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Dior Fall 2012 – Golden Jungle (With Lots of Pictures)

Dior’s Fall 2012 look for their Ready-to-wear show was a clean and polished one. Pat McGrath gave us no crazy eyeshadow colours or tons of eyeliner. No major lipstick shades to watch out for. There was perhaps some neutral eyeshadow … Continue reading

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Dior Summer Mix Collection

Matching nails and lips is the idea behind Dior’s Summer Mix collection, and the colours are charming enough to make you reach for them again and again.  The collection introduces 4 new shades of Dior Vernis Nail Gloss ($24) (called … Continue reading

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MAC Fashion Sets and Snob Swatch

A quick look at the facts tells us that MAC’s Fashion Sets are long overdue: Spice – #1 classic best-selling lip pencil in Canada, Brazil, Italy, Mexico, UK, Venezuela, Chile, Peru, Argentina, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Portugal, Thailand, India, Saudi Arabia, … Continue reading

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Swatch: Dior Holiday 2011 Exquis

Dior’s Holiday 2011 polishes from their Merveille collection has something for everyone. It has neutrals, brights, and a dark vampy colour too!  Each shade has very fine gold shimmer in it which barely translates on the nail.  You’ll see it … Continue reading

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Swatch: Zoya Nimue

Honestly, I thought I was in love with the Zoya Smoke collection because it’s all creams, but I actually love its sister collection “Mirrors” too. The colours are so wearable and pretty though they’re slightly too colourful compared to the … Continue reading

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Zoya Petra and Jana Swatch and I Do A Feature Nail

Ok, I realize that my feature nail is so muted that hardly anyone would even notice that I did something different, but I just wanted to try an easy version of the popular trend. I used Petra and Jana because … Continue reading

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Zoya Anja Swatch from Smoke and Mirrors

I feel like 2 years ago, I would have been all over the creamy eggplant goodness that is Anja, but at this point, with a dupe from Chanel, Lancome, even MAC, I am most definitely over this colour. Still, you’ll … Continue reading

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Swatch: Dior Safari Beige

I wanted Dior Safari Beige since I first saw it.  A clean mix of beige and peach, Dior Safari Beige is meant to replicate mannequin hands.  This polish is pure perfection. Safari Beige is a cream without even a touch … Continue reading

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Zoya Cynthia Swatch

I’m loving Cynthia from Zoya’s Smoke collection. It’s a super dark teal that verges on black from far away. It reminds me of gasoline. I thought I was over colours this dark, but I’m not! I love this one. What … Continue reading

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Dior Blue Tie Polish Swatch

I’ve shown you my pictures of the rest of the collection, and now here’s my picture of Dior’s Fall 2011 nail polish in Blue Tie.  As I mentioned before, the colour seems very similar to Russian Navy.  Though it looks … Continue reading

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