Beauty Thesis

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Posted by Nepenthe Posted on Sep - 30 - 2009

Five Favourites ~ September 2009

Here’s the next installment of favourites from the month of September. Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner in Black Ink I’ve been a fan of gel eyeliners for quite some time, since I find them more exact than pencils but easier to control than liquid.  It’s a happy medium.  When my MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack finally  [ Read More ]

Categories: suggestion
Posted by Nepenthe Posted on Sep - 16 - 2009

My Lips But Better

A few weeks ago, I was experimenting with some lip products and came across a combination that I’ve absolutely fallen in love with. It’s relatively subtle, but it’s definitely a more polished look than natural lips with a balm.  It actually falls into the MLBB category; my lips but better! The only downside to this  [ Read More ]

Categories: lip gloss, suggestion
Posted by Nepenthe Posted on Aug - 29 - 2009

Five Favourites ~ August 2009

The title is pretty self explanatory for this post, I’m going to share five of my favourite products from this month. Bare Escentuals Buxom Lash in Blackest Black I love trying new mascaras, but Buxom Lash is definitely unique in the fact that I know I’m going to continue to use it. I find the  [ Read More ]

Categories: suggestion
Posted by Nepenthe Posted on Jul - 15 - 2009

Suggestion ~ Lipsticks: From Tube To Pan

It’s been a minute since I’ve done any updates, as I’m still getting back into my beauty media groove.  While catching up on YouTube, I came across this video by Risa: I’ve been thinking about transferring some of my lipsticks to pans for travel purposes, but I never wanted to mangle up the product. Even  [ Read More ]

Categories: suggestion
Posted by Nepenthe Posted on Jun - 23 - 2009

Storage Location

It’s always interesting to see how other makeupistas keep their collections stored. Whether it’s furniture inspiration, storage units or organization tips, I’ll check it out. Seeing how people set things up is just as fun as seeing what other people have in their collections. One thing I do see from time to time though when  [ Read More ]

Categories: opinion, suggestion, thoughts