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What blush color do you want to wear but rarely do?

What blush color do you want to wear but rarely do?

Deeper blush shades, like berry, red or burgundy, I tend to skip if I’m not testing something in that shade family. If I’m picking by personal preference, I go for more medium colors! But I love the way deeper shades look in the pan, haha!

— Christine

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Do you remove and reapply your daytime makeup for going out in the evening/at night?

Do you remove and reapply your daytime makeup for going out in the evening/at night?

If it’s a very specific occasion, I would totally remove and redo my makeup; and if it was an occasion where I’d be photographed a lot, I’d probably redo it as well. If it was just a more casual night out with friends or a weekly dinner date with my husband, not unless I just wanted to wear...

— Christine

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When do you normally apply your makeup?

When do you normally apply your makeup?

If I’m not anticipating photographing products/swatches that day, then as early as possible, so usually around 7AM. This sometimes lets me test another cheek product or even eyeshadow if I’m feeling particularly industrious (or a product fades quickly)! If I’m photographing, then it might be...

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What do you think is the next big beauty brand?

What do you think is the next big beauty brand?

Though neither is a small brand, I think Too Faced and Tarte are having a “moment” so-to-speak and are increasing their reach exponentially at the moment. Bite also had really great success with their relaunch of their core lipstick range, so it’ll be interesting to see if they branch out...

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How good are you at sticking to your beauty budget?

How good are you at sticking to your beauty budget?

I don’t have a set amount per month so much as I look at spending by season (which is mostly by quarter) and allocate more spending towards the second half of the year (holiday is pretty intense).

— Christine

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Do you have any beauty products that have sentimental value to you?

Do you have any beauty products that have sentimental value to you?

I have a few! One would be MAC Jealousy Wakes eyeshadow, since that was my shade, and then both Revlon False Eyelashes and Illamasqua Nail Varnishes put our award logo on their physical products, so I have those in my office cabinet on display as well.

— Christine

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If you had to start your collection over, would you do anything differently?

If you had to start your collection over, would you do anything differently?

I’m going to give my answer as if I was just a regular consumer (not a blogger), and I would say that I would do more research before purchasing items, buy less but buy the things that I loved and worked the best for me, and return more things that didn’t work well (particularly if it was a...

— Christine

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