bareMinerals Gen Nude Blonzer

What do you need for an instant dose of post-beach radiance without actually heading to the beach? A great self-tanner and bareMinerals Gen Nude Blonzer.

A blonzer you say? Yes, a blonzer! It is exactly wat you think it is…

bareMinerals has reintroduced everyone’s favorite 2-in-1 blush-meets bronzer, Gen Nude Blonzer. Available in three rosy-bronze shades designed to flatter all skin tones, this a must-have summer product.

Gen Nude Blonzer is available in the following shades, from palest to darkest tone.

Kiss of Pink - a warm pink shade

Kiss of Copper - a copper peach shade

Kiss of Rose - a bronzed rose shade

As I mentioned, these are designed to flatter all skin tones. If you are more fair, then go with Kiss of Pink, If you are sporting more of a tan, then go with Kiss of Copper of Kiss of Rose.

Gen Nude Blonzer Kiss Of Pink

Gen Nude Blonzer Kiss of Copper

Gen Nude Blonzer Kiss of Rose

I have most often been wearing Kiss of Rose over this bronzer as I like the deeper tone and warmth it bring to my skin. When I going for a more bronzey, beachy look, I have been wearing Kiss of Copper over this bronzer.

Each Gen Nude Blonzer sells for $25.00 and is available at Sephora.com and bareMinerals.com.

Urban Decay Naked Your Way Mini Eyeshadow Palettes: Sin, Foxy & Half-Baked

When it comes to neutrals, no one gets it done better than Urban Decay. Earlier this year, Urban Decay launched three mini eyeshadow palettes as part of their NAKED lineup but this time was different.

This time, Urban Decay created three NAKED Mini Eyeshadow Palettes using three of their popular eyeshadow shades as the basis for each palette. This made each palette personalized to your own personal style.

These are the NAKED Your Way Mini Eyeshadow Palettes. The shades: Sin, a blush tone; Foxy, an olive tone; Half Baked, a bronze tone.

All three of these NAKED Mini Eyeshadow Palettes are neutrals and come in the six mini pan eyeshadow palette size that we already know and love. The shadow itself is the velvety and blendable, highly pigmented formula that offers up to 12-hour wear.

Tip: Apply an eyeshadow primer first to make colors more intense, vibrant, decrease the chance of fallout (which you don’t need to worry about with Urban Decay) and last longer. This is my favorite. Once I am finished with my look, I further lock it in with a makup setting spray for 16 hours (or more) of freshly-looking applied makeup. I always use this one which also comes in versions to help mattify makeup or add an extra glow to skin.

The NEW Urban Decay NAKED Mini Eyeshadow Palette lineup:

Sin - 6 forbidden, blush-toned neutrals inspired by fan favorite shade “Sin”.

  • Bad Habit (ivory satin)

  • Sin (champagne nude shimmer)

  • Unlucky (pink champagne glitter)

  • Boring (dusty rose matte)

  • TBH (warm rose metallic)

  • Twisted (rosy brown matte)

Foxy - 6 funked-up, olive-toned neutrals inspired by fan favorite shade “Foxy".

  • Foxy (cream bisque matte)

  • Get Down (khaki shimmer)

  • Sly (camel matte)

  • Hot Stuff (orange to gold duochrome metallic)

  • Disco (warm gunmetal metallic glitter)

  • Funky Town (charcoal satin)

Half-Baked - 6 blazed, bronze-toned neutrals inspired by fan favorite shade “Half-Baked”.

  • Rollin' (golden beige satin)

  • Half Baked (golden bronze shimmer)

  • Rocky (gold to pink duochrome metallic)

  • Buck Off (warm medium brown matte)

  • Breadwinner (copper metallic glitter)

  • Edible (deep brown matte)

Buy the NAKED Mini Eyeshadow Palette of your choosing for $29 each online and in-store at Sephora and online at urbandecay.com.

National Lipstick Day 2022 Deals

July 29th is a day to celebrate all things lipstick. That is a very great day and a very great thing to celebrate, don’t you think?

The stores and brands are pulling out ALL the stops in preparation of National Lipstick Day on July 29, 2022.

One of my favorite stores for beauty, Ulta, is having some fantastic deals happening NOW! Shop Ulta Beauty both in-store and online now through July 30th to grab one of the deals below.

Buy One Get One 50% Off from 25 brands:
NYX, Maybelline, Morphe, Ulta Beauty, Juvia’s Place, ColourPop, L’Oreal, Essence, Milani, WinkyLux, Makeup Revolution, Florence by Mills, LA Girl, Revlon, Undone Beauty, Pacifica, Covergirl, Flower Beauty, Lano, Kiko Milano, Wet N Wild, Pixi, Lottie London, J. Cat Beauty, Burt’s Bees.

40% Off Select Lip products, including the following brands:
Lancome, Too Faced, IT Cosmetics, Tarte, Smashbox, Kylie Cosmetics, Urban Decay, Nudestix, and more!

Macy’s is having an unprecedented sale with 79 special deals on prestige lipsticks.

Some of my favorites include Bobbi Brown Crushed Lip Color for just $22.40, bareMinerals Mineralist Hydra-Smoothing Lipstick for just $14.00, Grande Cosmetics GrandeLIPSTICK for just $12.00, and Anastasia Beverly Hills Full Pigment Lipstick for just $10.00. There are many more deals at the Macy’s National Lipstick Day sale, too.

I don’t see that Sephora is doing anything special as far as special sales or deals go as of yet. If they do, I will update this post.

Are you stocking up on lipstick during National Lipstick Day?

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Teri Cosenzi

I'm Teri, your resident beauty expert. While I'm not playing with beauty products, painting my nails or shopping for makeup with my daughter who loves trying products with me, you will probably find me sneaking off to Florida with my husband of over 25 years or cheering on one of my three sons. I like baking, re-decorating, drinking tea, fussing with my flowers and facials.