, my baseline for excitement, if you will, was that it had to be a better deal than normal (because Skinstore truly always has […]

Cult Beauty Deals *Updated *

Cult Beauty has a sale going on where you can take 20% off orders of £85 or more (use code SUMMER20) or take 15% off orders of £25 or more (using code SUMMER15). I thought this would be a good time to finally update an older post I made highlighting brands that are cheaper if […]

Skinstore Anniversary Sale

Skinstore is having their Anniversary Sale from now until the March 22nd. I wanted to share some of my picks where you can use my affiliate code 10VANESSA to save an additional 10% on top of the Anniversary sale discount. Also, Rakuten has 12% cash back today on Skinstore! So that is another way to […]

Top Skincare Products of 2020

In December, @devsday and I hosted a #top2020skincare challenge on Instagram to share our favorites products from 2020 in various categories. This post combines all of the favorites I shared on my IG page, in one place. Warning–it is a long one! 😉 *This post contains affiliate links. When you purchase something through this link, […]

Elle’s Ultimate Gift Guide

My 10 1/2 year old niece is great at coming up with gift ideas. I usually make a gift guide every year, but this year I just didn’t have time. So when my niece asked if she could make a guide I thought that was an awesome idea! There are some affiliate links below, if […]

2020 Black Friday Sales

Ok since there are so many sales going around, I wanted to put them all in one place. I will keep updating this as I find them (also, this list won’t be exhaustive but I am focusing on brands that I have used or want to use). This point contains affiliate links. When you purchase […]

iS Clinical Pro-Heal Serum Advance+

Back in April I started using the iS Clinical Pro Heal Advance+ and after finishing the bottle, here is my review. *The product was sent to me by @harbenhouse with no obligation to review. Context: I have consistently used L-Ascorbic Acid for 4 years. My main skin concerns are reducing redness and keeping hyperpigmentation at […]