May 5, 2020

Another Norvina Palette? Yup, Norvina Vol. 4 Is Coming!

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Anastasia Beverly Hills Norvina Vol. 4 is on the way and my feelings for this are summed up very nicely with the meme I just posted on Twitter. You see, a long time ago in a not so distant galaxy there was a time when Anastasia Beverly Hills released two maybe three palettes a year. Fast forward to the present time and ABS launches eyeshadow palettes every single day. Like, every single day. It’s like they are trying to make up for loss time.

Listen, I happen to really like Anastasia Beverly Hills Eyeshadow Palettes and I felt like what made them special was the limited releases. When ABS released a palette it was something to actually get excited about. Now? Well, not so much.

First off, I’d like to express my grumpy feelings over the fact that they did say they wouldn’t be launching another palette until the Fall. They even realized they had to slow their roll. But that went out the window because Norvina Vol. 4 is on the way May 11at at Sephora. It’s a softer pink palette compared to the bright, bolder Norvina Palettes of the past.

I’ll throw it out there and dare to say I don’t like the Norvina Palettes. I have never purchased a single one of them because I feel like the colors are too bold and overwhelming. That’s my opinion. I realize some people adore them and really dig the shades. I’m just not enough of an artist or a great blender to use a palette like these.

Apparently, Norvina Vol. 4 is the last palette of 2020 but there’s a key phrase here, “It’s the last palette from Norvina!” That’s leaves room for them to release other items OUTSIDE of Norvina’s launches. See what they did there? Yeah, me too.

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May 4, 2020

Bath and Body Works Is Coming Out with a Boardwalk Taffy Scent Which Means They Are Obviously Listening to Us

One of my very favorite Instagrammers posted about the Bath & Body Works Summer 2020 Collection featuring the new Boardwalk Taffy fragrance and I’m pretty excited. Finally, Bath and Body Works may just be listening to us demanding more gourmands.

Let’s be honest for a moment here ok? Bath and Body Works releases a lot of repetitive fragrances that are fall into the fruity sweet world or the fruity floral one. I don’t mind these scents in the least however, after a while everything just smells the same. They have endless seasonal releases every few weeks and most times each new fragrance launch is exactly like the last. Hell, even candles seem to smell exactly the same with a new name. It’s annoying.

For years now I’ve bitched myself hoarse about the lack of gourmand scents from Bath and Body Works and finally they are listening. They launched some amazing scents for the Holidays this year and also, more recently they launched another round up great fragrance for Spring like Strawberry Pound Cake. It truly is a step in the right direction in my opinion!

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May 4, 2020

Are Luxury Beauty Sales The New Norm?

Over the course of the last three to five years the beauty industry and community has gone through many, many, many changes. I’ve seen blog focus migrate towards youTube and video tutorials, I’ve seen youTube’s numbers dropped with more focus on Instagram, and as of late even Instagram’s engagement is down with more focus on TikTok (which is absolutely crazy but oddly amusing and addicting).

During this time I’ve also seen the trend of purchasing anything full price was considered absurd as the market was so heavily saturated with releases that were simply not selling out as quickly as they once did. Sales on Urban Decay limited edition collections, Too Faced releases, Bobbi Brown, and more have been very, very common. We are completely conditioned to not pay full price on any release because we know within a week maybe two we’ll see items on sale for 20 to 25% off and even 50% off if we bide our time well enough.

I’ve been privy to the world of luxury fashion and accessories dramatically falling. Even those with disposable income won’t pay full price for technology, couture, etc….

But one of the newest norms I’ve noticed since around December is luxury makeup and beauty sales.

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May 4, 2020

Some Beauty Goodies on Sale at Ulta

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Ulta has clearanced out quite a few products from Tarte, bare Minerals, and more! I was surprised to see Bare Minerals Bounce & Blur on sale so soon!

Here’s a few items you can snag on sale at the moment:
Tarte Tartelette Clay Matte Eyeshadow Palette $25
Tarte Tartelette 2 In Bloom Clay Eyeshadow Palette $25
Tarte Tartelette Toasted Eyeshadow Palette $25
Tarte Busy Gal Bliss Color Collection $14.25
Bare Minerals Bounce & Blur Blush $20
Bare Minerals Gen Nude Metallic Liquid Eyeshadow $16.50
Bare Minerals Gen Nude Powder Blush $16
Bare Minerals Blush $15
It Cosmetics Bye Bye Pores Blush $15

Enjoy!

Where to buy

Ulta

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