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February 9, 2016

L'Oréal Age Perfect Golden Age Soin Jour Rose Re-Fortifiant (2016) Targets 65 + Year Olds {New Beauty Product - Skin}

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If you're like us, you love multi-tasking beauty products. And when a skincare product injects a modicum of makeup sense that's potentially subtle, non-drying and, well, makes you glow, then it's a plus in our book...

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Previous Posts in New Beauty Products:

Bourjois Silk Edition Poudre Compacte ~ Compact Powder (2014)

H by BCI is First Religion-Sensitive, Halal Nail Polish (2014)

Great Lash Doll Mania Mascara by Maybelline (2014)

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Marc Jacobs Introduces Lipstick Named after Princess Charlotte (2016) {New Beauty Product - Lips} {Celebrity Beauty}

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Marc Jacobs Beauty Charlotte Le Marc Lip Crème

The young Charlotte of Cambridge, who is just 9 months old, has already a designer lipstick to her name, reportedly inspired by her budding personality - more likely by her confirmed and developing value as a celebrity and future publicly active Royal, although it could be argued that her press pictures are already making a splash...

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Previous Posts in Celebrity Beauty:

Kate Duchess of Cambridge Seen Shopping for Nivea Cream

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January 25, 2015

Top 3 Hardcore Winter Lip Balms, When Nothing Else Works - Good All Year Round {Beauty Reviews - Lips}

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We love you, lip balms, you here, you three!

Top 3 Hardcore Winter Lip Balms, When Nothing Else Works - Good All Year Round

by Chantal-Hélène Wagner

You know when you reach that point of near-desperation in the midst of winter when your lips are getting dehydrated fast and *NOTHING* seems to work? If you try something ordinary, it seems that the problem only gets worse because you start licking the area - as it's not an efficient product - and irritating it with too many applications? That's the moment when you have to push further and find a real hardcore solution, even if it doesn't look the prettiest product to carry in your purse...

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Previous Posts in Beauty Reviews:

Bioderma Hydrabio Brume - Mist for Dehydrated Sensitive Skin

French Pharmacy Beauty Find: Caudalie Lip Conditioner with Grape Seed Oil

Senteurs du Sud Beurre d'Argan / Argan Butter (2013): An Excellent, Natural Brow Tamer

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January 4, 2015

Bourjois Silk Edition Poudre Compacte ~ Compact Powder (2014) {New Beauty Product - Skin - Cheeks}

Bourjois_silk_edition_compact_powder.jpg Bourjois have introduced a new compact powder called Silk Edition which promises to be an advance in the technology of soft-focus face powders...

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Previous Posts in New Beauty Products:

H by BCI is First Religion-Sensitive, Halal Nail Polish (2014)

Great Lash Doll Mania Mascara by Maybelline (2014)

L'Oréal Age Perfect Huile Extraordinaire Visage et Décolleté (2013)

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August 8, 2014

H by BCI is First Religion-Sensitive, Halal Nail Polish (2014) {New Beauty Product - Nails}

Halal_nail_Polish_60_AED_BCI.jpg Even if you are not Muslim, you might pay attention to the new H by BCI range of Halal-certified nail polishes as a cultural artifact. It might also be an interesting beauty product to you if you're concerned about breathability for your nails while wearing a coat of lacquer on them...

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Previous Posts in New Beauty Products:

Great Lash Doll Mania Mascara by Maybelline (2014)

L'Oréal Age Perfect Huile Extraordinaire Visage et Décolleté (2013)

Butter London Pitter Patter Nail Polish (2013) is New Welcoming Hue to Royal Baby

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August 4, 2014

Bioderma Hydrabio Brume - Mist for Dehydrated Sensitive Skin {Beauty Review}

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My Best French Pharmacy Find as Far as H20 Spray Mists Go

Bioderma introduced this new mist Hydra Bio Brume - Soothing, Refreshing Water / Eau Apaisante, Rafraîchissante towards the end of 2013. It's fairly new and I've been wanting to call attention to it for a while...

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Previous Posts in Beauty Reviews:

French Pharmacy Beauty Find: Caudalie Lip Conditioner with Grape Seed Oil

Senteurs du Sud Beurre d'Argan / Argan Butter (2013): An Excellent, Natural Brow Tamer

Uriage Bariéderm Cream is Like Caviar on the Lips & Elsewhere Too

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August 1, 2014

Great Lash Doll Mania Mascara by Maybelline (2014) {New Beauty Product - Eyes}

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Who Are You Polly Maggoo?

Maybelline have released a new version of their great classic, Great Lash, which is called Great Lash Doll Mania Mascara...

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Previous Posts in New Beauty Products:

L'Oréal Age Perfect Huile Extraordinaire Visage et Décolleté (2013)

Butter London Pitter Patter Nail Polish (2013) is New Welcoming Hue to Royal Baby

Ciaté Romantic Red Paint Pot Collection for Valentine's Day 2013

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October 23, 2013

French Pharmacy Beauty Find: Caudalie Lip Conditioner with Grape Seed Oil {Beauty Review - Lips}

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Simply put, this Lip Conditioner - Soin des Lèvres by French beauty brand Caudalie, deserves the title of hero product. It is one of the best lip balms available on the international market. It does not just grease your lips but conditions them subtly. It also has a slight anti-oxydant effect as you experience it soon enough as your mouth appears perkier around your cupid's bow...

