Get Ready With Me: New Years Eve Makeup Tutorial! {using Urban Decay Gwen Stefani Palette}

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Happy Wednesday! How was your Christmas? Mine was kind of crazy to be honest. It started with a family member having to be transported via helicopter out due to a stroke. Lots of prayer has gone into this situation and God has been great and we see continuous improvement for which I am thankful. In the middle we continued on with Christmas celebrations, which are always busy, stressful and fun. I was able to catch up with many relatives and a few friends. Overall, it was an unforgettable Christmas for sure.nye1

Today I am showing you how to create on of my favorite New Years Eve looks using the new Gwen Stefani Palette from Urban Decay! Leave requests and comments down below. Happy Holidays!

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Products used in this tutorial:
Mac Prolongwear Paint Pot in Soft Ohcur
Anastasia DipBrow Pomade in Dark Brown
Urban Decay Gwen Stefani Palette: Anaheim, Zone, Punk, Blackout & Blonde
Bobbi Brown e/s in Camel #5
MAC Irresistibly Charming Glitter & Pigment/Gold: Blonde’s Gold
MAC Fix+
Kat Von D Tattoo Liner in Trooper
Maybelline Better Skin Foundation in 20 Classic Ivory
NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer in Vanilla
MAC Emphasize Powder
Anastasia Beverly Hills Banana Powder
Chanel Soleil de Tan de Chanel Bronze Universal
MAC Mineralized Skin Finish in Medium Plus
NARS Tahiti Bronze in Laguna
Becca Mineral Blush in Damselfly
Becca x Jaclyn Hill Palette: Pearl & Champagne Pop
Urban Decay Liner in Zero
MAC False Lashes Mascara in False Black
House of Lashes Eye Lash Adhesive
House of Lashes lash in Boudoir
NYX Lip Liner in Mauve
Gerard Cosmetics Lipstick in Rodeo Drive
Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Diffused Light
Coola Makeup Setting Spray

Brushes Mentioned:
Sigma: E35, E40, F80, F86, E25, E71 & E30
MAC: 135, 123, 242, 221, 133, 212, 219
Elf Powder Brush
Real Techniques Setting Brush
Wayne Goss Holiday Brush 2015

I did have some time to film a tutorial during the Christmas break. I had somewhere to be and decided to film a get ready with me, hence why my hair is thrown on the top of my head. It has been some time since I last filmed a makeup tutorial due to life getting quiet busy. However, I was quiet inspired by some makeup I received for Christmas and filmed a look. This look will be amazing for any New Years Eve party or even a trip to town for those that feel spunky enough to be glam all the time. I would love for you to watch it and comment this video. Hopefully there will be more to come!

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Christmas Is In the Air: Beauty

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Happy Monday! I’m so excited to bring you another week of Christmas Is In The Air. This week Christine and I chose the theme of Beauty. I have to say Beauty plays a large part in my Christmas, from items I am asking santa for to Makeup looks I go through to find the perfect one for holiday parties. Needless to say Beauty finds itself into every part of my life. I get tons of questions during the holidays on what to buy in terms of makeup from a variety of ages. I am partly my family’s go to for Beauty advise due being a MUA. For instance one of my cousins asked what Makeup Geek was and where to buy it for her daughter. After the shock I immediately dived in the spill of what basic items to buy from the brand and how to purchase them.

Let’s also say that I have to fully know what products I use to do my makeup, because there is no doubt I will be asked multiple times. I truly love this, in that this is the way I get to share my love of beauty. Now onto what I have planned to talk about today! I find buying Beauty products for other can be kind of difficult. I mean for someone that is not familiar with brands it can be quite overwhelming. I know as someone that looks for the perfect beauty gifts for others browsing websites and even a Sephora store can be quite the daunting task. So today I wan to help those of you needing help buy beauty gifts for others!

Makeup Geek & MAC Single Eye Shadows
Makeup Geek Shadows are a must-have for everyone. Every time someone asks me what shadows I recommend, I say Makeup Geek then MAC. I have tons of shadow from many brands in my collections. As far as single shadows goes these are the best. For instance Makeup Geek’s Corrupt is the blackest black on the market. I use it to set all my eyeliner if I am having an issue with smudging. This shadow is so intense that you really have to be careful with it. The same goes for MAC’s soft brown. I always recommend if you are looking to make a basics for someone that you have the following: Makeup Geek Corrupt, MAC: Soft Brown, Saddle, Brown Script, Deep Damson, Swiss Chocolate, and Mylar.

