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Two-Buck Chic: Have You Tried $2 Essence Eyeshadows Before?

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And here I thought the most fun I could have for $2 would come from a bottle of Two-Buck Chuck. 🙂

Oh, but that was before I met these Essence Eyeshadows. They come in 18 colors across three different finishes (matte, shimmer and holographic), and each will set you back a mere $2.

The different finishes have varying levels of pigmentation, with the shimmer and holographic shades generally depositing more color than the mattes.

Here’s a quick look at six of them. Right now I’m on the fence about these, but I’m really interested to hear what you think.


Back to Khaki


Mystic Purple
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You’ll Find This Green Room at the Intersection Where Topshop Meets Tiffany’s

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topshop green room

Biggie, Biggie, Biggie, can’t you see? Tiffany blue, you hypnotize me.

Sorry, Notorious (RIP), but I had to go there. When it comes to those little Tiffany blue boxes, I have to pay tribute one way or another, either by butchering a rap classic, or by letting out a high-pitched noise otherwise reserved for stripy kitties.

I can’t help it.

There’s just something about that Tiffany blue… Perhaps it’s the tantalizing treats that often hide inside the boxes, or maybe it’s just a perfectly balanced blueish green — a blend of all my hopes and dreams, with a dash of romance and wondrous possibility. Whatever the reason, the color strikes a chord with me, and it gives my heart palpitations.

I have a strong feeling that my fascination with it explains why I want to wear Topshop Nails in Green Room ($10) every day FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS. It’s one of 15 new Topshop Nail shades recently added to the line for spring and summer, and as of this very moment, I think I might love it more than Nutella (and, dude, that’s a lot).

I contend that if one were to melt down 100 Tiffany blue boxes, assuming for a moment that such a thing was possible, and pour the liquid into a nail polish bottle, Green Room is the color they’d get.

topshop green room
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MAC Colourizations: I’m Seeing Double

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MAC Colourizations

Eyeshadow duos play a big role in the upcoming MAC Colourizations collection, a 17-piece collection for eyes launching on August 4 in North America and sometime in the same month internationally.

PRO PALETTE EYE SHADOW X 2 (Pre-filled duos), $25.00 U.S./$30.00 CDN
Double Feature 1: a bright yellow gold (veluxe pearl) and a pinked-up chrome purple (frost)
Double Feature 2: a bright lime (veluxe pearl) and a frosty deep grey (frost)
Double Feature 3: a mid-tone teal (matte) and a deep chocolate (satin)
Double Feature 4: a deep forest green (veluxe pearl) and a mid-tone ochre brown (matte)
Double Feature 5: a pale frosty peach (frost) and a dark brown with green pearl (frost)
Double Feature 6: a light grey taupe (matte) and a mid-tone bronze (veluxe pearl)
Double Feature 7: a bright fuchsia (frost) and a cool black (satin)
Double Feature 8: a mid-tone orange (frost) and a deep navy (satin)

TECHNAKOHL LINER, $15.00 U.S./$18.00 CDN
Graphblack: a rich graphic black
Photogravure: a soft black with brown undertone
Purple Dash: an intense aubergine
Auto-de-blu: an amethyst
Uniform: a deep khaki green with gold pearl
Jade Way: a pure emerald green with frost

ZOOM LASH, $15.00 U.S./$18.00 CDN
Zoomblack: a rich black

BRUSHES
222: a tapered blending brush ($29.00 U.S./$35.00 CDN)
275: a medium angled shading brush ($24.50 U.S./$29.50 CDN)


Double Feature 1


Double Feature 2


Double Feature 3


Double Feature 4


Double Feature 5


Double Feature 6


Double Feature 7


Double Feature 8


Graphblack


Photogravure


Purple Dash


Auto-de-blu


Uniform


Jade Way


Zoomblack


222


275

MAC Glamglass Coming Soon!

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MAC Glamglass

Oh, the new MAC Glamglasses ($13 each) look promising! MAC says they feel silky, non-sticky, featherlight and boast a new brush applicator.

