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Well, Benefit Cosmetics just dropped their Gorgeous Grocer Advent Calendar for Holiday 2024 and I did have questions why they housed in in a shopping basket and now we know why! The Benefit Cosmetics Holiday 2024 Collection is about the kitsch with a limited-edition round up of gifts housed in cans of beans, peas, and even sardines (and yes, a bag of chips is in there too!). Yes, it’s a grocery-themed Christmas Collection and I’m sort of into it. What madness is this you might be wondering? I’m all about weird vintage tins and cans and I collect them and display them in my kitchen and this collection just struck my antique girl mode. It’s not really Christmas AT ALL but it is pretty cute and that’s saying a lot because I haven’t been into the Benefit Cosmetics Holiday Collections and Gift Sets in a long, long time. I will say however, their gift sets are typically a great bang for your buck as many include full-size items and the prices are normally rather good!

And P.S. this is the first Holiday 2024 Makeup drop I’ve seen this year. Brands are really hush hush this year about their launches as typically we’d have WAY more info at this point but seems like they are dropping close to September versus July/August this year. And I don’t hate that at all as the Holiday launches feel way too rushed lately.

Let’s take a look at the Benefit Cosmetics Holiday 2024 Collection below!

Benefit Whip It Glam Eye Stocking Stuffer Set $23
Includes:
They’re Real Lengthening mascara Full-Size
24 Hour Brow Setter Mini

Benefit All You Knead Pore Stocking Stuffer Set $25
Includes:
The Porefessional Mini Good Cleanup Cleanser
Deep Retreat Pore Clearing Clay Mask Mini

Benefit Chocolicious Cheeks Palette $35
Includes full-sizes of Hoola Bronzer, Willa Highlighter, and Cherri Blush.

Benefit Chocolotta Palette $35
Includes full-sizes of Dandelion highlighter, Cheeri Blush, and Shelli Blush.

Benefit Badgal Energy Set $41
Includes:
Porefessional Pore Minimizing Face Primer Mini
Hoola Matte Bronzer Mini
Badgal Bang Volumising Mascara Full-Size

Benefit Noggy Or Nice Brows Trial Set $40
Includes:
1 Precisely, My Brow Pencil Full-Size
Gimme Brow Mini
Fluff Up Brow Wax Mini

Benefit Fresh Caught Lashes Mascara Set $42
Includes full-sizes of Badgal Bang Volumising Mascara and They’re Real Mascara.

Benefit Pore Mixed Medley Pore Care Set $50
Includes:
The Porefessional Tight ‘N Toned AHA and PHA Toning Foam Mini
The Porefessional Mini Good Cleanup Foaming Cleanser Mini
Porefessional Pore Minimizing Face Primer Full-Size

Benefit Wild Caught Lashes Fan Fest Mascara Set $42
Includes full-sizes of Badgal Bang Volumising Mascara and Fan Fest Mascara.

Benefit Whole Latte Lashes Stocking Stuffer Mascara Set $23
Minis of Badgal Bang Volumising Mascara and Fan Fest Mascara.

Benefit Hook’d On Lashes Roller Lash Mascara Set $42
Full-sizes of Badgal Bang Volumizing Mascara and Lash Lifting and Curling Mascara.

Benefit Piping Hot Beauty Stocking Stuffer Set $23
Includes minis of Shellie Warm-Seashell Pink blush and Roller Lash Lifting and Curling Mascara.

Benefit Peas, Love & Pores Minis Beauty Set $61
Includes:
The POREfessional Primer Cleansing Oil
The POREfessional Good Cleanup Foaming Cleanser
The POREfessional Tight ’n Toned AHA+PHA Toning Foam,
The POREfessional Deep Retreat Clay Mask
The POREfessional Smooth Sip Lightweight Moisturizer

Benefit Extra Glam Infused Set $62
Includes:
The POREfessional Super Setter Mini
Fan Fest Travel Fanning & Volumising Mascara Mini
Crystah Blush Mini
Full-Size 24-HR Brow Setter

Benefit Soup’d Up Beauty Tier Beauty Set $53
Includes:
BADgal Volumizing Mascara Mini
Benetint Cheek Stain Mini
Full-Size Hoola

Benefit Lookin Crisp Full Face Beauty Kit $97
Includes:
Porefessional Primer Mini
Roller Liner Pencil Full-Size
They’re Real Mascara Mini
Porefessional Super Setter Spray Mini
Shellie BOP Mini
Fluff Up Brow Wax Full-Size
Benefit Cheek Tint Mini

The Benefit Holiday 2024 Collection is available now on Selfridge’s and should launch soon at other retailers. What do you think of this first Holiday launch?

Where to buy

Selfridges Ulta Sephora Benefit

As Summer soon draws to a close I find myself cherishing moments with warmer, Summery scents like Kopari Seychelles Sands Hair & Body Mist. As you know, Kopari recently introduced four hair and body mists which are now part of their permanent collection. The scents are 4 oz in size and $29 each or you purchase the Kopari Beauty Scents of Paradise Hair & Body Mist Kit which has all four fragrances (1 oz each in size) like I did. So far, Kopari Kaanapali Coast Hair & Body Fragrance Mist and Seychelles Sands Hair & Body Mist are my two favs from the collection! It’s a toasty vanilla fragrance that reminds me of a sandy beach but not in a sun tan oil way! It’s what I imagine the warm, grainy sand of a tropical beach might smell like.

Jump ahead for my review!

