Author Archives: Henna
Charlotte Tilbury Unreal Blush Glow Stick
Charlotte Tilbury Unreal Blush Glow Stick in Rosy Glow. Perfect for summers when you don’t want to use a brush and need your makeup to be infuse but also good when you want glowy colour or need your makeup to … Continue reading
Ole Henriksen Balance Skincare Collection
This entire line smells like cucumbers and it’s just what the warmer weather is calling for. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This is a cute set for anyone with slightly oily, slightly acne-prone skin. Really, if you have a hormonal teenager in your life … Continue reading
Replica Lazy Sunday Morning Perfume Review
You don’t have to douse yourself in citruses in the summer. Laundry musk with a hint of aldehydes and a soft pear can be just as reinvigorating. The fruity-laundry musk was redone by Frederic Malle for Acne Studios, but some … Continue reading
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A Re-release: Charlotte Tilbury’s Nudegasm Palette
Scroll for swatches. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This is this year’s Charlotte Tilbury Nudegasm palette. I think it’s nice to re-release palettes and change or even improve them each year. The first year, the formula was not great. You couldn’t pickup any pigment … Continue reading
Hermes Paddock Perfume Review
It’s not a horse, it’s a unicorn. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ That’s how I feel about this illustration on the 2025 edition of Hermes Paddock. Almost nothing is known about this release, sent into the world in a very limited fashion. Last year’s … Continue reading
The 7 Virtues Vanilla Woods Perfume Review
Starting off the week with some vanilla. The 7 Virtues Vanilla Woods is one that’s more vanilla than woods, and is the vanilla equivalent of a grocery store birthday cake. It’s yummy but plain, mass-appealing but inoffensive.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Plumping Lip Oils
Everything is a lip oil right now, and everything is plumping. These are in par with the super spicy lip plumpers from about 20 years ago – and they stopped being popular because people started getting lip filler, but maybe … Continue reading
Kingdom of Scotland Perfume Reviews
I’ve never been to Scotland, but I can envision its richness thanks to the perfumes from Kingdom of Scotland. These are inspired by the botanics and history of that landscape and they’re all solid releases. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Portal is fresh and … Continue reading
Skincare Update – MDCI, Biotherm, and Charlotte Tilbury
I’m behind on writing about my skincare, but I’ve got samples of MDCI’s new beauty line, and I happened to read that their serum is lightly scent with one of their perfumes, Cio Cio San, so now I’ve got to … Continue reading
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A Fleur de Piel Perfumes
Today I’m swept away by the creations of @afleurdepiel.perfume from Barcelona, and working while wearing a spicy floral with a beating heart. The spices and almost syrupy, jammy flowers make me think of more exotic places than this desk, where … Continue reading