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 <title>Lancôme Vernis in Love: Boudoir Time Nail Art [Step by Step] &amp; LOTD!</title>
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 <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://retailtherapy.onsugar.com/Lancôme-Vernis-Love-Boudoir-Time-Nail-Art-Step-Step-LOTD-30477508&quot;&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;120&quot; src=&quot;http://media3.onsugar.com/files/2013/05/11/303/n/1863804/f060c74b401908d3_001006.large.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hi hi!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Just sharing a simple nail art design which you can create with a few simple items - I have swatched all the Lancôme Vernis in Love, and thought I would share with you some nail art combinations incoporating the colors, and also some nailart supplies items which you might already have in your stash, or else you can go to somewhere like PNC or Daiso to get some of these items which I am going to use in my simple tutorial. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Links to my swatches: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://retailtherapy.onsugar.com/Lanc%C3%B4me-Vernis-Love-Jolis-Matins-Photos-Swatches-30471248&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Lancôme Vernis in Love: Jolis Matins [Photos &amp;amp; Swatches]&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://retailtherapy.onsugar.com/Lanc%C3%B4me-Vernis-Love-Tonight-My-Night-Photos-Swatches-30471649&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Lancôme Vernis in Love: Tonight Is My Night [Photos &amp;amp; Swatches]&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://retailtherapy.onsugar.com/Lanc%C3%B4me-Vernis-Love-Boudoir-Time-Photos-Swatches-30471485&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Lancôme Vernis in Love: Boudoir Time [Photos &amp;amp; Swatches]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nail Art products&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Small Pearl Studs (available at nail art supplies store, such as PNC)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lancome Vernis in Love 573B Bleu de Flore, 501B Aquamarine, base coat and top coat&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A saucer filled with some water&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Toothpicks to &#039;grab&#039; the pearl studs&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Topcoat and basecoat&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It&#039;s very easy, as you can see in the steps below. &lt;br /&gt;I wanted to go for a non-uniformed uniformed look - layering and alternating the two shades of blue in the design, and throwing in the tiny pearl studs to make the look a little more interesting.  Also the pearl studs look neutral enough to go with any color combination, depending on the look you are going for.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There are some very beautiful purples in the Boudior Time polishes, but I decided to create my nail art with the blues instead. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I picked up the tiny pearl studs with the tip of a wet toothpick - this gives you control over where you want to place the stud. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A close up of the completed look: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So happened that I have a somewhat matchy top to go with the nail art design and the overall LOTD.  &lt;br /&gt;I would have gone all matchy with a teal/ blue eyelook, but I think I still want to go for a relatively office friendly look, with a warm gold eyelook and pink gloss.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And these are the products I have used: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Makeup products&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lancome Teint Miracle, set with Teint Miracle loose powder&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Concealer -Teint Miracle Natural Light Creator Bare Skin Perfection Perfecting Concealer Pen&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lips - Gloss in Love 385&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;eyes - NARS Primer, Lancome Color Design 101 Bronze Amour&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;cheeks - Blush in Love 20 Pommettes D&#039;Amour, Lancome Blush Highlighter 001&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The overall look - you would also notice that I am wearing much more natural lashes, instead of my usual very thick ones.  &lt;br /&gt;The Teint Miracle foundation has a very radiant finish, but do also note that it was scorching hot when I took these LOTD pictures, so if I look a little &#039;too radiant&#039; I blame it on the hot afternoon heat!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Overall, the nailart is something which I feel is work friendly, and also fun enough for when you want to go out after work...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And one last look:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are a few other nail art combinations I have created with the &lt;strong&gt;Lancôme Vernis in Love&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Thanks for reading!  Happy mid Week! &lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 09:38:34 PDT</pubDate>
