tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43733970321645310482023-11-16T08:59:53.898-08:00Beyond Just Beautyponderings on makeup, beauty, and other yummiesAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17117529335322137204noreply@blogger.comBlogger714125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373397032164531048.post-59893775963998365052015-10-02T16:15:00.002-07:002015-10-02T16:15:29.438-07:00Fragrance Friday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is apparently all I can bring myself to do, anymore. (Completely unrelated discount link at the end, though, if that's enticing to you.)</div>
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<b>Maison Martin Margiela Replica Beach Walk</b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Maison-Martin-Margiela/Beach-Walk-15261.html">via</a></td></tr>
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Coconut, cream, sun-</div>
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tan oil (or idea of:</div>
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never used myself.)</div>
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<i>Judgment: Pass it on.</i></div>
</div><a href="http://beyondjustbeauty.blogspot.com/2015/10/fragrance-friday.html#more">Read more »</a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17117529335322137204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373397032164531048.post-4455843889060292082015-08-14T10:30:00.000-07:002015-08-25T13:30:00.445-07:00Fragrance Friday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I tried to get myself inspired to write a makeupy post, but...it didn't work. So here's more haiku fragrances!<br>
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<b>Sweet Anthem Lolita</b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sweetanthemperfumes.com/products/lolita-10ml-eau-de-parfum-1">via</a></td></tr>
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Muted and sweet, it's</div>
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a soft fruity floral with</div>
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beautiful drydown.</div>
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<i>Judgment: Use it up</i><br>
</div></div><a href="http://beyondjustbeauty.blogspot.com/2015/08/fragrance-friday.html#more">Read more »</a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17117529335322137204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373397032164531048.post-57411694653764995102015-08-01T09:30:00.000-07:002015-08-01T09:30:00.554-07:00Skincare Saturday: Aromatica Sea Daffodil Cleansing Mousse and Cremorlab Herb Tea Blemish Minus Calming Mask from Peach & Lily<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<i>This post contains press samples. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Squee!) </span>All expressed opinions (of which there are many) are my own.</i><br>
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I've been interested in exploring <a href="http://beyondjustbeauty.blogspot.com/2014/03/skincare-saturday.html">more</a> Asian skincare, but between the vast variety of products and the fact that most of the reviews for said products aren't in any of the languages I know, initial forays proved so overwhelming that I scurried off in fright. It was very serendipitous, then, when <a href="http://peachandlily.com/">Peach & Lily</a>'s PR team reached out to me a few weeks ago.<br>
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Peach & Lily was <a href="http://peachandlily.com/pages/story">founded</a> by Alicia Yoon in 2012, with the goal of providing Korean skincare and beauty, <a href="http://peachandlily.com/pages/why-korean-beauty">known for</a> being on the forefront of product development and technologies, to a Western audience. They're based in the US, which means faster shipping (free over $50, samples included) and no customs (assuming you are also based in the US, of course). They also have an extensive <a href="http://peachandlily.com/pages/curation">vetting process</a> for all products, which contributes to the comparatively limited selection they offer––and this is honestly the part of the site that I was most impressed by: search for cult favorites in Japan and Korea, explore reviews, examine formulas, talk to brands' R&D teams (fun fact: they don't offer products from any brands that don't have internal R&D), and finally, do focus group testing. In <a href="http://peachandlily.com/pages/curation">their own words</a>,<br>
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<i>Only items that receive at least 8 out of 10 stars across the board (and cause no adverse reactions) make it through the final round.</i></div>
Pretty neat, eh?
