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Hakuhodo x Sephora PRO Brush Collection Photos & First Impressions

Hakuhodo x Sephora PRO Brush Collection Photos & First Impressions

Hakuhodo x Sephora PRO Brush Collection consists of five face brushes that are made out of synthetic fibers. All five are on the larger side and dense with a lot of spring/give (particularly the Large Teardrop brush, which seems almost floppy as the brush...

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Sephora Colorful Blush - July 2015 Shade Extensions

Sephora Colorful Blush - July 2015 Shade Extensions

Colorful Blush ($15.00) (New Shades)

There appear to be three new highlighter shades, three new contour shades, and two new blush shades now available in the Colorful Blush formula.

  • Secretive (19) Illuminator
  • Serene (20) Illuminator
  • Jubilant (21)...

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Sneak Peek: Becca Mineral Blushes Photos & Swatches

Sneak Peek: Becca Mineral Blushes Photos & Swatches

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Here are eight shades of Becca Mineral Blush ($32.00 for 0.20 oz.) that I bought when I spotted them on Sephora this past week. There is a ninth blush, Damselfly that has been out forever, but it is out of stock and I'm not certain when or if it will be coming back into stock... which...

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Sneak Peek: NARS Fall 2015 Color Collection Photos & Swatches

Sneak Peek: NARS Fall 2015 Color Collection Photos & Swatches

NARS Fall 2015 consists of eight Velvet Shadow Sticks, two Dual Intensity Eyeshadows, one Lipstick, two Lipglosses, and one Blush. Here's a sneak peek of all of those shades! Working on testing and getting reviews up soon! :)

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Sneak Peek: NARS Fall 2015 Gifting Palettes Photos & Swatches

Sneak Peek: NARS Fall 2015 Gifting Palettes Photos & Swatches

Here's an early look at the two palettes for fall: the NARS NARSissist Day & Night Series Palette ($65.00 for 0.41 oz.) and NARS Hardwired Eye Kit ($59.00 for 0.24 oz.).

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Bite Beauty Elderberry, Juniper, Plum Matte Creme Lipsticks

Shades Reviewed

Bite Beauty Elderberry Matte Crème Lipstick
Elderberry
C

Limited Edition

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Bite Beauty Juniper Matte Crème Lipstick
Juniper
A

Limited Edition

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Bite Beauty Plum Matte Crème Lipstick
Plum
B+

Limited Edition

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Sneak Peek: Urban Decay Matte Revolution Lipsticks Photos & Swatches

Sneak Peek: Urban Decay Matte Revolution Lipsticks Photos & Swatches

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Urban Decay Matte Revolution Lipstick ($22.00 for 0.09 oz.) is a new formula that takes the Revolution formula we've become accustomed to and given it more of a matte finish. There will be nine shades available. I don't have a full press release yet, but according to Wende's...

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Becca Champagne Pop Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed for Summer 2015

Becca Champagne Pop Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed for Summer 2015

Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed ($38.00)

BECCA collaborated with YouTube beauty celebrity and makeup artist Jaclyn Hill to create a new limited-edition shade of their number one bestselling luminizer powder. Featuring her dream shade, Champagne...

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Hakuhodo x Sephora PRO Brush Collection for July 2015

Hakuhodo x Sephora PRO Brush Collection for July 2015

These beautiful brushes feature an innovative synthetic bristle material—the first to benefit from exclusive technology—that creates a softer, fluffier feel with actual bounce while retaining the benefits of synthetic bristles. As a result, these brushes...

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Chikuhodo x Beautylish Sakura Brush Set Photos & Comparisons (Plus, First Impressions)

Chikuhodo x Beautylish Sakura Brush Set Photos & Comparisons (Plus, First Impressions)

Chikuhodo x Beautylish Sakura Brush Set ($215.00) is a five-piece brush set created as a collaboration between retailer Beautylish and Japanese brush maker Chikuhodo (see reviews here). I haven't had much time to use the brush set, so these are first impressions...

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