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Archive for the ‘fake it’ Category

February 20th, 2008

How to Make Your Eyes Look Brighter & Wider

Between Leo at Lancome and Chad at Three Custom Color Specialists, I picked up a few tips on how to make my eyes appear brighter and wider. Something I always noticed in pictures is that when I smile, my eyes seem to look a bit squinty and small.
1-Do not apply mascara to your bottom lashes. […]

By Shannon -- 11 comments

January 5th, 2008

tarte’s Free Rest Assured With Purchase

From January 4th-February 4th tarte cosmetics will be giving customers with orders of $40+ (not including tax & shipping) their Rest Assured Brightening Wand for free ($22 value).
If you haven’t seen this brightening wand, one end is a nude-pink liner for the corner of your eyes and the other end is a sheer pink highlighter […]

By Shannon -- 4 comments

November 11th, 2007

Benefit Cosmetics “Justine Case”

It seems that California Kissin was a one hit wonder, soon to be miniturized and is now part of the “Justine Case” Wrapped and Ready product category of Benefit Cosmetics. I’ve had California Kissin (in the “old” full size version) for a while and feel mixed about it…
California Kissin is Benefit’s “fake it” gloss for […]

By Shannon -- 7 comments

June 12th, 2007

Urban Apothecary Mineral Sheer Radiance

The one thing I hear most often when you have a newborn in your midst is, “You look so worn out.” Yes, only 2 hours of sleep a night will do that to you. Cheri at Urban Apothecary mentioned to me that a few sweeps of her Mineral Sheer Radiance across my face will perk […]

By Shannon -- 1 comment

March 29th, 2007

Urban Apothecary Product Alert

Do you know that the Supernatural Mineral Powder that I fell in love with months ago is still going strong–so much product left and I basically use it everyday! It still remains one of my favorite foundations.
Since I am a fan of Urban Apothecary, I subscribe to their newsletter and this recent newsletter is awfully […]

By Shannon -- 4 comments

March 18th, 2007

Benefit Cosmetics Lemon-Aid

Benefit’s Lemon-Aid came in sample size in the Realness of Concealness that I purchased last week (and so worth the money). My friend Carla at Product Girl had raved about Lemon-Aid long ago and I have been wanting it ever since.
Lemon-Aid is a yellow correcting cream that makes redness and discoloration on your eyelids disappear. […]

By Shannon -- 8 comments

March 6th, 2007

New Product Alert: HottieDots

The beauty mark was made famous by Cindy Crawford and now you can achieve the same look with these new peel and stick beauty marks called Hottiedots.
They come in a variety of colors: Midnight Kiss (off black), Chocolate Kiss (dark brown), Toasted Kiss (light brown) and Rainbow (jewel toned).
Hottiedots are to be applied under your […]

By Shannon -- 8 comments

December 28th, 2006

Benefit Cosmetics: Lyin Eyes

It’s ok to lie sometimes, especially when it comes to your beauty secrets. This handy little pen, has now become my biggest beauty secret when I have barely had sleep and have huge dark circles under my eyes.
Lyin Eyes, by Benefit Cosmetics, is a concealer that comes in only one color and goes on wet, […]

By Shannon -- 7 comments

December 11th, 2006

Yves Saint Laurent Radiant Touch Highlighter

The other night when I was browsing the channels, I made a pitstop on QVC. They were doing their Gifts of Beauty show and were showcasing the Yves Saint Laurent Radiant Touch Highlighter.
The kept talking about how marvelous it was, but honestly when they showed the model before and after, she looked exactly the same. […]

By Shannon -- 9 comments

November 22nd, 2006

jane iredale Disappear

By now I am sure you are rolling your eyes and begging, “Not another jane iredale review!” Ladies, ladies…I’m telling you, her products are so worth the review. So please bare with me, because beyond this one, there is still more to come.
Ahh the joys of pregnancy. That does not include pregnancy acne. Nope. Not […]

By Shannon -- 2 comments

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