June 22, 2021

Is Lipstick Back for You Yet In a Post-Pandemic Life?

The weather is starting to warm up, Summer is here, and there are a lot, A LOT of people outside. The traffic has returned, the restaurants are buzzing, it feels like everyone wants to be seen in New York.

I believe are current numbers are 52% with complete vaccinations and 70% with at least one vaccine. I’m one of the fully vaccinated. Do I feel safer?

Mmmm not really….! It’s going to take me a little time to get there. Is lipstick back for me yet?

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June 22, 2021

Milani Color Fetish The Nudes Collection Is Getting Me Excited for Fall

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Milani The Nudes Collection Color Fetish Lipstick is a new Summer/Fall 2021 release of all nude, matte shades and I couldn’t be excited about this launch! I just love a good nude lipstick! They put me in such a Fall mode! That isn’t to say nudes don’t look amazing in the Summer because they do indeed but I always associate them with Fall and I can’t wait for Fall!

Milani released these in six new shades all of which have a velvety matte finish! As you know I’m a huge fan of the Color Fetish Lipstick formula but most shades I’ve tried have had a shinier finish. These new shades are all soft matte in finish and I’m not technically mad about that as Milani has been known to do mattes well.

Shades include:

  • Desire (deep brown nude)
  • Passion (medium mauve nude)
  • Pleasure (light peach nude)
  • Secret (pink nude)
  • Sensual (deep chocolate nude)
  • Tease (mid tone neutral nude)

Even if you aren’t a matte kind of girl you can apply a clear gloss on top for a shinier finish! That’s probably what I’ll do.

Milani The Nudes Collection Color Fetish Matte Lipstick Collection is available now.

Any shades you’re loving?

Where to buy

Ulta

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June 21, 2021

Covergirl Summer 2021 Featuring Trunaked Desert Heat Eyeshadow Palette Desert Heat

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Covergirl Summer 2021 arrives today with new Clean Fresh Creamy Eye Shadow Stick, Easy Breezy Brow All Day Brow Ink, Lash Blast Clean Waterproof Mascara and a new Trunaked Desert Heat Eyeshadow Palette.

Yeah, so, I took one look at this collection and was like, “Weeee! A new Truenaked Eyeshadow Palette shade!” Not everyone loves the Trunaked Eyeshadow texture and formula but I adore it. It’s a slurry-like consistency that reminds me of Japanese Eyeshadows. It’s very soft, creamy, and it applies like a dream! I think it’s one of Covergirl’s best eyeshadow offerings. The new Desert Heat shade is a song to Summer with a mix of warm, coppery shades. I can probably dupe every single one with my Naked Heat Eyeshadow Palette but I still sort of want this. Please don’t judge me?

Jump ahead for more of the Covergirl Summer 2021 offerings.

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June 21, 2021

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Instant Perfector 4-In-1 Glow Makeup for Summer 2021

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Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Instant Perfector 4-In-1 Glow Makeup ($12.99) is a new highlighter that has a 4-in-1 formula that acts to prime, concealer, and highlighter skin while it evens out your skin tone and provides light coverage. Sounds a lot like what Hourglass was attempting with Veil Retouching Fluid.

I never get on board with these damn things! The whole we’ll prime, concealer, highlighter, and provide coverage to your skin makes me cringe! Typically, the formulas end up being a one trick pony. But hey, Maybelline, get the hell over here and prove a girl wrong.

As with all the Instant Age Rewind products this comes with a built-in sponge applicator. I imagine it’ll be that thin, slightly runny consistency we get from Instant Age Rewind Concealer which I still haven’t made peace with. I purchased Instant Age Rewind when Maybelline introduced it way back in 2011. I was the girl b1tching about it being greasy. Am I the only one that feels that way about the formula? I ALWAYS try so hard to understand the hype that youTubers give it but I never quite get there! It’s creamy yes, it feels sort of hydrating (but more greasy to me), and it blends ok…but there’s just something weird about the texture that I hate. They should have discontinued this and kept on Maybelline Dream Mousse Concealer. That stuff with the bomb dot com.

Anyway enough ranting….

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Instant Perfector 4-In-1 Glow Makeup is available in four shades and should be popping up shortly in drugstores! Ulta.com already has it in stock.

Do you think you’ll try it it?

Where to buy

Ulta

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