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What’s New: MAC x Nicki Minaj Lipsticks — Nicki’s Nude & The Pinkprint + 15% Off Promo Code

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Nicki Minaj just teamed up with MAC Cosmetics, again! She collaborated with the global makeup brand on two new pinky-nude hues of lipstick with an Amplified finish. Meet — Nicki’s Nude, and The Pinkprint. From what I understand, this is just the first release of several with the brand she’ll be doing in the near future, based upon the press information I received. I don’t know what those products will be, but I can’t wait to find out!

Nicki’s Nude is a creamy coral-pink, while The Pinkprint is a creamy mid-tone pink. Both are lovely — but I’m pretty taken with Nicki’s Nude. I found that they’re wearing for about four hours, and they definitely don’t dry my lips out — but they’re not super hydrating either. I find that they are both indeed very pigmented.  [Read more…]

What’s New: Sara Happ Sweet Clay Lip Mask

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When Sara Happ’s publicist got in touch with me regarding her new Sweet Clay Lip Mask — my interest was immediately piqued. I read “clay lip mask” and thought — aren’t clays traditionally known to suck excess oil out of the skin? You know I had to try it for myself, even though I knew I was running the risk of zapping moisture out of my pucker. But… that’s what I do — so I gave it a shot, and I wanted to let you in on the details of this interesting new product.

So if it not supposed to purify and detox your lips, what in the heck does it do? Well, it’s kind of the opposite, actually. It has a blend of mineral-rich bentonite clay (but don’t try that on your lips alone), Swertiamarin (an Ayurvedic herb native to the Himalayas — I’m still learning more about this ingredient), shea butter, olive oil, sesame extract, grapeseed oil, and Vitamin E for rejuvenation and hydration benefits. Somehow, within that blend of ingredients, it’s supposed to be able to restore dry skin, and help firm up the delicate area. Surprising, right?

Sara Happ Sweet Clay Lip Mask looks like pale pink frosting in the pot, with a dense consistency. It feels pretty buttery as I glide my finger along it to pick up some product after the warmth of my skin softens it up a little bit. It’s easy to apply, and will leave your lips an opaque pink hue while it sits — but it doesn’t dry down. It stays creamy, and hydrating while applied. The packaging states to use it pretty much whenever and for however long you want. It has a sweet, slightly minty taste and gently cools and tingles.  [Read more…]

If Winter is Beating Up Your Lips and Hands, It’s Time to Check Out Avene’s Latest

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Over the past year, I’ve become pretty impressed with Avène’s skincare products. There are a few reasons — aside from them doing what they promise to do — but it’s really Avene’s exclusive Thermal Spring Water that’s the secret sauce.

A little background really quick about that fancy water…

With a unique composition of pure rain water and sea spray rich with mineral salts, this water makes a 50 year journey through the Cévennes Mountains in Avène, France. Throughout that long journey, it becomes infused with properties and minerals that are super soothing and calming to the skin. This makes all of their products really gentle, and suitable for even some of the most delicate skin types. (Even when I use just the mist alone, my skin irritations and redness on my face dissipate more quickly than when I use other products.)

These two products are really helping my winter hands and lips…

Aside from their other offerings that I’m loving, their new Cold Cream Concentrated Hand Cream and Cold Cream Nourishing Lip Balm are totally making a difference in my hand and lipcare regimen this winter. Please don’t hate me because I currently live in Southern California — where we usually have some of the most beautiful weather year-round. But in the last month, we’ve been having cold days and nights (the 40’s are really COLD for us in my area!), and torrential rains. This Los Angeleno is now constantly cold. My hands became really dry, and I’m a lip balm addict anyway, so it certainly won’t hurt if my lips receive a little extra moisture love.  [Read more…]

What’s New: fresh Sugar Cream Lip Treatment

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I love a good lip balm, and fresh has made one of my favorites for years — their original SUGAR Lip Treatment has been a staple in my purse off and on for over a decade. If you’ve never tried it, it has this yummy lemon-sugar flavor/essence that is absolutely delicious. It makes my lips feel incredibly soft and hydrated, and protects them with an SPF 15.

Brand new, you’ll find three new products added to the SUGAR lipcare product lineup — the fresh SUGAR Cream Lip Treatment. It’s available in three neutral shades, and is a hybrid balm/treatment/tinted gloss. These don’t have sunscreen in them, but they are just as soothing to my lips as the original balm. (Plus I get the bonus of the gloss/color!) They’re housed in a silver squeeze tube, and feature a slanted tip applicator.

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They contain…

  • Sugar — a natural humectant known to help prevent moisture loss.
  • Black Currant Seed Oil, Jojoba Seed Oil, Avocado Oil — help provide moisture and nourishment to soften and smooth.
  • Grapeseed Oil — rich in antioxidants, helps maintain essential moisture.
  • Vitamin E — powerful antioxidant that helps soothe, soften, and protect.
  • Vitamin C — antioxidant that helps tone and protect the skin against free radical damage.

