Tumbs Up: Wet’n’Wild eyeshadow palettes

LUST.

No, that’s the name of this palette. Lust, by no other than WetnWild.

$4.95 at Dan’s Pharmacy. I kid you not.

I wouldn’t call myself a makeup or beauty snob. You could say that I don’t discriminate against any product because of its origin. But still, I know by experience that certain things (read: eyeshadows) should not be bought at your local pharmacy, ever.

Or so I thought, up until the exact moment I opened this little unassuming palette, while cursing under my breath at my total inability to stay away from pretty colors. Had I not learnt my lesson? Had I not spent enough money through the years trying to make drugstore eyeshadows work to feed a small third world country for a year, only to find out, AGAIN, that the colors don’t show up, that they are gritty or muddy or cracked or impossible to work with? Why, oh why, do I keep doing this to myself?

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Tutorial: Classic smoky eye

Few looks are so dramatic and attention-getting as the smoky eye. It’s everyone’s favorite! It’s sultry, sensual, sexy, it looks good on everyone and -bonus!- it’s not hard to do. Trust me.

Just follow these simple steps and you’ll be sporting this look to your next event, a special night out or that first date. Heck, you’ll look so hot you’ll even be wearing it to the grocery store!

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