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product reviews

Sneak Peek: Benefit Cosmetics Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow Foundation with SPF 25

February 4, 2012

With the recent surge in popularity of tinted moisturizers and BB creams, it might be hard to consider another new foundation. Benefit takes the risk in March with the release of their Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow liquid.

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What’s New: Make Up For Ever ‘La Bohème’ Collection

February 3, 2012

Make Up For Ever brings us their first ‘baked’ eyeshadow collection, all dolled up in a softer color palette. Also, check out the limited edition Aqua Eyes pencil in Gypsy — a matte chocolate brown that doesn’t budge!

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Your Skin, But Better: NARS ‘Pure Radiant’ Tinted Moisturizer SPF 30/PA+++

February 1, 2012

Make way for NARS Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer, and it’s just that—purely radiant—with an SPF 30 to protect you on all those days where you spend more time running around town than you’d really want to.

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Review & Swatches: OPI Holland Collection for Spring/Summer 2012

January 31, 2012

Check out shades: Red Lights Ahead…Where?, Wooden Shoe Like To Know?, A Roll in the Hague, Kiss Me on My Tulips, I Don’t Give a Rotterdam!, Pedal Faster Suzi!, I Have a Herring Problem, Gouda Gouda Two Shoes, Thanks a Windmillion, and Did You ‘Ear About Van Gogh? from the new OPI collection!

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Currently Loving: Four Truffles Argan Moisturizing Balm

January 31, 2012

Every so often, a product is so dang good that it doesn’t even make it to my photography table before I dig in. Case in point: Four Truffles Argan Moisturizing Balm. What was once two ounces of argan goodness, is now about one ounce of argan goodness!

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Review & Swatches: Too Faced Natural Radiance Face Palette for Spring 2012

January 27, 2012

Bypass heavy color and caked-on looks for Too Faced’s Natural Radiance Face Palette, a handy kit that contains concealer, luminizer, blushes, and a fab sun-kissed bronzer.

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Review & Swatches: Nicki Minaj Collection for OPI

January 25, 2012

Hot on the tails of collaborations with Katy Perry and Serena Williams, OPI just released a series of six new polishes inspired by ever-colorful Nicki Minaj

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What’s New: Softsoap Vineyard Escape Scrub Body Wash

January 25, 2012

In stores next month, Vineyard Escape delivers a fresh, juicy grape fragrance that makes me open the bottle, almost compulsively, to sniff it several times. Even if I’m not using it!

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Get a Visit from the ‘Youth Fairy’ Tonight with Bliss ‘The Youth As We Know It’ Anti-Aging Night Cream

January 24, 2012

There’s a reason they call it beauty sleep! During the night, your skin puts all of its energy into repair and rejuvenation, that’s when the ‘youth fairy’ is busy making her rounds.

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Review & Swatches: Maybelline SuperStay 14HR Lipstick

January 23, 2012

Time out for a new long-wearing lipcolor from Maybelline — their SuperStay 14HR Lipstick, which hit stores earlier this month. See how long they really lasted on my lips!