Revlon Royal Amethyst ColorStay Satin Ink Liquid Lipstick

Revlon Royal Amethyst ColorStay Satin Ink Liquid Lipstick ($10.99 for 0.17 oz.) is a deep, purpled-burgundy with strong, cool undertones and a glossy, cream finish. It could have applied a lot more evenly!

  • Opaque pigmentation
  • Very fluid, spreadable, creamy
  • Hard to apply evenly,...

Revlon Royal Amethyst ColorStay Satin Ink Liquid Lipstick ($10.99 for 0.17 oz.) is a deep, purpled-burgundy with strong, cool undertones and a glossy,...

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Guerlain Glittery Tiger Eyeshadow Quad

Guerlain Glittery Tiger Ombres G Quad Eyeshadow Palette ($85.00 for 0.2 oz.) is a new, limited edition holiday palette that included three more shimmery shades paired with a deeper, semi-matte finish shade. I felt like two of the three shimmers were not quite as impressive...

Guerlain Glittery Tiger Ombres G Quad Eyeshadow Palette ($85.00 for 0.2 oz.) is a new, limited edition holiday palette that included three more...

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Chanel Golden Beige Rouge Allure Laque

Chanel Golden Beige (90) Rouge Allure Laque (2020) ($45.00 for 0.18 oz.) is a light-medium orange with moderate, warm undertones--balanced between red and yellow undertones--paired with a lightly, metallic pearl.

  • Semi-sheer, somewhat buildable pigmentation
  • Lightweight, thin,...

Chanel Golden Beige (90) Rouge Allure Laque (2020) ($45.00 for 0.18 oz.) is a light-medium orange with moderate, warm undertones--balanced between red...

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Dior Precious Rose Rouge Blush

Dior Precious Rose (211) Rouge Blush ($48.00 for 0.22 oz.) is a light-medium peach with moderate, warm undertones--not too pink, not too orange-based--paired with a mostly matte finish.

  • Medium, buildable coverage (as intended)
  • Lightly powdery, slightly thicker texture
  • Picked up...

Dior Precious Rose (211) Rouge Blush ($48.00 for 0.22 oz.) is a light-medium peach with moderate, warm undertones--not too pink, not too...

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Chanel Lumiere Graphique Palette

Chanel Lumiere Graphique Eyeshadow Palette ($88.00 for 0.31 oz.) is a new, limited edition holiday palette that featured five shimmery shades ranging from golden pewter to sparkling white. The quality was more mid-range for me; a little powdery and drier in texture, though...

Chanel Lumiere Graphique Eyeshadow Palette ($88.00 for 0.31 oz.) is a new, limited edition holiday palette that featured five shimmery shades ranging...

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Tom Ford Lumiere D'Hiver Eye Color Quad

Tom Ford Beauty Lumiere D'hiver Eye Color Quad ($90.00 for 0.35 oz.) is a new, limited edition offering for the holiday season that featured two matte eyeshadows and two shimmery eyeshadows. I did not feel that any of the eyeshadows performed that well; for the price point,...

Tom Ford Beauty Lumiere D'hiver Eye Color Quad ($90.00 for 0.35 oz.) is a new, limited edition offering for the holiday season that featured two matte...

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Chanel Duo Lumiere Highlighter

Chanel Duo Lumiere Illuminating Powder Duo ($70.00 for 0.26 oz.) includes a peachy champagne and a lighter, champagne gold that combine to create a soft, golden peach with flecks of gold sparkle throughout. It had more of a translucent base, so it will definitely take on the...

Chanel Duo Lumiere Illuminating Powder Duo ($70.00 for 0.26 oz.) includes a peachy champagne and a lighter, champagne gold that combine to create a...

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When was the last time you went through your your products (to organize/declutter)?

When was the last time you went through your your products (to organize/declutter)?

It’s been two months or so since I did a big organization/clean-out. It was shortly after formally announcing I was going to step back and work a little less on the blog, and it encouraged me to really start to tackle my archives!

— Christine

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ColourPop Cloud 9 Palette Swatches

ColourPop Cloud 9 Palette Swatches

ColourPop Cloud 9 Palette is a new, smoky/gray color story in a 12-pan format. The quality was as expected for ColourPop, though I'd say the shimmers felt a bit firmer and were more emollient while being on the thinner side, which is not my favorite texture from the brand as I find it doesn't work...

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