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I'm terribly indecisive, so I made a list of all the things I was interested in trying and told them to pick; they sent along <a href="http://peachandlily.com/products/sea-daffodil-cleansing-mousse"><b>Aromatica Sea Daffodil Cleansing Mousse</b></a>* and <a href="http://peachandlily.com/products/cremorlab-herb-tea-blemish-minus-calming-mask"><b>Cremorlab Herb Tea Blemish Minus Calming Mask</b></a>*.<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aromatica Sea Daffodil Cleansing Mousse* and <br>
Cremorlab Herb Tea Blemish Minus Calming Mask*</td></tr>
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</div><a href="http://beyondjustbeauty.blogspot.com/2015/08/skincare-saturday-aromatica-sea.html#more">Read more »</a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17117529335322137204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373397032164531048.post-28082916797959598282015-07-24T20:08:00.003-07:002015-07-24T20:08:42.199-07:00Fragrance Friday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Yep, it's back! I've got a big jar of perfume samples that I've decided to try and make my way through*. Rather than try and write complete summaries of them, I'm going to restrict myself to no more than a haiku-length review (17 syllables); this may sometimes result in some unusual formatting. I'll also include whether I'll keep the sample or not. It's an exercise in literary restraint! (This is not my forte, nor does it lead to the most informative reviews, but it's a fun new challenge for me, and hopefully entertaining for you to read.)<br>
<span style="font-size: x-small;">*yep, ending with a preposition, don't even <i>try</i> to sue me because I will linguistics the shit out of you.</span><br>
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<b>Bond No 9 Hudson Yards</b></div>
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Hairsprayed fruit bouquet.</div>
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(And that bottle is hi-de-</div>
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ous. Two hundred bucks?!)</div>
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<i>Judgment: Throw it out.</i></div>
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<b>Tocca Giulietta</b></div>
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Another gener-</div>
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ic fruity floral, but at</div>
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least less synthetic.</div>
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<i>Judgment: Pass it on.</i><br>
</div></div><a href="http://beyondjustbeauty.blogspot.com/2015/07/fragrance-friday.html#more">Read more »</a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17117529335322137204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373397032164531048.post-19345154992668066902015-07-07T17:10:00.003-07:002015-07-07T17:10:54.375-07:00On Medical Leave, Chronic Illnesses, and Guilt<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<i>I cross-posted this on FB, with minor differences, so if you're friends with me there, you may have already seen this. If you're not, you should friend me! Email me (beyondjustbeauty at gmail dot com) for my full name, if you don't have it.</i><br>
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Some of you already know this, but: I'm taking medical leave from grad school for part of next year. I have lots of feelings about it, and because I am ultimately an extremely verbal person (a linguist, verbal? say it ain't so), I decided to write about them. If you don't care about the minutiae of my experiences with chronic illness(es), this is not the post for you (and if you wonder what I'm doing posting about something so clearly non-beauty-related, *points to title* *and {personal} tag*). But email me! Or comment? We should do a package exchange (! because getting mail is GREAT, though as my friends can attest, I am absolute shit at getting things sent out promptly; I currently have two packages for friends that I meant to send before I left for the south in June, but...they're still works in progress. <i>Sigh</i>. Definitely don't message me unless you're willing to put up with my lackadaisical pace, that's for sure).<br>
</div><a href="http://beyondjustbeauty.blogspot.com/2015/07/on-medical-leave-chronic-illnesses-and.html#more">Read more »</a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17117529335322137204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373397032164531048.post-40556259322785090722015-05-29T17:23:00.001-07:002015-05-29T21:03:44.660-07:00"They Don't Have Great Attention to Detail", or: How Sephora Failed Me Thrice<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Remember how <a href="http://beyondjustbeauty.blogspot.com/2015/05/currently-coveting-dior-crazy-tie-dye.html">I wanted</a> the crazy Dior tie-dye blush?<br />
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<a href="http://www.ebates.com/rf.do?referrerid=2C%2FNF%2FPAR0iajquBCG8NKA%3D%3D&eeid=26471">Ebates</a>* was having 16% back at Sephora for their anniversary (though it seems I somehow restarted my Ebates-Sephora session, as I never got the cash back notification; fortunately, as you'll soon see, it's a moot point), so I pulled the trigger and ordered it. A few days later, I gleefully opened it, only to discover they'd sent the wrong shade.<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">*affiliate link</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">poached from <a href="https://instagram.com/p/27RmS2TTlx/">my Instagram</a>; I don't know why sometimes<br />