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&lt;p&gt;Hallo!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Yesterday we brought the Mother out for shabu-shabu dinner just in my area, and I decided to incoporate some of the new goodies which I have featured a few entries earlier - Kevyn Aucoin, Lancome and The Balm blushers. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I think I really like the Lancome x Alber Elbaz Wide Eyes Palette - it is very versatile, and the metallic sheen of each of the shades just instantly makes even a simple smokey eyes look instantly glam.   In this LOTD, I have only used a mixture of shades 1 and 2 (indicated in the pic below) on my lids, and I used a matte brown (Naked 2) from my Urban Decay Basics palette to blend in around the crease.  Then I quickly lined my upper lids with a black liquid liner, throw on the falsies and I am done.  I did not use any browbone highlight as usual.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kept the rest of the face very clean, I did not use my usual foundation, just BB cream and loose powder.  The result is a very natural and dewy effect to my skin.  &lt;br /&gt;I knew I wanted to use my new lipstick, Bloodroses, so I applied it straight from the tube, and softly blend out the edges a bit.  &lt;br /&gt;I dusted my usual bronzer around my face, and followed with The Balm Cabana Boy on my cheeks.  It is a plummy pink that seems to make my face look brighter.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All products used: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;face - Ettusais Mineral White BB cream, Chanel Natural Finish Loose Powder&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;concealers - YSL Touche Eclat 1 and 2 under my eyes, Benefit powerflage to set, cle de peau beaute to touch up some spots&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;* undereyes concealing&lt;a href=&quot;http://retailtherapy.onsugar.com/How-I-Brighten-Under-My-Eyes-30474366&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; tutorial here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;cheeks - Dior Nude Tan 003 Zenith, The Balm Cabana Boy &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;*swatches of Cabana Boy&lt;a href=&quot;http://retailtherapy.onsugar.com/BALM-Hot-Mama-Cabana-Boy-blushes-Photos-Swatches-30471809&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;lips - Kevyn Aucoin Bloodroses  (swatches &lt;a href=&quot;http://retailtherapy.onsugar.com/Kevyn-Aucoin-Expert-Lip-Color-Bloodroses-Small-Eyeshadow-Brush-Swatches-LOTD-30473897&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;click here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;eyes - NARS primer, Lancome x Alber Elbaz Wide Eyes palette, Heavy Rotation liquid liner&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;* more swatches of the palette and another LOTD &lt;a href=&quot;http://retailtherapy.onsugar.com/LOTD-Lanc%C3%B4me-x-Alber-Elbaz-Wide-Eyes-Eyeshadow-Palette-Step-Step-30474066&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;brows - UD Naked Basics palette, Shu Uemura Brow Manicure ash brown &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;lashes - Lancome Doll Eyes on lower lashes, my own customised falsies&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;lenses - Blincon dark brown &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;white tee - Alexander Wang &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;hair - overly messy and sticky due to over-zealous hair masking earlier in the day, boo.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;That&#039;s all, and thanks for reading!&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 19:46:11 PDT</pubDate>
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 <title>LOTD: Lancôme x Alber Elbaz Wide Eyes Eyeshadow Palette [Step by Step]</title>
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 <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://retailtherapy.onsugar.com/LOTD-Lancôme-x-Alber-Elbaz-Wide-Eyes-Eyeshadow-Palette-Step-Step-30474066&quot;&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;120&quot; src=&quot;http://media2.onsugar.com/files/2013/05/11/683/n/1863804/8b94fb679b117e2a_001006.large.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hi hi!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Just a LOTD entry featuring the new &lt;strong&gt;Lancôme x Alber Elbaz&lt;/strong&gt; eyeshadow palette  and I will try to talk through what I did to create this look.  I took these pictures a week ago... so I hope I can still remember exactly what I did.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I have here the &#039;Wide Eyes&#039; palette - it consists of five shades, a rather warm taupe themed palette.  The shimmers in some of these shades are simply beautiful, and creates a very dramatic smokey eyelook, depending on how you mix and match the colours.  I probably got slightly carried away with the application of these eyeshadows, and somehow ended up looking very heavily made up (according to me anyway), but I think I have tried to &#039;show off&#039; the colors in this palette.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As the following pictures show, here&#039;s what I did:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;1. Apply lid color to my eyeslids - which I have already primed with NARS eyeshadow primer. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;2. Apply the main lid color (No 1) all over the lids.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;3. I also used a little of No 3 as a blending shade on the crease. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;4. I applied No 2 on the outer V of my eyelids. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;5. I used No 4 as a liner, to define the shape of the eyes.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;6. I used No 5 as a inner corner highlighter. