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                <excerpt><![CDATA[I'm going to generalize and just speak about products in general, since I don't do much research before buying beauty products since I tend to buy newly released products for review! I like to look at reviews on retailer websites, often using places like Fakespot to try and see how reliable the reviews are.]]></excerpt>
                <description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.temptalia.com/wp-content/themes/temptalia-2016/media/images/default.jpg" width="250" style="border:1px solid #999999; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></div>I'm going to generalize and just speak about products in general, since I don't do much research before buying beauty products since I tend to buy newly released products for review! I like to look at reviews on retailer websites, often using places like Fakespot to try and see how reliable the reviews are. I like to look at longer, 1-2 star reviews and "most helpful" rated reviews. Sometimes, I'll look for a YouTube or blog review/post, but I'm super picky with individual reviews that I don't always find they're that useful. I also make sure I'm aware of the <a href="https://www.temptalia.com/what-research-do-you-do-before-purchasing-a-product-2/"> Continue Reading&hellip; </a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m going to generalize and just speak about products in general, since I don&#8217;t do much research before buying beauty products since I tend to buy newly released products for review!  I like to look at reviews on retailer websites, often using places like Fakespot to try and see how reliable the reviews are.  I like to look at longer, 1-2 star reviews and &#8220;most helpful&#8221; rated reviews. Sometimes, I&#8217;ll look for a YouTube or blog review/post, but I&#8217;m super picky with individual reviews that I don&#8217;t always find they&#8217;re that useful. I also make sure I&#8217;m aware of the company&#8217;s return/exchange policy (including any restocking or shipping charges).</p>        <div class="text-right highlight bold">
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