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In Our Makeup Bag: Bare Escentuals Buxom Lash
What it is: Bare Escentuals Buxom Lash
Why this should be in your bag: Most girls I know wear mascara every single day, however, that practice can be pretty damaging to your lashes. I’ve noticed that when I use certain brands of mascara, my lashes end up suffering, becoming weak and brittle.
The CC Weekly Weigh In: Beauty Must-Haves
Yesterday, after a failed attempt to apply chunky mascara to my lashes (it was gross), I decided it was time to restock. Only when I ran over to my local CVS to pick up a new one, I was totally overwhelmed. Do you have any idea how many different kinds of mascara there are? My god! I stood there for ten minutes with 12 different options in my hands trying to figure out which one was the best.

8 Under $20: Sephora
So if you’re like me, part of the fun of being a girl is getting all beautified and purtied up. I mean, beyond the fun that is playing with makeup, what’s the point of putting together a cute outfit if your skin looks dry, your hair looks flat and you smell like a thrift store?
Makeup 101: Plum Crazy
One of the trends I’m most excited for this fall is the return of the bright, bold, purple eye. I know it sounds scary and overwhelming, but you you can wear violet hues without looking like Barney. Just look at all the models doin’ their thang during Fashion Week!
Makeup 101: Is Mineral Makeup For You?
It’s no secret that I love Bare Escentuals Mineral Makeup. I ban myself from going in the store because I simply can’t control my credit card when in the presence of such amazingness.
Makeup 101: Don’t Splurge If You Aren’t Sure
Let me start off by saying that I am a firm believer in spending money on quality makeup. Oftentimes well-trusted and expensive brands of makeup are more effective, longer lasting and – shocking – a much better product all around. However, there are times when buying the expensive stuff is just stupid.
Makeup 101: Made in the U.S.A
When I’m buying beauty products the first thing I think about is how hot they will make me. Then I consider if they’ll make me break out and, finally, look at the cost. What I don’t think about is where the product originated from. And, it seems, most of them are imported goods.

Brighten Up Your Beauty Routine!
A few months ago, we shared our picks for adding more color to your beauty bags. Now the season is in full swing, and we can’t help but feel inspired by all of the colors blooming outdoors, being displayed in store windows and taking center stage at our local beauty counters.
Makeup 101: Shine Without the Shiny
Along with the beautiful summertime weather we are all so freaking excited about comes the not-so-beautiful summertime shine. Not the shine of the gorgeous sun, not the shine of that hot guy’s beach body, but the shine of your oily face. Not. So. Hot. Oily faces are definitely not cute and leave you feeling gross, dirty, and, well, oily.
Makeup 101: Save your Skin from the Sun
So yesterday I got my first sunburn of the year. (At least, I think it’s a sunburn – it may also be a result of my drunken face-plant…) Honestly, though, I’m not gonna complain ’cause Syracuse hasn’t seen the sun in months. I am, however, going to dust off the sun products that have been under my bed for the past 8 months.
Makeup 101: Have a Fling with Spring Makeup
So if you live in a normal part of the country, it’s probably starting to get nice and sunny outside (note to Syracuse: please stop snowing). You’ve brightened up your wardrobe and bought some peep toe pumps, so now it’s time to brighten up your face.
Makeup 101: Clear That Skin
In middle school I had horrible skin. Constantly. By the end of high school it had really cleared up, but I feel like my years of pre-teen suffering were sufficient for the rest of my life. Unfortunately, middle school awkwardness does not justify a zit free life…
Makeup 101: Makeup Cases to Travel the Nation
I’ve already expressed how jealous I am of all you sunny spring-break travelers (recap: sooo je…
All Made Up: Bargain Beauty
So if you are like me, you’ve been eating more ramen, wearing last year’s winter coat and s…
Calorie-Free Indulgences: Chocolate-Themed Beauty Treats
[Post courtesy of out friends at StyleBakery.com. For more awesome fashion, style and beauty n…
Makeup 101: Color Me Red and Pink
So Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and while I am not uber pumped – as I am findi…