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Do you like matte finishes in beauty products?

Do you like matte finishes in beauty products?

Do you like matte finishes in beauty products? Eyeshadow, lipstick, nails... tell me!

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I do and I don't. Sometimes mattes are harder to work with, and I always feel a little unfinished without a glossy coat on my lips. I like mattes *most* on eyes, because I like them in the crease or for a more...

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China Glaze Up & Away Collection: Re-Fresh Mint Nail Lacquer

China Glaze Up & Away Collection: Re-Fresh Mint Nail Lacquer

China Glaze Up & Away Collection: Re-Fresh Mint

China Glaze Re-Fresh Mint Nail Lacquer is a minty pastel green creme. This was one of the smoother, easier to apply light cremes from this collection. The finished look is definitely lovely, and even though it's...

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China Glaze Up & Away Collection: Happy Go Lucky Nail Lacquer

China Glaze Up & Away Collection: Happy Go Lucky Nail Lacquer

China Glaze Up & Away Collection: Happy Go Lucky

China Glaze Happy Go Lucky Nail Lacquer is a bright, sunshine yellow creme. It goes on opaque in just one or two layers, and it really does look quite cheery. This is nearly neon, but not quite, and it's...

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China Glaze Up & Away Collection: Light As Air Nail Lacquer

China Glaze Up & Away Collection: Light As Air Nail Lacquer

China Glaze Up & Away Collection: Light As Air

China Glaze Light As Air Nail Lacquer is is a subdued lilac with a pastel edge and maybe a little mix of gray in it. It's definitely more of a lilac shade than a gray shade, though it may photograph either way,...

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China Glaze Up & Away Collection: Grape Pop Nail Lacquer

China Glaze Up & Away Collection: Grape Pop Nail Lacquer

China Glaze Up & Away Collection: Grape Pop

China Glaze Grape Pop Nail Lacquer is a deep, grayed-down red-based purple. It's dark, but it's not actually as bright/vibrant as pictured. (I ended up with about eighty photos and these were the closest to in-real-life...

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Do you like to wear glitter?

Do you like to wear glitter?

Do you like to wear glitter? Whether it's on your nails, hair, eyes, or lips... Where do you like it? Where do you not?

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I love glitter, period. It's fun! I'd love to see more eye-safe glitters, but I do prefer wearing glitter on my nails or in lipgloss.

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China Glaze Up & Away Collection: Four Leaf Clover

China Glaze Up & Away Collection: Four Leaf Clover

China Glaze Up & Away Collection: Four Leaf Clover

China Glaze Four Leaf Clover Nail Lacquer is a richly pigmented, semi-deep green-based teal. Both the way it looks in real life and in the bottle is very, very green and not that teal - but it's obvious that...

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China Glaze Up & Away Collection: Flyin' High

China Glaze Up & Away Collection: Flyin' High

China Glaze Up & Away Collection: Flyin' High

China Glaze Flyin' High Nail Lacquer is an opaque, sky blue creme with a slight teal undertone -- it can easily photograph more on the teal side, while it's quite obviously blue. I'd also say it's a little deeper than...

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China Glaze Up & Away Collection: Something Sweet Nail Lacquer

China Glaze Up & Away Collection: Something Sweet Nail Lacquer

China Glaze Up & Away Collection: Something Sweet

China Glaze Something Sweet Nail Lacquer is a soft, baby girl pink with just a smidgen of lilac creme polish. It's just pink enough to have color, but it's still fairly pale and pastel, thus...

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