Shopping at Sephora is like wandering around a candy store…a very expensive candy store. Sephora shopping trips can add up fast. That’s why I stock up on my favorite products during this very special event. During the Sephora VIB Sale, everything in the store and online is 20% off. In the past, this sale was reserved for VIB members, a.k.a. customers who spend over $350 a year at Sephora (guilty). This year, they are offering 20% to VIB members and 15% to Beauty Insiders (their free-to-join loyalty program) from November 10th to November 15th. Wondering what products to pick up? …

We’re all for being conscious consumers here at Real Life Style, so I finally caved to the nagging of my boyfriend a few months ago and decided to experiment with only cruelty-free makeup. I was surprised to find that only a few of the products I was using were from non-cruelty-free brands. Goodbye Make-Up Forever HD Foundation…no more Hoola bronzer or Roller Lash mascara from Benefit. Besides those products, everything else coincidentally was cruelty-free! Thanks to the following five brands, which are only a few of the larger cruelty-free make-up lines, I have no trouble shopping for make-up. Whether you’re …

Sometimes I get soooo excited about a new product I’m using, that I tell you about it a bit too soon. Therefore, I’ve waited to tell you about my most recent beauty obsession until I was 100% sure that it was as good as it claimed to be. But before we get into it, I have a question for you: Do you know as many people with lash extensions as I do ? I used to wonder why everyone else had better eyelashes or mascara than me until I realized they bought their eyelashes! I became completely obsessed with the …