February Beauty Haul: What I'm Loving vs. What Flopped 2026

Hi friends, we came around to another month of trying things and testing things and finding out what I like the most and then what I didn't like. So monthly favorites is here. I have a few fails in this too for you. A lot of this was tried while I was in Florida. So it kind of goes along the lines of, okay, this is what I liked while I was on vacation type thing. But I want to tell you that we have a numbering system and the number corresponds to the product I hold up, go down into the description box and you should be able to shop that way with the colors and the links and all of that. Also, everything that I have on, including the makeup, the shirt, the jewelry, everything will be listed and linked down below for you as well. So let's get right into it. I have quite a few things that were fails. Let's start with those. First of all, if any of you've been on TikTok or other channels, there is this Dr. Mlaxin neck treatment that has been around. And there is also like a pre-treatment. And then this is the little serum vials that come with it like this right here. And then there is a cream that goes on after it. I did two sets of these because who doesn't want their neck to be firmer and nicer? And I saw the gal over on TikTok and I was completely intrigued by it, got sucked in and no, it didn't work whatsoever. So I'm steering you completely away from this. It's expensive to get the full treatment, the full, all three products, and then to have to do them every single month. And these little vials right here that are flying all over the place, they are supposed to be one treatment and there's only 10 in here. But I was able to do two treatments with them. So only 20 days out of the month were you getting an actual treatment. So it was a bit expensive besides the fact that it just didn't tighten my neck like it said it would. The woman that was touting it or the women that are touting it, I believe they've probably had a little bit of procedures done. So they're not disclosing that, but you never know. So that was one that was just like, no, I don't think I can do that. Another one that I wasn't super crazy about is the LA Girl H20 Lock Hydrating Setting Powder. Now it has that encapsulated water feel to it that they've tried before to perfect. And it just didn't hit the mark for me. Little bit too drying for my mature face. Now, if you do have oily combo skin, you might really love this because immediately when that hits the skin and it opens up that encapsulation and you do feel that cooling effect, for me, right after that is when the drying comes. So this wasn't my favorite. Something else that I keep talking about over and over again and I am over the moon in love with from Florizio is the Eyelash Growth Serum. And yes, you can use this on your eyebrows as well. It is super easy to use. You just take this little paintbrush that's in here and you paint it along the lash line, top and bottom. I use this twice a day, although it just says that you can do it once a day. I do use it twice a day. And if you're doing your eyebrows, just paint it in there. Each time I do go back down into the tube, get more product and then do the other eye. This is a five milliliter tube instead of like most of them are a three milliliter tube. And it's so much less expensive than all those other ones are. Chock full of peptides and amino acids and great ingredients that help your eyelashes to not only grow and get thicker, but also the resting phase where they're not falling out. They're just look their best. That is extended by using this. And the fallout phase is shortened. My eyelashes grow like crazy and my mascara looks great on them because this is helping so much. So I think that you're going to find that you will love this. Two weeks, you're gonna notice the difference. Four weeks, you're gonna notice your length. And after that, it just keeps getting better and better. Another thing, I did a video on this and you definitely need to go look at that video. This is an eyebrow trimmer. I always have had this like little peach fuzz stuff in here that made my eye shadow look a little bit crinkly. And my eyelids right there are not crinkly. So getting that little peach fuzz off of there and being able to sculpt your eyebrows all around is a huge thing. I love how fine that little tip is. And it's just great for being able to do between the brows. And it's really easy to be able to every day, if you need to hit those eyebrows and get those little extra hairs. So this is rechargeable, and I have found that it's been invaluable. And I did a little tutorial or an FYI for you. I'll make sure that I link that below so that you can see that because that eyebrow technique has really changed my whole entire outlook on how my eyes look as far as my eyebrows go. So I think that if you see that, you'll know what I'm talking about and you might wanna get one of these. Something else that I'm super happy with is the L'Oreal Ever Pure Sulfate Free line. And this one is the volume shampoo. And I didn't know if I was gonna like this or not because sometimes volume shampoos, when you already have dry hair can strip it, but it really doesn't do that because it doesn't have any sulfates. And I understand some of you appreciate sulfates and that is perfectly fine. However, I do have very dry ends and I have very fine hair that can get dried out very easily. So having something that doesn't have sulfates that doesn't strip my hair is something that really does help me. And this line has been great. I also love their Clarity one because we do have hard water here, but again, that doesn't have any sulfates in it. So I'm really loving this line. And I think that if you need volume in your hair that you might want to look at this. It's a good one. Also from Finery at Target are these body mists. And this one is called Midnight Cafe. And the reason I'm showing you this is I bought this with myself in mind, but when I got it home, it's almost like a unisex scent. And what I love about it is that my husband wears