Hello, beauty enthusiasts! Welcome back to the 19th edition of our newsletter. We are excited to continue our beauty journey with you this week, sharing the latest updates, tips, and personal stories from the ever-evolving world of beauty and skincare. This week's newsletter is coming a day early, and for the next 3-4 weeks, we're going to try releasing it on Thursday mornings to see how you all like it.

Here's what's on tap for this week:

- Beauty News: Stay informed with the freshest developments in the beauty industry. From exciting product launches to important market trends, we’ve got all the news that's fit to print.

- Winner and Loser of the Week: Discover which beauty products dazzled us and which ones didn’t quite make the grade this week. It’s all about honest reviews and keeping it real here!

- What Did I Buy: Get a sneak peek at my recent beauty acquisitions. Find out what new products I’ve added to my collection this week.

- About the Dogs: The summer heat has finally arrived, and our furry friends are making the most of it. Ike, Lincoln, and Gabby have had quite the week, with swims and some mischievous digging!

- In Case You Missed It: Catch up on our recent YouTube uploads. We’ve got plenty of new content filled with tips, tricks, and in-depth beauty insights that you won’t want to miss.

- This Week’s Giveaway: Congratulations to this week's winner, Jeremy H.! Remember, just by being subscribed, you're automatically entered to win our fabulous beauty goodies.

Thank you for joining us once again. Your support and enthusiasm are what make our beauty community so vibrant and special. Let’s dive in and see what’s new in the beauty world this week!

Joke of the Week:

Q: How do you know you’ve spent too much at Sephora?

A: When your rewards points balance is higher than your bank account balance!

Juicy Beauty News

• Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty Exploring an IPO or Sale as Net Sales Cross $400 Million
  The colour cosmetics line is one of the most successful to come out of the celebrity beauty boom. An exit would likely touch off a bidding war, The Business of Beauty has learned.

• Manzanita Capital to put Space NK up for sale
  Space NK owner Manzanita Capital is in talks to appoint bankers to oversee a partial or complete sale of the premium high-street beauty retailer, Sky News reported.

• If Fenty Hair Works on Black Hair Textures, It Will Work On Yours, Too
  Let’s talk Black hair. It’s beautiful, but also suffers from dryness and breakage, leading to dull, lifeless curls and split ends. My hair needs moisture to thrive—something that all hair needs.

• Here's What Stress REALLY Does To Your Skin
  Dermatologists share how to keep stress from wreaking havoc on the body's largest organ.

• Super shield: K-beauty brand develops sun protection patch to solve reapplication pain point

  South Korean brand Franz Skincare has developed patches that claim to offer broad-spectrum sun protection to address the challenge of sunscreen reapplication.

👀 What did I buy this week?👀

Don’t tell Cameraman!

• The Ordinary Squalane + Amino Acids Lip Balm

• Juvia's Place Afrogalactic Glitter Liner

• KAINE - Kombu Jelly Oil Cleanser

  Use Rewards Code NOBSBEAUTY for an additional discount!

• BONAJOUR - Retichinol Power Boosting Serum

  Use Rewards Code NOBSBEAUTY for an additional discount!

• NINELESS - MELA-PRO Rice & TXA Toner

  Use Rewards Code NOBSBEAUTY for an additional discount!

• Skinfix Triple Lipid Collagen Activating Serum

(Found some at TJMAXX, FYI)!

About the Dogs

The summer heat has finally arrived and Ike, Lincoln, and Gabby are here for it!  Well… Ike isn’t so much of a fan, but he does love going over to Grandpa’s house for his nightly swim.  Lincoln has been on a bit of a naughty streak this week.  He is working on his tunnel from our backyard to… maybe Canada?!?!  He loves digging and destroying the yard in the meantime! 

Winner of the Week -

Cosrx Ultra Light Invisible Sunscreen SPF 50
Super light feeling, no fragrance, non-drying but also non-greasy as well.  This works great under makeup or even alone!  Very UVA filter heavy - highly recommend checking this winner out!

At Yesstyle: https://ystyle.co/LNGx
Use Rewards Code NOBSBEAUTY for an additional discount!

Loser of the Week -

Manyo Hyaluron Hydrating Sunscreen SPF 50
Light and elegant feeling but this is extremely strongly scented with a floral fragrance that is also in the first ⅓ of the ingredients. Will not be able to use this one sadly. Will have to donate it!

At Yesstyle: https://ystyle.co/KD1L

In Case You Missed It

6.20 Top Picks For Indie Skincare & Beauty Brands 🙌🤎 Favorites for Radiant Skin & Anti-Aging!

6.21 Top New K-Beauty Sunscreens of 2024 🌞😍 New SPF's You Need to Try! - Light - Invisible - Effective

6.22 Facial Treatments I Stay Away From and Why! Which Cosmetic Procedures Freak Me Out!

6.23 Top 5 Unique Anti-Aging Skincare Ingredients - You've Never Thought of These as Wrinkle Fighters!

6.24 Isntree Skincare Onion Fresh Fluid Sun Cream Sunscreen SPF 50+ Review, How to Dupes

6.25 The Ordinary Skincare New! 🆕💧 Saccharomyces Ferment 30% Milky Toner Review, How to, & Dupes

6.26 Is the New COSRX Ultra Light Invisible Sunscreen the Best SPF of Summer 2024??

Brands Doing Good: Dr Jart-

Dr Jart annually donates up to $49,999 to support the Breast Cancer Research Fund.   The BCRF states, “we are grateful to our partners, who harness the power of their brands, consumers, communities, and employees to fund life-changing medical progress. Our corporate partners represent world-class brands and companies that commit to building extraordinary campaigns to fund research through BCRF.”

https://www.bcrf.org/partners/

This weeks giveaway

The winner is Jeremy H.