Start with budget-friendly community favorites first along with a more streamlined routine.. then work up to more specific and/or pricier options. There is SO MUCH puffery in beauty marketing in general, but skincare sometimes feels like next-level puffery. There’s also no reason to have a 20-step...
The Pat McGrath blush range, which finally arrived, was as high quality as anticipated!
Bite Beauty Power Move Lipstick was a disappointment in general but also personally since the Amuse Bouche formula was a favorite.
Marc Jacobs Beauty Flesh & Fantasy Airblush, Fenty Beauty Afternoon Snack/Mo’ Hunny Duo, Sydney Grace Paris Skies.
Urban Decay Rebel Vice Lipstick, Fenty Fenty Glow Gloss Bomb, Pat McGrath Flesh 3 Blitztrance.
I obviously want to say the palettes I created with Sydney Grace, which feels sort of like a copout! So, for outside of those, I would say: Pat McGrath Celestial Divinity, Natasha Denona Biba, and Sydney Grace Autumn’s Reign.
I don’t know that I’d say anything is a go-to, but I have worn Tom Ford Neroli Portofino Forte and Tom Ford Fougere d’Argent the most.
Fenty Beauty is one that comes to mind as I think their recent releases over the last two years have been consistently higher-performing than some of their original releases (e.g. eyeshadows). They have always had some standout products, just that the brand as a whole has definitely gotten better...
I think trying to figure out what will resonate with their demographic and stand out in an endless sea of product releases. The number retailers and brands that are running sales in the last couple of years has drastically increased, which I’m not wholly surprised at due to the pandemic, but I...
It depends on the reason why, but for less egregious reasons, yes, it usually is possible. There are brands that I lose confidence in because they’ve released too many flops, but if enough time passes and they seem to be improving, I’d definitely give them a chance again. When I dislike a brand...
