Sephora Los Cabos Bronzer Powder

Sephora Los Cabos Bronzer Powder ($17.00 for 0.30 oz.) is a soft brown with warm, yellow undertones and a matte finish. The pigmentation was opaque in a single layer, but I found it easy enough to adjust my touch to pickup less product for more buildable coverage if...

Sephora Los Cabos Bronzer Powder ($17.00 for 0.30 oz.) is a soft brown with warm, yellow undertones and a matte finish. The pigmentation was opaque...

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What type of packaging is a deal-breaker in skincare?

What type of packaging is a deal-breaker in skincare?

I like pumps over jars for most things, but I don’t mind making sure my hands are clean or using a spatula with a jar, so it’s not a deal-breaker for me, though I know it is for many others. I get annoyed at any packaging that is impossible to open to get the last bits out, particularly...

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Smashbox Gilded Rose Petal Metal Highlighter

Smashbox Gilded Rose Petal Metal Highlighter ($39.00 for 0.35 oz.) is a soft, peachy gold with a pink iridescent sheen and a luminous finish. It had semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation that did not emphasize my skin's natural texture. On my skin tone, it was more in the...

Smashbox Gilded Rose Petal Metal Highlighter ($39.00 for 0.35 oz.) is a soft, peachy gold with a pink iridescent sheen and a luminous finish. It had...

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Best Beauty Products | April 2018 Report

Best Beauty Products | April 2018 Report

Here's a look at the top 25 products reviewed in the month of April, plus a summary of how many products and brands were reviewed and a break out of ratings! :)

I think it'd be fun to go through what we used, purchased, resisted, and so forth each month, here are some questions:

  1. What were your...

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MAC Hey, Coral, Hey Mineralize Blush

MAC Hey, Coral, Hey Mineralize Blush ($29.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a medium, pink-coral with warm undertones and a matte finish. It had medium, buildable coverage--three layers to get opaque pigmentation--that applied fairly evenly to my skin. It didn't take much effort to...

MAC Hey, Coral, Hey Mineralize Blush ($29.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a medium, pink-coral with warm undertones and a matte finish. It had medium, buildable...

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What type of packaging is a deal-breaker in makeup?

What type of packaging is a deal-breaker in makeup?

I’m actually not a huge fan of glass, mostly because I’m accident-prone and drop things too frequently to want to endure nightmares of an explosion of glass AND product everywhere! I also wish that a lot of the more pigmented liquid cheek colors would skip using pumps… they always pump out...

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Urban Decay Beached Eyeshadow Palette

Urban Decay Beached 8-Pan Eyeshadow Palette ($34.00 for 0.32 oz.) contains six neutral-hued shades and two pops of blue. I liked the color scheme, though I found the actual shades and finishes more limiting than expected. I would have preferred if there had been a lighter,...

Urban Decay Beached 8-Pan Eyeshadow Palette ($34.00 for 0.32 oz.) contains six neutral-hued shades and two pops of blue. I liked the color scheme,...

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