Need a way to cleanse your blending sponges? This new Beautyblend Keep.It.Clean ($20) kit comes with a textured cleansing mitt that fits over the palm of your hand which can be used to cleanse your sponges and makeup brushes. It also comes with a mini BeautyCleanser Solid Cleanser as well as a sample of the liquid BeautyCleanser.

The set is $20 and available now at Sephora.com.

I have to admit I never thought I’d have the need for a cleansing palette or mitt. It seems like a big giant gimmick. I have two hands, I have brush cleanser, and I have a cup. What more do I need? Pour a little cleanser into the cup, swirl my brush in it, and rinse. Simple enough right?

But honestly, these cleansing palettes and mitts are game changers. I use the Real Techniques Brush Cleansing Palette and I’m not sure how I got by without it. It has those tiny ridges that get deep into the bristles of the brush for a super deep clean.

I’m curious if the Beauty Blender version is somehow different or more beneficial for cleansing blend sponges. I typically don’t use anything but liquid cleanser to clean my sponges! It’s wet, pour some cleanser on, squeeze, wet, more cleanser, squeeze, wet, squeeze, dry. I’m always worried I’ll tear them if I scrub them over a palette.

Count me curious!

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Obsessed with metallics for your Fall 2017 looks? This new E.L.F. Matte to Metal Eye Primer Transformer ($4) competes with Sephora Tinted & Cooling Eye Primer serving up a budget friendly eyeshadow primer that keeps your shadow from creasing but wait, that’s not all! You can wear these alone for a pop of metallic shimmer on eyes, under your favorite mattes to add a hint of metallic sheen, or even over them.

Shades include:

• Glimmering Gold
• Twinkling Taupe
• Shimmery Silver

E.L.F. Matte to Metal Eye Primer Transformer are available now at www.elfcosmetics.com.

P.S. Who’s watching the Strain? I’ve been watching since the beginning and this last season is quite exciting. I found myself yawning through some of the last season and the season before but this year things are becoming mighty exciting.

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If the silicone sponge bug hasn’t bitten you yet the new Milk Makeup Dab + Blend Applicator ($14) might convince you to climb aboard this trend train. The silicone gel applicator started a few months ago with youTubers raving how easy it was to apply their makeup using one and how much better this applicatoe was because it didn’t soak up makeup like a blending sponge does.

Milk Makeup’s version comes housed in a holographic carrying pouch (because unicorns right?) and has a sparkly finish on the sponge itself. It’s a non-porous applicator so it won’t soak up your foundation the way a normal sponge would and it glides onto skin easily leaving behind smooth, even coverage. It also rinses easily with a little soap and water.

If you’re wanting to try the silicone gel sponge trend you can try out Milk Makeup Dab + Blend Applicator now as it’s available at Sephora.com.

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The E.L.F. Vaults are back and there’s a new Highlighting Vault you might want to pick up if you’re wanting to get your glow on. These vaults range in price from $25 to $45 and include a range of E.L.F. Makeup.

The highlighting one in particular might catch your eye as it’s not only new but includes 12 full-size products and is on sale today only for $35. There are also only 500 available apparently.

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A new Sephora Favorites Give Me Some Nude Lip Set has launched just in time for the Fall 2017 season. This is a rather fun kit that’s been done and re-done by Sephora a few times in the past year. Each season they tend to switch up the shades and brands that are featured in the set.

The six-piece set includes lipsticks and lipglosses from a variety of brands including Buxom, Kat Von D, Tarte, and more. It’s a nude themed box again (last Fall was nude as well as I recall) so, all the shades in this set are nude, natural shades. You’ll get six lip products housed in a cute little lip shaped box for $28.

Includes:

• Bite Beauty Multistick in Brioche (rich terracotta) (0.07 oz)
• Buxom Full-On Lip Cream in Dolly (sultry mauve) (0.07 oz)
• Ciaté London Liquid Velvet Moisturizing Matte Liquid Lipstick in Bitter Sweet (gray mink) (Full Size)
• Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in Ludwig (nude fawn) (0.10 oz)
• Make Up For Ever Artist Rouge in C211 (rose wood) (0.04 oz)
• Tarte Rainforest of the Sea Color Splash Lipstick in Rum Punch (nude) (0.035 oz)

The Sephora Favorites Give Me Some Nude Lip Fall 2017 Set is available now at Sephora.com.

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