it and it just melts with his chemistry so much better than mine. To me, it's a really masculine scent, especially when he wears it. Little bit of a powdery fresh smell in there, but it's got that little bit of sandalwood musk as well. I really like it on him way better than I liked it on myself. They actually have a whole line of body products or perfume products, and they're really, really good. I have the pistachio one, I think it is. And I love that one too. One thing that was not impressing me this time was the eyeshadow primer from Essence. And this is the Jelly Grip Primer. Now I will say that this does grip your eyeshadow. However, beyond that, it just didn't do much. It really didn't cover over any imperfections or darkness that I have over my eyelids, which is actually why I wear eyeshadow primer because I do have such darkness around my eyes that I need it to take away and even out the skin tone on my eyelid before I start any eyeshadow. And this one just missed the mark. And it got a little bit, because it's got that grip in it, it got a little bit creased on me. So this one was a no-go for me. However, I want to steer you all back to my very favorite sunscreen as we head into the spring and summer months. Don't forget your sunscreen. This is the Dermatology Universal Tinted Moisturizer SPF 46. So you're getting your tint, that little bit of tint in here that evens out your skin tone just a little bit. But you're also getting your moisturizer and you're getting your SPF. Now, this is my very favorite SPF to wear under makeup because it just sinks in. It doesn't pill up like so many do. It's not too glowy. It's not too matte. It's just the right spot there. And I've been using this for years and I kind of got away from it. And then Dermatology was kind enough to send me this again. And I remembered why I like it. So now not only do I have this, but I have a backup to be able to never run out of it because this really is the best sunscreen that I have found that's around that just plays so well with my dry, mature skin and makeup especially. Also, I did a whole video on prequel and I just wanna go over the ones that I absolutely love. There is the Milky Toner. This is the Milky Acid Milk Peel and it's the AMPM Exfoliant. It's a huge bottle. I think it's about seven, let me get the glasses. I think it's about seven ounces, 7.6 ounces. I've been using this on my arms and on that chicken skin that you get on your arms as you get older. And I love it for that. It is so good and big enough bottle that you can go ahead and use it and not feel guilty that you're having to buy over and over again. It's just really good. You can use this on your face. However, if you have sensitive skin, be a little bit cautious. You might only want to use this occasionally on your face. But anybody that has oily skin or skin that really is textured, this is gonna help soften. It's got all kinds of yummy acids in it. Glycolic, filtic, malic, mandelic, lactic enzymes and squalane. It is just so, so good. And I think you're gonna love it on that skin that you get that feels like it's wrinkly and kind of gatory. I really like it a lot. And then I also really fell in love with the Half and Half Peptides and Ceramides Fluid Moisturizer. Now this one is so good for all my gals. If you are oily combo all the way to normal dry, I think that you will like this. Two reasons. Oily combo, you're not gonna need very much and it's gonna balance your skin so that the oils aren't peeking through partway through the day. If you're somebody that actually has very dry skin, you can put a layer of this on and then layer it again or layer it under another moisturizer that you like really well. And it's gonna actually help boost that moisturizer. Not only because it has peptides in it, which are the building blocks of collagen, but also because those ceramides hold in all the moisture. This is a really good one. And again, we've got a big bottle so we can use this on our body if we want to. Here's the difference in the size of the two. I mostly use it on my face, but I am absolutely loving it. It's so good underneath my super duper heavy moisturizer at night. And then the last thing on prequels list is the Urea Moisturizer. This one is Urea Advanced Relief, 10% urea moisturizing milk for face and body. Hydrates, gently exfoliates and smooths. This is so good. This is probably my new favorite moisturizer for my body and for my feet. Urea is one of those ingredients that dermatologists will prescribe for people that have diabetes or they have sensitive skin issues because it is very soothing. But most of all, it is a power pack of moisturizer. And it is beautiful also because it does provide that just singular level of exfoliation that most moisturizers cannot do. And if you wanted to use this up under your eyes or on top of your eyes, yes, I do believe we need to exfoliate around there, but we don't wanna get aggressive around our eyes. We wanna be very gentle. And that is what Urea offers is to be very gentle on our skin. And this one is so, so good. You get a huge bottle of this one, which I am loving as well, 13.5 fluid ounces. How great is that? I use this everywhere. So I will use the Milky Toner underneath this Urea product. And the two of them, my skin is so soft and so supple. I appreciate this prequel line so much. The last skincare item I'm gonna talk about is from Numbuzin. And you all know that I talk about this so much. Numbuzin number nine, it is a multi-peptide serum essence, glow serum essence toner. And it has NAD, PDRN, and 50 peptides, not 15, not one, five, five, zero peptides. And as you can tell, I'm out, but I do have my backup right over here. Very, very liquidy. I took this on my trip down to Florida and it was so humid that I had the hardest time. So this was about all I needed, but you can layer this as your first layer before you start all of your other skincare. And not only are you getting the moisture to start your skincare out and plump up your skin like crazy, but you're also getting all those wonderful peptides, the NAD, that is the