We should probably form a circle group, hold hands, and try to meditate on how any of us are even Sephora Rouge again. I BARELY shop at Sephora. I’ve been an Ulta girl 100% lately. Sephora could never! The cashback rewards at Ulta are far more superior. No Sephora, I don’t want ninety nine cents off my order in exchange for 10,000 points. In all seriousness, about 95% of my beauty purchases are done at Ulta. They’ve added so many brands to their line up not to mention have so many amazing coupons, sales, and deals and great rewards on top of that why bother shopping anywhere else? The only thing Ulta is lacking is a good fragrance department. They’re very mainstream where as Sephora does have a few niche brands under their belt and Ulta is busy selling bottles of Clinique Happy.

Nonetheless, somehow, someway I made it to Rouge. I haven’t the time but I should go back and see what it is I purchased at Sephora the past several months to get here because I can’t recall doing that much shopping there. Well, good news, I can shop the Sephora Sales Event today and I did a smallish order. I’m not sure if I’ll go back for anything else. Yeah, the tariffs are coming and maybe I should considering stocking up on skincare but I have so much to get through right now I’m not really bothered to do any backups right now. I may regret that if prices get really insane but let’s hope things don’t get to insane in the next few months and years ahead. I live in New York so I’m used to paying high everything over here. Once you see eggs at $17.99 a carton you become immune to anything else that gets a crazy dollar amount slapped on it.

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I feel like I’ve seen everything there is to see in the beauty world after nearly twenty years of being a beauty blogger. Crazy trends, unusual beauty products, tons of new products, etc…etc….! It’s been a wild ride that I’m grateful for everyday of my life because not only do I get to speak to all of you everyday but also, I just love beauty and I love doing this even after all this time. I dunno how long I’ll be doing this but I can’t imagine a time I won’t be doing this or don’t want to do it. The beauty world and community has changed so much over the years and it’ll only change further in the years ahead but I do hope no matter what happens that I’ll be here for it and hopefully, you’ll be here with me too.

I know I’ve learned a lot over the years. I mean, I still don’t know how to apply makeup correctly LOL! But I think I learned a lot about people and why they love makeup, about products and how to use them and what they do, about ingredients, and I also, learned how to love who I am and not to be so critical about myself. With growth, experience, and a little self love I also find myself not caring or sweating the small stuff.

In nearly twenty years of beauty blogging these are the things I don’t care about anymore.

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I wasn’t sure how this year’s Sephora Spring 2025 Savings Event was going to go. We all the news, we all hear day in and day out how people aren’t spending, how inflated prices are, etc…etc…you’d think you’d see that trickle into brick and mortar stores but I can’t see I’ve seen that.

I went to Home Sense last night and I was convinced it was Christmas. It was literally out the door with people having packed carts. I just don’t see the whole “people are saving money” that the news keeps going on and on about. Restaurants are packed, stores seem to be thriving, and life is going on as normal.

As for the Sephora sale I keep seeing all these Tiktok posts about how much are spending. One girl, who didn’t have a huge following, proceeded to say it was her birthday and she’d be doing a $1000 haul because of that. Hey, I dunno her income situation and if she wants to treat herself that’s none of my business. However, I do think when the Sephora Savings Event rolls around they aren’t hurting for business. Somedays I think to myself, “gee the beauty industry must be hurting right now” but I see all these social media posts and it appears they’re thriving.

Of course, tariffs have been an ongoing debate the last several months and it finally seems to be happening. I do wonder how this will effect the Sephora Savings Event. Is everyone out there stocking up like mad demons before their favorite moisturizer goes from $30 to $60 bucks or people being even more reserved about spending.

I gotta say this might work out in Sephora’s favor. We’ll have to see what sells out! Who knows? Maybe this will be a bust for them! But I doubt it. The beauty is still spinning no matter how bad things are or how bad they get.

What do you think? Are the traffis going to make the Sephora Savings Event a great success or will makeup lovers be too scared to spend?

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It’s time! Head over to sephora.com and use code SAVEMORE to save 20% off your order if you’re Rouge plus save 30% off the Sephora Collection! The sale starts now. Let me know what you grab! Looking forward to hearing what you get. Don’t forget to read my Shop the Sephora Savings Event Like a Pro Post before you dive in!

Enjoy!

P.S. If you’re using any of my links to shop thank you! It really helps to maintain this website which has gotten considerably expensive over the years to keep up and running due to the host fees that keep going up! I appreciate you!

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Ok, so, facts is facts it’s still puffy season. It’s rainy and cold in New York today and I put on a lightweight jacket today thinking, oh, they said 70 degrees. Yeah, but no..! It’s sort of brisk out and def not 70 anything. I would also, like to mention Simon Lian did a little fit check (if I’m honest his whole little video was giving dad vibes not “I’m a celeb” but, ya know, I loved on it!) today in his puffer and replied to my comment on Instagram about it. So, yeah, I’m some kind of famous in my head right now that my C-Drama crush replied back to me. Stop this insanity what will my boyfriend think. We better break it to him I’m leaving him for Simon. This is how parasocial relationships start (Simon, doesn’t know he’s my iPhone wallpaper let’s keep that between us ok?)! In all seriousness, I guess everyone around the world is just dealing with whatever weird weather thing we have going on at the moment.

But Summer is coming…! We’ll get there. Sooner or later! While we wait for the humid, hot days (that we’ll proceed to b*tch about because as a New Yorker we oh so love discussing the weather) let’s talk about skin tints! They’re everywhere lately aren’t they? And I’m here for it. I’m not a heavy duty foundation girl. A dot or two here and there does me just fine. I prefer tints, tinted moisturizers, and lightweight foundations. I just don’t want to go around applying a mound of foundation like Meredith Duxbury. Also, I don’t really need it. My skin is in good condition and the only real issue I have is it looks sort of dull and lackluster. A little coverage to brighten up and even my complexion out is all I need. For many, many years Josie Maran Argan Protect & Perfect was my go to for the Summer. It had SPF, a light, sheer peach tint, and it was just perfect for a little bit of coverage that gave my skin a natural yet polished look. It was perfect. They discontinued it sadly. But since that time many, many brands have being going very sheer and natural with their base product launches lately. It seems like Gen Z and Alpha are more about simple, natural looks and I don’t mind at a single bit as I get older.

We have tons to choose from at the moment but the two best skin tints I’ve tried recently would have to be…

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