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I feel like I'm jumping the gun here a little bit but I'm going to go ahead and share my top 8 beauty discoveries of the year. Why eight? Because K8's Top 8 sounded better than K8's top 10. Without further ado, I give you my top 8 beauty discoveries of the year! Osea Body

A new season is upon us, and I love transitioning my makeup from summer to fall with a few of my favorites from Sephora. I'm no stranger to bright pink lipstick. A few of my favorites are Charlotte Tilbury Liv It Up, or Bobbi Brown Pink Cloud. But in the fall, I like to shift

Ask Kate: How Do I Break Up with my Hairstylist? This is always a really tough question to answer because client/hairstylist relationships can range from very surface level to a personal connection. Without knowing where you may stand with your stylist, I want to offer as many suggestions as I can to help

I'm back to shoulder-length hair, and couldn't be happier about it! Here are a few images of my hair styled straight (learn how I did it here!) And here are a few photos of it curled with a flat iron.

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Can I tell you a secret? There is nothing special about my haircut. It is an incredibly simple, straightforward haircut. The bottom is cut straight, with only a tiny bit of an angle left on each front side to compensate for when I tuck my hair behind my ears. The layers are long, basic, and

I shared a handful of photos from the past few years on Instagram, highlighting some of my favorite lipsticks in honor of National Lipstick Day on July 29th! In case you are curious about any of the shades, I did my best to share which exact one I was wearing in the photos below! Some

There is so much context necessary for a post like this and I hope if you've been following along for awhile that you know me a bit so you can understand all that I'm going to say. Let me begin by stating my true, honest to my core feeling about body image, weight, and self

I'm genuinely curious. Do you like your hair? If given the chance to choose a whole new head of hair, color and texture and length, would you choose what you already have? Most days I'm pretty happy with my hair. If I could choose new hair, though, I'd probably choose for it to be about

You certainly don't need a full makeup overhaul when the seasons change, BUT there are 3 things you can do to transition your typical makeup routine from warmer weather to cooler months. First, find a rich, hydrating moisturizer. Dry skin is never a good thing, especially under makeup! Next, introduce plum into your makeup