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Baby’s first #CMAfest 😉❤️‍🔥
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MY PICKS FROM THE SEPHORA HOLIDAY SAVINGS EVENT

Carlyle Thornton November 6, 2020

Beauty’s biggest beauty sale of the year is here! Check out all of my top-picks from the Sephora Holiday Savings Event. Now is the perfect time to restock your favorite products, treat yourself to some new goodies or purchase gifts for the holidays…

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In Beauty Tags Beauty, Sephora, Sale, Sales, Holiday Sales, Makeup
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SKINPEN REVIEW WITH ALABAMA VEIN CENTER

Carlyle Thornton August 5, 2020

Yesterday I finished with my final of 3 SkinPen treatments at Alabama Vein Center. As I’ve continued to share about my experience on Instagram, I’ve received tons of questions about it. Because of this, I felt it would be most helpful to write a full review here on my website for your reference…

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In Beauty Tags Beauty, Alabama Vein Center, SkinPen, Microneedling, Skincare
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MY EXPERIENCE WITH SCULPSURE AT ALABAMA VEIN CENTER

Carlyle Thornton June 11, 2020

Laser fat reduction gives you the ability to look and feel your very best, without the risk of a surgical procedure. At Alabama Vein Center they perform this using SculpSureⓇ, a revolutionary laser fat reduction treatment. I received two treatments over the span of a few months and I can already see a difference…

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Tags Alabama Vein Center, SculpSure, Beauty, Service Review
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IS CLINICAL VISIT: FACIAL AND PRODUCT REVIEW

Carlyle Thornton February 3, 2020

Back in early December I visited Alabama Vein Center and was introduced to a line of products called iS Clinical. After using this skincare line for a few months, I wanted to follow up with a review of the products, a recap of the facial I received, and my overall personal experience…

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In Beauty Tags Beauty, Skincare, ISClinical, Skin care
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AN INNOVATIVE AND PERSONALIZED WAY TO SKIN CARE

Carlyle Thornton October 3, 2019

As you know, part of my job consists of trying out the latest and greatest when it comes to fashion, beauty and in this case skin care! I recently had the opportunity to test out a skin care line called Skinsei and they’ve totally blown my expectations out of the water. I heard great things about this company prior to trying the products out for myself and I can honestly say I now understand what all the hype is about…

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In Beauty Tags Beauty, Skincare, Skinsei
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SPRING BEAUTY ESSENTIALS | UPDATED EVERYDAY MAKEUP ROUTINE

Carlyle Thornton March 30, 2019

The days are longer, the flowers are blooming and the weather isn’t the only thing changing! Just like my wardrobe and my home decor, I also like to switch up my makeup routine seasonally…

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In Beauty Tags Beauty, Spring, Spring Makeup, Makeup, Everyday Makeup, Makeup Routine
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TANNING DROPS: APPLICATION TIPS + HOW-TO!

Carlyle Thornton March 26, 2019

Ever since I started using and sharing the Isle of Paradise tan drops on Instagram, I have received so many messages about them! Since I’m sure even more of you have questions than those of you actually reaching out, I thought it would be helpful to create a post on how I apply the drops and answer a few other questions…

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In Beauty Tags Self Tan, Tanning Lotion, Tanning Drops, Beauty
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UPDATED SKIN CARE ROUTINE WITH DRUNK ELEPHANT

Carlyle Thornton October 4, 2018

This post has been a long time coming and is one I’ve received so many requests for. I wanted to use these products for a few months and make sure they were really worth sharing before I recommended them to y’all. Turns out I am absolutely OBSESSED and so is my skin…

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In Beauty Tags Skincare, Drunk Elephant, Beauty
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EVERYDAY MAKEUP TUTORIAL

Carlyle Thornton August 19, 2018

Hello Friends! Today I’m sharing my highly requested ‘Everyday Makeup Tutorial.’ This quick + easy look takes me around 10 minutes each morning…

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In Beauty Tags Beauty, Makeup, Tutorial
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FESTIVAL INSPIRED FASHION + HAIR LOOK BOOK

Carlyle Thornton July 15, 2018

Inspired by music festival season and Sloss Fest taking place in Birmingham this weekend, I'm sharing 3 fun festival inspired looks that every girl should be rocking this year…

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SEPHORA SPRING BONUS | SALE FAVORITES

Carlyle Thornton April 20, 2018

The next few days are the perfect time to re-stock on all your current Sephora favorites and even pull the trigger on those items you've been wanting to try out! I know shopping for beauty products can tend to be overwhelming and that's why I created this shopping guide for y'all…

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MY CURRENT SPRING MAKEUP ESSENTIALS

Carlyle Thornton March 22, 2018

Recently I've added a few new products to my every day makeup routine and I've been dying to share them with you. Trust me, this one is totally worth the read...

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In Beauty Tags Beauty, Makeup, Spring
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MY DAILY SKINCARE ROUTINE | WITH VILLAGE DERMATOLOGY AND SKIN MEDICA

Carlyle Thornton March 1, 2018

Today I'm going to tell you all about my recent experience with Village Dermatology, a practice located in Mountain Brook, Alabama. About a month ago, I went in for my very first skin care consultation...

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In Beauty Tags Skincare, Beauty, Skinmedica, Village Dermatology
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THE HOLIDAY LIP GUIDE

Carlyle Thornton December 7, 2017

Let me begin by explaining the inspiration behind this post. First of all, I purchase new lip colors like it's nobodies business. This is because even on days that I don't really feel like putting on a full face of makeup, I find throwing on a good lipstick can truly make all the difference...

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In My Style, Beauty Tags Holiday 2017, Holidays, Beauty, Lipstick, Makeup
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Carlyle Thornton is a fashion + lifestyle blogger born & raised in Birmingham, Alabama. She created this blog in the fall of 2017 as a creative outlet to share with you all things that inspire her. Her goal is to help others cut a few corners and to simply make life easier by sharing the latest trends, great products, home decor inspo, travel guides, life-hacks & more!

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