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;7.  Slap on the lashs, fill in my brows.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;8.  I also followed the same steps under my eyes, using mainly No 2 to define the lower eyelids.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;The completed look - please pardon my stray brow hairs. &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;And an overall look:&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;List of products used: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Face - Lancôme Mat Miracle Foundation, set with Lancôme Teint Miracle loose powder&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Concealers - YSL Touche Eclat, Benefit Powerflage, Laura Mercier Secret Camoflage &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Blush - Lancôme Blush Subtil Lace Nectar&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Eyes - NARS Primer, Lancôme x Alber Elbaz Wide Eyes Eyeshadow Palette&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Brows - Urban Decay Naked basics palette, Shu uemura Brow Manicure Ash Brown &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lips - Lancôme Rouge in Love 232M (in the first two pictures) and 357B in the third picture&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lenses - Blincon (dark brown)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Top - ASOS (oversized tee) &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nails - Lancôme Vernis in Love 154M Miss Coquelicot &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Overall, I really enjoy this palette.  It offers great eyeshadow formulation, the shimmer colors are gorgeous and complex enough for the neutral shadows in this palette to look dramatic and interesting.   The pale irisdescent pink is prone to fall outs which you might have noticed so you might want to use it over a cream base.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The palette retails for S$90 if I remember correctly.  It will be available mid-june at Sephora. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hope this overview and step by step has been useful!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thanks for reading!&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 08:59:18 PDT</pubDate>
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 <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://retailtherapy.onsugar.com/Four-Gorgeous-Lancôme-Rouge-Love-Swatches-LOTDs-30472294&quot;&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;120&quot; src=&quot;http://media2.onsugar.com/files/2013/05/11/439/n/1863804/abe5abee91fcda8e_002003.large.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hi hi!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In this entry, I will be sharing with you four brand new shades extension to the existing &lt;strong&gt;Lancôme Rouge in Love&lt;/strong&gt; collection.  These are just four out of the six shades which will be launched in June 2013.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Rouge in Love lipsticks have a very creamy almost balm like formula, plus they deliver a soft touch of colour.  I won&#039;t say that they are intensely pigmented (note that these have a different formulation from the US Rouge in Love), but they are some of the most hydrating lipstick formula I have tried.  These lipsticks last on my lips for about 3 - 4 hours, and they apply very smoothly without looking too patchy. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Look at how shiny and creamy they look in the tubes: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And the four shades I have:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lip swatches, followed by a LOTD for the overall feel of the lipstick.  More details on what I used on the rest of my face will be posted in a subsequent entry.   Everything used is Lancôme, and my top is from ASOS. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;174B Crazy Tangerine looks bright red in the tube, but it is actually a very wearable warm red shade.  It&#039;s something I could easily slap on my lips without even looking into the mirror.  If you are scared of red lipsticks, but want to venture into wearing them, I recommend this. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;232M is a nude shade with silvery shimmer, very fine, they are almost invisible, but the sheen is there. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is a natural shade that goes well with a dramatic eye look.  I like how the sheen gives my lips some 3D dimension.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Next, is 345B, which is a candy pink shade.  This is super creamy and very wearable because of the sheerish payoff. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Goes well with a cool toned smokey eyelook.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lastly, we have 357B a natural pinky shade, after the crazy Tangerine, this is my fave of the new shades.  It is my lips but pinker kind of color. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And an overall look.  It goes with any makeup look, in my opinion. &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;If you are looking into adding new lipsticks to your collection, be sure to check out these new shades some June 2013. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hope this review and swatches have been helpful, and thank you for reading!&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 03:08:51 PDT</pubDate>
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 <title>Lancôme Mat Miracle 24H Foundation Review &amp; Application</title>
