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Origins Modern Friction: Fab Skin Results, But...

Origins Modern Friction: Fab Skin Results, But...

Origins' Modern Friction ($37.00) is a super citrus-scented exfoliant that uses rice starch to help slough off dead skin cells. You might remember I posted about this product a few months ago, as I bought it for my younger sister after she fell in love with the difference it made on her hand (she...

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Pur~lisse Brings Chinese Beauty Secrets to You

Pur~lisse Brings Chinese Beauty Secrets to You

pur~lisse is a product line created by Jennifer Yen utilizing science and Chinese beauty secrets to create products good for you. You'll find most products have either Blue Lotus Flower or White Tea (antioxidant) in them.

pur~moist ($65.00) is a moisturizer that feels like a hybrid of gel and cream. ...

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Benefit Powderflage Sets Concealer to Perfection

Benefit Powderflage Sets Concealer to Perfection

Benefit Powderflage ($28.00) is a great product for setting your concealer, to further help diffuse the appearance of dark circles and minimize concealer settling into fine lines. I found it didn't work nearly as well without a cream/liquid concealer underneath first -- I don't normally wear...

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Bobbi Brown's Copper Diamond/Party Collection Thoughts

Bobbi Brown's Copper Diamond/Party Collection Thoughts

Copper Diamond Shimmer Brick ($38.00) According to Bobbi Brown, there are five shades found within this shimmer brick: Candlelight, Gold, Copper, Beige, and Sand. I like the subtle glow it gave me; it's very subtle, not too much color--more of a shimmer, highlighting effect. Some shimmer bricks...

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MAC Cosmetics Little Darlings Collection Review

MAC Cosmetics Little Darlings Collection Review

OVERALL, Little Darlings is less about offering innovative and brand-spanking-new shades as it is about great gifts to give and receive for less. Each gloss set contains five mini-sized versions of popular past and current lipglasses/lustreglasses. The case is cute, and the cover can later be used...

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Budgeting Tips from Nelson Chan on Your Hair Color!

Budgeting Tips from Nelson Chan on Your Hair Color!

Nelson Chan, a celebrity hair colorist and stylist and founder of Nelson J hair salon in luxe Beverly Hills, offers some tips to budget when it comes to your hair color!

"If budget is preventing a client from coming into the salon every 4 weeks to touch up their base and highlights, I advise women to...

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Jergens Naturals: Hydrate Daily Moisturizer for Budget-Friendly Beauty

Jergens Naturals: Hydrate Daily Moisturizer for Budget-Friendly Beauty

Jergens Naturals has a line of daily moisturizers utilizing a natural approach. These moisturizers contain over 90% natural ingredients while still being effective. The moisturizers use vegetable-derived ingredients leaving them paraben-free. (As a side note, Jergens does not test on animals.) ...

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IsaDora Dazzling Diamonds Holiday 2008 Eyeshadow Palette

IsaDora Dazzling Diamonds Holiday 2008 Eyeshadow Palette

IsaDora's Dazzling Diamonds Holiday 2008 launch includes an eyeshadow palette ($21.00) featuring five shades of eyeshadow. I thought I'd share a picture of the palette, plus swatches with you all :) The colors themselves are all on the frosty side, so for those looking for a subtle holiday palette...

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Kings & Queens Sultan of Granada Lemon Flower Showergel Review

Kings & Queens Sultan of Granada Lemon Flower Showergel Review

Kings & Queens Sultan of Granada Lemon Flower Showergel ($9.00) pulled me in with its citrus-lemony scent dusted with a woodiness. It's not the lemon scent of your dish-washing soap, but something gender-neutral and reminds me a bit of fading summer and the beginning of fall. It's hard for me to...

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Borghese Pomino Plum Nail Lacquer for Fall

Borghese Pomino Plum Nail Lacquer for Fall

Borghese Pomino Plum Nail Lacquer ($8.00) is a frostym, shimmery royal purple with purple-fuchsia shimmer. It's a nice option for transitioning into fall as the temperatures get cooler! Borghese polish goes on easily with just two coats of polish. This was the first Borghese polish I've tried, but...

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