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What is the most essential step in creating a makeup look?

What is the most essential step in creating a makeup look?

What is the most essential step in creating a makeup look? That one step that ties it together?

Brows or lashes -- very few (the lucky ones!) can get away without using something on the lashes, but I really think brows are essential, too, since they frame the look.

Thanks to Miss J for today's...

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MAC Viva Glam - Ricky Martin & Nicki Minaj for Viva Glam

MAC Viva Glam - Ricky Martin & Nicki Minaj for Viva Glam

MAC Viva Glam - Ricky Martin & Nicki Minaj for Viva Glam

The fearless Ricky Martin and Nicki Minaj introduce Nicki's lipstick in a scene-stealing pink and Ricky's colourless Lip Conditioner in a Tube that goes from day to dance floor! With every cent of the selling price supporting the MAC AIDS Fund,...

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Milani Blue Liquif'Eye Liquid Like Automatic Propel Pencil

Milani Blue Liquif'Eye Liquid Like Automatic Propel Pencil

Milani Blue Liquif'Eye Automatic Pencil ($7.99 for 0.01 oz.) is a medium-dark navy blue with silver and blue micro-glitter. It has decent color payoff in a single pass, but it...

Milani Blue Liquif'Eye Liquid Like Automatic Propel Pencil

Milani Blue Liquif'Eye Automatic Pencil ($7.99 for...

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Buxom Stay-There Eyeshadows (Part 1)

Buxom Stay-There Eyeshadows (Part 1)

Buxom Stay-There Eyeshadow ($17.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a cream-gel-mousse formula that's designed to have a lightweight texture, yield "vivbrant, lively, buildable" color, be waterproof, and long-wearing. Just for...

Buxom Stay-There Eyeshadows (Part 1)

Buxom Stay-There Eyeshadow ($17.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a cream-gel-mousse formula that's...

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Make Up For Ever #8K Khol Pencil

Make Up For Ever #8K Khol Pencil ($17.00 for 0.04 oz.) is described as a "navy blue sheen." It's not navy blue; it's a blackened violet purple with blue micro-shimmer.  I couldn't think of a dupe within the purple eyeliners that came to mind.   The color payoff was good but...

Make Up For Ever #8K Khol Pencil ($17.00 for 0.04 oz.) is described as a "navy blue sheen." It's not navy blue; it's a blackened violet purple with...

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NYX Haute Melon Lipstick

NYX Haute Melon Round Lipstick ($4.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a creamy semi-opaque coral with a natural shine. It looks more orange in the tube, but over my lips, it looks a bit lighter--almost pinker--due to the natural pinkness of my lips. There's also a translucency to the...

NYX Haute Melon Round Lipstick ($4.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a creamy semi-opaque coral with a natural shine. It looks more orange in the tube, but over...

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Does price make a difference in the quality of false eyelashes?

Does price make a difference in the quality of false eyelashes?

Does price make a difference in the quality of false eyelashes? Are more expensive false eyelashes worth it?

Thank you in advance! :)

No, not really! I think the detectable differences might be the softness of the band, ability to reuse them slightly more, and in the cut - perhaps not as long in...

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