Emily Johnson

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!

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Bath and Body Works

I was watching a Tiktok a week or so ago and was immediately greeted with a F bomb. I swear, it couldn’t be more than three seconds into the video and the word just popped out right away. No greeting, no, hey, welcome to my Tiktok, just a big F bomb. And of course, the cursing only continued after that so we got a three minute Tiktok that has at least twenty curse words in it and I’m having trouble concentrating on what the short form makeup review is about because all the mother f*cking going on is short circuiting my brain.

Am I prude? Am I not liberal or hip enough to watch this mother f*cking Tiktok? Am I just too old to tolerate constant cursing? I do question how I feel about this particular topic sometimes and I thought we could discuss it because we haven’t really talked about makeup reviews that constant having cursing in the in three years. Have your thoughts maybe changed about it? Are you ok with? Do you hate it?

I’m not a conservative person by any means. I’m also, not a deeply religious much to my parents horror. So, cursing in Tiktoks shouldn’t really be a problem for me right? Wrong. I hate it. I find it annoying listening to someone drop F bomb after F bomb. It makes it a harder to concentrate on the makeup review or info about a new product. I don’t mind one f*ck but having every sentence with the word is distracting. I also feel like I can’t take the content seriously.

“This is the best f*cking thing ever! This applies f*cking smooth! This is a great f*cking shade” there has to be some limit to the cursing right? I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. I don’t want to change anyone’s personality. I mean, some people find some sort of expression in cursing that’s there thing who am I to say how they should talk? But I do think it’s excessive at times and can be a little overkill. I’m also always surprised beauty brands aren’t a little more reserved about how they want their products described. “It’s f*cking amazing!” sounds great in theory but I do wonder if that’s the image they want associated with their brand.

Also, we’re entering into an entirely new generation of beauty lovers and they are a lot younger than I was when I started. You know those ten years olds out there buying Drunk Elephant? I dunno if their introduction to makeup should be with a bunch of cursing. I don’t think enough parents do their due diligence when it comes to monitoring what their kids watching online and I just think some of them might be a little young to be exposed to a ton of cursing.

What do you think? Have your opinions or views changes about cursing in makeup reviews or do you still feel like it’s acceptable or perhaps not?

Do influencers and makeup gurus use the f word a little too much?

By now you’ve probably heard the good word that that EOS is releasing Body Washes! EOS Shea Better Cashmere Body Wash have been spotted all over Texas at HEB and I believe a few people have seen them at Dollar General. Sadly, I haven’t seen a whisper or a word about these in New Year but I’m patiently awaiting their arrival for the Spring 2025 season. And yes, our beloved Vanilla Cashmere will be available in a body wash as well! Right now at HEB you can get the body washes in Coconut Waters, Fresh & Cozy, and Pink Champagne. These are 16 oz in size and $10 each. I suspect when we get them we’ll see them pop up at Target and Walmart first and later on at other mass retailers like Ulta.

Do I need another body wash? No. I have shower gels to last me now into the next century but I’ll totally purchase eos Shea Better Vanilla Cashmere Body Wash. Who doesn’t love that warm, delicious vanilla scent? It’s so comforting and lovely plus it layers so well with perfumes like Lush Vanillary and Lattafa Maitha Perfume Oil.

I dunno about you but I’m looking forward eos Shea Better Cashmere Body Wash. I probably won’t buy all of them because as I said my shower stash is pretty wild but I’ll def be grabbing the vanilla one!

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Revlon Super Lustrous Glimmer Lip Oil ($10.49) is a new lip oil that launched with the Revlon Spring 2025 which promises an “intensely hydrating shine” formula in a lightweight and available in six sheer shade selections.

Revlon has been pretty busy releasing some very interesting items this season like their Glimmer Drops Blush and a reinvention of their Super Lustrous Lipgloss. They’re also keeping things fairly affordable. I mean, ten bucks isn’t great for a lip oil but also, I see drugstore makeup going bonkers lately with prices that are $15+ so I see $10 bucks and ironically think ok, that’s not too bad. Granted, a few years ago I felt like this would have been priced at around $7.99 or so. Is it worth $10.49? Absolutely not. This should be at or around $7 at most especially since the formula isn’t revolutionary but sadly, prices are raising and this the new norm for drugstore makeup.

Pricing aside for a while there I thought Revlon was ready to go bankrupt but they seem to have found a will and a way to regain their footing and their very busy releasing new products for Spring with the Revlon Super Lustrous Glimmer Lip Oil being one of those releases.

Let’s take a look at my review and swatches of the Super Lustrous Glimmer Lip Oil!

Revlon Super Lustrous Glimmer Lip Oil is available in six shade selections and arrives in fairly basic packaging that has a white top and a clear barrel. Honestly, if you look fast it almost reminds me of a brow gel! The oil is 0.13 oz in size and promises intense shine, moisture, and a plumping effect. It contains squalane to retain moisture and an oversized applicator for easy application. It’s an ok formula but I actually like Covergirl’s Yummy Gloss much more. Granted, that isn’t a lip oil but it does provide way more shine and moisture in comparison to this formula.

