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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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Moschino I Love Love Perfume Review

The Mainstream Monday: Sniffing A Popular Fragrance

Moschino I Love Love is a citrusy-floral with a nice clean cedar dry-down. It reminds me of Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue, so I think it has a refreshing Mediterranean charm. It’s a very “young” fragrance if you go by packaging alone, but don’t. I think this is a universal fragrance for many age groups. It’s a woodsy-citrus floral that is perfect for daily wear.

The top notes are very citrusy. They aren’t zesty like a fresh lemon, orange, grapefruit… Continue reading | 5 Comments