Sabrina, Author at The Beauty Look Book

Chanel Hauls

Chanel Beauty Haul & Repurchases

June 12, 2024

I stopped by my local Chanel Beauty boutique over the weekend to restock some of my favorites. A lot of you asked to see a more detailed look the haul and I also received a few things in PR that I wanted to share a look at.

If you have a free-standing Chanel Beauty boutique in your area I highly recommend visiting one! They stock many items you can’t find easily at other retailers. Beauty boutiques have the entire fragrance lineup from the Les Eaux de Chanel, Les Exclusifs, body oils and they also have a very good selection of Eyewear. Occasionally they have stock small leather goods and pouches but they sell out very quickly.

I love shopping at these boutiques since the staff has always been very friendly and very knowledgeable about the entire line. There are a few beauty boutiques in Miami that I always love visiting and one recently opened up in Tampa near me.

The full list of Beauty Boutiques is listed here.

Skincare

I really love the Chanel cleansing line and I am obsessed with the L’Huile Anti-Pollution Cleansing Oil ($55). No matter what else I try, I keep going back to this one. The texture is silky smooth, it emulsifies really well with warm water and doesn’t strip the skin once rinsed.

I also love their Gel-to-Oil cleansers. They are similar to a cleansing oil or balm, but in gel form so it’s not as messy/runny when you apply. Once you massage it turns into an oil and dissolves your face makeup. They keep discontinuing my favorites from the Le Blanc line but still make it in the Sublimage formula called the L’Huile-en-Gel De Demaquillage Ultimate Comfort and Radiance-Revealing Gel-to-Oil Cleanser. This is also phenomenal.

Makeup Restocks – Rouge Coco Baume

I restocked a few lip balms. You girls know I love the Rouge Coco Baume formula ($45) – I restocked two shades in Chilling Pink (review and on the lips here) and My Rose (on the lips here). I think every single shade in this particular formula is beautiful.

Les Beiges Healthy Glow Foundation

I restocked my favorite foundation in two shades: Les Beiges Healthy Glow Foundation ($65) in BD41 and BD51. These have a golden undertone which is best for me although the new BO olive range works well too. Formula-wise this is my favorite foundation from Chanel. It has medium coverage, lightly hydrating but not too much, color range is extensive and they have multiple undertone options. I swatched the shades I have below in B40, BD41, B50 (the No 1 de Chanel formula), BD51 and BO53.

If you have dry skin and want medium natural coverage I recommend the Les Beiges Healthy Glow or the No 1 de Chanel. If you want something ultra sheer and just a tint I love the Les Beiges Water-Fresh Tint.

Ombre Essentielle

Chanel launched new single eyeshadows in the Ombre Essentielle Long-wearing Eyeshadow ($40) and also in a Multi-Use Top Coat ($40). I’m usually more of a fan of palettes than singles but I swatched them in store and was REALLY impressed with the pigment and textures. The shimmers are almost creamy to the touch with how velvety smooth they are and the pigment is stunning! Mattes are exceptionally smooth but some have a very tiny bit of shimmer for a little depth.

I bought one in the Top Coat Blanc Perle which is an opalescent kind of smooth shimmer. It’s like a pink opal color with a soft almost creamy feel. It transforms other shadows to make them look more dimensional.

Yesterday a PR package arrived with a few more shades that I have swatched below and lucky me they are actually the ones I had my eye on from my swatch session in store. Rose Charnel is a matte soft warm coral rose, Brun Fauve is a matte warm brown, Quartz Fume is a shimmery bronze almost khaki taupe. I swatched the mattes with the top coat on top too.

A number of you have asked about brushes and tools so I shared a quick peek above of the eyeshadow brushes I like from Chanel. It appears the first fluffy one I showed above might be discontinued, but the second round brush is Flat Eyeshadow Brush 202, on the right is the Retractable Dual-Ended Brush 200 (each end comes with caps too), Round Brush 204 and the Eye Contouring Brush No 203.

