Hello, friends! It’s been a while. I miss you all! We’re still traveling and I’m loving it but I miss my very, very early mornings spent plotting and planning the posts I do for the blog and of course, I miss talking to all of you! I just told my boyfriend earlier today I find such comfort in blogging! It’s my safe space where I can come to get away from the chaos of the world. I sure do hope you’re doing ok over there! Feel free to tell me what’s going on with your life lately! I’m all ears!

We haven’t done a love list in a while shall we do one today?

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It’s that time again, kids! Sol de Janeiro’s latest fragrances are about to drop! We’re getting three new Sol de Janeiro Fragrances for Summer 2025 called Flor Mistica, Aqua Mistica, and Danca Mistica. Don’t send out the rapid Sol de Janeiro fans (I happen to be one) to throw rocks at me but I’m not sure I need these. I feel a little underwhelmed by their LE fragrances which later become permanent ones. I’ll absolutely smell them but I’m not sure if I’ll run to get them. Don’t get me wrong I LOVE Sol de Janeiro but I think I appreciate their original Cheirosa ’62 fragrance and Cheirosa ’71 but some of the newer scents not so much. I do recall the original three limited-edition Summer launches had me very excited but I started getting a bit overwhelmed when they kept doing them and saying how limited they were only for some of them to either get renamed and relaunched like Rio Radiance or to just get a second run like the Summer 2024 Scents which got a second release during the Holidays. I’m also, really hate falling in love with these and only have them available in the smaller 3.04 oz sizes. I hope they do offer them in the larger bottles. I know I’m such a negative Nancy but I’m not sure if I need more of these. I just feel like the OG scents were so good and some of the newer ones not as great. But we’ll see…! Summer is around the corner and these will drop soon so who knows maybe I’ll need them!

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The latest Bath and Body Works Perfume has launched just in time for Spring 2025. Bath and Body Works Sweetest Song Perfume is a sweet fragrance that has notes of blush raspberries, sugar crystals and whipped musk. I’m pretty excited about this as I adored Perfect in Pink which was the Holiday 2024 Fragrance that’s now permanent. It’s such a delightful girlie scent with notes of cherries, pink camellia and whipped almond crème. I got the full-size bottle during the Holidays and don’t regret it. It’s such a happy scent! I highly recommend trying it if you haven’t already! I was pretty sure the next perfume Bath and Body Works did would be a floral so I’m happy that Sweetest Songs is more a sweet scent. I can do without another Gingham Fragrance launch! I’ve had my fill of those.

At the moment Bath and Body Works Sweetest Song is in preview mode and available in a mini perfume spray on sale for $8. They also have it available in PocketBac Hand Sanitizer and Hand Cream but according to Bath and Body Works Instagrammers we are getting a full-size fragrance bottle of the Sweetest Song very soon. It looks like it’ll come in a gorgeous box just like Perfect in Pink did with a full-size mirror in the inside of the box. Lately, Bath and Body Works has really been going all out with their fragrance drops. That being said, it’ll also be sort of expensive as I’m hearing reports of $74.95 and that’s pretty insane considering the lasting time on these EDPs. I was sort of shy about dropping $69 on Pretty in Pink so I waited for a good sale to grab it. I’m not so sure how I feel about $75 bucks for this latest scent. Things have really gotten out of control lately with these huge price increases on products. It’s downright shocking at times! I can’t see myself paying $75 for a Bath and Body Works Perfume. I’d rather just get something higher-end for that price. That being said they often have sales and awesome coupons which is always helpful but it still never ceases to surprise me when I see the retail price on items lately.

You can get your early sneak peek of Bath and Body Works Sweetest Song now on their website.

Where to buy

Bath and Body Works

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Have you ever watched an unboxing video? Back in the day I used to do haul posts! Of course, this pre-dates youTube and Tiktok. Doing a haul post consisted of opening a bunch of boxes and posting pictures of what you got. This was the height of beauty technology! A haul post was super interesting. Nowadays an unboxing video particularly a beauty unboxing video consists of thousands and thousands worth of makeup and beauty and it’s all filmed showcasing dozens and dozens of boxes. Typically Tiktok videos are fairly short so you’ll get an influencer opening like 50 or more boxes in under six minutes where as a youTuber can prolong it and make it last for half an hour or more.

I’m a big fan of Kaitlyn Johnson. She’s a college girl slash influencer who makes videos about beauty, food, and just daily life. She’s a joy to watch since she’s so humble and very sweet. She does these rather cute quick Tiktoks of herself unboxing PR. I think what’s appealing about her unboxings is the fact she never once forgets to Thank the brand who sent it. Every box she opens she’ll showcase the item quickly and proceed to say, “Thank you “insert brand name here”. I think it can be a rarity to see someone being so polite about PR.

Do I like watching unboxing videos?

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Picture it. It’s Spring 2014 and Clinique does something unexpectedly wonderful by dropping a really cute and brand new blush in our laps called Cheek Pop. These adorable daisy imprinted blushes launched in four shades and a had a dense surface that had a smooth, flawless blend on cheeks. Later on in Spring 2015 they gifted us with brand new shades of Cheek Pop and we even got a shimmer finish version in 2022 called Cheek Pop Pearl Blush.

These blushes had me in a chokehold. I have every single shade they ever made and until this day I still love and use them. I even hit pan on two shades, which for me, is impressive and re-purchased them since. In-between all of that from time to time Clinique would introduce a trio palette that contained three shades like the Clinique Cheek Pop On The Glow Trio. This was always a joy because those palette had three full-size shades.

Do you remember these blushes? Did you still love them? If so, Clinique is revising them for a Spring fling with a new Good to Glow Highlighter and Blush Palette! I imagine if you already have most of the shades this palette probably won’t be a must buy. But if you never tried them before now would be a good time to indulge! The palette comes with two Cheek Pop Powder Blush shades in Blush Pop and Black Honey Pop plus you get a Cheek Pop Highlighter in Gold Celebration Pop. It’s crazy to me the palettes used to be under $30 ($29.50 to be exact) and are now $45 each. That being said, the quality still remains as great as ever on these blushes and I’m glad they haven’t completely disappeared off the radar as so many products have the past few years. If you’re a fan of the Cheek Pop Blush formula perhaps the Clinique Good to Glow Highlighter and Blush Palette will get added to your Spring wish list.

The Clinique Good to Glow Highlighter and Blush Palette is available now!

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Ulta

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