Although it’s available in six shades there is absolutely no reason to buy more than one. That is, of course, unless you become some sort of diehard fan of the formula. The shades are sheer with absolutely no color and apply clear so purchasing more than one is a waste. I got the shades Candy Hearts which is pale pink in color and applies clear. It appears to be fragrance and flavor-free but does have a light plastic-y flavor and fragrance. The smell dissipates as does the flavor and I didn’t notice it at all once it was applied.

I wouldn’t say it’s intensely hydrating or shiny but it does provide a nice hint of shine and feels very pleasant on my dry lips providing light moisture. It doesn’t have the consistency of a lipgloss which most lip oils do. This has more of a gel-like consistency with a lightly balmy texture on lips. It doesn’t migrate, move, or feather and does remain where you put it. I struggled a little with the applicator as it’s nice and large but doesn’t saturate well with gloss. I had to plump it a few times to get it saturated well. It does feel a little sticky but nothing insane. It does last on lips for a good three to four hours with is quite long for a lip oil. And during that time it did keep my lips pleasantly moist. I didn’t experience any form of plumping with these nor did I feel like my lips looked fuller using them.

I don’t think Revlon Super Lustrous Glimmer Lip Oil is groundbreaking nor do I think it’s the best drugstore option out there but if you happen to find it on sale it might be worth a pick up to tuck in your makeup bag for days your lips are feeling a bit dry. I do wish it was more glossy. I felt like other lip oil formulas have a way more shinier appearance than this did.

Revlon Super Lustrous Glimmer Lip Oi is available now at drugstore. Have you tried it?

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Ulta Amazon

Time to celebrate a little love and roses with the Victoria’s Secret Valentine’s Day 2025 Fragrance Mist Collection! Hearts & Candy, Bubbles & Berries, and Bows & Roses are three new, limited-edition fragrances that launched for Valentine’s Day! Thankfully, I only see one I want and I may even skip that. I was doing a little beauty room clean up for the New Year and realized I have an absurd amount of fragrance mists and I really need to downsize. I love perfumes of any kind but even I can admit when my collection is a little stupid.

The Victoria’s Secret Hearts & Candy Mist is the one I have my eye on and is going to be pretty hard to say no to since it has marshmallow notes! Ugh! They call it a sticky sweet marshmallow with sugar florals. The notes are fluffy marshmallow and candied violet. Thankfully, the violet might be the note that makes me pause as I really don’t love violet anything lately. It’s just not the note for me. I’ll go have a sniff in store and see what I think but maybe it’ll be a safe skip!

Next up we have Victoria’s Secret Bubbles & Berries Mist which is a woodsy fruity fragrance with notes of sparkling champagne and juicy strawberry! That brings back memories of Victoria’s Secret Strawberries & Champagne! I haven’t worn it in years!

And lastly we have Victoria’s Secret Bows & Roses Mist which is another sweet berry and floral fragrance with notes of rose petals and sweet berries!

The Victoria’s Secret Valentine’s Day 2025 Collection is available in fragrance mist and matching body lotions for a limited time. Do you think you’ll grab any of these? I feel like the may be a safe skip for me this time around!

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Victoria’s Secret

I got my hands on the new Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Eau de Parfum Glitter and I was pretty hyped to try it as it has a marshmallow note. I am, like most of the gourmand fragrance community, obsessed with anything marshmallow. YSL promised this to be a warm, spicy, gourmand with notes of Marshmallow Musk Accord, Coffee Accord, and Vanilla Bourbon Absolute. I was being really smart and logical when I purchased this and went with the smaller travel-size spray as I do have a love hate relationship with Black Opium. It’s a scent I really have to be in a mood to wear and it’s rare I actually do wear it. It’s just a bit too dark for me.

However, when they did this new edition I was intrigued with all the delicious gourmand notes and away I went to make my little purchase. It set me back $35 and at the time it was a blindbuy because I was eager and couldn’t wait for it to drop in stores so I ordered it online.

Unfortunately, it’s a nope for me. I don’t like it. Well, that’s not true. I love the glittery bottle it comes in! You won’t get that with the travel-spray but if you are headed in for a larger bottle purchase the bottle is really pretty with pink and silver glittery.

This is a very strong, shape fragrance and I failed to smell the gourmand notes in it. It’s very orange blossom heavy which isn’t a bad thing but every note in this perfume feels challenged, dominated, and conquered by patchouli. It’s such a heavy, dense, dark fragrance because of the note. The fragrance is supposed to start with lighter notes like pear and lemon but I don’t smell that. It moves into middle notes of orange blossom which is actually very noticeable even after the fragrance dries down you’ll still get a good hit of it mixed with the patchouli.

