Beauty Unhyped, Unfiltered
Unfiltered beauty brain dumps covering new launches, beauty nostalgia and discontinued products, and rediscovered loves: mostly makeup, some skincare, a little bit of body and haircare, and a dab of perfume, with crossovers into fashion.
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What I’ve been loving, finishing, and adding to my wishlist (opens the original)
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I’m back on a brief interlude between travels, and recovered from a nasty bout of the flu, and I’m ready to talk about some recent favorites. We have a lot to cover: A mini roundup of cream bronzer launches I’ll be wearing well into fall and winterThe blushes and lip combo I can’t stop wearingFragrances very outside my usual scent profile I’m lovingMy favorite beauty empties of the past few monthsMy favorite fall shopping past time: previewing new launches and holiday sets<a c
The Labor Day weekend sales I’m shopping (opens the original)
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Happy long weekend! Depending on how you feel about summer, take relief in the fact that it’s almost over and cozy days are ahead, or savor the last warm days of the year - unless you live in permanent summer like me, in which case, it’s time to crank up the AC a little higher to put on a sweater and pretend fall is here.It’s a big sale weekend, so I’ve rounded up all the sales from brands I love and for my essential products and favorites. Take the break from your inbox for the weekend and go t
Rapid reviews of new(ish) beauty: what actually feels new and what’s just a shiny new lipgloss (opens the original)
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I’ve been trying more new launches and beauty products than I can even keep up with over the past few months, and I am woefully behind on following up on first impressions that I’ve either shared on previous roundups or Instagram reels and stories. I’m long overdue to share some more thoughts and updated reviews of products I’ve mentioned in the past few months.As much as I love trying products to get to my elusive ideal of the perfect makeup routine with an edited curation of products, I simply
A different toasty sunkissed terracotta blush for everyone (opens the original)
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It’s late summer and while the days get grayer and gloomier with wet season, but I’m mentally channeling late summer sunsets, a summers’ worth of beach vacations and tanlines, and taking in the most of my very short bronze era. But while I’m physically being caught in rain storms, I’ve accumulated quite a few warm toasty terracotta shades so that I can fake that deep flushed bronze glow anytime. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eWak!,f_au
One year in Vietnam and 11 ways it changed my approach to beauty and wellness (opens the original)
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I moved to Vietnam almost exactly one year ago. I know, time flies.And while I thought my biggest adjustments would be the traffic (which was the easiest adjustment, tbh), the heat (still a struggle), and my lack of Vietnamese (not as big of an issue in Saigon, at least), it’s been the little changes that have snuck up on me that make my approach to beauty and wellness look drastically different to what it was before.My approach to beauty and wellness started to slowly change, then started to ch
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