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YSL Eye Event for Spring/Summer 2010

YSL Eye Event for Spring/Summer 2010

YSL Eye Event for Spring/Summer 2010

Ombre Solo Lasting Radiance Eyeshadow ($30.00)

Easy to apply, with a silky soft and rich texture, the colour remains vibrant and pure for hours. Blending is effortless; colour and intensity are easy to adjust to your desired concentration. Set in a luxurious gold...

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Make Up For Ever #9L Gold Aqua Eyes Liner

Make Up For Ever #9L Gold Aqua Eyes Liner

Make Up For Ever Aqua Eyes Liner:  #9L

Make Up For Ever #9L Aqua Eyes Liner ($17.00) is a pale gold with a high sheen. While it does have shimmer, it doesn't look like it--much more like a sheen. It's a nice shade to use in conjunction with blues, browns, greens, and teals. I don't have a liner...

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Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Exotic Bronzing Blush

Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Exotic Bronzing Blush

Get Your Blush AND Bronze on?  Hmm...

Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Exotic Bronzing Blush ($35.00) is a pressed powder bronzer and blush with a coral reef inspired design. Estee Lauder calls it a "Bronzing Blush," and you can tell in the photo that it really is exactly that! It's unrealistic to use...

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The Spring Season: YSL Golden Peony (#10) Golden Gloss

The Spring Season: YSL Golden Peony (#10) Golden Gloss

YSL Golden Peony Golden Gloss

The Spring Season: YSL Golden Peony (#10) Golden Gloss

YSL Golden Peony (#10) Golden Gloss ($30.00 for 0.2 oz.) is a sheer clear base with gold and iridescent lilac shimmer suspended in it. On my lips, it enhances the rosy of my natural lip color just a tad while adding...

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Reader Look: Anita Goes BRIGHT! with Dior

Reader Look: Anita Goes BRIGHT! with Dior

Reader Look: Anita Goes BRIGHT! with Dior

Long-time reader Anita (you may recognize her posting under the name Anitacska--try typing that ten times fast!) shared this fun, bold look she created with Dior's Tropical Quint. She said she's never done such a bright look before!

  • Eyes: She began by laying...

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MAC Trip II Collection - Duty Free Shops (2009) & Now (2010) Online!

MAC Trip II Collection - Duty Free Shops (2009) & Now (2010) Online!

MAC Cosmetics Trip II Collection

Launch Date: April through August 2009 at Duty Free Shops (at Airports)

Launch Date (Updated): Now available as of March 23, 2010 online at MACCosmetics.com.

UPDATED/EDITED MARCH 23, 2010

Hi all!  MAC has put the Trip Collection online for sale -- this collection is ...

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The Spring Season: MAC Honeyflower Lipstick

The Spring Season: MAC Honeyflower Lipstick

The Spring Season: MAC Honeyflower Lipstick

MAC Honeyflower Lipstick ($14.00 for 0.10 oz.) is a warmed-up, peachy brown with an almost gold sheen to it. Honeyflower has a lustre finish, so it has that slightly frosty, shimmery-sheen look to it. It is surprisingly pigmented--definitely one of the...

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The Spring Season: Korres #13 Natural Pink Lipstick

The Spring Season: Korres #13 Natural Pink Lipstick

Korres #13 Natural Pink Lipstick

The Spring Season: Korres #13 Natural Pink Lipstick

Korres #13 Natural Pink Mango Butter Lipstick ($18.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a soft pink with yellow undertones that applies nearly opaque and has a glossy sheen. It's a creamy, moisturizing formula that wears well and...

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Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Liquid Eyeshadow

Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Liquid Eyeshadow

Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Collection: Bronze Goddess Liquid Eyeshadow

Bronze Goddess was definitely one of the first summer-esque collections to release (with Guerlain's Terracotta right on its heels!). Each...

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The Spring Season: Chanel Mythic Lipstick

The Spring Season: Chanel Mythic Lipstick

Chanel Mythic Rouge Allure Lipstick

The Spring Season: Chanel Mythic Lipstick

Chanel Mythic Rouge Allure Lipstick ($30.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a soft nude-beige with subtle champagne shimmer and a rather glossy sheen. I love that it looks like a sheer, lightweight nude, but it's actually nearly opaque on...

