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    **Ladies: a new Shimmer brick is out!!**

    I was surfing on the Bobbi Brown website to see the new trends and here's a new baby to cherish girls! Bobbi Brown Cosmetics :: Copper Diamond Shimmer Brick Compact I already have the Beige and Peony ones but this one seems really perfect for Christmas time, with all thoses beautiful golden &...
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    Makeup during a bad day?

    Hey guys, When you're having like a really bad day or when you're waking up in the morning and feeling really down and tired, do you have the strengh to do your makeup anyway? It's really a sign for me, when things go wrong, I'm wearing like... nothing. I wasn't feeling well at all the last...
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    Severe asthma and allergies

    For those who suffer from allergies and asthma, I'd like to have your personal feelings on that. I'm suffering from allergies since 2-3 years now (like hayfever) and it's been worse since a month. Last wednesday I was at work and suddenly couldn't breathe anymore, I started shivering and I...
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    A Poison Ivy haul :)

    Here's my recent purchases from MAC from 2 weeks ago and... yesterday I've seen the Naughty Nautical collection but honestly, I wasn't impressed at all neither by the l/s nor the pigments. So I ended up buying some nice green eye shadows from the perm line, I'm eager to test them! From L to...
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    The best soothing mask EVER!

    I just wanted to share that product with you, those who suffer from dryness, irritation, skin tightness or redness MUST check this mask out! I'm using it since years now and my skin have never been so soft and moisturized. It's full of Avene thermal spring water and helps soothes the skin, it is...
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    Packing makeup, or the life of an undecided girl

    Soo I'm going to England next week and I'm facing an enormous dilemma lol... what kind of stuff will I bring with me ??!! I've already decided for a basic palette with Jest/Mulch/Ricepaper & Cranberry but I don't know what to pick among my other e/s I have in palette. I know I'll go to a...
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    ***Purity Herbs products***

    Does anyone have ever tried products from that brand? Magazines keep talking about it in very good terms, it's a natural cosmetic brand from Iceland.Their products are made of pure Islandic herbs and essential oils. Here's a link to their website: http://www.purityherbs.is/index.php I'm...
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    Your week-end essentials

    Everytime I go on week-ends, it takes me hours to choose what to bring with me. I always want to pick that e/s or that cream because "you'll never know" you might desperately need THAT colour or THAT product for your face/body/hair!! Tell me I'm not the only one Sooo what are your basics girls?
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    ==> A magical hair-care product! <==

    KARITE No rinse nutritive concentrate - Express treatment for very dry and rebellious hair I bought this product months ago and I've been using it once in a week or every two weeks, depending on my hair condition. My scalp and hair have a tendency to be a bit oily but as I have very long...
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    Best websites to buy makeup online

    What are the best websites where you guys often purchase your makeup online? Which one do you prefer the most and why? It will be very helpful if everyone could make a list of the best ones and point out the positive & negative points (choices of makeup products, the relevance of informations...
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    Any recs for some good pink eyeshadows?

    Hi gals, I just noticed that I don't have any real light pink eyeshadows in my traincase, could you lovely Speckra-ettes recommend me any? I just own Jest, Cranberry and Sushi Flower and I'm an NC15, dark haired & brown eyes if that helps (otherwise see my profile). Of course I have a...
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    Best way to drive away cigarette smoke

    Yesterday night we were invited by some friends to do another Poker party (it has become quite an institution since a few weeks!) and I was thinking, as nearly all of us were smokers, about the best solution to drive away the smoke. Although I smoke myself, I just can't stand the smell the...
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    For those who like bright colours!

    Hey guys, I just wanted to share something with you: yesterday, I bought Flammable paint and I had Bright Fushia pigment in sample and I tried them together 10 minutes away: it's amazingly WONDERFUL !! That's definitely not something to wear for an everyday look imo but the result just...
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    Private diary

    Hello girlies, I was wondering how many of you keep a diary or used to keep one, and what does it bring to you? I used to keep private journals when I was younger (like maybe 3 or 4 in all) but now it's like I'm feeling the need to write again... I've got some serious job issues at the moment...
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    Name all your MAC e/s!

    It's time to make a list girls Here's mine: Personal quads Jest Cranberry Nocturnelle Sushi Flower Ricepaper Mulch Vex Flashtrack Plumage Shimmermoss Surreal Tilt Carbon Passionnate Black Tied Electra Sumptuous Olive Juiced Amber Lights Expresso Singles (e/s in pot) Shroom Smut Blu-Noir...
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    Aleppo Soap

    When I was working at the Body Shop in Paris, lots of people asked me if we were selling aleppo soap. Back then, I didn't know what it was (and it wasn't sold in the shop) so I made some researches about it. Finally I discovered an Aleppo soap in an eco-friendly shop: I was told that it was a...
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    What's your MAC purchase rate?

    In a week? Month? Year? Do you buy up your MAC shop/counter at every new collection ? For my part, I'm going just once (or maybe twice) in a month when I need something special but it happens sometimes that I'm not going at all during 2-3 months (money issues are often the reason...). As for...
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    Melon Pigment: my new love!!

    Hello girls !! I wanted to share with you my new addiction: Melon pigment Last week I went to a MAC pro shop and I had 2 samples of pigments: Silver blue and Melon. I remember seeing a lot of FOTD's from you guys using Melon pig, and since then I always wanted to know how it was in...
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    How do you, Specktra-ettes, keep yourself in shape?

    Hi y'all, I was wondering how do you guys do to keep yourself fit? Since 4 months now, I take physiotherapy sessions (I have some serious back issues) and my doctor was scared to hear that I've never done any sport in my life... so I have to develop the muscles of my whole body and he gave me...
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    Star Academy in Lebanon

    Hi everybody, I just saw in a french show a report on the lebanese Star Academy, and I wish to share it with you. I must admit that I was deeply shocked: a guy, who was a pianist and a singer as well, have seen his father murdered by the fundamentalists because his son was a musician... and...
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