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Benefit Cosmetics Roller Lash Mascara Review

So Benefit Roller Lash Mascara has been all the hype lately and of course, I had to try it (Mascara junkie here with short, straight lashes). I do have a couple other mascara reviews coming up but thought I would get the ball rolling on this one first. I’ve had it for a little bit […]

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Amazing Cosmetics Amazing Concealer Review

Amazing Cosmetics’ Amazing Concealer comes in 20 shades, which is a pretty vast range to suit the majority of skin tones, from light to deep and offers both warm and cool undertones. The amazing folks at Amazing Cosmetics sent me the Tan shade, which is ‘medium to olive complexions with peach or neutral undertones’. As […]

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Makeup Geek Spell Bound Blush Review, Swatches

Makeup Geek Spell Bound Blush is described as a “light tan with salmon undertones.” On my NC40 olive/medium skin tone, it’s a neutral muted rosy pink with warm undertones and a matte finish. It showed up very bright and pigmented and I see this working for almost every skin tone. Just like MUG eyeshadows, the […]

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Makeup Geek Peach Smoothie and Shimma Shimma Eyeshadows Reviews, Swatches

Makeup Geek Peach Smoothie Eyeshadow is described as a “light peach beige with a soft matte finish. It is a pale peach orange-soda color with warm undertones. It is a fantastic blending and transition shade and one of my most used colors. Peach Smoothie works very well with almost every eyeshadow. It has a soft, […]

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Get Beautiful Illuminated Skin with MAC Strobe Cream

I love dewy luminous skin. I discovered MAC Strobe Cream a while ago when my skin was acting crazy and that is the best way to described it. My skin needed a “pick me up”, something that was going to add a level of moisture and some luminosity all at the same time. Then I […]

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Kat Von D Shade + Light Contour Palette Review

It is an exclusive contour palette featuring three shades for contouring and three shades for highlighting, designed to shape and define facial features to create a look of authentic dimensionality. Kat Von D Shade & Light Contour Palette (US $46.00 & CAD $55.00) includes three highlight shades and three contour shades. All the shades are […]

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Maybelline Fit Me Concealer Review

Maybelline Fit Me Concealers are very pigmented and creamy. It’s a thin, liquid formula that covers and hides imperfections incredibly well. It also hides dark under eye circles and highlights my under eye nicely. It applies and sets not too quickly but also doesn’t take forever. It gives you just enough time to blend to […]

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MAC Mineralize Blush in Warm Soul – Review, Swatches & Photos

MAC Mineralize Blush Warm Soul (US $27.00 & CAD $32.00) is described on MAC website as “mid tone beige with gold pearl”. However, I would say it is a burnt peach rose gold color with gold shimmer pearls. It is pigmented but at the same time sheer and lightweight. The texture is nice and soft […]

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Hourglass Modernist Eyeshadow Palette in Exposure I Review, Photos, Swatches

Hourglass Modernist Eyeshadow Palette in Exposure (US $58.00 & CAD $67.00) is described as Plums and the shades contain within the palette are: Champagne (satin), Aubergine (matte), Bronze (shimmer), Black violet (subtle shimmer) and Lilac (satin). The five shades complement each other very well and the palette itself is very unique in the way it […]

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Maybelline Master Prime Primer Review – Blur + Illuminate

  Maybelline Master Prime Primer bases are new permanent face primers for Spring 2015 and come in three formulations: Blur and Smooth (White); Blur and Illuminated (Pink); and Blur and Redness Control (Green). Today I will be talking about the Blur + Illuminate primer. The claims are: Visually blurs imperfections and smoothes skin surface Primes […]