Most years I am somewhat smart. I make a little pact with myself: between US Thanksgiving and the end of January, I don't go into stores of any type unless I'm buying groceries, or necessities (like cat litter.) This is because the holidays have an unnerving effect on people. They ...
My eyeshadow collection is pretty varied. I've got fewer black/white/grey shadows than any other single color, but I've got pretty even distribution of greens, oranges, yellows, purples...everything else. I do have a lot of browns, and for a while I went on a forced fast: no matter...
I was interested in these two kits (this one and Eye Gotta) primarily for the creaseless cream shadows. (I really like Benefit’s Creaseless Cream Shadows - which I have to wear with a primer in order for them to last all day without creasing, but they are excellent shadow...
Sometimes, beauty products disappoint us - sometimes badly. Fortunately, it's become easier for consumers to be careful about their choices and to minimize disappointments. But they occasionally happen. My most recent two are from MYX and elf. A few years ago, prompted by a lipstick-swatchfest post over at Phyrra's place,...
There are a few products that I started using this year that just may be added to my “must-have” list! While I have been using these items for less than a year, they've really impressed me. First up, <strong>Revlon's Just Bitten Balmstains</strong>. They apply easily, you...
Yes, the allure of new beauty schtuffs is ever-present. New colors, new collections, new brands. But there are still those items that I keep using, keep returning to even if I briefly try something else. Everyone could make a list of their "beauty staples" - some holy grail products, some...
BFTE Cosmetics releases their holiday collections today - Miss Conduct, and Miss Behavior. I thought that since everyone else was posting looks with Miss Conduct, that I'd do a look with Miss Behavior (the blues-set). This was a little trickier, since with Miss Behavior, there is no obvious “highlighter” shade....
<strong>Goodbye Tarte; hello Revlon</strong> Tarte's Lipsurgence lip tints are great in several ways. They twist up, meaning you never waste any product during sharpening; they have a fairly broad shade range (in terms of warm, neutral, and cool); they moisturize very well; they don't feel heavy...
<strong>Fyrinnae's Pixie Epoxy</strong> This was initially created by Fyrinnae's cosmetic chemist because he wanted to keep the glitters in their place, and glittery. (The words I remember, but can't find now, were something to the tune of “I wanted to look like a pixie - not...
Elegant “holiday” metallic gold - and one of the only two polishes I got from the Ornate collection. It is somewhat similar to a few other Zoya polishes, but not similar enough that I'd skip this one: it's more metallic than Goldie, lighter than Richelle, brighter than Jules. Viewed up...
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