Tarte Tartlett Palette
I admit I have tried the Tartlette in Bloom and it doesn’t compare to the first Tartelette palette. I continue to go back to this palette due to how nice the shadows are in this palette. They are super pigmented and blendable. I think the shadows are not overly intense, so this is a great palette for those that like natural to smoky looks. Don’t get me wrong I have created some of the most sultry looks with this palette, but as far as a palette being well rounded and suitable for all this one hits the mark.

Urban Decay Naked Smoky Palette
Know someone that loves the truly smoky look? This palette is perfect of creating the perfect smoky eye. I think what sets this palette apart from other palettes is that the colors just scream smoky! I literally use this palette alone all the time to create the perfect eye looks. I think this palette is perfect for someone that is a bit experience in makeup and that is really looking to broaden their collection.

Philosophy Purity Face wash
This face wash changed my skincare game. No joke! About 2 years ago my skin just changed. I never use to have sensitive skin and breakouts. All the sudden my face became super oily, sensitive as can be, and prone to breakouts. I guess this may be part of growing up, but I was not about to sit there and take it. I started using this face wash and found it changed my skin issue within a few washes. I use this along with my Clarasonic Mia II and find it helps to remove all of my remaining makeup. This face wash is super gentle and didn’t cause any issues with my troublesome skin. Sephora has small bottles of this that are perfect stocking stuffers! I think it is a great way to try this face wash since it is a bit pricey.

Laura Mercier Translucent Setting Powder
Everyone and their mother raves about this powder. Yes it is quite amazing and can be use to dust of the face to set makeup or to “bake” your face! This is really some great quality powder if you are on the hunt for a great one!

NARS Blushes
These blushes are among my favorite formula. They are not super powdery and blend in effortlessly to your contour. Some shades that I recommend are: Amour, Torrid, Gina, and Lovejoy. They have everything from brights to neutrals and even iconic shades like orgasm. Regardless what you chose these blushes are fabulous! I will say the single pans tend to perform better than palettes.

NARS Dual Intensity Eye shadow
These are spectacular and very pricey! What makes them different is the formulation of them. Calipso and Dione are some of my favorites! If I had to say they are similar to any shadow formula it would be Makeup Geek’s Foiled Shadows. I mentioned the Makeup Geek in case you need a more affordable product that comes close to these.

Gwen Stefani x Urban Decay Eye Shadow Palette
Urban Decay releases some pretty amazing palettes, thus why I am mentioning them more than once on this gift guide. The packaging and quality of this palette is spectacular. I find this palette is one that you can create a multitude of eye looks with. This is I believe limited edition so pick it up while you can get it!

Gift sets from Sephora and Ulta
During the holidays Sephora especially sales some pretty amazing kits. I find this is a easy gift for anyone being that they have something every beauty lover will love for different price points. I think the kits from Tarte, Kat Von D, Beauty Blender,Fresh, GlamGlow & many more are perfection!

Gift Cards
Last of all! If you are still struggling with what to get someone that I suggest a gift card from Sephora, MAC or ULTA. Some think Gift cards are not as personal, but the way I look at it getting someone a gift card from and of the ones mentioned above just screams, ” I know you have great taste in makeup so here you go!” I know I am one that loves getting gift cards. They all me to knock a few items off my wish list.

Christmas is in the Air
 

 

And now for the rules:

1. Follow Life With A Side Of Coffee and Southern Beauty Guide

2. Write a post that goes along with the theme of the week and link up with us.

3. Visit a few other linked up posts and comment on their posts. Share the love people!

4. Make a new friend. That’s the best part of these anyway. This is more of a perk than a rule 🙂

What beauty gifts do you recommend? Don’t forget to link up your Beauty related post below!


The Secret Santa Christmas Mug Swap & Christmas Is In the Air Update!

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IMG_2541-coverI admit I am such a sucker for cute mugs and any kind of swap. What prompted this is all based on my love of coffee. I do enjoy drinking coffee throughout the year, but this time of year especially I love drinking hot lemon flavored tea and other speciality tea. The closer to Christmas it gets I even get a bit spunky and try some hot apple cider. This all of course is consumed as I listen so Christmas playlist on YouTube and replay the Pentatonix Christmas Album over and over. This ritual doesn’t get old what so ever, and is something I rather enjoy.

About a month ago I signed up for a mug swap in a blog group I am part of. I felt this was the perfect fit for me since I am quite the collector for coffee cups. I truly enjoy unique cups. The trick with this swap is that it is all a secret santa program. Even though I have received my gorgeous coffee mug, I don’t have a clue who sent it quite yet. Whoever you are, I thank you for gifting me the most gorgeous mug I have ever seen. Wondering why I feel so strongly about this, well just take a look for yourself.

