Garnier Micellar Makeup Removing Towelettes, Garnier Moisture Bomb Moisturizer, and many other new Garnier Spring 2017 skincare offerings are hitting the drugstore at the moment.
Here’s a look at what’s on the slab for Spring 2017 from Garnier.
It feels like L’Oreal is on a quest for beauty domination as they have purchased yet another three brands today including CeraVe for 1.3 Billion. L’Oreal has snapped up NYX, Urban Decay, It Cosmetics, and other makeup, beauty, and skincare brands in the last three years with CeraVe, Acnefree, and Ambi being their more recently purchases.
Between L’Oreal and Estee Lauder it appears we’ll only have two major players and parent companies in our future if things keep going the way they are going. Estee Lauder acquired Too Faced Cosmetics very recently which is a major player in the mid-range makeup world. I have no knowledge of these brand’s stance on animal testing but L’Oreal as a parent brand to my knowledge does test on animals so, this could potentially make or break your relationship with CeraVe, Acnefree, and Ambi if you avoid parent companies that do test on animals.
I happen to love CeraVe so I hope I won’t see a change in the formulas and performance of the products given this new ownership.
What are your thoughts on this beauty news?
It’s Winter and I have a cold and my lips are hoping to be saved by Sephora Lip Balm & Scrub ($6) because they are dry, flaky, and just gross. Am I like the only person in the world that gets thee worst case of dry, cracked lips when I have a cold? Seriously, alligator skin is probably softer than my lips right now. At one point they were bleeding. Yeah, so not pretty.
Sephora Lip Balm & Scrub take up a little note from Milani’s Moisture Lock Oil Infused Lip Treatment with six different lip balms formulated with different ingredients for different lip issues. Granted, these aren’t a lip oil but Milani’s formula was along the same lines with a variety of formulas and essential oils to treat different issues.
Coconut soothes, Rose adds shine, Goji protects, Tangerine tones, and Almond moisturizers. Honey is available as a lip scrub formula!
Sephora Lip Balm & Scrub is available now at Sephora.com.
The Milk Makeup Blur Stick ($36) is new oil-free primer in a universal neutral shade that promises to suit every skin tone is now available at Sephora.com. This little stick has been blowing up the Internet since late last month and every beauty editor in and around Internet-land has been hailing it’s brilliance. The invisible, matte finish promises to prep skin while curbing shine and filling pores for a smooth, soft complexion. You can use it under makeup or on bare skin without anything else to soften and smooth the appearance of your skin.
As we already know Milk Makeup does love their multi-stick makeup products as just look as other stick products they have like Holographic Stick, Hydrating Oil, and Cooling Water Stick.
The idea of a stick primer isn’t new by any means as a lot of brands have been introducing blurring priming sticks lately. I think part of the trend stems from Japanese and Asian brands who have had a variety of different prepping, priming, and skincare sticks available for many years now.
Milk’s is a bit more unique considering it’s a tinted version though. And not to worry for sensitive uses as this one is dimethicone and oil-free.
Milk Makeup Blur Stick is available now at Sephora.com.
What do you think of the stick primer idea?
Worth a try?
Lorac Light Source 3-in-1 Illuminating Primer ($35) is a new luminous primer that can be used to prep skin for makeup or even used on top of it or mixed with foundation or moisturizer to brighten and highlight skin. It’s odd because I felt for sure that Spring 2017 Makeup and Beauty Trends would perhaps bring a lighter load of highlighting and strobing products but that doesn’t seem the case at all as we’re seeing even more highlighting products released the last few weeks.
Lorac’s new Light Source 3-in-1 Illuminating Primer does have some advantage in the fact the multi-use formula can be used in a few different ways. This one acts to primer for makeup sure but you can also add it to your foundation or a moisturizer to add a subtle glow to your skin. It’s probably better used mixed versus applying it directly under makeup or at least I’m assuming it will be. You can also use it on top of your makeup, patted gently onto your complexion. The high-pearl finish captures the light and diffuses the appearance of pores and imperfections while providing a soft luminosity. Not to mention it promises to preserve your makeup all day.
It also happens to be available in two shades! Dawn is the lighter, cooler shade and Dusk is the darker, warmer shade.
Lorac Light Source 3-in-1 Illuminating Primer is available now at Ulta.com.