Linda Clements

Linda is a beauty school drop out (sing along if you’re a Grease junkie) raised as an army brat, loves home cooked meals, and telling stories of how she survived a crazy tornado.

Dolce & Gabbana 3 L’Imperatrice is Heaven in a Bottle

Dolce & Gabbana 3 L’Imperatrice is Heaven in a Bottle

I’ve tried it all, it seems… I love makeup and girly stuff! So I’ll be sharing my product reviews with you and would love your feedback on what I should try, too! Today I’m looking at Dolce & Gabbana’s 3 L’Imperatrice perfume. I think everyone needs their own “Signature Scent”—you know, when people catch a waft of a scent and they instantly think of you? With that in mind, we better make it a good one! Our senses act as a major touchpoint in our lives. I can hear a particular song on the radio and it automatically transports me to a memory. The same thing happens with scents. I smell a particular fragrance and, without effort, I relive a memory, am carried off to a specific place, or identify a person. […]

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COVERGIRL Colorlicious Oh Sugar! Vitamin Infused Lip Balm Review

COVERGIRL Colorlicious Oh Sugar! Vitamin Infused Lip Balm Review

I’ve tried it all, it seems. I love makeup and “girly stuff!” I’ll be sharing my product reviews with you and would love your feedback on what I should try, too! Today I’m looking at COVERGIRL Colorlicious Oh Sugar! Vitamin Infused Lip Balm. Covergirl’s Oh Sugar! Lip Balm is light weight but loaded up with hydrating grapeseed oil, avocado butter, and Vitamins C and E. It smells heavenly! There is a wide range of colors. I’ve tried Taffy, Sprinkle, and Jelly. Although I liked them all, Jelly has been a close friend as of late. Plus, these are a great drugstore bargain price. I kept reading so many good reviews about the Oh Sugar! Lip Balm online that I just had to try it out for myself.

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Beauty School Dropout

Beauty School Dropout

My mother loved to tell the story with great chagrin of how she had to go to the college I was attending in the early 1980’s to beg on bended knee that they not kick me out. They let me stay on with a warning of “Academic Probation.” I was really good at having a very fun social life, and not so great at attending class. I got by the next semester on a wing and prayer while still majoring in social life. I decided to try another route, so I signed up for Cosmetology. I hated it! You see some gross stuff staring down at the scalp of a stranger’s head. I became a “Beauty School Dropout” four months into that program.

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Physician's Formula Powder Palette Mineral Glow Pearls Review

Physician’s Formula Powder Palette Mineral Glow Pearls Review

I’ve tried it all, it seems. I love makeup and “girly stuff!” I’ll be sharing my product reviews with you and would love your feedback on what I should try, too! Today I’m looking at Physician’s Formula Powder Palette Mineral Glow Pearls. I’ve started a hunt for an excellent highlighter at a drugstore price. While I do use both “higher end” and “drugstore” make-up products, I always do an extra jig when I find great make-up at a bargain price. Especially when this is not a necessary product—it’s sort of an extra thing to play with. No one knows how much I paid for it once it’s on my face, right? They just know if it looks beautiful or not, and I know if it

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NYX Slim Lip Liner Pencil Review

NYX Slim Lip Liner Pencil Review

I’ve tried it all, it seems. I love makeup and “girly stuff!” I’ll be sharing my product reviews with you and would love your feedback on what I should try, too! Today I’m looking at NYX Slim Lip Liner Pencil. The NYX Slim Lip Liner Pencil was recommended to me by another makeup lovah friend. She loved it. I tried it in the color 860 Peekaboo Neutral. First, I need to admit that I’m not a huge lip liner girl. I definitely wear one when wearing red, or if I’m doing evening makeup… But, most of the time I don’t wear lip liner. My long-wearing lipstick really covers the base for me. Sometimes I’ll wear a lip liner all over my lips

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Revlon Volume + Length Magnified Mascara Review

