In CC Beauty Live’s new segment, Quick & Dirty, I’ll be doing short reviews of good, cheap products. So if you have anything you want me to review, let me know!

As a college student, I’m always on the lookout for bargains. And as a beauty addict, it can be difficult coughing up $30 for products. So that’s why I get really excited when I find amazing products for even more amazing prices. I often scour drugstores for a hopeful product, and every once in a while I find a great one, like Queen Helene’s Mint Julep Masque ($3.95, Ulta).

This product is fantastic and you can’t beat the price! You get an 8 oz tube for under $5! Check out my Quick & Dirty review for the DL.

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I know that in America we obsess over looks, always trying to look thinner, better, toned-er, younger. I’ve really been trying not to care, to love myself as I am now and not for who I might be if I were 6 pounds lighter with shinier hair. But seriously, I recently looked in the mirror and for the first time saw what I swear is a wrinkle under my eye.

A WRINKLE.

I know I only have myself to blame. My eyes look baggier, darker, and worse for the wear after all those all-nighters finishing finals followed by all-nighters celebrating that finals are so yesterday (literally). And while those all-nighters are worth it (well the celebratory ones), the consequences, yeah, not so much. Read More »

We all know the benefits of using a facial scrub: it sloughs off dead skin cells letting your beautiful fresh face show through; and also gets really deep into your pores to get rid of oil, makeup and other gross build-up. I love all the good that a facial scrub can do, but I’m tired of rubbing my face with a sandy, painful scrub!

I have been looking high and low for a facial scrub that doesn’t feel like i just rubbed sandpaper all over my face. And I finally found it.

This is another Mario Badescu product (what can I say? Mario knows what he’s doing!) that works, smells great, and is affordable! Now we can all get the perfect skin without feeling like we’re scratching off our faces in the process.