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Milani Beach Sand Runway Eyeshadow

Milani Beach Sand Runway Eyeshadow

Milani Runway Eyeshadow: Beach Sand

Milani Beach Sand Runway Eyeshadow ($5.99 for 0.07 oz.) is a sheer, barely-there patina gold with a metallic shimmer-sheen.  It really is rather sheer when applied dry, but it does intensify when used wet.  However, this is a...

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Milani Bronze Doll Runway Eyeshadow

Milani Bronze Doll Runway Eyeshadow

Milani Runway Eyeshadow: Bronze Doll

Milani Bronze Doll Runway Eyeshadow ($5.99 for 0.07 oz.) is one of twelve shades available in Milani's Runway Eyeshadow range. I was originally going to review all six shades I tested out at once, but the quality of each is just...

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Rock & Republic Call Me Blush

Rock & Republic Call Me Blush

Where are my coral blush fiends?

Rock & Republic Call Me Blush ($40.00 for 0.32 oz.) is a gorgeous shade of shimmering pinky-coral with peach shimmer-sheen.  It's really a ringer for Lancome's Mandarin Sky (which I also loved), but more-sheen-than-shimmer (and not quite as...

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Napoleon Perdis Prismatic Eyeshadow Quads

Napoleon Perdis Prismatic Eyeshadow Quads

Napoleon Perdis Prismatic Eyeshadow Quads

Several months ago, I swatched four of Napoleon Perdis Prismatic Eyeshadow Quads ($35.00 for 0.47 oz.). I always meant to post a look using one of them, but I never got around to it. Usually, when I test out...

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Make Up For Ever #10 Fascinating Lip Gloss

Make Up For Ever #10 Fascinating Lip Gloss

Make Up For Ever #10 Fascinating Lipgloss

Sheer and Pearly by Make Up For Ever

Make Up For Ever #10 Lip Gloss ($18.00 for 0.20 oz.) is designed to be a moisturizing, vitamin E and shea butter enriched gloss with "pearly extracts" for "truly sexy shimmer." #10 is a sheer, shimmery nude beige. It's...

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MAC Dark Side Lipstick

MAC Dark Side Lipstick

MAC Dark Side Lipstick

The Sultry Season: MAC Dark Side Lipstick

MAC Dark Side Lipstick ($14.50 for 0.10 oz.) is a deep cool-toned burgundy-tinged red with an amplified creme finish.  It's completely opaque with a very creamy texture.  I love the way it applies--even, smooth--and it wears so well.  I...

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Bobbi Brown Black Chocolate Sheer Lipgloss

Bobbi Brown Black Chocolate Sheer Lipgloss

I'll Show You Sheer!

Last but not least, we have Bobbi Brown Black Chocolate Sheer Lipgloss ($20.00 for .14 fl. oz.) from Bobbi's Black Velvet Collection. It seems like it's different from Bobbi Brown's typical lipgloss, as it's specifically designed to be sheer. ...

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butter LONDON All Hail McQueen, Bumster, Marrow, Victoriana

butter LONDON All Hail McQueen, Bumster, Marrow, Victoriana

For fall, Butter London gives us four new shades of their 3-Free Lacquers ($14.00 for 0.4 fl. oz.): All Hail McQueen, Bumster, Marrow (mixed for Vena Cava), and Victoriana (reminiscent of the Victorian era). The first two were inspired by the late Alexander McQueen.

  • All Hail McQueen is a medium beige brown...

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Bobbi Brown Black Velvet Collection: Eyeshadows

Bobbi Brown Black Velvet Collection: Eyeshadows

Bobbi Brown Black Velvet Collection: Eyeshadows

Bobbi Brown's Black Velvet Collection includes three new Metallic Eyeshadows ($20 for 0.10 oz.), two new Eyeshadows ($20.00 for 0.08 oz.), and two new (and...

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Bobbi Brown Black Velvet Kohl Eye Liners

Bobbi Brown Black Velvet Kohl Eye Liners

When the River Runs Black Velvet

Bobbi Brown Kohl Eye Liners ($22.00 for 0.04 oz.) are a new and limited edition eyeliner from the fall Black Velvet Collection.  It comes in three shades: Black Plum, Black Chocolate, Black. ...

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