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See what I mean? I can’t tell you how I squealed in delight when I unwrapped it from massive amounts of protective tissue paper. The gold leaves are raised up and make a spectacular addition to this already gorgeous mug. Though it looks like it would weigh as much as a gold bar, this mug is actually not that heavy and easy to hold.

Along with the mug, my Secret Santa sent me some chocolates, flower ring, and mini magnetic chalk board. I get so excited when opening packages like this, but even more excited when giving back to others. I made my parter a mug with my silhouette cameo II, however I can’t quite show you this due to it still being a secret. I definitely don’t want to ruin any surprises. Something so small as a Secret Santa mug swap can bring so much joy. This week has been rather taxing and receiving this mug made my week for sure.

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One thing is for sure. Every time I glance at this mug, I will remember my blogging journey and how I met the best bloggers out there who became my friends. Thanks so much to my Secret Santa,whoever you are! What is your favorite coffee mug? Do you like gift swaps like this?

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Also Christmas Is In the Air, literally! The Linkup Christine and I host every year is underway. You can still link up your favorite Holiday Movies this week, and next Monday don’t forget to link up your Beauty post. This can be pretty much anything Beauty related. The following week we will wrap up this linkup with a Food theme. Get your posts ready, I know Christine and I can’t wait to read them!

It’s Beginning to Look like Christmas| Things I am looking forward to in December!

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Happy Cyber Monday! I hope you all had a very Happy Thanksgiving and were able to do some Black Friday Shopping! As November is wrapping up I am looking forward to so much in December. For one I hope to finish school for now and be able to enjoy the holidays with my family. Which what more can a girl ask for? Tons more to be honest so much more, keep reading to find out.
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1| As Noted above spending time with my family. I have learned the hard way in life that time is something that can’t be bought, nor traded, but can be lost. I use this thought daily to appreciate and honor the loved ones I have loss and love unconditionally the ones I still have with me. Getting this close to the holidays reminds me of my deceased Grandmother and all of the fun times we shared during the holidays. I supervised my Mom trying to make my grandmother’s Caramel Cake as I recalled the directions from memory for Thanksgiving last week. I have to say it came mighty close, but it will never be the same.

2| Also noted above. Finish my Class and also pass state board testing. I would love to start the new year off right in having this extra education behind me. I have experienced quite the nightmare with this class. I have been un-enrolled and enrolled in the wrong class within a few months. I am so ready for this to be over!

3| Baking with my Mom. You may have guessed from the image I chose for this post that Baking would be in this somewhere in this post. I am planning on making some older recipes with my mom that I use to make with my grandmother.

4| Watching all the Hallmark Holiday movies is a must for me. I literally watch every Christmas movie that they put out each year. I spend more time watching these than I do watching TV throughout the year. I confess I still have Christmas Movies on my Recorded list from last year like Christmas Under Wraps. I watch them throughout the year and enjoy the too much to delete, even though my record space is usually limited.

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5| Christmas is In the Air Link up is BACK! Yes, I said it! Christine and I will be bringing this back NEXT MONDAY! Look for more details to come. I can say we will be starting the Linkup Next Monday, December 7th but are still narrowing down the order of which the themes will appear. We do plan to announce the order later this week to give you all time get your posts ready!

6| Lastly I am really looking forward to seeing the looks on loved ones faces and they open gifts that I am giving them as we sit around the Christmas Tree. Specifically the ones that are gifts that I made with my Silhouette. We have yet to put up a Christmas Tree as I am debating on getting a live one this year. I just love the smell of live trees!

What are you looking forward to in December? What Cyber Monday Shopping will you be doing? It may be in the 70s here, but I do hope some of you are enjoying some snow! Don’t forget to continuously check back for more news on Christmas is in the Air.

Monthly Goals | November

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Goals are something I am trying to set for myself more these days due to how I need to push myself to advance further in life. We are half way through the month and I just put together the list of goals for this month. Nevertheless, check out my November Blog & Life Goals.
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1| Finish My Online Course
With a new job often comes additional courses you have to take to be able to work in a new position. This is case I need to finish taking tests, study my butt off, and pass state exams.

2| Start blogging more on a regular basis. Between life, work and studying I have gotten so behind on everything. Hopefully after a few weeks when class is over things will calm down. Normally I write in my free time but these days studying fills up my free time.

3| Catch up on product reviews. There are so many products I need to review that I could literally review one each day for months.

4| Cut my spending on Makeup. Boy this is a challenge I always face, but who can resist sales during the holidays? I know I can’t! Yes I have way too much makeup already, but new products are continuously coming out. I do try for instance with Eye Shadow palettes only purchase ones with very unique shades that I don’t have in my collection. Hence I recently picked up the Kat Von D Mi Vida Loca Remix palette, which I will have a full review on soon!

