Potato Face Mask for Acne Prone Skin

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Now that I’m home for the summer, my mom has made it her goal to fix my acne/cyst prone skin. I have very oily skin (yay…. not), which leads to me waking up everyday with an oil well leaking out of my face. Even after using a clarifying/drying face wash, my skin will become oily again within hours. So my mom heard about the benefits of potatoes for oily skin so I figured I should give it a go!

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Let’s help get Vaughn his little sister

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So this is a different post for me, but I really wanted to share this amazing story and opportunity.

Jennifer Hartz (or Coach as I like to call her) was my amazing physical education teacher back in high school. We both lived in the same small town of Elizabeth City, NC (where absolutely nothing exists, but we do have a Wal-Mart!) Each day, we would talk about that long car ride up and just appreciate each other’s company. She was one of those teachers I could go to for anything and was always there to make me laugh. Continue reading

Five things to do before graduation

Today marks my last “last day of classes,” or LDOC, at UNC Chapel Hill. Over the past four years here, I’ve pretty much kept my head in the books and slaved away in the library. But now with two week left before graduation, I’m going to try and do some fun things before I head off in to the scary place that is the real world. Continue reading

Favorite Affordable Makeup Brushes

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Hey guys! So I’m not a huge makeup person. Honestly, I much rather just sit around in my pajamas with my hair in a knot, but sometimes, I actually have to enter the outside world and look presentable.

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Recipe: Iced Banana Coffee

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With the sun beating down on us, it’s time for a nice refreshing summer-time drink. And to satisfy my coffee addiction, I decided to combine the two! Here’s a quick and easy recipe for a cool, refreshing drink for a hot day!

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February Favorites

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Now I’m no “beauty guru” (dear lord imagine me telling people how to dress…bad) or fashion fanatic but there are somethings I really love when I need to look presentable/a normal human being. Seeing that these monthly favorites are a really popular trend, I’m going to join in and let you all know some of my favorites things for the month of February!

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10 things to do on a snow day

Here at UNC, we were blessed with another week of snow, thus giving me another five day weekend. I’m proud to say I woke up fairly late and am still in my heated blanket and have enough food to last me two weeks. I regret nothing.

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A snowy day in Chapel Hill

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For the second week in a row, we were blessed with the little snowflake icon on our smartphone weather apps. Since classes weren’t cancelled (still a tad grouchy about that) and I had to be in the outside world, I decided to capture what a snowy day in Chapel Hill looks like.

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Five things I’ll miss about my job

It’s been two weeks since I left my job at the school newspaper. I was juggling school, extracurriculars, a job and then trying to figure out what in the world I was going to do after graduation – it was too much. So I let go of the one thing I knew I could live without.

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The last semester

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Last week marked my first week of my last semester of college. In five months, I’ll be wearing my cap and gown and walking across the stage (with the hope of not falling on my face) and getting my diploma.

That’s scary.

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