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The Spring Season: Shiseido PK 224 "Sugar Babe" Lipstick

The Spring Season: Shiseido PK 224 "Sugar Babe" Lipstick

Shiseido Sugar Babe PK 224 Lipstick

The Spring Season: Shiseido PK 224 "Sugar Babe" Lipstick

Shiseido PK224 Perfect Rouge Glowing Matte Lip Color ($25.00) is a softened pink with a yellow undertone. It has a very glossy look to it in the light--completely the opposite of matte, despite the product...

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Laura Mercier Crystal Pink Lip Shine

Laura Mercier Crystal Pink Lip Shine

Laura Mercier Polished Collection: Crystal Pink Lip Shine

Laura Mercier Crystal Pink Lip Shine ($22.00 for 0.14 oz.) is designed to be a lightweight "polish" with a glossy finish. It's limited edition and part of Laura Mercier's Polished Collection. It's very much like lipgloss in a pot, to be...

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What is your biggest annoyance/concern with eyeshadows?

What is your biggest annoyance/concern with eyeshadows?

What is your biggest annoyance/concern with eyeshadows? (e.g. texture, pigmentation, finish, etc.)

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I hate eyeshadows with bad texture. I don't want chunky, powdery, or chalky eyeshadows!

Thanks to Dolce Aria for this question!

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Korres Cleansing & Makeup Removing Wipes Review

Korres Cleansing & Makeup Removing Wipes Review

Makeup Remover Wipes: Let's Talk Korres

Korres Pomegranate Cleansing & Make Up Removing Wipes ($12.00 for 25 wipes) are a rosy-floral scented makeup wipe that will remove makeup decently but doesn't get off every trace of it.

These wipes don't get the job done when it comes to long-wearing,...

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NARS Spring 2010: D. Gorgeous Eyeshadow

NARS Spring 2010: D. Gorgeous Eyeshadow

NARS Spring 2010: D. Gorgeous Eyeshadow

NARS D. Gorgeous Eyeshadow ($23.00 for 0.07 oz.) is a new single eyeshadow from NARS' Spring Collection. It's a light lilac with a matte finish, and it really looks absolutely stunning in its pan--it's this lovely pale color against matte black packaging, but...

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Maybelline Eye Studio Legendary Lilac Eyeshadow Quad

Maybelline Eye Studio Legendary Lilac Eyeshadow Quad

Spring Pastels with Maybelline are a Little Too Light

Maybelline Eye Studio Legendary Lilac Eyeshadow Quad ($9.99) includes an icy silver with very faint, icy lilac shimmer; a lilac-lavender with gold shimmer; a blue-based blue-purple with subtle gold shimmer; and an eggplant purple with red...

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Free for Haul Friday, Volume #018

Free for Haul Friday, Volume #018

Welcome to Free For Haul Fridays!

A play on Oh No They Didn't's "Free For All Fridays," every Friday is Free For Haul Fridays! Friday is a day for fun -- whether you're already off enjoying your weekend or if you just need a way to get through til the end of the work day, FFH is here for you!

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Chanel Rouge Coco: Organdi Rose (09), Ruban Rose (15), Orchidee (17)

Chanel Rouge Coco: Organdi Rose (09), Ruban Rose (15), Orchidee (17)

Chanel Rouge Coco: Organdi Rose (09), Ruban Rose (15), Orchidee (17)

Chanel's Rouge Coco made quite a splash last week with its debut of thirty shades in Chanel's newest lipstick formula. Here are photos, swatches, and lip swatches...

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Lancome Pop 'n Green Eyeshadow Quad

Lancome Pop 'n Green Eyeshadow Quad

Lancome O My Rose! Collection:  Pop 'n Green Eyeshadow Quad

Lancome Pop 'n Green Eyeshadow Quad ($42.00) is a sultry blue and green palette for spring. It's surprisingly un-spring-like and yet it's not totally out-of-season either. It's almost like the perfect accompamiment to a gloomy, rainy...

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Milani Holographic Nail Lacquer

Milani Holographic Nail Lacquer

Milani Holographic Nail Lacquers for Spring

Milani Holographic Nail Lacquer ($4.99 each) really caught my eye after I reviewed Hi-Tech. Here are all of the new shades for Spring swatched and photographed--and still loving...

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MAC Too Fabulous Collection: Lip Pencils

MAC Too Fabulous Collection: Lip Pencils

MAC Too Fabulous Collection: Lip Pencils Review, Photos, Swatches

Too Fabulous also included the release of six lip pencils, five of which are limited edition (Chestnut is the only one that is permanent/pre-existing). Why they have limited edition lip pencils... I'm puzzled. It's like when they...

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Bobbi Brown Bonfire Palette

Bobbi Brown Bonfire Palette

Bobbi Brown Color Strips:  Bonfire Palette

Bobbi Brown Bonfire Palette ($60.00) is an eye, cheek, and lip palette from Bobbi Brown's Color Strips Collection, which [again] includes three palette variations. Bonfire is more my style than the other two variations.  By the by, Aquamarine is the third...

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MAC Too Fabulous: Cremesheen Glass , Lip Swatches

MAC Too Fabulous: Cremesheen Glass , Lip Swatches

MAC Cremesheen Glass: Double Dare, Richer Lusher, Partial to Pink, Just Superb (x2), Fashion Scoop, Deelight, Over Indulgence, Boy Bait

MAC Too Fabulous: Cremesheen Glass Reviews, Photos, Swatches, Lip Swatches

Cremesheen Glass is a creamy, milkier kind of gloss that's creamy without being overly...

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MAC Too Fabulous: Mineralize Blush Duo

MAC Too Fabulous: Mineralize Blush Duo

MAC Too Fabulous: Mineralize Blush Duo Reviews, Photos, Swatches

On March 4th, Too Fabulous will launch launches in-stores, but you can expect it to pop-up online on either Monday (the 1st) or Tuesday (the...

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Bobbi Brown Orchid Palette

Bobbi Brown Orchid Palette

Bobbi Brown Color Strips:  Orchid Palette

Bobbi Brown Orchid Palette ($60.00) is an eye, cheek, and lip palette from Bobbi Brown's Color Strips Collection, which includes three palette variations. I'm typically wary of any palette that has lip wells in them, but I was excited, for these aren't just...

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What’s your least favorite step during your beauty routine/getting ready?

What’s your least favorite step during your beauty routine/getting ready?

What’s your least favorite step during your beauty routine/getting ready? Is it moisturizer? Eyeliner? Blush?

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I think I'm just always impatient about the hair...

Thanks to Heather for this question!

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Liberty of London Look: Greens & Blues

Liberty of London Look: Greens & Blues

Liberty of London Look: Greens & Blues

The boyfriend and I headed down to Monterey to visit the Aquarium, so I thought I'd try out some of the new products with some green in there to for that the "oceanic" feel!

I truly apologize for the lack of looks in the past two weeks.  It's been an emotional...

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Do you prefer to buy a single beauty product regularly, in large quantities or palettes, all at once, instead?

Do you prefer to buy a single beauty product regularly, in large quantities or palettes, all at once, instead?

Do you prefer to buy a single beauty product regularly, in large quantities or palettes, all at once, instead? Share!

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I like to buy in large quantities, I'd say... LOL.

Thanks to Dolce Aria for this question!

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MAC Give Me Liberty of London: Lipstick

MAC Give Me Liberty of London: Lipstick

MAC Give Me Liberty of London: Lipstick Reviews, Photos, Swatches

The lipsticks are in white packaging with the MAC for Liberty flowers and bird printed on the tube itself. There are four shades released, three of which are new, and one of...

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