Fragrance Repurchase + New Additions

The Les Eaux de Chanel Paris-Biarritz ($113 for the travel size) is one of my all time favorites. It’s been a favorite for years as I’m a lover of anything with a fresh citrus vibe. It has a beautiful mix of Sicilian mandarin and lily of the valley. To me the citrus notes are dominant and the floral notes are really subtle but strong enough to round out the mandarin and soften the overall feel. I love that it comes in a travel size so I can bring it with me in my tote on-the-go or for travel. I also love Paris-Riviera which is another citrus, but a little brighter and sharper.

I smelled all four of the new Exclusifs Body Oils and they are pure luxury in a bottle. I think Beige is the best followed by Gardenia, 1957 and then Coromandel. I tried the 1957 oil in store and the scent lasted for hours on my skin well into the evening. The formula of these oils is very good. It has the perfect texture and they aren’t thick or sticky feeling. If I didn’t already have Gardenia I would have purchased Beige but these bottles are so big it will take me forever to use one up.

I have a preview of the No 5 L’Eau Eau de Toilette Drop ($155) which officially launches on the 13th. The PR team sent over their latest fragrance launch which is their classic No 5 L’Eau packaged in a special limited-edition round case similar to the hand creams, but in a clear bottle. It’s a crisp clean scent I think is well suited for the summertime heat. It’s a fresh crisp clean scent that is a floral citrus + aldehydes. It has a beautiful blend of lemon, mandarin, orange, rose, jasmin, ylang-ylang, vetiver, cedar, musk. I think it is beautiful! (on the nails above is Bois des Iles which I think might be discontinued, but Rouge Noir is similar).

Last but not least is a look at the new Exclusifs in Comete ($325 – $500). This is a beautiful soft powdery floral with cherry blossom, iris and heliotrope. It has a powdery feel but the cherry blossom adds sweetness to it. It’s airy and light. On me the lasting power is very long and strong. It’s very different from what I usually gravitate towards but it’s fresh and soft with a feminine vibe.

For those asking, here is the beauty breakdown of what I am wearing in my Chanel Beauty haul reel:

Foundation – Les Beiges Healthy Glow Foundation in BO53
Powder – Les Beiges Healthy Glow Sheer Powder in B30
Bronzer/Blush – Les Beiges Healthy Glow Sun-Kissed Bronzer/Blush Medium Rose Gold
Eyeshadow – Natasha Denona My Dream Palette (matte browns, review + swatches here) + Chanel Ombre Essentiel Top Coat in Blanc Perle on top
Mascara – Le Volume de Chanel
Lips – Rouge Coco Baume in Chilling Pink
Nails – Olive and June Cockatoo (1 coat) + Pink Goldfish on top (2 coats)

That wraps up my Chanel beauty haul! Hope you found the extra details helpful!

PR gifted items include Comete, No 5 L’Eau and the Ombre Essentielle.

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Bronzer + Blush Chanel

Chanel Les Beiges 2024

June 6, 2024

For this year’s Summer Les Beiges collection Chanel Beauty launched new oversized bronzer palettes called the Healthy Glow Sun-Kissed Powders ($95 each, 5 shades). They also added a few shade extensions in their Les Beiges Healthy Glow Foundation ($65, 42 shades available) and the Les Beiges Healthy Glow Sheer Powders ($60 each, refillable). I’m late to the party with these but I have a closer look at 4 of the bronzers and one of the new foundation shades.

I’ve also included a peek at a few launches from Spring-Summer for lips and nails since there weren’t any new colors for the Les Beiges launch.

Les Beiges Healthy Glow Sun-Kissed Powder

I’ve been collecting the Chanel bronzers every year for as long as I can remember. This year they brought 5 shades and I love how soft and naturally glowy they look on the skin. Each compact has 3 shades you can use individually or swirl together. The compacts are oversized like the ones from 2022. Each color has enough product you can definitely dip your brush into each shade without overlapping colors if you prefer.

