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A look from MAC’s Balloonacy Collection

I’ve been lagging with posting an entry on MAC’s Balloonacy collection because I’m just not into it. I zipped by the MAC counter today to check out the colors and I wasn’t moved at all. I’m especially not crazy about the above-pictured look, which appears to be the only Balloonacy look featured on the website. Soooo not a fan of the panda eyes, orange lips and crazy top-hat hair.

But hey … if you can pull this off more power to ya!

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New from Maybelline New York is Maybelline Shine Seduction Glossy Lip Color. Once again supermodel Adriana Lima’s lips look perfectly glossed with Maybelline’s  New Shine Seduction Glossy Lip Color in Beaming Berry.

Maybelline New Shine Seduction Glossy Lip Color comes in a unique sculpting tip that contours lips precisely.  Ingredients include aqua-botanicals and vitamin E.  And it dosn’t feel sticky at all.  Cost: under $10.

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I know it’s not really makeup or beauty related but I just had to share my friend Christine’s new Kate Spade Adrienne wallet.

It’s super cute in person, and will fit all of your credit cards and perhaps even a lip liner or two!

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Product: Sephora FACE Eye Makeup Remover
Use: To remove eye makeup
Price: $8.00 for a 4.22 oz bottle
Makeup and Beauty Blog Rating: C

After trying a ton of different eye makeup removers (including Lancome Bi-Facial; Clinque Take The Day Off, Rinse Off and Naturally Gentle eye makeup removers; Nuxe Démaquillante Make-Up Remover and Maybelline Expert Eyes Eye Makeup Remover, just to name a few), I finally found my holy grail with Sephora’s FACE Eye Makeup remover. Well, it was my favorite eye makeup remover until Sephora changed the bottle to this new one with the black cap. Not only is the new bottle is smaller than the old one, they’ve also increased the price. Now you pay more of your hard earned money but get less product – boo!

Along with the bottle change came a formula change. I find the new formula doesn’t work as well as the old one at removing long-wearing and waterproof mascaras and eyeliners. With the old formula, it was just a few quick splashes on the cotton ball and everything was off easily. Now, I have to use so much on a cotton ball – I have to practically get it soaking – just to take off regular eye makeup.

Some things haven’t changed – it still doesn’t sting my eyes (a big plus) and it has the same gentle rose smell. However, the bottle that’s sitting in my cabinet will be my last. Back to the drawing board for me!