{ 1. Rebecca Minkoff Mini MAC Bag | 2. Betsey Johnson Leopard Print Patent Leather Strap | 3. Baukjen by Isabella Oliver Essential Skinny Belt | 4. Patent Trending Heel | 5. Juicy Couture Striped iPhone Pouch }

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Do forgive my paltry efforts in coming up with snazzy yet SEO-friendly titles eh? 😛

When I bought the Vitamin C+E Serum from Cosmetic Skin Solutions, I picked up another serum as well, which is the Phyto Botanical Gel. I figured heck if I’m going to be paying shipping fees, I might as well throw in a few more items into the shopping cart to try out.

As much expectations as I had for the Vitamin C+E serum (and it did meet and exceeded those expectations), I didn’t have much for the Phyto Botanical Gel. I wasn’t familiar with the ingredients and what they do. Still, anything that says it helps with hyperpigmentation and soothes the skin, I’m game for it.

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What is the use of a book,’ thought Alice, ‘without pictures or conversations?'”
– Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

If Alice in Wonderland was written in the 21st century, she’d probably be pondering “what’s a blog without pictures or conversations?“.

With millions of blogs out there, good writing just isn’t, well, good enough. Written content used to be king, but nowadays, many successful blogs don’t even need to have more than a paragraph of words for a blog post. The pictures tell the story the bloggers want told.

If you’re looking for images to complement your blog posts, don’t just stick to Google. Sure, it’s the one stop shop to all images but it’s difficult sifting through the 90% of irrelevent images. There are plenty of image resources out there to spruce up your blog posts. Some are free, some aren’t. Today I thought I’d share with you some of the sort-of free resources I use for the blog. I said sort-of because while most images are free, the better ones will charge a fee.

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