Light Coral is a mix of light gold, medium bronze and soft peach

Medium Coral is very similar to Light Coral, each shade is just more intense and more saturated

Medium Rose Gold has a soft tan shimmer, medium warm bronze and luminous rose gold pink shimmer

Deep Rose Gold has a warm gold shimmer, deep brown tan and a deep rose pink

I can see myself wearing every single palette this summer although my favorites are Medium Coral and Medium Rose Gold. I like that Light Coral is lighter but still shows up my skin. If you have ultra fair skin tone I think Light Coral will be the best option for you. Deep Rose Gold is so beautiful but pulls very dark on my skin. Even with a light hand it’s too dark but that means this will most likely show up on deeper skin tones.

They didn’t launch a new brush to go with the bronzers but I really love the Chanel Brush 106. It’s the perfect size, shape and density for any kind of powder product.

Each shade of Les Beiges bronzer below, also wearing:

Foundation – Les Beiges Healthy Glow Foundation in BO53
Powder – Les Beiges Healthy Glow Sheer Powder B30
Eyeshadow – Les Beiges Natural Eyeshadow in Intense
Mascara – Le Volume de Chanel
Nail Polish – Le Vernis in Sun Drop
Top – Reformation Knit Top (wearing a Small)

Healthy Glow Sunkissed Powder in Light Coral + Rouge Coco Baume in Flirty Coral

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Healthy Glow Sunkissed Powder in Medium Coral + Rouge Coco Baume in Anemone

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Healthy Glow Sunkissed Powder in Medium Rose Gold + Rouge Coco Baume in My Rose

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Healthy Glow Sunkissed Powder in Deep Rose Gold + Rouge Coco Baume in Coralline

Les Beiges Healthy Glow Foundation (new shades)

The Les Beiges Healthy Glow Foundation has been one of my favorite foundations Chanel has ever launched. I think it rivals Armani Luminous Silk Foundation but the Chanel has a tiny bit more coverage, a little better lasting power and more hydration without being too hydrating. It wears well in the summer months for me, even in hot humid weather.

I usually wear the Shades B40, BD41, B50 or BD51. The BD range has typically been the best for me as it has a golden undertone. They added BO which is for olive skin tones. I usually cannot wear a lot of foundation with olive undertones even though I do think I have them in my skin because most olive shades pull very green. The Chanel BO53 is a perfect match for me, I literally could not believe my eyes that I’ve found a match this exact! They also have BO33 and BO73. Other shade extensions now include B00, BO33, BO53, BO73, B90,B130, B160.

Spring-Summer Lip Colors

I didn’t end up reviewing the Spring-Summer launch but I did pick up a few things which I really love. Chanel added two new shades of Rouge Coco Baume ($45) in Anemone 932 (muted peach brown) and Coralline 934 (a coral). I’m a huge fan of these tinted balms and I think they’re under-rated. They swatch very sheer on the arm or hand, but for most of these (except the Dreamy White) pull more pigmented on the lips than a hand swatch. They’re still very natural looking for that effortless polished wash of color.

I wear Flirty Coral and My Rose the most. I swatched all the shades I have except for Dreamy White because it doesn’t show up in an arm swatch. I am missing one of the red colors. But all the other shades are swatched below.

Le Vernis – Sun Drop 177

Last but not least is a look at the Le Vernis in Sun Drop. It’s such a unique dusty muted peach with a hint of brown undertone. I have to admit it didn’t look really exciting in the bottle but on the fingers I love it. It adds a nice pop of color without being too bright.

That wraps up my Chanel Les Beiges review! I think the shades are beautiful.

Available now at Chanel.

P.S. I’ve been getting a lot of follow up questions from you about Les Exclusifs in Comete, the Gardenia Body Oil and there’s a new No 5 L’eau launch coming out. I’ll put together a Chanel fragrance/body roundup review soon!

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Beauty Favorites

Monthly Beauty Favorites: May Hits and Misses

June 1, 2024

Happy June! I can’t believe yet another month has flown by. Today I’m rounding up the things I tested in May.

Base Products

There were a few new base launches that I really loved this month. I’ve been a huge fan of the Natasha Denona Hy-Glam Concealer and she launched a new Hy-Glam Powder Foundation which has an incredible formula. The packaging is beautifully designed with a compartment for a puff. I wear her concealer in Shades N5 through N9 depending on how much brightening I want vs spot concealing. In her Hy-Glam Powder Foundation I can pull off a few of the shades, right now I like NP7 or Y5-7. It’s a really nice blurring powder that looks like skin but has really good coverage. Even though it’s a powder foundation I prefer to use this as a setting powder.

