March 2012
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OPI
I purchased the OPI “Casting Call” several months ago, but as I love muted tone nail polishes, I looked through my collection and thought I’d put it on again. I used to wear it quite often! Just as I thought, I loved it very much. It’s the perfect purple for me, subtle, pastel, and natural- giving a clean effect and an illusion of making my fingers look longer.
(P.S. the...
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A Day Out in the City
SOHO & Greenwich/WEST VILLAGE
Started out on Avenue of Americas to visit C.O. Bigleow, a Greenwich apothecary drugstore that sells anything from beauty products, perfumes, hair products, houseware like candles and tablecloths, real pharmaceutical essentials, and tinklings of jewelry and other miscellanies. It’s a nice drop-by place to pick up what you need and maybe try out new...
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ex libris
Candles have been my newfound interest the past several months. A downside of that is that there are some beautiful exquisite candles out there that are much too pricey! But of recent, I have found a candle collection that’s beautiful, delicious, and classic.
So, here it is! I believe it’s called Bibliotheque Paddy Wax. And for those who are book lovers, hear me out. These candles...
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Trusting a Brand
After my amazing improvements in skin, I had decided to try more of the Mario Badescu products. I was in need of a new cleanser anyway, and looked to see what they had. Of course they had plenty to choose from, each divided into its categories of C, S, D, O which stand for combination, sensitive, dry, and oily.
I decided to try the Glycolic Foaming Cleanser which is said to be good for...
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Topshop Lipstick Review
I didn’t associate Topshop with makeup, but I had seen several reviews praising some of the Topshop makeup, especially their lipsticks. Coincidentally, I was also in search for the perfect shade of nude and came across the “Nevada” from Topshop. Along with that, I also bought their lip pencil in the color “Coy”, which is rather a bright pinkish nude (well, hardly...
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Favorite Masks
Every lady is in need of masks, especially to those who are often out or often embedded with a good deal of makeup! Why? Because after you come home and your skin is dying to be clean and fresh, you wash and put your usual skincare products. Your skin feels great and all, but there are going to be days when that’s just not enough! To give yourself the psychological comfort that you are...
