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Review: NYX Macaron Lippies/Lipsticks
Despite the ever-increasing demand for lip shades that make neons look office appropriate, pastels have still been sadly neglected in commercial makeup. NYX identified this gap in this market and...
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Are the VIB Value Kits a Better Deal? Or: A Guide to Sephora's Summer 2014...
It's time for my biannual "let's see if Sephora's value kits are a good deal or not" post! For my methods, suggested uses, and caveats, please see my original post here.As always, having a good value...
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Ipsy June 2014 Review
It's the end of the month, and I'm pretty sure that waiting until June is over to write about a June subscription box means I get a late fine or something.Here's what I got in Ipsy this month:For once,...
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Review: Benefit Cosmetics 'They're Real' Push Up Liner
Apparently there has been a shitload of hype about this new Benefit eyeliner contraption. Ever since I admitted that I had missed the hype due to literally never checking my email (apologies to...
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Review: LORAC Pro Palette 2
The LORAC Pro palette is my favorite neutral palette. When someone asks me, "Which Naked palette should I buy?" I always ask if they have considered the creamy, perfectly-laid out LORAC Pro over Urban...
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Julep July 2014 Review
Last month, Julep ran out of box upgrades. This month, I overcompensated by rushing to upgrade without any regard for whether or not I actually wanted the shit in the upgrade at all.As always, I...
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I Don't Know What Your Sexy Facebook Profile Picture Says About Your...
"The Price of Sexy: Viewers’ Perceptions of a Sexualized Versus Nonsexualized Facebook Profile Photograph" coming out of Oregon State University is being published in Psychology of Popular Media...
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PopSugar Must Have June AND July 2014 Reviews
You may have noticed (or not, I don't know how much time you spend randomly refreshing the page here) that I missed reviewing the June PopSugar Must Have box. I did get the box! I just have been very...
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Testing "The Goss Method" for Foundation
For those of you who don't already know him, Wayne Goss is a makeup artist and a prolific, popular beauty youtuber. I'm always particularly amused by his hyperbolic video titles, which include names...
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Review: Manna Kadar Cosmetics Eye Palette in Diamonds Darling
I'm a gray eyeshadow lover. Give me an ombre gray palette and I'm fifteen minutes away from looking like a slutty black and white photograph.Manna Kadar's Diamonds Darling palette not only has the...
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Birchbox July 2014 Review
What month is it again?Here was my July Birchbox:Cynthia Rowley Beauty Eyeliner in Black (0.03oz), approximate retail value $12.00At some point, you kind of run out of things to say about nice, soft,...
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Ipsy July 2014 Review
Next up in ridiculously belated reviews… SHIT I GOT (from Ipsy).This is what it looks like in a pile:BeFine Food Skin Care Daily Moisturizer with SPF15 (1.5 fl oz), approximate retail value...
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Review: Pumpkin and Poppy Oak Bark Contouring Powder
Given the popularity of contouring in the makeup-loving world, it's pretty surprising that there aren't more contouring products that fall into the realm of believable shadows. You can love the look of...
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Are Indie Eyeshadows Cheaper, Ounce per Ounce?: The Math
I do love both indie eyeshadows and sitting on high horses. However, after reading my one millionth, "Oh my god, every time someone buys a palette from Sephora, I want to tell them how much cheaper...
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Julep August 2014 Review
I miss the days when Julep arrived at the very beginning of the month. Now, it comes smack dab in the middle, just like every other subscription box. I need everything to be spaced out!On the bright...
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Review: Paul & Joe Beauté Eye Color Trio in Cherry Blossom
If you need an eyeshadow palette adorned with pictures of kittens, there simply isn't a whole lot of commercially available products to choose from.Paul and Joe, though. They have you covered… for a...
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PopSugar Must Have August 2014 Review
At a relatively high $40 a month, I always have a few reservations about PopSugar Must Have. It's nice when that hemming and hawing ends up being completely unnecessary. I was quite happy with my box...
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Birchbox August 2014 Review
Douglas Adams famously said that he loves the whooshing sound that deadlines make as they go by.…And that's clearly why I'm reviewing August's Birchbox in September. Here's what my box looked like:I...
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Ipsy August 2014 Review
The middle of September is totally the right time to review my August Ipsy bag, right?Here's what it looked like:The plastic polka dotted bag was tiny and cylindrical, meaning that the majority of the...
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Review: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz in Medium Brown
Those of you who lurk here frequently probably know that I don't have a lot of eyebrow hair. I have the kind of brows that make brow-grooming ladies say, "Well, I don't know what to do about all these...
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Julep September 2014 Review
As per usual, I opted to upgrade my Julep Maven box this month (using points rather than cash; I would not upgrade if I had to pay to do so!), turning what would have been a small $20/$25 box into an...
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Birchbox September 2014 Review
Pretend it's a month ago.This was my Birchbox!:I got stuff!:Macadamia Professional Healing Oil Spray (travel size at 2 fl oz), retail value $14.50I'm still waiting on a genie in a lamp to deliver some...
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Ipsy September 2014 Review
Month. September. One of those. Oh god. Please forgive my lateness. I don't know why I am so short on time these days. Judging by the dust bunnies, I clearly can't blame the time I have been spending...
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PopSugar Must Have September 2014 Review
Subscription boxes are a little bit like gambling. At $40 a month, PopSugar Must Have is slightly higher stakes gambling.Here was the payout in September:Tilo Modal Graduation Scarf in Raisin, retail...
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A Guide to Sephora's 2014 $10 Black Friday Deals
Sephora released their annual $10 Black Friday deals on Pinterest earlier this week (you can see their album here), but I only managed to catch them today. Happy Thanksgiving, procrastinators! If...
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