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GLAM BAG: SEPTEMBER 2026
A new season calls for a new edit. The September Citrine Glam Bag is here with 7 hand-selected beauty essentials for skin, lips, and makeup, including a deep fall lip, a cult-favorite cleansing ritual, and the retinol cream your routine has been waiting for. Complimentary with any $115 purchase while supplies last.
RITUALS
Unsexy Beauty Habits: The Boring Rituals That Actually Work
Beauty sells you the sexy new thing. What actually transforms your skin is boring. Inside, the unsexy beauty habits, from daily SPF and double cleansing to overnight masks and supplement consistency, that outperform every viral product on the market.
RITUALS
The Reset - Do This and Wakeup Glowing
MELISSA'S MOST LOVED
SEPTEMBER 2026
Fresh September energy, new routines, and a puppy named Penny. Five favorites carrying me into fall, from a foundation that works like skincare to my forever neck ritual.
GLAM BAG
SUMMER BAG 2026
The most extraordinary bag we have ever curated has arrived. 14 products, a $725 value, and an edit spanning skin, body, hair, and makeup from the brands we love most. The Citrine Summer Bag drops Friday, August 21st. Complimentary with any $425 purchase, while supplies last.
RITUALS
BEAUTY MAXXING
Beautymaxxing is the 2026 keyword for achieving your highest form of beauty through skinmaxxing, hairmaxxing, and lifestyle habits. Inside: the clean, confidence-first Citrine guide to the products, rituals, and habits that actually work. Skin, hair, and body, tended to.
INGREDIENT SPOTLIGHT
THE AYUNA REFINED GLOW RITUAL
The two skin-refining hero products from Ayuna that you need in your ritual this summer for baby soft skin that has that lit-from-within glow.
GET THE LOOK
BRONZED GODDESS MAKEUP
MELISSA'S MOST LOVED
MOST LOVED: JULY 2026
Summer in full swing, suitcases packed, and my July edit is here. Five summer essentials carrying me through the season, from a buttery body cream to the first ever dry oil mineral SPF.
INGREDIENT SPOTLIGHT
SKIN CELL VITALITY with phytomelatonin
Meet phytomelatonin, the clean anti-aging breakthrough behind Irene Forte's most clinically proven formulas
MELISSA'S MOST LOVED
MOST LOVED: JUNE 2026
The five products I genuinely cannot live without this June, including a new holy grail face mask and the sunscreen serum carrying me through laser recovery.
GLAM BAG
MAY GLAM BAG 2026
Your beauty boarding pass has arrived. The May Citrine Glam Bag is here, packed with elevated travel-inspired essentials for skin, lips, hair, and body. Complimentary with any $135 purchase, while supplies last.
SKIN CARE
DARK SPOTS AGE YOU FASTER THAN WRINKLES
INTERVIEWS
FOUNDER SPOTLIGHT: IRENE FORTE
MELISSA'S MOST LOVED
Melissa's Most Loved | MAY 2026
WELLNESS & LIFESTYLE
Beauty Habits That Make You Look Expensive
What expensive things have in common: high-quality details, intentionally layered. you are no different...
WELLNESS & LIFESTYLE
BRAND SPOTLIGHT: AYUNA
Why Melissa has been obsessed with Ayuna for years. The Spanish skincare house combining biotechnology, sustainability, and results you can feel. Inside, her personal edit and why every product earned its shelf space.
INGREDIENT SPOTLIGHT
The 5 Skin-Transforming Ingredients Your Spring Ritual Needs
A comprehensive guide to the ingredients that reset, renew, and illuminate — curated with 13+ years of clean beauty expertise.
MELISSA'S MOST LOVED
APRIL 2026
GLAM BAG
MARCH 2026 GLAM BAG
WELLNESS & LIFESTYLE
YOUR SPRING 2026 BEAUTY HOROSCOPE
MELISSA'S MOST LOVED
MARCH 2026
FEBRUARY 2026
INGREDIENT SPOTLIGHT
Ayuna Cream III vs. Cream III [J]: What Changed, What Stayed Iconic
GLAM BAG
JANUARY 2026 GLAM BAG
MELISSA'S MOST LOVED
JANUARY 2026
Melissa's Favorite Things Bag
DECEMBER 2025
MELISSA'S MOST LOVED
November 2025
RITUALS
Your Holiday Skin Reset
GLAM BAG
November 2025 Glam Bag
INGREDIENT SPOTLIGHT
How To Find The Best Magnesium Supplement
MELISSA'S MOST LOVED
OCTOBER 2025
INGREDIENT SPOTLIGHT
Everything You Should Know About Hyaluronic Acid Serums
Everything you should know about hyaluronic acid serums and how to find the clean, nontoxic serum that is right for you