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Shu Uemura 25th Anniversary Hana-Bi Collection

Shu Uemura 25th Anniversary Hana-Bi Collection

Since the opening of the first Beauty Boutique in Tokyo in 1983, each year a limited edition Boutique Birthday Collection of the season's most festive beauty items is created in celebration.  This year, to mark the 25th anniversary, Mr. Uemura created the most special and unique collection yet, one...

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The Lip Scrub by Sara Happ in Vanilla Bean Keeps Lips Sexy and Soft

The Lip Scrub by Sara Happ in Vanilla Bean Keeps Lips Sexy and Soft

The Lip Scrub by Sara Happ ($20.00) was one of the first lip exfoliators to really penetrate the beauty realm. Aside from its utterly adorable packaging (comes in this little gift box tied with a ribbon), it is a great exfoliant for your lips. I tried the Vanilla Bean flavor/scent, which definitely...

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Mineral Makeup Brand Spotlight: sukicolor

Mineral Makeup Brand Spotlight: sukicolor

sukicolor is a branch of sukipure, which is a natural skincare brand (which I have good luck with in the past, so I was eager to try out their makeup line!). sukicolor fills in an area often overlooked by mineral makeup lines, which is cream-based makeup. sukicolor is "fresh finish mineral cream...

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Mineral Makeup Brand Spotlight: IsaDora

Mineral Makeup Brand Spotlight: IsaDora

IsaDora was launched in 1983 in Sweden, provides fragrance-free products that have not been tested on animals. IsaDora has their own mineral make-up branch that contains a wide range of products.

Some stand outs we found from testing:

Mineral Translucent Powder ($18.00) reminds us a lot of a...

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