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Kevin-James Bennett and Royal & Langnickel present The [R]evolution! It has begun!

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Award winning makeup artist and the blenderella himself Kevin James Bennett recently collaborated with Royal & Langnickel, to create artist quality, synthetic makeup brushes.  As makeup artists and enthusiasts, we are always on the lookout for that one amazing brush that can do everything and be durable for years and KJ Bennett helped create a line of brushes that might just fit that bill!!! For some reason, makeup artist brushes tend to be inferior in quality as compared to those make for painters (especially those using oil paints).   Artist brushes can withstand being soaked in paint, turpentine, alcohol etc, without losing its integrity.  R&L have used state-of-the-art materials to produce a wide array of long-lasting brushes.

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Memorial Day weekend Sales and Deals!!!

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Here are a few of the specials for weekend, the unofficial start of summer!!!

Laura Mercier: Free Shipping with any order.  May 24th to May 28th (11:59PM EST).  Use code: LM5MFS12 (case sensitive).

Boscia: Free boscia bag packed with over $100 worth of products with any $30 purchase.  Use promo code: Surprise2012

Bath & Body Works: $1 shipping with any $25 order.  Use code: MEMORIAL25

Tarte Cosmetics: 10% off sitewide, use code: ALA, May 23rd – May 31, 2012.  Plus get a FREE brush with purchase of any Amazonian Clay Waterproof cream eye shadow.

Black Opal Beauty: Free Shipping with online orders over $15.  Use code: SHIPFREE, now until May 29th 11:59PM EST.

M.A.C. Cosmetics: Free shipping with purchases over $50.

I will add more sales as I receive them!

Laura Mercier Très Chic collection c’est chic!

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Bonjour! Ça va?

This is my first review of Laura Mercier products.   I was instantly attracted to the beautiful, bold, punchy colours.  The Très Chic collection is a limited edition, spring nail collection consisting of 5 colours that range from pastel to bright.

I picked up the two that I thought were going to be my favourites and I love them!!   The polishes are contained in short, square bottles and are slightly smaller than the typical nail polish – 0.35 fl. oz. (10.35 ml) vs. 0.5 fl. oz. (15 ml) and they cost US$18 each.   So the price is a little costly.  The brush is short, and not like the Pro-Wides that you get with OPI.  For those with long nail beds, you may have to use more strokes than you normally would.  The formula is a little on the thin side, but smooth.  I used 2 coats in the swatches, but I could have done with an additional one.  Drying time is pretty fast.  The formula is good, and standard for what is out there.  They are also Big 3 free.

Onto the swatches!

The first one I picked up is Cabana.

Laura Mercier Nail Lacquer in Cabana

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How do you save the Earth & be beautiful? eos can help!

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So April 22nd is Earth Day.  We should all, in our own little way, be doing our part in helping our planet.

When it comes to skincare, I definitely like to keep it natural and this is where eos comes in.  Evolution of smooth (eos) is a natural skincare line with mostly naturally derived products and eye-catching packaging.  I have been testing a few of their products.

First is the Everyday Hand Lotion.

eos Everyday Hand Lotion in Cucumber

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