Category Archives: Purchases on the Market

143Vinly.com: Represent!

What brown crafter doesn’t love a deal? Exactly. I discovered this online store through the YouTube Channel Makers Gonna Learn. I tried them out and I was floored at how much cheaper I could get everything for my Cricut Explore Air 2 (should have gotten a Maker *MAJOR SOB*) compared to Michaels and Jo-Ann–even duringContinue reading “143Vinly.com: Represent!”

ColourPop x Avatar: The Last Airbender

Thank you to my wonderful friend, Nabila, for sharing the exciting collab between ColourPop and Avatar: The Last Airbender. Did I want to buy the whole collection? Yes. Did I? No, thankfully I have more self control than that. That said, as you can see from my order, my poison when it comes to makeupContinue reading “ColourPop x Avatar: The Last Airbender”

Huda Beauty’s Rose Quartz Palette is a Disappointment for Brown Skin Tones

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Huda Beauty. I love Huda Kattan. When I got married in December 2014, I remember my makeup artist pulling out Desert Dusk (I didn’t know what it was then) and thinking–wow, that palette is like a…shaadi palette. This is any color any makeup artist could need for any shaadi outfit. That’sContinue reading “Huda Beauty’s Rose Quartz Palette is a Disappointment for Brown Skin Tones”

“Ethnic” Cardstock Packs at Crafting Stores

I went to JoAnn a few weeks ago in a mad rush to find some more cardstock to finish up making Ramadan banners that I was planning to mail to my family. What I was really looking for was a patterned cardstock pack which had Muslim-y vibes—and guess what? I found two! Yes, two! CanContinue reading ““Ethnic” Cardstock Packs at Crafting Stores”