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 <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://retailtherapy.onsugar.com/Lancôme-Mat-Miracle-24H-Foundation-Review-Application-30466254&quot;&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;120&quot; src=&quot;http://media1.onsugar.com/files/2013/05/10/698/n/1863804/71177e8dd593e791_001001.large.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hi hi&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This will be a review of the new Lancôme Mat Miracle Foundation, I have been mostly using it for the past month, and I think I am ready to give it my overview.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here&#039;s a quick rundown of the product details:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here are swatches on my hand&lt;/strong&gt; - I am using the shade O-01, which is the lightest shade.  It is a good match for my skin, slightly brighter which is my preferred shade.. If I am feeling torn between two matching shades, I usually pick the one which looks brighter on my skin. &lt;br /&gt;As you can see the foundation blends into a smooth and velvety finish on my hand. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here&#039;s a quick rundown of the application - I used sunscreen on my face, followed by the liquid foundation. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I prefer to use a buffing brush to apply and blend the foundation.  It is quite creamy, and I usually apply and blend each side of my face as I go along..and finish off with a overall blending to ensure everything is smooth. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I find that the coverage of the foundation is medium buildable to full...though I don&#039;t actually suggest that you do so.  It is really much better to apply and spread a thin layer of foundation, and only use more product on areas (or a concealer) where you need to.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;With this foundation, I find that I can easily create a long lasting flawless finish.  The trick really is to use a little at a time, and use less than what you think you need.  It blends and spreads out to cover quite a lot, so the first few times I used it, I think I had used too much product, I thought it didn&#039;t really sit very well on me.  &lt;br /&gt;Later on, I tried using less product, and really work it into my skin, and that&#039;s when I realise that the product is able to blend in properly, and give my skin a soft matte finish.  It is not entirely matte-matte...it&#039;s more of a fresh looking matte (not dry looking) - thanks to the aura technology of the foundation. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I usually set my liquid foundations with a loose powder, so in this case, I used my Lancome Teint Miracle loose powder, but you can use any loose powder that you have at the moment.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The finished blended and set with loose powder look.  I think you can see that there is still a subtle glow to my skin, and the coverage of the foundation is pretty decent. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have worn this foundation out on many ocassions, and to work and I can say that it didn&#039;t oxidise on me throughout the day (and we have been experiencing some of the most horrid humid days lately)  - the foundation holds up quite well, and I still look relatively fresh by the end of the day.  Obviously I haven&#039;t worn the foundation for 24 hours, but I would say it lasted a good 12 hours.  I blot twice a day usually, and skip touching up with powder unless I am going out.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here&#039;s another look when I am wearing the foundation - note that I did not use any primer - I found it slightly unnecessary (shock horror!) these days.  But the foundation alone is able to provide me enough coverage and longevity without the help of a primer, and this is one impressive feature I noticed.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and of course, &lt;a href=&quot;http://joeychong.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Joey&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and I both tested out the foundation during our &lt;a href=&quot;http://retailtherapy.onsugar.com/Mat-Miracle-Day-out-Lanc%C3%B4me-29952765&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mat Miracle day out&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://joeychong.com/2013/04/26/miracle-day-out-featuring-lancome-mat-miracle-24h/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here &lt;/a&gt;for her entry) - you can see how the foundation wear on both of us.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Overall, I would compare this long wearing foundation to the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://retailtherapy.onsugar.com/Review-LOTD-Shiseido-Radiant-Lifting-Foundation-26053120&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Shiseido Radiant Lifting foundation&lt;/a&gt;  - &lt;/strong&gt;in the same price range, same matte radiant finish which is long lasting - though I would say that the Shiseido foundation has slightly more coverage.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://retailtherapy.onsugar.com/Urban-Decay-Naked-Weightless-Ultra-Definition-Liquid-Makeup-Photos-Swatches-Initial-Impression-24600387&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Urban Decay Naked Foundation&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;has the same finish, but way more lightweight.  