Welcome to my new monthly series! Top 10 is going to be a series that showcases, well, my Top 10 in different categories! I find myself wanting to post lots of “favorites of” posts which can get a little redundant after the first few. I think this series is a great way to grab a Top 10 list once a month to round...

Read More...

A few weeks back, I tweeted that I placed an order from ColourPop Cosmetics and that I was so very excited to get these items so I could finally play with them! In today’s post, I’m going to show you an overview of what I purchased and my final thoughts on if I’ll be placing another order soon. The best part? Most of...

Read More...

In just a couple short months I’ll be celebrating my one year wedding anniversary. You know, they say the first year of marriage is the most challenging. This is probably due to the fact that you’re really just trying to find your footing in life - trying not to mess up, trying to save money, trying to buy a house, trying to have...

Read More...

I almost feel like this post is me just admitting that I have a problem. Sure, I want to tell you all about the textures and staying power of my current favorite lip products, but let’s be real: Hi, I’m Carson. “hiii Carson!” I’m addicted to lip products. And I hoard them all in my purse. At once. *gasp* Jokes aside, the inspiration...

Read More...

I was asked recently to create a bio for my blog for one of my social media sites, Pinterest. It asked me to create one sentence that ties the vision for my blog up with a pretty pink bow, and I chose this: “A self-empowering beauty and lifestyle blog that focuses on self-love and building a healthy, happy life.” The funniest part? I...

Read More...

“Discover a Blog” is a new series on It’s Carson Elaine that will showcase a blog that I enjoy reading and its author. A couple weeks back, I reached out to Emily from emilyloula.com to see if she would be interested in participating in an interview. She was sweet enough to say yes! I was attracted to Emily’s blog from the very moment...

Read More...

Over the past year or so I’ve really started to focus more and more on my skin and it’s overall health and appearance. Through my late teens, I knew my skin was super sensitive to most new products I was trying, but I was not even beginning to attempt to fix the problem. I was basically just dealing with the fact that I...

Read More...