my phone decides photos should be the wrong direction.</td></tr>
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So I called and got it resent and returned the original. The second one came several days later (damn you, holiday weekend), and guess what?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://instagram.com/p/3KcrMJTTgs/">This time</a> it decided to orient itself correctly, at least!</td></tr>
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It was the wrong shade! I received it after a few very rough days, and it was just about enough to break me entirely. I called again, and the customer service rep said he made a note to be extra careful about sending the right color and reminded me to be sure to send back the wrong one so I wouldn't be charged twice (he also called me "hon", which annoyed me––I'm calling with an actual problem, dick!). He finished with, "Let's hope third time's the charm!" (This is what I might retroactively call foreshadowing.) I figured I would wait until I got the replacement so that I could keep the packing tissue from the original to use in a package I had to send, and because seriously, you screwed up twice, I'm in no hurry to get your package back to you. At this point, some friends (some of you!) said they should give me both shades for free. Whatever, I thought. They're a big company, their customer service isn't great, it's not worth the hassle.<br />
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Then the third one came. Guess what?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I <a href="https://instagram.com/p/3R__pbTTjX/">now</a> have 10 photos of 3 unique wrong Dior blushes taking up<br />
space on my phone. #thanksobama</td></tr>
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Yep, it was the SAME WRONG SHADE. At this point, of course, it crossed the line into farce, so all I could do was cackle. Hysterically, of course, because this was supposed to be a nice pretty (very, <i>very</i> expensive) present to myself, and it somehow became a tragedy in three parts. (My brother's response is the quote from the title; he is a master of understatement.)<br />
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I <a href="https://twitter.com/BeyondNurBeauty/status/604431021837156353">tweeted</a> Sephora and tagged them on Insta, and got a response from their Twitter but nothing has been resolved. I may need to call again, but y'all, I fucking hate phones. Just, <i>so</i> much. I've already had to deal with them twice, and on top of all the upheavals in my personal/professional life (I'll probably do a full post on it, but the short version: looks like I'll have to take medical leave from grad school, because #mylifeisawesome #ohwaitthatmightnotbetherightword), I think if I call them now, I'll end up sobbing on the phone to some poor person with no power.<br />
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So now I've got two Sephora packages on my kitchen table, both containing the same wrong shade. In an ideal world, they'd let me keep one of them and send me the actual correct shade (though at this point, I'm not sure they're even capable of it) free of charge. Barring that, though, I'm going to return them all and wash my hands of it. And of Sephora, as much as possible. (Customer service, you're doing it wrong.) I guess Dior and I just aren't meant to happen,<i> </i>sigh.<br />
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ETA: They finally got back to me! "We are truly sorry for all the inconvenience [...] In reviewing the item, an error with the skus caused a mix up with the shades. We have placed the sku on hold to fix the issue. In the meantime, we have processed a refund [...] Please expect to see the refund posted to your account within the next 5-7 business days. And we have added an extra 500 points to your Beauty Bank. Please use the free merchandise label to send the incorrect products back to us at your convenience. Thank you again for your patience throughout this process." In other words: "We're terrible at our jobs, but here, have a bunch of points you can use when you surely shop with us in the future! PS Send our stuff back thanks." Hello, Nordstrom, let's be friends.<br />
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What's your worst customer service story? How do you feel about talking to people on the phone?</div>
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Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17117529335322137204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373397032164531048.post-16527947185421426452015-05-13T10:30:00.000-07:002015-05-13T10:30:01.592-07:00Flormar "Pretty Lipstick" Cream and Gloss Lipstick P319 Review and Swatches<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I received this as a gift from the lovely <a href="http://beautyandthebakedgoods.blogspot.com/">Sarah</a>, like, a thousand years ago. I have quite the backlog of lippies, but thought I should start with one that I <i>love</i>, to get us off on the right foot. (#spoileralert, I guess?)<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">back when it was new and pristine</td></tr>