The Lancôme Mat Miracle is also very similar to Chanel Perfection Lumiere. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;All these are just based on my personal experience testing out the various foundations - if you have any specific foundation that you want me to compare this to, please leave your questions in the comments below. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I would recommend this foundation - in recent years, I have come to really enjoy using Lancôme foundations, and I love the Teint Miracle - so if you love the beautiful finish of Teint Miracle but need more coverage, I think you would love the Mat Miracle.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you would like to sample the foundation, and find out more - do click on the&lt;a href=&quot;http://matmiracle.lancome.com.sg/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Lancôme site here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to find out more information. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hope this review has been helpful, and thank you for reading!&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 09:28:58 PDT</pubDate>
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&lt;p&gt;Hallo!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Just a quick LOTD with my somewhat matching red nails and lips.   This took me about 10 minutes to slap on, and out of the house I went. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;I skipped the primer, and focused on having neat brows and a pop of color on the lips.  I know there&#039;s nothing really &#039;new&#039; to this LOTD..but I rotate my products all the time, so it&#039;s nice to experience different product combinations. &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All products used: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Face - Lancome Mat Miracle Liquid Foundation, set with Lancome Teint Miracle loose powder&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;* the lack of a primer here is interesting, I got to see how the foundation works on its own, and I am glad to report that it settles very beautifully and flawlessly on its own too.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cheeks - Clarins Mosaique Bronzer, GA Ecailles face and cheeks duo &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Brows - Urban Decay naked basics palette, Shu Uemura brow manicure&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lips - Lancome Rouge in Love 174B Crazy Tangerine &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nails - Lancome Vernis in Love 154M Miss Coquelicot &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ring - ARTY Rose Gold &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Top - H&amp;amp;M (old) &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hair was scrunched up and slept in most of the day, so they seem a little fluffier than usual. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lenses - Blincon &lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 23:23:15 PDT</pubDate>
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 <title>LOTD: NARS Grand Palais &amp; Dressed to Kill</title>
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 <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://retailtherapy.onsugar.com/LOTD-NARS-Grand-Palais-Dressed-Kill-29973795&quot;&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;120&quot; src=&quot;http://media3.onsugar.com/files/2013/04/28/345/n/1863804/ec31fa4697b26c9f_004005.large.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wooo hooo!!! I am on a blog roll here!  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Last of the blog entries for today, I think.  Busy week ahead, but glad I managed to find some time to take lots of pictures, still meet up with my friends, watch a movie and enjoy the weekend!   Will try to post a random chat entry mid week.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There will also be a blogsale happening on Wednesday around 11am.  Everything must be cleared, so the prices are kept really low.  &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I decided to select of NARS products in this entry, and ended up with a very natural eyelook and a berry red lips look.&lt;br /&gt;Here are the two stars of this LOTD. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I applied  the taupe shade all over my lids.  And the matte pink brown shade on the crease to blend out the color.  I left the brow bone bare, because I didn&#039;t feel like any brow bone color these days.  I feel that not using a brow bone color makes the eye look more effortless, and youthful. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here you can see the gold sparkles in Dressed to Kill. It&#039;s not very obvious from far though.  The color is very long lasting and leaves a nice stain afterwards.  This came in their 2013 Spring collection, and might still be available. &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All products used: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;face - MAQUiLLAGE Perfect Base BB, GA Maestro Fusion makeup, set with Chanel natural finish loose powder&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;concealer - YSL Touche Eclat 1 and 2 mixed used under the eyes, set with Benefit powdeflage&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;lips - NARS Dressed to Kill&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;eyes - NARS Primer, NARS Grand Palais duo  and I totally contradicted myself!! No brow bone highlight, but plenty of inner corner highlight!!  