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Lip Balm Quick Reviews: Clarins, Jack Black, Nuxe, Tarte, Tatcha, First Aid Beauty

Lip Balm Quick Reviews: Clarins, Jack Black, Nuxe, Tarte, Tatcha, First Aid Beauty

For reference, I test lip balms over months, not weeks or months, as I like to test them under a variety of conditions. My lips are usually what I'd say are "normal," where they're not dry, chapped, or cracked, and don't feel like I need to wear lip balm all the time. As a result, a lot of lip...

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LORAC Pirates of the Caribbean Cheek Palette

LORAC Pirates of the Caribbean Cheek Palette ($30.00 for 0.54 oz.) includes three highlighters and three blushes. The palette features the brand's Light Source Illuminating Highlighter and Color Source Buildable Blush formulas. The highlighter formula is supposed to be...

LORAC Pirates of the Caribbean Cheek Palette ($30.00 for 0.54 oz.) includes three highlighters and three blushes. The palette features the brand's...

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Limited Edition
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Viseart Ablaze Theory Cheek Palette

Viseart Enamored Theory Cheek Palette ($45.00 for 0.32 oz.) includes a highlighter, blush, and bronzer. Per the description, the bronzer is actually listed as "sheer bronzer," which is good, given it was quite sheer. For reference, the blush formula is also a "sheer to...

Viseart Enamored Theory Cheek Palette ($45.00 for 0.32 oz.) includes a highlighter, blush, and bronzer. Per the description, the bronzer is actually...

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Permanent
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Viseart Nuance Theory Palette

Viseart Nuance Theory Palette ($45.00 for 0.42 oz.) includes six eyeshadows in warm, shimmery variations. Five of the six eyeshadows were decent to nice, but one was a real miss--firmer but drier, where the eyeshadow flaked off and was a total mess to use on the lid, even...

Viseart Nuance Theory Palette ($45.00 for 0.42 oz.) includes six eyeshadows in warm, shimmery variations. Five of the six eyeshadows were decent to...

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Permanent
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Tarte Set Sail, Surf's Up, Island Life Color Splash Hydrating Lipsticks

Viseart Enamored Theory Cheek Palette

Viseart Enamored Theory Cheek Palette ($45.00 for 0.32 oz.) includes a highlighter, blush, and bronzer. Per the description, the bronzer is actually listed as "sheer bronzer," which is good, given it was quite sheer. For reference, the blush formula is also a "sheer to...

Viseart Enamored Theory Cheek Palette ($45.00 for 0.32 oz.) includes a highlighter, blush, and bronzer. Per the description, the bronzer is actually...

B+
Permanent
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Viseart Amethyst Theory Palette

Viseart Amethyst Theory Palette ($45.00 for 0.42 oz.) includes six eyeshadows--three matte, three shimmer--in a mix of pink, mauve, and purple. I was surprised that the mattes were less pigmented than past palettes, though they were fairly buildable. The texture of the...

Viseart Amethyst Theory Palette ($45.00 for 0.42 oz.) includes six eyeshadows--three matte, three shimmer--in a mix of pink, mauve, and purple. I was...

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Permanent
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Hourglass Brilliant Nude & Incandescent Electra Ambient Strobe Lighting Blushes

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