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What is your current hair care routine?

What is your current hair care routine?

I’m using a shampoo/conditioner set from Acure presently, and then I use Batiste or Nirvana Black dry shampoo throughout the week. If I use any heat on my hair, I’ll use It’s a 10 and Moroccanoil as well.

— Christine

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Best & Worst of Kat Von D Metal Crush Eyeshadows

Best & Worst of Kat Von D Metal Crush Eyeshadows

Kat Von D Metal Crush Eyeshadows ($21.00 for 0.10 oz.) is a long-wearing, pigmented, blendable powder formula available in 11 shades! They are larger in size, but they're really, really good. They're one of the best products Kat Von D has put out to-date, IMO, of...

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Urban Decay Vanity Kills, Twitch, Cruz, Notorious, Speedball Vice Lipsticks

Shades Reviewed

Urban Decay Vanity Kills Vice Lipstick
Vanity Kills
B

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Urban Decay Twitch Vice Lipstick
Twitch
B+

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Urban Decay Cruz Vice Lipstick
Cruz
A-

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Urban Decay Notorious Vice Lipstick
Notorious
A-

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Urban Decay Speedball Vice Lipstick
Speedball
B

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Black Opal Rose Gold Baked Blush

Black Opal Rose Gold Baked Blush ($8.95 for 0.09 oz.) is a muted, coppery-brown with warm, reddish undertones and a satin sheen. Too Faced Spiced Peach (P, $30.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (95% similar). Chanel Elegance (370) (P, $45.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar). Dior Charnelle (459) (P, $48.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar). Chanel Alezane (260) (P, $45.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar). NYX Bronzed (P, $6.50) is lighter (90% similar). Viseart Bronze #3 (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar). MAC Stylish Me (LE, $24.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar). Patrick Ta She's So LA (Powder) (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar). Tom Ford Beauty Lissome (Top) (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar). Kosas Contrachroma (Blush) (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar). Tom Ford Beauty Inhibition (P, $60.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar). KIKO 106 Beige Rose (P, $12.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar). MAC Make You Mine (P, $23.50) is brighter, warmer (85% similar). ColourPop Kissin' a Frog (LE, $12.00) is less shimmery, lighter (85% similar). MAC Pleasure Model (LE, $31.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar). NARS Guitly Pleasure (LE, $30.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar). ColourPop Non-Fiction (LE, $8.00) is more shimmery, lighter, brighter (85% similar). MAC Ambering Rose (P, $24.00) is darker, brighter, warmer (85% similar). Pat McGrath Desert Orchid (P, $38.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar). Stellar Beauty Eclipse (P, $25.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar). Top 20 dupes listed, see the rest. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

Black Opal Rose Gold Baked Blush ($8.95 for 0.09 oz.) is a muted, coppery-brown with warm, reddish undertones and a satin sheen. [written_dupes...

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Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Lipstick & Nail Color for June 2016

Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Lipstick & Nail Color for June 2016

Alone in front of her wardrobe, La Petite Robe Noire is deep in thought. She would need something to add the finishing touch to her inimitable style. What she needs, of course, is color.

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Do you ever purchase products because of their name, even if you wouldn't use it?

Do you ever purchase products because of their name, even if you wouldn't use it?

I have done it in the past, when I was first getting into makeup, but I don’t think I’d buy something for the name if I wasn’t going to use it–I’m lucky that I can just tell myself I’ll review it instead 😉

— Christine

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Urban Decay Cream Vice Lipsticks | Swatches + First Impressions

Urban Decay Cream Vice Lipsticks | Swatches + First Impressions

Urban Decay Vice Lipstick ($17.00 for 0.11 oz.) is available in six finishes, and this post is highlighting the Cream finish. This is the finish that absorbs most of the standard, Revolution Lipstick shades, and it is the largest range of all six finishes.

My initial...

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Urban Decay Sheer + Sheer Shimmer Vice Lipsticks | Swatches + First Impressions

Urban Decay Sheer + Sheer Shimmer Vice Lipsticks | Swatches + First Impressions

Urban Decay Vice Lipstick ($17.00 for 0.11 oz.) is available in six finishes, and this post is highlighting the Sheer and Sheer Shimmer finish. I've put the two together, because they aren't that different other than one has a decent amount of shimmer and the other doesn't...

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Sneak Peek: MAC Soft Serve Shadows Photos & Swatches

Sneak Peek: MAC Soft Serve Shadows Photos & Swatches

MAC Soft Serve Shadows ($22.00 for 0.17 oz.) is a new, limited edition formula launching online on May 26th and will be available in-stores on June 2nd. There are twelve shades in total, and I have eleven of them to share here, which I've been testing, so I should have reviews...

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