Now here is a book that I have needed for many years. This book has a very short, one page list of foods–including meats & veggies–and you can make EVERY recipe in the book if you have all the groceries on the list. As an added benefit, I estimate it would cost only about $120 [...]
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Before I ordered this book, I carefully read the online reviews. I was expecting a book like The Stocked Kitchen that would give me a list of pantry staples with recipes to make using the ingredients. WRONG! This is more like an urban hipster how-to but not complete enough in any areas. For example–there are [...]
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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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