New! NARS Hearts New York City Limited Edition Gift Set

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  One thing NARS Cosmetics and I have in common (other than my devotion to the brand) is that we LOVE New York City! I’ve only been there once but I have plans to go back again and again and again. What an interesting, vibrant, dynamic and versatile city!! Since my trips to NYC are [...]

Lancome Summer 2013 Color Design Eye Shadow Palette + A Giveaway!

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Good news beauties! Macy’s has an exciting gift-with-purchase available exclusively at Macy’s stores nationwide through May 27th, 2013. If you spend a minimum of $35 OR purchase two Lancôme products at Macy’s counters, you will receive a complimentary Lancôme tote containing 6 beauty essentials: minis of Visionnaire Advanced Skin Corrector, Génifique Youth Activating Concentrate, your choice of [...]

Delicious Spring/Summer Scents Perfect for Mother’s Day!

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The changing of the seasons is a bit magical don’t you think? I really missed that when I lived in Phoenix, Arizona—nothing ever changed. No glorious spring flowers to watch bloom, no brisk mornings filled with leaves changing color and certainly no chance to watch quiet snowflakes fall on a bright winter’s night. I decided [...]

Le Metier de Beaute Spring 2013 Pink Berry Creme Lip Creme

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Le Métier de Beauté has released five new glosses for spring–Three of them in the Lip Crème formula ($36 ) and two in the Sheer Brilliance ($32) formula. I much prefer the Lip Crèmes, they are more pigmented, are longer lasting and truthfully for $36 smackers they better be! The Sheer Brilliance formula is too sheer for my taste–I want some [...]

What’s In April Ispy Bag?

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    This month’s Ipsy sample bag is the third and best of the three. I haven’t been impressed with the previous two so this was a nice change. The theme for April is Pretty in Pink, I’m down with that. There are four products, two full sized–I’m down with that too. The bag is [...]

Makeup Wars Challenge: Favorite Cream or Pencil Eye Shadow

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2013 is quickly becoming the year of the “cosmetics crayon.” Nearly ever brand has an eye shadow or lip crayon or pencil. From pricey high-end lines to drugstore brands, crayons and pencils abound. The awesome bloggers are always on trend, so this weeks challenge focuses on the best cream or eye [...]

Spring Nails Featuring OPI, Pixi & butterLONDON

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Easter and Passover are done for this year, but pastels rule spring at least in nail trends. I chose three pastel colors to embrace the trend. Please excuse my horrible cuticles-bleh.     First up is OPI Can’t Find My Czechbook from the Euro Centrale Collection. I typically have bad luck with blues, most look [...]

The Best of Spring Beauty!

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In the world of cosmetics, seasons don’t follow nature or the calendar. Some brands were launching their spring collection is November and some began touting their summer collections back in February. Now we’re into April and the summer offerings are in full swing. Here in the Pacific Northwest spring is arriving sporadically but that hasn’t [...]