Tag: beauty
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Actually, I DO like mainstream perfume 2: Electric boogaloo
In my last post (dated 8/2022), I mentioned some mainstream perfumes I’d been enjoying. (Spoiler alert: Dolce & Gabbana’s The Only One, By Kilian Angel’s Share x French Montana, Moschino Toy Boy, Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Crush Cheirosa 62, Lolita Lempicka Sweet and Carolina Herrera Good Girl). Well I’m here to talk about some more!…
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Actually, I DO Like Mainstream Perfume?
Whenever I start to talk about indie perfumes, I mention that my exploration began because so many mainstream perfumes give me migraines. I attribute this almost entirely to two things. First, almost all mainstream perfumes are alcohol-based, which tend to be more volatile. This allows the top, middle and bottom notes to really shine, but…
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Walmart Beauty Box : Spring 2016
Here’s another Walmart Beauty Box! They’re “free” ($5 shipping per quarter) and they now let you choose from one of two beauty profiles. They automatically chose “trendsetter” for me, since I was at the time under 30. The millennials, they love trends! I’ve gone on and on about why I love this box, but it really…
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Ipsy: February 2013
Tracking: I got my tracking number today (2/11), but it had apparently arrived Saturday (2/9). Uh. Bag: I opened the shipper and was greeted with the delicious smell of plastic. I love that smell, but i don’t love that smell on a makeup bag. Eew. It’s a shiny black patent. That always looks so cheap…
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VoxBox Review: Not Your Mother’s Kinky Moves Curl Defining Hair Cream
Describing my hair texture is tricky. Some parts are curly. Some are sort of wavy. Others are awkwardly straight. All of it is fluffy. When I decided to dress up as Little Red Riding Hood for Halloween, I knew I wanted to do something fun with my hair. I was going to go for pigtails,…
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MyGlam/Ipsy September 2012 Review
So let’s start here. I got by bag on September 22nd. That’s NOT mid-month. It shipped on the 17th. That’s closer to mid-month, but still wrong. While I will grant that I’ve been having zero love for the postal service lately (the second package was misdelivered out of Cincinatti, I guess.) The bags were shipped…
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MyGlam: August 2012
Another month, another Glam Bag. The August theme was Endless Summer, which the GlamTeam took to mean “don’t ever look old”. Fair enough, MyGlam. The bag was neon orange mesh with a neon pink zipper. I was raised to react with horror to that color combination. But it’s a nice little bag. I’m starting to…
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Sinful Colors Review
Note: at the time of post, it’s been about 2 days since I originally reached out to Sinful Color’s parent company, Revlon, for a customer service complaint (Sinful Colors currently doesn’t have a customer service department at all.) I’ve received no response. A while back, I purchased three bottles of Sinful Colors polish in a…
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The Blue Eyeshadow Question
For most people, blue eyeshadow is an instant “HELLLLLL NO”. It conjures up too many images of hairbands or hookers in the days of disco. It’s been done too wrong for too long for most people to even apply it casually. Well, I argue that blue eyeshadow isn’t an instant beauty sin, but I do…
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MyGlam July 2012 Extended Cut
Let’s revisit that MyGlam post, shall we? I hadn’t gotten to try out a couple products when I reviewed, so Imma tackle them now. First, the conditioner. I mentioned that it smelled nice. When I got it out in the shower, I have to say, “nice smell” went to “OH MY GOD I LOVE.” It’s…
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