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Kat Von D Smoke Shade + Light Quad

Kat Von D Smoke Shadow + Light Quad ($26.00 for 0.21 oz.) contains four shades designed to work together and are named to help guide application--Base, Define, Contour, and Highlight--though you can obviously go wherever your creativity...

Kat Von D Smoke Shadow + Light Quad ($26.00 for 0.21 oz.) contains four shades designed to work together and are...

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Becca Snapdragon Shimmering Skin Perfector Luminous Blush

Becca Snapdragon Shimmering Skin Perfector Luminous Blush ($34.00 for 0.20 oz.) is a medium pink-coral with warm undertones and a soft, golden shimmer. MAC Cheeky Bits (P, $31.00) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar). NARS Panic (Right) (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar). NARS Realm of the Senses (Together) (LE, $30.00) is darker, cooler (95% similar). IT Cosmetics Pretty in Peony (P, $24.00) is brighter, cooler (90% similar). Estee Lauder Wild Sunset (P, $34.00) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar). Guerlain Smile (Left) (LE, $52.00) is less shimmery, brighter, warmer (90% similar). Laura Mercier Grapefruit (P, $30.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar). MAC Sweet Vision (LE, $28.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar). Natasha Denona Bloom (P, $19.00) is lighter (95% similar). NARS I Need a Man (LE, $30.00) is less shimmery, brighter, warmer (90% similar). MAC Simmer (LE, $29.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar). ColourPop No Way (LE, $8.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar). Make Up For Ever 9 Coral (P, $21.00) is more shimmery (90% similar). Zoeva CR030 (P, ) is more muted, warmer (90% similar). Laura Geller Papaya (P, $26.00) is less shimmery (95% similar). NARS Deep Throat (PiP, $30.00) is more muted (90% similar). Chanel Malice (71) (P, $45.00) is less shimmery, more muted (85% similar). MAC Springsheen (P, $24.00) is lighter (85% similar). NYX Summer (P, $6.50) is lighter, warmer (90% similar). NARS Summer Dual Intensity Blush II (LE, ) is darker, cooler (85% similar). Top 20 dupes listed, see the rest. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

Becca Snapdragon Shimmering Skin Perfector Luminous Blush ($34.00 for 0.20 oz.) is a medium pink-coral with warm...

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Do you have any beauty icons or inspirations?

Do you have any beauty icons or inspirations?

Not really! I didn’t grow up idolizing anyone’s look (I didn’t keep up with celebrities, and I wasn’t allowed to wear makeup, so I didn’t even have much interest/awareness of makeup until the last year or so in high school, and interest began in college), so I think that as an adult,...

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Kat Von D Sage Shade + Light Quad

Kat Von D Sage Shadow + Light Quad ($26.00 for 0.21 oz.) contains four shades designed to work together and are named to help guide application--Base, Define, Contour, and Highlight--though you can obviously go wherever your creativity...

Kat Von D Sage Shadow + Light Quad ($26.00 for 0.21 oz.) contains four shades designed to work together and are...

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Becca Tigerlily Shimmering Skin Perfector Luminous Blush

Becca Tigerlily Shimmering Skin Perfector Luminous Blush ($34.00 for 0.20 oz.) is a medium orange with warm, red undertones and a gold, frosted finish. NARS Frenzy (Right) (PiP, ) is cooler (90% similar). NARS Ambition (LE, $30.00) is less shimmery (90% similar). By Terry Tropical Sunset #1 (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar). MAC Warmth of Coral (LE, $29.00) is less shimmery (90% similar). ColourPop So Retrograde (DC, $12.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar). NARS Esoteric (LE, $30.00) is lighter (90% similar). ColourPop Floaties (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery (90% similar). MAC Bright Response (P, $16.00) is lighter (85% similar). Fenty Beauty Chili Mango (P, $25.00) is warmer (90% similar). MAC Shape the Future (LE, $42.00) is darker (90% similar). MAC Solar Ray (LE, $29.00) is darker, more muted (90% similar). Surratt Beauty Flamme (P, $32.00) is warmer (85% similar). NARS Me First (LE, $30.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar). Lethal Cosmetics Floret (P, $15.50) is less shimmery, cooler (85% similar). ColourPop Extra Sprinkles (PiP, $12.00) is less shimmery, lighter, more muted (85% similar). ColourPop Tasty (DC, $8.00) is less shimmery, cooler (85% similar). Jouer Treasure Me (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar). NYX Synthetica (P, $7.99) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar). MAC My Paradise (LE, $28.00) is darker (85% similar). Laura Geller Golden Apricot (P, $28.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar). Top 20 dupes listed, see the rest. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

Becca Tigerlily Shimmering Skin Perfector Luminous Blush ($34.00 for 0.20 oz.) is a medium orange with warm, red...

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Free for Haul Friday, Volume #335

Free for Haul Friday, Volume #335

Share any beauty goodies you may have picked up in the last week or so, or maybe what's on your way or on your wish list for next week or month. :)

  • Haul: Anastasia eyeshadows, Tarte Lipglosses, Viseart Eyeshadow Trios, ColourPop Alchemy Collection, LORAC Highlighters
  • Weekend plans: Writing (typing)...

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When do you prefer a cream or liquid product over a powder one?

When do you prefer a cream or liquid product over a powder one?

For all-over glow, I love liquids mixed in with foundation for the most even coverage more so than dusting a powder highlighter all-over. For all-day wear, I prefer a cream blush with a powder blush lightly tapped over it. I prefer powder blushes/highlighters/eyeshadows in general, though I like...

— Christine

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