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AmorePacific Natural Protector SPF 30 Review (Sort of!)

AmorePacific Natural Protector SPF 30 Review (Sort of!)

AmorePacific Natural Protector SPF 30/PA+++ ($65.00 for 2 oz.) is a non-greasy, broad-spectrum moisturizing sunscreen that's great if you have no aversion to heavily fragranced skincare.

I could only use this for an hour before I had to remove it. It wasn't that the fragrance was unpleasant, but the...

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Win MAC Easy Lounger Lipglass To the Beach!

Win MAC Easy Lounger Lipglass To the Beach!

Win MAC Easy Lounger Lipglass To the Beach!

One (1) lucky winner will receive the limited edition Easy Lounger Lipglass from MAC's To the Beach Collection! (Retail value $14!)

RULES: All entries must be submitted by June 14th, 2010 at 11:59 PM PST. This contest is open to all readers as pursuant to your...

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Summer Makeup: The Setting Sun

Summer Makeup: The Setting Sun

Summer Makeup: The Setting Sun

If you've been a long-time reader, you've probably gotten the hint that I love me some sunset-ish colors and looks. I can't help it! I gravitate towards them. Golds got a hold on me!  I think I'm going to do a green look next.  Like totally freakin' green.  I try...

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Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Cream Eyeshadow (Beach Collection)

Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Cream Eyeshadow (Beach Collection)

Bobbi Brown Beach Collection: Long-Wear Cream Shadows

For summer, Bobbi Brown's collection includes Metallic Long-Wear Cream Shadows ($22.00 for 0.12 oz.) in four new shades: Moonstone (pale shimmering green), Opal (opalescent pink), Pink Oyster (shimmering pink), and Surf (pale shimmering blue), as well as Long-Wear...

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Birthday Makeup: Ice Cream Swirl Cake

Birthday Makeup: Ice Cream Swirl Cake

Birthday Makeup:  Ice Cream Swirl Cake

It's probably just me, but the colors in this look remind me of birthdays and ice cream.  I gotta tell you - I miss all those birthday parties I had (and went to) when I was really young (like 3-10!), those were always fun.  My favorite kind of birthday cake...

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Illamasqua Pure Pigment (Furore)

Illamasqua Pure Pigment (Furore)

Illamasqua Pure Pigment in Furore

Illamasqua Furore Pure Pigment ($24.00 for 0.04 oz.) is a gorgeous shade of gilded, muted copper-bronze. It's really a beautiful color that can be used as a loose highlighter dusted on cheeks or decolletage or used wet as an easy all-over lid color or as an...

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The Summer Season: Dolce & Gabbana Fascination Lipstick

The Summer Season: Dolce & Gabbana Fascination Lipstick

Dolce & Gabbana Fascination Lipstick

The Summer Season: Dolce & Gabbana Fascination Lipstick

Dolce & Gabbana Fascination (#165) Shine Lipstick ($30.00 for 0.13 oz.) is a creamy, semi-opaque shade of pinky-lilac. It's not exactly purple, but it's not a perfect, petal pink, either. It lies closer to...

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Too Faced Glamour Gloss (Champagne Room & Tickle Me)

Too Faced Glamour Gloss (Champagne Room & Tickle Me)

Too Faced Glamour Gloss in Champagne Room & Tickle Me

Too Faced Glamour Gloss ($19.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a plumping lip gloss available in twelve shades--from beige to marshmallow pink to iced raspberry. It's a non-sticky lip gloss that's moisturizing with a cooling sensation (it's what "plumps")...

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