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by Desiree courtesy of lorealparisusa.com After our fabulous April’s product rave, I decided to give this liner a try. After all, who doesn’t like an intense black liner? I also found that I loved the liquid liner from L’oreal as well, so I was excited about the prospect of having found the ultimate black pencil liner. A [...] Courtesy of Sephora.com by Desiree It seems that my skin has become even more horrifically oily. With the work that I do, it can involve a little perspiration here and there (and that is an understatement). Never mind that my pores seem wide open 24/7 anyway—it seems every time I look at my reflection, I’m so [...] By Desiree
I love black eyeliner. I am especially a huge fan of dark, winged at the corners, long-wearing, heavily pigmented liner. But can you believe how difficult it is for one to find eyeliner that meets all the previously mentioned qualities that lasts and stays on my lid? That is, of course, until I [...] By Sheila Things have been busy, busy, busy behind the scenes here at Painted Ladies. It’s an exciting time and we’re working on many projects and with that in mind, we’ve asked our Mavens Lisa and Desiree to be our third and fourth co-publishers! Lisa and Desiree are not only passionate about the beauty industry, they have [...] By Desiree There is this lovely feeling and experience from using my airbrush machine. The light, cool misty air that comes out of the spray brush feels almost like a facial. I was drawn to the idea of “second skin” being achieved by little tiny dots that land on the surface of my skin by way [...] By Desiree Have you ever purchased a foundation and found it just wasn’t as you expected? Why, of course! I bet it’s happened to at least 99.9% of us! I’m horrible at returning things to the store for a refund or exchange, so in an attempt to finish out bottles and bottles of unloved foundation, I have [...] By Desiree
Airbrush foundations have been the latest and greatest in beauty technology. It has been around for decades, initially used in movies for even, flawless, believable makeup application. It has proven a staple in Hollywood, especially now that high definition technology is becoming universal. Inevitably (and thankfully!), airbrush foundations have hit the consumer [...] By Desiree
Courtesy of Sephora.com After hearing much about the Illamasqua line on places such as YouTube, countless beauty blogs, and my dear friend Sheila– it was inevitable that I would take the plunge. So I wandered off to Sephora and was WOW’d by the makeup artistry of [...] By Desiree
With colder weather in tow, I’ve had to make some adjustments in both skincare and makeup as well. Even with combination/oily skin, my skin has been craving some hydration. I have been using my tinted moisturizers since the change in weather, but for some reason Diorskin has been calling my name. Dior has [...] By Desiree
I’m a registered nurse AND a bacteriophobe. A double whammy. I sometimes joke that I’m but a few steps away from being as bad as Jack Nicholson’s character in ‘As Good As It Gets‘, where he compulsively washes his hands with multiple Neutrogena bars and hot, scalding water. With the flu season in [...] |
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