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Fenty Beauty Slip Shine Sheer Lipstick Swatches

Fenty Beauty Slip Shine Sheer Lipstick Swatches

Fenty Beauty Slip Shine Sheer Lipstick ($22.00 for 0.10 oz.) is a new, sheer lipstick offering from the brand that is available in 10 shades (one is clear on purpose!). Here are swatches --

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Natasha Denona Star Eyeshadow Palette Swatches (Updated)

Natasha Denona Star Eyeshadow Palette Swatches (Updated)

Last week, a reader reached out and asked if I'd review the reformulated Natasha Denona Star Eyeshadow Palette ($169.00 for 1.44 oz.), and the brand confirmed that there was an update made 1.5 to 2 years ago (I'm guessing near when Sunset was updated).

Diving into it deeper, I looked through the...

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Kosas Color & Light Pressed Palettes Swatches

Kosas Color & Light Pressed Palettes Swatches

There are six duos in the Kosas Color & Light Pressed Palette ($34.00) range. Three of the duos are "low intensity," which feature lighter-leaning, more buildable shades, and three are "high intensity," which feature "double" the pigment for higher pigmentation along with darker-leaning shades. ...

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Marc Jacobs Beauty Summer 2020 Collection Swatches

Marc Jacobs Beauty Summer 2020 Collection Swatches

Marc Jacobs Beauty Summer 2020 Collection includes five new, limited edition shades in their lipstick/lipgloss hybrid formula for Pride (donations were made to SAGE and Le Refuge but no specific amount details provided) along with a "Gold Edition" mini collection that includes an eyeshadow palette...

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Charlotte Tilbury Desert Haze + Airbrush Bronzer Swatches

Charlotte Tilbury Desert Haze + Airbrush Bronzer Swatches

Last week, Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Bronzer ($55.00 for 0.56 oz.) launched in four shades along with a new, all-matte eyeshadow quad. I had some (unresolved) issues applying and blending out Tan and Deep (what's published is my second and third attempts respectively), so I have to dive into that a...

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Pat McGrath Divine Rose II Palette Swatches

Pat McGrath Divine Rose II Palette Swatches

Pat McGrath Divine Rose II Mothership Eyeshadow Palette ($125.00) is the newest addition to the range--it seems still up in the air whether it's a permanent addition or not, at least in its black packaging!--that includes 9 eyeshadows and 1 Pressed Pigment (Rose Seduction, which is "not intended"...

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Giorgio Armani Ecstasy Lacquer Swatches (x11)

Giorgio Armani Ecstasy Lacquer Swatches (x11)

Giorgio Armani Ecstasy Lacquer ($38.00) is a high-shine gloss and lip stain hybrid that's supposed to have "maximum shine, intense color and lasting hydration." I fear these might be getting discontinued as they are disappearing from some retailers, and there's a newly-released gloss by the brand...

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MAC Bronze Collection Swatches

MAC Bronze Collection Swatches

MAC Bronze Collection released earlier this month at Ulta, and a lot of it sold out (go figure!), but the collection is supposed to launch on MAC's website on June 1st, so here are swatches for your perusal! As a FYI, the five Foiled Eyeshadows are actually previously-released shades but with new...

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