Fenty added new complexion products. I really like the Soft’Lit Luminous Foundation in Shade 260 (see it in action here). It has nice medium to full coverage and the Foundation Brush 145 is a must-have for smooth streak-free application (although you can use any brush or sponge). If you want something more like a skin tint the Eaze Drop Blurring Skin Tint is a really nice one especially for summer. It’s lighter weight but still has pretty good coverage. I wear Shade 9 or 10 in the Skin Tint.

Makeup By Mario launched a new SoftSculpt Bronzing Shaping Serum and it took me a few tries to figure out how best to use it. As a liquid bronzer on top of foundation I found it a little too sheer but it does give the skin a very natural looking sunkissed glow. I like mixing it in with foundation to add warmth or using it as a base to warm up/tan the skin – kind of like a self tanner drop for the face. It is on the emollient side so I don’t know how those with oily skin will like it (I think it will be too dewy). There’s a new Double-Ended brush launched for this product and it’s a nice one to work with the liquid.

For a more traditional bronzer to add warmth I think the the SoftSculpt Transforming Skin Enhancer is better and easier to use/blend.

I really like the look of the new Bronzing Serum, but I’m not sure I’m quite hooked. I love the packaging style. It has a pump to dispense product but if you twist off the lid there’s also a sponge tip applicator to use. It has a similar effect to the Drunk Elephant D-Bronzi Drops but the Makeup By Mario has a slightly thicker more emollient finish. I’ve added swatches to compare the undertone.

Bottom line, it’s not really a hit or miss for me. I’m still a bit undecided.

New SPF Formulas

I’ve put a few new sunscreens to the test. I really love the Origins Ginzing SPF 30 Daily Moisturizer Sunscreen for the texture and consistency. It’s white but does not leave a white cast and I love the moisturizing feel. It’s hydrating without being too thick or greasy feeling and it does not pill.

Peter Thomas Roth launched a tinted SPF called the Water Drench Hyaluronic Cloud Sheer Tint Moisturizer with SPF45. I really love this as a moisturizer with SPF. The tint is a beige but it’s really sheer so once blended it pretty much looks clear on my skin, but I like that they have a tinted option as so many white sunscreens end up having some kind of white cast even if they blend well. I like this under foundation. The coverage/pigment isn’t rich enough to wear as a tinted moisturizer.

Caudalie launched a sunscreen in the US called the Vinosun Protect Brightening Daily Mineral Sunscreen SPF50 and this is one of the first mineral sunscreens I truly love. It’s tinted but it’s pale so it does leave a very slight white cast. I love that it blends nicely without pilling on my skin and it has a semi-matte finish that adheres well to the skin.

Kosas DreamBeam is a formula I keep wanting to love and I keep trying. It has SPF 40 and the new color in Sunlit is a deeper tone than the original DreamBeam. Color-wise I think I would be somewhere in between the two shades, but even if they had more color options, I just don’t like the formula. It’s thick, doesn’t blend well and after putting it on, I really can’t wait to wash it all off. If you want a luminous glowy sunscreen the Supergoop! Glowscreen is a million times better.

Eye Makeup

I keep looking for a new eyeshadow palette to love these days but I keep going back to my staples like the Too Faced Born This Way, Patrick Ta Major Dimension, Natasha Denona everything. Something new that I did love were the new shades from Bobbi Brown. They added new shades of the Long-Wear Cream Shadows and I’ve been really loving Bronze for an iridescent bronze shade. Swatches below of the shades I love for summer. Bronze and Golden Light are new.

Coral Crush Lips + Cheeks

I love coral and peach tones and could not be more thrilled about all the colors that have come out this season! The Dior Poppy Coral tones are such great summer orange/corals. I shared a demo of the Rosy Glow Blush, Addict Lip Maximizer, Addict Lip Glow and Lip Glow Oil in action here and I’ll have swatches + review soon.

