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Shu Uemura The Lightbulb Foundation and Sponge - 764 Medium Light Beige and...
I'm always on the hunt for the perfect foundation, as are, I think, most people who wear makeup. And my requirements are extensive: it needs to look like my skin, cover all my redness, smooth over fine...
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Cover Girl TruMagic The Perfector, TruMagic The Sunkisser and TruMagic The...
One of the more interesting recent launches fromCover Girl is their set of three products in the TruMagic line-up (which debuted alongside their re-formulated and expanded TruBlend base range). This...
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Pantone Color of the Year "Radiant Orchid" - featuring Lancome, YSL, Tarte...
Oh, the Pantone Color. I feel like by the year's end we are all well and done with whatever the shade is. (I'm looking at you, Emerald. Not even Once Upon A Time will make me love you again.)With the...
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Sephora VIB Rouge In-Store Event
It's no secret that the Sephora VIB Rouge program has had some hiccups. Whether you think people had overly high expectations or Sephora just under delivered on its promises, the grumblings on the...
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Giorgio Armani Belladonna Palette Highlighter
I'm not generally a makeup conservationist, but there are a few products that I have in my collection that I have yet to touch - their sheer gorgeousness will not be despoiled. The Giorgio Armani...
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Biotherm Aquasource - Deep Hydration Replenishing Gel, Nuit High Density...
A few months back I was able to attend a presentation from Biotherm about their Aquasource line - which was actually one of my first experiences with the brand, with the exception of a BB cream I had...
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Make Up For Ever HD Second Skin Cream Blush: #210, #330, #225 and #315
I was a big fan of the original HD Microfinish Blushes from Make Up For Ever. You know, the ones that came in the pump bottles...and that you could never, ever finish unless you wore blush like Mimi...
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Shu Uemura Bijoux Collection for Spring 2014 - Silk Cushion Eyeshadows and...
I've decided that Shu Uemura is my go-to brand when it comes to creating subtle, ethereal looks. I don't think their range lacks in any products for creating stronger or more graphic makeup, but I do...
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Benefit The Big Easy Liquid to Powder SPF 35 Foundation
Sometimes it feels like BB creams are the Lululemon yoga pants of the makeup world - they promise to lift and perfect everything you've been neglecting for the past 20 years, while making you look like...
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YSL Kiss & Blush Lips & Cheeks - #5 Rouge Effrontée and #7 Corail Affranchi
Is there any makeup-loving woman out there that doesn't appreciate the idea of a dual-use lip and cheek product? I think for most of us, the experience doesn't always live up to the claims. What feels...
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Maybelline Bleached Neons Collection - Summer 2014
I'm going through a bit of a busy period at work, and trying to work on some blog posts when I can. In the meantime, I just wanted to get some pictures and swatches out for some of the items from the...
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Lorac Summer 2014 Collection - SummerGLO Palette, Alter Ego Lipsticks, 3D...
When you love a brand, you really want to give every one of their products a fair shake. Lorac is one of those brands for me. Their palettes have consistently hit the top tier of favoured products, and...
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Marc Jacobs 1000 Point VIB Rouge Perk - Love and Lust Lip Set
It seems like Sephora is trying to step up their VIB Rouge program. They recently had an open discussion on the Beauty Talk forums, which gave members the opportunity to lay out all the ways in which...
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Shu Uemura Tint in Gelato Lip and Cheek Color - Spiced Orange (CR 04), Blood...
I do believe this dual lip/cheek thing is a trend. YSL did it, and Shu Uemura is in the game as well with the Tint in Gelato Lip and Cheek Color.Tint in Gelato, top to bottom: Spiced Orange (CR 04),...
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L'Oréal Magic Skin Beautifier BB Cream: Anti-Fatigue and Anti-Redness
I don't want to begrudge the cosmetic scientists who no doubt work long hours over at l'Oréal RnD their due. I'm sure they had a lot to do with the awesomeness of the brand-new Magic Skin Beautifier BB...
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Benefit They're Real! Push-Up Liner
To paraphrase the guy, sometimes a gimmick is just a gimmick.Benefit is a brand I generally enjoy. I'm a fan of their boxed blushes, their eyeshadows and their foundation, and I usually find their...
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Lise Watier Eden Tropical Collection - Summer 2014
I know the Lise Watier Eden Tropical Collection has been out for a little while now, but to be honest I wasn't inspired to use it until fairly recently. With the spate of blisteringly hot summer...
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Bite Beauty Deconstructed Rose Lipsticks - Damask, Centifolia, Grandifolia,...
My love of roses was inherited from my mother. She has cultivated a gorgeous garden in her backyard for decades, with varied types, carefully tended beds and a gorgeous, all-encompassing fragrance....
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Maybelline The Nudes Palette
With Kylie Jenner spawning a thousand 90s neutral lookalike tutorials and the UD Naked on it's third iteration, it's about time drugstore brands hopped aboard the "nude" palette trend.Maybelline is one...
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Make Up For Ever Aqua Matic Waterproof Glide-On Eye Shadow
If there's one thing I trust Make Up For Ever to nail - every single time - is the waterproof claim. When those guys say something is waterproof, it's enough to last through a deluge. (There's a reason...
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