I got Bronze Goddess in the lightest color, since I have dark hair and an Irish/redhead’s freckled complexion. One Hot Minute only comes in one color. I think these are about a tie. One Hot Minute is really too dark for me to use except in the summer. Bronze Goddess looks ok right now–but I [...]
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This was about $8 at KMart during a 40% off sale. Color=naked. I think I have finally found a suitable replacement for Origins Nude and Improved, and the price is great when it is on sale. Pros: Lots of colors (9) and I easily found one to match my skin Good price Good smell Thin, [...]
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Purchased Bare lavender #516 and a gold color as a “Buy 1 get one free” at Walgreens. I lost my receipt, so these went in the trash after 3 tries. 1. Badly designed container–the brush is way too short to use after you unscrew it from the top and when you unscrew it the powder/shadow [...]
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I was very excited about this stuff, especially when Walgreens had a “buy one, get one free” sale this week. Unfortunately, this product is horrible for so many reasons: 1. At application, it had a terrible, fake strawberry taste 2. The clear gloss is “too glossy” for daytime use (and has the terrible taste too) [...]
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I looked at this book several times before I gave up and purchased it. At $24.95, it is a little bit more expensive than I usually like to pay for a knitting book, but this is classic Nicky Epstein–gorgeous pictures, complete instructions, and many ideas. Epstein has patterns where you knit a stockinette square, and [...]
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