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Young, Broke, and Fabulous

5 Jun

I just combed through my bank statement from last month and discovered that I spent a whopping $200+ on miscellaneous bullshit. I spent another $75 in Ulta. On what you might ask? I have no effing clue. But I do know one thing, it stops here. I’m putting myself on a strict budget (I thought I had already, but obviously that didn’t work). I have all this stuff on my Summer Want list, but I nibbled away at the dollars I should’ve been using for that. NO MORE, I SAY! From now on, I will not be buying stuff that I don’t need unless:

  1. It’s something I use over and over and is at a rock-bottom, once-a-year price i.e. when I bought 2 razor cartridge refills b/c they were on sale at 60% off + two $2 coupons
  2. To replace a product I currently have but isn’t working
  3. A limited edition nail color

That seems like a lot of exceptions, but I can count the instances on my hand that those issues have been the case (and coincidentally, none of them were the case last month).

 

Also, I will allow myself a slight budget for stuff I don’t need, but I’ll only purchase those items based on priority (how bad/long I’ve wanted it). So. I’ll start with a budget of $150/month to be broken down as such:

 

$40 skin/makeup

$30 hair

$80 clothes (I NEVER buy clothes, so my wardrobe consists of an ass of shit that I only kinda like, but bought for a dirt cheap price)

 

So wish me luck. Join me. Whatever floats your boat.

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Nails of The Week! Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Beige Blast

29 Dec

pls forgive my less than flawless application 😉

This post is a lil’ bit late, as I am about to switch out my polish, but better late than never, right?

First of all, I really, really like the color itself and how it looks on my hands. It’s a true beige as opposed to being an off-white. Also, I like that it can be applied until it’s opaque. I picked this color to be my Christmas color because it reminded me of a sweater I got for christmas a few years ago. However, I’m kind of disappointed in it L. Until now, I had never worn an Insta-Dri polish that I didn’t absolutely love. I polished at least 3 coats of this over a RCM base. I probably used more coats on some nails, but I lost count after 3. The application was streaky and uneven causing me to keep going over the same nail multiple times. This lead to longer drying time which lead to nicks and smudges. I just wish it were easier for me to apply it. Ah, well. I like the color so I will probably try it again in the future.

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