Giorgio Armani Bronze (10) Fluid Sheer

Giorgio Armani Bronze (10) Fluid Sheer Glow Enhancer Highlighter ($44.00 for 0.61 oz.) is a darker, peachy gold with strong, warm undertones and a pearly sheen. It had sheer coverage, which was as marketed, but it was nearing that point of sheer that it was closer to...

Giorgio Armani Bronze (10) Fluid Sheer Glow Enhancer Highlighter ($44.00 for 0.61 oz.) is a darker, peachy gold with strong, warm undertones and a...

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Coloured Raine Cinna-Bae Bronzer

Coloured Raine Cinna-Bae Bronzer ($16.00 for 0.3 oz.) is a medium-dark brown with moderate, warm undertones that leaned slightly reddish paired with a matte finish. The texture was soft, smooth, and silkier than other shades in the range, which was proven when the shade was...

Coloured Raine Cinna-Bae Bronzer ($16.00 for 0.3 oz.) is a medium-dark brown with moderate, warm undertones that leaned slightly reddish paired with a...

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ColourPop Cream Soda Eyeshadow Quad

ColourPop Cream Soda Pressed Powder Shadow Quad ($9.00 for 0.21 oz.) includes a shimmery, peach eyeshadow, coppery "glitter metallic" shade (listed as not for use around the eye area as it included plastic, or PET, glitter in the ingredient list), and two matte eyeshadows...

ColourPop Cream Soda Pressed Powder Shadow Quad ($9.00 for 0.21 oz.) includes a shimmery, peach eyeshadow, coppery "glitter metallic" shade (listed as...

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YSL The Slim Matte Lipstick Swatches (x18)

YSL The Slim Matte Lipstick Swatches (x18)

YSL Rouge Pur Couture The Slim Matte Lipstick ($39.00 for 0.08 oz.) is a slim-style lipstick that is supposed to have "long-wear matte color" and "high-pigmented color." The brand has 18 shades on their site that seem part of the core range, and when they ran a promotion earlier this year that...

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Dior Soft Bronze Dior Forever Natural Bronze

Dior Soft Bronze (03) Dior Forever Natural Bronze ($48.00 for 0.31 oz.) is a muted, light-medium brown with warm, pinkish-peach undertones and a matte finish. It had semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation that applied evenly to bare skin (or over foundation) and blended out...

Dior Soft Bronze (03) Dior Forever Natural Bronze ($48.00 for 0.31 oz.) is a muted, light-medium brown with warm, pinkish-peach undertones and a matte...

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Bergdorf Goodman: 30% Off Select Beauty Products

Bergdorf Goodman: 30% Off Select Beauty Products

Bergdorf Goodman has 30% off select beauty products--612 items--now through April 30th. There are some popular products that are included, which I've highlighted below.

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Dior Mirage (699) Eyeshadow Palette

Dior Mirage (699) 5 Couleurs Couture Eyeshadow Palette ($63.00 for 0.24 oz.) is a new, limited edition palette that included five shimmery shades in warmer undertones. The palette could have used more contrast to make it a more versatile palette as a standalone color story,...

Dior Mirage (699) 5 Couleurs Couture Eyeshadow Palette ($63.00 for 0.24 oz.) is a new, limited edition palette that included five shimmery shades in...

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ColourPop Matte Colour Stix (Part 2 of 2)

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What do you like about sample sizes? What don't you like?

What do you like about sample sizes? What don't you like?

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For color cosmetics, I like mini sizes that are still, functionally, plenty of product for regular use–like a mini highighter. I’m not a huge fan of anything that’s only one or two uses, though. I also expect that the quality is the same between a sample size and full-size!

— Christine

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