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Get Ready With Me: Gen Beauty Swag Bag 2017 [YouTube]

*Affiliate links used. Full disclaimer details here. Last weekend was Gen Beauty NYC 2017 and I attended for the first time. For those who don’t know, Gen Beauty is hosted and…

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Summer Makeup Look using Tom Ford Nude Dip and Spanish Pink Lipstick By Terry Savannah LoveSummer Makeup Look using Tom Ford Nude Dip and Spanish Pink Lipstick By Terry Savannah Love
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Summer Makeup Look feat. Haul Items + A DUPE LIST!

*Affiliate links used. Full disclaimer details here. I shared a beauty haul a couple of weeks ago talking about how I must have lost my marbles purchasing some very pricey…

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5 Drugstore Product Must Haves
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5 Drugstore Product Must Haves

*Affiliate links. Full disclaimer details here. Last week, I was writing an article for a national magazine on affordable beauty products and it got me analyzing my collection and realizing…

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If I Could Only Keep One Makeup Product from each category, which would it be?
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If I Could Only Keep One…

*Affiliate links. Full disclaimer details here. I read a post like this a few months back by one of my favorite beauty bloggers, Beauty by Kelsey, and loved the idea! She…

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Drugstore Super Glam NYE Makeup | Revlon Eye Art Topaz Twinkle | Luxy Hair Ash Blonde 220g
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Half Drugstore Super Glam NYE Makeup + Hair

*Affiliate links and PR samples used. Full disclaimer details here. When I did a quick poll on my personal Facebook page recently, friends wanted to see a lot more drugstore/affordable…

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Modern Renaissance Brown Eyes | Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance Eye Looks for Brown Eyes | Tarte Amazonian Clay Foundation, Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche Lipstick in Nori, Fig, Pepper, Honeycomb, NARS Blush in Goulue
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5 Looks Using Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance Palette

*Affiliate links used. See full disclaimer here. Hello, readers. If you don’t know by now, I am a makeup addict. My weakness is eye makeup – shadows, liners, mascaras, creams,…

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Polished Makeup Look that's Affordable and Easy | All Drugstore Items | Maybelline Matte + Poreless Foundation, Maybelline Better Skin Powder, CoverGirl TruNaked Golden Eyeshadow Palette, Wet n Wild Eyeshadow Primer, Milani Luminoso Blush, Essence Contour Palette, Pixi Eyeliner, Maybelline Stormy Sahara Lipstick, Loreal Butterfly Sculpt Mascara
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Polished Makeup Look | Easy + Affordable (all drugstore!)

*Affiliate links used. See full disclaimer here. It’s been a hot minute decade (or more) since I did an entire *ENTIRE* face of makeup from the drugstore. It’s easy for…

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3 Looks Using Marc Jacobs Social Butterfly Palette
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3 Looks Using Marc Jacobs Social Butterfly Palette

*Affiliate links. Full disclaimer details here. Recently, I picked up the Marc Jacobs Social Butterfly Palette – a Neiman Marcus exclusive – because I was feeling extremely stupid spendy. The shades…

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Affordable Long Wear Makeup Tutorial | essence cosmetics |close up
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Affordable Long Wear Makeup Tutorial + Contest!

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #essenceEssentials #essenceAtTarget #CollectiveBias As much as I love a good high-end haul and a…

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Best blushes for different skin tones on brighterdarling.com - pictured Lorac Cinematic, Tarte Blushing Bride, Cargo Echo Beach, Tarte Exposed, NARS Amour, Tarte Dollface
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8 Best Blushes for Different Skin Tones

Blush is one of those classic products that every woman – no matter how into makeup she is (or isn’t) – should own. I’d say blush can give mascara a…

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