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Sneak Peek: MAC Makeup Art Cosmetics Collection - The Perfect Cheek, Violet Trance, Colour Matters, Obviously Orange

Sneak Peek: MAC Makeup Art Cosmetics Collection - The Perfect Cheek, Violet Trance, Colour Matters, Obviously Orange

Sneak Peek: MAC Makeup Art Cosmetics Collection -- The Perfect Cheek, Violet Trance, Colour Matters, Obviously Orange

Also designed by Richard Phillips, two blushes (The Perfect Cheek and Notable) appear from MAC Makeup Art Cosmetics Collection. While on the other hand, illustrator...

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shu uemura Primitribe Collection

shu uemura Primitribe Collection

shu uemura's Primitribe Collection is a good mix of neutrals and color. I absolutely adored the Painting Liner, which was creamy, incredibly pigmented, and easy to work with. The Primal Color Sticks were interesting, but without testing them at-home, I can't tell you if they actually last at all. ...

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Prescriptives Well Suited Collection Review, Swatches, Photos

Prescriptives Well Suited Collection Review, Swatches, Photos

Prescriptives' Well Suited Collection is a nice launch easy, wearable shades in pre-made palettes (cool, neutral, and warm), along with the release of new longwearing liners. My favorite products from this launch are the new longwearing liners and the Well-Suited Finishing Powder. I also thought...

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Chanel's Venice Collection Rings Deep for Fall

Chanel's Venice Collection Rings Deep for Fall

Chanel's Venice Collection Rings Deep for Fall

OVERALL, Chanel's Venice Collection has a lot of wearable colors and shades, particularly in the lip department, as well as a fun and creative glossy quad of eyeshadows. I found myself gravitating towards the easy-to-wear lip colors more so than the...

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2nd Love: Glow n' Bronzers Photos, Swatches, Review

2nd Love: Glow n' Bronzers Photos, Swatches, Review

2nd Love Baked Powders Collection: Glow n' Bronzers

There are three Glow n' Bronzers to choose from, and each one contains four strips of color. You could likely use each one individually to highlight or use on eyes, but as a blush/bronzer, it is most practical to use all four...

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2nd Love: Marble Blushes Photos, Review, Swatches

2nd Love: Marble Blushes Photos, Review, Swatches

2nd Love Baked Powders Collection: Marble Blushes

2nd Love was founded by a fellow UC Irvine alumnist Terry Hsiao, who graduated in 2005, and is now working on developing her own cosmetic line. When Terry first approached me, I started to get excited as soon as I visited 2nd...

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Make Up For Ever: Eyeshadows #5, 153, 10, 102, 101 (Oranges & Yellows)

Make Up For Ever: Eyeshadows #5, 153, 10, 102, 101 (Oranges & Yellows)

Let's dive into some of Make Up For Ever's orange and yellow eyeshadows! Personally, I skipped on some of the more intense, straight yellows, just because I tend not to look good in those shades (Chrome Yellow, anyone?), so I need more time to swatch and play with them in person...

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Make Up For Ever: Eyeshadows #158, 99,75, 85, 303 (Reds & Pinks)

Make Up For Ever: Eyeshadows #158, 99,75, 85, 303 (Reds & Pinks)

Make Up For Ever Eyeshadows ($19.00 each) and Diamond Eyeshadows ($20.00) each are sold individually in single-sized compacts. What's nifty about the compacts is that they're already magnetized and there's no depotting necessary. If you need to pop one out, just take a...

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YSL for Fall 2009 Collection - Powdery Rose Cream Blush

YSL for Fall 2009 Collection - Powdery Rose Cream Blush

YSL Fall 2009 Collection Sneak Peek - Part 3

YSL for Fall 2009 sees the introduction and limited release of three cream blushes, available in Velvety Peach, Powdery Rose, and Silky Praline ($38.00 each). YSL describes them as...

Velvety soft, airy, as light as a cloud… A delicious texture that melts...

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Summer Beach Bag Essentials: Benefit CORALista

Summer Beach Bag Essentials: Benefit CORALista

Benefit's CORALista ($28.00) is fast becoming a cult favorite amongst the beauty crowd. It's 0.42 oz. of a lightly warmed up coral-pink powder blush that works well to give you a soft, summery flush. It's housed in cute packaging (exactly what I'd expect from Benefit!) and includes a miniaturized...

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