April 2, 2024

New Shiny Lipsticks from Sephora for Spring 2024

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Who loves a good shiny lipstick? I know I do! I’ve been applying lipgloss on top of my lipsticks for years now to get that gorgeous shine and glossy look! Sephora went and dropped two new shiny lipsticks this week which I’m totally going to snag shortly. Sephora Collection About That Shine Sheer Shine Lipstick and and Sephora Collection About That Shine Lacquer Shine Lipstick are the two new lippies I’m talking about and what a great time to drop these as during the Spring Savings Event later this week you can use code YAYSAVE for 30% off. I already loaded up my cart with a few shades because I’m a sucker for a good glossy lipstick. My first introduction to moisturizing, shiny lipsticks was when I started getting into Japanese cosmetics. I remember how gorgeous T’estimo lipsticks were and many others from Japan. And at the time, the US market was flooded with liquid matte lipsticks that I always find cloying to wear. I admire anyone that can sit around with matte long-wearing liquid lipstick for five to six hours or more. I just can’t! My lips start looking like sandpaper by hour three. I remember how much more I appreciated the light, glossy and moisturizing feel of Japanese lipsticks back then when everyone in the Western market was obsessed with matte everything.

Lately, I do notice more and more brands are favoring lip oils and more moisturizing lipstick formulas and I’m so happy about that (and so are my dry lips). Sephora didn’t take the “stick” formula everyone is trying to make go viral at the moment. Everyone I looked there’s a new dupe for Tarte Maracuja Juicy Lips. We got E.L.F. Pout Clout, NYX Fat Oil Slick Click Lip Balm, and now ColourPop So Juicy Plumping Gloss Balm. I’m actually surprised Sephora didn’t also, try and cash in on Tarte’s popularity but they ended up going with a more traditional lipstick with these new About That Shine Sheer Shine Lipstick and and About That Shine Lacquer Shine Lipstick. I’m not sure if either of these formulas are like the old Rouge Lacquer Long-Lasting Lipstick but I do want to say that formula is on sale for $5 bucks which is a steal plus you can stack the YAYSALE coupon on those to get an even bigger deal when the sale starts as the whole Sephora Collection will be 30% off!

We got two finishes here as you can tell from the names. A sheer, glossy formula and a more pigmented glossy formula. It looks like the Sephora About That Shine Sheer Shine Lipstick does have some sheering as they call it “an catching prismatic shine” and the formula is more of a balm. I’m not sure about this formula but I am liking the sound of the About That Shine Lacquer Shine Lipstick which is descried as a lacquer formula however, this too says “prismatic shine”. That being said you can see a little hint of shimmer in the About That Shine promo images where as the About That Shine Lacquer images don’t appear to have shine. Both formulas are available in 16 shade selections for $16 each. A touch high considering Sephora has been releasing a lot of items lately that are in the $12-$14 range. But if the formula is amazing we likely won’t mind paying that much for him because let’s be honest sometimes the Sephora Collection does have a hidden gem or two in the mix and these could be one. And hey, we also know that Sephora can do good lipsticks as their #LIPSTORIES Lipstick is actually a really great, affordable formula!

Sephora Collection About That Shine Sheer Shine Lipsticks and About That Shine Lacquer Shine Lipsticks are available now!

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April 2, 2024

Ulta Free Hair Sampler of Your Choice

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Head over to ulta.com today and choose one of three different hair samplers when you spend $50 or more.

Free 9 Piece Hair Sampler #1 includes:
Slip Pure Silk Skinny Scrunchie in black (1 ct)
NatureLab. Tokyo Perfect Repair Leave-In Conditioner & Detangler deluxe sample
SEEN Blow Dry Creme deluxe sample
Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Styling Gel deluxe sample
Hot Tools Heat Defense Lacquer Spray deluxe sample
OLAPLEX No.3 Hair Perfector deluxe sample
OLAPLEX No.4 Bond Maintenance Shampoo deluxe sample
OLAPLEX No.5 Bond Maintenance Conditioner deluxe sample
Bread Beauty Supply Hair-Oil deluxe sample

Free 9 Piece Hair Sampler #2 includes:
Batiste Dry Shampoo travel size in Original – Clean & Classic
Sebastian Dark Oil Shampoo mini
FEKKAI Full Blown Volume Shampoo travel size
Bumble and bumble. Bb. Bond-Building Repair Treatment deluxe sample
OUAI Hair Oil deluxe sample
Nexxus Therappe Ultimate Moisture Shampoo travel size
Invisibobble LOOP+ Strong Hair Ties in Be Strong (3 ct)
SheaMoisture Jamaican Black Castor Oil Leave-in Conditioner mini
Carol’s Daughter Born To Repair 60 Second Moisture Treatment deluxe sample

