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Excellent haul @Zvezdochka!

Your bag sounds great @diannkaye!

@Tamara76 I'm loving your youtube!

It does, doesn’t it @Sunnysmom?! The description says pinky brown but on me, the color is more of what I’d describe as rosewood; or brown with a rosey-mauve tint to it. It’s not what I was expecting but I do like the color. Just confirms for me that it’s probably better for me to see the color in real life, in store, or swatches on BIC. That should help with the low(er) buy, right?! Right?! Lol. 😂

So, my Malle Une Rose sample has arrived. It is a different kind of rose than the one in SMF, but it might work. Not sure yet. I tried to layer them today, but the Malle rose was super overwhelming. I am not sure if it really is, or my nose is just being my nose and is picking up only on a new thing as it sometimes do. I am gonna have to try again. I just wanted to say, this is pretty close and it could work. It is kind of too "clean" compared, but... we'll see. Thanks, @pocketvenus ! I have to make sure it really does, though, if I'm gonna be getting it, because that stuff is really pricy! Ouch! I mean, SMF is not exactly cheap either. But at least it's 100 ml. It is not the rose from the samples I crave and miss, though. I know it is impossible to find exactly the same rose scent. I just love it so. So, I hope. Wish ELDO would make a fragrance that would smell like that. New rose scent from ELDO! But I doubt that would ever happen. That rose is "too pretty" for ELDO. 😛 It is not very ELDO-ish. ( But it is kind of unique. At least to my rose non loving nose. ) Even SMF is kind of "too pretty" for ELDO. It has that distinctive ELDO DNA, but it is super pretty compared to most stuff I've tried from them, if you know what I mean. Not to say that those are not pretty. But they are different. Often challenging. And not easy to wear. I think SMF is super easy to wear. Or at least it is for me.

@MomOf5LittleMen Oh, no. I'm sorry to hear it didn't work for you. I found that it doesn't apply well with anything else but fingers. Have you tried applying with your fingers? Also, thin layer is the way to go. And if I need more ( usually I don't ), another thin layer gently patted over with your fingers. It doesn't settle in my fine lines. Did you set it with something? That might help. But if my skin is not exfoliated, it can emphasize some dryness sometimes. Do you exfoliate? Oh. What have you tried it with? Some kind of moisturizer, primer... you know, the usual prep before the tinted moisturizer? You could try switching things around and try different moisturizers, creams, primers, serums... I don't think I've ever tried that one. Good luck! Let us know how it works!

Thank you so much! I’ll look into these products. The one you tagged looks like exactly what I need. Something that I can layer in with my makeup without looking gross 😅 thank you!!

@Ohmega1do you have sunglasses? A sunscreen to use? What about a hat?Husband won't do hats but does the sunscreen. I do both and I starting to think scarfs.For hats, I wear exclusively fedoras. Most from one small shop in the Bronx.See those rays from the cell phone and the big french doors. I wonder what lipstick I was wearing. My skin has improved. It looked bumpy. Fine to use your skin to floss and look good but take care of it. I saw so many who could have looked so much less "premature prune," and instead much younger, with no malignancies or growths, discolorations, they happen early - the dermis is THICK, had they took care of their skin. Instead, at that time they would have looked younger and healthier. That was a year ago. Habits die hard and are important.Even through windows rays will getcha!

I love the Lala Retro and Protini moisturizers. I've never had a T-zone breakout from using them and they do a great job without being greasy. I mix A-Passioni Retinol cream with Protini at night and C-Firma with Lala Retro for daytime. I like that the packaging makes the moisturizers easy to apply and allows all of the product to be used. I know because I took a jar apart. They are spendy but last a long time.

@missjeanie @They look really nice. I love nudes and pink nudes.