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Jessica Hamby True Blood Costume/Cosplay

Y’all, I’ve been meaning to cosplay Jessica from True Blood for like two years now, but here it is! Jessica Hamby cosplay! I had so much fun shooting these cosplay self portraits–I love True Blood!

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Trying Sassy’s Vegetarian Soul Food for the First Time

One of my goals for 2020 was to try more new to me vegan restaurants/options in Austin since I have a tendency to stick to the same places and dishes once I find something I love. I was off to a good start–I tried Plow Boa, Rebel Cheese, and Sundaze for the first time, as…

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The Love Witch inspired self portraits (part 2)

DIY Velvet Drawer Liners (Quick & Easy Method)

Drawer liners can add personality and an element of glam to a dresser or night stand while also protecting drawers as well as their contents. Last year, after finding a fabulous vintage dresser set from the 1970’s, I knew right away I wanted to add red velvet drawer liners so the dresser and night stand…

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Baking Adventures: The Best Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies Ever

I’ve made a lot of cookies over the past almost five years of being vegan. No seriously, a lot. And I’ve enjoyed most of them, after all, what’s not to love about cookies? I’m not usually loyal to one recipe because I often crave cookies, and I’ll just find a recipe that utilizes whatever ingredients…

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July 2020 Favorites (Vegan Makeup, Food, Clothing, & more!)

Hey everyone! Back in 2017 when I started my blog, I did a monthly favorites series with blog posts that shared my favorites from each month, such as vegan and cruelty free beauty favorites, vegan food and recipe favorites, clothing favorites, TV favorites, etc. A few people have asked me to bring them back, so…

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Ranking 4 Vegan & Cruelty Free Mascaras from Sephora

Sephora has quite a few vegan and cruelty free mascara options, which is awesome! I compared four popular vegan and cruelty free mascara options from Sephora for a couple of months and have thoughts to share with y’all. Here are the vegan and cruelty free mascaras I tried from Sephora, ranked from worst to best…

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All About My Vegan Eyeshadow Palettes (The Palette Tag)

Let’s talk about (vegan and cruelty free) eyeshadow palettes! I answered the eye shadow palette questions (created by Allie Glines and Samantha March) in a video on my Youtube channel, but I’ll also summarize the answers in this post if anyone wants to read it instead of watching. All of the palettes I’m talking about…

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5 Affordable/Drugstore Vegan & Cruelty Free Mascaras to Try

Disclosure: This post is not sponsored. The post contains affiliate links, meaning if you purchase through them, I may make a small commission. I usually buy travel size mascaras from Sephora (Hourglass Caution Mascara has been my favorite for about a year and a half now), but when I run out, I’m planning on trying…

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