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How do you prevent your lip color from bleeding and/or feathering?

How do you prevent your lip color from bleeding and/or feathering?

How do you prevent your lip color from bleeding and/or feathering? Share!

For me, lip liner usually does the trick, or clear lip liner on the outer edge of the lips. Otherwise, wearing something less glossy/emollient or lightly setting with powder.

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Rant & Rave: Stick Concealer

Rant & Rave: Stick Concealer

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Stick Concealer

I love that they tend to be more opaque and full coverage, and they blend well without sheering out, but they can be heavier and sink into fine lines or appear caky.

— Christine

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This Week’s Sales for July 20th, 2015

This Week’s Sales for July 20th, 2015

Cash Back/Rebates

When you join one of the below websites, you can earn cash back on orders made at thousands of retailers.  For example, if you place a $50 order at a retailer with 10% cash back, you'll receive $5 in cash back.   Below you'll find the best beauty-related retailers to earn cash...

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What lipstick do you have that you think is the most timeless for you?

What lipstick do you have that you think is the most timeless for you?

What lipstick do you have that you think is the most timeless for you? Share!

MAC Viva Glam I is probably one of the closest to me, because it is a powerful red, but it is also retro in a way that doesn't read out of style but vintage.

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What makeup trend do you regret following?

What makeup trend do you regret following?

What makeup trend do you regret following? Share!

None so far! I guess the way I think of makeup is that it is so fleeting that even trying or following a trend is as much a part of growing up, experimenting, and having fun that I just don't regret trying them!

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Sneak Peek: Bite Beauty Maple Matte Creme Lipsticks Photos & Swatches

Sneak Peek: Bite Beauty Maple Matte Creme Lipsticks Photos & Swatches

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Bite Beauty Maple Collection is a Canada-exclusive release that consists of five Matte Creme Lipsticks and a new shade of Agave Lip Mask (in Maple). As a heads up, Mulled Maple is the same as Black Cherry (confirmed by Bite Beauty as well as from swatching both myself) from the Frozen...

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If you had to rebuild your makeup collection again, what would you do differently?

If you had to rebuild your makeup collection again, what would you do differently?

If you had to rebuild your makeup collection again, what would you do differently? Share!

Quality over quantity. Return more. Buy less, try longer, and then buy just the stuff that works for me.

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Sneak Peek: Anastasia Shadow Couture Palette Photos & Swatches

Sneak Peek: Anastasia Shadow Couture Palette Photos & Swatches

Anastasia Shadow Couture Eyeshadow Palette ($30.00 for 0.30 oz.) is a limited edition palette for fall that contains twelve eyeshadows (five are part of Anastasia's permanent line). Hope to review soon, though I'm sure you can see at least one is going to...

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Sneak Peek: Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipsticks Photos & Swatches

Sneak Peek: Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipsticks Photos & Swatches

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There are fifteen new shades of Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick ($20.00 for 0.22 fl. oz.) available currently (there is supposed to be one more, but I haven't seen it for sale online yet). It'll take me awhile to test through these as they tend to wear six hours or longer, but...

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Free for Haul Friday, Volume #297

Free for Haul Friday, Volume #297

Welcome to Free For Haul Friday!

  • Haul: A lot of Nordstrom Anniversary beauty exclusives!
  • Weekend plans: Farmers' market, have a nice dinner out
  • What's your favorite mode of transportation?: I like the speed of planes, but I like being able to take whatever I need and don't like sitting in airports,...

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