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A Dupe for Milani’s Java Bean Eye Shadow

Milani eye shadow in Java Bean and it

Quite a few Bionic Beauties have written me with their horrible troubles in locating my absolute favorite brown eyeshadow, Milani’s Java Bean.
As I was digging through my makeup case this weekend, I happened upon a darn-close duplicate! Hot Topic’s makes a eye palette of 5 shadows- brown, gunmetal gray, silver, forest green, and deep purple. [...]

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Makeup Look: In the woods

Makeup look by the Bionic Beauty blog - brown and green eyeshadows

I created this makeup look after spending Thanksgiving in the mountains of Georgia. Trees, boulders, and autumn colored leaves were everywhere! Playing off the browns and greens in nature, I used two of my favorite Milani eyeshadows- Java Bean (a cool-toned brown) and Clover (a medium true green), to create this mostly-neutral face.
The makeup I [...]

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Makeup Look: Green Meets Gold

Bionic Beauty Eye Makeup Look - green and gold shadow

I was feeling a bit shimmery today, so I created an equally appropriate shimmery eye look. Of course, I had to work in my favorite green eyeshadow – Milani’s Clover.
To create this look I used….

Flirt Cosmetics’ Lash-a-delic mascara in Boogie Brown (not my favorite mascara, but it is one of my few “true” browns)
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Off to the Blue Lagoon makeup look

Deep Blue eye makeup look

I recently got a few of the Milani Runway Eyes Wet/Dry eye shadows from CVS and absolutely adore them. They can be applied as a soft wash or deep color. In the package it looks much too glittery for day wear, but once you rub the top layer off, it’s not nearly as shimmery! I [...]

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Beauty Detective: Mislabeled Milani “Talc-Free” Makeup Exposed

Milani Pressed Mineral Makeup compact foundation

One of our Bionic Beauties out there deserves a Private Investigator badge for this little goodie!
To protect our PI, I’m giving her a code name: Alice. Alice headed to her local drugstore recently and picked up a compact of Milani’s new pressed Minerals Makeup Foundation in Creamy Natural.

Alice says:
It works well for me and is [...]

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Bionic-onomics: Drugstore beauty sales ending July 25

Drugstore bargain buys in beauty, makeup, skincare and cosmetics

Here are this week’s cosmetics sales from your local Walgreens, CVS, and Rite Aid drugstores…

Walgreens

L’Oreal Mascaras – Buy 1, Get 1 FREE
Sally Hansen lip products, foot care and Diamond Strength Nail polish – 40% off
Neutrogena eye and lip makeup – Buy 1, Get 1 FREE
All Wet n’ Wild makeup and cosmetics- Buy 1, Get 1 [...]

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Bionic Asks: Your Favorite Eye Shadow Color

Eye makeup look by Bionic Beauty - Milani Java Bean eye shadow

This week’s Bionic Asks… What’s your favorite eye shadow color?
This is the eye shadow color you turn to and without fail it accents your eyes, works with your complexion and is easy to apply.
Mine is Milani’s Java Bean. I love that color. It’s a shimmery brown, richly pigmented and works for a single color on [...]

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Bionic-onomics: Drugstore beauty sales ending June 21

Drugstore bargain buys in beauty, makeup, skincare and cosmetics

Here are this week’s cosmetics sales from your local Walgreens and CVS drugstores…

Walgreens

Maybelline Face or Eye cosmetics: Buy 1, Get 1 FREE!
Axe hair or body care products: Buy 1, Get 1 at half off
L’Oreal HIP makeup, Bare Naturale makeup or nail polish: Buy 1, Get 1 FREE!
L’Oreal Extra Volume Collagen mascara [...]

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Bionic primes with De-Crease

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I decided it was high-time I checked out eye shadow primers. Being the budget-minded gal I am, I hopped over to my local  drugstore to grab L’Oreal’s De-Crease Eye Shadow Base.
First up, I wanted to try a swatch test before I actually went crazy creating eye makeup looks. The photo below shows seven eyeshadows of [...]

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