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ULTA’s New Brands and Why I’m Slowly Leaving Sephora

ULTA’s New Brands and Why I’m Slowly Leaving Sephora

As a beauty blogger, I spend a ridiculous amount of money on cosmetics. This number has greatly reduced since I’ve been on this big push to pay off all my student loans, hopefully, in the next two years plus my taste in cosmetic brands has changed. With that being said I’ve still somehow been a member of Sephora’s VIB Rouge program for the last three years. Sephora originally touted their VIB Rouge program as this prestigious group of beauty enthusiast that got perks on perks on perks. Flash forward to now and our spending $1000+ grants us exclusive rights to…

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Must Have Red-Orange Lipsticks for Medium Brown Skin!

Must Have Red-Orange Lipsticks for Medium Brown Skin!

[ad name=”In Content Responsive Ad”] We all have that one signature color lipstick that we like to wear. For some is a bold and sexy red and for others, it’s a soft subtle nude. I always thought my go to color was red, and then I went on this stint where I was all about the nudes because who doesn’t love a good nude (see my favorites here). Now I still love a good nude, but after trying out the Sleek VIP Lipsticks I realized that I may have found my “spirit color”. It was almost like I didn’t choose the…

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Sleek Makeup LIP VIP Lipstick Swatches on Medium Brown Skin

Sleek Makeup LIP VIP Lipstick Swatches on Medium Brown Skin

A couple of weeks ago I received a delicious package from Sleek Makeup featuring five shades of their LIP VIP lipsticks.There’s six lipstick in all.  The lipsticks are a full coverage semi-matte formula that glides on smooth. Since these are semi-matte lipsticks I would suggest exfoliating your lips before wearing. The shades range from a natural pinky nude to a true red. I was able to get a normal amount of wear of the lipsticks, nothing that was super impressive but it did last through eating, at least, one meal before having to touch up.  Some of the shades appear muted…

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Add Sleek MakeUP to your Beauty Routine!

Add Sleek MakeUP to your Beauty Routine!

I don’t own too many Sleek MakeUP products, but of the little I do own has always impressed me with every use. SleekMakeUp is UK beauty brand that is not only affordable but made with such quality and pigmentation to die for! I was stoked when Sleek reached out to me with an opportunity to try out some of their products and today I’m sharing these products with you today on the blog Sleek MakeUp sent over a great assortment of products including the very popular i-Divine Palette. I also received three lipsticks in great fall shades as well as…

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The Style and Beauty Doctor Host “Tweet Your Face Off” Featuring Sleek Makeup!

The Style and Beauty Doctor Host “Tweet Your Face Off” Featuring Sleek Makeup!

Last night I had the opportunity to attend a “Tweet Your Face Off” event hosted by Danielle aka StylenBeautyDoc and Nasilele Photography Studio in Brooklyn New York. This event was a chance for beauty enthusiast, novice to pro, who all network on twitter to come together and do with they do best, tweet their faces off!  The event featured an area where you could have your photo professionally taken, get your lips made up by Danielle- The Style and Beauty Doctor herself at the lip bar, along with the mingling, networking and enjoying of appetizers. The lip bar gave attendee’s to try out…

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