Free 9 Piece Hair Sampler #3 includes:
Sun Bum 3 in 1 Leave In travel size
Drybar Liquid Glass Miracle Smoothing Sealant deluxe sample
GIMME beauty Medium Hair Black Bands (12 ct)
Curlsmith Weightless Air Dry Cream travel size
Verb Ghost Weightless Hair Oil deluxe sample
Sol de Janeiro’s Brazilian Joia Milky Leave-In Conditioner deluxe sample
Pattern Styling Custard sample
Pacifica Coco Bond Damage Care Leave-In Mask sample
Keranique Lift & Repair Treatment Spray sample

Enjoy!

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April 1, 2024

Huda Beauty Easy Bake Eau de Parfum Is Real and Not A Joke

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Yes, it’s April Fool’s Day but Huda Beauty Easy Bake Eau de Parfum isn’t a joke and yes, it’s real! I literally just ordered it at hudabeauty.com. I saw this flash across my Instagram screen earlier today and dismissed it as an April Fool’s Joke but hope, Huda Beauty is utterly serious with this launch! They literally took the scent of their popular Easy Bake Powder and created a fragrance inspired by that scent!

Huda Beauty Easy Bake Eau de Parfum is $65 and is described a creamy, fruity floral fragrance with notes of pear, Vanilla Madagascar, and a delicious blast of florals.

Top notes: Lush Pear, Dewy Gardenia buds, Jasmine Nectar
Heart notes: Tuberose Infusion, Ylang Ylang Extra, Gold Dust Orchid, Heliotrope
Base notes: Vanilla Madagascar, Sugared Amber Woods, Toasted Coconut, Dreamwood, White Moss

I was surprised at the price as $65 isn’t too bad considering Kayali bottles are $100+. I went into this blindfolded though because I haven’t tried the Easy Bake Powder and have no idea what it smells like! Hopefully, I’ll love this!

Huda Beauty Easy Bake Eau de Parfum is available now. Do you think you want to try it?

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April 1, 2024

CoverGirl Clean Eye Color Eyeshadow Sticks Arrive for Summer 2024

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CoverGirl Clean Eye Color Eyeshadow Sticks have arrived for Summer 2024 in 12 beautiful shades! These new creamy eyeshadow sticks are $11.9 each and promise a pigmented, ultra creamy formula with a beautiful shimmery finish that’s smudge-proof and crease-proof once applied. This isn’t Covergirl’s first foray into the world of cream eyesahdow sticks as they created TruNaked Queenship Shadow Sticks that launched back in Summer 2019. But I’m delighted they decided to extend this range and introduce new shades and possibly a newer or maybe a creamier formula!

Shades include:

  • Dreamy Pink (shimmery pink with brown undertones)
  • Bronze Glow (shimmery deep bronze)
  • Dreamy Pink (shimmery light pink)
  • Fresh Violet (shimmery deep bronze with dark gray undertones)
  • Gold Dusk (shimmery bronze with gold undertones)
  • Golden Toffee (shimmery bronze with golden undertones)
  • Ice Frost (shimmery white)
  • Mystic Maroon (shimmery deep maroon)
  • Raspberry Bloom (shimmery deep pink)
  • Rose Copper (shimmery copper)
  • Sky Dust (shimmery deep bronze with light gray undertones)
  • Sunrise Beam (shimmery bronze with pink undertones)

Some of these shades look really pretty and might even dupes for the lovely range of Laura Mercier RoseGlow Caviar Stick Eye Shadow! And I was looking at Bronze Glow and Golden Toffee perhaps one of those might be a nice dupe for Bobbi Brown Golden Bronze Long Wear Cream Shadow Stick! I’m a sucker for cream shadow sticks. They work great on their own for a quick swipe and go eye look or they act great as a base for powder eyeshadows! Whenever I wear them with powder shadow they really boost the color and intensify the look of it! I hope these are as creamy as they promise as some shadow sticks can be dry as hell which results in tugging and pulling during application! Thanks but no thanks on this! But considering how far drugstore makeup has come and how many improvements we’ve seen with formulas I expect nothing but awesomeness from Covergirl! Especially since as of late they’ve really released some great products like their range of Clean Fresh Yummy Gloss and their new Simply Ageless Skin Perfector Essence!

CoverGirl Clean Eye Color Eyeshadow Sticks are available now.

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Ulta

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