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</div><a href="http://beyondjustbeauty.blogspot.com/2015/05/flormar-pretty-lipstick-cream-and-gloss.html#more">Read more »</a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17117529335322137204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373397032164531048.post-38294524290618949572015-05-08T19:45:00.000-07:002015-05-08T19:45:01.998-07:00Currently Coveting: Dior Crazy Tie-Dye Blush<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's been a couple years since I've done a Currently Coveting, but I'm bringing it back for an encore for this most beautiful of beauties:<br />
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That's the Dior Diorskin Nude Tan Healthy Glow Enhancing Powder Tye Dye Edition 001 Pink Sunrise. (Also, Dior, WHAT THE FUCK WITH THE NAMES.) The 002 Coral Sunset is equally stunning, but I would get much more wear out of this pink. It was released a few weeks ago, but not at Sephora, so I didn't pick it up during the sale, but now I see that it's on the Sephora website (I buy stuff from there when I can because if I'm gonna spend the money, it might as well go towards my points [not that there's often anything I actually want to use my points <i>on</i>, but you know, just in case there ever is]) and you guys, I NEED IT. (I also need to learn how to have sentences that don't consist of 8 separate clauses, but one thing at a time, folks.) I come from Eugene, for God's sake. I grew up surrounded by tie-dye, though my mother is no fan of the look, so the only tie-dye I ever owned was stuff I made at friends' birthday parties. I feel like it's ridiculous to even consider spending $57 on a blush––the hippies that actually wear tie-dye would be appalled at the price (and likely, the entire concept of cosmetics)––but YOU GUYS. IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL. I won't buy it, because I do not have that kind of money right now, but ... maybe someone will give it to me for my birthday. Or someone<i>s</i>, since $57 for a gift is a lot. Of course, it might not still be available by the end of July. Have I mentioned it's $57? I'm hoping the madness will pass if I remind myself of that enough. But then I look at it, and...le sigh. DAMNIT, DIOR.<br />
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The crazy tie-dye blush beauties are available from <a href="http://www.sephora.com/diorskin-nude-tan-healthy-glow-enhancing-powder-tye-dye-edition-P396816?skuId=1689603">Sephora</a>, <a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/dior-diorskin-nude-tan-tie-dye-blush/4024843?origin=keywordsearch-personalizedsort&contextualcategoryid=2375500&fashionColor=&resultback=584">Nordstrom</a>, <a href="http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/dior-nude-tan-tie-dye-blush-limited-edition?ID=2187761&pla_country=US&CAGPSPN=pla&CAWELAID=120156340002603559&catargetid=120156340000975756&cadevice=c&cm_mmc=Google_Seasonal_PLA-_-All+Products+-+GS_All+Products-_-53151159035_-_-_mkwid_tW0sy3Oy|dc_53151159035%7C-%7CtW0sy3Oy&gclid=CNLm_7LOs8UCFYeEfgodDwYA1w">Macy's</a>, <a href="http://www.saksfifthavenue.com/main/ProductDetail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524446827419&site_refer=GGLPRADS001&cagpspn=pla&CAWELAID=500002830009131210&catargetid=500002830005596489&cadevice=c">Saks</a>, and <a href="http://www.dior.com/beauty/en_us/fragrance-and-beauty/makeup/look-exclusives/summer-look-2015/pr-tyedye-Y0715650_F071565001-tie-dye-edition-blush-harmony.html">Dior</a> at $57.00 ($57!!) for 0.35 oz. Give me strength, my friends.<br />
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What have you been lusting after lately?</div>
Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17117529335322137204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373397032164531048.post-83501465188779260042015-04-30T16:12:00.000-07:002015-04-30T16:12:56.291-07:00For the Lazy and/or Layerer: Eyeshadow Sticks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The "My Collection" page on the blog is about half unreviewed products, so I'm going to make a concerted effort to try and talk about some pretty things! I've culled my stash several times over the past year, getting rid of things that no longer work or that don't get the love they deserve, and at this point, I'm pretty happy. I think I've still got a couple purging cycles left (and don't even get me <i>started</i> on my closet), but the effort of trying to decide what to discard is more than I feel like putting forth right now!<br>
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I have a zillion "new" lippies (some of which I've had more than a year, hence the scare quotes) and I don't really know where to start, so instead, I'm going to talk about cream eyeshadow! Yay! Eyeshadow!<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clockwise from top left: Laura Mercier Sugar Frost*, Mally Champagne,<br>Rimmel Bulletproof Beige*, Laura Mercier Rose Gold*, Laura Mercier Khaki,<br>Laura Mercier Pink Opal*, Boots No7 Cool Mink, BECCA Romanticism*,<br>Sephora+Pantone Tuscany</td></tr>
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I've found that I really adore eyeshadow sticks (it's like drawing on yourself!), and between the generosity of friends and some fortuitous sales, my stash has grown considerably. I now own 7, plus two liquid eyeshadows, which, while slightly less convenient, serve a similar purpose: they work great as quick washes or as bases underneath powder (the "lazy" and "layerer" from the title, respectively).<br>