5| Patience. Yes, I would like to acquire patience or bring forth any patience buried within me. I hear with age we acquire wisdom, knowledge and patience. Well I am still waiting for my dose of all of these.

6| Finish painting the house. We finally picked a paint color and painted half the base paint last weekend. Once we finish this, the trim is going to be a nightmare, especially on the wrap around porch railing. Just keep swimming right?

What are your goals for November?

Humpday Confessions| Coffee is a must & To-do Lists are a Maybe?

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Happy Humpday! Great news is that the week is almost over! Fall is in the air slightly this far south and I am looking forward to the cooler weather that is after we paint the house this weekend. This brings me to my confessions today!
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I confess…I am a a coffee addict. Anytime Keurig is running a sale I try to stock up, which means buying 4-8 boxes of k-cups. In terms of my Keurig and coffee in general, I am all about that life. I am not saying I drink 5+ cups of coffee a day, but I do enjoy around 2-3 depending on how hectic the day turns out. Coffee is my motivator per say and one that I can’t go without.

I confess…I am a big time list maker for packing and remembering things. If you could see my desk it would immediately being apparent to you because my desk currently at least 2 stacks of sticky notes waiting on me to stick them. Looking around the sticky notes are everywhere, but I have found they can be a lifesaver. I admit I am super picky about my actual to-do list and find most of what I need on pinterest. To-do lists are not for everyone, but I have found for me they are a must not a maybe.

I confess…The Voice this year is amazing! I am astounded that they have so much talent on the show. On top of that the flirtation between Gwen and Blake has sparked a relationship. Did anyone else find this is a random pairing? The Queen of Punk + King Prince (Sorry Garth)= totally random. However, they look very happy. If you have a minute just listen to this amazing performace from one of my favorites on the Voice this season.


I confess…I cancelled my Ipsy subscription service. Why you may ask? It’s not that Ipsy is not good, but I am sick of getting nail polish when I am not a nail polish girl. I limit myself to 2 boxes a month and decided that if I get selected for Sephora Play then I will need a spot to be open. For now I am sticking with Birchbox which has impressed me lately. This is not saying I will never go back to Ipsy, but it is ta ta for now.

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Becca x Jaclyn Hill Shimmering Skin Perfector Palette Review!

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Let’s face it! When anything has Jaclyn Hill’s name attached it is pretty much an item that will sell out fast due to her massive fan base. Additionally, I have found that she doesn’t recommend products or put her name on them unless they are pretty much amazing. This fall she teamed up with Becca Cosmetics in creating Champagne Pop. I was elated when I heard that she was also working on a highlighting palette with Becca that was released in time for the holidays that contains her favorite highlighters from Becca.
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The Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed Palette in Champagne Glow contains 3 shades: Pearl (new), Champagne Pop (Jaclyn Hill ‘s & Limited Edition), and Blushed Copper (Limited Edition).

Each of these is of the same quality as the other Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed powders from Becca’s product line. This palette is designed to work with most skin tones. Those that are super fair to medium skin tone will love Pearl and Champagne pop, while darker skin tones will be able to use at least Blushed copper as a highlight.
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Pearl is a true Pearlescent shade that provides the most beautiful glow. Champagne pop is amazing, and is the perfect golden/ champagne highlight. Blushed copper is a much deeper copper shade. I am able to wear both Pearl and Champagne pop with my medium skin tone, but I don’t even think I will ever be able to use Blushed copper as a stand alone highlight. However, I think this will be a perfect blush topper and eye shadow. It is so warm and glittery that it is really pretty but just not practical on my medium skin tone as a highlighter.
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How you can use Blushed Copper as a highlight is to mix it with the other shades to lighten it. Mixing Blushed Copper and Pearl makes a beautiful Pink-toned highlight depending on how much you mix in. When you mix Blushed Copper and Champagne Pop you will see magic appear in the form of a gorgeous golden shade! Doing this enables you to use every shade in the palette.

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In the end I must say I truly love this palette. I love not only the shimmering skin perfectors, but also the packaging on this is great! Regardless what shades you mix together with this palette you are set to glow like never before! This product retails for $34 at Sephora, as of the last time I looked it was till available but I recommend you get it sooner rather than later if you want it.

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Best of Tarte Holiday 2015: Bling it on!

