The Beauty Alerts Vol.38

Read this before the Sephora sale

Beauty DupesšŸ’„ ā€¢ EffectivešŸ§“ā€¢ AllurešŸ’… ā€¢ UnconventionalšŸ˜²ā€¢ Tea šŸµ ā€¢ You šŸ’ƒ

Hi, my loves -

Have you seen the e.l.f. new launch of blush, contour, and highlighter wand. Since its halo glow primer launch, I feel like the brand is going after Charlotte Tilburyā€™s best-selling products. Wellā€¦ thereā€™s a market for similar products that donā€™t cost $42.

I havenā€™t personally tried the blush wand yet but from the review videos, the e.l.f. blush wand does seem to dry down faster and feels a bit harder to blend. Who knows! The $9 price tag might just make the extra effort worth it.

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Beauty Dupes

Iā€™ve been looking for a more gentle version of Dermalogicaā€™s Microfoliant to be able to use every other day. The Good Molecules pineapple exfoliating powder ($16) seems to be the winner. Will let you know how I feel.

Effective

Weā€™ve been LOVING the dupe for Rare Beauty lip oil we recommended last week - the rom&nd juicy lasting tint. We got the color #23 Nucadamia.

Itā€™s perfect for when you are traveling - long-lasting & hassle-free. The color is less saturated than Rare Beautyā€™s, which looks less intimating when you first put it on. A glossy pigmented lip look always looks a bit too much for day-to-day IMO.

Allure

Iā€™ve been lusting over Lily Collinā€™s hairstyle in one of her IG posts.

The coloring, the length, the cut - perfection in my book. #hairgoals

Unconventional

Brands talk about removing taboos around acne, Starface is walking the talk.

I love the brand for bringing back its collab with Hello Kitty (not only because I am a fan of Hello Kitty). Starface is putting a positive spin on acne one pimple patch at a time.

Tea

Iā€™ve noticed retailers increase prices prior to sales before, but not Sephora!

A Redditor noticed Sephora Canada had some unreasonable price adjustments before the sale. All I can say isā€¦look out!

You

Another post on Reddit I want to share with you before the Sephora sale. I think it sums up my sentiment spot on:

  • 20% off is not much

  • Donā€™t buy something because itā€™s hyped up

  • Buy what you need, not as backups, not for sale.

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