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Beauty on a Budget: NYX Lip Lacquer Pot Review and Swatches

Dude!

NYX Lip Lacquer Pot reminds me of the NARS Lip Lacquer Pots only cheaper! $5 bucks, 12 shades, loves it!

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Essence Cosmetics: Essence XXXL Shine Lipgloss Review and Swatches

I was thinking to myself today…dontcha just love when I go off on these tangents? Like, whenever something new launches I end up hauling a buncha rubbish from the release and proceed to slam you with reviews on it! Ha! Sorries!

Here I go again….

This time I’m all about discovering and playing around with Essence Cosmetics which recently launched at Ulta.

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New in Beauty: Covergirl LashBlast Fusion

Covergirl Lashblast Fusion

Oh my eyes do so spy something new from CoverGirl! LashBlast lovers heads up, check out the new CoverGirl LashBlast Fusion!

w00t!

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Beauty on a Budget: Jesse’s Girl Stardust Powder Eye Shadow Review and Swatches

I just want you to all know that I still think that chick from the Jesse’s Girl video is a nutter. Seriously? She wants to be Jesse’s Girl when she could be Rick’s girl? I’d totally choose Rick for the record. Jesse isn’t even cute with that floppy hair he has going on! WTH!? That girl is loco I tell you!

That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

No worries Rick, you don’t need Jesse’s Girl you can have me!

Of course this is circa 1980′s as Rick Springfield the new millennium is not pretty. Sometimes botox does not do a body good.

Speaking of Jesse’s Girl….

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Beauty Abroad: Garnier Lightening Peel Off Mask Review

Ok, so I’m woman enough to admit I like to pick stuff, peel stuff, and pop stuff. Pop pimples, on that. Pick my nose? No, never but scabs? Aw heck yes! Peel? Sure, give me dead skin, sunburned skin, whatever you got and I’ll peel it. Yes, I am guilty of all this stuff. God…don’t sit there and lie saying you don’t enjoy doing this too. You don’t want us thinking how terribly dishonest you are because you won’t admit you relish the idea of picking that scab off your knee when you fell on the ice last week and scratched yourself.

My best friend once told me that he enjoys popping his boyfriend’s pimples…I just wanna get it out there that I do NOT love the idea of peeling, popping, or picking stuff from other people’s bodies however I have no such problems doing it to myself. Needless to say I never held Jai’s hand again after hearing he pops Mattie’s pimples, ew…not cool!

Anyway…I’m bringing this all up because of a cool peel mask I recently got.

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Beauty on a Budget: Essence Magic Design Mascara Review

I’m ever so tempted to call it quits and just say I’m not feeling the love for Essence Magic Design Mascara but I can’t deny for the price it works well enough.

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Beauty on a Budget: Freeman Pineapple Facial Enzyme Mask Review

I probably wouldn’t believe you if you said that you could find me an inexpensive mask treatment that worked.

Lies! Blasphemy! Can’t be!

But…I will say Freeman Pineapple Facial Enzyme Mask could prove the exception to the rule.

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Milani Secret Cover Concealer Cream Review and Swatches

Secretttttttt Agent Man! Secret Agent Man! My mate Martin and I are absolutely obsessed with Archer at the moment. That’s one secret agent that’s a hot mess. Anyone watch?

Seriously, we are easily amused.

Anyway, speaking of Secret Agents, anyone try out the new Milani Secret Cover Concealer Cream yet? Dude, you need some, concealer on the cheap baby!

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New in Beauty: NYX Baked Trio Shadow

NYX Baked Trio Shadow

Baked shadow from NYX!? Squee! It’s the little things that excite a Muse.

NYX Baked Trio Shadows promise super pigmented color pay off with a shimmer finish in a baked formula, I so have a thing for baked shadow.

Imma a likey!

These are coming atcha this Summer (around June or so) from NYX.

Whatcha think?

I wanna try ‘em, they could prove awesome.

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Beauty Abroad: Maybelline Watershine Pure Lip Dew Review and Swatches

The Asian market can even make Maybelline more interesting…be honest aside from the new quads Maybelline isn’t exactly the liveliest cosmetic brand around right?

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But it doesn’t fall victim to being boring on the other side of the universe!

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Beauty Abroad: Garnier Self-Heating Sauna Mask Review

Absolutely lovin’ the fact that Garner makes mask treatments in Asia! Dude, WTH? Why do we never get the cool stuff?

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Recently, the Muse came across Garner Self-Heating Sauna Masks at a local Asian beauty shop so I hauled five packs, shrug they sounded good and the price was right at $3.00 for two.

What did I think?

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Maybelline Eye Studio Plush Silk Eyeshadow Quads Review and Swatches

At this point in time you have probably already hauled the Maybelline Eye Studio Plush Silk Eyeshadows Quads and you’re either loving all over ‘em like a first born or hatin’ ‘em like a step sibling.

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Me? I’m holding them close like my unborn children.

Loves!

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Beauty on a Budget: NYX Eyeshadow Base

You may be using MAC Paint Pots at the moment or perhaps an expensive primer to keep your shadows in place OR maybe you can’t really afford to dish out for either at the moment.

No worries.

Got $6 bucks?

Check out NYX Eyeshadow Base.

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Beauty on a Budget: Essence Cosmetics At Ulta

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Morning chicklets!

I briefly introduced you to German brand, Essence Cosmetics last week. As I mentioned in my Beauty News post, Essence Makeup is now sold at Ulta however it was supposed to debut sometime in April but lucky enough it’s already up on Ulta and ready for your purchasing pleasure.

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Long Wearing Concealer: Maybelline Super Stay Concealer Review

When you’re a beauty junkie you’re almost always guaranteed to run across one or many products that promise you the world. Flawless skin, perfect skin, enhanced, HD ready skin, smooth finishes, moisturizing formulas, and one of my personal favs, long wearing formulas.

I can always refresh my lipstick and lipgloss. It doesn’t bother me in the least to re-apply. Granted I’d love something that didn’t only wear long but also wore all day but it’s not irritating doing a re-ap of my lip products.

My eyeshadow is virtually bullet proof thanks to Urban Decay Primer Potion so really I don’t need to bother myself with it at all.

Mmm blush normally sticks around well enough however like lipstick or gloss I’d love for it to stay all day but again I’m not bothered in the least.

My pet peeves?

Concealer and foundation. If I can find myself a concealer and a foundation that wears ALL day without moving, migrating, fading, or oxidizing I’d be a happy Muse indeed.

Maybelline Super Stay 24HR Concealer 1

Jump ahead to hear my latest find for stupid long wearing concealer.

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