The Color Didn’t Really Explode

I normally don’t buy Maybelline.  I realize that it’s an unpopular thing to say, but to me it’s always been cheap.  In my experience, the shadows were barely pigmented and the foundations caked and never matched my skin.  I gave up when I discovered indie and counter alternatives. One of the things that caught my […]

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Picks of the Week

I’ve been trying to keep my PotW while I’m on vacation of the ‘drugstore’ variety 🙂  I realize I’m also a day earlier (since I usually post these on Friday), but go with it. Maybelline Eyestudio Color Gleam Cream Shadows (25 Neutral Liaisons) Well, cut my legs and call me shorty, I love this palette.   […]

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Picks of the Week

This weeks Picks of the Week are all drugstore finds! 1 – Covegirl Liquiline Blast Thanks to a couple of unexpected gift cards I picked up a few of these colors based on some reviews I’d seen for them.  I have Brown Blaze, Silver Spark, Violet Voltage, and Green Glow.  Typically I don’t like a […]

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Film Noir

The heroine in our Hollywood mystery, Dotty, walks tentatively into the office of the city’s best (and most discrete) Private Eye. On her feet she wears Two Toned Spat Booties.  She pairs then with a comfortable pair of polka dot thigh highs, mimicking the pattern formed by the buttons up the spats. Her hair is […]

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Picks of the Week

1 – L’ Oreal 360 Go Clean Deep Cream Cleanser The only reason I got this was I had a free coupon.  I wasn’t particularly interested in it, I have a ‘routine’ I like that I stick to for my face.  So it actually sat in the downstairs bathroom for a while.  Since I’ve been […]

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My Favorites of 2009

5 – Clinique’s Even Better Foundation in Ivory Finding a foundation both light enough and not yellow-ish has always been a quest of mine.  This year I was lucky enough to stumble upon the Clinique counter, which is one of the few make up brands I’d steered away from.  How I got there is a […]

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So Dreamy

Everyone knows I love Maybelline’s Dream Mousse Blush.  Today while I was browsing at Target waiting for my prescription I saw that Rimmel had something called 8 HR Mousse Blush.  They had a few colors, but the one that caught  my eye was #005 Frozen Cherry.  It looked almost like an exact dupe for my […]

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Drugstore Finds

I think I’m going to start a miniseries of reviews for things I find at my local drugstores. In this exciting episode I bring you Wet and Wild and Undercover. First I picked up the ArchEnvy dual eyebrow pencil in Brunette. On one end it’s a brow color, on the other shaping wax.  HOW AMAZING […]

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Blush Showdown

I was curious as to how my new favorite mousse blush compared to my ultimate blush, Nars Orgasm. Side by side, as you can see, the colors are really similar.  The sheen even looks the same.  So I primed and foundationed a spot on the back of my hand and swatched both. left to right […]

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Sake

My everyday makeup has pretty much been the same for a week. NYX Eyeshadow in Pink Oleander over the lid (primed first, naturally) with NYX Eutopia in the outer V, just creating a shadow, blending carefully.  I then added MAC Pigment in Your Ladyship to highlight the brow and a tad on the inner corner.  […]

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