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Hot weather makeup

If I can avoid it, I don’t like wearing any makeup when I’m outdoors, especially during hot, summer days. Sometimes, however, I make an exception. If I know that there will be lots of picture taking or if I simply want to feel a bit more comfortable, I have my go-to products that keep my skin looking nice and fresh without my makeup melting away or looking oily.…

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L’Oreal Miss Manga Mascara Review

I don’t know much about Manga, but one thing that I know for a fact is that characters in this style of cartoons originating in Japan have very large and almond-shaped eyes. L’Oreal’s new mascara “Mega Volume Miss Manga” was clearly inspired by Manga and is supposed to help to recreate the big-eyelash and big-eyes look. L’Oreal’s mascaras are amongst my favorite (drugstore wise) so I couldn’t wait to try  out “Miss Manga”.…

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Licorice

It’s only a second time that I’m sporting black nails and I’m not exactly sure why. I’ve always loved deep, dark nail polishes such as burgundy and tawny bronze shades. Black, on the other hand, was a bit intimidating to me, even though I’d ALWAYS see ladies at the department stores rocking it and thought that it looked very classy and sophisticated.…

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A touch of shimmer..

Here she is. My first Shimmer Brick by Bobbi Brown. I can’t tell you how long I’ve been waiting to get my hands on this baby. Pretty much every single time that I visit a department store that sells Bobbi Brown cosmetics, I always stop by the counter and swatch the Shimmer Brick compacts, in an attempt to convince myself that it’s totally okay to spend $42.00 on a highlighter/blush powder. Well, as you can see, I finally gave in.…

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