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Law of Diminishing Returns
I was thinking that a way to spend responsibly for makeup is to use proceeds from a blog sale. It makes a lot of sense. You buy, try, and then sell so you can buy, try maybe then keep or sell again....
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SURRATT Smokey Eye Baton in Cendres and Lipslique in Perfectionniste
I've been slowly enjoying checking out the SURRATT cosmetics line and taking time to play at the counter and swatch some colors. You can see my full swatches of the Smokey Eye Batons here, the Lip...
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Red or Red? Suqqu Creamy Glow 17 Ichijiku and 18 Karakurenai
Can't leave a series label up with only one post in it, so here is a second one. Last time I looked at Guerlain Rouge G in Gracy compared with a slightly warmer and infinitely softer tones of Guerlain...
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Essential Brushes - For Me
I've come a long way with brushes. I remember relying on enclosed sponge applicators to apply eye shadows and also the small brushes in blush compacts and calling it a day. Blending? Never heard of...
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THREE Winter Stardust Holiday Coffret
Ah, Holiday kits. I have to jump quickly to buy these things. It does make it a dicey proposition. Without having seen swatches and reviews, how to tell if the colors will work for me. If I wait...
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Happy Thanksgivukkah!
The magnificent convergence of Thanksgiving and Hanukkah won't be back for another 70,000 years! Let's us celebrate the Festival of Lights with turkey latkes. Wait, I don't like turkey. I love a...
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If I Shop, Shop Responsibly and Love What I Got - A Prayer to the god Pan
Have you spent any time on the internet these past 24 hours or so? All blog posts, tweets, emails, message board are a dangerous bombardment of Black Friday deals. It's almost a chronic spender's...
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What Color Am I? Chantecaille Future Skin Foundation Redux
This isn't a detailed post on the merits of Chantecaille's Future Skin Foundation. I already posted that some time ago (here). I liked it when it was warmer, but now that's it's gotten cold, I really...
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East Village Sights
It was a lovely warm day and I went on an outing. East Village used to be grungiest of the grungy Manhattan neighborhoods. It's quite a mind bender seeing it so very gentrified. If there is a...
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Wondegondigo Blog Giveaway! Guerlain Météorites Perles Illuminating Powder in...
Guerlain's Asia Exclusive Blanc de Perle collection is challenging to come by, and I am so excited to get a hold of the exquisite Météorites Perles from this collection for the blog.Actually, though I...
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SURRATT Lipsliques - Swatch Set
When I last posted about SURRATT, the new beauty line exclusively at Barneys, I was particularly effusive about how fantastic the lipsliques were. I had picked up Perfectionniste and had it covered in...
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This or This?
(I like to manufacture artificial drama and dilemma so that I can generate some new content on the blog.) I was speaking to my fellow makeup obsessive and friend Neicy about revisiting some items I'd...
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Blog Blues
It snowed like the dickens this weekend. I spent some time with my family frolicking in the snow, sledding and making general snow merry. I attempted to get my children to make for me a new snow...
View ArticleWho's Got Big Ballz?
I'll tell you who just won some ballz. Please congratulate our winner, Lena of the beautiful blog Lenallure! Check your email, Lena.Thank you to all that entered. I have all sorts of funnies...
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Visee Creamy Lipstick in RD401
I have not been so crazy in love with a lipstick formula and color in a long time. I have lots of lipsticks that have become staples because of comfortable wear, which seems to be correlated with...
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Laura Mercier Custom Artist Portfolio
I'm going away! On vacation. I thought I'd make the packing experience a bit more multi purpose and taking some pictures of the things I am packing beauty wise as well as a more detailed view of the...
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THREE Pressed Eye Color Palette Duo in 01 Love Fascination
I realize it's completely possible to write this blog into oblivion by focusing so much on really difficult to buy Japanese luxury cosmetics. On the one hand, I like the idea that my blog would be...
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Let's Stroll
In a moment of inebriated and senseless weakness, I loaded up my fantasy Nordstrom shopping cart with all the Guerlain. I exaggerate a little bit, but did you all see Temptalia's post on all the new...
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Suqqu Frame Fix Cream Foundation N
If the thought of buying color products like lipstick, eye shadows and blush sight unseen is scary, imagine buying a foundation sight unseen. And then think about the expensive pricing of a brand like...
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It's Another Year, You Say?
I was thinking about closing out 2013 with a blog post listing all the new goodies I loved during the year, but in true Belly fashion, those things are behind me and I am already salivating profusely...
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