Tweet I hope you all are enjoying the weekend thus far. The weather is beautiful here in Northern California, but somehow, I still fee...
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Look: très jolie with MAC Folie
Tweet I'm back! I have been so utterly busy lately, but rather than bore you with the details of work and school, I will just head...
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Flash Sale: Free UK and International Shipping at Illamasqua!
Tweet Use code: UKFREE for UK orders or INTERNATIONAL45 for international orders over £45. Check out their false eyelashes sale ...
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Look: MAC Pro Bottle Green Eyeshadow
Tweet I hope everyone's making good use of their last day of rest before the new work/school week begins! I just purchased a new gr...
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Flash Sale: Sephora Friends and Family 20% off Promo
Tweet Happy Friday, everyone! I wish you all a fun-filled or relaxing weekend (whichever you are more in need of) and happy shopping co...
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Wow or WTF? -- Black Light Makeup by MUFE
Tweet I just happened to be browsing MUFE's newly added products on Sephora.com and came across this special $31 pigment that is ...
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Newsworthy: "What Does Your Makeup Say About You?" -- YahooShine
Tweet Just stumbled upon this interesting article on YahooShine . It 'tickled' me and although I don't agree that you can j...
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Matte Attack -- Brown Edition
Tweet Hello, all! I hope everyone is starting their week off well. I do apologize for being MIA! I have been mighty busy, but instead...
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Smart Beauty: Sephora's Big Beauty Sale
Tweet Have you guys checked out Sephora's Beauty Sale lately? Selected products from brands like Bare Escentuals, Stila, Temptu, a...
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Newsworthy: Allure Best of Beauty
Tweet Finally, a product I can stand behind! Makeup For Ever's HD Invisible Cover Foundation is in Allure's Best of Beauty p...
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Look: MAC Mythical & Folie
Tweet Let's transition into fall with a look using a permanent brown eyeshadow and a limited edition shimmering, pinky mauve color by...
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Look: Pink and Copper(ing)
Tweet Happy weekend everyone! I've done a new look for you all to check out, so I'll keep its introduction short and sweet.
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Review: Shea Moisture Organic Yucca & Baobab Thickening Shampoo w/ Biotin & Bamboo Extract
Tweet If you're like me and have ridiculously thin hair that lacks in volume, you're always on the hunt for 'volumizing'...
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Beauty U -- Are you Warm? or Cool?
Tweet Have you ever wondered what all the fuss was about when people mention the words ' warm ' and ' cool ' during make...
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Newsworthy: Allure's Best of Beauty Hall of Fame
Tweet Have you all seen this article on Yahoo.com yet? It features 10 of Allure's Best of Beauty Hall of Fame products ranging fr...
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Look: MAC Blue Brown Pigment
Tweet I hope you all had a fantastic weekend! Although I'm sad it's coming to an end, I hope this upcoming week comes with warm...
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Review: Shea Moisture Organic Raw Shea Chamomile & Argan Oil Baby Healing Lotion
Tweet I think this product wins the prize for "longest name ever," but all jokes aside, I am so happy to be able to introduc...
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Look: Mixed Metals for Fall 2011
Tweet A big trend this F/W 2011 per many runway shows is mixed metals and gold eyeliner in particular. I've done this look which...
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Review: Trader Joe's Spa - 100% Pure Jojoba Oil
Tweet Hi all, today I'm reviewing a product that I think everyone should try at least once. If it works for you, you won't let ...
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Nail File: OPI Black Cherry Chutney
Tweet Fall is but a couple of days away, but I couldn't wait to wear this new nail shade I just got! It is Black Cherry Chutney (...
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Review: Rimmel London Glam'Eyes Trio Eye Shadow - 621 Orion
Tweet I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Fall is just around the corner and what better colors to celebrate the return of riche...
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Video Tutorial: How to apply concealer
Tweet Let's start with the basics, shall we? I get lots of questions from friends on the right way to apply concealer. I've g...
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Review: Maybelline NY -- EyeStudio: 40 Mocha Mirage
Tweet I couldn't help but notice that Maybelline 's "baked" or "mineralize-looking" eyeshadow duos look ee...
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Make Up Your Mind: My Next Video Tutorial
Tweet Which Video Tutorial Would You Like to See Next?
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Secret Weapon: Sleeper Edition -- E.L.F. Eyelid Primer
Tweet I read about affordable eyeshadow primers in a beauty article that I can't recall at the moment, but suffice to say this $1.00...