Of course, these little bottles of fragrance probably remind you of Sol de Janeiro and that leads to the question of which are the cheaper of the two brands! Kopari does come out a little cheaper than Sol de Janeiro. Sol de Janeiro’s smallest mist is 3.04 oz for $24 and Kopari’s is 4 oz for $29, which totals $7.25 an ounce.

Kopari Seychelles Sands Hair & Body Fragrance Mist is packaged in a clear gold bottle with a metallic gold cap. I thought this mist was a little lighter and finer than the one from Sol de Janeiro. I realize that sounds weird but it felt a bit heavy and a cooling on the skin but not oily or sticky.

This warm, creamy vanilla and spice blend contains notes of musk, vanilla, and tonka. It’s not a vanilla cake or cupcake scent it’s a beachy blend all the way but not a tanning oil type of fragrance. It’s warm, spicy, heavy on the vanilla and spice with a powdery dry down that’s almost milky. It does contain Heliotrope which can be smelled in the background. As I said above it’s what I picture sand smelling like!

Top notes:
Milky, Creamy, Spicy
Middle Notes:
Floral Heliotrope, Powdery
Base Notes:
Vanilla, Musk, Tonka

I haven’t tried it yet but combining Kopari Kaanapali Coast Hair & Body Fragrance Mist with this could be interesting! You’d get that spicy vanilla and creamy coconut together in one scent! Plus I would recommend some sort of vanilla or coconut lotion to use as the mist has a shorter wear mist as without lotion or body butter it wears away fast.

Summer days have gone by fast but you can recapture them with Kopari Seychelles Sands Hair & Body Mist. This one is worth picking up if you enjoy beachy vanilla fragrances!

Where to buy

Ulta Kopari

Ari is busy in the background doing new things with her Perfume Collection! Ariana Grande Love Notes is a new collection of four fragrances and each one will launch in a specific part of the world. Yeah, that means some of these fragrances will prove difficult to get if you aren’t traveling or know of someone who can pick them up for you! Each formulation of the Love Notes Perfumes represents a love letter from Ariana to a different part of the world, conveying messages of joy, gratitude, and affection.

The fragrances are called Love Notes Angels Kiss, Love Notes Pink Woods, Love Notes Pressed Petals, and Love Notes Vanilla Suede. Here in North America we’ll be getting Love Notes Pink Woods and it will be available online August 15th speaking of online…Ariana Grande Perfumes recently launched at sephora.com which is interesting. They are still very much available at ulta.com and Ulta stores still but I wonder if they’ll be moving soon? I’m assuming that Pink Woods will be available at both Ulta and Sephora on launch day and in stores according August 27th!

Love Notes Pink Woods is an airy woodsy floral with sweet notes (the base has cotton candy!). The scent starts off with Italian Bergamot and Lotus Flower with a heart of jasmine petals, tea leaves, and vetiver and a base of tonka bean, cashmere woods, and cotton candy!

If you’re in the UK you already have access to your exclusive scent called Love Notes Vanilla Suede which is a rich, lush fragrance that starts out with Italian Bergamot and has a heart of creamy sandalwood and Rice Milk and a base of Vanilla Beans and Liquid Musks.

Love Notes Angels Kiss will be available across Europe starting August 19th. This is a velvety fragrance with fruity, floral and sweet notes and a woody nuance. It starts off with notes of sparkling raspberry, coconut and rosewater gelato and has a heart of rose petals and whipped musks. The scent has end notes of vanilla bean, blonde woods, and luminous amber.

And the final scent, Love Notes Pressed Petals, is an Australian exclusive but the release date isn’t yet known! Pressed Petals is a romantic floral with notes of bergamot and lemon and a heart of violet leaf, raspberry, and jasmine petals with a base of sandalwood, pink amber, and creamy marshmallow!

I wish we had access to all four fragrances as they do sound lovely. Ariana Grande Love Notes Pink Woods drops soon here in the USA.

Where to buy

Sephora Ulta

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Dolce & Gabbana Fefé Fragrance Mist is a new Alcohol-Free perfume for dogs. Yes, dogs. This new fragrance was created exclusively for dogs with notes of ylang-ylang, musk, and sandalwood for a clean, soft, creamy scent. I mean, I love my dog! I LOVE my dog but do I love my dog enough to spend $99 dollars on a perfume for her? These are the questions that keep me up at night.

Not but seriously, this is really cute idea and dare I say that I’d probably wear this perfume! It sounds like it smells amazing! Apparently was created with Domenico Dolce’s own dog in mind, his beloved companion, Fefé. But of course, as much as one loves one dogs launching a fragrance exclusively for dogs creates some controversy as but not all vets and pet owners agree it’s safe or appropriate.

Dolce & Gabbana Fefé Fragrance Mist certified and suitable for animal use and it follows a Safe Pet Cosmetics protocol designed to ensure a degree of safety of cosmetic products for animals which ensures it’s safe and gentle enough for pets. But some vets feel it interferes with a dog’s sense of smell and that using this could interfere or change an animal’s sense of smell. However, fragrance mists, shampoos, and other items are highly popular with pet “spa days” and with groomers and the industry is actually booming with 1.44 billion dollars in sale. Love it or leave it the pet fragrance industry is doing alright for itself.

That being said, as far as I know, Dolce & Gabbana Fefé is the first luxury fragrance to hit the pet market. There are a variety of different fragrance mists available for animals on the market and even scented dry shampoos but none are in the realms of a brand like Dolce & Gabbana.

Would you purchase something like Dolce & Gabbana Fefé for your pet? Or is it a bit TOO much? Do you think it’s unsafe or unhealthy to use? Do share! I’d probably consider using something like but I’m not sure if I’d actually spend

Where to buy

Ulta

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