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I’m Going Bananas For These Cute Products From TONYMOLY

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Between my love of Korean facial masks, and my recent Lip Sleeping Mask find, I guess you could say I’m jumping on the K-beauty bandwagon. Why it took so long? I have no idea. Maybe it’s because I felt like some of the products may be a little gimmicky, disguised in what is possibly the cutest packaging EVER. But you can count me in on the K-beauty phenomenon now. Especially after a recent visit to ULTA where I was on the hunt for these TONYMOLY banana goodies.

When I first put these in my bag, I prepared myself — just in case I had to tell you to steer clear of them. But when I got them home, I was all — HELL YES I LOVE THESE THINGS — and so now I’m rushing to the interwebs to tell you all about them.

These products have unique names. The hand cream is called Magic Food Banana Hand Milk, and the lip balm is called Dalcom Banana Pong Dang Lip Balm. On the TONYMOLY site, these items are a few more dollars each than what they retail for at ULTA, so your best bet is ULTA online or in-store. Truth be told, I stalked my ULTA for these for a few weeks, because they were always out of stock. When I went back over the weekend — there they were! (And the best part, these weren’t excluded from the $3.50 off $15 coupon they had.)  [Read more…]

I Won’t Be Without This Product Ever Again: LANEIGE Lip Sleeping Mask

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This is not an exaggeration. I’ve had this product for about 36 hours, and I’m so sold on it — that I texted two of my friends this morning immediately upon waking to tell them to order it ASAP. Then, I went on Facebook and proclaimed my love for it there, and many of my friends there are purchasing this. Well, why? And what is it? It’s called LANEIGE Lip Sleeping Mask, and it seriously WORKS.

Laneige Special Care Lip Sleeping Mask

With the amount of drying, matte lipsticks out there today, I can tell you — they don’t do your lips any favors. I was getting kind of desperate because I’ve been wearing all of these new formulas, and my lips have taken a beating. I’ve never felt them so parched, cracked, and flaky before. Even my favorite lip balms just weren’t cutting it. Somewhere online last week, I ran into an article about dry lips — and this was listed as a great problem solver. I already like LANEIGE products, the quality is awesome. (Plus, they’re made by AMOREPACIFIC.) But cult-fave Korean beauty products like this can be hard to find sometimes.  [Read more…]

Currently Loving: Clinique Sweet Pots Sugar Scrub & Lip Balm

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Clinique Sweet Pots

Once these hit my desk, I immediately wanted a macaron! These are Clinique Sweet Pots Sugar Scrub & Lip Balms, and they launched earlier this year. The packaging is super cute and functional — housing a lip balm on one side, and a sugar lip scrub on the other. (The component features twist off pots.)

Clinique Sweet Pots Black Honey Pink Framboise Candied Cassis

As a lip balm addict, these are a dream come true. The balm contains super hydrating ingredients; shea butter, Murumuru seed butter, aloe, and coconut oil. The sugar scrub has just the right amount of grit without being too abrasive — it contains beet sugar granules, jojoba seed oil, shea butter, avocado oil, and grapeseed oil — all of which are also very nourishing. These leave my lips feeling kind of plush, very soft, and moisturized with just a sheer wash of color.  [Read more…]

You Have to Peel It to Believe It: Cailyn Cosmetics Cocoon Peel-Off Lip Stain in Innocent Pink Review, Photos

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I recently started using a few products by Cailyn Cosmetics, and I’ve been pretty impressed! The first was the Dizzolv’It Makeup Melt Cleansing Balm — and you can catch that review here. But today I’ve got a unique product for you, that’s unlike anything I’ve ever used before — the Cailyn Cocoon Peel-Off Lip Stain. I’m starting to notice “peel off” cosmetics making their statement on the beauty scene — peel off brow tint, anyone?

Cailyn Innocent Pink Cocoon Lip Stain

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Cailyn Cocoon Lip Stain is a Korean-made lip product that’s kind of like a magic trick. I think the key is that the pigments are suspended in a polyvinyl base. That vinyl-like texture is what makes this gently adhere to the lips, while the pigments are deposited onto the skin, resulting in the stain once removed. There’s also hydrolyzed collagen, sodium hyaluronate, and allantoin included in the ingredients — which I think prevents this stain from being too drying.  [Read more…]

Currently Loving: ellovi Chamomile Blossom Body Butter & Blossom Lip Butter

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I’m sitting here with the prettiest sheen on my arms and my legs, and I owe it to a product that has just six ingredients, and is so pure — it’s edible. But don’t waste it by tasting it, because every little bit of ellovi Chamomile Blossom Butter is like heaven to my dry limbs.

Ellovi Chamomile Blossom Body Butter

Their Butter comes in five varieties; original, mint, chocolate, key lime, and blossom. It’s very concentrated, and feels like a rich little treat for my arms and legs — and ellovi tells us it can be used from head-to-toe. On my skin, it’s a little too rich for my face — but my body LOVES it, and soaks it right up.  [Read more…]

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