The Armani Luminous Silk Cheek Tints have been a hit with me. For peach tones they have two in 50.5 Rosy Peach and 31 Vivid Coral. I think they’re so pretty on the skin and easy to blend. Demo of Rosy Peach here.

NARS reformulated their blushes into a Talc-Free formula. I think Orgasm and Orgasm X have been such long-time cult classics, but I really love Orgasm Edge which is the same peachy undertone but without shimmer. You can see it in action here.

Coral Crush Nails

I love a good peachy coral bright polish for summer. OPI Infinite Shine in On a Mission is the perfect softer peach while Megawatt Hot is a brighter deeper coral. Both are opaque with a glossy finish.

Hermes does the best orange tones for summer. I have really loved Orange Poppy for a super bright electric orange red. They launched Orange Tonique earlier in the spring and it’s similar but pulls more orange.

For a more budget-friendly option I am obsessed with Olive and June, in particular the Quick Dry formulas in Cape and Picante.

Also wearing Cape below on the toes, outfit details here.

Lip Serum

I love Chanel skincare and lip care so I was really excited to try the new Hydra Beauty Micro Lip Serum. It’s packaged in a rubber squeeze tube similar to the L’Huile Camelia Nail Oil (love this). The Hydra Beauty Micro Lip Serum has tiny micro droplets just like the serums in the Hydra Beauty Line. I had high hopes unfortunately have to call this a miss. The formula is so thin it feels like water. It does absorb nicely for an ultra thin layer of moisture but for me it’s not enough to hydrate the lips and it feels like there is no added hydration after application.

Perfumes

I will have a perfume roundup soon, but there are three I really loved this month. I splurged on another Parfums de Marly in Valaya which is the perfect floral musk for hot summer months. I couldn’t stop thinking about it from the sampler set I bought and decided this was the one for me. I think this is my signature scent this year. Notes include: Bergamot, mandarin, white peach, orange flower, nymphea, vetiver, akigalawood, ambrofix musk.

Ouai St. Barts is one of the best tropical scents and I love it in the body wash and scrub. They launched a Hair and Body Mist which is a really nice lightweight fruity tropical kind of scent that isn’t too sweet or too strong.

Last but not least Chanel launched new body oils in a few of their Les Exclusifs perfume scents. These are quite the splurge priced higher than all of the other body oils in the Chanel lineup for $350 each. I shared a peek on stories and was overwhelmed by the response and questions! I had no idea so many of you were loyal fans of the Les Exclusifs line. I’ve owned and love Beige. I’ve always had my eye on Gardenia and 1957 but never splurged as my signature Chanel scents have been from the Les Eaux de Chanel lineup.

The Chanel beauty team generously gifted me the Les Exclusifs de Chanel Body Oil in Gardenia and it is heavenly. I layered it with the Beige perfume and the combination is the most luxurious combo I’ve ever tried. Scent lingers all day for me but it’s not as potent or as strong as the perfume.

I think if you have a special signature scent that you love from the Les Exclusifs line you will most likely find the body oil worth the splurge. Right now the oils is available in 1957, Beige, Gardenia and Coromandel.

That wraps up my May hits and misses! What did you love and try this past month?

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Fenty Beauty

New Fenty Summer Beauty Launches

May 30, 2024

Fenty launched some new beauty products + skincare this summer and there are some solid wins. I have a look with swatches of everything today.

Soft’Lit Naturally Luminous Foundation ($40)
Hydra Vizor Moisturizer SPF 30 ($36-$40)
Foundation Brush 145 ($36)
Hot Cheeks Velour Blushlighter ($26)
Gloss Bomb Lip Oil ($26)
Glitty Lid Shimmer Liquid Liner ($24)

New Complexion Products

There’s a new foundation called the Soft’Lit Naturally Luminous Foundation ($40). I tried three shades and right now 260 or 265 are my best matches. Demo of 260 on the skin shown here. It’s a much better formula than the Pro Filt’r Foundation as it’s easier to blend, doesn’t feel as thick and has a soft luminous satin finish.

