Weekend Mode: A Sweet Spot

Lips, chocolate, and one very good keyboard

Apr 17, 2026

Hello, Gorgeous!

No matter how tired I feel, it seems like my sweet tooth is always up for a new adventure.

This weekend I’m figuring out the difference between actually yum things, and things that just smell that way or are formulated with sensory overload in the best possible way.

Fresh Sugar Melt Lip Cream

I rejoice at pretty much any of Fresh’s new launches, but this one is triple the fun/triple the yum with flavors including Mango Pulp, Blood Orange Zest, and Watermelon Rind. This super sheer formulation boosts the moisture to your actual lip barrier, so lips won’t flake up as soon as the product dries.

And since I’m always a sucker for a great ingredient list, I really loved reading that hyaluronic acid filling spheres (an advanced form of hyaluronic acid), verbena phyto-peptides, activated sugar, and cold-pressed jojoba oil to keep lips extra plumped and smoochy looking ($25, fresh.com).

Truffles by America’s best chocolatier

I love chocolate. In fact, I’m not sure if I’d lose my own argument stating that I might possibly love chocolate even more than lip gloss (it’s probably a tie). So in the name of research I decided to taste every single truffle in Delysia Chocolatier’s Celebrating Her Love Collection for Mother’s Day, with my favorite being Ristretto Caramel (Espresso-Infused Dark Cacao + Muscovado Caramel + Toffee Shards). But don’t worry, even though it’s not Mother’s Day yet, I shared the beautifully decorated treats with my mom. We oohed and ahhed over Austin-based Chef Nicole Patel’s gorgeous chocolate artistry and finished them all waaaay before Mother’s Day ($68, for 16 pieces on delysia.com).

The Great Book of Chocolate

According to family lore, when my older sister and brother were little, they spent the weekend poring over a giant chocolate cookbook. I’m pretty sure their fave book looks at lot like legendary Chef David Lebovitz’s (revised edition) of The Great Book of Chocolate which will be out in early May. This weekend I’ll be making the chocolate olive oil spread on page 169 which promises to be a lot like Nutella ($24, pre-order on Amazon).

Dove Whole Body Deo

With Coachella last weekend and this one, festival season has begun with a bang, and that usually means a lot of sweaty bodies pressed up against each other listening to music. The music I like. The whiff I can definitely do without. Dove seems to have the same idea since they just launched their new full body spray with 72-hour odor control, making it great for road trips or extensive travel. I like that it’s dermatologist-tested for whole body use, from pits to toes, but nowhere near your lady bits. It comes in six scents, but my fave right now is Berry Blush ($12, Amazon).

Apple MacBook Neo

I’m a lifelong Windows person and for a while there, Microsoft would send me their newest laptops to test out as they launched. Since I’m going to be writing more about tech, I decided to treat myself to the Neo. As budget laptops go, this one is a winner. The screen is gorgeous, the build feels much more high end than you’d expect and it’s ridiculously fast. I don’t love the fact that there’s no touch screen though. Many MAC fans argue about the sophisticated mouse built into most MACs, but when playing with a laptop I like a more tactile approach. One thing that blew me away is the incredibly comfortable keyboard. Oh. Em. Gee. This keyboard is incredible. It’s wide enough not to cause your fingers to cramp and has an extra soft landing for each tap tap tap. Oh, and battery life is fantastic. While this one is informally marketed to students, this is one of my better tech treats in a while (Starting at about $600, Target.com).

So what’s your plan for the weekend? Let’s meet in the comments to discuss!

Rachel, Your beauty concierge 💋

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