The 19-piece collection of glosses and pencils arrives at MAC stores and counters on July 28 in North America and internationally in August.

GLAMGLASS, $14.50 U.S./$17.00 CDN
Casual Air: a frosted pale pink
It’s a Wow: a mid-tone blue-pink (“rose pink”)
Check This Out: a coral with ‘transforming’ yellow-pink pearl
Rich & Witty: a neutral dirty pinked beige
Comfort & Joy: a mid-tone frosted dirty mauve
Famously Fab!: a purple-lavender, slightly pearled
Tour de Fabulous: a clean/bright yellowish pink with pearl
Style-Packed: a bright, vivid fuchsia
Knockout: a red with pearl
Rich Bounty: a deep red-brown with pearl
Real Posh: a deep berry, slightly pearled

LIP PENCIL, $13.00 U.S./$15.50 CDN
What Comes Naturally: a pale peachy beige
Hip ‘n’ Happy: a dirty blue pink
Have to Have It: a soft warm beige
Just Wonderful: a dirty mauve
Entertain Me: a clear orang
Lasting Sensation: a bright coral
Embrace Me: a vivid pinkish fuchsia
Just My Type: an intense warm brown


Casual Air


It’s a Wow


Check This Out


Rich & Witty


Comfort & Joy


Famously Fab!


Tour de Fabulous


Style-Packed


Knockout


Rich Bounty


Real Posh


What Comes Naturally


Hip ‘n’ Happy


Have to Have It


Just Wonderful


Entertain Me


Lasting Sensation


Embrace Me


Just My Type

These Hollywood Fashion Secret Accessory Dots Are Hiding Something

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Palm, meet forehead. Repeat two times.

Yeah, I’m having one of those “I totally should of thought of that!” moments. You might do the same thing when you discover the life-changing power (and no, I’m not exaggerating) of these Accessory Dots from Hollywood Fashion Secrets ($5 for 24 dots).

They’re super sticky little double-stick tape dots that adhere to bare skin and clothing to hold fabric in place. Mostly, I use ’em to keep the ends of my belts from hanging down, but they’re also great for closing gaps in shirts, and for securing scarves, jewelry, shoe straps and falling hems.


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I’ve Waited Forever to Make This Statement: I Finally Found a Comfortable Tortoise-Shell Headband (Thanks, Goody!)

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Let me tell you, it is NOT easy to find a comfortable tortoise-shell headband. Most are made out of stiff plastic that squeezes the life out of my noggin, giving me headaches. I do love how they look, though — so preppy and chic. So very J. Crew, which is why I keep trying to find a great one.

I never thought I’d actually find it for $5, but I think I have, in the form of the tortoise-shell headwrap from the Goody Statements collection (available exclusively at Target). I guess in a world where there can be a fourth season of a show like Jersey Shore, anything is possible.

Instead of a rigid band, it’s a soft, flexible plastic one with a tortoise-shell pattern and a loop of stretchy black elastic connecting the ends. It’s BEYOND comfy — shoot, maybe even more comfortable than stretchy pants, fluffy beds and Adidas shell-toe shoes.


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MAC Unsung Heroes: This Lip Pencil Is In Synch

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Can I tell you a secret? Okay, first, you have to promise not to tell. It’s not that I’m embarrassed or anything… Well, maybe a little, but here goes: sometimes, when I’m alone, I rock out to old ‘N Sync songs.

There, I said it.

Hey now, don’t judge! 🙂 Their Celebrity album was actually pretty good.

Someone at MAC even named one of the company’s Lip Pencils after the band (well…), and it happens to be today’s Unsung Hero, In Synch ($13).

Fate is such a fickle mistress, isn’t she? I almost never met this yellowish pastel pink because for a long time I’d always just assumed it would be too light for my coloring (I’m usually more of a Subculture kinda gal). Then I decided to give it a try one day on a whim.

And I’m so glad I did! In Synch hasn’t left my side in almost a month, and it hasn’t been away from my lips for long during that time. As a matter of fact, I wore it practically every day when I was Vancouver last week. I just love the look — a very pretty nude lip a la Kim Kardashian.


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