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Issa No For 2019 New Year Resolutions

by Bloom

I’m sitting here thinking — does EVERY year call for new resolutions? I would think not. To be honest, if anything, I feel like I’m in new year’s resolution purgatory! Ok, maybe not quite purgatory [yikes], but, you get me. Every year, I pretty much set the same goals. And sure, they might be a little remixed but for the most part, they are your typical: I have to get my life together and get healthier because I don’t want to get diabeetus and high blood pressure; I have to lose ~40 lbs, I used to be so in shape!!; I want to get better about my finances, and save for the proverbial rainy day or in case my refrigerator dies like my Dad says; or I want to actively start dating a-gain. Followed by my friend and I toasting over happy hour cocktails agreeing we will try to go on AT LEAST five dates starting in January (as said in years 2015, 2017 and 2018); and finally I want to get serious about...

There’s A Whole Flower In My Lipstick!

by Bloom

Usually that’s how it happens. There I am minding my own business, scrolling my Instagram feed or reading my favorite blogs to keep me updated on what’s new and now (shoutout to Refinery29 and The Zoe Report), and boom! O-M-G! What is this?! Off goes that little voice in my head that says something similar to life is short, buy the shoes, except this particular time-the voice said forget cute! There’s a whole flower in the damn lipstick! Is that a chrysanthemum?! It is. A real one. Annnddd, how did I not know about Winky Lux?!! Winky who? Ordering their Flower Balm lipstick was an easy buy. It sells itself. Then I saw their Matcha Lip Balm *also added to cart* I mean I can’t just buy one thing right? Hey. I know myself. As the title of this section on my blog admittedly says – I’m well aware that I buy stuff that I really don’t need just because it’s cute. This purchase is filed as such. The cool thing that I did...