New Summer Fave

I recently picked up the Bobbi Brown Beach rollerball from Sephora, and I have been obsessed with it every since, but I have to admit, it wasn’t love at first smell for some reason.  I first tried it at that area of ultimate temptation: loads of products while waiting in line to check out.  The name immediately caught my attention, as the older I get, the more in love I am with the beach.  I put it on my wrist, smelled it… and really didn’t like it.  I kept saying, “I just want to take it off!”  Maybe 15 minutes later while a friend of mine and I were having dinner, I gave it another whiff and fell in love.  I picked it up a week later and haven’t shut up about it ever since.  It smells EXACTLY like your hair and skin smell after a long day at the beach: salt water, sand, little hint of sunscreen [not in an obnoxious way].  It’s truly perfect.  Even when you can’t spend your day at the beach, you can smell like you did.

This Weekend’s Beauty Haul

This Friday, my friend Ellie and I wandered around Center City, one of the reasons being I wanted to go nuts at Sephora and and Ulta.  Note that a lot of times, I’ll say I want to buy a lot of things, and I’ll walk out with one item like a one-use face mask or something.  This time, I meant it!

Living Proof Instant Texture Mist – I have been curling my hair lately, but this fine, straight hair needs some help to hold a curl.  I liked how it didn’t leave my hair too crunchy, but gave just enough texture to get the job done.

Boscia Exfoliating Peel Gel –  After watching an Essie Button beauty haul video where this peel was mentioned, I was intrigued.  I have never used a peel before, but was nervous since sometimes my face reacts to new/semi-abrasive products in strange ways.  I just used it before working on this post, and I gotta say, it’s oddly-yet-disgustingly satisfying to see dead skin ball up as you are rubbing this product into your skin.  My face was left feeling really soft, but I’m curious to see how this works the longer I use it.

L’Occitane Cleansing and Softening Shower Oil with Almond Oil – I’m a sucker for anything almond-scented.  I was surprised how much this oil sudsed up in the shower.  I wish the almond scent was a little stronger, but as far as the moisturizing aspect of it, I loved it.  My skin has been dry lately, and this is the first time in a while that I looked at my skin in the light and it didn’t look dry.

Essence Longlasting Lipstick in Coral Calling – I sometimes like to go bold with my lipstick (bright red, pink, etc.), but I like how this is a little more subdued.

NYX Cream Blush in Tickled – I have another color of this blush (Orange), but I couldn’t say no to this blush.  Although it looks orange in the photo, it’s more on the pink side with some golden undertones.

I used the lipstick and the blush at a wedding I went to the next day, and these two really work well together: