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Laura Mercier's Tuxedo Eye Colour Quad Review & Photos

Laura Mercier's Tuxedo Eye Colour Quad Review & Photos

Laura Mercier's Eye Colour Quad in Tuxedo ($38.00) is her latest combination included in the Black Tie Collection, perfect for holiday smoky eyes.  The shadows vary between slight shimmer to matte in finish, while the texture is uniformly smooth and silky.  You get a bright white, shimmer, silvery...

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Look - Soft Neutrals for Thanksgiving

Look - Soft Neutrals for Thanksgiving

I did this look for Thanksgiving -- something natural and simple, but still noticeable :) I did my makeup today for the first time since Thanksgiving, and it was horrible and felt SO, SO very unnatural.  I was like, "Wow!  Talk about rusty!"  By the by, I used Too Faced's Shadow Insurance for the...

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Philosophy "The Holiday" Cookbook for Holiday Showers

Philosophy "The Holiday" Cookbook for Holiday Showers

Philosophy "The Holiday" Cookbook ($35.00) features six 2 oz. bottles of Philosophy's popular three-in-ones. Each is scented differently, but all can be used as a shampoo, shower gel, or a bubble bath. Who doesn't appreciate a product that multi-tasks? And in my shower, a product that can do...

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China Glaze Romantique Collection: Harmony, Admire, & Devotion

China Glaze Romantique Collection: Harmony, Admire, & Devotion

Harmony is a rich royal purple shade with lots of shimmer and a lovely finish. You won't have trouble with brush strokes with this one; it applies better than the average Romantique color does. The shade itself is a great purple--there's no blue or pink cast to it; it's just purple.

Admire is...

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China Glaze Romantique Collection: Awaken, Adore, & Cherish

China Glaze Romantique Collection: Awaken, Adore, & Cherish

Awaken is a deep metallic gray color; not a black-gray, but not a medium or light gray. I like that it casts darker depending on how the light hits it.

Adore is hard to say no to, because who can resist such a perfect jewel-toned teal? I also really loved how well this one applied: smoothly...

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Survey Says... December 14th, 2008

Survey Says... December 14th, 2008

Instructions: Fill in the survey below with your answers, and then share it with us in the comments section! :)

Favorite Makeup Launch of 2008: [answer] Product you shouldn't have bought: [answer] What celebrity makeup style do you admire: [answer]

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