October 26, 2023

Summer Fridays The Mini Lip Butter Balm Set for Holiday 2023 Just Can’t Be Kept In Stock

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It’s back! The limited-edition Summer Fridays The Mini Lip Butter Balm Set for Holiday 2023 that contains four mini Lip Butter Balms! I got this pre-Sephora Holiday Savings Event Sale as it was such an inexpensive pick up and I suffer from chronic dry lips anyway so why not. It’s $25 and if you’re Rouge it’ll be $20 in the AM when the sale starts with code TIMETOSAVE. I dunno if it’ll stay in stock long but you might wanna add it to your cart now for safe keeping!

You get a few different shades in this set and they all have yummy flavors like vanilla, citrus, and brown sugar! And the formula contains Shea and Murumuru Seed Butters to hydrate and smooth lips!

Shades include:

  • Vanilla Beige (sheer beige tint)
  • Brown Sugar (sheer brown color)
  • Poppy (sheer shade of coral
  • Vanilla (clear)

Also, this is an incredible value as you get 0.64 oz of lip butter (0.16 oz each) and a single shade is typically 0.5 oz for $24. For a dollar more you’re getting quite a bit more gloss in this set not to mention variety.

Summer Fridays The Mini Lip Butter Balm Set is available now at Sephora!

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Sephora

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October 25, 2023

The One Eye Cream That’s Expensive Even On Sale That I’m Still Recommending Like It’s My Career

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Hi, there I’m not only the president of the dry eyes club but also, a member! My eyes look hecka tired all day, every day and I’m always looking for the best concealers and eye creams to make me look more awake and refreshed. I’ve come across A LOT OF AWESOME eye creams many of which are still in my current skincare rotation but I cannot deny the one reach for the most often lately is the Hourglass Equilibrium Intensive Hydrating Eye Balm. This stuff is pure magic! It’s especially amazing at softening finer lines caused by dryness. I spent $95 on it when it first came out and since that time I’ve replaced it once. A little goes a long way so it’ll last you quite a while.

No question, I love it. It’s some kind of wonderful for my dry eyes. Is it going to remove your fine lines forever? No. Is it going to soften them up? Yes! Is it going to make your concealer look airbrushed? HELLS YES!

The texture is a soft, vaseline-like consistency that applies and blends out easily. I use a very small amount in the AM but at night I’ll be a bit more generous. This softens lines like nobody’s business and creates a truly well-hydrated surface for even the driest of concealers. I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone who doesn’t have drier eyes but for anyone who does suffer from finer lines and dryness, this will be your very best friend!

I’m like a broken record with this one but considering the Sephora Holiday Savings Event is starting this Friday now is a good time to snag it at 20% off if you’re a Rouge Member! It’ll save you around $16 bucks if you are Rouge which brings this down to $66 which ouch, is still a lot but def worth it in my opinion!

Let me know if you’ve used this balm or play on grabbing it!

Where to buy

Sephora

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October 25, 2023

Hold Onto Your Hats Stratia Lipid Gold Eye Cream Is a Thing Now

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Stratia Lipid Gold Eye Cream ($21) and as a Stratia Lipid Gold fan I’m here for this launch. Who are the people responsible for creating an eye cream inspired by our favorite moisturizing Liquid Gold? I want to send them a fruit basket.

What is Stratia Hats Lipid Gold Eye Cream? A brand new, affordable eye cream that harnesses the power of the Lipid Gold formula with a variety of ceramides, cholesterol, and fatty acids to help strengthen and protect the delicate skin under your eyes. It also contains two different peptides to act to firm skin and lick in moisture as well as a combination of algae extract and chrysin to do battle with your dark circles! And it does all this for under $25 bucks. Sign me up!

Lipid Gold is one of those products you use and never feel like it’s doing much until you stop using it and realize how great your skin felt when you were! It took me a while to appreciate that the Lipid Gold formula is actually gold. It’s a great little addition to any skincare routine especially if you have drier skin that needs a little boost. It’s not super rich, not super moisturizing upon application but you can feel how it smooths, hydrates, and firms over time and come to appreciate the benefits for sure! When I heard Stratia was launching an eye cream I had to get in on it and immediately ordered it.

I’m quite eager to try it out and see what I think. I’m not sure if it’ll be enough moisture for me as I tend to like REALLY rich eye creams but I think it might be great for daily AM wear. We’ll see how I do with it.

Stratia Lipid Gold Eye Cream is available now!

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Stratia

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October 25, 2023

Dolce & Gabbana Devotion Eau de Parfum Review

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5 stars out of 5

Dolce & Gabbana Devotion Eau de Parfum fresh, fruity scents with notes of candied citrus, orange blossom, and vanilla. At the moment vanillas are heavily trending in the fragrance world and I was terribly excited to see D&G doing one. I hesitate to call this a gourmand but after trying it I do want to lean in that direction. It is fresh, it is sweet, it is fruity, but also, it has a cake or cookie-like dry down that does make me think of yummy lemon cake or cookies.

I only purchased this in a Travel Spray but I’ll be purchasing a full-size bottle during the Sephora Holiday Sales Event this week. After seeing the notes I typically would consider this a good blind buy fragrance but I hesitated for two reasons. One of those reasons is people kept mentioning a lavender note and I immediately backed off. I dislike the smell of lavender and the idea of it permeating the delicious orange blossom, citrus, and vanilla notes just turned me off. And secondly and most importantly was the overhype. I am noticing more and more fragrance Tiktokers and influencers overhype fragrances in a really crazy you need this way. They really induce a fever to purchase every single new perfume that launched and I am very guilty of being caught up in what they push only to be disappointed. Everything smells amazing, everything is a must buy, and I can easily be swayed when it comes to fragrances. I really had to stop and re-evaluate who I trust for fragrance reviews lately because a lot of it straight up hype. When this hit the shelves there was immediate “YOU NEED THIS!” vibes going on and I took a step back and decided to spend $34 on a travel spray versus $118-$148 on a larger bottle I might hate! If you aren’t Rouge you can snag it at macys.com this week on sale with code FRIEND.

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October 25, 2023

Milani Fruit Fetish Lip Oil Nudes Review & Swatches

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5 stars out of 5

Blackberry Agave and Honey Fig are two of the four new shades that launched in the Milani Fruit Fetish Lip Oil Nudes Fall 2023 Collection. These are currently on sale at ulta.com during their Black Friday Preview and are Buy 2, Get 1 Free plus 20% off with code 246875. I picked these up before they went on sale and I’m kicking myself but the sell is making it easy to grab the shades I didn’t yet get. I’m loving these and the new, limited edition Cranberry Currant shade they launched for Holiday 2023.

No one panic! I’m still a diehard Covergirl Yummy Gloss fan girl and still like the Daylight Collection more than these new Milani Fruit Fetish Lip Oils haha! But all seriousness, with all the Christmas and Holiday talk I’m just happy to get back to something Fall related and this little lip oils are great Fall pick ups if you’re still squeezing all the autumn you can out of the next few weeks!

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