Emily Johnson

Wakey, wakey we have a new Power Essence All-over Body & Hair Fragrance Mist from Touchland landing soon! Yes, you read that right! Touchland Power Essence All-over Body & Hair Fragrance Mist will be available this coming February in eight different fragrances. Does the new Power Essence All-over Body & Hair Fragrance Mist fighting off germs too? Unfortunately not! But they will make your hair and body smell pretty.

As you well know Touchland Power Mist Hand Sanitizer ($10) became a viral sensation during the pandemic when we were all resting around concerned about germs, bacteria, and of course, COVID. Touchland launched their popular mist hand sanitizers seven years ago and since that time they have become available at Sephora and Ulta.

On an Instagram post from the brand they shared the following statement:

“We started with hand sanitizer, but our goal has always been to look for those categories that are cross-generational, for every gender, and so on,” founder Andrea Lisbona told Business of Fashion. The new launch mirrors the same minimalist, flat, rectangular shape of its debut product. Similar to its hand sanitizers, Power Essence Body and Hair Mists are “skincare-infused,” and available in “eight immersive scents designed to awaken the senses, move your mood and transport you to new horizons.”

Touchland Power Essence All-over Body & Hair Fragrance Mist will be available in the following fragrances with a formula that contains niacinamide, hyaluronic acid and panthenol to calm, soothe and hydrate both skin and hair:

Vanilla Velvet (vanilla with coconut flakes, fresh muguet, and creamy almond)
Peachy Lychee (peach, succulent lychee, and delicate orchids)
Cashmere Woods (sweet cream and rich vanilla with jasmine and cashmere woods)
Rich Pistacho (cozy, nutty sweetness with crushed pistachio and airy marshmallow with the warmth of oak wood)
Golden Amber (jasmine petals, pink lavender, ruby amber, and rich woods with oak moss)
Sparkling Bergmont (bergamot and grapefruit with warm hinoki wood grounds)
Mango Mojo (fresh mango juice and candied pineapple with delicate notes of honeysuckle and freesia)
Lush Tropical

The lightweight micro-mist formula is cruelty-free and created with clean ingredients. I don’t have an official price or size of these yet but they do say they are TSA-Approved so I assume 3.4 oz in size and maybe around $15-$20 each.

You can head over to Touchland’s website to join the waitlist to purchase on Febuary 3rd or wait until these land at Ulta and Sephora.

What do you think of these new body mists?

Where to buy

Sephora Ulta Touchland

About the Muse

Isabella is just an average everyday geeky girl who doesn’t blend her eyeshadow correctly, wears too much blush, and hopes she never finds her holy grail products because she likes the thrill of the chase so much. Her mission is to bring you super honest reviews on makeup, skincare, fragrance and all things beauty. She’s in no way an expert on the topic and she sure as hell isn’t a super model. But she’s passionate about makeup and is seeking like-minded individuals that like pina coladas, getting caught in the rain, and ones that enjoy spending hundreds of dollars at Sephora without feeling buyer’s remorse. If you’re that person feel free to reach out and leave a comment or follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Bloglovin‘.

Tatcha Fukubukuro Lucky Bags are still available! Spend $100 or $200 and use code LUCKYBAG25 to snag one of these bags will full-size items inside! Each bag has contents with a value of $100 to $200.

Spend $100 and your bag will include:
Deluxe-Size Essence
Deluxe-Size Silk Cream
Deluxe-Size The Silk Peony Eye Cream
Full-Size Silk Peony Full Size Kissu Lip Mask in Plum Blossom

Spend $200 and your bag will include:
Full-Size Clarifying Clay Mask
Full-Size Hinoki Body Wash
Deluxe-Size Silk Peony Mini Indigo Cleansing Balm
Deluxe-Size The Essence
Deluxe-Size Indigo Overnight Repair
Deluxe-Size Dewey Skin Cream

Enjoy!

Where to buy

Tatcha

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Dove x Crumbl Strawberry Crumb Cake Body Scrub is one of the limited-edition drops from the Dove X Crumbl Collaboration that’s set to officially arrive at Walmart on February 1st. As you know from my past rants this collection has been in and out of stock and of course, Tiktok flippers took full advantage and have been selling the collection for well above retail price. I managed to purchase the Strawberry Crumb Cake Body Scrub as well as the Lemon Glaze Body Wash and Scrub on Walmart’s website. According to reports the collection will be available starting next month but as I said it’s been in and out of stock on the website. I do know the deodorants are not aren’t so popular and all of them are in stock!

