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Philosophy Cookies 'n Creme Shower Gel Review

Philosophy Cookies 'n Creme Shower Gel Review

Video Review:  Philosophy Cookies 'n Creme Shower Gel

Who doesn't love Cookies 'n Creme? What, you don't? Are you serious? Can you make me not like Cookies 'n Creme, 'cause my waistline would appreciate it? :)  I will probably do a regular review write-up for this, though I've reviewed so many...

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Milani Blue Lagoon Runway Eyeshadow

Milani Blue Lagoon Runway Eyeshadow

Milani Runway Eyeshadow: Blue Lagoon

Milani Blue Lagoon Runway Eyeshadow ($5.99 for 0.07 oz.) looks so full of beautiful blue promise, but it really falls flat.  This was the worst shade that I tried out of the six (there are twelve in total, so I don't know how...

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Laura Mercier Courtisane Stick Gloss

Laura Mercier Courtisane Stick Gloss

Part Lipstick, Part Gloss -- Laura Mercier Stick Gloss

Laura Mercier Courtisane Stick Gloss ($20.00 for 0.12 oz.) is one of four shades of Stick Gloss, which is described as "part lip balm, part lip color, and part lip glace." Courtisane is a deepened rose color base with gold and copper shimmer. On...

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Chanel Inimitable Intense Mascara

Chanel Inimitable Intense Mascara

Multi-Tasking Mascara... That Actually Works!

Chanel Inimitable Intense Mascara ($30.00) is designed to be a more intense version of the multi-tasking Inimitable (which I have not tried), which lengthens, thickens, curls, and separates without clumping,...

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Milani Beach Sand Runway Eyeshadow

Milani Beach Sand Runway Eyeshadow

Milani Runway Eyeshadow: Beach Sand

Milani Beach Sand Runway Eyeshadow ($5.99 for 0.07 oz.) is a sheer, barely-there patina gold with a metallic shimmer-sheen.  It really is rather sheer when applied dry, but it does intensify when used wet.  However, this is a...

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Milani Bronze Doll Runway Eyeshadow

Milani Bronze Doll Runway Eyeshadow

Milani Runway Eyeshadow: Bronze Doll

Milani Bronze Doll Runway Eyeshadow ($5.99 for 0.07 oz.) is one of twelve shades available in Milani's Runway Eyeshadow range. I was originally going to review all six shades I tested out at once, but the quality of each is just...

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Rock & Republic Call Me Blush

Rock & Republic Call Me Blush

Where are my coral blush fiends?

Rock & Republic Call Me Blush ($40.00 for 0.32 oz.) is a gorgeous shade of shimmering pinky-coral with peach shimmer-sheen.  It's really a ringer for Lancome's Mandarin Sky (which I also loved), but more-sheen-than-shimmer (and not quite as...

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Napoleon Perdis Prismatic Eyeshadow Quads

Napoleon Perdis Prismatic Eyeshadow Quads

Napoleon Perdis Prismatic Eyeshadow Quads

Several months ago, I swatched four of Napoleon Perdis Prismatic Eyeshadow Quads ($35.00 for 0.47 oz.). I always meant to post a look using one of them, but I never got around to it. Usually, when I test out...

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Make Up For Ever #10 Fascinating Lip Gloss

Make Up For Ever #10 Fascinating Lip Gloss

Make Up For Ever #10 Fascinating Lipgloss

Sheer and Pearly by Make Up For Ever

Make Up For Ever #10 Lip Gloss ($18.00 for 0.20 oz.) is designed to be a moisturizing, vitamin E and shea butter enriched gloss with "pearly extracts" for "truly sexy shimmer." #10 is a sheer, shimmery nude beige. It's...

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MAC Dark Side Lipstick

MAC Dark Side Lipstick

MAC Dark Side Lipstick

The Sultry Season: MAC Dark Side Lipstick

MAC Dark Side Lipstick ($14.50 for 0.10 oz.) is a deep cool-toned burgundy-tinged red with an amplified creme finish.  It's completely opaque with a very creamy texture.  I love the way it applies--even, smooth--and it wears so well.  I...

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