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Make Up For Ever Eye Prime

Make Up For Ever Eye Prime ($22.00 for 0.18 oz.) is described as a "light nude" primer that "reinforces eyeshadow hold and intensifies its color." It's supposed to help your eyeshadows look more true-to-color and prevent them from creasing...

Make Up For Ever Eye Prime ($22.00 for 0.18 oz.) is described as a "light nude" primer that "reinforces eyeshadow...

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What was the most trouble you've gone to for a discontinued beauty product?

What was the most trouble you've gone to for a discontinued beauty product?

What was the most trouble you've gone to for a discontinued beauty product? What product? Was it worth it?

I thought it might be fun to recount our moments hunting for an elusive discontinued item. MAC Marisheeno lipstick is a lovely coral-ish kind of shade, and it was somehow available here in the...

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Zoya Natty Nail Lacquer

Zoya Natty Nail Lacquer ($8.00 for 0.50 fl. oz.) is described as a "smoky deep steel blue." It's a subdued, smoky navy blue with a cream finish. Chanel Blue Rebel is very similar--perhaps a touch smokier. China Glaze First Mate is richer, less subdued. Rescue Beauty Lounge Dead...

Zoya Natty Nail Lacquer ($8.00 for 0.50 fl. oz.) is described as a "smoky deep steel blue." It's a subdued, smoky navy blue with a cream finish. Chanel...

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Beautiful Beginnings with Laura Mercier

Beautiful Beginnings with Laura Mercier

Beautiful Beginnings with Laura Mercier

What was the first Laura Mercier product you ever tried?  Did it pave way for a real romance or did it put you off the brand entirely?  What was the first product you purchased?  Did you love it? Hate it? Still own it?

my answer: The first product I remember...

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Guerlain Holiday 2012 Collection - Liu

Guerlain Holiday 2012 Collection - Liu

Guerlain Liu Collection for Holiday 2012

This year’s beautiful holiday collection celebrates Guerlain’s 1929 classic fragrance: Liu. Inspired by the heroine of Puccini’s great opera, Turandot, Jacques Guerlain composed this captivating fragrance that embodies the power of devotion. In the...

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LUSH Vibrance Liquid Lipstick

Too Gritty to Call It True Love

LUSH Vibrance Liquid Lipstick ($22.95 for 0.20 oz.) is described as a "shimmering, golden orange." It's a brightened tangerine orange with lighter, golden orange shimmer/glitter. OCC Banjee is similar in color to the...

Too Gritty to Call It True Love

LUSH Vibrance Liquid Lipstick ($22.95 for 0.20 oz.) is described as a "shimmering, golden...

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Bobbi Brown Coral Shimmer Blush

Bobbi Brown Coral Shimmer Blush ($25.00 for 0.14 oz.) is described as a "soft coral." It's a medium-dark, orange-coral with gold shimmer. Burberry Blossom is similar but more matte, slightly more orange. MAC Supercontinental is pinker and a smidgen lighter. Tom Ford Lovelust is...

Bobbi Brown Coral Shimmer Blush ($25.00 for 0.14 oz.) is described as a "soft coral." It's a medium-dark, orange-coral with gold shimmer. Burberry...

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Dior Grand Bal Collection for Holiday 2012

Dior Grand Bal Collection for Holiday 2012

Dior Grand Bal Collection for Holiday 2012

"Now that cinderella's fairy godmother no longer exists, the couturier must be the magician," said Christian Dior. From Monsieur Dior's extravagant parties in Granville, his childhood home, to the Parisian balls of the Roaring Twenties, the couturier was...

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What was the most trouble you've gone to for a limited edition product?

What was the most trouble you've gone to for a limited edition product?

What was the most trouble you've gone to for a limited edition beauty product? What product? Was it worth it?

I remember standing in line for a Barbie Loves MAC doll--I got up crazy early to do so! I'm not sure if that really counts, since it's a doll, but it was part of the beauty launch!  Next...

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