Continue reading "French Pharmacy Beauty Find: Caudalie Lip Conditioner with Grape Seed Oil {Beauty Review - Lips}" »

Previous Posts in Beauty Reviews:

Senteurs du Sud Beurre d'Argan / Argan Butter (2013): An Excellent, Natural Brow Tamer

Uriage Bariéderm Cream is Like Caviar on the Lips & Elsewhere Too

Olay Definity Self Repair Serum: It Works Folks

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October 14, 2013

Big Fun Halloween Wigs Collection by Chris March for Target {Hats + Hair}

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Halloween 2013is around the corner. We wouldn't want you to miss out on this fun source of costume inspiration brought to your neighborhood by Target.

Chris March of Project Runway designed the ahem, let's call it "library of wigs". They call it Big Fun. The wigs look over-the-top, cartoonish and stylish, with a nice research on 2-D- transferred to 3-D...

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Previous Posts in Hats & Hair:

Don't You Love a Retro Rain Hat?

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June 19, 2013

Senteurs du Sud Beurre d'Argan / Argan Butter (2013): An Excellent, Natural Brow Tamer {Beauty Review + Brows + Skin}

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This post is dedicated to girls with lovely big brows, those brows that need extra taming. Cara Delevingne, Kate Middleton Duchess of Cambridge, here is a product that will help you smooth down and keep in place your thickly endowed brows. The product is called Beurre d'Argan - Argan Butter by Senteurs du Sud. I picked it up initilally because I was looking for an organic, all-natural version of Josie Maran Argan Butter, which is great, but well, not all-natural...

Continue reading "Senteurs du Sud Beurre d'Argan / Argan Butter (2013): An Excellent, Natural Brow Tamer {Beauty Review + Brows + Skin}" »

Previous Posts in Beauty Reviews:

Uriage Bariéderm Cream is Like Caviar on the Lips & Elsewhere Too

Olay Definity Self Repair Serum: It Works Folks

Index of Beauty Reviews by Brand Names

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June 17, 2013

L'Oréal Age Perfect Huile Extraordinaire Visage et Décolleté (2013) {New Beauty Product - Skin}

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L'Oréal have released their own version of a beauty face oil called Age Perfect Huile Extraordinaire Visage et Décolleté as the tsunami trend continues to wash over our beauty shelves, especially in France where brands such as Monoï Tahiti or Nuxe have been early trend-setters becoming ingrained in the beauty habits of French women, and even the whole family...

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Previous Posts in New Beauty Products:

Butter London Pitter Patter Nail Polish (2013) is New Welcoming Hue to Royal Baby

Ciaté Romantic Red Paint Pot Collection for Valentine's Day 2013

NARS Foreplay Palette Deconstructs Orgasm for Sephora (2012)

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May 9, 2013

Butter London Pitter Patter Nail Polish (2013) is New Welcoming Hue to Royal Baby {New Beauty Product - Nails}

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British nail polish company Butter London are following up on their previous color launches meant to illustrate marking events in the life of the Royal family, be it the Duchess of Cambridge or the Queen. After No More Waity, Katie and Lillibet's Jubilee, they are introducing a limited edition nail polish called, guess what, no, not "Royal Bump" but Pitter Patter...

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Previous Posts in New Beauty Products:

Ciaté Romantic Red Paint Pot Collection for Valentine's Day 2013

NARS Foreplay Palette Deconstructs Orgasm for Sephora (2012)

Brush Buddies Justin Bieber Singing Toothbrushes (2012)

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March 7, 2013

Dita Von Teese in First 3D-Printed Dress {Inspirational Look}

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Dita Von Teese is well-known for recapturing the look of retro pin-ups and Hollywood starlets of yore. Here for a change, we can see her in a very forward-thinking dress which is the product of 3-D printing technology... 

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Previous Posts in Inspirational Look:

Decadent Peacock Trench Coat by Burberry, in a Good Way

Julie London's Lipstick: Crave-Worthy

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March 1, 2013

Decadent Peacock Trench Coat by Burberry, in a Good Way {Inspirational Look}

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OMG, this trench coat by Burberry is just breathtaking. It uses the natural waterproof quality of feathers to turn these into both practical and beautiful adornments for an emerald-colored trench, which is out of this world.

From Burberry, the technical explanations,

"An artisanal trench coat with iridescent peacock plumage rosettes, crafted using couture techniques. Each feather is hand placed and then stitched into an abstract geometric floral design... 

Continue reading "Decadent Peacock Trench Coat by Burberry, in a Good Way {Inspirational Look}" »

Previous Posts in Inspirational Look:

Julie London's Lipstick: Crave-Worthy

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January 28, 2013

Ciaté Romantic Red Paint Pot Collection for Valentine's Day 2013 {New Beauty Products - Nails}

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Ciaté, who define themselves as "a niche British fashion brand on its way to global phenomenon", best known for their grainy caviar manicure, have launched a collection of eye-catching reds and pinks in the Romantic Red quartet of nail polishes....

Continue reading "Ciaté Romantic Red Paint Pot Collection for Valentine's Day 2013 {New Beauty Products - Nails}" »

Previous Posts in New Beauty Products:

NARS Foreplay Palette Deconstructs Orgasm for Sephora (2012)

Brush Buddies Justin Bieber Singing Toothbrushes (2012)

Boots Launch a First: SPF 50 Solei Dry Oil Sun Spray - Solei Spray Solaire Huile Sèche SPF 50 (2012}

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