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Lipsticks | 2013 Editor's Favorites

Lipsticks | 2013 Editor's Favorites

2013 was good year for lipsticks, particularly if you loved yours bold, bright, and/or matte. There were new formulas to fall in love with, and plenty of new and limited shades released from my favorite formulas. This was a tough list to compile! Because I really do believe variety is the spice of...

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Lipglosses | 2013 Editor's Favorites

Lipglosses | 2013 Editor's Favorites

When it comes to lipgloss, I personally fall in love with two types:  insanely pigmented, nearly opaque colors or glimmering, dazzling, sparkling, and shimmering ones--but they have to be loaded with sparkle (and yet, they can't feel gritty!).  Over the years, while stickiness isn't a...

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Drugstore/Budget Lipsticks and Lipglosses | 2013 Editor's Favorites

Drugstore/Budget Lipsticks and Lipglosses | 2013 Editor's Favorites

Here is a compilation of my favorite budget-friendly lipsticks and lipglosses that I've tested over the past year! I'm really excited to have found an affordable, high-quality lip scrub this year. Bonus points for being an indie brand to boot! It does seem like 2013 was the year of bright...

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13 Most Popular Posts from 2013

13 Most Popular Posts from 2013

I'll be sharing my year-end favorites soon, and I thought a nice way to kick it off would be to share with you the most popular posts this past year here on the blog. Some of these posts weren't even published in 2013--a few are surprisingly old and yet remain rather popular!  I think you can see a...

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5 Stunning Emerald Greens for the Holidays

5 Stunning Emerald Greens for the Holidays

One of my favorite colors of all-time is emerald green. It has so much depth, and I love that it can be cooler or warmer and be so, so different.

  1. Zoya Logan -- a very cool-toned, glittering emerald green polish
  2. Milani Green Safari -- an amazing emerald green cream eyeshadow that can be used as eyeliner...

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5 Glittering Golds for the Holidays

5 Glittering Golds for the Holidays

Glittering golds... a go-to for New Year's Eve, at the very least, but surely just as lovely throughout the winter--if only to brighten up some of those chilly days!

  1. Lit Cosmetics Rich & Famous -- a holographic, glittering gold
  2. Zoya Kerry -- bright, true yellow gold with glitter and sparkle
  3. Bobbi Brown...

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5 Stunning Metallic Ruby Reds

5 Stunning Metallic Ruby Reds

What is a holiday season without highlighting some of my current set of favorite ruby red-hued beauty products? I'm always on the hunt for more metallic reds, so I look forward to reading your favorites!

  1. OCC Black Metal Dahlia -- a deep, dark burgundy-red with ruby red metallic shimmer
  2. Hourglass Siren --...

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5 Must-Have Burberry Beauty Products

5 Must-Have Burberry Beauty Products

Continuing on with our look at brand must-haves, here are my top five favorite formulas from Burberry! It's fairly well-edited brand, so they have only a few formulas, a lot of classic, basic shades, and their powders have an exceptionally soft, silky feel while lipsticks wear well and feel great on...

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5 Must-Have Burgundy Lipsticks

5 Must-Have Burgundy Lipsticks

Reader Rashmi requested a top five of burgundy lipsticks, and I have to say, finding a really lovely burgundy lip color that's permanent is difficult. It seems to be a favorite hue to go-to for limited edition collections, though.

  1. OCC Black Dahlia -- is a deep, dark burgundy with a hint of brown that...

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5 Must-Have Illamasqua Products

5 Must-Have Illamasqua Products

If I had to pick one product, Illamasqua's Nail Varnish would be my very, very favorite, but I really like quite a few of their formulas. Their polishes wear exceptionally long on me (fourteen days with just minor tip wear) and come in a variety of shades.

  1. Illamasqua Velvet Blusher -- long-wearing,...

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