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Too Faced Cinnamon Swirl Eyeshadow Palette ($49) is a new, limited edition cinnamon-scented palette that’s launching for the Fall 2021 season that contains 18 eyeshadows. I’m sure many of you have caught your first look at the Cinnamon Swirl Eyeshadow Palette as its been circulating on Instagram since late last week. It’s a palette that gives a nod to those old school days spent walking around the mall, buying earrings at Claire’s, heading to Bath and Body Works for a haul, and finally ending up at the Food Court where you purchased that big old messy cinnamon bun that you ate every bit of but it probably gave you a migraine later on because that’s a lot of sugar.

I used to be a mall rat. I loved the mall! There was something so fun walking around the mall, window shopping, and just enjoying the vibe. I feel like malls haven’t aged well and the experience isn’t as exciting as it once was. I’m not sure who we can blame for that but I imagine the main culprit would be the Internet and online shopping. When did we all become so closeted in homes that we can’t venture out to the mall to grab the item we so desperately want versus shopping for it at home in pigtails and our PJs. Malls here in New York are pretty dead and stores really have super limited inventory which has forced us to shop online.

But I do love the little nod that the Too Faced Cinnamon Swirl Eyeshadow Palette gives to the Mall’s Food Court because really, that was the best part about going am I right? Who didn’t want to eat ice cream, fresh baked cookies, and gooey cinnamon buns? Going to the mall was like going to a County Fair! There were so many things to eat and you came home with a stomach ache after a trip. To this day, I can’t resist stopping to get a big old pretzel with a bit of pizza sauce on the side to dip! Yum!

Along with the Cinnamon Swirl Eyeshadow Palette, they’ll also be a Melted Matte Lipstick in Cinnamon Bun which will be sold for $22.

I don’t think the palette brings anything new to the table. If anything it seems very reminiscent of the last year’s Pumpkin Spice Eyeshadow Palette. It’s hard to say with stock images.

I’m one of those sad people that like matchy-match shades and this palette feels like it may be all over the place in terms of color pairings but I’ll have to see it in person before deciding.

I will say it’s probably not a must-have. Pretty sure the shades will be easy enough to dupe across the many other Too Faced Eyeshadow Palettes I already own.

Will you be hauling the Too Faced Cinnamon Swirl Eyeshadow Palette?

Where to buy

Ulta Too Faced

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Macys.com has 15% off most beauty with code ULTIMATE starting today and of course, nordstrom.com has to get in on the fun and price match the deal with free shipping!

Enjoy!

Where to buy

Nordstrom Macy’s

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Ahh, a charming escape. Is that what it is being here in California these past few days? An escape? I’m working remotely and have been pressed hard in my day job lately (I’m sorry! The blog has been taking a back seat because of this!). I took on some new accounts and they are kicking my butt but somehow, someway being in California makes it so much easier to think a little clearer, my work flows better, and I don’t feel like things need to be done now, now, now. The days are a little longer here which makes me feel a lot less stressed about needing more hours in the day to get everything done. It also helps that I’m closer (sharing the same home office in fact) to the person I love. Just listening to him breathe at night as he sleeps is something you’d never think I’d miss so much but I did

Dewey Bunnell was right when he wrote, “Ventura Highway in the sunshine Where the days are longer The nights are stronger Than moonshine You’re gonna go, I know”

The days really are longer, the sun hits a little differently here. You know he wasn’t talking about 101 in that song right? He was just talking about the vibe here. The driving down the highway with the sun glaring in your eyes aesthetic that is California. I think the best way to describe it is by speeding down R44 with the mountains on one side and the gorgeous ocean on the other. It’s just a state of mind, a visual of California at its finest. I think Ventura Highway was the same for Dewey as describing Main Street, USA if that makes sense.

I love New York. I bleed it. I was bred here, I was born here, I was raised here. But sometimes California visits make me dread going home just a little bit. A charming escape if you will…

Speaking of charming escapes!

That reminds me of why I was inspired to write this post.

Kiko Charming Escape Silky Blush launched on ulta.com! You can snag them for 20% off using code 989305. These are from the Charming Escape Collection. There are four shades total and they give me NARS vibes for some reason or another. I ordered Tasty Peach and Rose Garden for myself! So I can think of drives down a highway somewhere in California and remind myself of charming escapes away from New York where days are longer 🙂

These radiant blushes contain olive oil giving them a moisturizing and weightless finish. They have a gorgeous embossed floral pattern. It’s very different for Kiko as they tend to go with more circle pans for their blushes.

Kiko Charming Escape Silky Blush is available now at Ulta.

Where to buy

Ulta

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