Unboxing: BoxyCharm and Ipsy May 2019

This month I splurged on the BoxyLimited Skincare box, as well as my regular subscription.  It ended up being an awesome idea, because it was WELL worth the money spent to get brands like GlamGlow and Saturday Skin.

The items in my regular Boxycharm were:

-GlamGlow Gentlebubble daily cleanser

-Dose of Color liquid matte lipstick in the shade Pinky Promise

-Alamar Colorete blush trio in Fair-Light

-Bodyography eyeliner pencil in the color emerald

-Ciate London eye lustre creme eyeshadow in the shade Cupid

The items in the Skincare box were:

-Saturday Skin 'Rub a Dub' refining peel gel

-Elemis superfood night cream

-GlamGlow superserum

-Glow Recipe watermelon sheet masks

-Farsali jelly beam highlighter

-Kopari coconut cleansing oil

-Caudalie grape water

-Cosmedix jade roller

I've tried almost every skincare item received and I'm loving it, because my face feels so smooth with little to no breakouts!  My favorite item in the regular boxy is the Ciate London eyeshadow because it gives me the perfect amount of shimmer on my lids without any fallout!

I've been loving Ipsy lately because they've been getting the items I want just right!  Unfortunately, this isn't one of the better bags, although I appreciate the moisturizer and the pretty blending brush!  At $10 a month, this is one of the more affordable subscription boxes/bags available.

Here's what was in my Ipsy bag:

-MAC prep + prime natural radiance in Radiant Yellow

-R+CO Waterfall Moisture and Shine lotion

-SLMISSGLAM SS57 blending brush

-Pixi by Petra H20 Skindrink

-Ofra Cosmetics long lasting liquid lipstick in Mocha

Growing With Your Blog

Earlier in the year I stated that I would like to branch out from books and spend more time writing about some of my other interests.  Although I knew that I would rather be focusing on photography, makeup, and lifestyle in general, I didn't know how to make that work.  I've also had an interest in YouTube, and for years that's all I wanted to be doing, but that will probably be something I'll hold off on, just until I figure out what's right for me.  

As of right now, I feel that changing my blog into something I'll enjoy more is a step in the right direction, because I haven't felt very passionate about blogging in a while.  I will always love literature and writing...I think it's one of the only things I have always come back to; it's my first love...but it's not my only love, and I need an outlet for those other interests.  I still plan to write reviews, share new releases, and post book hauls, but I also dream of writing travel diaries and creating makeup lookbooks.

For as long as I've been blogging, I've kept this world pretty separate from my personal life, but I feel at this point, I would like to find a way to combine them.  Of course, this may be a total fail, but it's something that's been on my mind for months and I've just been waiting for what seemed like the right moment.  Hopefully you will continue to enjoy my content and my blog will continue to grow with me.  Maybe I'll even make a few new friends along the way!  As always, thanks for sticking around...if anything inspires me the most, it's the kind words many of you leave in the comments, on Twitter, or on Instagram!  <3