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Isabella MuseIsabella is just an average everyday geeky girl who doesn’t blend her eyeshadow correctly, wears too much blush, and hopes she never finds her holy grail products because she likes the thrill of the chase so much. Her mission is to bring you super honest reviews on makeup, skincare, fragrance and all things beauty. She’s in no way an expert on the topic and she sure as hell isn’t a super model. But she’s passionate about makeup and is seeking like-minded individuals that like pina coladas, getting caught in the rain, and ones that enjoy spending hundreds of dollars at Sephora without feeling buyer’s remorse. If you’re that person feel free to reach out and leave a comment or follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Bloglovin‘.

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Donna’s Recipe Sweet Potato Pie Extra Creamy Moisturizing Shampoo & Conditioner Review

Time to discuss my latest hair obsession but first, if you allow me a minute of your time, let me give you a little back story on this review. During the pandemic one of my comfort watches on Tiktok was Tabitha Brown. Not only did she teach me to eat a little healthier (I’m not Vegan but some of the products and foods she makes are delicious! And Auntie Tabs was the genius who introduced me to sprinkle cheese made of cashews!) but she was just always there with a kind word and some life wisdom and during uncertain times it was rather soothing to watch her Tiktoks.

Since the pandemic Auntie Tabitha has blown up! She’s landed a Target Collection, wrote a book, has a TV show, and a slew of other amazing things! In the beauty world, she created a haircare collection called Donna’s Recipe which is named after her hair. Yes, she named her hair LOL! She’s always referred to her hair as “Donna”. And that’s exactly what she named her brand, Donna’s Recipe!

It’s taken me a while but I finally tried the brand out and I picked up Donna’s Recipe Sweet Potato Pie Extra Creamy Moisturizing Shampoo and Donna’s Recipe Sweet Potato Pie Extra Creamy Moisturizing Conditioner and it the best thing I’ve purchased in the world of haircare at the moment. I LOVE these two products with a passion and it’s made me excited to try more of Donna’s Recipe.

As you may know my ride or die is Kristen Ess Haircare and I’ve been using it without really switching up for a while now (I used to be a Carol’s Daughter groupie but L’Oreal really destroyed the company!). I decided to finally try out Donna’s Recipe when it went on sale at ulta.com!

I have very long, very wavy, very easy to tangle hair. I’m also fairly dry and frizzy! If you have curly hair, drier hair, or frizz this is absolutely for you. Or if you’re over there thinking, “Gee, I wish I had a sweet potato pie scented shampoo and conditioner!” well, now you do! Yes, it actually does smell like sweet potatoes, cinnamon, and pie. It’s sort of weird but after you use it a few times to scent sort of becomes oddly addicting. I really like it. And here’s the kicker…! I HATE sweet potato pie! Haha!

Fragrance aside this formula is just everything for my hair. The shampoo creates a really, really rich, moisturizing lather and it rinses clean away! It leaves my hair soft, hydrated, and didn’t feel like it weight down my hair. The conditioner is my favorite part of the collection! It has an interest texture which reminds me of a silicone primer or a lightweight vaseline! It’s a little odd but it absorbs easily into my hair! It also, rinses clean away and doesn’t feel like it’s leaving behind a lot of build up yet still smooths my hair so beautifully not to mention hydrates so well! I can honestly say out of all the hair products I’ve tried this is hands down the most moisturizing conditioner I’ve run across.

At the moment Donna’s Recipe is a pretty small collection of haircare but I sure hope Miss Tabitha decides to add to the collection. She’s really onto something with this formula! It’s very worth a checkout if you have longer, drier hair!

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Ulta Target

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About the Muse


Isabella MuseIsabella is just an average everyday geeky girl who doesn’t blend her eyeshadow correctly, wears too much blush, and hopes she never finds her holy grail products because she likes the thrill of the chase so much. Her mission is to bring you super honest reviews on makeup, skincare, fragrance and all things beauty. She’s in no way an expert on the topic and she sure as hell isn’t a super model. But she’s passionate about makeup and is seeking like-minded individuals that like pina coladas, getting caught in the rain, and ones that enjoy spending hundreds of dollars at Sephora without feeling buyer’s remorse. If you’re that person feel free to reach out and leave a comment or follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Bloglovin‘.

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I fully accept I’m probably not Innbeauty Project’s exact demographic but I love this brand so hard. From the amazing Extreme Cream to their interesting take on snail mucin serum and of course, their incredible lip oils I just love everything about them!

Whenever they have a sale I immediately head over to see if I need any other lip oil shades! Pretty sure I have them all by now! THAT DOESN’T MEAN the Lip Glaze Vault isn’t tempting me! Please give me strength to say no!

Black Friday has started early with InnBeauty and you can snag some great deals. Enjoy 20% off sitewide, 25% off $75 or more, and 30% off $100 or more! You can also, use their build a custom bundle feature that gets up 35% off if you purchase five or more items. DO check out the Firming Trio which includes full-sizes of the Extreme Cream and their new Elastic Skin Serum as well as an eye cream! It’s on sale for $66 (you’ll see it discounted in your cart).

On InnBeauty Project You Have My Heart Especially When You Have a Sale

No code required just add to cart and your discount is automatically added.

Enjoy the sale!