Revlon Volume + Length Magnified Mascara Review

I’ve tried it all, it seems. I love makeup and “girly stuff”! I’ll be sharing my product reviews for you and would love your feedback on what I should try, too! Today I’m looking at Revlon Volume + Length Magnified Mascara. Over a span of about 2 months I recently tested about 15 different drugstore mascaras for a project I was working on. I was trying to find about 3 really great mascaras that would lengthen, give volume, be long-wearing, come off easily at the end of the day, and not cost an arm and a leg. I have so-so lashes. They are not long or extra thick, but I like them regardless. They just need a little smoke and mirrors to

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NYX Micro Brow Pencil Review

NYX Micro Brow Pencil Review

I’ve tried it all, it seems. I love makeup and “girly stuff”! I’ll be sharing my product reviews with you and would love your feedback on what I should try, too! Today I’m looking at NYX Micro Brow Pencil—MBP05 Ash Brown. I’ll be honest. I’m not super big on the current eyebrow super-groomed and super-big look. At least it’s not for me, anyway. Until “they” give me back 80’s “big hair,” I’m not doing it! I do keep my brows cleaned up and not too thin, though… So, I’m not a freak, yo. I will tell you this, however… One “gift” of getting older is that your eyebrows fade… As does your lip line. But, that’s for a separate review. We’re talking eyebrows here.

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Urban Decay Super-Saturated Ultra Intense Waterproof Creme Eyeliner Review

Urban Decay Super-Saturated Ultra Intense Waterproof Cream Eyeliner Review

I’ve tried it all, it seems. I love makeup and “girly stuff!” I’ll be sharing my product reviews with you and would love your feedback on what I should try too! Today I’m looking at Urban Decay Super-Saturated Ultra Intense Waterproof Cream Eyeliner. I was at Ulta a few weeks ago, and the lady in line ahead of me was giving the clerk at the checkout counter all kinds of grief. Totally. Unnecessary. Can we just try to be kind to one another, friends? Geez! Anyway, when it was my turn to check out, I smiled real big and said something like, “Moving right along…,” and I started to joke with her. When she finished ringing me out, she looked at me and told me

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Rimmel Stay Glossy Timeless Allure Review

Rimmel Stay Glossy Timeless Allure Review

I’ve tried it all, it seems. I love makeup and “girly stuff”! I’ll be sharing my product reviews with you and would love your feedback on what I should try, too! Today I’m looking at Rimmel Stay Glossy Timeless Allure. Boy, I’m so on the fence about Rimmel Stay Glossy Lipgloss… But here goes! I bought this a while ago at a big-box store after reading online about how awesome it is. I love finding a makeup deal! I purchased shade 540 Timeless Allure. It’s a beautiful, deep berry color with a little bit of sparkle. It is semi-sheer, but you can build it up for a more opaque look. Rimmel claims this has 6-hour staying power. I’ll just tell you right off

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Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water

Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water Review

I’ve tried it all, it seems. I love makeup and “girly stuff”! I’ll be sharing my product reviews for you and would love your feedback on what I should try, too! Today I’m looking at Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water. Blue cap. First off—let me specify again that this review is for the one with the BLUE CAP only. It removes waterproof makeup while the pink cap does not make the same claim. Houston, we have lift off! This is THE BEST product for makeup removal! Apply some to cotton rounds, close your eyes, and hold over lashes for a minute, letting it soak and soften your waterproof mascara, liner, etc… Wipe and viola! Magic removal! (It doesn’t contain alcohol so you can use it

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MAC CremeSheen Modesty

MAC Cremesheen Modesty Review

I’ve tried it all, it seems. I love makeup and “girly stuff”! I’ll be sharing my product reviews for you and would love your feedback on what I should try, too! Today I’m looking at MAC Cremesheen Lipstick. Say the word MAC, and a collective sigh goes out among the makeup lovers everywhere. No, we’re not talking about computers here! We love our MAC makeup! Doesn’t MAC’s lipstick line smell so good? We’ve got so much love for you, MAC! I don’t wear a ton of MAC. I’ve tried lots of their products, though, and I always love them. The only reason I don’t wear more of it is simply because I can usually find a comparable product at a cheaper price. Yes… I’m that girl now,

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Stila Double-Ended Blending Sponge Review