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Essie Resort Collection for Summer 2010

Essie Resort Collection for Summer 2010

Essie Resort Collection for Summer 2010

  • Lapis of Luxury Dreamy ocean blue
  • Splash of Grenadine Playful magenta pink
  • Playa del Platinum Elegant and sheer sandy gray
  • Turquoise & Caicos Flirty and pretty tropical aqua

Availability: May 2010

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Dolce & Gabbana Midnight Bloom: Delicate, Emotion Shine Lipsticks & Delicious Lipgloss

Dolce & Gabbana Midnight Bloom: Delicate, Emotion Shine Lipsticks & Delicious Lipgloss

Summer Preview: Dolce & Gabbana Midnight Bloom -- Shine Lipsticks & Lipgloss

To finish off our Dolce & Gabbana summer preview of the Midnight Bloom Collection, today we'll look at two new shades of Shine Lipstick (Delicate and Emotion) and...

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If you were a makeup brush, which brush would you be?

If you were a makeup brush, which brush would you be?

If you were a makeup brush, which brush would you be? Are you a blending brush? Are you a multi-tasking brush?

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I would totally be MAC's 239, because I see that as a major multi-tasking brush and I am a fiend for multi-tasking!!

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Givenchy New Impressions Collection: Parad'Eyes

Givenchy New Impressions Collection: Parad'Eyes

Givenchy New Impressions Collection: Parad'Eyes

Givenchy Parad'Eyes Eye Liner ($27.00 for 0.1 oz.) includes two new shades as part of Givenchy's New Impressions Collection for Spring 2010. The two shades are...

  • Mauve Impression (8) is more pink than move. It's a clear base with lots of shimmering pink...

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MAC Opulash Mascara for Summer 2010

MAC Opulash Mascara for Summer 2010

MAC Opulash Mascara for Summer 2010

U.S. Launch Date: May 27, 2010 International Launch Date: June 2010

THE BIGGEST, BADDEST, BOUFFANT LASHES EVER ARE MAKING NOISE WITH THEIR SEXY SWEEP… the most extremevolumization ever seen! Just like going to your hairdresser for the boldest Barbarella blowout...

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Dolce & Gabbana Laguna Eyeshadow Duo

Dolce & Gabbana Laguna Eyeshadow Duo

Dolce & Gabbana -- Summer Preview -- Laguna Eyeshadow Duo

Laguna Eyeshadow Duo ($36.00 for 0.17 oz.) is new for Dolce & Gabbana's summer collection (due out in May), and I'm excited to show you a sneak preview of this perfect-for-summer duo! It includes a softly teal-shimmered muted sky blue and a...

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Lime Crime: Lipsticks

Lime Crime: Lipsticks

Lime Crime: Lipsticks Reviews, Photos, Swatches

Over the months, I have been hemming and hawing over whether or not to do this review.  Doe sent me these just around the time they were available to pre-order.  Recently, Dusty, a long-time reader, asked me if I had tried them and what my opinion...

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Look: Going Green with Greengrease

Look: Going Green with Greengrease

Look: Going Green with Greengrease

You know I had to dig into the new MAC products... at least to get going... for a look! Happy Monday!

P.S. -- Santal looks a little pinker on me today than it does usually, because I still had a bit of a CoverGirl lip stain lingering when I put it on!

P.P.S. -- Can...

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Easy Makeup: Soft & Sweet for Spring

Easy Makeup: Soft & Sweet for Spring

Easy Makeup: Soft & Sweet for Spring

I wanted to wear Stylesetter, so I figured a softer eye would be best, because Stylesetter is pretty bright on its own. I don't know if I've done a combination with these kinds of colors before, but I was pleasantly surprised at how it turned out.

You will need...

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What look makes you feel the most beautiful?

What look makes you feel the most beautiful?

What look makes you feel the most beautiful? Share!

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Lots of black mascara, a light champagne on the lid and taupe in the crease, and red lips!

Thanks to Sally for this question!

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This Week's Beauty Report: Saturday, March 20th, 2010

This Week's Beauty Report: Saturday, March 20th, 2010

This Week's Beauty Report: Saturday, March 20th, 2010

  • Jemma Kidd is having a contest on their Facebook page, which ends on March 31st, 2010. To enter to win a professional kit (valued at $1,000+), create a step-by-step look based on a look from London's Fashion Week. Learn more @ Jemma Kidd.
  • Make Up...

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