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A quick-start guide to Fall 2010 makeup trends

TotalBeauty.com

Can you believe that it’s almost September? I don’t know where the time has gone. It seems I was just planning articles for Spring 2010 and now I’m brainstorming ideas for Halloween makeup tutorials. It’s craziness, I tell ya!
Anyhow, as an “intro” to this Fall’s beauty and makeup trends, I’m linking to a guide by [...]

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Bionic Review: Urban Decay’s Ink for Eyes cream liners

Bionic Beauty Review - Urban Decay Ink For Eyes cream eyeliner

Urban Decay launched their “Ink for Eyes” cream eyeliners in the fall of 2009. I finally got my mitts on Zero which is a true pitch black. Five other colors round out the collection: a deep blue (Binge), forest green (Loaded), dark violet (Empire), dark cool-toned brown (Demolition) and a clear sparkly liner (Pyrotechnics).
All of [...]

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Bionic Review: New eyeshadows by MakeUp Designory

MUD-CajunSpice-shadow

Here’s a new brand for Bionic Beauty readers- MakeUp Designory, also called MUD. I’ve got two of their eyeshadows to swatch and review for you as a “quick intro” to this makeup brand!
First up… Cajun Spice eye shadow ~
Cajun Spice is a brilliant copper eye shadow packed with mica (i.e. shimmer). It applied nicely with [...]

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My new Hard Candy eye shadow stick

Bionic Beauty review - Hard Candy makeup - brown Eye Shadow Stick

I grabbed some new makeup goodies while perusing the Walmart beauty aisle, among them a cream eye shadow stick by Hard Candy.

The color is officially called Soiree. It’s basically a neutral, copper brown with plenty of mica for shimmer. It glides on easily and didn’t crease too badly throughout the day. If you want deep [...]

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Does your makeup match your inner beauty?

TotalBeauty.com

Total Beauty has a new quiz up that I thought might make for some fun discussion. Basically it asks 10 questions to analyze your personality and creates a few makeup suggestions that would suit you.
As most of you know, I’m happy being bold with my makeup; but I’m also completely happy just wearing lip balm, [...]

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Makeup trend: Black lip looks for real life

Glitzy silver and black glitter mascara from Sally Beauty Supply stores

I know black lipstick isn’t for everyone, but if you are interested in trying out the trend… here are some tips and looks to play around with. And you don’t have to be a Film Noir star or a goth chick to pull them off!
Face – Purely Cosmetics mineral makeup in California Blonde mixed with [...]

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Product Review: Fusion of Color Cosmetics makeup look

Bionic Beauty review - eye shadow by Fusion of Color Cosmetics

There are a myriad of mineral makeup brands out there, and you all know I have a few favorites. I’m here to introduce you to another brand: Fusion of Color Cosmetics.
Eyes: Straw (matte shadow all across lid and up into the crease); To Cool (shimmery forest green shadow on outer third of eyelid); In Vogue [...]

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A “Day Glamour” makeup look and product reviews

Bionic Beauty

Today is a two-fer… part makeup look, and part product review. Using some new makeup products (at least new to me), I created a simple, and perfect-for-everyday glamorous makeup look.
For the makeup look, I used…

Tarte’s ReCreate Natural Anti-Aging Foundation with SPF 15 – All across my face
Purely Cosmetics mineral makeup foundation in California Blonde [...]

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Bionic’s Olympian pedi nail art

Bionic Beauty

I got into the Olympic spirit these last few weeks and decided an Olympic themed-pedicure would help even further. I used Vancouver’s Olympic color scheme of greens, blues, whites and teals blended with arches, mountains, a various other graphics. Of course, since toe nails aren’t the largest canvas out there, things came out a bit [...]

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