Make Up Junkie

MJ is a Make-up Junkie (thank goodness her parents named her as they did). MJ’s first words were “lip gloss,” and there was no looking back. She grew up saving her allowance for beauty products, and has never stopped looking for the best beauty value for her dollar. MJ believes, firmly, that a new lip gloss can make a bad day better.

Makeup Junkie: Bridal Makeup and the Hardsell Cosmetic Counter Makeover(!?!)

Pre-Wedding Rituals: Strange Encounters of the Cosmetic Counter Kind… I love makeup. We all know this. This is why my traincases don’t close, my heart flutters when MAC releases a new collection, and I still think that I will one day find a mascara that will change my life. However, one thing threatens to spoil this perfect love. Overzealous cosmetics counter people. Eyeshadow is NOT a weapon! One of my closest friends is getting married at the end of June, out of town, and I will be doing her makeup. As part of our pre-wedding ritual we’ve been looking for new products, trying new colors, looks, etc. We had a wonderful artist at the MAC store in the Flat Iron

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Makeup Junkie: Limited edition cosmetics can be better than fantasizing about a one-night stand!

M.A.C. Cosmetics Sugarsweet Collection, back with a very available past love… Any woman who has ever fantasized about a steamy one night stand with a celebrity will understand my love of limited edition cosmetics. You know what I mean– you’re at a bar, you lock eyes with Brad Pitt (or George Clooney, or whoever the hottie du jour is), and immediately you know that this is it, your chance for one amazing evening with him– this chance will never ever come again– and you’ll probably never see him again afterwards. Now, stick with me here for a moment, as I compare this to my favorite lipstick. Last year, as part of their Heatherette Collection, MAC introduced Lollipop Lovin’. Now, I’m

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The Makeup Junkie: Can’t Live Without Cosmetics

How well do you remember the movie THE BREAKFAST CLUB? At the end of the movie Molly Ringwald takes Ally Sheedy into the ladies’ room, and with just a few handy cosmetics turns Ally from misanthrope into girl next door. . . Well, I think that scene defined my point of view on beauty. Sure, sometimes I want something more dramatic, but for a basic, classy, presentable look, really all I need is five things (and you’ll see in a moment, for a basic, basic look, all I need is two).   (Disclaimer: Now I am certainly not saying that a person needs makeup to look beautiful, in fact there are some lucky women who need none at all. I

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Beauty Breaking News: MAC cosmetics Friends and Family sale

Beauty bonanza, stock up until you drop… MAC cosmetics is having a 25% off Friends and Family sale online.They have NEVER done this before. At the end of the holidays they had a 25% off sale on their holiday kits (and that was unheard of!)! Use discount code MACFF9. Please make sure everyone knows this, as it is an amazing opportunity to stock up on MAC staples and maybe try a product or that they’d been wanting to try. Please be aware that this MAC deal ends at 11:59 EST on January 8th, and that this offer is only valid on the MAC cosmetics website, not at stores, pro-stores, or counters. Excludes VIVA GLAM products, Free shipping on orders over

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