December 28, 2017

Maybelline Total Temptation Shadow + Highlight Palette Review & Swatches

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Maybelline Total Temptation Shadow + Highlight Palette ($9.99) is a new 10 pan eyeshadow and highlighter palette that launched with the Maybelline Spring 2018 Collection earlier this Holiday season.

This was an appealing palette to me since it not only contained a very nice selection of peachy brown neutrals. But also, as many of you know I’m a fan of Japanese eyeshadows which tend to have a slurry formula that has a creamy powdery texture which are very, very easy to apply. I love that hybrid consistency of a cream and a powder as it gives the powder such a soft, silky texture. I thought perhaps the Maybelline Total Temptation Shadow + Highlight Palette would have a formula like this which is why I decided to buy it.

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December 28, 2017

Olay Cleansing Infusion Facial Cleanser with Deep Sea Kelp Review & Swatches

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Olay Cleansing Infusion Facial Cleanser with Deep Sea Kelp ($6.99) is a one of two new cleansers the brand released for Spring 2018. This particular formula is a hydrating formula that acts to cleanse skin and also contains biorenewing hydrators that improve the skin’s surface and texture as you wash. The formula acts like the natural lipids found in your skin to smooth and soften it.

Sounds pretty cool right? It’s actually not an exfoliating cleanser even though it sounds like one! I actually think it would make an excellent addition to a double-cleanse routine if you embrace a Korean skincare lifestyle.

It does have one problem that could be a major issue or a minor one.

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December 28, 2017

Garnier SkinActive Hydrating 3-in-1 Face Moisturizer with Aloe Review & Swatches

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Garnier SkinActive Hydrating 3-in-1 Face Moisturizer with Aloe ($10) is one of three new moisturizers that the brand released which were created with 97% naturally derived ingredients. Each formula was created to use as a daily and nightly moisturizer or can be applied as a mask treatment to hydrate skin.

Typically naturally derived ingredients are taken from a natural source or may be produced with very minimal processing methods. If in fact the ingredients in this moisture are taken from nature that would mean they had very minimal processing and would not include synthetic chemicals. I’m not a chemist but I have my doubts that Garnier SkinActive Hydrating 3-in-1 Face Moisturizer with Aloe is as “natural” as they want you to believe considering the amount of fragrance that these products contain.

That being said, I didn’t buy this moisturizer because it contained naturally derived ingredients. I purchased it because I liked the idea of a multitasking moisturizer that promised to sooth and hydrate drier skin.

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December 28, 2017

Sephora Weekly Wows Might Be Worth a Look At This Week!

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Tarte Color Splash Hydrating Lipstick

So, you didn’t haul the Subculture Eyeshadow Palette when it originally launched because they drama was strong with that release wasn’t it? I actually ended up not having that many negative thoughts about it. It really wasn’t as bad as I had heard it was and I felt somewhat thankful for that after purchasing it a few months ago. None the less, I would have been even happier if it was $33 at the time versus $42!

If you want it, it’s available today on sale at Sephora.com! Now is your chance to decide for yourself if it is a nay or a yay.

Also, available, which I recommend, are Tarte’s Color Splash Lipsticks for $15.75 each. These are super creamy, pigment AF, and long wearing! Definitely worth exploring!

Happy Hauling!

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December 28, 2017

I’ll Take You to the Bath & Body Works Sweet Shoppe and Buy Candles With You!

It’s been about two or three seasons since Bath & Body Works launched their Sweet Shoppe Candles and I’m happy to report they are back for the Spring 2018 season. I actually missed most of these on the original launch.

What?! How? Who! You did!? Yes, I did. I was waiting on a good sale and I felt like, “Meh these will be around for a while! I can wait for a good sale to buy them.” and somehow time got away with me and they disappeared before I could get my hands on them.

Oh woe is me. I do so regret not getting them as the constant ravings about Lavender Marshmallow haunt me to this very day.

Now I can get them all and they are on sale too. I suspect, don’t quote me, that the Sweet Shoppe return is simply happening during the semi-annual sale. Why? Because these have been on sale since they popped back up on the Bath & Body Works website and there are in fact a few new Spring 2018 candles but those are full-size. That sucks because I do so miss the days of old when Bath & Body Works did cute collections. I wouldn’t mind if Bath & Body Works changed into a A l’Etoile d’Or for Spring 2018 and launched an entire range of delicious candy scents (and pastry ones too)! P.S. If you’ve never been to A l’Etoile d’Or please make sure you visit on your next trip to France!

Bath & Body Works has been remiss lately. First the dismal Fall Collection, than the fact Twisted Peppermint Fragrance Mist wasn’t available, and now a return of Sweet Shoppe simply for the semi-annual sale. Come on guys, you can do better.

But I’ll take what I can get and I’ll haul all of these yummy scents (actually, I already did!) but please, give us more of the things we love in the future. I don’t want to be taken to Hawaii this Spring! Take me to a fine pastry or a decadent chocolate and candy shop.

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