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The second installment of our Road Testin’ series; tales from the front lines of what makeup products do once they’re out of their pretty pretty packaging, and in the real world.
The Fab: Smashbox - Smokebox eye shadow palette
The Fab – Smashbox Eyelights in “Smokebox” – If you’ve been waiting for a sure fire smokey eye kit, this is it. There are others on the market, this is the best I’ve found. Continue reading →
Le Bien - Smashbox Cosmetics Reign Doubletake Lip Color in Currant
This is the first installment of my Road Testin’ series; tales from the front lines of what makeup products do once they’re out of their pretty pretty packaging, and in the real world. I think that for product reviews to really be meaningful it’s important not only to talk about what new products come out and what they look like but let’s also talk about how those products perform. I was thinking about how to categorize this when I heard Guru/MC Solaar’s old song “Le Bien, Le Mal” – which loosely translates to “the Good and the Evil” – on the radio. Well, calling things the Good, The Bad, and the Ugly is about as original as not at all, and using the french terms Le Bon, Le Milieu et Le Mauvais on a blog that is otherwise completely in English seemed pretentious so I’ll designate my product assessments as The Fab, The Fair and the Faulty. Continue reading →
