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Do you like receiving beauty products as gifts?

Do you like receiving beauty products as gifts?

Do you like receiving beauty products as gifts? Or do you prefer to buy those things yourself? Why/why not?

I don't have the patience to wait for most beauty products until a specific date! I can also be very picky, so I'd rather someone gift me something I might not have thought of, because makeup...

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5 Holiday Nail Polishes

5 Holiday Nail Polishes

5 Holiday Nail Polishes

Not sure what to do for your nails this season?  These are five of my favorites across the color range for festive nails!  And if you're looking for glittery polishes specifically, check out part one and part two of my favorites :)

  1. Cult Nails Iconic -- berry red with red glitter...

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This Week's Sales for December 19th, 2011

This Week's Sales for December 19th, 2011

Feel free to share any upcoming deals you've spotted!

  • EBATES:  Lancome (14%), The Body Shop (10%), Drugstore.com (10%), Elizabeth Arden (10%), Sephora (8%)
  • GILT: --
  • HAUTELOOK:  NYX (12/19), Pixi & Pop Beauty (12/20), Jean-Michelle (12/21)
  • IDEELI:  ghd (12/19), Beauty Must-Haves (12/20), Ahava (12/20)
  • ...

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Do you wear your makeup differently around family?

Do you wear your makeup differently around family?

Do you wear your makeup differently around family? Maybe there's a distinction between immediate family and extended family?

I definitely tend to go more neutral/natural around my extended family, though they all know and support the blog (it is slightly embarrassing but very cute, but my uncles/aunts...

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5 Holiday Highlighters

5 Holiday Highlighters

5 Holiday Highlighters

  1. Benefit Watt's Up -- creamy, glowy highlighter
  2. Guerlain Parure de Nuit -- soft, subtle highlighter (still available at Neiman Marcus + Dillard's)
  3. theBalm Mary-Lou Manizer -- shimmering gold
  4. Benefit Sugarbomb -- soft, glowy warmth
  5. NARS Miss Liberty -- wet-looking sparkle

What's your...

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Do you have any suggestions or tips on how to fix broken makeup?

Do you have any suggestions or tips on how to fix broken makeup?

Do you have any suggestions or tips on how to fix broken makeup? Share your quick fixes!

For powder products, you can add alcohol and mash it together so it's kind of like a thick paste, and then press it using a quarter over wax paper or a cotton shirt. For lipsticks, you can melt the bottom a bit,...

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5 Holiday Lipglosses

5 Holiday Lipglosses

5 Holiday Lipglosses

If you're more a gloss fiend, here are five holiday picks from me! If you tend to combine your lipsticks and glosses, I'm also a big fan of going for extra sparkling glosses layered on top of berries/reds.

  1. Hourglass Siren -- fiery metallic red
  2. MAC Explicit -- shimmering bronze taupe
  3. MAC...

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Do you have a signature scent?

Do you have a signature scent?

Do you have a signature scent? Share yours!

I wouldn't say so, because I don't usually remember to wear perfume unless I'm testing one! On special occasions, I will reach for one, and my favorite is Tom Ford's Oud Wood, though I don't know if I'd say that's really a signature scent.

Thanks to Janet...

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5 Holiday Lipsticks

5 Holiday Lipsticks

5 Holiday Lipsticks

These are five of my favorite (trust me, I could have probably done a dozen or more!) picks for your holiday lipstick this season!

  1. MAC Rebel -- true berry
  2. Dior Nocturne -- played-down red with copper shimmer
  3. NYX Chic Red -- bright red
  4. Guerlain Gigolo -- deep red with a glossy finish
  5. MAC...

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