That's really nice of you. I'm very harsh critic of myself, so I appreciate that @Samtian

@Samtian, I was super excited with progress on my pan items this month. I was almost ready to pitch that Dior powder, it’s taken a while, but now I’m motivated again to work on it more.

Interesting, thank you for sharing your set of "mystery" tasks @danielledanielle.I initially was going to just do the fragrance quiz in store and play by ear about the other ones, having picked up what I needed and some extras during last month's savings event along with a few extras from the sale and elsewhere. 😄 That said, I have a list of beauties I can shop off of to complete the challenges. I may wait just a smidge longer to see what promo gwp or reward prize becomes available and what new releases come out this month.

Heh, something told me Hourglass would bring these limited edition quads back from last summer. Same concept, different shades. Available direct from Hourglass. Collage of images from a promo email I received from Hourglass.“Fully customize your own” means you get to pick your own 4 shades—but your choices are limited to a pool of 24 shades that include finishing powders, blushes, highlighters, and bronzers. Many of those shades are from the 2025 holiday palettes, so this year’s pool of available custom quad shades is different from last year’s. Each quad (curated or custom) is USD $78, same price as last year (and I still think it’s too high but that’s just how Hourglass rolls). There are probably some 10% affiliate codes floating around YouTube and elsewhere. Last year I bought a custom quad for travel purposes, but sometimes I use it at home. I highly doubt I’ll buy another one this year since I’m in low-buy mode and really don’t need another of these. But it’s an option for folks who missed the holiday palettes, or wanted specific shades from two or more of those palettes, or simply want a travel-friendly bundle of four favorite recent shades.

 Jones Road Foundation Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Soft Pinch Liquid Blush Virtue Gucci Glow Dewy Powder Blush 02 - Fresh Coral Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Contour Wand Coverfx BronzerThrive Mascara SEPHORA COLLECTION Lip Tint Felt Lip Stain & Liner 04 Cocoa Swipe Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Gloss Bomb Stix High-Shine Gloss Stick Blaz'D Donut DIOR Lip Glow Oil Hydrating High-Shine Gloss 012 Rosewood Hourglass Veil™ Translucent Setting Powder - Talc Free ABH x Jackie Aina palette

