The Memorial Day Sales are starting the flood in! Get $25 off $75 at biossance.com with code 25OFF75. I’m a huge fan of their Squalane + Peptide Eye Gel, Squalane + Marine Algae Eye Cream, and 100% Squalane Oil.
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Wakey wakey! Happy Hump Day! Too Faced is having their annual Memorial Day Sale! 30% Off with code FF30. I’m happy to say that it works on new items like the Teddy Bare Bare It All Eye Shadow Palette.
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The Sephora Favorites Give Me Some Lip Balm Set is now on sale for $21 with free shipping (use code FREESHIP). There’s a full size Pat Mcgrath Lip Fetish Divinyl Lip Shine in this set as well as a full-size Sephora Clean Lip Balm and Scrub!
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Rohto Mentholatum released a new Skin Aqua UV Super Moisture Essence Gold SPF 50+ PA++++ this Spring in Japan and it’s an excellent pick for anyone with drier skin. I’m a big fan of the original Skin Aqua UV Super Moisture Gel SPF 50+ PA++++ but the filters aren’t as great as the ones you’ll find in this new UV Super Moisture Essence Gold SPF 50+ PA++++!
Ok, so, don’t kill me but I did say this was ideal for drier skin….! Keep in mind it does contain alcohol which may or may not play nicely with your skin. I’m having no issues with it at all! No tightness, no dryness after use, all I get is smooth, lightly hydrated skin when this sets. Even in air conditioner the alcohol doesn’t seem to play havoc with my drier skin. However, if you’re avoiding alcohol you might need to look elsewhere for your sun protection as this contains plenty of it.
Maison Martin Margiela added Matcha Meditation to the Replica Fragrance Collection back in March. The scent evokes the peaceful tranquility of enjoying a cup of matcha tea with fresh notes of bergamot and green tea accord.
I think when I heard about this I was convinced it would be a lot like Replica Coffee Break in the fact it wouldn’t capture the essence of green tea but would smell more like a meditative moment! Something along the lines of a relaxing spa day. This evoked images of the long gone but never forgotten Bliss Perfume that had beautiful aquatic notes that were fresh, clean and spa-like smelling.
Coffee Break is just one instance where Replica doesn’t quite bring fourth what we’d expect something to smell like but more of an interpretation of a moment. I expected creamy, sweet, delicious coffee from Coffee Break but it comes across as something far darker and deeper that evokes walking into a small cafe in the middle of the night where someone is reading poetry on a low lit stage with jazz music playing softly in the background.
This isn’t to say that Replica can’t evoke a true sensory experience. They do so with Lipstick On! Capturing that rice paper note from vintage lipsticks of the past! The scent of violet that makes us close our eyes and think of our favorite Guerlain powders and meteorites.
If it’s a true green tea fragrance your heart desires I think you’ll be very happy with Replica Matcha Meditation. There’s nothing spa-like about this fragrance. It relies on a heavy green tea note to simulate a very true matcha jasmine green tea with milk.