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Bite Beauty Mix N' Mingle Set & Singles for Holiday 2014

Bite Beauty Mix N' Mingle Set & Singles for Holiday 2014

Mix N' Mingle ($98.00) (Limited Edition)

A limited-edition, holiday assortment of ten deluxe, sample-sized shades of Bite’s must-haves: Lush Fruit Lip Gloss, Luminous Crème Lipstick Duos, and Matte Crème Lip Crayons. These deluxe minis add a pop of color or shine to make...

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New! Smashbox Double Exposure Palette for Holiday 2014

New! Smashbox Double Exposure Palette for Holiday 2014

This innovative eye palette features coated pigments formulated with coating technology to create multiple effects when wet, allowing the shadows to transform in one of four ways—allowing these 14 shadows to become 28 shades in just one palette. When wet, these...

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Beauty.com Friends & Family 2014 Sale Begins!

Beauty.com Friends & Family 2014 Sale Begins!

BEAUTY.COM has kicked off their Friends & Family Sale! :) Now through November 7th, get 20% off your entire purchase through THIS LINK (there's no code, the discount is activated when you click the link or banner above--if you don't see it in your cart, try clearing your cookies/cache).

Happy hauling! :)

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The Best High-End Lipsticks & Lipglosses for Your Holiday Wish List

The Best High-End Lipsticks & Lipglosses for Your Holiday Wish List

Next up, a look at some of the very best high-end lipstick and lipgloss formulas that I've tried to-date. Some of these will come as no surprise, but hopefully there's a little something for everyone as we enter into the season of sales and deals! What formulas and shades would you recommend to...

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The Best High-End Eyeshadows & Eyeliners for Your Holiday Wish List

The Best High-End Eyeshadows & Eyeliners for Your Holiday Wish List

With the season of Friends & Family sales upon us, holiday wish list-building, gift card giving (and receiving), I've created my top recommendations and picks from brands' permanent ranges from three categories: eyes, lips, and cheeks. I'll also have a budget-friendly list coming soon. This post...

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The Best of the Best: Holiday Palettes & Gifts (2014 Edition)

The Best of the Best: Holiday Palettes & Gifts (2014 Edition)

We are officially in the season of holiday sales and deals, and what better way to prepare than to compile a list of the best limited edition holiday products, sets, and palettes that we've tested so far? We've created a full page featuring twenty of the highest performing palettes, sets, and...

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What beauty products have you repurposed?

What beauty products have you repurposed?

What beauty products have you repurposed? (Like lipstick as cream blush.) Share!

Eyeshadow as blush, eyeliner as lip liner, mascara as eyeliner, lipstick as blush, cream blush as lip color.

Thanks to reader Tigerlilly for today's question idea Do you have a question idea? Submit yours here.

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Kat Von D Star Studded Eyeshadow Book

Kat Von D Star Studded Eyeshadow Book ($55.00 for 1.20 oz.) includes 24 eyeshadows from matte to frost. Perhaps the best way to start this review is to say that the formula used in the palette is inconsistent with previous palette...

Kat Von D Star Studded Eyeshadow Book ($55.00 for 1.20 oz.) includes 24 eyeshadows from matte to frost. Perhaps...

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Rant & Rave: Cardboard Packaging

Rant & Rave: Cardboard Packaging

Share: Tell us what you love and hate about Cardboard Packaging!

my answer: I love that if I drop something in cardboard, it'll probably be fine, and the packaging won't crack or nothing will snap off. They often are quite slim, too. I don't like how corners can wear down, or that you have to be...

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Buxom Winner Takes All Lip Set

Buxom Winner Takes All Lip Set ($32.00 for 0.35 oz.) includes three shades of Full-On Lip Cream and three shades of Full-On Lip Polish. The Lip Cream formula is described as a "creamy, no-shimmer lip gloss" with "sheer to medium" coverage....

Buxom Winner Takes All Lip Set ($32.00 for 0.35 oz.) includes three shades of Full-On Lip Cream and three shades...

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