Earlier this month, I took a short trip back to my old stomping grounds. I spent eight glorious years in my 20’s in Miami and it’s always a pleasure to go back. Last year, my partner and I went over Valentine’s Day <3 and we decided to do it again. It’s become a tradition, I think. The weather wasn’t the…
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Happy almost Spring! Yeah, I really just want to skip right on over the winter we have been having in the mid-Atlantic, and things are looking up! Today I have a red lip of the day to share, Armani Beauty Lip Maestro Liquid Lipstick in the shade Sultan. I picked this up as part of a holiday set months ago,…
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As promised, I am back to talk a little bit about a couple of the Makeup by Mario items I hauled, now that I have had a chance to use and “perfect” them. The Glam Eyeshadow Quad in Bronzy Glam actually exceeded my expectations. I noticed when I purchased it, it had iffy reviews. I had already had trouble with…
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Kisses all around! Here’s a roundup of the best lip products to prep and primp your lips for the softest, poutiest, most kissable, lips!
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Hear me out on this one! I know all of these National Whatever Days are meant to drive consumerism but I have a suggestion for National Lipstick Day: shop your own stash! While I realize there are a lot of deals to be had, perhaps now would be a good time to ask yourself, “do I have space for this?”…
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Check out my lip swatch video for two of the Charlotte Tilbury Hot Lips 2 lipsticks. I picked up Viva la Vergara and Glowing Jen. Review coming soon! -XX If you enjoyed this post, you should add me on Bloglovin so you never miss another.
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Bite Beauty Outburst Longwear Lip Stain is a full-coverage, high definition, long-lasting lip stain that is one of the truest lip stains I have ever tried. What I mean by that is after I remove it, it’s still present on my lips for days after that. Now, some people may find this unappealing, but for me, I think of it…
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Lipstick Queen has released a line of Rear View Mirror Lip Lacquers, a new lipstick with the shine of a gloss, the vibrancy of a lipstick, and the moisture of a lip balm. I have four colors I’ll be showing off: Little Nude Coupe: pinky beige nude Joy Ride Java: subtle cocoa Berry Tacoma: bright raspberry Low Rider Raisin: deep plum wine
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The Bobbi Brown Crushed Lipstick Duos at Nordstrom are back! I picked these up a while back and they went out of stock so I didn’t bother reviewing them… now that they’re back I wanted to tell you all about them. You get two for one at $29 – a steal! Bobbi Brown Crushed Lipstick Lilac Bobbi Brown Crushed Lipstick Ruby My…
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Sooooo much better than the Matte Lip Glow! I just had to start this post off by saying that because if you recall, I was not impressed with the matte version of the Dior Lip Glows. In defense of the Lip Glow, prior to trying the matte version, I hadn’t tried any other Lip Glows. Very happy that this one…
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I often wonder when the beauty industry will call “nude lipsticks” for what they are: beige. I’m guilty of it too, if only by social construction. However, it turns out, my lips are not beige; they are actually almost the same color as my face. So for me, a true nude lipstick is going to be something in the brown…
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I first saw the Pat McGrath Lip Fetish Astral Lip Balm on Instagram. Of course, the lips didn’t look anything like mine, but it was a live video and I thought how could this not look good on me? I am glad I took a chance and picked it up! I picked up the shade Pink Astral in concert with…
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The Pat McGrath Mini MatteTrance Skin Show Trio is/was a limited edition release at Sephora a month or so ago; I’m not sure if they will bring these back, but I wanted to say a few words about them anyway, in case they do. The Skin Show Trio includes three mini versions of her MatteTrance lipsticks in 1995, Flesh 3,…
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Will fall in full motion, now is the perfect time to have another look at the Bite Beauty Spice Things Up Collection. I was enthralled with the collection when it first came out and went to Sephora to see what I can see. I ordered Crushed Chili right away, which I’ve already reviewed and went back sporadically to check out…
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Weightless and sexy are two words that come to mind when I am wearing the Givenchy Le Rouge Mat lipstick in the shade Rouge Stiletto. I used 100 of my Sephora points to pick this baby up and I am so glad I did because I am very impressed with the formula and the red is so vibrant and pretty.
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Sometimes I have this image in my head of makeup I want to do on myself, for example, a tropical heat look where I imagine myself on an exotic island with. But then, when I put it on my face, it doesn’t always come together nicely.
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Bite Beauty is one of my absolute favorite lipstick brands. In fact, recall me claiming that their Amuse Bouche line is the most moisturizing lipstick ever. I stand by that statement! Bite released a spice-inspired collection a few months back in their Amuse Bouche collection and I have been crushing on it ever since. More specifically, I was crushing on…
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As many of you may know, Nordstrom has a Karl Lagerfeld + ModelCo makeup collaboration, exclusively available on their website. I went into the store and was pleasantly surprised to find that the collection was in store! I made out with one lip product, the Lip Lights in Modern Muse, as I was initially going in there for something else.
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Hey y’all! Apparently I am into holographic shiny things lately and recently went to Sephora to check out the Too Faced Mystical Effects Lipsticks. The lipsticks were strange lipstick colors, but when you swatched them, they weren’t so strange at all!
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Why pick one, when you can have them all? The Bad Boy. Mr. Right. Mr. Right NOW. And of course, the Good Catch. Well, now you can with Lipstick Queen’s Dating Game Collection. I must say, as a human adult, I have gone through all of these phases of men! 😂 I just love the marketing in this collection. Have…
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