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Holiday Gift Guide: The Best of Holiday Color

Holiday Gift Guide: The Best of Holiday Color

Holiday Gift Guide: The Best of Holiday Color

As promised, here is the next installment of our most comprehensive gift guide to-date! This post features my top picks from various holiday color collections that have launched this year.  There are a few more holiday shades I haven't reviewed or...

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This Week's Sales for November 21, 2011

This Week's Sales for November 21, 2011

Feel free to share any upcoming deals you've spotted!

  • GILT:  H2Pro & Corioliss (11/21)
  • HAUTELOOK:  NYX Cosmetics (11/21), Oscar Blandi (11/21), Beyond the Beauty (11/21), Le Angelique (11/22), KareCo and Lumenesse (11/22), FHI Heat (11/23), Hair Rules (11/23)
  • IDEELI:  Kardashian Fragrances...

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Do you wear eyeshadows that are the same color as your eyes?

Do you wear eyeshadows that are the same color as your eyes?

Do you wear eyeshadows that are the same color as your eyes? If so, how do you pull it off?

It's all about pulling out the tones of your eyes, which can be achieved by using a contrast of light/dark, cool/warm, and mixing with other colors. You might use a color that you know makes your eyes pop...

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MAC Inert Nail Lacquer

MAC Inert Nail Lacquer ($23.00 for 0.30 fl. oz.) is described as a "creamy mid-tone greyed nude" with a cream finish. It's a neutral light-medium gray with a cream finish. It's mostly opaque after two coats, but the consistency of the formula is on the thicker side. It's not...

MAC Inert Nail Lacquer ($23.00 for 0.30 fl. oz.) is described as a "creamy mid-tone greyed nude" with a cream finish. It's a neutral light-medium gray...

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Giorgio Armani Friends & Family - 20% off + free 2nd-day Shipping

Giorgio Armani Friends & Family - 20% off + free 2nd-day Shipping

Giorgio Armani Friends & Family - 20% off + free 2nd-day Shipping

20% off and free 2nd day shipping on $75+ orders with code GAHOLIDAY1, expires 11/24 at GiorgioArmaniBeauty-usa.com.

My recommendations:

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MAC for Gareth Pugh: Hyper Nail Lacquer

MAC for Gareth Pugh: Hyper Nail Lacquer

MAC Hyper Nail Lacquer ($23.00 for 0.30 fl. oz.) is described as a "deep blue with violet pearl" with a frost finish. It's a really inky blue with fine blue shimmer and a violet edge. It flashes blue and violet,...

MAC for Gareth Pugh: Hyper Nail Lacquer

MAC Hyper Nail Lacquer ($23.00 for 0.30 fl. oz.) is described as a "deep blue with violet...

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MAC for Gareth Pugh: Ascension Nail Lacquer

MAC Ascension Nail Lacquer ($23.00 for 0.30 fl. oz.) is described as "grey with blue-violet reflective pearl." It's a murky grayish-green with a grayish-purple iridescence that comes together in a duochrome finish. The duochrome is definitely there, but I think some of the...

MAC Ascension Nail Lacquer ($23.00 for 0.30 fl. oz.) is described as "grey with blue-violet reflective pearl." It's a murky grayish-green with a...

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MAC for Gareth Pugh: Guise Pigment

MAC Guise Pigment ($32.00 for 0.07 oz.) is described as a "frosty grey." It's more like a bright silver with a part-frost, part-metallic finish. What's noteworthy about the color is that it doesn't lean cool, it's more of a neutral silver. It was fairly pigmented when...

MAC Guise Pigment ($32.00 for 0.07 oz.) is described as a "frosty grey." It's more like a bright silver with a part-frost, part-metallic finish. ...

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Making Skincare Affordable: Neutrogena Fresh Foaming Cleanser

Making Skincare Affordable: Neutrogena Fresh Foaming Cleanser

Laura “came of age” in the 80s, so she considers a survivor of some very disturbing fashion and makeup trends, like shoulder pads, acid-washed jeans worn unironically, streaky blush, and thick eyeliner that we softened with a lighter before putting it...

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MAC for Gareth Pugh: Deceit Pigment

MAC Deceit Pigment ($32.00 for 0.07 oz.) is described as a "blackened plum with pink pearl." When applied dry, it's a burgundy brown with a satiny sheen that's almost matte, but it's on the sheer side. When applied damp, it comes together more better for a really rich color...

MAC Deceit Pigment ($32.00 for 0.07 oz.) is described as a "blackened plum with pink pearl." When applied dry, it's a burgundy brown with a satiny...

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