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A few years ago (as my eyelids began to get a bit "crepe-y") I switched from eye pencils to powdered eye liners exclusively, but prior to that I used Trish McEvoy's eye pencils most of the time. As always, her color choices are classic and flattering. The great thing about her pencils is that they glide on smoothly, yet they're hard enough to sharpen to a fine point. And they have tremendous staying power (especially if you top them with Trish's powdered Eye Definer)!
March 10, 2011
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It's not easy to find a small-sized blush brush that gives a good application. But Trish McEvoy's "M" (for "mini") sized brushes all have full-sized brush heads. Only the handle is mini-sized! So even this "mini" blush brush gives a lovely application of blush that's great for on-the-go touch-ups.
March 10, 2011
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This lip primer from Trish McEvoy really does live up to its name. A TM makeup artist used this on my lips before applying lip color, and even the dark lipstick shade she used didn't feather or creep into the fine lines around my mouth. It creates a silky-smooth base so even matte colors glide on beautifully on top of it. I never even knew I needed a lip primer before I tried this!
March 10, 2011
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Trish McEvoy's lip liners are a joy to apply. They're smooth and creamy, but you can sharpen them easily. The colors are gorgeous, timeless, and universally flattering (like nearly all Trish's makeup)! I've used these practically forever, and though I've tried less expensive liners, I always come back to these.
March 10, 2011
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Trish McEvoy's brushes are legendary for their superb quality and cut. This brush was introduced to me by a Trish makeup artist about 20 years ago as the "windshield wiper" brush, which is the motion you use to blend eye shadows you've applied to your crease. There have been many imitations of this iconic brush, but none as good as the original!
March 10, 2011
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I've already written a lengthy review of Trish's fabulous makeup planners. These magnetic pages with a "hole-punched" strip (like a paper binder insert) are the heart of the system. You can create custom pages with exactly the colors you want (they work with metal pans from other brands of cosmetics, too, should you want to use them). You can use a single page if you wear the same makeup all the time, or have a page for your tanned summer look and one for your winter makeup. If you like to mix and match a lot of different looks, you could have a page of just eye shadows and another of just blushes, for example. Lots of versatility. There are 3 different sizes of pages to match the 3 different sizes of planner binders, but I've used the medium size "Mini") pages in both my "Mini" and my Large planners.
March 10, 2011
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Trish McEvoy's eye shadows all are fabulous quality, highly pigmented, blendable, and come in gorgeous, timeless, sophisticated and extremely wearable colors. Her large pans of lighter colors intended for covering the entire eye area before applying darker shades are called her "deluxe" eye shadows, but they're the same wonderful formula as her regular shadow pans. I've worn these shadows for 20 years and, although I've tried other high-end brands, I keep coming back to Trish's shadows.
March 10, 2011
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I bought my first Trish McEvoy planner probably 20 years ago. It was a cool idea and great for my makeup pans, but the little mesh zipped compartment inside was WAY too small for all the other makeup and tools I needed to keep with them - tweezers, mascara, lipsticks, eyelash curler, etc. So after a while I stopped using it. Then a few years ago Trish redesigned her planners, and I decided to take a look. Wow - what a difference! I still have no use for the very cute "Petite" size planners - if I want to tuck something into my purse, I use Trish's charger compacts. But I immediately bought both the medium sized ("Mini") and Large planners and have been using them constantly ever since. The new removable zippered mesh compartments on both planners are spacious, which makes a huge difference. The magnetic pages, of course, are the heart and soul of the planner system. I can store a ton of brushes in the brush section, and there's a new, extra zippered compartment in the back for flat compacts, chargers, blotting papers, whatever. These re-designed makeup planners are the best things since sliced bread!
March 10, 2011
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I've tried liquid pen-type concealers before, as well as loads of cream concealers, but so far this one is my favorite (along with Vincent Longo's concealer pot, which gives a bit more coverage if I need it). This one looks extremely natural, and yet it also does a great job of lightening the hereditary dark circles under my eyes. It seems to be faintly luminizing - the whole area just looks brighter after I apply it.
March 10, 2011
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These chargers come in several sizes and are perfect for tucking into your purse if you don't want to lug around an entire planner. I keep my planners at home (and for travel, of course) and keep duplicates of my favorite shades in one of these chargers in my purse. It's nice that I can change out the colors whenever I want, and the mirror is nice and large.
March 10, 2011