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Review: Revlon CustomEyes Shadow & Liner -- 025 Metallic Chic
Tweet For my first ever drugstore brand, review, I've chosen Revlon's CustomEyes Shadow & Liner which allows you to Easily...
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Video Tutorial: MAC Stars 'N Rockets and Plum Dressing
Tweet Fresh new video for you all to check out! I'm using all permanent MAC eyeshadows -- two of which were my very first MAC purch...
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Review: MAC Mythical Eyeshadow
Tweet MAC Mythical Eyeshadow just appeared as part of the MAC Me Over Collection as part of their Fall Makeup offerings. It is a Velux...
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Newsworthy: My Perfect Makeup Storage Solution
Tweet You guys will never believe/guess where I found my perfect (finally!) makeup storage solution. After years of container-buyin...
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Smart Beauty: Target Coupons
Tweet Have you checked out Target.com's Coupons? There are currently 20 beauty coupons available for printing from your own home (or...
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FYI: New Look!
Tweet No, you haven't stumbled upon a stranger's blog. It's still me, Christina, your faithful beauty advisor! I thought I...
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Video Tutorial: Fall Plums
Tweet Here is my latest video tutorial featuring a very easy purple-y plum look. All you'd need are a dark base, dark purple shadow,...
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Video Tutorial: Blue Hurricane
Tweet In case you wanted a break-down and step-by-step how-to, I created this video tutorial for my most recent LOTD, Blue Hurricane. If...
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Q & A: Eyeliner Colors for Dark Eyes
Tweet Here's another 'Best Answer' question and answer from Yahoo! Answers for you to check out. This asker chose my answer...
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Blue Hurricane
Tweet Here is another look I did the other night featuring a smoky blue eyeshadow look. This technique, I refer to as the "horizont...
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Q & A: First Time Makeup Wearer
Tweet I came across this question on Yahoo's Answers page and decided to answer it because I was SO there as a college newbie who wa...
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Newsworthy: My YouTube Video Debut!
Tweet I am SO excited to be sharing with you all my first ever YouTube video. There are so many things I know I have to improve on, but ...
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Love That Look: Taylor Swift at the 2011 Teen Choice Awards
Tweet Although I didn't necessarily love her entire look, I do like the fact that Taylor (as if I were on a first name basis with ...
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Upcoming YouTube Debut!
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I'm finally BACK! I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting, but I've got big news to share. I just finished editing my...
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LOTD: Blushing Bride
Tweet I did this look before going on the hunt for a guest-of-the-wedding gown for a black tie wedding. I was so excited to be able to ...
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Golden Sunset
Tweet One of my all-time favorite looks to do that would be flattering on everyone is a golden sunset-like eye with a warm nude lip and ...
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Look: MAC Pro Longwear Lipcreme -- Prolong
Tweet I don't really believe I've finally done it because it seems so sudden...so unbelievable, but I have found my PERFECT RED ...
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Look: MAC Pro Blush -- Salsa Rose
Tweet I've been on the hunt for MAC Pro products worthy enough to add to my collection and I am officially swooning for Salsa Rose b...
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Look: MAC Pro Eyeshadow -- Ground Brown
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Upon browsing MAC's huge eyeshadow selection recently, I came across their Pro shade, Ground Brown. The artist who recommen...
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Look: Inglot Greens
Tweet Here's another look using three Inglot Cosmetics eyeshadows I fell in love with at first swatch. Inglot shadows are similar t...
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Look: Inglot Cosmetics Shadows #441 & #399
Tweet I have been completely MIA this past week because I was out of town! However, all is not lost since I was busy creating looks dur...
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Giving Beauty: WINNER of the Elizabeth Arden Eyeshadow Quad!
Tweet Congratulations, to one lucky reader ! If you didn't win this week or missed the giveaway altogether, stay tuned for another ...
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Make Up Your Mind -- no. 002
Tweet What kind of look is the most challenging for you to put together? survey software
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Giving Beauty: WIN an Elizabeth Arden Eyeshadow Quad!
Tweet I am giving away 1 Elizabeth Arden "Eyeshadow Quad" with four shadows (sparkle, topaz, aura, & smoke). Submit you...
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MAC Surfbaby Crushed Metallic Pigment Review & Swatches -- Surf the Ocean
Tweet None of the other products really grabbed me, so I made a modest mini-haul of two shadows and one (4-pigment) stack of crushed met...
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