News – Lipstick Latitude

Beauty News: Sephora Rewards is Getting a(nother) Makeover

August 9, 2018

I’ll come right out and say it – for the past few years, the Sephora rewards program has been pretty lackluster. I don’t really know how to feel about that. On the one hand, they’re a business and they don’t owe me anything extra for shopping there. But on the other hand, they’ve created a rewards program to give me an incentive to shop there versus other stores. And well, it’s only partially working. I guess they’re listening, because ...

News, Skincare

New In Beauty: Clarisonic Mia Smart

August 8, 2018

Now, you guys know how much I love my Clarisonic brushes. It didn’t start off that way when I originally tried the original Mia years ago – I thought it was a little too harsh for my skin, and didn’t end up using it much. But between then and now, they’ve kept refining their product line. The Mia Fit (reviewed here) with the new-at-the-time Radiance brush head made my opinion on sonic cleansing do a 180, and the foundation brush (demo here) was a game changer. I ...

Face, News, Reviews

Fenty Beauty First Impression: This Is The Ultimate Glow

September 19, 2017

I’m guessing I probably don’t need to tell you Rihanna came out with a makeup line, but in case you missed the last few days: she did, it’s called Fenty Beauty and the internet is losing its collective sh*t over it. It’s not every day that a brand new full makeup line launches, so yes, I took myself to Sephora to check it out. (Want to see what I got? More on that further down the page) The line is built around the so-called ‘Fenty Face’ – a ...

Features, News

Sephora’s at it again: black|Up Cosmetics coming soon

August 21, 2015

You remember how I mentioned the other day that I’m loving Sephora’s expanded brand offerings? Well, apparently they’re not finished quite yet. Starting on September 1st, the French cosmetics brand black|Up will be available online at Sephora. According to their instagram, they’ll also launch at 10 stores on September 15th: Lenox Square Perimeter Cumberland Jackson Lakeside Louisiana Mall of Millenia Orlando Towson Chestnut St. Philadelphia Brooklyn Culver City So ...

Features, News

Sephora is stepping up their brand game

August 16, 2015

I wouldn’t normally make a whole post about a store carrying new brands (yawn) but I’m making an exception in this case. Earlier today I was puttering around the internet, as you do on Sundays. The image above was in my email, and it stopped me in my tracks. WHAT? I’ve been waiting for this day for years. I halfway thought I was dreaming, but I got a confirmation for the order I placed within about two minutes of seeing the email, so I guess this is really happening. It ...