Coverage is medium to full. The Foundation Brush 145 ($36) is a game changer for foundation brushes. It has a similar design to my favorite Laura Mercier foundation brush but the Fenty is a bit smaller and more dense. Both brushes offer streak-free smooth coverage with an ultra soft feel to them.

I’m new to Fenty Skin. The Hydra Vizor Moisturizer SPF 30 ($36-$40) is a really nice moisturizer that preps the skin while protecting with SPF 30. They just launched Tinted Versions which I will probably try to track it down in store to test. It’s smooth in texture and blends easily. There’s no white cast with this and no pilling. Active ingredients are Avobenzone 3%, Homosalate 9%, Octisalate 4.5%. I like it but I don’t know that I would call it a must-have.

New Blushes

I really love what Fenty has been launching for cheeks lately. The textures are ultra smooth and I love that the shimmers aren’t too shimmery or frosty. There are three new Hot Cheeks Velour Blushlighter ($26). These are shimmery blushes with an ultra silky smooth soft texture and beautiful glow.

The colors do remind me of the NARS Orgasm lineup but better. The shimmer is more refined in the Fenty blushes and the texture is a lot softer/silkier.

Fresh Peach is a golden shimmer with a pink base, this shows up more golden on my skin, more like a highlighter
Juicy Peach is a soft luminous golden peach with a pink orange pearly shimmer
Bak’d Peach is deeper orange peach shimmer, but isn’t too orangey

Out of the three Fresh Peach is the most shimmery. The other two are more luminous on the skin. These Hot Cheeks Velour Blushlighters have a similar silky feel to the Demi’Glow Light-Diffusing Highlighters which I’ve been eyeing but have not tried yet. I keep swatching them every time I’m in store and need to pick one up.

Solid A+ for each of the new Fenty Hot Cheeks Velour Blushlighters. I hope they consider making this formula permanent.

New Lip Shades

Fenty launched a new lip formula called the new Gloss Bomb Lip Oils ($26) and as the ultimate Gloss Bomb addict I am thrilled. They have a similar feel to the Gloss Bomb (almost identical) but the Lip Oils are a little smoother, a little more sheer and have a vanilla cake like scent to them. They have a cute Coral Gloss Bomb Oil Keychain Case this season to hold your gloss on-the-go.

The shimmer is superfine in $uperfine Suga (white gold) and Fro$ted Bunz (iridescent copper gold) and both of these have sheer pigment. Coppa Cookie (metallic copper) on the other hand has more opaque pigment and a metallic finish making it stand out the most out of the three.

It’s hard to pick a favorite but I like Fro$ted Bunz the most. I would wear this color head to toe if I could.

Below: $uperfine $uga Lip Gloss Oil + Fresh Peach Hot Cheeks, also wearing Soft’Lit Foundation in 260 and Natasha Denona Bronze Eyeshadow Palette, Nail Polish OPI On a Mission

Below: Fenty Gloss Bomb Lip Oil Frosted Bunz and Hot Cheeks Blush in Bak’d Peach

Below: Fenty Gloss Bomb Oil Coppa Cookie and Hot Cheeks Blush in Juicy Peach

New Liners

The one miss for me is the Glitty Lid Shimmer Liquid Liner ($24). The colors are just so stunning I wish they made these in an eye shadow form instead of liner. The miss for me is the liner just never really dries or sets. On me it stays kinda creamy. I tried blending it as an all over eyeshadow too but it doesn’t really blend well with fingers. Granted it does not move on the eyes as a liner. I think I’m just not used to liquid liners that have a glossy finish.

Overall some beautiful launches. Color theme screams summer. I love the new lip oils and blushes. I think they’re 100% worth adding to your summer beauty routine. Available now at Sephora and Fenty Beauty.

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Fenty products gifted for review.

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Lips YSL Beauty

YSL Candy Glow Tinted Butter Balm

May 28, 2024

YSL Beauty launched another tinted balm called the Candy Glow Tinted Butter Balm $40 and out of the three balm formulas they have out now this one is my favorite for pigment and formula.

There are 6 shades right now. I ordered all of them from Sephora they sold out almost instantly but finally restocked. You can also find these at Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Selfridges.

