How about filing this under e-mails that make you ridiculously giddy: +Influenster reaching out to you with the news that you've been handpicked for the VIP +YSL Beauty Touche Eclat Voxbox? I could barely contain my excitement! Should you dump your go-to primer for these beauties? Read after the jump for my quick, unbiased take on these goodies! ...

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original article and infographic courtesy of Makeup.com I think this infographic is definitely worth sharing, and obviously self-explanatory. As someone who has worked behind the makeup counter for almost a year, I encountered quite a few... interesting stories from some customers about the shelf life of most of their makeup, and it wasn't very pleasant. Heck, I was pretty guilty of this myself...

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The sun sets a tad bit earlier, and the mornings are getting quite a bit more chilly... hold up, when did we get this close to fall?  ...

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A million thanks to Asian film tastemakers Mell Navarro, Nikki Loke and the rest of the Viddsee team for inviting and encouraging me to put up my most important passion project to date, Padulong sa Pinuy-Anan (or Going Home, in English)! To sum it up, PSP tells the tale of a man duped and out of his luck in a foreign country, and...

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If you were to ask me, I've spent the last five or so years being relatively happy with the style choices I've made for the big, sweeping events and moments in my life. I almost always  prefer simple yet structured pieces, things I've probably had sitting in my closet for awhile, which I could easily accentuate with some statement shoes and accessory pieces....

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Hello, guys and gals! After hearing about it literally in every corner of the social media stratosphere, I've finally received my first month of Rocksbox and I have to say, I'm feeling it! Cute, personalized, and meticulously presented-- the packaging alone speaks volumes! In case that you haven't personally heard of Rocksbox before, it works a little something like this: every month, for...

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While uprooting your whole life to move to a completely different country seems like a romantic, idealistic adventure for some people, it was something I was really not ready for. Although I already knew that my husband intended to bring me to the US sometime in the future, dealing with it as it was happening was a completely different thing. It hurt having...

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Ack! If this isn't the coolest makeup bag in the history of cosmetic bags, I don't know what is! For a very limited time, the cool kids over at Opening Ceremony will be giving out a complimentary Opening Ceremony x Estee Lauder gift bag for every $500 and up purchase from the brand (in-stores and online), which comes with a Pure Color Envy...

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