A quick update on my spring Shop Your Stash usage over the last 4-6 weeks. All done with these beauties 🙌! These are works in progress, but have been seeing consistent use (even if not frequent use for some items) so far. SpoilerSkincare: Finished the mini Tatcha The Clarifying Clay Mask and DRMTLGY G(OAT) Cleanser. I have 1/4 of the tube left of #Beauty of Joseon Green Plum Refreshing Cleanser for Gentle Daily Wash 3.38 oz/100 mL # and given that I'm washing my face more often these days, I should be able to get through it next month even if I'm using it sparingly each time.PinkWonder Tamanu Hero Ampoule has been getting some use here and there but I haven't reached for the Dr. Idriss The Depuffer Redness Reducing + Depuffing Roll-On Serum 1.35 oz at all and need to remedy that next month, which shouldn't be a problem given that puffiness and redness will be on hand. 😁 Makeup:Everything has been getting some usage, with the L'Oreal brow pen, the Gucci Hydrating Silk Priming Serum 1 and the SEPHORA COLLECTION Best Skin Ever 16 Hour Natural Finish Liquid Foundation (gratis)(mine is the original version from 2022/2023) being the items in this group I've reached for most often over the last four week.One of the things I love about Shop Your Stash is how it can help me rediscover products in my collection and how it can give me some much needed time to discover how a product might work best for me. That latter was the case this month with the ONE/SIZE by Patrick Starrr Secure The Sweat Waterproof Mattifying Primer 1 oz / 30 g. It's got a very specific function as far as primers go and will not be an all over the face primer for me - it works best on my nose and around my mouth and chin - the oiliest of oily areas on my face. So far, it's worn well under the MAC Cosmetics Studio Radiance Serum-Powered 24HR Buildable Hydrating Foundation, sample of the Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez True to Myself Natural Matte Longwear Foundation ​ and NATASHA DENONA Hy-Glam Brightening & Hydrating Medium to Full Coverage Crease Proof Serum Concealer. 👍Dark Spot Treatment:All in rotation, all working well so far, with the Topicals and Eadem items really offering up some great first impressions. More detailed thoughts on these beauties on the Fading away dark spots, sun spots, or post-acne hyperpigmentation thread. Hair Care:RŌZ Mini Santa Lucia Heat Protectant Hair Styling Oil .5 oz / 15 ml has been used up. Yaaay! It got off to a rough start but I ended up really liking how it performed once I figured out how to best use it for my hair type (fine strands, but with a lot of strands, well, less than when I was younger but still a decent amount)Slowly remembering to reach for the dae Cactus Fruit 3-in-1 Styling Cream Original - this has a very specific use in my styling routine - I use just the teensiest bit and run it through the ends of my curls to give them a more piece-y, less uniform look. I wonder if I'll ever get through this mini size.Act+Acre 2% Stem Cell H-2 Grow Complex ™ Scalp Serum For Thicker-Looking Hair remains untouched. 😞 I know, I know; I'm just going to stand in the corner now. 🤣Fragrance:This BORNTOSTANDOUT Fragrance Discovery Set took a backseat to other scents and the fact that my sense of smell was slightly compromised by allergies more often this month - it hasn't been as bad as in years past in terms of my sinuses <<knocks on wood>> but I decided to hold off just to keep my routine simpler. I'm moving this discovery set to the front of the queue. Foils:ILIA Sunshift Weightless Silky Cream Bronzer with 12-hour Wear and ILIA Lightshift Weightless Silky Cream Highlighter with 12-hour Wear - we've got good news and bad news. Good news - all the highlighter and bronzer shades in the Ilia sample packet have been used. 👍 Bad news - I really like the bronzer. Ack! 💸 Better news - I being good with my low/no buy 👊 or, at least, making every effort to. Will be aiming to rotate through the YSL and the Fenty lip sample packets more often over the next two months. I'll plan to make at least one shade my go-to shade for at least one day during each week. 🤞 The Natura Bissa Eye Cream sample has been added to a shelf in my medicine cabinet and will be (hopefully) incorporated into my morning skincare/makeup routine in May. With allergies in bloom (lol), now will be a good time to put it to the test. Skincare: Finished the mini Tatcha The Clarifying Clay Mask and DRMTLGY G(OAT) Cleanser. I have 1/4 of the tube left of #Beauty of Joseon Green Plum Refreshing Cleanser for Gentle Daily Wash 3.38 oz/100 mL # and given that I'm washing my face more often these days, I should be able to get through it next month even if I'm using it sparingly each time.PinkWonder Tamanu Hero Ampoule has been getting some use here and there but I haven't reached for the at all and need to remedy that next month, which shouldn't be a problem given that puffiness and redness will be on hand. Makeup:Everything has been getting some usage, with the L'Oreal brow pen, the and the (gratis)(mine is the original version from 2022/2023) being the items in this group I've reached for most often over the last four week.One of the things I love about Shop Your Stash is how it can help me rediscover products in my collection and how it can give me some much needed time to discover how a product might work best for me. That latter was the case this month with the . It's got a very specific function as far as primers go and will not be an all over the face primer for me - it works best on my nose and around my mouth and chin - the oiliest of oily areas on my face. So far, it's worn well under the , sample of the and . Dark Spot Treatment:All in rotation, all working well so far, with the Topicals and Eadem items really offering up some great first impressions. More detailed thoughts on these beauties on the thread. Hair Care: has been used up. Yaaay! It got off to a rough start but I ended up really liking how it performed once I figured out how to best use it for my hair type (fine strands, but with a lot of strands, well, less than when I was younger but still a decent amount)Slowly remembering to reach for the - this has a very specific use in my styling routine - I use just the teensiest bit and run it through the ends of my curls to give them a more piece-y, less uniform look. I wonder if I'll ever get through this mini size. remains untouched. I know, I know; I'm just going to stand in the corner now. Fragrance:This took a backseat to other scents and the fact that my sense of smell was slightly compromised by allergies more often this month - it hasn't been as bad as in years past in terms of my sinuses <<knocks on wood>> but I decided to hold off just to keep my routine simpler. I'm moving this discovery set to the front of the queue. Foils: and - we've got good news and bad news. Good news - all the highlighter and bronzer shades in the Ilia sample packet have been used. Bad news - I really like the bronzer. Ack! Better news - I being good with my low/no buy or, at least, making every effort to. Will be aiming to rotate through the YSL and the Fenty lip sample packets more often over the next two months. I'll plan to make at least one shade my go-to shade for at least one day during each week. The Natura Bissa Eye Cream sample has been added to a shelf in my medicine cabinet and will be (hopefully) incorporated into my morning skincare/makeup routine in May. With allergies in bloom (lol), now will be a good time to put it to the test. Overall, pretty good progress since the official start of spring. I still have a lot to work through. My main points of focus over the next month will be those lip sample packets, the hair serum, and the discovery set.

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Summer Fridays has reformulated its sunscreen, which will be available April 30. (Limited supply of the original version still available at Sephora at Kohl's (online and certain stores) for those in the US. ShadeDrops Broad Spectrum SPF 50 Daily Mineral Milk Sunscreen - Summer Fridays | Sephora Differences between the original and new formulation at a quick glance are as follows: New, reformulated version is SPF 50 (original was SPF 30)New, reformulated version includes titanium dioxide in addition to zinc oxide but in different concentration (new = Zinc Oxide 5.93%, Titanium Dioxide 5.46% | original = Zinc Oxide 9.4%)Notable ingredients in new version (not included in original) include, among other things, coconut alkanes, ectoin, allantoin, German chamomile extract, and ceramide NPIngredients in original formulation not included in the new version include, among other things, argan oil, squalane, bisabolol, and ureaPrice increase from $36 USD to $38 for 1.7 fl. oz. cross-post from Product Releases: 2026

@SportyGirly125 Good looking out! I was able to sign up yesterday morning but it’s been hard to sign into BIC so just getting around to this now. THANK YOU!!!!

Late entry! EADEM Le Chouchou Exfoliating + Softening Peptide Lip Balm in Butter Mochi was a miss. I found it to be too sticky. I'm interested in the shaved ice one, but figure the color pay off might be too sheer.