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Innbeauty

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20% Off Victoria Beckham Beauty and Free Eyewear Eyeshadow With ANY ORDER

Just an update on the Victoria Beckham Beauty offer! All orders get a free Eyewear Eyesahdow Stick but use code BEAUTY and it should also, deduct 20% off you total as well! It does work on her Holiday Gift Sets as well! At checkout be sure to select your shade of Eyewear to get free with your order! A popup at the left hand of the screen will appear so you can add it to your cart!

Enjoy!

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Victoria Beckham Beauty

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I Dunno When I Turned Into Suzy Homemarker But Here We Are…!

Blame the pandemic but I’ve become quite the master chef lately. We still eat out a lot as we love trying new restaurants, different foods, etc…but as the weather gets colder I find I like to cook at home which is surprising because for years I was able to successful burn boiling water and that was about the extent of my skills in the kitchen. When the pandemic forced us to stay home I took some virtual online cooking classes, started buying gadgets and gizmos for my kitchen, and suddenly found myself making some of my fav dishes like coq au vin, ratatouille, porco alentejana, and even mushroom risotto (I once burned an entire pan trying to recreate my fav mushroom risotto dish at home!) at home. It was rather delightful learning all these dishes and making mistakes time and time again while learning but perfecting them after many tries.

No one told me I’d become obsessed with kitchen gadgets in my older issue but here we are. Lately, I’ve been obsessed with the Drew Barrymore Beautiful Appliances (I have a love hate relationship with her stuff but that’s a story for another day!) available at Walmart. I’ll be in Europe for Thanksgiving this year but I did haul the Beautiful 2qt Slow Cooker 2 Pack for myself to use for Christmas dinners and parties. I think I’d have made a TON of use out of it for Thanksgiving but since we won’t be home for that I’ll def use it for Christmas gatherings. It’s $15 bucks a two pack! I thought it would be cool to use to melt chocolate for my dessert bar or even do hot dips! You can’t beat the price. I thought I could even use it for soap as well! My boyfriend does volunteer programming classes for kids once week and gets in a bit later on that day so I tend to not do much for dinner aside from soap and a little slice of toast or some crackers. I thought this would be perfect for me on those days!

Anyway, I thought I’d share. It’s not really beauty related but if you somehow, someway became a master chef (or maybe you’re already one) during the pandemic you might want to add these to your stash of kitchen gizmos and gadgets.

P.S. By the very way, did anyone see the Hearth and Home Nugget Ice Maker on sale at Target? I’m dying to get it! My fridge does regular ice and crushed out but not nugget! UGH!

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Walmart

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Early Black Friday Hair Deals at Ulta

Don’t forget to take advantage of this week’s Ulta Black Friday Deals before they end (they change on Sunday). If you spend $50 you can grab a Free Fragrance Gift #1 or a Free Fragrance Gift #2 with your order!

40% Off Select Styling Tools and Hair Accessories
Up to 40% Off Styling Products
Up to 40% Off Select Curl Products
Up to 40% Off Select Hair Treatments and Hair Masks
Up to 40% Off Select Conditioners and Shampoos

Enjoy!

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Ulta

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Dove Frosted Plum Berry Body Wash and Body Scrub Review

Has anyone tried the new Dove Frosted Plum Berry Body Wash? As you already know, Dove went all out with their Holiday Treats Collection this year! We got a Holiday Treats Fall Collection that features scents like Apple Cider Caramel and Pecan Butter Crunch Body Wash and we got another round of Holiday Treats for the Holiday season featuring scents like Hot Cocoa Swirl, Spiced Chai Latte, Sugar Cookie Sprinkle, and Gingerbread Delight.

Dove has been pretty busy gifting us with tons of yummy treats these past two seasons and I’m here for it. Dove Frosted Plum Berry is actually a Target Exclusive Collection that’s available in Body Wash, Body Scrub, Solid Soap, and Deo. I managed to get my hands on the Dove Frosted Plum Berry Body Wash and Body Scrub. I actually did see the deo pop up online but I didn’t indulge as I have the ones from the Fall Collection that I still need to use and buying more seems excessive.

My personal fav from this year’s launch was the Hot Cocoa Swirl but Frosted Plum Berry comes in second. I love this scent. I don’t even know how describe Frosted Plum Berry but Dove says its a blend of frosted plum and spun sugar. I’d say that’s accurate but I’d go so far as to say it smells like a berry crumble. It’s fruity, sugary, with yummy berry and plum notes. It’s quite nice! I don’t know if it screams Holiday but it does smell sweet and yummy!

The body wash is wonderful! It creates a beautiful, thick, and moisturizing lather! For $7 bucks you really can’t beat a Dove Body Wash! It’s a great formula and leaves skin feeling soft, smooth, and lightly scented with the Frosted Plum Berry fragrance which surprised me as some of these Holiday Body Washes are in shower experience and don’t have a lingering scent.

The body scrub isn’t my ideal pick as I like a more gritty scrub but for daily use it’s great. It’s thick, creamy, and has a fine grain texture which does lather up when water is applied. It rinses clean away and used daily it will definitely keep skin nice and smooth!

If you like sugary, fruity, and berry scents you’ll adore Dove Frosted Plum Berry! Smelled it already? Do share!

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Target

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