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Anti-Haul August 2017

A lot of people do “Anti-Hauls” on Youtube. If you aren’t familiar with these, these are videos where people talk about what they aren’t buying. With so many launches, I love the premise of this. It gives us a reason to talk about what’s new without actually participating in this makeup economy of “BUT THIS LIMITED EDITION THING!”. Here’s my version, sans video. Here’s my additional comments¹.

There were a lot of launches in August. Not many tempted me. The ones that did sold out in 5 seconds. Now September, this is when all the brands leak their holiday… Continue reading

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Anti-Haul July 2017

A lot of people do “Anti-Hauls” on Youtube. If you aren’t familiar with these, these are videos where people talk about what they aren’t buying. With so many launches, I love the premise of this. It gives us a reason to talk about what’s new without actually participating in this makeup economy of “BUT THIS LIMITED EDITION THING!”. Here’s my version, sans video. Here’s my additional comments¹.

Here’s some things that have launched or will be launching soon that have been receiving hype in the Beauty World:

 

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Anti-Haul June 2017

A lot of people do “Anti-Hauls” on Youtube. If you aren’t familiar with these, these are videos where people talk about what they aren’t buying. With so many launches, I love the premise of this. It gives us a reason to talk about what’s new without actually participating in this makeup economy of “BUT THIS LIMITED EDITION THING!”. Here’s my version, sans video. Here’s my additional comments¹. 

There sure were a lot of eyeshadow palettes launched in June. The beauty industry sure wants to convince us that our lids should be rusty hued or the colors of parrot feathers… Continue reading | 4 Comments

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Boxwalla April Food Box Review

Boxwalla Food Box

I’m trying something different. This is a review of a food subscription box. In the past I have reviewed Boxwalla Beauty Boxes. As I’ve mentioned in previous reviews, Boxwalla has four different boxes and Food is one of them.

I have never subscribed to a food box like this before. I’ve been tempted but I have always lived in areas that have access to well, everything. So, I’ve talked myself out of these sort of services because I didn’t really know what they could offer me… Continue reading | 4 Comments

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Giveaway: Win 12 Perfume Oils from BPAL

Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab (or better known as BPAL) is sponsoring an awesome giveaway with the awesome bloggers in The Lipstick League.

BPAL perfume giveaway

We’re delighted to be hosting this giveaway that includes a dozen (that’s right, 12!) full-size BPAL perfume oils that were selected by us. I selected and reviewed Les Fleurs de Mal which you can find here. The other eleven hand-picked perfumes are: Lady Almathea, 51, Spider, Wolf’s Heart, Eat