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New Lip Colors From Bobbi Brown Tortoise Shell Collection — Bare Shades Worth Bearing?

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Though the days of fashioning sunglasses, hair combs and mirrored compacts out of the spotted shells of hawksbill sea turtles are behind us (the creatures are critically endangered and, hence, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species wisely banned the capture of these animals, their sale, and the manufacture of products derived from their parts), we’ve found more humane ways to benefit from the beauty of these shells, deriving ways to use synthetic materials to mimic the semi-translucent, golden amber, bronze, and brown shades on their surface.

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Earthy And Spiritually Grounded — Makeup And Hair Looks At Mara Hoffman Swim 2012 Show

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Sheer caftans with plunging necklines and kaleidoscopic prints with flashes of coral worthy of an Albuquerque sunset.

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Fresh Sugar Honey Tinted Lip Treatment SPF 15 — Will It Be Your Honeybun?

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As soon as you see the Sephora.com ($22.50 at Sephora.com), which moisturizes and protects lips while coating them with a veil of nude color, you’ll wonder why it took this long for Fresh to deliver this beauty wonder.

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Make Up For Ever Aqua Liner — A Water Baby’s Dream

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‘Tis the season to frolic in the water, and Make Up For Ever’s got you covered.

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MAC Flighty Collection — A Little Too Fickle?

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If you examine the imagery used to promote MAC’s Flighty collection (in stores through the end of June), you can extract two main themes: weightlessness (the “light as a feather” saying comes to mind) and chromism, achieved via vibrant colors with a metallic sheen that morph slightly in the light.

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BITE Beauty Collection Tastes Victory

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Enter a new oral fixation stage with Bite Beauty, a collection of lip care products formulated with natural anti-aging agents like antioxidant-rich, free radical-fighting açai, cranberry, pomegranate, and blueberry extracts — and, most importantly, infused with Resveratrol, a natural phenol found in red wine proven to tighten skin and aid in cellular regeneration, reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and yielding smoother, more supple, younger-looking skin.

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MAC Fashionflower Collection — A Beauty Bouquet

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Remember the old adage “April flowers bring May flowers?” Well, MAC Cosmetics took that to heart for summer, introducing a garden-ready collection that debuted in May and is available through the end of June.

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

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

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

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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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