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Two Ways to Win a Benefit Sexiest Nudes Ever Eyeshadow Kit (a $30 Value)!

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WINNER: The giveaway is closed now, and the winner is AmyE! Congratulations, AmyE! If you entered but didn’t win this time around, keep trying, and click here to enter any ongoing giveaways before you jet. 🙂

Benefit World Famous Neutrals Eyenessas Sexiest Nudes Ever box front

Er, no. I’m pretty sure the name of the prize in today’s giveaway, Benefit’s Sexiest Nudes Ever, was NOT inspired by Magic Mike, the groundbreaking film starring Academy Award shoe-in Channing Tatum… 🙂

But snaps to you, girl, for making the connection, LOL!

I was really surprised by this eyeshadow kit (a Sephora exclusive) and its cool-toned smokey shades.

In all, it comes with six products — four Longwearing Powder Shadows in Milk It (a pearly off-white), Raincheck (a demi-matte mauve), Pause for Applause (a matte purplish pink) and Blingo (a metallic silver); and two Creaseless Creams in Bikini-Tini (a shimmery golden peach) and Holy Smokes (a shimmery bluish gray).

I hope you’ll love these colors as much as I do, and because I think you will, I’m giving one of the kits away today!

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Benefit World Famous Neutrals Eyenessas Sexiest Nudes Ever box back

  • There are two ways to enter, and you can do both of them for two chances to win. First, you can enter by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post, a comment about anything at all, like, do you remember the name of the first purple eyeshadow you ever wore? Do you like cream and sugar in your coffee? What’s one word that describes the way your hair looks right when you get out of bed in the morning? How often do you wear smokey eyes? When was the last time you had a salad? What’s your least favorite household chore? How long does it take you to decide what to wear? — you get the idea.
  • Second, you can enter by following me on twitter Twitter @karenmbb and retweeting (RT) the following message:
    • Follow @karenmbb and RT to Win a Benefit Sexiest Nudes Ever Eyeshadow Kit (a $30 value)! http://bit.ly/Vl9CjZ

  • The deadline to enter is Sunday, December 30, 2012 at 11:59PM (PST).
  • Entrants must enter using a valid email address and/or Twitter account to win.
  • A maximum of two (2) entries per person — one within the comments at the bottom of this post, and a second entry via Twitter addressed to me @karenmbb.
  • Contest is open to individuals internationally and in the United States who have reached the age of majority according to their local laws (18 in the United States with these exceptions: Alabama and Nebraska, 19; Mississippi, 21).
  • Tabs and I (heretofore referred to as “T-Money and K-Dawg”) will select one (1) winner at random from the entries either left in the comments at the bottom of this blog post or addressed to @karenmbb on Twitter.
  • The winner will be announced here within 48 hours of the deadline.
  • Void where prohibited by law.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S. TGIF! 🙂 Wait! — don’t go yet. Have you already entered these two other giveaways? The first one is for one of my favorite accessories of the year, the Zella Gathered Tote (I LOVE that thing).

  1. Two Ways to Win a Zella Gathered Tote (a $68 Value)! — Closes Friday, 12/28/12 at 11:59 p.m. PST
  2. Two Ways to Win a Benefit Most Glamorous Nudes Ever Eyeshadow Kit (a $30 Value)! — Closes Saturday, 12/29/12 at 11:59 p.m. PST

WINNER: The giveaway is closed now, and the winner is AmyE! Congratulations, AmyE! If you entered but didn’t win this time around, keep trying, and click here to enter any ongoing giveaways before you jet. 🙂

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  3. I think the first purple eyeshadow I ever wore was a CoverGirl single eyeshadow. CoverGirl was my jam when I started wearing makeup.

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  8. I love coffee with cream and sugar, but I just get it with milk. I figured it was a slightly healthier, though less satisfying, habit to get into.

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  11. I remember someone giving me an eyeshadow duo from Clinique for my birthday when I was in high school. I thought at the time the plum in the set was too dark and goth. I really wished I kept it. I use dark a lot for my night looks.

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  12. I believe the first purple eye shadow I ever wore was Ecstasy from Urban Decay. I also love Coffee Mate French Vanilla creamer in my coffee. Mmmm.

    Or Starbucks Peppermint Mocha.

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  16. I put EVERYTHING in my coffee–the super-synthetic, super-sugary, super-fatty super-bad-for-you nondairy ones that come in all the exciting flavors are my favorites. (chocolate bailey’s coffee at work?! yes please!)

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  19. Just took the foundation plunge yesterday and invested in the Armani Luminous Silk Foundation. So far I am loving it. It is super lightweight and doesn’t make me break out but I think I am going to have to invest in a primer as well

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  24. love love love Benefit!!!!! those colors look great 🙂

    Trying to stay away from coffee this year, becoming more of a tea peron (starbuck-passion fruit tea) 🙂

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  29. I wish I could just wake up and have hair I can comb and be done with it! …but no, it really sticks up in all the wrong places, and so I always have to do a lot of fixin’!

