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Bdellium Tools Brings You Quality Brushes at Affordable Prices (Product Review)

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How was everyone’s Christmas? Share with me in the comments below! My Christmas was lovely — my husband and I spend the day with some close friends of ours here in town. 🙂

Today we’re diving into a new brand of makeup brushes I want to tell you all about. Let’s dive right in, shall we?! 🙂

About Bdellium Tools

Bdellium Tools are designed by a group of talented makeup brush experts in Cerritos, California. Our products are truly handmade; all of our products are custom tailored at our factory by skilled artisans in China. In this way, we can ensure the quality and integrity of each piece.

We create each brush using a balance of natural and/or synthetic hair to achieve the perfect amount of form and stiffness compatible with the function each brush is designed for. Our 7 different product lines have very distinctive features: Maestro Series features a collection of luxurious antibacterial makeup brushes with nickel plated brass ferrules. Green Bambu, Yellow Bambu and Pink Bambu Series features eco-friendly makeup brushes with all sustainable bamboo handles and all vegan soft synthetic bristles and an anodized aluminum ferrule. Studio and Travel Lines feature antibacterial makeup brushes with the classic 7 layer lacquered yellow handle with an anodized aluminum ferrule. The SFX Series is our makeup brush line specifically for special effects makeup.

Our goal is to continually design new, unique and innovative makeup tools. As we design all our own products, we have the ability to develop brand names and/or custom designs for larger clients..

My Review on Bdellium Brushes

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Look Radiant this Holiday with It Cosmetics CC+ Palette (Makeup Review)

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Need to find a last-minute gift for a girlfriend, best friend, or wife? This palette would make a great present! You get three products in one, it works on all skintones, and it has super-cute packaging. How can you go wrong?! 😉

It Cosmetics CC+ Radiance Palette

Retail Price: $38
IT Cosmetics CC+ Radiance Palette is your one stop for color correcting,
brightening, bronzing, and blushing. Each anti-aging powder includes
color correcting pigments that enhance and even-out the appearance of
your natural skin tone while adding the perfect sun-kissed bronze, the
complexion brightening blush, and an all over-skin brightening radiance
that will boost the warmth and radiance of your skin while blurring the
look of fine lines and pores.Why is it different: At IT
Cosmetics they believe great makeup can give you great skin. CC+
Radiance Palette is infused with anti-aging ingredients and is
formulated to do the work for you. CC+ Radiance Palette is talc-free and
infused with anti-aging skin loving ingredients plus color correction
technology to brighten and correct the appearance of your skin for your
most beautiful skin ever!SHOP at Ulta

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Apostolic Clothing is Concerned about Fashion AND Modesty! (Giveaway & Review)

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I always love finding these gems on the web. For every girl who shops modestly, you know exactly what I mean! It can be a struggle to find a dress that’s not too short or a cute skirt that isn’t a pencil skirt. Our culture doesn’t encourage modesty in women today — but as a Christan wife, that is my main objective when shopping for clothes. I want clothing that covers those areas meant only for my husband, while still feeling feminine and attractive.

With that point of view in mind, let’s learn more about this brand!

About Apostolic Clothing

“Modesty in dress can be a great outreach but modesty in conversation is even greater!”
 Apostolic Clothing is simply a clothing a clothing company ran by Apostolic missionaries who have a passion for offering a line of clothing that is trendy, fashionable and modest.  
We offer vintage and modest dresses,
skirts, tops and outerwear for every occasion and are constantly growing
our modest accessories such as unique slips and skirt extenders. We are
a fast growing community that is constantly looking for better ways to
make modesty more convenient for all those who have trouble with
dressing modest while carrying themselves in a fashionable and
professional sense. 
Apostolic Clothing is a mission ran
company that supports mission work in Asia. When you purchase from our
store, you are helping us reach the people of Asia and for that we thank
you!   
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BoxyCharm’s Shining Star is the Coastal Scents Revealed Palette! (December Unboxing)

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If you feel like you just saw a BoxyCharm Unboxing post….it’s because you kind of did. 😉 A little over a week ago we unboxed BoxyCharm’s November box together. The highlight of that box would have to have been the MICA eye primer. But let’s dive into this new box for December and see which product stands out the most!

A Little Bit About BoxyCharm

BOXYCHARM is an online beauty subscription that surprises you each
month with name-brand beauty essentials. Our goal is to enhance your
current cosmetic collection by delivering trendy and popular beauty
items right to your front door. Our beauty experts have years of
experience in the health and beauty industry and are dedicated to
selecting the essentials that they know you will love. Each month, you
will receive a beautifully crafted box with full size and luxury size
beauty items.
 Let us do the work! BOXYCHARM removes the hassle of picking the right
beauty products. The beauty items are carefully selected to promote
creativity and glamour. Your BOXYCHARM also includes a card with a
description of the beauty items received, keeping you savvy and excited
about your new items. It’s also a great idea for a gift! Our BOXYCHARM
can be delivered to your friends and family for any special occasion. So
what are you waiting for? Be charmed! 

And just to add, the boxes are $21 a month and you get 5 full size products.

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Custom Leather Jewelry Makes Beautiful Gifts for Him or Her (Jewelry Giveaway)

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Who doesn’t love jewelry! And for girls like me, ones made out of leather have just as much appeal as those made from diamonds. There’s just something so beautiful about a rustic feel to a necklace or bracelet.

Today I am excited to welcome back Michelle and her Custom Leather Jewelry Etsy shop. I’ve featured her on here several times in the past, including sharing my review of one of her leather cuffs. 🙂

About Michelle’s Customer Leather Jewelry

Inspiration is all around all you have to do is listen!

Here in the shop you can customize things with your own personal thoughts and words. It can be fun, goofy, sweet, loving, motivational, personal, whatever your thought you can have it to wear with you every day or to give to someone special.

Each cuff is custom made, words, colors, sizes, details are all options each customer has to create a piece that they will love. Customizing it allows me to pay attention to the individual and not just make something that is a stock piece.
I am always working to see what else I can create, the next new item, some days my customers come up with the neatest things that also get added to the shop.

I love when my customers share their joy in emails, it always brings a smile to my face, sometimes the personal stories are so touching and they make me happy to know that I can make something that means so much to the wearer. Those are the things that keep me making and doing.The shop has become my full time job, and being able to wake up everyday and do something I love, is better than any other job in the world I can imagine. It often amounts to more work and many long hours, but it a very satisfying experience and one I wouldn’t trade for anything.

More About Michelle’s Customer Leather Jewelry Etsy Store

Here is a picture of what my cuff from Michelle looks like. 🙂

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