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MAC Love Lace Collection Review -- Eyeshadows, Kohl Powers -- Swatches, Photos

MAC Love Lace Collection Review -- Eyeshadows, Kohl Powers -- Swatches, Photos

MAC Love Lace Collection: Eyes

Today, MAC released Love Lace--a week early (it was originally slated for release on the 26th--but my freestanding store confirmed that Warm & Cozy was still launching the 26th). It's a short 'n sweet launch, with just two lipsticks, two lipglasses, four eyeshadows,...

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MAC Love Lace Collection Review -- Light Affair Nail Lacquer -- Swatches, Photos

MAC Love Lace Collection Review -- Light Affair Nail Lacquer -- Swatches, Photos

MAC Love Lace Collection: Light Affair Nail Lacquer

The final product I'm reviewing from MAC's Love Lace Collection is a new, limited edition shade of nail lacquer. Light Affair is a creamy, pale gray with a touch of lilac/purple. It's cool-toned, and it looks quite pale...

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MAC Love Lace Collection Review -- Lipsticks, Lipglasses -- Swatches, Reviews

MAC Love Lace Collection Review -- Lipsticks, Lipglasses -- Swatches, Reviews

MAC Love Lace Collection: Lips

I'm going to focus on reviewing the lipsticks and lipglasses in this post...  Overall, I wasn't too impressed -- pretty underwhelmed with the shade range, and as "cool" as the concept is for Intricate/Utterly Discrete, neither was...

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Free For Haul Friday, Volume #010

Free For Haul Friday, Volume #010

Welcome to Free For Haul Fridays!

A play on Oh No They Didn't's "Free For All Fridays," every Friday is Free For Haul Fridays! Friday is a day for fun -- whether you're already off enjoying your weekend or if you just need a way to get through til the end of the work day, FFH is here for you!

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Spring Makeup: Light Pinks & Purples

Spring Makeup: Light Pinks & Purples

Winter-into-Spring Blossoms with Guerlain Jeu d'Ombrelles

Happy Friday, everyone! :) This is a look using the two new, limited edition products from Guerlain's Cherry Blossom Collection: Jeu d'Ombrelles Eyeshadow Quad and Cherry Blossom Blush.

Surprisingly, the eyeshadow quad and blush don't go together...

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What do you like to see in a beauty department?

What do you like to see in a beauty department?

It must be with the new year on the horizon that mass beauty retailers are rolling out new formats for shoppers in their beauty departments. Several major mass retailers, like CVS, Duane Reade, Target, and Wal-Mart are planning to remodel/improve their beauty aisles. According to WWD, we can expect...

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The Scarlet Season: Laura Mercier Cherrywood Lipstick

The Scarlet Season: Laura Mercier Cherrywood Lipstick

Laura Mercier Cherrywood Lipstick

The Scarlet Season: Laura Mercier Cherrywood Lipstick

Laura Mercier Cherrywood Lip Color ($22.00) is an almost neutral cherry red -- it's surprisingly muted for cherry, but with a name like "Cherrywood," it's the color I'd expect. It's a downplayed cherry red with a...

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Guerlain Jeu d'Ombrelles Eyeshadow Quad

Guerlain Jeu d'Ombrelles Eyeshadow Quad

The many shades of purple... Guerlain Jeu d'Ombrelles Eyeshadow Quad

Guerlain Jeu d'Ombrelles Eyeshadow Quad ($59.00) is the other new product featured in Guerlain's Cherry Blossom Collection. You can expect to see the eyeshadow quad hitting counters in the next two weeks or so.

Guerlain describes the...

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Guerlain Cherry Blossom Blush

Guerlain Cherry Blossom Blush

Spring Blossoms with Guerlain's Cherry Blossom Blush

Guerlain Cherry Blossom Blush ($49.00) is part of Guerlain's Cherry Blossom Collection, which also features a new eyeshadow quad called Jeu d'Ombrelles and (repromoted) Meteorites Voyage Powder in Mythic. Both the blush and the eyeshadow quad are...

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