Laura Mercier is offering a plethora of palettes this holiday season. We previously looked at her Master Toolbox, a handsome double-decker palette containing both eyeshadow and lip color. For those of you who don't like paletted lip products (confession: I can't work a lip brush), the Eye Color Palette is one of three eye-only options.
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Matte eyeshadow lovers, rejoice — the world is conspiring in your favor!
I keep hearing from matte lovers who feel frustrated by a lack of options. And when I think about who I expect to see in matte eyeshadow, my mental image is generally the more conservative user (in terms of style, not political leaning). With that in mind,
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I am delighted to announce our first ever sweepstakes! Now through 5:29 p.m., CST on Friday, November 14, enter to win one of two fabulous prizes.
Giveaway 1 – U.S. and Canada only
French skincare/cosmetics brand Sothys (pronounced So-tis), is sending one lucky reader a home spa kit tailored to his or her skincare
I don't think there's anything wrong with doing a little shopping for yourself while you're doing your Christmas shopping. But I think a lot of retailers try to suggest that you can shop for yourself while shopping for someone else — and I don't think that's possible. (I have to get into the zone, where I'm channeling my
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By very special request, I've got a few more Dior quint swatches for you today. Neither Night Dust nor Stylish Move is iridescent, though I thought each contained a shade that had a little shimmer to it. (My imagination? Anyone?) Night Dust is definitely the most matte quint, overall, that I've seen from Dior.
It seems like Stylish
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Well it's the eve of Sephora's Friends and Family Sale, and I'm sure many a shopping decision is being finalized. So I figured the most useful swatches I could provide today would be a few more Dior Quints.
Earth Reflection is probably the most popular of the Dior quints, because it's both neutral and widely available — unlike
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MAC Mineralize represents the permanent component of the Sheer Minerals collection. Minerals are hot right now, so MAC brings you three foundation choices: Fluid (Mineralize Satinfinish SPF 15, $28), Loose Powder (Mineralize SPF 15 Foundation/Loose, $29), and Pressed Powder (Mineralize Skinfinish/Natural, $25).
The collection also makes permanent six of the Mineralize Blushes (previously swatched with Sonic Chic;
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A few months ago, Laura Mercier reformulated, repackaged her eyeshadows, and raised the price from $20 to $22. Naturally people were unhappy about the change, and most said that the consistency of the new shadows was not as good as the old ones. Unfortunately, I didn't get around to swatching the old shadows before they disappeared... and I haven't
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