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What's your best date look?

What's your best date look?

What's your best date look? With Valentine's Day coming up, what's the look you love to wear for a date?

I love to do a neutral eye, usually with some sort of gold, on the eye, black mascara, a coral-pink blush, then finished with Chanel Dragon!!

Thanks to Shannon for today's question! Got a question...

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MAC Capricious Lipstick

MAC Capricious Lipstick

The Sultry Season: MAC Capricious Lipstick

MAC Capricious Lipstick ($14.50 for 0.10 oz.) is a rosy plum with subtle gold shimmer. MAC describes it as a "fanciful rose plum," and it has a lustre finish. Lustre finishes are "demi-sheer with wet-look lustre finish ... Very slick...

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MAC Wonder Woman Experiment: Lady Justice

MAC Wonder Woman Experiment: Lady Justice

MAC Wonder Woman Look Experiment: Lady Justice

This quad was a pain in the behind to use--the colors just didn't want to stick or blend together. Very, very finnicky and difficult to work through; this was attempt number two, as well. I would have scrapped this look and never posted, because it...

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theBalm Shady Lady Vol. 3 Eyeshadow Palette

theBalm Shady Lady Vol. 3 Eyeshadow Palette

theBalm Spring 2011: Shady Lady Vol. 3

TheBalm Shady Lady Vol. 3 ($39.50 for 0.51 oz.) is an eyeshadow palette that includes nine shades:  Lusty Lee (silver shimmer), Envious Erin (shimmery pearl), Racy Kacy (copper shimmer), Safe Bet Annette (pale-pink shimmer), Runaround...

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Dolce & Gabbana Bon Bon Lip Gloss

Dolce & Gabbana Bon Bon Lip Gloss

Dolce & Gabbana Spring 2011: Bon Bon

Dolce & Gabbana Bon Bon Lip Gloss ($29.00 for 0.13 oz.) is a pale, milky cotton candy pink with ultra-fine shimmer. It's semi-opaque, and with its creamier finish, it does settle into lip lines, which I did find was noticeable...

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How many chances do you give a brand to impress before avoiding them?

How many chances do you give a brand to impress before avoiding them?

How many chances do you give a brand to impress before avoiding them? What are the worst things they can do to lose your business?

I give a brand 2-3 products before I'm pretty much looking elsewhere.  Poor customer service is the number one thing that can make me stop purchasing from a brand...

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MAC Wonder Woman Look: Valiant

MAC Wonder Woman Look: Valiant

MAC Wonder Woman Look: Valiant

This is the look I wore when I was doing lip and blush swatches for Wonder Woman last week :)  I will post a look using the Lady Justice palette later this week!

You will need the following...

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MAC Lightfully Bright Lipglass Dupes & Comparisons

MAC Lightfully Bright Lipglass Dupes & Comparisons

MAC Lightfully Bright Lipglass Dupes & Comparisons

As promised, here are comparison swatches for the four new and limited edition lipglasses from Lightfully Bright.  These are sheerer shades, so they are easier to replicate, especially when actually worn, as...

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MAC Lightfully Bright Lipglass Swatches, Photos, Review

MAC Lightfully Bright Lipglass Swatches, Photos, Review

MAC Lightfully Bright Lipglass Swatches, Photos, Review

The Lightfully Bright Collection contains four skincare products (which I am not currently reviewing, since skincare requires 6-8 weeks of testing and I already decide on what to try...

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