Last year Dove launched a Holiday Treats Collection that was a huge hit and this year they brought back the collection with new scents like Pecan Butter Crunch and Gingerbread Delight. They also, launched some a line of Men’s Deodorants in scents like Hot Toddy and Chocolate Mint Martini. Needless to say Dove is riding this high hard and I suspect we’ll see more LE Collections like this in the works espeially considering how well this Crumbl Collection is doing.

I do think the Dove Holiday Treats Collection was hit or miss. Some scents like Hot Cocoa Swirl were amazing and others like Gingerbread Delight and Sugar Cookie are just ok.

And it seems the Dove x Crumbl Collection seems to have the same inconsistencies. I really liked the Lemon Glaze scent. It has that cookie element combined with a subtle lemon. I haven’t smelled Confetti Cake as of yet but I did manage Dove x Crumbl Strawberry Crumb Cake Body Scrub and hated it. I dunno if it’s just the scrub or if the body wash smells the same as scents can translate a differently across products sometimes. I know the scrub is awful. Avoid at all costs. It smells like wet dog to me.

According to Dove it has notes of strawberry cookie topped with vanilla glaze and buttery crumbs. I get the strawberry and there’s a hint of a cheesecake-like element which makes it smell like strawberry cheesecake. Ok, we’re off to a good start here…! But wait, what’s that? There’s some sort of weird musk element in the background that does NOT combine well with the strawberry. It smells like funky wet dog with strawberries. No bueno.

The actual scrub formula is the same. I like a grainer scrub but I can’t deny that Dove does a luxurious one for your buck. It’s thick, super creamy, moisturizing, and has very fine grains. It turns into a rich lather when water is added. Sadly, the scent just isn’t working for me though!

Dove x Crumbl Strawberry Crumb Cake should be launching soon at stores but I’d highly recommend doing a sniff taste on this one when your store gets it as it’s not a safe blindbuy!

Where to buy

Walmart

About the Muse

Isabella is just an average everyday geeky girl who doesn’t blend her eyeshadow correctly, wears too much blush, and hopes she never finds her holy grail products because she likes the thrill of the chase so much. Her mission is to bring you super honest reviews on makeup, skincare, fragrance and all things beauty. She’s in no way an expert on the topic and she sure as hell isn’t a super model. But she’s passionate about makeup and is seeking like-minded individuals that like pina coladas, getting caught in the rain, and ones that enjoy spending hundreds of dollars at Sephora without feeling buyer’s remorse. If you’re that person feel free to reach out and leave a comment or follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Bloglovin‘.

Today Walgreens reports that locking up products is hurting their sales. Is anyone surprised? I’m not! As you know Walmart started the trend of locking up a variety of products to deter shoplifters from stealing them and later on were allegedly sued because of it.

Soon after the pandemic ended and lockdown was lifted we saw more and more stores doing the same. Walmart, Target, Walgreens, everyone was locking up a selection of products like deodorant, toothpaste, body lotions, skincare, and more. I always found it rather ironic that they’d lock up the more random items and the entire four or more aisles of makeup never had a lock in place at any of my stores. I guess everyday essentials are more popular with shoplifters.

I’m sure they’re stores are losing a lot less money now that these items are locked up but I fully expected them lose more from the average, everyday customer who had little to not patience to browse items that were locked behind plexiglas. And let’s not forget having to actually wait for someone to come and unlock the case…! That’s a whole other drama. I dunno how your stores are but I literally have to wait 10 minutes or longer to get toothpaste. Once it was as long as twenty minutes at Target. I never went back to that particular Target because time is something you can never get back. Use it wisely and waiting for toothpaste for twenty minutes is not a wise use of your time.

Back in November I know Walmart was playing with the idea of allowing customers to unlock cases with their cell phone. I personally never saw that option available at my stores. I do know that I’m one of the customers that just isn’t interested in shopping at a store where a majority of what I need is under lock and key. I either go to a different store or buy it online.

Apparently, Walgreens reported an operating loss of $245 million for the quarter in comparison to $39 million for the same quarter one year earlier. Granted, this isn’t all loss due to locked up products but that’s a major loss and could account for the reason Walgreens has plans to close hundreds of stores this year.

It just doesn’t surprise me that locking products up would result in loss sales and I don’t understand how retailers didn’t think that would be an issue. Consumers want to experience of shopping and that means touching an item, maybe even stealing a little sniff of the shampoo they want to buy, or reading the back of the label. That’s impossible to do with products locked up. Not to mention people who work at these stores are already super busy! Having them race around trying to unlock cases plus do a million other things is crazy. Is it any wonder stores are losing sales because of this?

What do you think of the current lockdown situation in stores? I personally hate it.

