Urban Decay Face Bond Long-Lasting Powder Blush Suede ($24) are coming for the Spring 2025 season! This new long-lasting blush promises suede-soft texture and a blurred, matte finish. Their claim to fame is the formula is sweat and waterproof. And guess what? I’m not $24 for these thanks but no thanks. The new Urban Decay Face Bond Luminizer Waterproof Liquid Highlighter which launched, what, last week? was on sale already at ulta.com for 20% off!

But that’s not even my beef with Urban Decay! It’s the fact they are serving these up in the most basic of basic plastic packaging and they want me to drop $24 bucks on them. I won’t do it sorry. I never thought blush was one of Urban Decay’s strongest formulas anyway plus the fact these are completely matte has me eh on them. I WISH someone, anyone would release some pretty glowy blushes. I can do without flat matte blushes. Urban Decay says they’re micro-milled to give them that soft-suede-like texture. Sounds like they’re going for a Color Fuse Talc-Free Blush Powder but Urban Decay’s formula has the talc or at least that’s what it says on Sephora’s site under the ingredients. Weren’t we trying to get away from talc the last few months? I mean, NARS created an entirely new Talc-Free Powder Blush last year and discontinued their entire blush range to do so. Personally, I don’t mind! Add the talc! I like it! But surprised UD didn’t jump on that talc-free bandwagon everyone else is on.

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Kayali is pulling a Tom Ford on us as they’ll be releasing a round body mists for Spring 2025. You’ll be able to get Kayali Body Mists in Yum Pistachio Gelato, Lovefest Burning Cherry, and Kayali Vanilla will be available in this formula for $45 each for 4.2 oz each. These appeared briefly on Sephora’s website and r/Sephora managed to grab a screenshot of the bottles before they were taken down (credit for the screenshot goes to the Sephora Subreddit).

I actually don’t really see a point in body mists from brands like Tom Ford, Kayali, etc…! I do admit I have a soft spot in my heart for the Eilis Body Spray but aside from that they all sort of remind me of Axe Body Spray. I can see a guy being cool with using these but I’m sort of on the fence about them myself. If I already have the perfume why would I need a body mist version which is likely weaker? I guess it comes down to preference but for $45 each that’s a lot to pay for something that may not be a strong as the EDP formulations that Kayali already has available. That being said, $45 is a lot less to pay versus a larger bottle of EDP which will set you back $100+. That being said, people might also, like the idea of these for use in the Summer for a little bit of a lighter fragrance versus wearing EDP. But I’m still not convinced I actually need body mists of fragrances I already own in an EDP format.

What I would have liked to see from Kayali is some body lotions or creams. I’d have totally skipped a body mist and headed right in releasing a body cream. Their fragrances aren’t terribly weak but having a matching body lotion would extend the wear of the perfumes and be a nice way layering tool.

However, you might feel about these Kayali is set to introduce their Body Mist Collection for Spring 2025. Expect to see them soon!

Where to buy

Sephora

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Maybelline Lifter Stix Multi-Use Face Stick ($12.99) is a new lightweight foundation stick which launched with the Maybelline Spring 2025 Collection that can be used to contour and sculpt your face. Available in $18 shade selections you can easily swipe these on as an all over foundation or use them a darker shade to contour with.

As you know I’m a huge swipe, blend, and go girl! I love that stick foundations seem to making their way back into the makeup world for the Spring 2025 season. The Maybelline Lifter Stix isn’t the only new foundation stick on the market Milani also dropped a new Conceal + Perfect Blur Out Skin Tint which I’m loving a the moment. Although, I don’t think they’re really trying to bring back foundation sticks but more about doing a Fenty Beauty Match Stix kind of dupe I guess.

Let’s take a look at my review and swatches of the new Maybelline Lifter Stix Multi-Use Face Stick below.

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I got my hands on the new Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Eau de Parfum Glitter and I was pretty hyped to try it as it has a marshmallow note. I am, like most of the gourmand fragrance community, obsessed with anything marshmallow. YSL promised this to be a warm, spicy, gourmand with notes of Marshmallow Musk Accord, Coffee Accord, and Vanilla Bourbon Absolute. I was being really smart and logical when I purchased this and went with the smaller travel-size spray as I do have a love hate relationship with Black Opium. It’s a scent I really have to be in a mood to wear and it’s rare I actually do wear it. It’s just a bit too dark for me.

However, when they did this new edition I was intrigued with all the delicious gourmand notes and away I went to make my little purchase. It set me back $35 and at the time it was a blindbuy because I was eager and couldn’t wait for it to drop in stores so I ordered it online.

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Time for a love list because we haven’t done one in ages and I felt inclined to share my latest loves! It’s cold, brutally so, and it’s absolutely sit on the couch, snuggle, and watch TV season. I don’t really have enough time to enjoy TV but the weather being so cold lately we’ve definitely carved out an hour or two a night to watch something comforting other than the news daily.

Here’s a few shows and movies that are on my love list.

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