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Do you often give or receive holiday sets?

Do you often give or receive holiday sets?

I buy a lot of them to review, so I do receive in that fashion, but I explicitly tell everyone who might be a gift-giver to not purchase anything beauty-related for me! Occasionally, if I see just the right set, and it’s backed by a good value, I’ll purchase it for friends/family – usually...

— Christine

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Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipsticks (Holiday 2019) - Swatches

Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipsticks (Holiday 2019) - Swatches

The other day I was browsing new arrivals on various retailers and spotted new shades in the Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick ($32.00 for 0.12 oz.) range--I thought I picked up all the new shades, but apparently I missed one (Nude Rouge), but here are the other six that are new!

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15% to 20% Off (Select) Bobbi Brown, Burberry, Hourglass, NARS, Sisley + More @ Nordstrom

15% to 20% Off (Select) Bobbi Brown, Burberry, Hourglass, NARS, Sisley + More @ Nordstrom

Nordstrom is price-matching, but as one of the retailers that readers seem to gravitate toward, I thought I'd put together a post highlighting some of the popular products that are 15% to 20% off at the moment. I'm pretty sure most of it is price-matching of NET-A-PORTER's seasonal edit selection,...

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12 Pat McGrath Midnight Sun Looks to Try

12 Pat McGrath Midnight Sun Looks to Try

Here are 12 different color combinations using the new Pat McGrath Midnight Sun Eyeshadow Palette ($125.00). You can check out the original review here, and you can also see looks done with it here.

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Each look idea is centered around a "quad" of four shades with the expectation that one...

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Best Beauty Products | September 2019 Report

Best Beauty Products | September 2019 Report

Here's a look at the top 25 products reviewed in the month of September, 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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Bobbi Brown Crushed Liquid Lip Color Swatches (x11)

Bobbi Brown Crushed Liquid Lip Color Swatches (x11)

I purchased several shades in the Bobbi Brown Crushed Liquid Lipstick ($27.00) range when there was a % off sale at Nordstrom (whatever was in stock, so I'm a few shy), and you might wonder why I've swatched them given that I'm deep into holiday sets... and you would be right to wonder! I spied a set...

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How do you approach the holiday beauty collections?

How do you approach the holiday beauty collections?

I think of a lot of the sets and kits as for the more casual beauty lover – they’re often for someone who is either new to makeup or who hasn’t indulged in a lot of product releases during the year. I don’t expect a lot of originality, I guess, as a result. I look for higher value sets and...

— Christine

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Survey Says... October 2nd, 2019

Survey Says... October 2nd, 2019

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

  • Your skin tone/coloring:
  • Eye product you’ve loved the longest?
  • Lip product you’ve loved the longest?
  • Cheek product you’ve loved the longest?

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NARS Holiday 2019 Swatches - Lip Sets

NARS Holiday 2019 Swatches - Lip Sets

Here's the last of the sneak peeks of the new NARS x Studio 54 Collection, which is the brand's limited edition 2019 holiday collection featuring tons of sets and palettes.  This time, I'm sharing swatches of the specially-packaged Audacious Lipsticks (available now at NARS & Sephora, 10/5 at other...

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17 Natasha Denona Metropolis Looks to Try

17 Natasha Denona Metropolis Looks to Try

Here are 17 different color combinations using the new Natasha Denona Metropolis Eyeshadow Palette ($129.00). You can check out the original review here, and you can also see looks done with it here.

About This Series

Each look idea is centered around a "quad" of four shades with the expectation that one...

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