March 2020 Favorites

March. What a month of change in the world, our daily lives, and our view of things. We are at the end of our third week of social distancing and staying home. As someone who is an introverted homebody who spends probably 85% of my time at home anyway, it hasn't been that difficult of a change for me. And my husband has acclimated well to the change of working downtown to being home for work. Changes hitting me right now are more in what to blog or post about, battling my anxiety while staying informed and following the news, and making sure we take a few mental breaks here and there to keep us sane.

Speaking of mental breaks, I'm thisclose to ordering a Nintendo Switch Lite and Animal Crossing New Horizons. It might happen this weekend. I've been wanting the Lite since it came out and Animal Crossing and Cooking Mama is practically sealing the deal for me. For those of you that have it, I see all of you little enablers! Haha!

My favorites this month differ quite a bit from the history of my favorites posts. For starters, I've hardly been wearing makeup at all and have been focusing far more on skincare. I don't know what my monthly faves are going to look like as we continue to stay inside, but I do want to keep sharing them. They just might not be as makeup related on the side of beauty topics.

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Five Friday Faves for March 2020

These times have my anxiety kicking into high gear, my OCD flaring up, and has me all up in my feelings. That's why this is the perfect time to bring back my Five Friday Faves and lighten the mood and allowing me to focus on sharing some good things. It's so easy to focus only on the negative! So here are some things I've been loving recently and I would be so pleased to see you share something that has made you happy in recent times in the comments. I hope this finds you all safe and healthy.

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January 2020 Beauty Favorites

I actually completely forgot to do a faves post for December. I blame the horrible cold and sinus issues I was having for the oversight or just the enjoyment from having went home for the holidays. I can say that most of the items I would have featured in a December favorites post are featured in my Top Beauty Favorites of 2019 and I packed most of these when we traveled! Anyway, it is still super unlike me to miss one of these posts and it's driving the perfectionist part of me a little nuts...but it happens!

I know some people complained about January feeling super long and I can agree since my household was sick a good chunk of it and the days feel longer when you're unwell. BUT I'm also kind of grateful when it feels like time is slowing down, because these years and months are swooping past at what feels like warp speed. Now why can't it feel slow on days off, weekends, or vacations, that's the real question. Haha! Anyway, with January feeling longer, it made it feel like more time to enjoy these products. ;)

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Buxom Full-On Plumping Lip Polish Gloss in Katie

I picked this up at Ulta while home for Christmas! I'm pretty sure it first came on my radar when I saw makeupbytiffanyd wearing it in one of her YouTube videos and it caught my attention. I have a  shades from the Plumping Lip Polish line of Buxom, including the one that so many of us beauty lovers fawn over - White Russian. I don't always reach for plumping lip products, because I just don't feel them necessary in my everyday life nor do I enjoy the feeling/tingling of them all of the time.

I will say that compared to other plumping products I have tried before, the tingling of these isn't as strong. You can still feel it working and the coolness effect. Katie is going to be a gorgeous shade for spring and summer. See below for my thoughts and swatches!

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