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Best & Worst of ColourPop Lux Lipsticks

Best & Worst of ColourPop Lux Lipsticks

ColourPop Lux Lipstick ($7.00 for 0.12 oz.) is supposed to be a "creamy-matte" that "glides on like butter, doesn't feather or bleed, and lasts so long you'll forget you're even wearing it." The majority of the shades were quite pigmented with full color payoff in a single stroke with a few in the...

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Sephora Take a Spin, No Cell Service, In the Clouds Lipstories Lipsticks

Best Makeup Brushes for Finishing & Contour

Best Makeup Brushes for Finishing & Contour

When it comes to applying cream eyeshadow, synthetic brushes are my go-to as creams as natural hair brushes can soak up liquid and creams too much and produce either sheer or streaky results (and creams tend to necessitate washing often, and synthetics can take the extra washing easily).  I find a...

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Urban Decay Naked Petite Heat Eyeshadow Palette

Urban Decay Naked Petite Heat 6-Pan Naked Eyeshadow Palette ($29.00 for 0.24 oz.) is a new, travel-friendly warm-toned palette with five mattes and one shimmer. It launches on February 22nd on urbandecay.com and will be in-stores the first week of March. ...

Urban Decay Naked Petite Heat 6-Pan Naked Eyeshadow Palette ($29.00 for 0.24 oz.) is a new, travel-friendly warm-toned palette with five mattes and...

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Coloured Raine Cheers to the Beauty Eyeshadow Palette

Coloured Raine Cheers to the Beauty Eyeshadow Palette ($50.00 for 0.71 oz.) is a large palette that contains 12 eyeshadows and one highlighter. Almost every shade had rich color payoff, while most were blendable and easy to use with good wear (without primer). I think the...

Coloured Raine Cheers to the Beauty Eyeshadow Palette ($50.00 for 0.71 oz.) is a large palette that contains 12 eyeshadows and one highlighter. ...

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Best Face Makeup Brushes for Foundation, Concealer, Powder

Best Face Makeup Brushes for Foundation, Concealer, Powder

There are certain types of brushes that I tend to rely heavily on a specific brush and have less options, and this post reflects that.  I'm not sure if it's merely because I love them so much and don't love others nearly as much, but these were the ones I use often and stood out to me when I went...

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Pat McGrath MTHRSHP Eyeshadow Palettes for March 2018

Pat McGrath MTHRSHP Eyeshadow Palettes for March 2018

This lavish collection of shades features extreme blendability and adherence for pure color intensity. The creamy, soft shadows ignite metallic, pearlized pigments and amplify color. Experience an emollient-like texture and sensorial feel that glides on with one-stroke, fully-pigmented, opaque color...

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Bite Beauty Unearthed Collection for Spring 2018

Bite Beauty Unearthed Collection for Spring 2018

This season, award-winning Amuse Bouche Liquified Lipstick rolls up its sleeves and gets dirty, with Unearthed—a collection of fresh shades inspired by the natural, gritty beauty of young root vegetables just plucked from the earth. Once again, Bite redefines liquid lipstick with its handcrafted,...

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Kat Von D Lolita, Cathedral, Nahz Fur Atoo Studded Kiss Crème Lipsticks

MAC Viva Glam Sia Lipstick

MAC Viva Glam Sia Lipstick ($17.50 for 0.10 oz.) is a rich, medium-dark red with neutral-to-cool undertones and a matte finish. MAC described it as a "warm" red, though it looked cooler on me and occasionally, neutral, but it had a pinkish base when I sheered it out. ...

MAC Viva Glam Sia Lipstick ($17.50 for 0.10 oz.) is a rich, medium-dark red with neutral-to-cool undertones and a matte finish. MAC described it as a...

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