Drunk Elephant Bora Barrier Repair Cream

Happy Saturday Beauty Bag Dolls! I am thrilled to report that Drunk Elephant has done it again. They have hooked me on another moisturizer. I am a big fan and user of their Protini Moisturizer and I was looking for something more recently and I thought there is no better time to spoil myself then for my Birthday and I started to use this the day after my birthday so after a few weeks of trying this out I now have my review for all of you. I also will be starting a new foundation in the coming days so look out for a review on that sometime soon. I have to finish up my current Huda Beauty Easy Blur Foundation which is almost empty. I have found that this year I refuse to start a new foundation unless I have emptied one. This has become very useful for me since I go between 3 or 4 foundations in my rotation. Now back to this Drunk Elephant Bora Barrier Repair Cream. It retails for $70.00 at Sephora and for me it is worth it.

This is a must have!!

My combination skin tye has been very happy since adding this product into my routine. It has been very cold here on the East Coast so every night during my night skincare routine I use the Drunk Elephant Bora Barrier Repair Cream and it has given my skin the long lasting hydration it promises. I have had no dry flakes patches on my skin that your foundation clings to in that weird way ( if you know you know) My skin has this bounce and plumpness to it. This has no scent and just feels so luxurious on the skin and on very dry skin days you can add a pump of the Drunk Elephant F-Balm like I do at least 2 or 3 times a week when the weather outside includes a wind chill factor. For me this is worth every dollar spent and I will be repuchasing it for the foreseeable future like many other Drunk Elephant products. 

Purchase on the Drunk Elephant website here or at Sephora.com here.

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Dior Addict Lip Glow

 Aloha Beauty Bag Dolls! I hope all of you are doing great! I greet you with Aloha because I am thinking warm thoughts because as I write this the east coast is getting a lot of snow and bitter cold so warm beaches are in my thoughts right about now. So my Birthday was last week and several of my Sephora purchases arrived the day before and a few arrived in the days after. I am still testing out a new moisturizer and I got myself a new foundation. While those two products are still in the process of being tested I can already tell you my lip product addiction ( as well as foundation) is real but the Dior Addict Lip Glow is just what I needed. This is a $40 Colour Reviving PH- Activated Hydrating Lip Balm. While I love the YSL Candy Glaze Lip Gloss Stick the Dior Addict Lip Glow is different. I am such a big fan that I did go and write a review on Sephora.com so I will share that below. I also did redeem my Birthday gift from Sephora and did decide to get the Makeup By Mario Lip Kit which I also highly recommend and will purchase full size products. Read on my for my review:

The formula is perfection and the Shade is gorgeous!

The packaging is luxurious.

This is a beautiful lip glow just as Dior named it. The shade 007 Raspberry is just perfect. It gives your lips a subtle yet vibrant color because it is PH- Activated to give you your perfect shade. It is a soft, smooth texture that leaves your lips very hydrated. There is no need to constantly reapply  because your lips will feel moisturized for a few hours before needing to reapply. I am a Dior Addict Lip Glow lover. I highly recommend  this to everyone. 

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An Update & A Message

Hello Beauty Bag Dolls! I am jumping on my here just to let you know that just because TikTok is looking like it will be a thing in the past very soon we will be okay. I have always been posting on here more as well as Instagram,  X (Twitter) and Pinterest. As I posted on X a few days ago my blog has been my first passion for 12 plus years and it will continue to be. I believe I was one of the last people to join TikTok because I have never been an in front of the camera kind of woman. I prefer to write. You can continue to follow me here for full reviews on Instagram my handle is: loveannasbeauty on X: LoveAnna111 on Threads: loveannasbeauty and Pinterest: seasaltandsand 

On another note I do have some new reviews coming because I did make some Birthday purchases and I am trying them out. You can look forward to a luxury lipbalm and a new to me moisturizer and a foundation. I know I have a addiction to trying out foundations its also not a brand new one to the market but its new to me. I didn't go overboard this year since it's right after the Holidays I wanted to get things I really think would benefit me. Also my man got me a new Nespresso Machine(as well as a Sephora and Ulta Beauty gift cards)so I will have a Instagram post on my recommend Nespresso pods. I have been trying different ones out so be ready for a post on that. What I do recommend right now to drink in the coffee world is the Starbucks Coffee Concentrates. I will post a picture below. I also will try to start posting different kinds of content for all of you because I have received all of your questions and DM's in Instagram and X. I will keep trying to expand my content as creator beyond Beauty. If you could please continue to support me on here and give me a follow on Instagram and X I would appreciate it greatly. 

This is the best cold brew at home coffee I have tried and I am a coffee lover.

Thank you for time today and remember we will be all good without TikTok there are plenty of social media channels to stay connected with one another and so much going on in the world that deserves our attention. 🤗 😘 

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A New Year A New You

 Hello Beauty Bag Dolls and Happy New Year!! 2025 is really here and I know it's been 6 day's into it, my life since the holidays has not slowed down one bit. As many of you know it is a short window from Christmas to New Year to my Birthday in just mere day's so between getting together with friends and family while balancing work and play I don't have much time to breathe and it's my Birthday boom I a year wiser. With all that being said I just want update you on the upcoming month of blog/Instagram/ Twitter/TikTok posts you have to look forward to.

I have been taking these last few days before my birthday week and decluttering my skincare, haircare and makeup products that no longer serve me. I started with haircare and I must admit I have only been reaching between two brands one is Ouai and the second is Amika. I have been obsessed with haircare and lipcare products these past two months. As a matter a fact I have a Sephora cart right now with one new haircare product I have been eying and a lip product. To top it off the Birthday gift Sephora is offering is just awesome. It is one haircare product from Amika and a Makeup by Mario lip kit that has caught my attention. Leaning hard towards the lip kit because I already own and use all three pieces of the Amika Birthday kit in fact its a product I will repurchase this week. It's called the Kure from Amika I highly recommend it.

I remember when I was obsessed with foundation and concealer. As of now I cut multiple foundations and concealers that did me no favors and I am sticking with Huda Beauty Easy Blur Foundation and Dior Concealer. The Huda Beauty foundation is fairly new but by late February I will be purchasing my third and the Dior Concealer is my absolute favorite for so long I have gone through countless tubes. Just repurchased a fresh one in December. I will be working on my skincare decluttering this week before I checkout on Sephora.com with my Birthday gifts to myself...stay tuned for reviews and social media unboxing. 

For me the new year is all about resetting and refreshing but it also mean my birthday is almost here and I want to treat myself to something nice. I am just talking my time this year and making wise choices and not rushing to check out just to have my goodies here for my birthday. I like to view it as my birthday month. What are you all decluttering this year? Let me know. I will link my favorite products for you and I will attach some photos of some new products I love that you may have missed on my social posts these past few weeks. Happy New Year! 

In Case you missed it photos of my latest must have...

Grabbed this at Ulta Beauty because it has made acne dark spots disappear for good.

Purchased this at Target for myself it was a great holiday kit Hero Cosmetics made and included a variety of their pimple patches. 

When my lips are dry and tired of all the balms, glosses, plumping and lipsticks I apply this at night for immediate relief.

Beakey Beauty blenders sold on Amazon 

Beakey Beauty makeup brushes sold on Amazon 

Grabbed this from Target because they are affordable and smell beautiful. I wanted to change up by request from all of you Beauty Bag Dolls instead of buying another overpriced perfume I found something that was just as good this past year! Thank you for your tips XOXO 

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