• Nordstrom Beauty Sale: Cart Full, Dignity on Backorder

    It’s not hoarding if it’s discounted. The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is here, and …

  • Cold Weather Fragrances I’m Loving This Summer

    Seasonal rules? Toss them. These cold weather perfumes are unexpectedly some of the best summer …

  • 30 Years Later, This Is Still the Only Nuxe Lip Balm Worth Buying

    The Only Nuxe Lip Balm That Matters Here’s my problem with cult products: once …

  • Diptyque Citronnelle & Geranium Is Back + New Summer Launches

    I am reposting this writeup from last summer since Diptyque just re-launched this brilliant body …

  • The Best Of Dermstore Kits Are Now 20% Off

    The Best Of Dermstore Kits Are Now 20% …

    Dermstore, one of my favorite online shopping destinations, is currently offering a handful of impressive Best Of Dermstore sets. These limited-edition edits focus on a targeted theme and provide a wide range of full and travel-size formulas from a particular…

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    *NEW* Alpyn Beauty Instant Bright Eye Cream

    *NEW* Alpyn Beauty Instant Bright Eye Cream

    As an unapologetic eye cream groupie, there is nothing I enjoy more than a good launch in this very category. A devout loyalist since my early twenties, I have seen firsthand how consistently applying eye cream has positively impacted my…

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    Why TATCHA Silk SPF 50 Needed a Packaging Upgrade

    Why TATCHA Silk SPF 50 Needed a Packaging …

    I take re-formulations of my self-care staples very personally. Unfortunately, it’s more common than not for a ‘new and improved’ version of something I absolutely loved before a tweak to the ingredient deck to ever live up to the brand’s…

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    REN PHA Exfoliating Facial Review

    REN PHA Exfoliating Facial Review

    This will be a quick one. REN recently expanded on their radiance range (the orange packaging for anyone visual like me) and launched the PHA Exfoliating Facial. Paired alongside the ever-popular daily AHA toner and the iconic Glycol Lactic Mask,…

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    Jones Road Miracle Balm in Pinched Cheeks

    Jones Road Miracle Balm in Pinched Cheeks

    Steadily climbing into the beauty stratosphere, Jones Road expands its range with mindful and impressive launches. Today, the Miracle Balm color wheel adds two new swatches with the addition of Pinched Cheeks and Cocoa Brown. If you’re a fan of…

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    10 years of omgbart.com

    10 years of omgbart.com

    Today marks the 10-year anniversary of my very first blog post. Without getting too deep or introspective, I want to share a handful of takeaways a decade in the making. Thinking back to a line from my first post, “I’m…

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    U Beauty The Super Oil & a 20% off promo

    U Beauty The Super Oil & a 20% off …

    This month, it will be ten years since I began this blog. I’ve been an active consumer, however, for more than a decade prior to that. I’ve tried plenty of face oils. If you’ve met me, you know how discerning…

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    From The Archives: The Original NIVEA Creme (Made in Germany)

    From The Archives: The Original NIVEA Creme (…

    Oh, hey! This was originally posted in July of 2014. But… since we are currently snowed in and I just picked up a brand-new tub of NIVEA, I decided to update the photos and bump it up from the archives.…

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