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  30. the first eyeshadow i wore was from a makeup palette my mum had. you know one of those palettes with different, eyeshadow, blushes, listick etc. i still remember how amazing it smells and what it looked like 🙂

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  39. When I wake up in the morning, I kind of look like a distant relative of the heatmeiser. Even though my hair is short, it sticks up horribly in the morning 🙂

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  44. My hair is a mess when I wake up. I braid it at night because it’s gotten pretty long but only like 3/4s of it is still in the braid by the time I get up in the mornings.

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  46. My first makeup product ever was an under-eye circle cover-up from a health food store in sixth grade. Those have been bothering me for as long as I can remember! Thank god for makeup :)))

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  48. Gahhh I want to win this so bad!! I think Channing Tatum is amazing just because he loves his wife sooo much. Every woman in the world wants him but he talks about her all the time. I find it precious!

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  49. I threw a couple cups of spinach in with my breakfast smoothie, and I call that a salad. So, this morning was the last time I had a salad.

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  50. I don’t remember the name of the first purple eyeshadow I used, but I know it was from Lancombe. It was a total game changer for me.

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  53. First purple eyeshadow…probably a NARS. Can’t remember the name. Love, love, love coffee with cream and sweetener. And I love this giveaway. Thanks!

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  59. I was eyeing these kits at Sephora yesterday- from the online swatches, I had thought I could easily pass this one up, but once I swatched it in person, I fell for it and now Sexiest nudes and the Most Glamorous Nudes are tops on my wishlist. The Raincheck shadow reminds me of my Nars Charade Duo(my fave purple ever). and I love the Creaseless creams. I wish Benefit would offer larger sizes of these 2 shadows, I think I’d scoop them up in a new york minute!

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  60. My first purple eyeshadow? I don’t know the brand anymore but I wore it every day, it was at that time the only color in my collection. It was a beautiful dark deep purple. Have never found an other one 🙁

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  63. I only have a couple of cool toned eyeshadows, and both are cream formulas. I love experimenting with them for nighttime looks but would love to figure out some daytime ones as well!

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  76. Hi Karen! I don’t really remember by first purple shadow but lately I have been enjoying (perhaps too much, :D) “Cut the Cake” from Too Faced Bon Bon palette.

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  84. I’m a sugar in my coffee kind of gal! And I do enjoy my “foofoo coffee” as my husband refers to Starbucks-like drinks – lattes, etc.

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  87. The first purple eyeshadow that I can ever remember wearing was a shade called “Mystic Mauve” that came in a set of two shadows and a small cake eyeliner palette by Avon many, many years ago. It was a gorgeous medium greyed-purple shade and I wish I could find a shade exactly like it! Thank you for the giveaway, Karen!

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  96. I like milk and sugar in my coffee, but not cream or half and half. This palette looks great! Thanks for all of the giveaways, Karen. I really enjoy your blog!

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  105. I’m very pale, but I could see myself using at least 5 of the products in this palette. That’s really saying something for me 😉

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  108. The last time I had a salad was in September and it was actually the first time I ever had a salad, lol. I’m more of a meat lover 🙂

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  112. I usually love to eat salad and it’s often my dinner in summer, but right now it’s so cold that i want something warmer in my tummy!

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  117. I think it was some nameless medium purple shadow by Nabi. I am not big on coffee but when I do drink it I use sweetener (Splenda) and some Walmart brand creamer. Shocking. Smokey eyes are kind of my go to look so I wear them quite frequently. Um…. about a month ago or so. At a restaurant I believe. I hate cleaning out the cat litter (though the cats gravitate towards me more than anyone, making me their mother). It really depends on where I’m going. If I am just running errands than I will pop on whatever is comfy like some sweats and a t-shirt or long sleeve shirt if it’s chilly. If I am going out to dinner or a movie then It takes me a good half hour to an hour to find something suitable to wear.

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  125. Karen, I like hearing your share your updates on living healthy. I’ve let that part of my life go downhill and now I have 8 lbs of “emotional weight” to get rid of. Plus, I don’t think I’ve eaten any form of greens in AWHILE. 🙁 Oh well!

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  134. I always take cream and sugar in my coffee. Two spoons of sugar…or 4 of those tiny packs of sugar if I get it from a coffee shop.

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  140. The First Purple Eyeshadow I wore was called Amethyst by Maybelline and it came as a Single Eyeshadow and I still love it to this day because it’s so nice and if added with a little bit of water it gives the most beautiful Foil effect.

