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Lancome, you have my heart. Or at least my eyelashes. Lancome-Hypnose-Mascara-Black goes on like a dream, no flakes, no clumps. You control the volume, from a single coat to full on eyelash falsies look. This is one of their most popular products in general, and it's easy to see why. With lash primer, my lashes actually rub on my glasses with this!
May 22, 2013
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They're such elegant colors, and are perfect for my 'pretending to be a grownup' days. They also work well with my more obnoxious sartorial choices to balance out my look. The SMOKY PINK set is hands down one of my favorite shadow sets of all time. I wear these colors constantly. They work well with so many different colors and blend flawlessly. I have been told they really bring out the blue in my blue green eyes and give my eyes the effect of being quite piercing. Cool! Estee Lauder shadows are so durable i can wear them without a primer and get the same results as a lot of other brands WITH the stuff.
May 22, 2013
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Ohhhhh, I love this color. It's so soft and girly and for such a pinky pink, it's not at all garish. Because my lips are so standing at attention today, I needed a complimentary color that let my lips do the talking( har har) This lovely shade adds to my Barbie Girl feeling and makes my cheeks look like some kind of fluffy candy.
May 22, 2013
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I can't really comment on marine collagen micro-spheres, but boy they aren't kidding about color magnification. By itself, it's a sheery pink, but put it on over a color and it really packs a punch! It does give the appearance of a full pout, though I'm not crazy about it's stickiness. It looks fab though! When I came in today, my lips got immediate compliments, and it was decided that my lips were so shiny they looked like they were made out of plastic! (In a good way, of course). This makes me have Barbie lips. Unlike a lot of glosses, this one stays put and doesn't require constant touching up, even after drinking out of my big ol' water bottle. It also remains perfectly evenly applied. So other than some tackiness, it gets a thumbs up! Also, despite the price tag, it lasts a lot longer than cheaper glosses so it's more cost effective in the long run.
May 22, 2013
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is a great brow color for redheads who lean to the more auburn side. It blends quite well and doesn't have a lot of fallout. I applied it with a small brush and it went on perfectly. You do need to be careful to not be too heavy handed, because this stuff is really pigmented and a little goes a long way. I do wish the compact had a mirror in it, it seems counterintuitive with the compact style, but you can't have everything. I recommend using a soft brush, as a harder brush seems to pick up too much powder and it doesn't blend in as smoothly.
May 22, 2013
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hands down my favorite shadow primer thus far. Absorbs quickly, doesn't affect my applied color- other than making it absolutely 100% true to it's color in the pan, that is- gets me through a 10 hour work day without a crease, and seemingly one tiny tube will last for about 45 freakin' years! Can't live without it, don't understand how I considered myself a lover of the all things lovely before i found it, must convert everyone into believers. I am a missionary with a blending brush. Why haven't you bought some yet? GO! GO NOW!
May 22, 2013
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Who didn't have a ton of these back in the day? They're as American as Bonne Belle Lipsmackers. What I like about them is that they're cheap (who can't spring 99 cents to try out a funky color you'd be reluctuant to drop a tenner on?), sold everywhere, and reliable enough to know they'll at least make it through the evening and the color will be true. Granted, they are made in China and they are certainly no Zoya- I imagine the chemicals in this stuff would preserve a small animal if it was forced to ingest it. Oddly, it seems to chip worse now than it did when I was a kid, don't know if that's because the formulas have changed over the years or if I'm just harder on my nails now. They do touch up easily enough though, and if you are careful you can have it last for a week without getting too rough.
May 22, 2013
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Protecting your skin is the single most imortant thing you can do to stay gorgeous! I BEG OF YOU, please use sun protection! DDF, or Doctor's Dermalogic Formula Daily Protective Moisturizer is a great choice. It's a UV protectant with SPF but goes on light and nongreasy and doesn't interfere with makeup primer or foundation. I do receommend that you give it about 5 minutes to settle into the skin before applying your other products. It has 4 different types of sun filters, and lasts all day (provided you aren't swimming, playin' Wimbeldon, etc.) They claim it's fragrance free, but when you first put it on, it does smell like old-school sunblock which can be a bit disconcerting, but the smell fades almost immediately. I carry their travel size in my ready to go at all times facial travelin' bag.
May 20, 2013
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Korres Natural Products Sugar Crystal Cream Multivitamin Skin Shield
Doubles as the world's best foot cream!
I only use this as a night cream since I use stuff with SPF for the day, and besides, on top of the Wild Rose serum, I can go to sleep feeling the moisturization mainline into my skin and wake up looking like Claudia Schiffer! Okay, that might be a stretch, but my skin still looks pretty darn awesome in the morning! This stuff is super duper moisturizing, so it's great for winter, but I think it'd probably be too much for me for summer use (at least during the day or when camping). I'm almost out and I want to cry. Guess it doesn't help that I've been using it as a super intensive foot lotion at night, but honestly, it has gotten rid of my callouses from being on my feet all day at the library! I have used 5,000 different foot lotions and none of them have done what this stuff does almost instantaneously! I know that's not what they had in mind, but I'm the boss of me!
May 20, 2013
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Oh mama! Put this stuff on clean skin and feel like a fancy rich lady being pampered by fan waving slavegirls....and one of them is Kate Winslet- she's the one who gently dabs this luscious nectar onto your your waiting skin......Oh, wait, where was I? Oh yeah. First of all, I've never had my FACE of all things smell so lovely. It's absolutely crazy! Your skin feels plump and inviting and sososososososososo soft! Since I started using this, my reactive redness has lessened to the point of being almost non-existent. People always thought I had a sunburn, and now even without makeup I look like a normal person!
May 20, 2013
