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This was different!  I tried the L’Oreal HIP Kohl Eye Liners in Gold & Navy, two classic and at the same time, trendy colors which makes me happy.
The powder pigments are in little vials and the applicator is on [...]

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Every smart woman’s wardrobe includes a great pair of stilettos for their lengthening effect on legs.  So it’s only natural that her makeup repertoire should induce that same dark lengthening effect.  Maybelline’s LASH Stiletto mascara can help you achieve that.  It’s new, it’s washable and it’s awesome.  Maybelline knows about lashes… great lash is still a personal favorite but [...]

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Makeup that talks back!  finally, makeup for us not-so-expert applicants!
4 shades, one gorgeous holographic covered compact and a joyful “press here” button conspire to give you a smoky eye.  The Stila guide is straight forward and to the point but effective in guided you through the process.
If that’s not enough, there’s a plastic guide sheet [...]

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When we lived in Japan we’d make regular trips to the body shop to stock up on all the essentials.  Peppermint Foot Lotion and Hemp Hand Lotion were mainstays in the house but we bought whatever else, it was all funny money anyway, right?  I thought I was sooo cool with that silver tube and [...]

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Lancôme’s big Ô has been on the open market for two weeks (yes, there wuz an underground effect with this one). 
I haven’t tried it and probably won’t in the forseeable future, I am so loaded down with mascara it’s not even funny, not to mention the need to ration funds in preparation for gift-giving season.
However, I’m really dying to [...]

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Why play it safe when you can be an Extremist?  long and bold lashes are yours when you add Rock and Republic’s Extremist Mascara to your life.
The mascara brush is long and straight with packed in bristles.  Does a great job applying mascara, I love that Extremist has a long wand since it’s my personal [...]

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Have you updated your makeup bag for fall yet?  Most women I know are buying makeup left and right, non-stop this season.  The reasons are numerous… forgot makeup in car, something melts and leaks/ruins everything, with the hustle and bustle of summer makeup got left at the hotel room or slipped out of a beach bag.
Of [...]

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Shu Uemura has a new collection of false eyelashes that are batting their way to the top.  The result of an artistic collaboration with Dutch design duo, Viktor & Rolf, the lashes are encased in a luxurious box and come with a masquerade eye mask.
The three lash looks are a stand alone accessory, inspired by [...]

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Anastasia’s Beverly Hills salon was one of the stops on the Total Beauty Tour and was amazing.  The open layout of the salon is very nice and bright with a stunning array of celebrity clients on the walls.  Clients are consulted and brows are groomed in the main room.  I was suprised to see there are a [...]

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Two things you never thing of at the same time: Madonna and suckers… somehow her latest album Hard Candy got me to thinking. If there’s any woman on the planet I’d like to go to for beauty advice it would be Madonna.  She’s no sucker or fool and by now she’s seen it all and then some.  If she likes [...]

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