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  1. benzito_714

    Somebody gave me a job...

    and it just happened to be MAC. I really wasn't expecting it because I was starting a new internship (which fell through) and went on the MAC interview for shits and giggles. 1st interview-Pentagon City with Homa. Since there are already so many stories on here about her I will keep it brief. It...
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    This weekend in DC

    If anyone is in or traveling to DC for inauguration events I just wanted to say enjoy yourself and be safe. There are a lot of events going on so you wont be bored but just be patient and come with an optimistic attitude.
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    Woo-Hoo!

    i got a job! I will be working at a government agency focused on the Arts and Humanities in DC. I am so freaking excited because it is a stepping stone for me and it is opening the door to my dream career. The pay isn't great but at least I get paid and the pay is just a portion of my...
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    crease cuttin' and bootleg fix+

    i really didn't understand what cutting the crease was until i saw a recent post explaining what it is (with video) and i decided to give it a go. Items Used: Eyes HIP paint in Lofty-base HIP duo in Foxy-pink side, lid and dark brown crease and bottom liner MAC Carbon-crease NYX Nude...
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    Happy Halloween

    I couldn't decide on whether or not I wanted to be a ladybug or a butterfly so I ended up being 'baby jaguar' This is my first FOTD-Ring the Alarm! Items Used: Eyes Loreal Paint-Nude Base MAC Shimmersand Shadestick MAC Sable MAC Woodwinked MAC Soba Urban Decay Shag NYC...
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    In An Effort to Get out the House and Have FUN!!!

    Is anyone is the DC metro area going to the annual drag show in Dupont Circle? I have wanted to go for such a long time but have always missed it-well not this year. I am going to get sexyful and really enjoy myself-as long as i don't get upstaged by the QUEENS! Who am I kidding they shut it...
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    wow!

    so i am writing this 15-page paper for this ri-damn-diculous class on HR management. i have been having such a hard time getting motivated so my husband (who has been receiving the rough end of my frustration stick) decided to take the baby out so i could have some free time on this paper. lo...
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    Thinking about making a complaint

    I am a firm believer in second chances but the counter near my house is really testing my belief. 1st visit-The counter just opened (grand opening on friday i went on sunday) and i went in to check it out-they hadn't even had the chance to unpack everything. customers were given boxes to look...
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    Feel like Crying...A Proud Cry

    This day is so profound for me as it marks the anniversary of the brutal killing of Emmet Till, the "I Have a Dream Speech" and now the first black man accepting a nomination for presidency. My husband and I were joking about how this makes us want to cry but honestly it does. As a Black woman...
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    my mall just got a MAC counter...what!

    so as i was mossying on down to my local mall to hit up target for some much needed household items, the marquee read Macy's MAC Counter now open. i was elated and my husband...well not so much. i told him i wouldn't get much that i just wanted to see what they had, yeah right. i picked up...
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    i'm a mess but its all good

    i have a lot to talk about and decided to clump it in this post. i am done my summer semester grad classes-woo hoo! i got an A and an A-, i'm not anal about my A's so the grades are cool with me. and... i am 8 wks pregnant, i did pretty good with my last pregnancy-very little morning sickness...
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    today's my birthday haul!

    well really tomorrow (7/14) but i figured i start celebrating today! so i got a vs pink sweatsuit and a free tote, x-rocks blush (if anyone in the DC metro area is looking for this it is in Annapolis Mall-Nordstroms), and my most exciting purchase...dun dun dun The Great Gatsby and A Raisin in...
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    ky: yours and mine

    i vote yes!!! since i gave birth (almost two years ago) it has been hard for me to get in the mood, let alone get 'wet' down there. my hubby has been telling me to get ky but using it made me feel so inadequate like i wasn't doing something right. but this one is different. you both use it and...
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    my mini haul-CVS, CCO, MAC

    oh my i looovvvee the CCO. it was my first time and not my last Here's what i got: Blue Brown pigment (i've been crushing on this pig for a minute) Helium (i'm a little unimpressed with it on its own but I haven't played with it yet) Pink Bronze (unsure about since I have expensive pink)...
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    Something that is on my mind...

    i'm new here so in an attempt to get to know know the people here I have managed to view almost every topic (but not every thread). In doing so I noticed that so many of us here are going through/working through some issue, sad/depressed or just sometimes feel unpretty. I thought it funny...
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