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Cosmetics Confessions: Do You Get Dressed Up For Halloween?

By Sheila Arkee

Okay, ladies & gents, it’s time to dish at our weekly open post. Pour the coffee, go get a slice of pumpkin pie, we’ll be here for awhile.

I confess, for the fifth year in a row, I am going out as my all-time best costume ever, a mom!

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By Sheila

As you may recall, a reader wrote in asking if one of our Experts could help her recreate this look:

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Taking Nicole’s recommendations, this is how Carla’s (our reader) final look came out:

Very nice job! As for the [...]

PL Reader: I’m thinking about doing this for the Day of the Dead festival. Any ideas on what I should use as the white base?

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Nicole: MAC makes body/face paints that they sell at their Pro Stores called Chroma Cakes that work wonderfully. All you do is add water to [...]