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  143. I just started wearing purple eyeshadow. While all my friends wore it I always wore green. MAC Satin Taupe was the first eyeshadow that made me think I should wear purple, and now my collection is growing. I’d love to add this palette – thanks for a chance at a giveaway!

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  145. I love the purple eyeshadow from Laura Mercier called African Violet…it was one of my fist favorite purple eyeshadows I wore.

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  146. I take my coffee with cream only, finally weaned myself off sugar but I still like sugar with my tea. Love purple shadows, these are so pretty.

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  147. I Normally Like wearing Smokey Eye Looks for a Night Out or for Special Occasions. I think it’s a look that can be pulled off in the day as well, but with less bold colors to get a more subtle and wearable smokey eye.

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  151. My first purple eyeshadow was from the Kat Von D True Romance eyeshadow pallette in Sinner. The pallette itself seemed too mature and hardcore for me, especially since I prefer natural and nude eyeshadow topped with some winged out liner as my statement. Now, I’m glad I have it since its has a lot of pretty grays for smokey eye looks and some versatile shimmery lid colors. Each shadow is quite pigmented (much more so than stila) and intense enough to easily use as an opaque eyeliner as well. In addition to the purple, there was also a dark plum as well. But for girly girls (like me), Stila’s in the moment pallette is better! Purples, neutrals, and shimmer!

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  152. I just had a big salad for lunch! Not of the Seinfeld variety, just a very large salad, my favorite: lettuce mixed with spinach, one Cara Cara navel orange cut into small bits, half an avocado diced into bits, sunflower seed kernels, feta cheese, and lemon juice vinaigrette. Nom. Very nutrient-rich and also the strong flavors overpower the taste of spinach xD

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  153. I’ve never owned purple eyeshadow before but i have used it this halloween from my friend’s stila palette to do bruising for my zombie makeup. I’m pretty much a noob at makeup XD

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  156. I Have never used a cream eyeshadow before and the only thing I know is that cream eyeshadows can be worn alone or as a base to make the other eyeshdow colors that get place over it to pop.

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  158. We’re still painting the bathroom. How could the previous tenants ever think split pea green would look good with the greeny-turquoise bathtub and sink?

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  160. I am starting the New Year off early! Yoga and tredmill here I come!!!! Along with my friends fruits and veggies. 🙂 can’t wait to kick off my new year with a new me! Happy new year everyone!!!!!!!

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  168. I like coffeemate cinnamon vanilla or French vanilla in my coffee 😉 I don’t remember the name of my first purple eyeshadow but purple and grey were the only colors I wore back in high school.

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  175. My first purple eyeshadow (and first eyeshadow EVER) was MAC’s Satellite Dreams! My friend bought it for me for my birthday when I was in middle school. I think that first trip to MAC kick-started my fascination with makeup!

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    • I still haven’t figured out how to wear purple eyeshadow! They say purple goes great with brown eyes but I must just not be choosing the right purple. Haha anyways maybe this kit will help me!

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  181. I think the first purple eyeshadow I actually remember having was Fairy Nights by Nars.. at least I think that was the name! 🙂 I actually remember thinking Nars was a crappy brand because the eyeshadow was so hard and powdery.

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  182. Merry Christmas to Karen, Tabs, and Hubby! So far this Christmas has been full of family and fun, I hope it has been the same for you and yours 🙂 Happy New Year, and thanks for all the blog-love over the years!

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  184. Wow, I haven’t commented in ages. I have been working a lot and feeling under the weather. This Benefit kit looks amazing. Everyone needs good neutrals that are fun, too. When I wake up in the morning, I usually look pale, and because I have some shorter layers I have to do something with my hair to make it look presentable (otherwise it can get very “There’s Something About Mary”). I hope you have a great weekend and you are awesome for not only posting every day but doing these giveaways.

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  196. Thankfully because I have so much hair (thickness), my hair falls down straight due to its weight. I was born with slightly wavy hair but it’s very unnoticeable unless I point it out or when I wash my hair. So when I wake up in the morning, unless I was sleeping on it in a weird angle, it more or less just comes out straight looking. 🙂

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  204. There was a girl in my class in high school who wore a purple shadow, more lavender than purple really, that flashed a subtle gold in the sunlight. It looked like it was made for her. And her eyelashes were about a mile long. Naturally, I hated her.

    Not really. 🙂

    But I’d never seen a more perfect, more made for someone makeup ensemble.

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  206. I love purple clothes but I’ve always been scared of purple eyeshadows, but I’ve recently had a breakthrough – ‘cut the cake’ from Too Faced’s Romantic Eye palette. And now I want to experiment more!

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  235. Not technically one word about my hair in the morning, but:

    LION’S MANE.