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Happy Monday! It’s the Holidaze and the most wonderful time of the year, being that all the holiday collections are being released. As of the past few years Tarte has released blush palettes for the holidays. I believe this is my third year of the Tarte Blush palette addiction. When browsing Sephora’s holiday line up there are tons of items available. Most of the palettes released for the holidays are pretty much hit or miss. I was watching Dana Ann on YouTube the other day and she explained that this is due to holiday collections often being produced overseas and not in the USA.
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This drives me completely bonkers, but in the midst I did find a gem that I am recommending you run to Sephora or buy online now. Tarte’s bling it on Amazonian Clay Blush Palette retails for $44 and is simply divine. Tarte brought back the sleek packaging for this one, which I appreciate. The packaging consists of black sequins that so far are holding up quite well. Thank goodness Tarte took notes from previous years and printed the blush names on the inside instead of including a clear plastic sheet with the names of blushes included.
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The bling it on kit comes with 5 blush shades:
• Fetching (rose)- Limited Edition
• Dollface (cool pink)- Permanent
• Prim (plum nude)- Limited Edition
• Smashing (coral pink)- Limited Edition
• Beaming (apricot pink)- Limited Edition
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These are super pigmented and long wearing. Most of these seem to have a satin finish, where beaming has tons of micro glitter. If you have not tried the Amazonian Clay Blushes then this is a great opportunity for you to do so. I am in love with the shades in this palette. Tarte hit the nail on the head with this one. Dollface is the only shade that is in Tarte’s regular product line. I love each of these the more I look at them. I think at $44 this is a great buy because they are pigmented, blendable, and creamy. As someone with oily skin, I depend on products like the Amazonian Clay blushes to cling on to my oily skin. As someone that already loves the Tarte blushes, I knew this would be a great buy!
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Have you tried this? What is your favorite shade? I recommend you get this before it’s too late! #tarteholidaze

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Oh, Hey Friday!:#ohsolongweek!

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Hello friends & Happy Friday to you! Wow is halloween week already almost gone? Oh no, I am so did not dressing up this year. Normally I would but in between leaving my current job and studying I just don’t have time. Plus living in a small town like I do there are no parties I am interested in going to. This was so no the case in college, but we won’t even go there today. Here’s what I am obsessed with this week!

1| Carrie Underwood’s new Album- Thanks to Christine for Life with a Side of Coffee for getting me hooked on this album. There are so many artists coming out with new albums that I feel I will be #itunesbroke by the end of the year.

2| Mermaid Make-up Look- I spent time working with green shades from Makeup Geek the other day and came up with this look. Never did I think that I would ever receive so many sweet words of encouragement and awe. I loved the look and by the end of the day it became one of my favorite looks to create.

3| Luckie Street Bistro- Small town cafe’s are to die for most the time. This one in particular is my favorite. If you ever come through my “neck of the woods” I highly suggest that you stop by. I never have ordered something that I did not like.

Semi healthy lunch and oh so delicious! #lunchtime

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4| Silhouette Cameo II- A few weeks ago I ordered a Silhouette Cameo II and I admit there is a learning curve. I bought a few things off the store to make my own monograms and fell in love with this one! Now time to start working on Christmas presents!

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I so hope all of you have a fantastic weekend. I am still studying and working like crazy, but hopefully after the new wears off and I am adjusted to this change then my blog will be back full force. What are your plans for the weekend?

Oh, Hey Friday!: Life Changes, Fall Makeup, & More!

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Life is hectic sometimes to the point where you just want to say “really?” I can’t help but wonder why things snowball, but in the end it’s all good. So much has happened this week that I figured today would be a a great day to share it since this will most likely effect my blog.

1| I turned in my letter of resignation on Monday. Life is leading me in a direction and I felt it was time to move on. After 3 years at this job it was a difficult situation, but in the end being pulled in so many directions was just not working for anyone. So as of this coming Wednesday I will be full time somewhere else which leads me to this…. I am having to cut back on blogging. I bet you have noticed in the past few weeks things have slowed down. Yes, I use to post 5-6 times a week,but that is just not feasible for me now. I hope you bare with me as I go through this process.

2| Fall Makeup…need I say more? I love all the warm shades and go for more dramatic looks. I couldn’t wait to get my Morphe 350 palette in due to the warm shades it consists of.
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3|Getting Christmas Presents started that I am making and having to choose and order vinyl colors. I bought a Cameo Silhouette II a few weeks back and I am using it to make some Christmas presents this year. I was looking for the Hunting orange and had a hard time picking between these shades.
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4|MAC released this holiday collection that has the Oh,Darling highlighter that is to die for. I am obsessed with any highlighter that looks like their famous Whisper of Gilt. I was so excited to get this and then it as usual SOLD OUT in minutes. I have checked everywhere online and live 3 hours from even a MAC counter. Know where I can get this?
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