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theBalm Shady Lady Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 Comparison

I did this comparison quite a while ago, not too long after I got my new camera. I got the bright idea of swatching both of theBalm Shady Lady palettes 1 and 2 together. I’ve labeled all the colors 1 and 2 to go along with the swatches.

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Eurydice and Poppies

This is a look from one day last week. It feels decadent and like velvet to me. Kiss My Sass Purple Poppy was a perfect lid color. Drama Queen made for a great highlight shade, though I need to try this as a lid shade, too. The NARS Eurydice duo worked well in the crease to contour without being too harsh, which is why I opted not to use black.

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Candy Cult Nails

I played around with lots of Cult Nail polishes on Saturday. I finally got to try out Cult Nails Get It On base coat and Wicked Fast top coat! I love the base coat! I tried to do another gradient, but it wasn’t as successful as my last. Still, it was fun :) I need to learn how to blend the edges of the polish better.

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Favorite Childhood Stories and Faerie Tales

I was thinking the other night about my favorite childhood stories. I think my favorite story that my Dad told me as a child was Little Red Riding Hood. Though, twisted as I am, I couldn’t help but feel sorry for the wolf! This may explain why I love supernatural fiction that includes werewolves and vampires.

I was very excited when the movie Red Riding Hood came out, since it was a twisted version of my favorite story.


(Credit: IMDB)

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Rockeresque Beauty – Frostbite Collection

This post is late in coming because I’ve been short on time. However, I wanted to show you the pretty blues from the Rockeresque Beauty Frostbite Collection.


(Image Courtesy of Rockeresque Beauty)

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The Lipstick League Weekend Posts

The Lipstick League Weekend Posts

Question of the Week: – What is your most beloved makeup item in your collection, and if someone offered you $100 for it would you sell it to them?

Answer: You know, I have no idea what my most beloved makeup item is… I don’t think I could choose just one. I don’t think I’d sell it for $100, regardless.

Pink Sith – combines Six Sigma and Eyeshadow? See how she works in the business management strategy when she tells you all about Rouge Bunny Rouge Solstice Halcyon Eyeshadow.

Prime Beauty – revisits her high school crush and discovers Buxom’s new True Hue Blush simultaneously.

Phyrra – shows you a lovely purple look with L’Oreal Perpetual Purple and Fyrinnae Cuddlefish.

Vampy Varnish – Checks out the bright fun new spring collection from China Glaze called Electropop!

we heart this – Brush hoarders, we’ve discovered a high quality yet inexpensive line for your collection – bdellium tools.

Beauty Junkies Unite – I never would have thought to put OPI’s Suzi in the same room with Nicki Minaj, but it really happened! Check out Nicki’s new collection of polishes for OPI.

Clumps of Mascara – I’m so obsessed with blogging that I love inspiring others to start a blog. Think you’re ready? Check out 10 Tips for Aspiring Beauty Bloggers.

Gouldylox Reviews – Too Faced is all about a natural look this season. I’m in love with all three of these palettes. What about you?

Lipglossiping – simply asks “So you wanna be a beauty blogger…?”

Nouveau Cheap – There’s been lots of buzz about the new Maybelline Eye Tattoo shadows. So did the shade Tough as Taupe work for me? Come find out!

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Weekend Beauty Reads from the Beauty Blog Network

Weekend Beauty Reads from the Beauty Blog Network

Sheila from Painted Ladies has nothing but good things to say about CoverGirl’s Blastflipstick Blendable Lip Duo.

Phyrra shows you a lovely purple look with L’Oreal Perpetual Purple and Fyrinnae Cuddlefish.

The Shades Of U features swatches, review, and a look using NARS Spring 2012 products.

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Hotlinking

So there is an awful site out there called gelcosmetics.com that has been stealing my posts – images and written content. I tried contacting their host to get them to remove my content and got no response. This irritated me. So I did research on how to block hotlinking. I followed this AWESOME tutorial, How to Prevent Websites from Hotlinking your Site Images. I added a wordpress plugin called Station Identification to make it clear that if my posts are showing up on another site, such as the one mentioned above, it’s clear it’s there without my permission.

I’ve added several sites to my allowed list, including:
BlogLovin’, Feedburner, Blogger, Google Reader, and Facebook.

I do love the fact that the image I made visible on sites that are hotlinking to my stuff says “I’m a Content Thief! I steal images and posts from other people!”

Image: Salvatore Vuono / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Let me know if you have any questions or any issues. I’m grateful to online web tutorials for making it relatively easy for me to fix issues like this. If you use another reader than the ones I mention above to follow my blog, please let me know which reader and what the URL is (example: for Blogger, http://www.Blogger.com/Home) so I can add it to my approved list.

Please note, if you’re in a different country than me, please send me your URL (example. http://www.google.com.au/reader) so that I can add it to the list, because the URLs vary by country. I’ll be happy to add you to fix this issue :)

Please don’t let this stop you from using Pinterest. Pinterest is a great way to get people to visit blogs, shops, etc. The best example I can give is that I saw gorgeous nail polish on Pinterest. I clicked on the image. It took me to the blog that it was pinned from. That blog had a link to the shop. I purchased the nail polish from that shop… all because Pinterest let me see it, held the URL for the original content and I liked it. I think Pinterest is great for sharing :) So please continue to share my images and others on it! Pinterest is awesome! You can find me on Pinterest as Phyrra.

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Beauty Blog Link Love

Lisamarie from Beauty Crazed thinks size does matter and tests out her theory with Maybelline Illegal Length Fiber Extensions Mascara – check out her results and see if you agree!

My Funny Valentine is proud to present…A vain person’s guide to water sports: how to waterproof your makeup and deal with chlorine.

Nail bling strikes again! Musicalhouses shows you her silver and blue nail art with pearls and hearts!

At Lipstick Musings, Shannon embarks on her first-ever fragrance review with the all-natural artistry of Aftelier Perfume’s Cepes and Tuberose.

With the BB cream craze in full swing, Rae takes a moment at theNotice to review (and swatch) the much-hyped Marcelle BB Cream. Find out it if this new wonder-product is all it’s talked up to be!

New year calls for new product launches! Miss Beauty Nerd tests out Maybelline’s newest – their SuperStay Lip Colors and EyeStudio Color Tattoos.

Beauty In The Mirror has been reviewing the very popular OCC Lip Tars. Pop over for some great pictures and advice.

Kajal Couture shares her tips on preventing eyeshadow fallout.

Prime Beauty is dreaming of spring with the Nordstrom Exclusive Dior Garden Party Milly Garden Clutch.

Looking for some double duty beauty products? Check out Krasey Beauty’s recs!

Kimberly at Kimmie Karma Love shows her New Years Eve makeup and the day after pictures!

Phyrra presents a variety of lovely lipsticks and pigmented lipglosses from Morgana Cryptoria.

Tracy at Beauty Reflections has a new PRECIOUS called Guerlain Cruel Gardenia Meteorites.


Join Anita in celebrating reaching 400 followers and win yourself a gorgeous Accessorize Eyeshadow Palette!

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