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During Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Votre Vu Releases Six Golden Lipsticks

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September is many things : back-to-school season, Fashion Week time (not only in New York, but also in London and  Paris), Hispanic Heritage Month (I still think we should’ve gotten a better month, like June), and, if you really want to go with a kooky theme, it’s also International Square Dancing Month (hey, I don’t come up with this stuff!).

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Tarte Gives Lashes the Midas Touch with New “Strike a Pose” Set

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Ever since L’Oréal decided to stop selling Shu Uemura cosmetics within the United States, I’ve been on the hunt for an eyelash curler that even nears the quality of the cult favorite Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler.

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Hourglass Cosmetics “Notorious Nudes” Collection — Nude Lip Stylos So Sinfully Good, They’re Notorious!

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I have a terrible time finding a nude lip color that doesn’t make me look ghoulish — most shades just neutralize my natural lip color and leave me looking sickly, washing me out instead of creating this sultry, sensual effect.

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Platinum Eyes, Graphic Eyeliner and Nude Lips at Carmen Marc Valvo Spring 2014

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Minimalism has dominated the Spring 2014 runways, with nude lips, near-bare lids, mascara-less lashes, and muted fingernails popping up in show after show.

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Matte Orange Lips, Strong Brows, and Multi-Textured, Grungy Hair at Rag & Bone SS14 Show

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The era of the bold lip seems to be in full swing, with many designers and makeup artists joining forces to create vibrant matte pouts for their Spring 2014 runway shows.

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Low Ponytails, Streaky Nails, Smudged Eyeshadow, and Matte Lips at Tess Giberson SS14

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For her Spring 2014 collection, New Hampshire-born designer Tess Giberson played upon the idea of a fashion remix, fusing together an amalgam of different aesthetics — from preppy to grungy, glam, minimalist, sporty, and edgy — in order to create something that defied categorization.

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What I Wore On Day 1 Of New York Fashion Week SS14

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Ahhh, New York Fashion Week: the 7-day period when everyone even peripherally linked to the fashion industry shares the same playground.

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Tweezerman Unveils Its Special Edition Isaac Mizrahi Designer Series Collection

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Close your eyes and picture a pair of tweezers.

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Go Towards the Light with the Radiance-Boosting MAC Cosmetics Strobe Liquid Lotion in Golden Elixir

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Save for some folks with legitimate forms of albinism, I may just be the palest Puerto Rican girl ever — and I get teased rather relentlessly for it (during a recent visit to PR, my father actually compared my skin tone to the color of a white styrofoam cooler).

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Kiehl’s Skin Tone Correcting & Beautifying BB Cream SPF 50 Review

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Last year, I rounded up some of the most popular BB Creams in the market and broke down the benefits and disadvantages of each but, since then, even more brands have jumped on the BB bandwagon, with Wei, Lancôme, Ole Henriksen, Origins, and Too Faced among them.

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