May 9, 2014

MAC Maleficent Flaming Red Nail Polish Review & Swatches

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MAC Flaming Red Nail Polish

Looking for the perfect glossy blood red for nails? MAC Maleficent Flaming Red Nail Polish is one of three, limited edition shades inspired by the upcoming Maleficent film starring Angelina Jolie that’s available now at maccosmetics.com.

This brilliant shade of red goes perfectly with the Maleficent Lipstick and Lipglass also available in this collection.

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May 8, 2014

BeautyMate Intelligent Soft 9-in-1 CC Cream

BeautyMate Intelligent Soft CC Cream

BeautyMate Intelligent Soft 9-in-1 CC Cream was a spontaneous purchase I made recently from E-bay seller AlphabeautyUK. Beauty Mate is a Tawainese brand you may have heard of as they make a line of facial sheet masks.

This one is a white, self adapting CC Cream which I was happy about since I really love the color adapting technology of Tony Moly Luminous Pure Aura CC Cream. This formula really works for me which is one reason that I purchased BeautyMate’s formula!

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May 8, 2014

Urban Decay Illuminating Naked Beauty Balm Review & Swatches

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Urban Decay Illuminating Naked Beauty Balm will be launching shortly with the Urban Decay Summer Nights Summer 2014 Collection. This BB Cream is a follow up to Urban Decay’s original Naked Skin Beauty Balm that launched for Spring 2013.

Although not a traditional BB Cream the original formula impressed me. You do have to keep an open mind with Urban Decay Illuminating Naked Beauty Balm because this nor does the original formula actually offer the coverage of a more traditional fully pigmented Asian BB Cream.

This new formula actually adds radiance to skin. The texture is pretty much identical to the original but the shade is very slightly darker and it has fine silver shimmer.

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May 8, 2014

Bobbi Brown Nectar & Nude Eye Palette Review & Swatches

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Bobbi Brown Nectar & Nude Eyeshadow Palette

The Bobbi Brown Nectar & Nude Eye Palette is a limited edition Spring 2014 eyeshadow palette featuring an selection of six Bobbi Brown Eyeshadows as well as a dual ended brush for application.

The Bobbi Brown Nectar & Nude Eyeshadow Palette embraces the nude, naked eye trend for Spring looks which I’m loving at the moment and as a Bobbi Brown fan I was excited to try this!

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