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Review: Real Techniques Bold Metals Brushes

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Adie

I bought my first makeup brushes from Real Techniques last month sort of by accident. I was minding my own business, dutifully deep cleansing my makeup brushes, when my foundation brush went wonky. Well, actually, it sort of fell apart … Continue reading →

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My Foray into Facial Oils: the Highs and Lows of Searching for Balanced Winter-Time Skin

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Adie

I feel like all I post about is dry skin or lips these days. In my defense, it is winter and I’ve been subjected to a ton of super-drying indoor heating systems for months. You, too? While I am grateful … Continue reading →

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Review: The Body Shop — Seaweed Ionic Clay Mask

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Adie

It’s been years since I last bought a clay face mask until picking up a few single-use packets of The Body Shop’s Seaweed Ionic Clay Mask a couple of months ago at Ulta. I also picked up a couple of … Continue reading →

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Winter Lips: Five Favorite Moisturizing Lip Colors

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Adie

I know I’ve mentioned here before that I deal with skin and lip dryness during the winter. Over the past three months I’ve been looking at new products to help keep my lips from chapping and peeling this winter and … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Favorite Beauty Products of 2014

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Adie

Happy New Year! Unfortunately I have spent roughly the last month trying to fight off the same persistent, unrelenting upper respiratory virus. Like an awful horror movie franchise, it had three parts that got progressively worse as time went on. … Continue reading →

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