</div><a href="http://beyondjustbeauty.blogspot.com/2015/04/for-lazy-andor-layerer-eyeshadow-sticks.html#more">Read more »</a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17117529335322137204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373397032164531048.post-65490887745753746002015-03-21T10:30:00.000-07:002015-03-21T10:30:01.231-07:00The Absurdist Beauty Scenario Tag<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I should be doing corpus stuff, but instead, I'm gonna do this tag. Look at me, posting again! (Don't count on it to last, though.) You should read <a href="http://eyeheartit.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-ridiculous-beauty-scenario-tag.html">Larie</a>, <a href="http://beautyreductionista.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-beauty-scenario-tag.html">Liz</a>, and <a href="http://www.chloeash.com/2015/03/the-beauty-scenario-tag/">Lily's</a> answers, too.<br>
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<b>1. You have to get rid of all your foundations and only keep one high-end and one drugstore; which do you keep?</b><br>
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Welp, there's no drugstore foundations that match me, and I've yet to find a high-end one that matches, either. Right now I mix NARS Sheer Glow Siberia (too yellow) with MAC Matchmaster 1 (too dark) and it's mostly okay, though mixing is kind of annoying. If someone were sadistic and cared way too much about restricting my base makeup choices, I would probably take my chances with a white foundation (I've got my eye on Manic Panic's once the NARS runs out) and the MAC. Though I'm hopeful that the new NARS Luminous Weightless Foundation in Siberia actually matches the Radiant Creamy Concealer in Chantilly, as it looks like it does based on Temptalia's swatches, and doesn't slide off my oily face, because one-and-done would be ideal (minus the fact that it's $48 fucking dollars and it doesn't even come with a pump, goddamnit NARS).<br>
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And, as usual, I manage to say too much without actually answering the question. Buckle in, y'all!<br>
</div><a href="http://beyondjustbeauty.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-absurdist-beauty-scenario-tag.html#more">Read more »</a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17117529335322137204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373397032164531048.post-53507833062359060522015-03-19T16:05:00.002-07:002015-03-19T16:05:51.981-07:00Lately<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So it's been 3 months since my last post O_o How time flies. I've obviously not really been feeling the whole blogging thing, and don't know if that will be changing anytime soon, but wanted to check in and say hi anyways. Hi! Lately I have:<br>
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–Been learning Python, using <a href="http://interactivepython.org/runestone/static/thinkcspy/index.html">How to Think Like a Computer Scientist</a> (highly recommended; it's the only tutorial thing I've tried [and I've tried several of the big ones] that scales up difficulty at a manageable pace while still explaining a lot of different concepts)<br>
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–Been running subjects, and coding subject data, and teaching undergrads how to code subject data, and checking their coding, and working on conference abstracts and running models and trying to write a program to find phonaesthemes in Turkish (I've been running into problems with it taking up too much memory, blagh) and reviewing R and all the other fun things that experimental linguists get to do<br>
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–Continued translating a Turkish fairytale (<a href="http://va402.forumist.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Sevdal%C4%B1BulutKitap.pdf">Sevdalı Bulut</a>, by Nazım Hikmet) with the help of my Turkish teacher. We hope to finish the line-by-line glosses by early spring term, and then I'll work on translating it into more natural, poetic English. Having never done anything translation-y before, it's very different from just learning a language! There's a lot of artistry in it, and it's been an interesting challenge. Our plan is to recruit someone(s) from the art department to illustrate it, and then work on getting the rights to have it published. Whee!<br>
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–Finished teaching another term, with another great set of students. Teaching is great, guys. If only it paid, like, twice as much.<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From one of my students</td></tr>
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</div><a href="http://beyondjustbeauty.blogspot.com/2015/03/lately.html#more">Read more »</a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17117529335322137204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373397032164531048.post-60075703422957589112014-12-24T16:30:00.003-08:002014-12-24T16:30:43.052-08:00Holidaying<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Happy holidays, everyone! I hope you're all having a marvelous season. I've been absent around here for awhile, as usual, but here's some pictures of what I've been up to.<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Final day of the (8 day long!) strike</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lions from a visit to the Oregon Zoo</td></tr>
