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Benefit Georgia Face Powder

Benefit Georgia Face Powder

Benefit Georgia Face Powder ($28.00 for 0.4 oz.) is a pale, warm-toned peachy pressed powder. Benefit describes it as, "Our "just peachy" face powder leaves your complexion warm and vibrant. Georgia is a dream...it's peaches and cream!"

Georgia is best used as a sheer, all-over powder on light to...

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MAC Style Black: Volcanic Ash Exfoliator Skincare Review, Photos

MAC Style Black: Volcanic Ash Exfoliator Skincare Review, Photos

MAC Volcanic Ash Exfoliator Review

MAC Style Black included two pieces of limited edition skincare -- the ever-raved about Volcanic Ash Exfoliator and previously-mentioned-but-finally-released Volcanic Ash Thermal Mask.

I've been a big supporter of MAC's Volcanic Ash Exfoliator since it released.  I...

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Korres Thyme Honey Cream Review, Photos

Korres Thyme Honey Cream Review, Photos

Korres Thyme Honey Cream ($32.50 for 1.35 oz.) is a daily moisturizer designed for normal and dry skin.

Korres is known as a brand that doesn't use a lot of those "bad" ingredients like parabens, suflates, petro-chemcials, and synthetic dyes. My personal stance is I'm not overly concerned by them, as...

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Korres Materia Herba Toning Cleansing Foam Review, Photos

Korres Materia Herba Toning Cleansing Foam Review, Photos

Korres Materia Herba Toning Cleansing Foam ($27.00 for 5.07 fl. oz.) is a foaming cleanser that's touted as being very natural/organic for you. Korres lists it as having 98.9% natural content, suitable for vegans, and doesn't contain a whole slew of purported bad-for-you ingredients like mineral...

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NARS Hydrating Freshening Lotion Review, Photos

NARS Hydrating Freshening Lotion Review, Photos

It's a Toner, Not a Lotion (Part 2): NARS Hydrating Freshening Lotion

NARS Hydrating Freshening Lotion ($36.00 for 6.7 fl. oz.) is a water-based toner with a gel-like consistency designed to hydrate skin as well as gently exfoliate it.

When I was at NARS a few months ago, the artist was telling me...

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Chanel Mousse Exfoliante Purete Review, Photos

Chanel Mousse Exfoliante Purete Review, Photos

Lather Up: Chanel Mousse Exfoliante Purete

Chanel Mousse Exfoliante Purete ($45.00 for 5 oz.) is a creamy cleanser/extremely mild exfoliant that cleanses, controls oil, and lightly exfoliates without ever missing a beat. If the name as you a little confused, the English version is Exfoliating...

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Clarisonic Mia Sonic Skin Cleansing System Review, Photos

Clarisonic Mia Sonic Skin Cleansing System Review, Photos

Clarisonic Mia Sonic Skin Cleansing System

Clarisonic Mia Sonic Skin Cleansing System ($149.00) is the latest launch from Clarisonic. It is a miniature-sized version of the original Clarisonic, and it is also $45 cheaper. It's also available in pink.

You may wonder how this possibly can be part of...

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Clinique's Maximum Hydrator for Dry Skin Review

Clinique's Maximum Hydrator for Dry Skin Review

Parched Skin? Clinique's Maximum Hydrator to the Rescue!

Clinique Maximum Hydrator ($27.00) is a moisturizer designed as part of their men's skincare line. Gender aside, this is a fantastic moisturizer, and it's actually one I've repurchased--for myself, not the boyfriend! This is an excellent...

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It's a Toner, Not a Lotion: Clarins' Super Restorative Wake-Up Lotion

It's a Toner, Not a Lotion: Clarins' Super Restorative Wake-Up Lotion

It's a Toner, Not a Lotion: Clarins' Super Restorative Wake-Up Lotion

Clarins Super Restorative Wake-Up Lotion ($40.00 for 4.2 oz.) is indeed a toner. I must admit that I had to read the product's tip sheet before realizing it was a toner and not a moisturizer. (Hey, I associate the term "lotion"...

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Darphin Cleansing Foam Gel with Water Lily Review

Darphin Cleansing Foam Gel with Water Lily Review

Gel Cleansing with Darphin

Darphin Cleansing Foam Gel with Water Lily ($38.00 for 4.2 oz.) is a soft, gentle gel-based cleanser with an incredibly light floral scent. It looks nearly colorless when squeezed out of the tube and applied to face. It's easy to use--just dampen face with a bit of water,...

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