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Burberry Almond (06) Eyeshadow

Burberry Almond (06) Eyeshadow

Burberry Almond (06) Eyeshadow ($29.00 for 0.088 oz.) is a soft, medium brown with just a touch of warmer, more golden undertones, but very subtly so.  This would make a great contouring shade for those with fairer, paler skin, and it would work well as an all over...

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Shiseido Luminizing Satin Eye Color Trio: Tropicallia

Shiseido Luminizing Satin Eye Color Trio: Tropicallia

Shiseido Luminizing Satin Eye Color Trio: Tropicalia

Shiseido Tropicallia (YE406) Luminizing Satin Eye Color Trio ($33.00 for 0.10 oz.) is a stunning trio of bright, summery shades: a shimmered fuchsia-purple, shimmered sunshine yellow, and soft grass green with yellow undertones. According to...

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CoverGirl Blazing Blues Eye Enhancers Trio

CoverGirl Blazing Blues Eye Enhancers Trio

Still Hunting for Drugstore Brights

CoverGirl Blazing Blues Eyeshadow Trio ($5.19 for 0.14 oz.) looked like a promising trio of bright, vibrant eyeshadows.  Several years ago, you would have been hard-pressed to find any bright eyeshadows, let alone a whole trio of them! ...

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NYX's Nude on Nude Palette

NYX's Nude on Nude Palette

Cheap, Tawdry Nudes

For a mere $11, you can grab NYX's Nude on Nude Palette, which contains nine neutral eyeshadows, plus two complementing lip colors. It contains these eyeshadows: pale nude beige (semi-matte finish), semi-sheer mushroom taupe with warm undertones (light...

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MAC Dare to Wear: Eyeshadows (Part 2)

MAC Dare to Wear: Eyeshadows (Part 2)

MAC Dare to Wear: Eyeshadows, Part 2

First, make sure you've read Part 1. In this post, you'll notice four blue-based shades--this collection is definitely skewed towards blue. There are three permanent shades here: Sky Blue, Atlantic Blue, and Winkle; the first...

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MAC Dare to Wear: Eyeshadows (Part 1)

MAC Dare to Wear: Eyeshadows (Part 1)

MAC Dare to Wear: Eyeshadows, Part 1

There are twelve brightly colored eyeshadows releasing with MAC's Dare to Wear Collection, which is Lady Gaga "inspired." This is a collection that will appeal to some and hold absolutely zero appeal to others. Not only are the...

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NARS Coconut Grove Eyeshadow (Fall 2010)

NARS Coconut Grove Eyeshadow (Fall 2010)

Get Down & Dirty with Coconut Grove

NARS Coconut Grove Eyeshadow ($23.00 for 0.07 oz.) is a rich, decadent dark chocolate. This is an intense brown--there is no subtly here. It's one of the darkest browns I've seen without veering into black.  I love the pigmentation of...

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NARS Tzarine Eyeshadow Duo (Fall 2010)

NARS Tzarine Eyeshadow Duo (Fall 2010)

NARS Fall 2010: Tzarine Eyeshadow Duo

NARS Tzarine Eyeshadow Duo ($32.00 for 0.14 oz.) is new and permanent duo for fall that features a shimmering golden-toned champagne and darkened gray with silver sheen. If I had to pick between the two new eyeshadow duos, I would...

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Stila Road to Radiance Palette

Stila Road to Radiance Palette

$10 Palette: Is It a Steal?

Stila Road to Radiance Palette ($10.00) sounds like a good deal, but in all honesty, I (personally!) would rather put $10 towards one stellar full-size product than a medicore palette. Stila misses in this palette by delivering four inferior...

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NARS Daphne Eyeshadow (Fall 2010)

Don't Judge an Eyeshadow by a Swatch?!

NARS Daphne Eyeshadow ($23.00 for 0.07 oz.) is a rich shade of night violet purple. It's dark and deep and bright. But I have to warn you: don't judge by a mere swatching on your arm. I've often found that matte...

Don't Judge an Eyeshadow by a Swatch?!

NARS Daphne Eyeshadow ($23.00 for 0.07 oz.) is a rich shade of night violet purple. It's...

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