    I have fine, thin hair, but it thinks it’s thick and curly. It can be great at times, but in the mornings it’s a nightmare!!! It’s big at the top and it forms into a square shape, and frizzy at the bottom. It can be so hard to control if I don’t follow my hair routine down to the T.

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  244. I take my coffee with half and half if possible, otherwise, with the most concentrated type of milk. No sugar/honey/sweetener needed!

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  250. Wow, I love purple eyeshadows! The weird part is that I own lots of Benefit, but no eye products. Definitely need to get my hands on this! 😀

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  253. Did you know if you get shiny during the day and don’t have blotting paper, Starbucks napkins make great substitutes!!! So take extra and stash one in your purse, ladies!!!

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  259. Purple is my favorite color. so, my mom bought me this set that had the most amazing purple I have ever seen. Never found one like it again.

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  261. Just woke up and I’m still lying in bed at 10:05am yet the first thought that came to me was to look at makeup on my tablet. So I can safely say today is going to be a relaxing (lazy) day ^_^

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  263. I defiantly think benefit products are the best. Benefit is the only product I consistently use. They also don’t try to jip you out of any product, they can be used right till the end.

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  266. I think I’ve given up coffee all together, even with cream and sugar…just makes me feel stressed! And the last thing I want is unjustified feelings of stress, you know?

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  268. Somewhere either inside my house, or out in the backyard, my cat is growling. I can’t tell where it’s coming from. Guess I should get off MBB, and go find out!

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  276. The first purple eyeshadow I wore was probably Maybelline’s Colour Tattoo eyeshadow in purple, I’ve only recently started delving into purples 🙂

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  283. I love cream and sugar in my coffee, and it’s gotta be from Dunkin’ Donuts with French Vanilla and Cinnamon flavoring. The only time I’ve ever had black coffee was after we were rescued after a boat crash in Hawaii.

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  287. I love benefit’s Creaseless Creams! They add the perfect punch of color in almost no time – perfect for my very early mornings!

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  289. Once upon a time, I went to Starbucks with my friends and decided to try out their famous Pumpkin Spice Latte. Well, I took a large piping hot sip— and had to force myself to choke it down. I hated it! It was like… I can’t even compare it to any other revolting substances, it was that bad! But in the end, using the magical combined powers of Splenda and 2% milk, I got my money’s worth and was able to finish it, and even enjoy it. Very slightly. But still.

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  290. I think it’s safe to say that even if I don’t win this giveaway, I will probably pick one up for myself! It looks amazing!

    Thanks for the giveaway (:

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  291. I can’t remember the first purple eyeshadow I wore but I definitely remember the latest addition to my purple/plum collection – it’s MAC Shale and I bought it the day after I had found the review in the MAC Unsung Heroes series 🙂

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  293. I just stopped by Trader Joe’s yesterday and spent more than I should’ve. Then I followed that up with a trip to Target and yet again, spent more than I should’ve. Why is it so hard to resist the Ts 🙁

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  307. Wow, another contest!

    I love coffee, drink it everyday and its what I really look forward to when I wake up…and when I get into the office. I drink it with cream and sugar.

    I haven’t really tried a smokey look before as I haven’t really tried any non nude shadows. However, I’m going to try soon — having recently seen your awesome bond tutorial!

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  312. I wear smokey eyes every day! My features are big all around so it actually doesn’t look dramatic on my face at all; it just makes my eyes look more open and defined and therefore make me look more awake 😀

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  315. I AM OBSESED WITH SMOKEY EYES! And I just bought a purple dress for new years, I plannimg on doing a purple-ish smokey eye for the ocasion, would love to try this out!

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  325. I wear a smokey eyeshadow look every time I go out. Its my go to look whenever i’m in a hurry, which is every single time.. lol.. i just love it. so easy to do and it looks amazing with little effort! I do a brown smokey look.

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  337. I named my first dog “kiko” after the bare escentuals eye glimpse. It was from the “puppy love” collection! About 5-6 years ago. Came to find out later on that Leslie Blogette’s dog is name Kiko. I message her personal fb about it and she replied!

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  341. AH!! I just bought one of their other kits, and I love it! I really want this one – especially bikini-tini. It looks beautiful! Thanks for the opportunity 😀

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  343. Some mornings I wake up and my hair is perfectly tousled with the right amount of volume and texture… And then at some point it realizes “Oh wait, what are we doing? We’re supposed to be flat and lifeless because for Caitlin to have good hair for more than 15 minutes would just be wrong.”

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  344. My first purple eyeshadow was a sample from Clinique. It’s a beautiful dark plum color and I think they discontinued it :0/

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  350. No, I don’t remember the name of my first purple eyeshadow, but I know it was from a purple eyeshadow quad by Revlon, circa 2001.

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  352. The first purple eyeshadow I ever wore was one of those shimmery Bare Minerals one in a tube, I think it might be called Twilight or something like that?

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