I’ve been trying out a lot of new skincare recently. I’m just on a skincare kick lately especially since there are a lot of new offerings in Japan that I’m testing out at the moment! I think Spring always makes me feel like spoiling my skin a little more so it looks good with more natural makeup and less coverage. If you’re feeling the same way you might just love this new Sephora Favorites Power of Petal Gift Set ($38) that includes a slew of different products from Esdtee Lauder, Fresh, Farmacy, and other brands!

The set is inspired by Spring things like plants, fruits, and flowers.

You get:

• Caudalie Resveratrol Lift Face Lifting Soft Cream
• Estée Edit Pink Peony Overnight Water Pack
• Farmacy Hydrating Coconut Gel Mask with Echinacea GreenEnvy Deep Moisture (Cucumber)
• Fresh Rose Face Mask
• Karuna Age-Defying+ Hand Mask
• L’Occitane Almond Milk Concentrate
• Shiseido Benefiance WrinkleResist24 Pure Retinol Express Smoothing Eye Mask
• SK-II Facial Treatment Essence

The set is $38 bucks and available now at Sephora.com.

P.S. Last week’s episode of Riverdale had an interesting rendition of Out of the Blue by the Chromatics. As a Neil Young fan I wasn’t quite feeling it. I do like the Battleme version though that was played on Sons of Anarchy. Google the Devo version, that’s always oddly creepy to me!

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Hello there It Cosmetics Confidence In Your Glow Blushing Bronzer with Wonder Brush want to come home with me? It Cosmetics launched their new Confidence In Your Glow Blushing Bronzer on QVC.com which comes with a new Heavenly Skin One-Sweep Wonder Brush for $35. Yes, please, I’ll take all the shades.

This new ombre blush is a 3-in-1 formula that acts as a blush, bronzer, and highlighter all in one. The silky, talc-free formula contains Vitamin C and ceramides and gives skin a gorgeous warm glow.

Who remembers Avon Horizon Blush? Are you having a case of beauty memories? This looks a lot like that blush but Avon’s formula didn’t technically contain a bronzer just a blush! Still had me thinking of those old Horizin Blushes!

I’m loving the blush but also the fiber Wonder Brush they include with the blush looks mighty cool as well which I’m more than happy about as remember Bye Bye Pores Blush launched in a single shade and they never really spent time expending the line with more shades. I’m pretty happy they didn’t stick us with one shade with this new launch!

It Cosmetics launched these in three shades:

• Natural Glow
• Nude Glow
• Warm Glow

It Cosmetics Confidence In Your Glow Blushing Bronzer with Wonder Brush is available now at qvc.com.

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I saw the new Sephora Cake and Bake Liquid and Powder Makeup Sponge and for some reason the Easy Bake Oven came to mind. I think I’m just thinking of cake at the moment that could be why. By the way, as much as I love the Great British Bake Off I can’t bake worth a damn (it was mentioned in last week’s Supernatural episode and I squee’ed a little hearing that!). So, recently I saw Duncan Hines Mug Cake Mixes at Target and I was like, “Bitch, please I can work a microwave so, I can totally bake a cake!” Not so much. My mug cake came out soggy. I swear to the cake gods (if there are any) that I measured the water accurately but still I got soggy a$$ cake. Listen, you only have to rip the envelope open, dump the cake mix in a mug, and add 1/4 cup of water to it. Stir it, stick it in the microwave, and apparently you’ll be magically gifted with a moist, fluffy cake in minutes.

Now, I happen to be Microwave Marge. I’m pretty handy with a microwave, just don’t ask me to cook anything because I burn boiling water. But obviously, in this situation, it was again reinforced that I am not a baker nor will I ever be one especially if I couldn’t handle making a simple one ingredient mug cake. I had somewhat of a emotional moment when it came out of the microwave oven because I thought it was going to be so good. Not to mention at the time I was on a long distance call with my x-boyfriend and he said, “Bells, why do you even try to cook ANYTHING?? You’re going to hurt yourself!” And can I tell you, to add insult to injury and salt to my open and raw wound, my best friend happened to pull out the mix last week and was like, “OH WOW! Is this mug cake? Can I try one?” And I was all like, “Don’t! They come out horrible!” And he was all, “No worries, I’ll eat anything!” (don’t I know it! He inhales everything!) and of course, he whips up a fluffy freaking mug cake.

WTF! My cooking life sucks it hard!

So, here’s the deal if I can’t bake a cake, I can’t, bake my makeup. Nor will I try with my dry as hell skin! Sephora’s a little late with their Cake and Bake Liquid and Powder Makeup Sponge but as they say better than never. They created this sponge exclusively for baking your foundation with two sharp, flat edges that make it idea for packing on full-coverage makeup and baking it.

As for me?

I’ll avoid baking cakes and baking makeup.

Sephora Cake and Bake Liquid and Powder Makeup Sponge available now at Sephora.com.

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Beauty confession, I’m not a fan of metallic lipstick or lipglosses but I find myself tempted by MAC Metallic Lipstick. I always look like Mr Roboto in metallics. They just look frosty and I never get that liquid metal finish I’m looking for. It’s ALWAYS the case with lipsticks, lipglosses, and even eyeshadows that are metallic. The formula looks really frosty on me. My solution? Clear lipgloss! If you apply clear lipgloss over metallics it looks a lot less more wearable. As for eyeshadows, try applying a matte color wash and use a little of the metallic shade blended on outer eye area. Check my Colourpop Muse Super Shock Shadow Review and you’ll see what I mean! Metallics become much more easier to wear with a little matte eyeshadow help.

Break for a little Styx?

Back to MAC Metallic Lipstick though!

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NYX Pin-Up Pout Lipstick ($7.99) is one of NYX’s new Spring launches and a permanent collection of creamy lipsticks that’s available in a slew of different shades. That’s the thing about NYX, they never go small when releasing a new product. I think there’s like 30 shades of this available right now. Gotta love variety.

NYX Pin-Up Pout Lipstick, as per the name, is inspired by vintage glam girls from the past. A retro rouge lipstick that’s super pigmented and has gorgeous coverage. I was slightly skeptical of the release because NYX already has several lipstick formulas in rotation and I questioned what more they could possibly do with a formula. I wouldn’t say Pin-Up Pout Lipstick is groundbreaking by any means but it hits a certain beauty budget’s sweet spot with a formula that packs in pigment and while not killing your bank account.

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