Stila Double-Ended Blending Sponge Review

I’ve tried it all, it seems. I love makeup and “girly stuff”! I’ll be sharing my product reviews for you and would love your feedback on what I should try, too! Today I’m looking at Stila Double-Ended Blending Sponge. This is a lower-cost version of a “Beauty Blender” makeup sponge, used for applying foundation, creams, powders, etc… Other than its purple color, this was not a winner for me. The tip on the pointed edge was too big to really do what it’s intended to do well. It just doesn’t get into the eye area in a way that satisfies. Also, the sponge seems too hard to move the makeup around adequately. There are cheaper dupes of this sponge, with the exact shape and texture, but I would skip

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5 Moving Tips from a Gypsy Girl

5 Moving Tips from a Gypsy Girl

I can just hear Darth Vader mouth-breathing and saying over me, “The gypsy force is strong with this one.” With my dad in the military, my moving adventures began several months after my birth. Apparently my tent pegs are not meant to be in concrete yet, because moving is still a part of my life. With this experience, I offer 5 tips from a gypsy: 1. Packing Paper  This stuff can get expensive, but it’s necessary. (You can use your towels for some things.) I like to go to my local Recycling Station for newspapers. It’s most often FREE! Many are discards from the local news business. The leftovers are clean and plentiful at the Recycling Stations I have used. Of course, you can

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IT Cosmetics Superhero Volumizing Mascara Review

IT Cosmetics Superhero Volumizing Mascara Review

I’ve tried it all, it seems. I love makeup and “girly stuff”! I’ll be sharing my product reviews for you and would love your feedback on what I should try, too! Today I’m looking at IT Cosmetics Superhero Volumizing Mascara in Black. This is a “higher-end” mascara that I found while browsing in Ulta. I asked one of the MUA’s about it, and she gave me a sample to try. I LOVE it! It applies and wears almost like waterproof, but it washes off like the water resistant formula that it is. This was shocking to me. It does not have the plastic spoolie wand that I tend to gravitate toward, but the spoolie worked well. IT Superhero lengthened and volumized enough to make me

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Kenra 25 Volume Spray Review

Kenra 25 Volume Spray Review

I’ve tried it all, it seems. I love makeup and “girly stuff”! I’ll be sharing my product reviews for you and would love your feedback on what I should try, too! Today I’m looking at Kenra 25 Volume Spray/Super Hold Finishing Spray. This is an award-winning hairspray that I had not heard of until about a year ago. Of course I HAD to try it, and buzzed over to Ulta to pick it up. I have fine hair, and am always on the hunt for a great volumizing hairspray. My long running current spray is Big & Sexy Spray and Play Harder. That is what I’ll be comparing this to while I try it. Side note: The deal with volumizing products is

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Maybelline-MasterGraphic-Liquid-Eyeliner-Review

Maybelline MasterGraphic Liquid Eyeliner Review

I’ve tried it all, it seems. I love makeup! I’ll be sharing my product reviews for you and would love your feedback on what I should try, too! Today we’re looking at Maybelline’s MasterGraphic Liquid Eyeliner. This is a pretty close dupe for the Benefit “They’re Real” Push Up Eye Liner. It’s a lash-hugging long-wearing jet black gel eyeliner in a felt tip pen form. It has a chiseled angled felt tip to apply eye liner achieving winged cat eye more easily, as well as, lining your eyes well. If you like your eyeliner on the thicker side this product is for you. If you like a thin line you will be frustrated by this product. I like to sort of tap

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are you trying to be the perfect girl on social media

Are You Trying to Be the “Perfect Girl” You See on Social Media?

Don’t get me wrong here. I love social media, but it is ruining some of us ladies! Me included. It has created the “Perfect Girl.” This girl simply does not exist, yet we all carry the guilt of not being her. We work overtime trying to juggle more balls in our lives than one can possibly handle, dropping some of them along the way, while trying to make ourselves look like a beauty queen. Then we take pictures of our circus act and post them on social media. Pictures with the appearance of perfection, of all the awesome things we are doing, wearing, eating, crafting, etc. so all the world can see our sparkly qualities. Don’t forget the Photoshop and the filters

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