Madam C.J. Walker Beauty Culture So Extra Drenched Hydration Buttery Conditioner ($22) is a new deep conditioner that I recently purchased at Sephora. The name drew me in because when I was like 12 I wrote an essay on Madam C.J. Walker. See? Even way back I was obsessed with beauty! Madam C.J. Walker was a political and social activist but also, an African American business woman who sold developed and sold her own line of hair care around 1905. Now, Madam Walker has long since left us but this hair care line is inspired by her.

Madam C.J. Walker Beauty was created for those with textured hair but I have drier, very wavy hair and never had a problem using brands like Carol’s Daughter, Shea Moisture, etc…! I always find the formulas rich yet gentle on my hair!

Speaking of gentle, this formula is SUPER gentle!

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I picked up a few shades of the new Wet n Wild Perfect Pout Lip Color Lipstick ($3.99) that launched a several weeks ago on the brand’s website. At $3.99 each these seemed like a good pick up as the creamy, lightweight formula that Wet n Wild promised sounded like something I’d love.

Not to mention they tempted me with a creamy texture that had hydrating ingredients like Murumuru Seed Butter, Sunflower Seed Oil, Argan Oil, and Macadamia Oil. As someone with drier lips they sounded great!

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I have a new favorite lipgloss and it’s Stila Beauty Boss Lipgloss! Just give me all the shades! Stila Beauty Boss Lipgloss launched a few short weeks ago in 12 shade selections for a mere $15 each. It’s been a while since any mid or high-range lipglosses caught my eye but this formula is divine! I was boring and got it in a cream formula one of the few shades available without sparkle of some kind and I have to admit I wish they had more cream finish shades as this is gorgeous, easy to wear, quite beautiful! Don’t get me wrong, I love me some sparkle but I also enjoy really pigmented lipglosses that look like lipstick but have a super shiny finish sans shimmer or sparkle.

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Charlotte Tilbury Glowgasm Face Palette in Lovegasm is one of two new, limited edition palettes featuring a highlighter, multi-glow powder, bronzer, and pop blush that can be used on cheeks as well as eyes.

I purchased this when it originally launched on Charlotte’s website but before I could try it I somehow got lucky and Sephora had both palettes in stock and I was able to use my 20% off to purchase them. I ended up returning the ones I purchased at charlottetilbury.com since 20% off was kind of a big deal (CT beauty offers free returns) since these palettes are $75 each.

These were an insta-purchase for me. I really didn’t need to think too much about buying them as they are stunning in promo images but also, I’m a big NARS Orgasm fan and the palettes had a few golden pink shades that looked like they’d give me gorgeous glow-y cheeks for Summer. I also had some great success recently with the Becca x Khloe Kardashian & Malika Haqq Bronze, Blush & Glow Palette which sort of led me into this purchase.

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