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</div><a href="http://beyondjustbeauty.blogspot.com/2014/12/holidaying.html#more">Read more »</a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17117529335322137204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373397032164531048.post-92121175789190711912014-12-02T20:25:00.002-08:002014-12-02T20:26:07.577-08:00On Striking and Organized Labor<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<i>Today, I spent 4 hours holding a sign and walking in a circle in 35 degree weather. I walked approximately 10 miles, shouted approximately a billion slogans (slight exaggeration), and it was exhausting. The lead-up to the strike, and now the reality of the first strike in our union's 38 year history, has been emotional, frustrating, challenging, angering, and so very tiring. I've been posting regularly on Facebook, and thought I would share excerpts here (self-plagiarization ftw!); it's completely non-beauty-related, but it's <a href="http://beyondjustbeauty.blogspot.com/2012/10/depression-and-generosity.html">hardly</a> the <a href="http://beyondjustbeauty.blogspot.com/2012/11/on-sexual-assault.html">first</a> <a href="http://beyondjustbeauty.blogspot.com/2012/01/on-living-with-chronic-illness.html">time</a> that's <a href="http://beyondjustbeauty.blogspot.com/2014/02/sadness.html">been</a> <a href="http://beyondjustbeauty.blogspot.com/2014/06/haikus.html">the</a> <a href="http://beyondjustbeauty.blogspot.com/2014/10/hi.html">case</a>...And as usual, an excess of emotions results in an excess of words, so it's pretty long. Enjoy?</i><br>
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<u>November 21, 2014 – 2 weeks before the strike</u><br>
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There's been a lot of misinformation spread about the impending GTFF (Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation) strike, scheduled to start Dec. 2. The UO administration has repeatedly misrepresented the current contract, their own offers, and the bargaining process thus far, including taking credit for inclusions they fought hard against and lying to international students about risks to their immigration status if they strike. For an excellent summary of some of the more pervasive lies, see: <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fgtff3544.net%2Fbargaining-faqs%2Fclarifying-misunderstandings%2F&h=dAQGO9pQn&enc=AZO0qsxVW-oogOWBDmUgJSkxxk4W4QWBQEbyGg4hi3ZlfPD090ANXfIlqEBcvXqroPKqBE57tbdjmDTxsl9fQPMV_msIERtbDiYrLUjbenCiPUck8Ndm88ENiU4qIoP9l38bBQwj0XFvPMzsuWUHNpEhxyhSm6SRtUds5HMMbgALqA&s=1"><span class="s1">http://gtff3544.net/bargainin…/clarifying-misunderstandings/</span></a>. A number of department heads, including Linguistics, wrote a letter to the upper-level administration, which you can (and definitely should!) read here: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdl.dropboxusercontent.com%2Fu%2F971644%2Fuomatters%2Funion%2FGTFF%2FHeadsAndDirectors_LetterToAdministration1120.pdf&h=LAQFCZ3TL&enc=AZO30pUvfEvZ7tVsEdY6AyIAfbg3s_WwzryVHAeG9Zp98p0MQQelXCCUWfLtYvuZvItq0l9QeTTjtecOJ_hi73I0q91KyXiQxcOu5HRoybxQpNT_x2Erl_gKjvWGfgjIuZ06bu2sFuaKCy4hit8dzv8mqasm3lX2DXOQ1OPtdACQ9w&s=1"><span class="s1">https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/…/HeadsAndDirectors_Lette…</span></a>.</div>
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If you are an undergrad and have a GTF (which, as we teach 1/3 of UO classes and 98% of "special sections" [discussion sections and labs, primarily], is practically guaranteed), you can read up about how the strike might effect you here: <a href="http://gtff3544.net/bargaining-faqs/letter-to-undergraduates/"><span class="s1">http://gtff3544.net/bargaining-fa…/letter-to-undergraduates/</span></a>. Unlike the Provost, the GTFF can not send out emails to the entire university community, so if you are an undergrad/spend any time with undergrads, please do consider reading it and sharing it.</div>
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There are many things about this that make me angry, but I don't want this to become even longer than it already is, so I will just say:</div>
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We teach your classes. We grade your tests. We mentor your students, do your research, keep your university running. And 56% of us make less than the UO's own cost-of-living calculation. We're not asking for that to be rectified (the wage increase proposed only applies to the ~250 lowest-paid GTFs out of a total of ~1500); we just want to know that if a medical emergency occurs, we won't lose our jobs and health insurance, and that if we decide to have children, we have options besides taking time off or leaving school entirely.</div>
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And, for God's sake, maybe some indication that the University of Oregon values education, not just athletics and administrator salaries.</div>
