Because of Instagram

I think avoiding the internet would be a really effective way to save money. By far my biggest enabler is Instagram. I love the camaraderie of the beauty community and appreciate the lead on makeup worth trying…but the influence is real. I thought I’d round up a few “I did it because of Instagram” purchases and share my thoughts on if they were worth it or not. I usually pay attention to drugstore mascara but Maybelline Lash Sensational flew under my radar until I noticed that pretty silvery-pink tube in every beauty-grammer’s pics on the regular. I finally snagged it

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Fall Polish Refresh

Without question, OPI Fall collections are always the best. The colors stand the test of time and always give me wanderlust. Cases in point: OPI Lincoln Park After Dark spawned a dark polish revolution (and a move to Chicago for me four years later!) in the Fall of 2005 only to be upped by the multi-faceted Russian Navy in 2007. These two are forever favs. Along with the highlight of the Fall 2008 France collection: Tickle My France-y. And, now, we have Washington DC. I absolutely love this entire collection — there is a reason the displays at Ulta are

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Eyes to Kill

One brand that always excites me and never fails to impress is Armani Beauty. I remember when they launched the Maestro foundation several years ago and I was mesmerized that it dispensed via a medicine dropper and went from liquid to dry oil when you pressed onto the skin. It was unlike anything I was using at the time. I imagine their product developers in a lab seeing how they can one up the surprise element. I’ll put this eyeshadow in the transformative category as well: Giorgio Armani Eye Tints are liquids – packaged like a tube of lip gloss! –

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