ONE // FLESH BEAUTY

You may have listened to yesterday’s podcast episode. If you didn’t, backtrack now and go listen. It is one of my favorite episodes we’ve done so far as we have Linda Wells (the founding editor of Allure and founder of Flesh Beauty) on the show. Wow. She is amazing. But so is her company, Flesh Beauty! The foundation stick is wonderful (love the tiny, portable format and the extensive shade range – my color is Vanilla), the highlighter drops are beyonnnnd and I also really love the highlighter stick (the bronzy one, “twitch!”). Oh and the lip glosses. Honestly it’s all great, but those are my favorites.

Linda describes the line as a beauty line for editors – think flawless, natural looking makeup and maybe one pop of color or something playful. I’m obsessed and you will be too.

TWO // DRY BAR TRIPLE SEC TEXTURIZING SPRAY

I got a blowout last week (not at DryBar, I refuse to go there as they constantly mess up my hair but I love their products!!!) and the first thing I noticed was how amazing this spray smells! So delicious and yummy… like vanilla frosting but not in a gross saccharine way? But what I really loved most about it was the texture it gave my hair – my beach waves stayed in place for DAYS after my blowout. (I can always make a blowout last and last but usually the waves fall out). I ordered a bottle for myself immediately.

THREE // SAINT JANE LUXURY CBD BEAUTY SERUM

I was sent a sample of this serum and really like it. It’s very similar to Vintner’s Daughter in terms of consistency, absorption, etc. It’s great for all skin types but what’s different about it is that it contains 500mg of full-spectrum CBD. CBD is great in beauty products as it helps to reduce inflammation (redness, sensitivity, eczema and blemishes). And I hate myself for saying this but the packaging looks really, really nice on my sink – I love the chic black & gold packaging.

FOUR // MAC LIP PENCIL IN “WHIRL”

I got my makeup done professionally last week and the makeup artist used this lip pencil (with clear balm over it) which is basically my perfect rosy nude. I say “my” perfect nude as we all have different colorings, but if you have a similar coloring to me, then you must try this! I find most nudes to be too muddy/brown which makes my teeth look yellow.

FIVE // KOPARI SUNDAZE MINERAL FACE SUNSCREEN

I will preface by saying that this product is not perfect, but it’s a step in the right direction. UGH GUYS SUNSCREEN IS THE WORST. It’s a necessary evil of course as I don’t want skin cancer or wrinkles, but a part of me just wants to avoid the sun in full because I hate sunscreen so much. It’s either packed with chemicals or it’s mineral, which acts as a physical barrier so always feels grimy on. This is the best one I’ve tried. It’s lighter than most mineral formulations and doesn’t leave my skin feeling *as* grimy as the rest of the mineral sunscreens I’ve tried.