</div><a href="http://beyondjustbeauty.blogspot.com/2014/12/on-striking-and-organized-labor.html#more">Read more »</a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17117529335322137204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373397032164531048.post-45886747126323872442014-11-24T10:30:00.000-08:002014-11-24T10:30:00.438-08:00Clinique Cheek Pop Berry Pop Review and Swatches<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I really didn't intend to be absent for so long, but...well, time flies when you're having fun (and by "having fun", I mean "working frantically", which fortunately are not mutually exclusive). My union is on the verge of a strike, scheduled for December 2––you can read about it <a href="http://gtff3544.net/bargaining-faqs/clarifying-misunderstandings/">here</a>, <a href="http://gtff3544.net/intent-to-strike-letter/">here</a>, and <a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/971644/uomatters/union/GTFF/HeadsAndDirectors_LetterToAdministration1120.pdf">here</a>, and if you'd like to support us, you can sign the petition <a href="http://gtff3544.net/2014-bargaining/gtff-bargaining-support-petition/">here</a>––which adds further excitement to an already-full schedule. Basically, I love my union, my university has disappointed me (gee, I feel like this <a href="http://beyondjustbeauty.blogspot.com/2013/04/im-just-barrel-of-laughs.html">has happened before</a>...), and I have no time. But here, some blush!<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pristine and beautifully untouched Clinique Berry Pop*</td></tr>
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</div><a href="http://beyondjustbeauty.blogspot.com/2014/11/clinique-cheek-pop-berry-pop-review-and.html#more">Read more »</a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17117529335322137204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373397032164531048.post-83736477417475854552014-10-13T19:10:00.003-07:002014-10-13T19:10:50.806-07:00Hi<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Fact: it's been a month since my last post. It's not a lack of things to write about that's caused the hiatus––I've got product reviews, comparison swatches, list posts, and assorted miscellany to share. But the boy and I broke up a few weeks ago, and even planned, mutual, amicable breakups still fucking <i>suck</i>. Add in teaching, research, classes, and general life stuff, and you have a very tired Amy.<br />
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I don't know when I'll be back to posting (regularly, or even at all) again, but I wanted y'all to know that I'm still alive and relatively well. I miss you! And even though I'm the most lax commenter in the world, I'm reading and enjoying your posts.<br />
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Now I'm off to drink some tea and do some grading. I hope you're all enjoying the changing leaves and the consumption of the hot beverage of your choice :)</div>
Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17117529335322137204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373397032164531048.post-24366732926734499952014-09-09T10:30:00.000-07:002014-09-09T10:30:00.384-07:00ModelCo Eye Shadow Trio in Smokey Eye Review and Swatches<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Another eyeshadow palette! This one was a gift from <a href="http://eyeheartit.blogspot.com/">Larie</a>, and fills the black-smoky-eye hole in my collection.<br>
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I am not a blush person. I mean, I wear it every day, because otherwise I look like a sickly ghost, but it doesn't excite me like lippies do. Still, every once in awhile, something comes along to catch my eye. The Hourglass Ambient Lights Blush line was one such thing. Upon swatching, I liked Diffused Heat and Radiant Magenta, but decided that the latter was more unique in my stash and picked it up during the Sephora spring sale (since $35 for a blush is, like, a <i>lot</i>).<br>
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I wear foundation/concealer/brows (and to a lesser extent blush) because I think they make me look better, but eyeshadow/liner/lipstick because they're <i>fun</i>. I realized a few weeks ago that mascara, long part of the first group, comes in colors and could therefore become <i>fun</i>, too! So when I found a bunch of the Maybelline Great Lash colored mascaras from last summer at Grocery Outlet for $2.99 apiece, I picked up the blue and teal ones. I've only opened the blue, since I currently have 3 other mascaras in rotation (I don't know how that happened, either), and have been playing around with it. And guys, guess what? It's <i>fun</i>.<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this is what <i>fun</i> looks like, y'all.</td></tr>
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In the process of moving, I sorted through my makeups and got rid of things I don't (at least semi-) regularly use. This included theBalm Nude 'Tude, leaving a brown-neutral (matte) hole in my stash, which I decided to fill with Urban Decay's Naked Basics. (Urban Decay just released Naked2 Basics, which I have not seen in person. It claims to be a cooler-toned version to Naked Basics, but swatches online suggest it doesn't have the same range of depth as the original, so while I <i>love</i> cool-toned neutrals, it's not calling to me particularly strongly.)</div>
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Naked Basics is UD's matte companion to the more glitter-tastic full Naked palettes, none of which I own. Basics includes 5 matte shades and one shimmer (Venus), with 3 pale highlighting-type shades. It is definitely not a palette that everyone will find useful (though the denizens of the internet review sites certainly seem to like it), as you have to like mattes and light shades, but I find it to be a very valuable addition to my stash.</div>
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Back in the baby days of the blog, I did a master post of <a href="http://beyondjustbeauty.blogspot.com/2011/08/store-makeup-and-skincare-return-policy.html">beauty return policies by store</a>. As that was more than 3 years ago (whoaaa), I thought it high time for an update. Many stores haven't changed their policies, but I've included them all here regardless.<br>
