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Clarins Blackberry Rouge Prodige Lipstick

Clarins Blackberry Rouge Prodige Lipstick

First Look at Clarins Rouge Prodige

Clarins Blackberry Rouge Prodige Lipstick ($24.00 for 0.10 oz.) is Clarins' latest in lipstick formulas--it's supposed to be a long-wearing lipstick with intense color that smooths away lip lines with high shine. Blackberry is...

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Dolce & Gabbana Caramel Classic Cream Lipstick

Dolce & Gabbana Caramel Classic Cream Lipstick

Have you tried Dolce & Gabbana's Caramel?

Dolce & Gabbana Caramel Classic Cream Lipstick ($30.00 for 0.13 oz.) is a tanned nude with a subtle golden sheen. It's semi-opaque--it can be a touch streaky--but it's opaque in most places.  The streakiness is bothersome, if...

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Estee Lauder Night Bloom Pure Color Gloss Stick

Estee Lauder Night Bloom Pure Color Gloss Stick

Estee Lauder Night Bloom Pure Color Gloss Stick

Estee Lauder Gloss Sticks: Night Bloom

Estee Lauder Night Bloom Pure Color Gloss Stick ($18.50 for 0.08 oz.) is the warmer sister of Mauve Mirage. It's a warmer pink with soft golden shimmer with a glossy finish. The color itself is semi-opaque (very...

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Estee Lauder Mauve Mirage Pure Color Gloss Stick

Estee Lauder Mauve Mirage Pure Color Gloss Stick

Estee Lauder Gloss Sticks:  Mauve Mirage

Estee Lauder Mauve Mirage Pure Color Gloss Stick ($18.50 for 0.08 oz.) was a little surprise! It swatched a little sheer, almost streakily, but it was absolutely gorgeous applied. It's a lovely shade of...

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Dolce & Gabbana Lust Classic Cream Lipstick

Dolce & Gabbana Lust Classic Cream Lipstick

Dolce & Gabbana Lust Lipstick

Dolce & Gabbana Evocative Beauty: Lust

Dolce & Gabbana Lust Classic Cream Lipstick ($30.00 for 0.13 oz.) is a dark, purpled berry with very fine, barely-there violet micro-shimmer. It has a glossier finish than many of Dolce & Gabbana's other Classic Cream lipsticks,...

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Chanel Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss (Part 2)

More Chanel, More Gloss

Chanel Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss ($32.00 for 0.28 fl. oz.) is the brand's latest gloss with nine shades (all are permanent except Confidence). I reviewed Fatale, Impertinence, Insolence, and Insouciance earlier.
It has a new wedge-shaped...

More Chanel, More Gloss

Chanel Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss ($32.00 for 0.28 fl. oz.) is the brand's latest gloss with nine shades (all are permanent...

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Bobbi Brown Raisin Lip Color

Bobbi Brown Raisin Lip Color

The Sultry Season: Bobbi Brown Raisin Lip Color

Bobbi Brown Raisin Lip Color ($22.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a muted rusted red-brown. It's described as a "rich plum brown," but it's so hard for me to see the plum in shades like this. Once you tell me, I feel like maybe I can see it, but then maybe I'm...

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Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder

Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder

Temptalia Staples: Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder

Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder ($34.00 for 1.0 oz.) has been a long-time favorite for me -- it's been my go-to setting powder since I first started using it. It's been...

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NARS Melusine Eyeshadow Duo (Holiday 2010)

NARS Melusine Eyeshadow Duo (Holiday 2010)

NARS Holiday 2010: Melusine Eyeshadow Duo

NARS Melusine Eyeshadow Duo ($32.00 for 0.14 oz.) is one of two new and permanent products from NARS' Holiday Collection (the other is Sex Appeal). NARS describes these shades as "pale silver lilac" and "bright deep purple."

From NARS:...

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Giorgio Armani Holiday 2010: Gold Rush Collection

Giorgio Armani Holiday 2010: Gold Rush Collection

Giorgio Armani Holiday 2010: Gold Rush Collection

Giorgio Armani Cosmetics celebrates the holiday season with the exclusive Gold Rush Collection. This season’s ‘must have’, the Gold Rush Palette is an all over gold platinum topcoat that sublimates the eyes, lips and skin with a touch of...

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