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Top 10: Summer Highlighters

Top 10: Summer Highlighters

When I think of summer, I think gorgeous, glowing cheeks, and one of my weaknesses is a good highlighter. This post features ten of my favorite permanent highlighters, and some of them may be more blush-like on certain skin tones (and some are highlighting blushes on my medium skin tone), and I...

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Dior Tropiques, Ciel Rose, Plaisir Dior Addict Fluid Sticks

Smashbox #SHAPEMATTERS Palette for Fall 2015

Smashbox #SHAPEMATTERS Palette for Fall 2015

Smashbox’s #SHAPEMATTERS Palette allows you to reshape your makeup looks: sculpt cheekbones, perfect your nose, create an arched brow, and enhance your eyes with a bold wash of shadow. Allow the #SHAPEMATTERS inserts, which provide basic shaping steps, guide you to a...

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What's your no-makeup makeup look?

What's your no-makeup makeup look?

What's your no-makeup makeup look? Share!

IT Cosmetics CC Cream (the original), Urban Decay Naked Loose Powder, Kevyn Aucoin Starlight or Tom Ford Love Lust on cheeks; filled in brows, mascara, teal eyeliner, and Guerlain Gillian lipstick.

Thanks to Raeanne for today's question! Do you have a question...

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Viseart Neutral Matte (01) Eyeshadow Palette

Viseart Neutral Matte (01) Eyeshadow Palette ($80.00 for 0.84 oz.) contains twelve matte (well, mostly) neutral eyeshadows. When it comes to their eyeshadow palettes, the Neutral Matte palette is considered the "base" where this is the...

Viseart Neutral Matte (01) Eyeshadow Palette ($80.00 for 0.84 oz.) contains twelve matte (well, mostly) neutral...

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MAC Dazzleshadow Eyeshadow (Part 2)

Shades Reviewed

MAC Last Dance Dazzleshadow
Last Dance
C-

Permanent

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MAC Let's Roll Dazzleshadow
Let's Roll
C+

Permanent

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MAC Try Me On Dazzleshadow
Try Me On
C-

Limited Edition

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MAC Let's Boogie Dazzleshadow
Let's Boogie
D+

Limited Edition

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In this post:

MAC Last Dance Dazzleshadow
70%
MAC Slow/Fast/Slow Dazzleshadow
70%
MAC Let's Roll Dazzleshadow
79%
MAC Can't Stop, Won't Stop Dazzleshadow
78%
MAC Try Me On Dazzleshadow
71%
MAC Let's Boogie Dazzleshadow
69%

Free for Haul Friday, Volume #292

Free for Haul Friday, Volume #292

Welcome to Free For Haul Friday!

  • Haul: Viseart Sultry Muse/Paris Nude palettes
  • Weekend plans: Maybe the farmers' market, stay cool, clean the house
  • Do you read any magazines?: The only one I read on occasion is PetPlan's subscriber magazine (dog insurance), but I was never a big magazine reader!

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Kevyn Aucoin Desert Days The Matte Bronzing Veil Review, Photo, Swatches

Kevyn Aucoin Desert Nights The Matte Bronzing Veil ($48.00 for 0.35 oz.) is a medium-dark tan brown with warm, yellow undertones and a matte finish. MAC Tan Tint (LE, $29.50) is darker. MAC Matte Bronze (P, $25.00) is lighter. Burberry Copper Glow (P, $48.00) is warmer. MAC Hibiscus...

Kevyn Aucoin Desert Nights The Matte Bronzing Veil ($48.00 for 0.35 oz.) is a medium-dark tan brown with warm, yellow undertones and a matte finish. MAC...

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How do you apply your foundation currently?

How do you apply your foundation currently?

How do you apply your foundation currently? Share!

I take one pump's worth of foundation and dab it on my forehead, nose, cheeks, and chin, and then I take a brush like Real Techniques' Expert Face and use downward strokes to spread out the foundation and light patting motions to smooth everything...

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