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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Do you want your cheeks to bask in all of the glory? Well, I do. Today I am sharing five of my favorite blushes that are easy to use and beautiful on. Dior Rouge 999 One of my latest blush purchases, the Dior Rouge Blush in 999 is one of the prettiest I own, and will probably ever own. It…
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Hey ya’ll! When Fenty came out with their bronzers a month or so ago, I had just purchased Benefit’s Hoola Toasted Bronzer. There aren’t many bronzers for dark skin that actually even show up on dark skin, or do what they are supposed to do: warm up the skin, giving you a beautiful sunkissed, toasty look. As delighted as I…
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Here are some swatches of the Dior Backstage Face and Body Foundation. There are quite a few shades of this foundation, but only six of them are truly for dark skin. I swatched shades 6.5 – 9. I imagine I am in the 7.5 range based on the skin swatches. The models on the Sephora website lead me to believe…
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Hey y’all! I am still buying less makeup and skincare than I was this time last year, but lo’ and behold! There are some thangs out there that I have been wanting! Tatcha Satin Skin Mist Honestly, I don’t love Tatcha’s Dewy Skin Mist. It makes me look greasy and my oily skin does not need help in that department.…
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Lay your eyes on the Dior Terra 5 Couleurs Eyeshadow Palette. Dior has become one of my favorite luxuty beauty brands because it seems like they are mind readers when it comes to putting out things I like! This palette spoke to me so loudly! Now with Dior, when they say limited edition, THEY MEAN LIMITED EDITION DAMMIT. So if you…
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Lay your eyes on the Dior Terra 5 Couleurs Eyeshadow Palette. Dior has become one of my favorite luxury beauty brands because it seems like they are mind readers when it comes to putting out things I like! This palette spoke to me so loudly! Now with Dior, when they say limited edition, THEY MEAN LIMITED EDITION DAMMIT. So if you…
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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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Base Bobbi Brown Skin Longwear Foundation (reviewed) Mac Powder Foundation – Dark (reviewed) Eyes Lancome Monsieur Big Mascara (reviewed) Brows Benefit Skinny Brow Pencil Lips Lanolips Rhubarb (reviewed) Cheeks Becca Mineral Blush Nightingale Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Poured Crème Highlighter Topaz If you enjoyed this post, you should add me on Bloglovin so you never miss another.
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Outstanding! Magnifique! I really like the look of bronzer and have only really been able to enjoy it when it’s shimmery. The first matte bronzer I loved was Becca’s Sunlit Bronzer but it still took some work to get it to show up on me. In walks Benefit’s Hoola Toasted Bronzer, recently released for darker skin tones. I knew I…
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At the end of April, Sephora will be having a beauty insiders sale starting April 26th-May 6th for Rouge, May 2nd-6th for VIB and Beauty Insiders. The sale is 20% off for Rouge, 15% off for VIB, and 10% off for Beauty Insiders. I have majorly cut back on makeup and skincare purchases in the last 12 months and did…
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Lay your eyes on this beauty. This is the Pat McGrath Mothership V Bronze Seduction Eyeshadow Palette, my first Mothership Palette. Before purchasing this, I has my eye on it but the price ($125) gave me a faint feeling every time I looked at it. Eventually, I said f*ck it and bought it impulsively. I have had this thing for…
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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 last thing I need is another sticky lip gloss that makes my lips look larger than they already are. Good news! This ain’t one of them! The Becca Glow Lip Glosses are not sticky at all, smell like a vanilla cupcake with just enough frosting, and is flattering to my full, luscious lips. I have been using these since…
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When the Becca Skin Love Foundation first came out, it didn’t seem all that interesting to me, but after I got a tube from a friend (Sienna), I was like 😱😱😱 THIS STUFF IS AMAZING! My skin type Oily and imperfect. I have fading dark acne scars and tiny icepick scars on my cheeks. What it’s supposed to do From…
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I’ve been on this unofficial quest to find a dupe for Ben Nye’s Banana Powder. I love it, and it’s a forever purchase, HG product, but good lordt is it hard to find. Of all the purchases, I’m sure I’ve bought some fakes too. I’ve tried a few different Banana Powders as dupes but neither of them hit the mark.…
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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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Photo: Nordstrom.com From March 1 through April 14, Nordstrom is having a “Natural Beauty” feature. It looks like they have brought in beauty conscious brands for this pop-in event, some of which I’ve never even heard of before. I’m not particularly picky about having natural ingredients in my beauty products, but there’s something about the trend that’s appealing. For me,…
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It’s hard to believe that at one point in my makeup life, I didn’t care for blush. I thought blush was basic af, that I didn’t really need it, and that it all looked alike on my skin. All it took was a little time and experimentation to clear that right up. Turns out, I love blush! My favorite blush…
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