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Estee Lauder Peach Nuance Blush

Estee Lauder Peach Nuance Blush

Estee Lauder Peach Nuance vs. MAC Ripe Peach Blush Ombre -- Dupes?

Estee Lauder Peach Nuance Blush ($26.00 for 0.25 oz.) may have escaped your notice, but it is now highly touted as a perfect dupe for MAC's Ripe Peach. I was quite confused at the...

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NARS Smudgeproof Eyeshadow Base Review, Photos, & Swatches

NARS Smudgeproof Eyeshadow Base Review, Photos, & Swatches

NARS Pro-Prime:  Smudgeproof Eyeshadow Base

NARS Smudgeproof Eyeshadow Base ($24.00 for 0.26 oz.) is much-needed primer addition to NARS' core range. In addition to the eyeshadow base, NARS also launched their Pro-Prime Face Prep ($30.00) (which, at this time, I am not planning to review).

I picked...

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The Summer Season: Milani Magenta Madness Lipstick

The Summer Season: Milani Magenta Madness Lipstick

The Summer Season: Milani Magenta Madness Lipstick

Milani Magenta Madness Lipstick ($5.00) is a darkened magenta-purple with a violet sheen. It's like a much more purple, almost downplayed version of MAC Show Orchid. It's as if MAC Violetta and MAC Show Orchid had a baby, actually. Magenta Madness has good...

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MAC Barelash Pro Longlash Mascara

MAC Barelash Pro Longlash Mascara

MAC Nude: Barelash Pro Longlash Mascara

MAC Barelash Pro Longlash Mascara ($13.00) is a nude-beige shade in the Pro Longlash formula. I definitely got length without spikiness, but the formula is on the drier side, so it has a tendency to clump if you don't work quickly. On my lashes, it seemed to...

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Nubar Sparkles Collection

Nubar Sparkles Collection

Nubar Sparkles Collection

Nubar Sparkles Collection ($49.95) includes eight shades of glitter nail lacquers, most of which have a clear base but a few have a tinted base. I had some really good luck with some of these shades, but I definitely need a little more practice in applying glitter polishes...

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The Summer Season: Illamasqua Temper Intense Lipgloss

The Summer Season: Illamasqua Temper Intense Lipgloss

The Summer Season: Illamasqua Temper Intense Lipgloss

Illamasqua Temper Intense Lipgloss ($19.00) is a fiery orange red with a creamy, glossy finish.  It's a wickedly bright--but neon--orange-red.  I can see this working really well with deeper skin tones and...

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NYX Blonde Pearl Ultimate Pearl Eyeshadow

NYX Blonde Pearl Ultimate Pearl Eyeshadow

NYX Ultimate Pearl Eyeshadow in Blonde Pearl

NYX Blonde Pearl Ultimate Pearl Eyeshadow ($7.00) is a brightened yellow gold with a soft frost finish. It's nicely pigmented, and it has a very smooth, silky finish. Blonde Pearl is part of a new eyeeshadow formula packed with more shimmer for "a soft,...

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Dior Ultra Gloss in Little Red Dress, Twin Set Pink, & Satin Peach

Dior Ultra Gloss in Little Red Dress, Twin Set Pink, & Satin Peach

Dior Ultra Gloss in Little Red Dress, Twin Set Pink, & Satin Peach

Today, I've got three more shades of Dior Ultra Gloss ($26.50 for 0.21 oz.) to show you! I reviewed these in full detail here, but to recap:

PROS: Non-sticky, moisturizing, glossy, dazzling shimmer (not gritty glitter) CONS: Lasts less...

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Hourglass Lagoon Eyeshadow Duo

Hourglass Lagoon Eyeshadow Duo

Take a Dive Into Summer with Hourglass' Lagoon

Hourglass Lagoon Eyeshadow Duo ($38.00) includes shades in a muted, gray-green and a deepened ocean-blue with a teal sheen.  I was eager to try out another eyeshadow duo after discovering the amazing-ness of Prism.  Both of these shades were soft,...

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True Blue Spa There's the Rub Scrub Review & Photos

True Blue Spa There's the Rub Scrub Review & Photos

Oh, the Scent! NOW, There's the Rub...

True Blue Spa There's the Rub ($24.00 for 24 oz.) is a salt glow with natural sea salt--basically, it's a sea salt-based body scrub to help slough off dead skin and all that fun stuff in the shower.

Where's the Rub? IN THE SCENT. I'm sorry, but I found this...

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