buzzword about skin's elasticity, that ingredient helping skin's elasticity, and also PDRN, which most mimics the moisture that we all have on our skin barrier. So this is an absolutely wonderful, wonderful essence, and I highly recommend it to everybody. And I have not had anybody come back and say they didn't like it yet. If you have purchased it because of my recommendations in the past, let us know all that in the comment section so that everybody can hear your little testimonial that does help everyone know whether or not I'm just up here talking about something that doesn't work or whether it really works. So let us know down there if you wouldn't mind. All right, I also did a hair tutorial for you. That was my video a couple videos ago. And I showed you this curling iron that I got. I am loving this curling iron more and more. It is a ceramic curling iron, but it has the long barrel. And yes, this is a little bit more than a drugstore curling iron. I'm somebody that loves that spring-loaded clip wand in a curling iron because that's how I learned to do my hair way back in the 80s. So this is one that I love because it doesn't tug on the hair. It really does slip through there, and you can get such beautiful curls. This is a 1 1⁄2-inch barrel. It does have a setting that goes clear up to 450. I keep mine on 370 or 380 on here. You can turn it down if you need to, and you can go up to the 450 if you need to. However, I like to keep my settings just a little bit cooler to protect my hair, if at all possible. But this one, because it's such a long barrel, I can fit so much hair in there that it just really has impressed me. It is called Mint, M Mint, maybe just Mint. It says Mint right here, but it also has an M. It's just a really good curling iron that has really been good on taking care of my fine, limp, lifeless, stick-straight hair. This product that I took on my trip with me is a little jewelry organizer. Look at how little that profile is. Isn't that great? But inside, you get all of these great organizer benefits. You can put rings right here, earrings right here. You have a pouch here, another pouch over here, which I have an earring stuck on there. Another pouch over here. And then you have dividers and where you can put necklaces and more elastics to hold down your jewelry. This was great. I fit so many pairs of earrings in here, so many necklaces, and it was such an easy thing to pack. And it kept everything organized and not in a tangled mess like I normally have in the bottom of my suitcase or my purse or whatever. And I think that if you're going on a trip or you just need some organization for the weekend, wherever you're going, that you would really enjoy having this. I also would like to share with you this just adorable little lighted jar set. My decor in my house is farmhouse, rustic, kind of shabby chic, eclectic. But when I saw this, I thought it was so cute. So it's mason jars right here and they have the little twinkle lights down in there and it has a battery that goes on it. So you get the tray, you get the jars, and you get the flowers. It comes in a bunch of different colors. I got the white, but it does come, I think, in blue and pink and red. And there's just a bunch of colors that you can get that would probably fit into your decor. And isn't it just the cutest darn thing to have something like that as a centerpiece or on a side table? I just thought this was absolutely adorable. And you just put it together in like five seconds and then you have something that is there and might be a conversation piece. I just thought it was great. And very quickly, I was gifted this little bag full of goodies by Rare Beauty. And they have come out with their liners, their eyeliners, and they've also come out with a brown mascara. And then they've also come out with a new little eyeshadow palette. And the eyeshadow palette is eight pans. And this is what I have on my eyes today. I mixed these two colors right here for a, oops, not those. Yeah, those two colors right there for a transition shade. And then I deepened up the outer corner and then I used this on the lid. I actually did use a little bit of this really warm mahogany color too. This is a beautiful palette. It blends super easy. I did this look so fast and I really do like the quality of it. I was surprised because the last one that she did, I didn't think I liked the quality as much as I do this one. So this is a really fun one. And I will show you the eyeliners because lately I have not been doing a lot of liquid eyeliners, but there is the one. And these do stay on a long time. I did try it once. I haven't tried it more than that. You can do a really fine line if you want. Glides very easy across the eye. And then we have the brown mascara, which I'm very excited to try. Brown mascara, it can either be done really right or really wrong. It actually looks like it might be just a little bit too light, but you know what? When you're blonde and your skin is light, a brown mascara can look really natural and really pretty. I love her mascara, the black one. They sent me that too. I already have a black one and I have it open, but this is a great mascara. It is what I'm wearing today on my eyes. And it's just one of those that really gives you a lot of volume and you can build on it without it looking clumpy or anything like that. The wear time on it is fantastic. And I haven't had any flaking or smudging at all with it. So this is one of my favorite mascaras and fun that they came out with the brown one too. And that is it, I believe. Wrapping everything up now. I hope that you did enjoy seeing my monthly favorites and I hope that you found some goodies this month. If you did and you feel like we need to know about them, let us know down in the comment section. That would help out a lot. I appreciate you stopping by and spending time with me. And if you would hit the like button and don't forget to subscribe. If you're not subscribed already, about 60% of you that come and watch my videos don't subscribe. 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