Friday Finds & Check-ins, Volume #587

Friday Finds & Check-ins, Volume #587

Share your recent beauty purchases or rediscovered favorites in your stash (for those on low/no-buys!), chit chat about weekend plans, and learn a little more about each other!

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What is your fondest memory associated with makeup?

What is your fondest memory associated with makeup?

These days, I’d say just the blog in general – being able to do it, be part of the community, and still be around after all these years.

— Christine

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ColourPop Luv Me Not Pressed Powder Blush

ColourPop Luv Me Not Pressed Powder Blush ($8.00 for 0.13 oz.) is a vivid, darker coral-red with moderate, warm undertones and a matte finish. It had semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation--somewhat more coverage than marketed--that applied evenly to bare skin and blended out...

ColourPop Luv Me Not Pressed Powder Blush ($8.00 for 0.13 oz.) is a vivid, darker coral-red with moderate, warm undertones and a matte finish. It had...

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Pat McGrath Eternal Eden Eyeshadow Quad

Pat McGrath Eternal Eden Celestial Divinity Luxe Eyeshadow Quad ($58.00 for 0.24 oz.) is another rose-themed release that included two matte eyeshadows and two shimmery eyeshadows (one is more pearl-like in its sheen, the other is quite metallic and shiny). All four shades...

Pat McGrath Eternal Eden Celestial Divinity Luxe Eyeshadow Quad ($58.00 for 0.24 oz.) is another rose-themed release that included two matte...

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Best New Beauty Products (January 2021)

Best New Beauty Products (January 2021)

Here's a look at the top 25 products reviewed in the month of January, plus a summary of how many products and brands were reviewed and a break out of ratings! :)

I think it'd be fun to go through what we used, purchased, resisted, and so forth each month, here are some questions:

  1. Did anything new get...

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ColourPop SWAK Eyeshadow Palette

ColourPop SWAK 5-Pan Pressed Powder Palette ($10.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a new, limited edition five-pan palette that included two true mattes, one sparkly matte, and two shimmer shades. The palette performed consistently with recent eyeshadows released by the brand, such that...

ColourPop SWAK 5-Pan Pressed Powder Palette ($10.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a new, limited edition five-pan palette that included two true mattes, one...

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Best Single Eyeshadows (2022 | Editor's Top Picks

Best Single Eyeshadows (2022 | Editor's Top Picks

This guide features permanently available single eyeshadow ranges that have released consistently high-quality shades. There aren't too many full-fledged single eyeshadow ranges by mainstream brands these days, so this list is filled with several indie offerings, which I've really expanded over the...

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What was the last product you purchased because someone else wore it or recommended it?

Pat McGrath Divine Rose Ultra Glow Highlighter

Pat McGrath Divine Rose Ultra Glow Highlighter ($48.00 for 0.35 oz.) is a light-medium, warmer pink base with peachy-gold shimmer through that was lighter gold to darker, peachier gold as it shifted in the light. The finish was luminous--shiny but not overtly metallic and...

Pat McGrath Divine Rose Ultra Glow Highlighter ($48.00 for 0.35 oz.) is a light-medium, warmer pink base with peachy-gold shimmer through that was...

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