A “Gilt and Gloss” makeup look With Nudestix and urban Decay

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Ya know, this whole “makeup in 30 minutes or less thing” I’ve been doing all week long has been very liberating. To think, there was a time when I didn’t want to try anything beyond basic makeup because I thought that any looks worth doing would take at least 45 minutes to an hour (or […]


Tarte lid Lock Clay Base 12-Hour Eye foundation

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$21 Tarte lid Lock Clay Base I think I’ve viewed too numerous lifetime films about women who are kidnapped and forced to live in terrifyingly small spaces, because I would really like to learn how to pick locks and crack safes. Something about those skills is very appealing to me. ADVERTISEMENT That reminds me: locks. […]


MAC Robert Lee Morris Powder blush

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MAC Robert Lee Morris Powder Blushes from the top in Peach, Linda and Rhubarb ($39 each) Besides the fact that they’re softer and silkier than your average MAC Powder blush and fantastically flattering with bronze and orange-y brown eyeshadows (must be the warm peachy tones), the MAC Robert Lee Morris Powder Blushes, which are $39 […]


The new $12 Maybelline super stay Multi-Use foundation Sticks (and Connor’s first Day of School!)

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A new foundation by Maybelline You know hourglass Vanish Stick Foundation? Well, I’d hoped that Maybelline’s new cream-to-powder foundation stick would be a drugstore dupe for it because it’s only $11.99…which is a lot less than $46. Both feel velvety and satiny smooth, but one costs A lot less than the other. ADVERTISEMENT Maybelline super […]


Saturday Surfing, September 15th, 2018

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Um…how lots of autumn wreathes does one house need? — since even though I just put up this Pier 1 autumn leaf wreath (say that five times fast), I kindasorta likewise want this I saw at Trader Joe’s… Don’t ask me why I have a soft area for circular autumnal decor. There’s no rhyme or […]


A breezy new tank for Lipstick lovers

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declare your love for lipstick! ? Right now, at this very moment, you might be sitting in a cold office at your computer desk wearing three layers of clothes. Or, maybe you’re tip-toeing on cold shower room tiles. But listen, sandal and shorts weather is just around the corner, which implies you’ll need something cute […]


NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer Update: six new shades join the Full-Coverage team

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There are six new shades of NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer ($30 each). Waaay back in 2013 when NARS introduced the Radiant Creamy Concealers, they were revolutionary, however there were only 10 of them. They had great deals of pigment as well as a spectacular satin surface that covered whatever — dark circles, blemishes, feline scratches […]


Donna Karan Cashmere mist Deodorant Is the Beyoncé of Antiperspirants

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My errrrrthang! Is it odd to get ecstatic about deodorant? Wait — never mind. Ya understand what? I don’t even care, since Donna Karan Cashmere mist Deodorant is the Beyoncé of underarm products. A superstar among all the #basicb*tch choices for your ‘pits. ADVERTISEMENT It has notes of jasmine, orchid, lily as well as sandalwood, […]


Makeup as well as beauty blog Monday Poll, Vol. 457

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So…what is the Monday Poll? Well, it isn’t precisely a poll. It’s more of a constantly evolving (devolving?), somewhat random listing of concerns I’ve been putting out to visitors every Monday morning for the past nine (!) years. (It’s like a kickstart for your brain.) I’ve always enjoyed reading your answers in the comments, as […]


NARS guy Ray for NARS holiday 2017 color Collection: Fetishized as well as Intensely blush

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Fetishized Is it 1983? Am I in a Duran Duran video (OMG, I WISH!)? Fetishized as well as Intensely are absolutely deserving of elegant ’80s video dudes, which states a lot. Simon Le Bon would be raiding John Taylor’s makeup bag, as well as Simon would be all, “Hey, can I borrow your bright NARS […]