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Nothing is more in style in beauty this decade than liquid lipsticks- other than maybe Instagram Brows. However, the formulas can be very tricky, and sit differently on everyone. Dry lips, beware: you'll need a good round of lip scrubbing and moisturizing before giving them a go.    I actually really enjoy the doe foot applicators commonly used in liquid lipsticks, like lipglosses....

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How you place eyeshadow can make a big difference in how your eyes and their shape look, and knowing what you're doing is the best way to do exactly what you intend. Hooded eyes or eyes with a heavy crease fold have a tricky way of definitely not accepting eyeshadow shapes the way they look on big or non-hooded eyes; this is one...

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 Hooded Eyes:  or, "where in the world did my eye makeup go?"    It was a moderately life-changing revelation when earlier this year I came upon Youtube videos in the style of makeup tutorials for "hooded eyes". I had hardly heard the term before really getting into makeup, but boy does it explain my makeup problems! Winged eyeliner never looked good, eyeshadow disappeared...

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   I've been a bit less of a reader this year, however, I have gotten through a few books that I really really loved, some of them becoming movie adaptations. Here's my top picks for last year and this year so far, with part of their Goodreads blurb followed by my own two cents. The Martian Andy Weir "Six days ago, astronaut Mark...

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I came across the Lunatick brand when seeing some of their products featured several times on a cosmetics Instagram account- it took me awhile to actually go look at Lunatick's page, and when I did, it was instant makeup love.    Lunatick Cosmetic Labs is an indie alternative makeup brand based in Milwaukee, WI. They have built their company on the principals of vegan,...

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