The base notes is really where I was hoping to get some fluffiness as the coffee, vanilla, and marshmallow are supposed to be in the final dry down but musk and patchouli are as well and patchouli completely eliminates everything else. You get a sugary patchouli with hints of orange blossom as the fragrance dries down and settles onto your skin. It’s really deep, dark, sultry and far, far from gourmand in my opinion. It’s just to strong and it lingers on the skin for ages and ages.

It’s absolutely a statement fragrance and one that stands out. If you’re in an elevator this is sure to overpower everyone inside with you not to mention the scent will likely linger well after you exit. It’s just not for me and a bit too potent. I think the oddest thing about the launch is it is a Spring 2025. This seems like it would’ve made a great pick for Fall or Winter but heading into Spring not so much! It’s way too strong!

Oh well! That being said, I’m pretty sure Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium fans will absolutely LOVE Glitter. But if you’re looking for a gourmand fragrance that smells like marshmallow this isn’t it.

Have you smelled Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Eau de Parfum Glitter? Did you like it? Or was it a skip?

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Ulta Sephora

Kayali is pulling a Tom Ford on us as they’ll be releasing a round body mists for Spring 2025. You’ll be able to get Kayali Body Mists in Yum Pistachio Gelato, Lovefest Burning Cherry, and Kayali Vanilla will be available in this formula for $45 each for 4.2 oz each. These appeared briefly on Sephora’s website and r/Sephora managed to grab a screenshot of the bottles before they were taken down (credit for the screenshot goes to the Sephora Subreddit).

I actually don’t really see a point in body mists from brands like Tom Ford, Kayali, etc…! I do admit I have a soft spot in my heart for the Eilis Body Spray but aside from that they all sort of remind me of Axe Body Spray. I can see a guy being cool with using these but I’m sort of on the fence about them myself. If I already have the perfume why would I need a body mist version which is likely weaker? I guess it comes down to preference but for $45 each that’s a lot to pay for something that may not be a strong as the EDP formulations that Kayali already has available. That being said, $45 is a lot less to pay versus a larger bottle of EDP which will set you back $100+. That being said, people might also, like the idea of these for use in the Summer for a little bit of a lighter fragrance versus wearing EDP. But I’m still not convinced I actually need body mists of fragrances I already own in an EDP format.

What I would have liked to see from Kayali is some body lotions or creams. I’d have totally skipped a body mist and headed right in releasing a body cream. Their fragrances aren’t terribly weak but having a matching body lotion would extend the wear of the perfumes and be a nice way layering tool.

However, you might feel about these Kayali is set to introduce their Body Mist Collection for Spring 2025. Expect to see them soon!

Where to buy

Sephora

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Urban Decay Face Bond Long-Lasting Powder Blush Suede ($24) are coming for the Spring 2025 season! This new long-lasting blush promises suede-soft texture and a blurred, matte finish. Their claim to fame is the formula is sweat and waterproof. And guess what? I’m not $24 for these thanks but no thanks. The new Urban Decay Face Bond Luminizer Waterproof Liquid Highlighter which launched, what, last week? was on sale already at ulta.com for 20% off!

But that’s not even my beef with Urban Decay! It’s the fact they are serving these up in the most basic of basic plastic packaging and they want me to drop $24 bucks on them. I won’t do it sorry. I never thought blush was one of Urban Decay’s strongest formulas anyway plus the fact these are completely matte has me eh on them. I WISH someone, anyone would release some pretty glowy blushes. I can do without flat matte blushes. Urban Decay says they’re micro-milled to give them that soft-suede-like texture. Sounds like they’re going for a Color Fuse Talc-Free Blush Powder but Urban Decay’s formula has the talc or at least that’s what it says on Sephora’s site under the ingredients. Weren’t we trying to get away from talc the last few months? I mean, NARS created an entirely new Talc-Free Powder Blush last year and discontinued their entire blush range to do so. Personally, I don’t mind! Add the talc! I like it! But surprised UD didn’t jump on that talc-free bandwagon everyone else is on.

As with most releases lately we’re getting a very small range of colors which means they won’t stick around long. There are seven total…! I never thought I’d say it but I do miss variety. I don’t want to be overwhelmed with like fifty shades but I’d like more than seven ya know? The shades are all pretty bold and feel a little unwearable to me. Bright oranges, bright pinks, lilacs, you know stuff that makes you feel like a clown if you’re heavy-handed.

Shades:

• Sunset + Vine (deep tangerine)
• Touch Me (vivid lilac)
• Wholehearted (baby pink)
• Slow Burn (warm coral)
• Problematic (burn orange red)
• Backtalk (mauve nude pink)
• Fleshed Out (nude apricot)

Urban Decay Face Bond Long-Lasting Powder Blush Suede might be appealing to some but this girl just isn’t up to spend that much on these when she knows Urban Decay will drop the price on them to $10 bucks or something in a few short months.

Urban Decay Face Bond Long-Lasting Powder Blush Suede will be available shortly! Are you snagging them?

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Sephora Ulta