Time for a review and swatches of the new Natasha Denona Hy-Blush Cloudy Cream Cheek Duo ($42). Anyone try these yet? Natasha Hy-Blush is a new Spring 2025 hybrid blush formula that’s available in six shade selections. This formula contains two thin cream blushes one of which is a highlighter shade that promise a natural flush of color in a weightless formula that has a second skin feel. The formula contains moisturizing ingreidents like vegan squalene and sunflower wax which act to provide natural hydration.

A long time ago in a land not so far away we used to have the stunning Natasha Denona Diamond & Blush Palettes and later on launches like the Bloom Blush & Glow Palette. I feel like the idea of these new Hy-Blush Cloudy Cream Cheek Duos are pretty much identical to the cream blushes in those palettes. The main difference is we aren’t getting a powder in this new duo. Natasha loves pairing up a cream highlighter-like blush and powder together in a lot of her face and cheek palettes. This time around we’re getting two cream blushes. I realize at $42 each these weren’t exactly a cheap thrill and I didn’t technically need them as I do have my beloved Bloom Blush & Glow Palette which I can essentially produce the same look using as I could with this duo. But I was tempted anyway to grab one shade. I can see myself purchasing more of them if they go on sale but not at full-price only because they can be a little difficult to work with.

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April is around the corner and that means the Sephora Spring Savings Event 2025 should be coming shortly. I’m happy to report that there are tons of new makeup and beauty items I’d like to try but none are tempting enough to not wait for a sale. I can be patient and wait for the next good sale. I have an Ulta $20 off $100 but nothing has caught my eye enough to use it.

I will say I did buy FOUR things at Sephora this week which I wasn’t willing to wait for and that sadly, Ulta doesn’t carry! I wish Ulta had them as I have a slew of points to use up. That being said, I really wanted these items. Did I need them? No. Did I want them? Yes.

Here’s what’s in my latest haul!

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Heads up! KVD Beauty is starting to pop at physical Ulta stores for 75% off! What’s going on? Is KVD Beauty leaving Ulta? Is KVD Beauty going out of business? I doubt they’re going out of business (they still have a little life left in them I think) but there is a possibility they are leaving Ulta or perhaps just Ulta stores.

As you know the company was founded by Kat Von D in 2009 and the star product of the brand was the Kat Von D Tattoo Concealer. Kat even did an entire spread with Sephora showing how Tattoo Concealer easily concealed her tattoos. This was before Tarte Shape Tape Concealer and all the other super pigmented concealers we had. The brand is a pioneer when it comes to create super pigmented foundation and concealer products.

Since that time the Kat Von D sold the brand to Kendo in beauty. Believe it or not this was a rather short time ago in 2020. The rebrand dropped Kat’s name but kept her initials which stands for “Kindness, Vegan Beauty, and Discovery (and Doing Good)”.

I personally don’t think the brand did as well as when Kat’s name was attached to it. They had some viral moments with some of the products like the Good Apple Foundation. It did so well many of the shades sold out and were out of stock for a month or so!

I’m wondering how much life KVD Beauty has left in it. They haven’t really released anything in a while. I do think they have some life left in them but who knows for how long and now with Ulta discounting products one wonders where things are headed.

As of now all products are showing in stock and full-price at Ulta but keep an eye as maybe, like stores, they’ll go on sale too. If KVD Beauty disappears will you miss the brand?

Where to buy

Ulta

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EOS Cashmere Lip Butter in Vanilla Cashmere ($6.99) is a new lip butter that promises to moisturize and treat dry, flaky, cracking lips. This formula also promises a plumping effect with a peptide-powered formula for fully, plumped up lips. And of course, the best part of all, it’s supposed to taste and smell like Vanilla Cashmere. As you know Vanilla Cashmere is one of EOS’s most popular fragrances and now they’re bringing it to us in a lip product. Whipped vanilla and caramel? That sounds yummy to me!

The EOS Vanilla Cashmere Collection has a lot of exciting extensions for the Spring 2025 season. We have a body oil, body butter, body wash, and now this lip butter as well. I’m sad to say the EOS Vanilla Cashmere Shea Better Cashmere Body Wash wasn’t really what I was hoping for but I have high hopes for the other items in the collection!

Here’s my review and swatches of the new EOS Cashmere Lip Butter.

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EOS Vanilla Cashmere Shea Better Cashmere Body Wash ($12) is one of four new, permanent pH Balanced body washes that launched a few weeks ago at HEB in Texas. Unfortunately, I’m in New York so a trip to HEB wasn’t happening at the moment. Although, if the eggs are cheaper I’d be willing to go (they were $10 bucks last week but now we’re seeing $11-12 ish).

As you know EOS launched an entire Vanilla Cashmere Collection that includes a lipgloss, body butter, and body oil! What a time to be alive! Since trying EOS Vanilla Cashmere I’ve been waiting and waiting for them to extend the collection and it’s finally happening. Don’t quote me but I think new EOS Shea Better Cashmere Body Wash started popping up on Tiktoks around December. I imagine HEB released them early to stores and that’s how people found them. Officially, the body wash popped up on the EOS website last Thursday I believe. I got the e-mail at around 8:45 and I hopped onto the site and Vanilla Cashmere was sold out and still isn’t available.

I do wish they had went the Tree Hut route though for Spring! Tree Hut has started launching a slew of different body sprays to go along with their popular fragrances and I’m here for it. I’d kill for a Vanilla Cashmere Body Mist and I think they likely know that from fans commenting and demanding it on their social media accounts. At some point, maybe we’ll get what we want. For now though, we do have quite a few new items scented like that delicious of whipped vanilla, soft musk, and cozy caramel.

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