Category Archives: grooming and personal hygiene

Free and cheap goodies

Posted on September 23, 2012 by

This isn’t a blog post so much as a blog blip. I’ve been working rather long hours between two jobs, lately, though the results are yet to be seen, ouch. Still, I got my September Birchbox and it had some nice … Continue reading →

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Birchbox New York Fashion Week Sample Stop

Posted on September 12, 2012 by

Even Broke Girls Gotta Have Fun It was Schwag Week in NY, and even little, broke me got to have a bit of fun, courtesy of Birchbox and Betty Confidential. Normally, beauty editors and other people in the biz get … Continue reading →

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Birchbox Bounty

Posted on August 9, 2012 by

I’m a beauty product addict by nature. In the last few years, I’ve had to cut down on my favorite way to spend a bit of extra dollars, but the desire, oh, yes, the desire…still there. Finally, a way to … Continue reading →

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If it was good enough for Cleopatra…

Posted on June 20, 2012 by

In the land of Milk and Honey Listen, I’m not a great, legendary beauty, but I’m no slouch. (At least I hope not. My twitter account might occasionally sound like I feel that way, though!) You might have realized by … Continue reading →

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Yummy food, shiny, clean pits, and I still can’t afford the gym/class.

Posted on June 12, 2012 by

As usual, it’s been a little while since I last told you how to live well on the cheap. And as per usual, I am so, so sorry! For those who don’t know, I’m a freelance broadcaster, and in order … Continue reading →

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Live cheaply, feel like a million bucks

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

The holiday season always makes me feel like I should put forth some extra effort and try to look extra nice. Sometimes, like this year, it’s a bit difficult as 90% of my clothing is packed in a 10-foot-deep storage … Continue reading →

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“It costs me a lot of money to look this cheap”

Posted on July 17, 2011 by

There’s something so inherently fabu-trash about Dolly Parton that is most definitely only skin-deep. Like any Southern woman worth her salt, the more disparaging she is about herself, the more she shows her inner class. I’d love to meet her, so … Continue reading →

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