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.

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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?

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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.

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Sephora Favorites Give Me Some Nude Lip for Spring 2017 ($28) is here and available now at Sephora.com as I really enjoy these little Give Me Some Nude Lip Kits!

This one includes six fresh new shades of nude colors for Spring 2017! By the way two are full-size where as the other four are deluxe-sizes.

You get:

• Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche Lipstick in Honeycomb (beige nude) (0.05 oz)
• Buxom Full-On Lip Cream in White Russian (nude) (0.07 oz)
• Estee Edit The Barest Contour lip Liner in 05 In The Buff (satin nude) (0.009 oz)
• Marc Jacobs Beauty Le Marc Lip Crème in 246 Slow Burn (creamy nude rose) (0.05 oz)
• Too Faced Cosmetics Melted Matte Liquified Matte Long Wear Lipstick in Queen B (matte soft mauve) (0.08 oz)
• Urban Decay Vice Lipstick in 1993 Comfort Matte (medium brown) (0.11 oz)

Anyone picking this up?

Get the Sephora Favorites Give Me Some Nude Lip for Spring 2017 now at sephora.com.

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Looks like Kat Von D Lock ‘N Load Makeup Setting Mist is now Kat Von D Lock-It Makeup Setting Mist ($14-$26). This new weightless mist promises to lock makeup in place for 24 straight hours. This comes housed in a special aerosol-alternative sprayer to deliver the continuous fine mist of an aerosol but in an environmentally friendly format.

It’s created for all skin types and has a light cucumber scent. After makeup application apply a fine mist of the spray to face and allow to set. The quick dry formula will create a seal around makeup so it remains fresh all day without leaving skin tight or sticky.

This one is available in a 1 oz size for $14 or a larger 4 oz size for $26.

Kat Von D Lock-It Makeup Setting Mist is now available at Sephora.com.

I don’t have this as of yet so I can’t compare it to the ingredients of the original Lock ‘N Load Makeup Setting Mist. I will say the new packaging sounds great. One of my main issues with facial spray is I always feel like I’m hosing my face down with water and ruining my makeup. I like this packaging and it sounds like the misting will be a lot lighter using this bottle. That could convince me to use setting spray more!

We shall see!

If I try it, I’ll let you know what I think.

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