One month ago today, I turned 35. That’s right, I’m officially middle aged. I get to tick a new box on surveys and everything. And as is tradition, during my birthday month, I allow myself to go totally ham on the beauty purchases. And ham I went! This is probably my biggest birthday haul to date. I picked up goodies from the usual haunts (Mecca, Sephora). But I also bought a few bigger ticket items that I’ve wanted to try for a while. Let’s get into it.
My first order was from Huda Beauty. Which saw the launch of the brand new KAYALI VANILLA CANDY ROCK SUGAR 42 early in the month. As a Kayali stan, I had to have it immediately. First impressions, very vanilla and sweet. Definitely a sister to Vanilla 28, but the candy notes stand out more. Stay tuned for a full review in the future.
Next up was the order I was most excited to place, Rhode Skin. Now, Rhode is notoriously difficult to get in Australia. I did have to utilize a mail forwarding service to get it here. But it was totally worth it. I got the OG Set, which consists of the RHODE GLAZING MILK, the RHODE PEPTIDE GLAZING FLUID, and the RHODE BARRIER RESTORE CREAM. You get a cheeky little discount if you buy this in the bundle. I also grabbed the RHODE PEPTIDE LIP TREATMENT in VANILLA because I couldn’t resist. It’s early days for the skincare, I have only recently started to incorporate it into my routine. But I regret to inform you all that the Lip Treatment is worth every goddamn penny. It’s so good and I’m currently fighting the urge to buy the tinted ones.
I had a neat little coupon from Frank Body stashed away for my birthday. Which gave the the chance to top up on my beloved FRANK BODY GLYCOLIC BODY SCRUB and my FRANK BODY HYALURONIC ACID BODY SERUM. I also picked up two newbies to my bodycare routine. The FRANK BODY TRIPLE ACID BODY WASH and the FRANK BODY TRIPLE ACID BODY MIST. These both just launched and I’ve just started using them.
Mecca time now. And I took the opportunity to grab some Mecca Max specific products for an idea that I have in the future. I picked up the MECCA MAX LIFE PROOF CONCEALER, the MECCA MAX LIFE PROOF CORRECTOR, two of the new MECCA MAX LIP LOCK BALMY STAINS, one of the MECCA MAX POUT POP SHEER LIPSTICKS, and the MECCA MAX LIFE PROOF SETTING SPRAY. Definitely stay tuned for that.
Mid May also saw the launch of the Sol De Janerio Summer collection. And seeing as I’m still somewhat salty about missing their last collection, I decided to jump on and grab at least one of them. The one that appealed to me the most was the SOL DE JANERIO CARIOCA CRUSH. Which has notes of Pear, Lychee, and Violet. And if you spot this in the wild, I cannot recommend it enough. It’s fruity and juicy, but in an adult way.
I also got my Level 3 birthday gift from Mecca. And when I saw that it was the MECCA COSMETICA PURIFYING CLEANSING BALM, I was so relieved. This is a great cleansing balm, very underappreciated. And I’m happy to get it (sort of) for free!
Because the beauty gods occasionally like me, Sephora had their Click Frenzy sale during May. And while this is a smaller haul than previous years, I’m so in love with everything that I got. The biggie was the MAKEUP BY MARIO ETHEREAL EYES EYESHADOW PALETTE. This is a palette that I spent the better part of a year going back and forward on. But when I saw it still available during the sale, I pounced on it. I also picked up another one of the PATRICK TA MAJOR HEADLINES CREME & POWDER BLUSH in JUST ENOUGH. A stunning baby pink duo. And finally, the DIOR LIP GLOW OIL in PINK LILAC. I bought the matching blush a while ago and I couldn’t resist the 20% off.
Glam Raider launched their Mystery Boxes during May as well. And I picked up the GLAM RAIDER X GLAMLITE MYSTERY BOX. I did do a full blog post on this one already. So, you can check that out here if you want to.
Lastly, using some of the birthday money that I got from of my siblings, I got the new MARC JACOBS DAISY POP. I am lowkey a OG Daisy fangirl. And the notes on this one sounded absolutely delicious. Still hoping we see that makeup line return one day.
And that is a wrap on my birthday haul! In unrelated news, I am on a no buy now. If there is anything you want me to review in more detail, by all means, let me know. Otherwise, enjoy your Tuesday!
Cheers and love
Emily xo