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Gambles with Gloss: NYX Gingersnap and Revlon Rosy Future
In my personal taxonomy, most makeup falls into one of four categories: 1) products that I collect actively (lipstick, eyeshadow, nail polish); 2) products that I own in limited numbers because I use...
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Pat McGrath Labs LuxeTrance Lipstick in Madame Greige
(Settle in. This will be a long post.)First, some personal news: I defended my doctoral dissertation earlier this month and now have a Ph.D. in English! At my university, the dissertation defense (our...
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Auxiliary Beauty's 15 Best Products of 2017
Welcome to my annual roundup of my 15 favorite beauty products of the past year! (Here are my lists for 2016 and 2015.) Makeup-wise and otherwise, my 2017 can be summed up in this viral tumblr...
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Beauty Resolutions for 2018
Happy New Year, friends! It's 0°F outside (that's -18°C), so we are STAYING PUT. But I'm still wearing glitter and sequins, because 2017 only dies once. And we made prosecco-raspberry jello shots and...
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Lipstick Megapost: Inventory, Pans, and Last Destash of 2017
Since the beginning of 2017, I've maintained a lipstick inventory, noting how often I wear each of my lipsticks, which ones are new to me, which I've destashed or finished, etc. Some people use a...
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7 Days of Glossier, Day 0: Introduction
Things have been quiet on the blog, due to my ongoing job applications and financial uncertainty. Until those situations resolve, I'll have to keep minimizing non-essential spending. Yet, miraculously,...
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7 Days of Glossier, Day 1: Glossier You
When Glossier announced late last year that it was launching a perfume, I barely took notice. Fragrance is one of the few categories in my beauty stash that isn't ridiculously overpopulated. I wish I...
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Wet n Wild MegaLength: The Only Mascara I've Ever Liked Enough to Review
My blog has existed for four years, but this is the first post I've ever devoted to mascara. I literally didn't have a "mascara" tag before today. You'd think I'd write more about mascara, seeing that...
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7 Days of Glossier, Day 2: Haloscope in Quartz
Disclaimer: I purchased this product with store credit from my Glossier affiliate link. I am not (heaven forfend) a Glossier rep.Welcome to the second of my seven Glossier reviews! At this rate, I'll...
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7 Days of Glossier, Day 3: Milky Jelly Cleanser
Disclaimer: I bought this product with Glossier store credit earned through my affiliate link, but I am not a Glossier rep (everyone who orders from Glossier receives an affiliate link).Having tried a...
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Glossier Lidstar Eyeshadows in Cub, Fawn, and Moon
I purchased this product with store credit earned through my Glossier affiliate link. I am not a Glossier rep.Avid Glossier followers know that the best source for upcoming releases is Glossier's...
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ColourPop Spring 2018 Butterfly Collection, Part 1: Face Duo in Winging It
For the past few years, I've been observing two beauty-related rites of spring. The first rite involves destashing a bunch of lipsticks (more on that soon, I hope). The second rite consists of...
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ColourPop Butterfly Collection, Part 2: Lux Lipstick in Dream Easy and Super...
(Part 1 here.)Coral was the trendy lipstick color when I first got into makeup around 2012, and I must have imprinted on that cultural moment, because I've been searching for a flattering coral...
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Spring Lipstick Destash
Destashing makeup is emotionally hard for me year-round, but it becomes a little easier in the spring, as do most things. The lengthening days bring a new zest for self-improvement: I exercise more, I...
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Lip Liner: An Overdue Appreciation
It will surprise none of my regular readers to learn that if I could wear only one category of makeup for the rest of my life, it would be lipstick. (I could probably use nude lipstick as undereye...
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What Does "Good at Makeup" Mean to You?
I recently had a realization that I've been pondering ever since: I've been passionate about beauty for seven years, and I've had a beauty blog for four of those years, but I've never considered myself...
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A Visit to the Glossier Showroom
I've fallen behind on my promised Glossier reviews (surprising no one, I'm sure), but here's the first of two Glossier-centric posts that I hope will make up for my dereliction. I've been testing...
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Glossier Lash Slick: My Platonic Mascara?
Disclaimer: I bought this product with store credit earned through my Glossier affiliate link (thank you to those who have clicked on it!). I am not a Glossier rep.Glossier has existed for three and a...
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Making Up with 95% Humidity
If there's one thing I've learned from living in central New Jersey for the better part of a decade, it's how to choose humidity-resistant makeup. (I would say "humidity-proof," but nothing is truly...
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Bite Beauty Spice Things Up Collection: Smoked Za'atar and Star Anise
Oh, Bite Beauty. The intensity of my love-hate relationship with this brand is second only to that of my love-hate relationship with Glossier. On paper, Bite is my ideal beauty brand. It makes nothing...
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