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  • Le Bien, Le Mal – Road Testing Part 1

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    This is the first installment of my Road Testin’ series; tales from the front lines of what makeup products do once they’re out of their pretty pretty packaging, and in the real world. I think that for product reviews to really be meaningful it’s important not only to talk about what new products come out […]

  • Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics is Killing It (and Me)

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    Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics (OCC) is a cosmetics line founded by pro makeup artist David Klasfeld. Makeup lines started by makeup artists – NARS, Stila, Make Up For Ever, Shu Uemura – are generally my favorites because they are developed by people who know how makeup should act, what it should do, and how it should […]

  • Rumor Has It – Shu Uemura

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    Alas Shu Uemura… we knew you well… If you read my “Top Ten Makeup Products Without Which I Would Die” post, you know that one of the top ten is Shu Uemura’s Nobara creme foundation. I also mentioned in that post that the Nobara was no longer listed on the Shu Uemura website and that […]

  • Top Ten Makeup Products Without Which I Would Die

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    Stila Cosmetics All Over Shimmer Liquid

    This article is hella old. See the updates –Top Ten Products Without Which I Would Die Revisited and Makeup Products I Would Die Without 2019 Edition As a makeup enthusiast and product junkie I love knowing what’s new in makeup-landia; what the trends are, what the hot new brands are, etc. As a makeup artist, […]