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How to Minimize Redness in the Skin - Tips and Tricks

How to Minimize Redness in the Skin - Tips and Tricks

Makeup & Beauty Tips on How to Minimize Redness on the Skin

Share your best tips and tricks for minimizing, correcting, or camouflaging redness in the skin!  Feel free to share your experiences, how you mastered techniques, or what you struggle with.

My Tips

  1. I don't actually have too many tips, as I...

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The Tempting 10 -- September 2013 Edition

The Tempting 10 -- September 2013 Edition

September is the beginning of all things autumn for me. The temperatures have already started to cool down by me, though it's still warm overall, the nights are cooling down. I've always been partial to September, as I am a September baby :) Usually, the real start of fall begins with my first sip...

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Giorgio Armani #701 Flash Lip Lacquer

Giorgio Armani #701 Flash Lip Lacquer ($29.00 for 0.22 fl. oz.) is a medium-dark bluish-gray base with multi-colored shimmer and pearl (predominantly aqua, blue, and violet). On lips, this translates into a smoky, plummy purple tint to...

Giorgio Armani #701 Flash Lip Lacquer ($29.00 for 0.22 fl. oz.) is a medium-dark bluish-gray base with...

B+
Permanent
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If you had $500 to spend on beauty products, what would you buy right now?

If you had $500 to spend on beauty products, what would you buy right now?

If you had $500 to spend on beauty products, what would you buy right now? Share your dream haul!

Entire Givenchy Le Rouge range (9x $36, so $324!), Hourglass No. 28 Lip Treatment Oil ($42), Cle de Peau Luminizing Face Enhancer ($95), Cle de Peau Luminizing Lipstick Refill ($35) - $496 total.

Do you...

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Round-up: MAC Pro Longwear, Retro Matte, & MAC x Antonio Lopez Collections

Round-up: MAC Pro Longwear, Retro Matte, & MAC x Antonio Lopez Collections

Pro Longwear

Online now (for maccosmetics.com), online shortly at other online retailers; in-stores on September 5th.

Retro Matte Collection

Online NOW at maccosmetics.com; online next week for online retailers;...

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MAC Retro Matte Pro Longwear Lip Pencils

Shades Reviewed

MAC Dynamo Pro Longwear Lip Pencil
Dynamo
A-

Permanent

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MAC Fashion Boost Pro Longwear Lip Pencil
Fashion Boost
B

Limited Edition

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MAC High Energy Pro Longwear Lip Pencil
High Energy
A-

Permanent

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MAC Shock Value Pro Longwear Lip Pencil
Shock Value
A-

Permanent

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Rant & Rave: Loose Eyeshadows

Rant & Rave: Loose Eyeshadows

Share: Tell us what you love and hate about Loose Eyeshadows!

my answer: They're often quite pigmented and more nuanced, but they can be messy - even if you take precautions and make sure to tap the brush so you don't get excess, it can still get all over your counter top or under your eye.

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Make Up For Ever #146 Flat Blush Brush Review & Photos

Make Up For Ever #146 Flat Blush Brush Review & Photos

Make Up For Ever #146 Flat Blush Brush ($37.00) is described as a "medium, trapezoid-shaped brush" that is designed to be used with loose and press powders. By its name, one would expect primarily using this with blush, as it is designed for buildable coverage....

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This Week’s Sales for September 2nd, 2013

This Week’s Sales for September 2nd, 2013

Deal Sites/Rebates

  • EBATES:  Sheer Cover (25%), SkinStore (14%), Sephora (8%)
  • FAB: --
  • GILT: --
  • HAUTELOOK: Neo Hair Tools (9/2), Dr. Brandt (9/3), It Factor Professional Haircare (9/3), NYX (9/4), Deep Cover Nail System (9/4)
  • IDEELI:  --
  • MR. REBATES:  Proactive (25%), SheerCover (25%), WEN (25%), Oscar...

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Has someone given you a piece of beauty advice that really resonated with you?

Has someone given you a piece of beauty advice that really resonated with you?

Has someone given you a piece of beauty advice that really resonated with you? Why? Share the wisdom!

"There are no rules in beauty" and "wear what you love." The first because it encourages you to try different things and see what you like or don't like, what works and doesn't, and the second...

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