Yves Saint Laurent Make Me Blush 24H Buildable Powder Blush are a new, permanent range of powder blushes available in seven shade selections and two finishes of silky satin and soft matte that are available now for Spring 2025. Can we just take a minute before discussing the price to admire and swoon over the shade Restless Rose which is a gorgeous peachy pink with a satin finish? I don’t really love matte or satin blushes! I prefer a little glow or shimmer in my blush but this shade is gorgeous! It looks like a bit of a brighter shade of NARS Orgasm. I can see myself purchasing this one even though I have enough peachy pink blushes to last me a life time.

Also, can we just take a second to discuss the price tag on these? These are $45 each for 0.17 oz. That isn’t a huge amount of blush but also, YSL is a luxury beauty brand and $45 isn’t BAD at all especially when brands like Tom Ford have hiked their blushes up to nearly $100! I mean, right now, even mid-range brands are charging $30+ for a blush! I’m giving props to YSL for keeping the price within a good range. It isn’t cheap like I said but also, it isn’t hiked up to some obscene amount either.

I do wish we could see more luminous blushes for Spring though. All the latest blush drops seem to me a flat matte or satin. Le sigh! I just want a little glow for the warmer weather please? That being said I think Restless Rose is coming home with me!

Shades:

• Pink Voltage (cool vibrant pink matte)
• Berry Bang (pink raspberry matte)
• Peachy Nude (warm teracotta matte)
• Babydoll Pink (cool baby pink satin)
• Nude Lavalliere (iconic dusty pink satin)
• Restless Rose (peachy pink satin)
• Spicy Berry (deep plum satin)

What do you think of the Yves Saint Laurent Make Me Blush 24H Buildable Powder Blush? Are you loving on these?

Where to buy

Sephora

I’ve been holding off reviewing Bath and Body Works Perfect in Pink Eau de Parfum because although it released for Holiday 2023 it’s such a perfect Spring and Valentine’s Day fragrance! I realize sales are at a high point during the Holiday season and that might be their logic behind launching it at that time but my opinion is this is a Valentine’s Day perfume! I mean, look at the bottle…! Bright, playful pink in color with a big old bow on tied around the cap! Yeah, it screams Spring, love, and romance!

Bath and Body Works Perfect in Pink is available in a host of different products. We got wallflowers, fragrance mists, body lotions, shower gels, etc…etc..! I ended up purchasing the large bottle of the EDP during one of the numerous Holiday sales Bath and Body Works had last month. I think I got it for 40% off when they had the 40% sitewide sale. I got the 3.4 oz bottle which is typically $70 and I’m going to throw it out there and say that’s WAY too expensive for a bottle of Bath and Body Works anything. I’m not shy about spending money on fragrance but Bath and Body Works perfumes are weak as hell and paying $70 dollars is obscene if it isn’t going last me all damn day. That being said who pays full-price for anything Bath and Body Works? They always have a good sale, deal, or coupons somewhere around the corner.

Anyway, now that we got the $70 elephant out of the way let’s chat about how this smells. This has notes of cherries, pink camellia and whipped almond crème. It’s fruity, it’s sweet, and it’s girly to the max. It smells pink! Like the color pink! It’s just really fun and doesn’t take itself too seriously. If you like sweet and fruity you’ll adore this. Keep in mind this isn’t really a complex fragrance. It’s sort of a what you see is what you get fragrance. It opens with a blast of sweet cherries mixed with a soft camellia and it dries down to a soft cherry marzipan-like scent. That’s it. Nothing more, nothing less. And I’m ok with that. I think it’s playful, sweet, feminine, and girly! It’s a “I’m a pretty pony” type of scent and I’m ok with that as sometimes you just wanna feel cute and this is the type of fragrance that will make you feel that way!

I haven’t tried it yet but I think it’ll pair up great with Sweetheart Cherry. Speaking of which, I do think this smells a lot like Sweetheart Cherry but the floral note makes it a little less sweet. If Sweetheart Cherry was a little too sweet for you Perfect in Pink might do you better as the camellia softens the sweetness. And can we get a little applause for the bottle? Not only is the bottle adorable but it actually comes in a huge bow box which makes it perfect for gifting!

But most important, how’s the wear? Eh…! It’s ok. Layering is required. I’d recommend purchasing the body lotion to create a nice scent bubble and the fragrance does wear away fairly fast in my opinion. I can get about five or six mists in and it’ll last me about three to four hours before it disappears. Lotion does help extend that wear considerably.

I wouldn’t recommend dropping $70 on Bath and Body Works Perfect in Pink but if run across a sale or have a coupon it’s absolutely worth picking up! Or you can go a bit cheaper and just grab the fragrance mist.

Bath and Body Works Perfect in Pink is available now. I hope it sticks around! It’s a cute little fragrance!

Where to buy

Bath and Body Works