Beauty - Bronzers

Its that time of year! Beautylishs Annual Gift Card Event is almost over -- it ends October 25th at 11:59PM PT. Its become tradition for me to partner with Beautylish and share my favorite products available during the event. The brands and products below Ive reviewed or talked about previously as being favorites and go-tos. I like to include a mix of old favorites and newer picks from recent fall and holiday releases. One of the best areas to shop during the event is actually on tools for an...

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Every holiday season, brands launch lots of miniature-sized sets of existing products (along with full-sized, more value-packed sets, too, of bestselling and cult-favorite products from their brand). In the past, Ive often purchased and re-reviewed to ensure consistency and to feel 100% confident about inclusion in any gift guides. A lot of those sets have actually been very consistent in quality/color, particularly lip products, which dominate the sets Ive re-reviewed in the past! In an effo...

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Pat McGrath Fleur Fantasia Celestial Divinity Luxe Eyeshadow Quad ($58.00 for 0.24 oz.) is a new, limited edition quad that featured a pearly peach, pearly lavender, sparkly berry, and matte coral. It is exclusive to the brands website. The two more subdued shimmers felt a little more powdery in comparison to most of the brands eyeshadows, which tend to have a creamier, more emollient quality to them, though I didnt find it had much impact on application. All four shades had rich color payoff...

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Pat McGrath Champagne Gold Sublime Skin Highlighter ($65.00 for 0.22 oz.) is a lighter, rosy copper with moderate, warm undertones and a luminous sheen. It had opaque color coverage in a single layer, though the intensity of the finish was more buildable--when layered, it could get to near-metallic. The powder was very smooth, dense and slightly firmer without being stiff or difficult to pick up with a dry brush, and it had a particularly finely-milled, almost cream-like quality when it was a...

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Pat McGrath Amour MatteTrance Lipstick ($40.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a brighter, medium coral that leaned slightly pink paired with a creamy, lightly glossy finish. It had more slip and creaminess to it than most MatteTrance shades, and it felt that way, too, which resulted in a less-than-ideal application. There was visible product that separated along my lip lines and a touch of streaking. The color coverage was opaque in one layer, while the color itself stayed on well for six and a half hours ...

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MAC Dark Spark/Bitter in Glitter Powerpoint Eye Pencil (Dual-Ended) ($20.00 for 0.04 oz.) includes a semi-matte, softer black with a slightly shimmery, warmer plum. Dark Spark was one of the better-performers from the recently-released, dual eye pencils, but it was still harder to work with and nowhere near as effortless to use as a myriad of formulas on the market. Bitter in Glitter was a total disappointment aside from wear (which was decent). Dark Spark is a medium-dark black with cooler u...

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