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How to Choose Eyeshadow Color Combinations from a Palette

How to Choose Eyeshadow Color Combinations from a Palette

Have you ever looked at an eyeshadow palette and just been lost at how to start using it? Sometimes the color combinations jump out at us but other times, they're harder to spot. I have a very methodical approach to initially looking at an eyeshadow palette to visualize the types of color...

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Survey Says... May 6th, 2020

Survey Says... May 6th, 2020

Happy Wednesday! Here's this week's survey, which you can copy and paste and share as a comment.

  • Your skin tone/coloring:
  • What’s your go-to neutral palette?
  • What’s your go-to colorful palette?
  • Do you prefer palettes or singles?

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Estee Lauder Summer 2020 Pure Color Envy Lipstick Swatches (x26)

Estee Lauder Summer 2020 Pure Color Envy Lipstick Swatches (x26)

For spring/summer, there were 14 new shades added to the original Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick ($32.00) range, 14 new shades to the Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Matte Lipstick line, and seven new shades to the Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Hi-Lustre Lipstick range. I also spotted a few...

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How has your relationship to makeup changed over time?

How has your relationship to makeup changed over time?

Oh, definitely! I still love it now, but the relationship has evolved and become more nuanced, which is how I feel about relationships with people, like my husband or my family — longevity gives way to deeper appreciation of the relationship and what everyone brings to that relationship. For...

— Christine

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Pat McGrath Divine Rose + Blitz Astral Quad Pairings (x15)

Pat McGrath Divine Rose + Blitz Astral Quad Pairings (x15)

Last week, I shared some color combinations to try by pairing two Pat McGrath Mothership Palettes together, which I know some of you enjoyed! I thought I'd put together this post that takes Divine Rose and extends its color story by sharing five additional combinations one can try with the inclusion...

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Has your beauty routine become more or less complicated over time?

Has your beauty routine become more or less complicated over time?

My total routine is more complicated now than it was when I first got into makeup/beauty overall. My skincare routine has a lot more steps and products today than ever before (though I don’t think it’s excessive!). I used to do contour/blush/highlighter and lipstick/lipgloss daily (in the early...

— Christine

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What do you like about Gold Highlighters? What don't you like?

What do you like about Gold Highlighters? What don't you like?

Tell us what you love and hate about...

Gold Highlighters

Mostly love from me, though when they get too true yellow, they definitely work best on me when paired with particular colors of blush rather than alone. Some of the lighter golds and peachier golds I can wear alone without blush at all, which makes them more versatile for me. I do wish that brands would diverge a lil’ from their standard golds, since I think we could see some more contrasting shimmer/sheen.

— Christine

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Pat McGrath Decadence Palette Pairing Ideas (x30)

Pat McGrath Decadence Palette Pairing Ideas (x30)

In honor of Pat McGrath Decadence Mothership Palette recent restock, here are 30 different ways to pair it with other Pat McGrath quads and palettes. Readers will likely know by now that Decadence is one of my all-time favorite palettes, but it is an all-shimmer palette so it shines the most paired...

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Best New Beauty Products (April 2020)

Best New Beauty Products (April 2020)

Here's a look at the top 25 products reviewed in the month of April, 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. What were your...

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