If you’re a makeup minimalist which none of us are but just in case, ahem, if you’re a minimalist might I introduce you to the one eyeshadow you need for sultry Fall eye looks? Come on, I know you’re sitting there on a pile of brown eyeshadow as big as a hill. Some of us have scaled back considerably and I’m not talking about inflation! I think the pandemic taught us that we don’t need 5,000 brown eyeshadows and just one or two will do just as well as 5,000.
I know I’ve taken a look at my own makeup stash and I realize I’ll never be that girl that settles for just one eyeshadow but also, I find myself wanting to make use of what I have and also, not to think more carefully about my purchases and ask myself, “Do I have this shade at home already? Do I need this?”
That’s why I treasure shades like Bobbi Brown Golden Bronze Long-Wear Cream Shadow Stick.
Billie Eilish Eilish Eau de Parfum is the best celebrity fragrance I’ve tried in a really long time. You absolutely need this. Don’t walk, run to ulta.com and get it! This is a gem, a keeper, a must have for gourmand fans.
Billie Eilish Eilish Eau de Parfum launched late last year and I immediately heard rumblings about how wonderful it was. It sold out twice on the brand’s website and I missed out purchasing it those two times. I dunno if it actually sold out that fast or if they were using the great marketing trick of convincing the world it was selling that fast which in turn created a frenzy. Whatever was going on I know I couldn’t get my hands on it. I finally was able to score it at Ulta a few months ago and I immediately fell in love with it first sniff. I didn’t even have to spray it on! Just sniffing from the bottle I knew it was going to quickly become a favorite fragrance of mine.
So, last week I blogged about the joys of the creamy vanilla cuppycake awesomeness that is EOS Vanilla Shea Better 24HR Moisture Body Lotion!
Seriously, you freaking need it! It smells amazing. Much to my delight I noticed that ulta.com is now selling it! So, doing a 21 Days of Beauty order now is a good time to snag it.
Enjoy!
That was fast! Tarte Tartelette Tubing Mascara is on sale already! Today only snag it for $12 at ulta.com!
Other items on sale today:
Dermalogica Daily Superfoliant $32
Kate Somerville ExfoliKate Cleanser Daily Foaming Wash $22
Pathology Eye Gel Patches (Variety of Formulas) All Formulas 50% Off
50% Off Select Mented Cosmetics Lip Products
Enjoy!
A few months ago I picked up Zeesea Cosmetics Palace Identity Peony Blush and I have to confess I did it because of the packaging. It’s one of the prettiest blushes I’ve added to my collection in a very long time. As you know, I used to be obsessed with Japanese Makeup (and later on Korean Beauty). Japanese brands create some of the most gorgeous and uniquely packaged makeup. For a long time Jill Stuart Cosmetics were exclusively available in Japan and I was obsessed with collecting all of her items.
I was a huge junkie for any and all makeup that was beautifully packaged for a very long time. Seriously, the makeup part could suck majorly but I’d still buy it because I loved how beautifully packaged it was.
I’m not really sure what happened but I stopped purchasing “pretty things” and started concentrating more on formulas. As I got older I guess I just realized wasting money on pretty makeup with awful formulas simply wasn’t worth it. And as much as I loved to have all these gorgeous things on my vanity what was the point of having them if I was 1. to scared to use them and/or 2. they had terrible formulas. I mean, we can’t blame formulas on everything. Sometimes the packaging and the formula were wonderful! But I fell into a trap where it was “too pretty to use”! Which was absurd but I had this weird mentality going on that I’d ruin it if I used it! Trust me when I say, use your makeup! Enjoy it! Don’t let it sit and rot away just because it comes in gorgeous packaging! I’ve let too many products lay in waste when I could have been using them! Life is short! Use the makeup!