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Manufacturer: Benefit Cosmetics Availability: online from Benefit; on Sephora's website and in Sephora stores Color Range: neutral pink/peach/gold, with a few mauve and brown colors; matte and shimmer finishes Staying Power: lasts for 3 hours without creasing Cost/Amount: 4.5 grams for USD$18 Would you purchase again: possibly - only...
This color is described as “a wonderfully medium-deep red with a medium shimmer and highlights of blue.” That much is accurate: it's a medium red, there are highlights of blue, and there's a slight shimmer. What isn't stated is that there's almost no pigment to this color. It's a great...
I found this collection because one of the colors, Tanaquil, was a) a lovely blue color that I’d seen many others use to create some gorgeous looks; and b) was (when I found it) still available in the 10-gram jar for just over $4 (Aromaleigh was phasing out their old...
Reap and Sew is part of the Go Glam or Go Home subset of the regular pigment collection. It's a beautiful liner or contour shade, especially when paired with either Mesh and Lace or the more subdued Just Not Right (both also from The She Space.) Highly pigmented like most...
Comparing myself and my attitudes towards makeup from 2004 to 2009: THEN, I would have only gone into Sephora if a friend wanted to go, and I would have stood around waiting for them to be ready to leave. NOW, I am a Beauty Insider and have emptied my beauty-bank twice to...
This collection was released in honor of Heather Hanson’s father, who passed away January 25, 2009. The product page reported that all monies from the sales of this collection were being donated to the Make-a-Wish foundation, in honor of Heather’s father who had been so good with kids. This collection...
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