3B Rosewood Blush below

The Candy Glow Tinted Butter Balm is a soft buttery balm in a twist up format. Candy Glow is more pigmented and more buttery feeling than the Loveshine which has more slip to it. The new Candy Glow isn’t as thick in texture as the Candy Glaze. For softness level they’re soft but not as soft as the Tarte Maracuja Juicy Balms, but with the hot summer months coming I do wonder how they’ll hold up in my bag if I’m out and about with the summer heat.

Candy Glow Balms have the same sweet signature YSL lip balm scent like the Candy Glaze and original Rouge Volupte Shines (sweet and fruity). Pigment is sheer medium but noticeable on my pigmented lips. I really love these! You can see them all in action here.

Below all shades, also wearing Armani Luminous Silk Foundation in Shade 6.5, Givenchy Prisme Libre Loose Powder Shade 3, Dior Rosy Glow Blush in Pink, Natasha Denona My Dream Palette.

1B Pink Sunrise is a color shifting shade which will transform into a pink flush
44B Nude Lavalliere is a nude pink and it’s the best variation of all the 44B colors because it has more warmth to it making it more wearable on my complexion (see the others here)
3B Rosewood Blush is a warm rose pink (I think this is my favorite)
5B Nude Crush is a brownish rose
6B Brown Nude is a sheer neutral brown
7B Nude Pleasure is a warm brown

Application in action:

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Overall love. I do like these Candy Glow Balms a lot better than the Loveshine because the lasting power is better. Since there isn’t quite as much slip they grip the lip much better and don’t feel like they’re sliding off. I still really like the Candy Glaze formula and colors but they can feel a little thick, especially in the hot summer months. This newer one is more comfortable on the lips.

A few of you asked how these compare to the Dior Addict Lip Glow and I would say the Dior formula is similar for color/pigment but the texture feels a little more waxy on the lips.

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Available at Sephora, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Selfridges and all YSL Beauty retailers.

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Sales

Memorial Day Sales & Deals 2024

May 25, 2024

above: Eric Javits Hamptons Hat (on sale, also love it in Natural), Squishee Tote (also on sale, I might get this color too), top (old style, but this is very similar)

Happy Memorial Day Weekend! Rounding up the best sales and deals this year for Memorial Day.

Multi-Brand Retailers

Anthropologie – extra 40% off sale, up to 30% off indoor/outdoor furniture, décor
Bloomingdale’s – up to 65% off select items
Bluemercury – SPF stock up 20% off with code SUNSHINE
Dermstore – up to 20% off with code SUN
Nordstrom – half yearly sale with up to 50% off
Saks – Saks Perks Members, buy 2 items get 15% off, buy 3 items get 20% off with code PERKS4SF
Shopbop – up to 50% off designer sale
Ulta Beauty – Memorial Day Deals and sales, for a limited time 20% off qualifying purchases with code MDW20

Beauty Sales and Deals

Beauty sales and deals, if you’ve spotted any more good ones let me know in the comments!

