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Six or seven years ago I’m guessing, I bought an Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-In-Place Eyeliner pencil in a medium gray shade called Graphite. I loved this shade because it was dark enough but not black, and it looked good with my blue-gray eyes. It was a traditional wooden pencil that I have to sharpen. …
Instrument of torture or useful lash lining tool? I tightline my eyes every day, or just about every day. With my blonde lashes, my eyes don’t have enough oomph without eyeliner and mascara. However, I often think that black eyeliner on me is too harsh. On the other hand, tightlining – creating a line between …
Last week, I went out to dinner with my friend, Kim, to celebrate her birthday. Since it was a happy and festive event – even though it was just the two of us on a Tuesday night, I decided to go with celebratory makeup and that means taking a break from my usual neutral matte …
Since it’s almost May, many of you probably already know about this year’s birthday gifts from Sephora and Ulta. But just in case, here’s what you can expect. Ulta I just picked up my gift at Ulta today. A mini-size Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Voodoo. Voodoo is a beautiful purple, and it’s …
BeautyKind, a new online beauty products retailer, recently launched. What makes them different is they give back 5% to either one of the charities that they support or to the charity of your choice. So you can shop for your favorite beauty products and support a great cause as well. Lovely! Plus they carry an …
For some reason, I haven’t been using gel liners for a long time. But I decided I needed to go back to a gel liner to see if I could get a smoother line on my upper lid and see if it would be easier for me to make a good looking wing. Also, I …
Late night? Early wakeup call? Just feeling tired? Use white eyeliner to make your eyes look more awake and also much bigger. A few years ago, I saw my next door neighbor at Bunco (that silly dice game that people use as an excuse to get together to chat), and her eyes captured my attention. …