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Beautiful Beginnings with NYX

Beautiful Beginnings with NYX

Beautiful Beginnings with NYX

What was the first NYX 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 NYX product you purchased?  Did you love it? Hate it? Still own it?

my answer:  The first products I remember reviewing...

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5 Rich Copper Eyeshadows

5 Rich Copper Eyeshadows

5 Rich Copper Eyeshadows

Not orange, not brown, but some kind of magical mix of the two with a little bronze thrown in.  Copper is typically accompanied by a more frosted and/or metallic finish.  It's nearly always very, very warm in undertone, but if you need to cool down, try pairing it with a...

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Clarins Enchanted Summer Color Quartet & Liner Palette

Clarins Enchanted Summer Color Quartet & Liner Palette

Clarins Enchanted Summer Color Quartet & Liner Palette ($40.00 for 0.17 oz.) contains four eyeshadows and one eyeliner shade. Each eyeshadow has a subtle design on...

Clarins Enchanted Summer Color Quartet & Liner Palette

Clarins Enchanted Summer Color Quartet &...

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LUSH Emotional Brilliance Color Cosmetics Launching in July

LUSH Emotional Brilliance Color Cosmetics Launching in July

LUSH Emotional Brilliance Color Cosmetics Launching in July

Spin the Emotional Brilliance Color Wheel to get a personalized color reading – choose the three colors that stand out the most and they will uncover certain words that reveal a little bit about your current state of mind. Then wear the...

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What products do you consider worth splurging on?

What products do you consider worth splurging on?

What products do you consider worth splurging on? Share!

Perfume (lasts me forever and ever), foundation, any color you'd wear over and over and over again, and really unique colors.

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

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Tom Ford Illicit Cream Color

Tom Ford Illicit Cream Color ($40.00 for 0.21 oz.) is a bronze and burgundy shimmered medium-dark brown with warm, red undertones. When it's sheered out, it's less red-toned. NARS Surabaya is similar but less metallic. Make Up For Ever #14 is...

Tom Ford Illicit Cream Color ($40.00 for 0.21 oz.) is a bronze and burgundy shimmered medium-dark brown with warm,...

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Rant & Rave: Nail Files

Rant & Rave: Nail Files

This Week's Topic: NAIL FILES!

Your Mission: Tell us what you love, hate, or are otherwise indifferent to about nail files. What drives you bananas? What makes them necessary?

my answer: I'm absolutely in LOVE with glass nail files! One of the better new-to-me tools I've come across in the past few...

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L'Oreal Glistening Garnet Infallible Eyeshadow

L'Oreal Glistening Garnet Infallible Eyeshadow ($7.95 for 0.12 oz.) is a berry-tinted pink with a soft, frosted finish. When applied dry, it has a slightly more subdued, redder appearance--it's not quite opaque. When applied damp, it takes on a pinker hue and the frosted...

L'Oreal Glistening Garnet Infallible Eyeshadow ($7.95 for 0.12 oz.) is a berry-tinted pink with a soft, frosted finish. When applied dry, it has a...

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Edward Bess Midnight Bloom Ultra Slick Lipstick

Edward Bess Midnight Bloom Ultra Slick Lipstick ($32.00 for 0.13 oz.) is described as a "true Hollywood red." It's a blue-based, brightened medium red with a subtle glossy sheen to an otherwise creamy finish. Guerlain Vega is slightly darker. Giorgio Armani #404 is slightly...

Edward Bess Midnight Bloom Ultra Slick Lipstick ($32.00 for 0.13 oz.) is described as a "true Hollywood red." It's a blue-based, brightened medium red...

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This Week’s Sales for June 25th, 2012

This Week’s Sales for June 25th, 2012

Deal Sites/Rebates

  • EBATES:  Beauty.com (12%), Drugstore.com (12%), The Body Shop (10%), philosophy (10%), Sephora (8%)
  • FAB: eShave (6/27), KOR (6/29)
  • GILT:  Bikini Ready (6/26)
  • HAUTELOOK:  ISO Beauty (6/25), Mica Beauty (6/26)
  • IDEELI:  Sonicare (6/26)
  • MR. REBATES:  Proactiv (25%), Sheer Cover (25%),...

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