Is Dove’s Amplified Textures a Drugstore ‘Do’? [Video]

If there’s one sweet spot to this whole “sheltering in place” thing, it’s the resurgence of the care package—sending them, receiving them (yes, online shopping for yourself counts), and assembling them. If you haven’t gotten into this quarantine activity yet, you should; there’s something special about receiving a treat in the mail, especially during a time like this.

Dove couldn’t possibly have predicted how timely their package of personal care products would be when they conceived it pre-pandemic, but when a box full of their new six-product Amplified Textures collection arrived at The Glow Up’s beauty closet, I was delighted, to say the least. To top it off, they were paired with curated products from black female vendors (including the Puff Cuff hair clamp, The Wrap Life, Felicia Leatherwood’s cult-favorite detangling brush and a misting bottle), all tucked into a reusable canvas tote featuring an embroidered illustration from black female artist Krystle Collins of Create the …