Bobbi Brown – Summer Friday exclusives, save up to 50% off select items this weekend with code FRIDAY1
Briogeo – Custom bundles up to 25% off
Caudalie – Up to 40% off select products (Resveratrol line included)
Charlotte Tilbury – free full-size Hot Lips 2 in In Love With Olivia with orders over $110
Cle de Peau – 10% off order $150, 15% off orders $300, 20% off orders $500
Dior Beauty – Enjoy a mini–Dior Addict Lip Maximizer, a J’adore Eau de Parfum mini, and a makeup bag with $175+ orders, use code MEMDAY24 for a complimentary gift with purchase $130+
ghd – 30% off sidewide
Fenty Beauty – up to 60% off select items
Fresh Beauty – get up to 30% off
IGK – 25% off sitewide
Kerastase – Spend $50, receive 1 Deluxe Sample. Spend $75, receive 2 Deluxe Samples. Spend $100, receive 3
Deluxe Samples. Code: MDW24
Kiehl’s – flash sale 30% off select favorites, plus a 5-piece gift with purchases $85+
Kosas – bundles and special value sets for Memorial Day at discounted prices
La Roche Posay – 20% off and 2 SPF samples with orders $75+
Make Beauty – 20% off sitewide
Makeup by Mario – buy any 2 products and get a complimentary moistureglow plumping serum at checkout
Natasha Denona – spend $50 save 15%, spend $150 save 20%, spend $250 save 25%
Ouai – 20% off sitewide
R & Co – get 5 dree deluxe samples with purchases of $50+ with code CARRYON
rephr –40% off all items (really love all their brushes and tools)
Revive – 20% off select formulas with code MEMORIAL20
RMS Beauty – 30% off the ReEvolve Foundation
Shiseido – 20% off sitewide + 30% off select items
Summer Fridays – free summer essentials trio with purchase $75+ (my favorites linked here)
Supergoop! – 20% off sitewide friends and family sale
T3 Micro – 25% off sitewide with code FF25
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Quick update: Special shoutout for the Eric Javits Hamptons Hats as I get a lot of questions about them. They are on the expensive side but are very sturdy. They’ve lasted so well even with pool and salt water (I just make sure I rinse them with fresh water if they ever get wet). The weave is thick enough that it does protect your face from the sun. I also love that they’re floppy but not so floppy they end up covering your eyes (if that makes sense). They have a lot of different styles and brim sizes too. Their visors are nice but I prefer the full coverage hats. For those who want to know about the different colors I’ll repost a photo I shared a few years ago. (Andrew actually picked out the hats for me!)

I have one tote from them the Squishee Isla Straw Bag and I really love it (I also think this colorway is pretty). I think I may get another style.

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Bronzer + Blush Pat McGrath Labs

Pat McGrath Divine Cream Blush (new shades)

May 21, 2024

Pat McGrath added four new shades of the Divine Cream Blush Legendary Glow Color Balm ($29). The team sent 2 of the new ones alongside 2 previously launched shades for me to try. I have swatches to share today. New shades are currently available at Pat McGrath and Selfridges.

These are dewy balms for lips and cheeks. These have the same level of glow as the Chanel Baume Essentiels. They have a dewy finish that stays dewy (they have no dry down) and a glossy look. I know a lot of you are all about the dewy look and love these. For me they are really too dewy for the cheeks. I do really love the texture on the lips though! Pigment is on the sheer side, especially once you blend it out on the cheeks.

The four shades swatched in this post:

Alluring Nude (new) is a soft neutral nude beige
Divine Rose Glow (new) is a medium rose
Peach Lotus is a soft peach
Sunkissed Seduction is a terracotta brown

More swatches from last year in this post here. The original Divine Rose is a bit lighter in color compared to the new Divine Rose Glow. Both are very pretty soft rose colors, I like the newer one better because it’s slightly darker and shows up better on my skin.

Below wearing:

Foundation – Pat McGrath Labs Skin Fetish Foundation Light Medium 14
Powder – Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish Powder in Medium
Eyeshadow – Pat McGrath Labs Mothership Palette IX Huetopian Dream (swatched here)
Brow – Benefit Precisely My Brow Shade 3.5
Mascara – Tarte Tartelette Tubing Mascara XL
Tank – Madewell (wearing an XS)
Earrings – Mejuri
Nails – Olive and June Combo

Lip + Cheek combos below:

Peach Lotus Divine Cream Blush
Lips: Venusian Peach SatinAllure + Peach Perversion LUST Gloss

Divine Rose Glow Divine Cream Blush
Lips: Divine Rose Glow Divine Cream Blush

Alluring Nude Divine Cream Blush
Lips: Flesh Astral LUST Gloss

Sunkissed Seduction Divine Cream Blush
Lips: Sunkissed Seduction Divine Cream Blush + Bronze Divinity LUST Gloss

Overall really beautiful colors. I do think they wear well on the lips. For the cheeks they’re great if you like a dewy look for the blush, for me they are too dewy to wear comfortably on the face. If you want to see them in action I’ve linked the video below!

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New shades are currently available at Pat McGrath and Selfridges.

Blushes provided for review.

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