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Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush — Cheeky And Chic Cheek Color

Ladies, I have a new crush that makes me blush.

Bobbi Brown x Tibi Peony & Python Collection — A Reptilian Rapture

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When famed makeup artist Bobbi Brown and Tibi designer/founder Amy Smilovic joined forces to create a limited-edition cosmetics range housed in covetable makeup bags and compact cases, the final result was the Peony & Python collection, a mélange of regal purples, romantic lilacs, cool grays, dirty silvers and dusky taupes and blacks.

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Sanrio x Vans Hello Kitty Sneaker Collection Will Make You Wanna Meow

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Hello Kitty has been a close pal since my days in Punky Brewster-style pigtails, when carrying a backpack bearing the feline femme’s image was as big a sign of style savviness as toting a Rebecca Minkoff Morning After bag or a Nancy Gonzalez crocodile frame purse would be in my adult life.

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Make Up For Ever Lab Shine Lip Gloss Makes Mouths Feel Shiny And New

Call me old-fashioned, but I tend to prefer lipsticks over lip glosses — the latter are usually packed with way more pigment, which is a huge factor in their appeal, plus they typically last longer, and their formulations tend to be creamier and hence feel more pleasant than the plethora of overly sticky glosses that feel like they’re gluing your top and bottom lip together.

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Small Wonders — Cross-Bodies, Camera Bags, And Itsy-Bitsy Purses That Are Big On Style

They say good things come in small packages — or, at least, that’s what I enjoy telling people when they taunt me about my short stature.

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Get Some Polish With Shiseido Refining Body Exfoliator

Usually, the word “scrub” gives me pause— partly because I listened to the TLC “No Scrubs” anthem a bit excessively, but mainly because my skin is so sensitive that body polishes grate my skin like a paper shredder on speed.

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Taya Beauty Buriti Nut Intensive Repair Mask — The Key To Patricia Velasquez’s Luscious Hair

About two weeks ago, I attended an HSN Beauty event, during which writers and editors had the opportunity to meet representatives from some of the skincare, haircare, and cosmetics brands sold on the shopping network and become better acquainted with these lines, their star products, and their upcoming launches.

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Yves Saint Laurent Volupte Sheer Candy Collection — So Yummy, So Yummy!

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Lately, makeup companies seem to be harboring bipolar tendencies when it comes to their lipstick offerings, unveiling either ultra-bright shades of robust orange and electric pink or releasing sheer colors that yield a light, veil-like, glazed effect.

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May 22, 2011
Celia San Miguel
Beauty, Nails

Deborah Lippmann Summer 2011 Collection — For Nails That Wanna Have Fun

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If you tuned into the 2011 Grammy Awards in February, you were likely among those scratching their heads over Gaga’s dramatic entrance, which involved the pop star crouching inside a semi-translucent Hussein Chalayan-designed egg vessel which was, in turn, propped atop a wooden, cross-shaped plank hoisted into the venue by a gaggle of statuesque Gagaists in Roman-inspired, flesh-toned, toga-like dresses and boxer briefs.

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