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Pretty much everywhere will accept returns on orders if the product is damaged or they got the order wrong, so I'm just going to focus on products that didn't work out for whatever reason. <span class="s1">Stores followed by a * only accept unused beauty products, though some are "at the discretion of the manager", which is noted as necessary; all others accept used/opened makeup and beauty products. I make note of the following: online vs. in-store purchases, including how long you can return items with a receipt, without a receipt, and what form the refund comes in, as well as any other relevant notes. </span>I've listed them in alphabetical order, with links to the page about returns, if available (some of which are great, and some of which *cough*ULTA*cough* are clearly designed to put you off with the hassle of returning something). I do most of my shopping online, since Eugene is a bit of a wasteland shopping-wise, and it can be hard to find information about returning in-store purchases on stores' websites, so if you have any personal experience returning things you bought in person (especially without a receipt), please let me know! OKAY, LET'S DO THIS.<br>
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I've taken to burning candles pretty much continuously since my therapist recommended it as a way to remember my friends who have died. I feel like I should review them, because there's not a lot of candle scent reviews online, but I don't really want to. I purchased the candles in memoriam and very actively didn't try to intellectualize how they smelled. My "goal", if one can call it that, is to find a scent that captures the spirits as I knew them, so even candles that I like the scent of (like Muscari) get only a mediocre response in that regard. That being said, here are some extremely brief summaries of some of the ones I've tried. Maybe they'll help someone. I burned the votive candles of all of these except for Suede Blanc, which was a 2 wick metallo candle; the pictures for each reflect that.<br>
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Smells like dude cologne or aftershave. It's fine, it's just...not what I was hoping for. The denizens of the internet love it, though. Good throw.<br>
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I am almost always late in the morning, because I always want that extra few minutes of sleep and tell myself I'll be speedy enough to make up for it. It's rarely true. In an effort to remedy this (while still getting those precious snoozes, of course), I've been trying to streamline my beauty routine. </div>
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If I were extraordinarily efficient, I could do my whole beauty routine in 15 minutes, but I am not, so it usually takes about 25-30. Eye makeup is often a time eater, since applying/blending eyeshadow can be a challenge when tired and mostly blind, so I decided to cave and finally try one of the Laura Mercier Caviar Sticks in the hopes it could be a swipe-and-go kind of product.* I chose Khaki, wanting a versatile but not boring neutral, and owning too many (purpley) taupes to justify Amethyst.</div>
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I'm not really sure what inspired me to purchase this. I don't tend to have need for lip plumpers (a decent lippie formula provides enough moisture to even out any lines), and I'm not really a gloss girl. But still, upon returning my Chanel and Armani lip glosses to Nordstrom (last July, as in <i>2013</i>. Because I am <i>super</i> behind.) and being asked if I wanted to pick up something else instead, I asked for this, the Dior Addict Lip Maximizer High Volume Lip Plumper. Which is an utterly absurd name, and shall henceforth be referred to as "it" or "this".<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty! That brown in the background is the ruins of the Acropolis<br>
at Pergamon, where I discovered that it is a very bad idea to<br>
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GUYS! I DID IT! I finally finished <a href="http://beyondjustbeauty.blogspot.com/2014/01/manicure-monday.html">wearing every single one of my polishes</a>. It would have happened sooner if I could have stopped myself from picking up new ones, but...whatever. New Year's resolution DEFEATED. Boom.<br>
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This is a pretty massive post, so I'm going to try and keep it short(ish) and sweet(ish). I got gradually less successful at being brief over time...<br>
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<u><a href="http://beyondjustbeauty.blogspot.com/2014/03/manicure-monday.html#more">Sally Hansen Rosy Outlook</a> with <a href="http://beyondjustbeauty.blogspot.com/2011/10/wet-n-wild-fast-dry-polish-in-waves-of.html">Wet N Wild Waves of Enchantment</a>, taped</u><br>
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WoE is sheer, but it's really pretty layered over Rosy Outlook.<br>
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It's been an eon and a half since I've done a Skincare Saturday, though not for lack of options. Today's feature is another Rainshadow Labs product, their Eye Bright Gel.<br>
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