I promised I would do a birthday gift recap and here it is! I celebrated my 30th birthday on August 8th, this year. If you missed it, read about my birthday week on my weekly recap of last week. I got some  replies to my story asking what I got so this post is dedicated to showing you guys everything in full detail. A lot of what I received is what I use on a day-to-day basis and some of the items are brand new that were on my wish list for a while. The biggest thank you goes to my friends and family, near and afar who coordinated with Drew and my siblings to get gifts sent in. Almost everything here can be purchased through Amazon and you can view the entire collection to shop for what you like or want at this link here. 

As far as beauty products go, I got a couple of NYX sprays including a primer spray and a matte setting spray. If you're looking for a way to get your make-up to stay put, especially with all the mask-wearing going on, using a primer and a setting spray works wonders. I also really love these biodegradable hair ties. I use them often, I lose them often. So I'm always in need of them. Also pictured is a derma roller (Tiffany blue-colored box) and Hyaluronic Acid Serum (to the right of the derma roller) to go with it. I'm really excited to use these because I've done a decent amount of research and reading on the benefits of using a derma roller and hyaluronic acid. Up in the top right corner is a Exfoliating Glycolic Face Mask and Scrub, which helps with blackheads, brighting your skin and refining the look of pores or uneven skin. 

At the bottom and the green/orange bottles on the left side are all of the things you need for DIY dip powder nails. I've been doing my nails at home for the past 2 years now, I used to go to the nail salon pretty much every 2 weeks on the dot. Drew and I have cut our budget down extremely and now I've cut out nail salons, hair salons (aside from the once a year cut for split-ends/healthy growth reasons), threading, waxing, etc. I taught myself how to do gel nails and now dip powder nails at home (thanks, YouTube). These kits really work as long as you follow the directions and don't get any on your skin or cuticles. $30-$40 will get you a kit and they can last pretty much for a whole year! 

Top left corner is the Fenty liquid lipstick. I got it in the shade Uncuffed which is a dark rosy color.