I used MUFE Aqua Shadow pencil in 32E (it stays on AMAZINGLY WELL, and didn&#039;t budge!) &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;liners - THREE 05 on upper lids, heavy rotation liquid liner on upper inner corner, THREE pencil 07 on lower lids&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;lashes - YSL faux cils on lower lashes (thickening AND lengthening), my customised lashes&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;cheeks - Clarins Summer Bronzing Compact, NARS Lovejoy blush&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;brows - Urban Decay Basics palette, Shu Uemura Brow Manicure Ash Brown &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;*****&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Met up with my girlfriend who came back from her worktrip, and we went bag browsing at Celine and Chanel.  Lots of BOY BOY BOY!  Hmmmm.... &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;and then at night we watched IRONMAN 3.  It&#039;s really entertaining, and I shan&#039;t go into the plot to avoid any spoilers.  Let&#039;s end off with this IRONMAN 3 poster.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Happy weekend, and hey to Labour Day holiday this coming week!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thanks for reading!&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:32:12 PDT</pubDate>
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 <title>A Mat Miracle Day out with Lancôme</title>
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 <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://retailtherapy.onsugar.com/Mat-Miracle-Day-out-Lancôme-29952765&quot;&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;120&quot; height=&quot;160&quot; src=&quot;http://media3.onsugar.com/files/2013/04/27/865/n/1863804/ae07bc920ff8b32e_001012.large.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hi hi!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;A couple of Fridays ago, &lt;a href=&quot;http://joeychong.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Joey&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and I spent a totally relaxing and fun afternoon to night testing out the latest Lancôme Mat Miracle long wearing foundation.  We met up in the late afternoon, just in time for a lovely tea at the Rose Veranda at Shangri La Hotel. We picked this awesome place, as it&#039;s the just the place to be for a cosy catching up with your girlfriends.  The setting and ambient is so beautiful, surrounded by the hotel&#039;s lush greenery - and they have an impressive selection of food and sweets, including more than 160 varieties of tea to suit your taste buds.  &lt;br /&gt;I had the iced Shangri La tea, while Joey picked the Happy Birthday tea (since it was just 2 days before her actual birthday!)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Do note that all the pics I took were from my iphone, and credit for all the actual camera shots are courtesy of Joey. &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Of course, we took lots of pictures to document the afternoon, and so be prepared for lots of selfies! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here&#039;s a selection of the Lancôme makeup items we used on our faces that day - I will give a full breakdown at the end of this entry. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Love the linen mat, and all the rose-centric china! &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After tea, we took a few pictures, much to the amusement of the staff, who actually kindly offered to take our pics,  but we prefer to make goofy facial expressions ourselves.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And then we put on our shades just for the fun of it.  Both our shades are Celine (purely coincidental, we didn&#039;t plan our wardrobe nor accessories heheh).  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There was better lighting outside the ladies, so the picture quality here is way better and clearer.  I didn&#039;t use any powder to blot my face after tea, though I did blot for a fresher look.  As you can see our faces still look fresh and luminous, this is about 2 hours after application. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then we met up with Sarah for dinner and a little bit of shopping.  Here we are at Jo Malone. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A clearer pic with Joey&#039;s camera. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Got caught! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and then we popped by the Lancôme counter to have a few pictures taken with the Mat Miracle display (we asked for permission, like tourists heheheh). &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And a final shot at the end of the night, at Maison Kayser at Scotts Square.  This was after a very spicy and fulfilling dinner!  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Overall, it was a great Friday, one of the best ways to end the week, as I often look forward to catching up with my friends after a hectic workweek.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I will have a more detailed review of the Mat Miracle foundation in a follow up entry so you can see how it applies on me.  But from my experience of wearing this out recently, it has quite a matte finish, and I didn&#039;t have to blot my face much throughout the day.  It is certainly long wearing, though I wish it has the radiant finish of the Teint Miracle foundation.  Nonetheless, it is a great overall foundation, and something to check out if you are looking for a long wearing, relatively matte foundation.  You can also ask for samples at the counters to try it out before making your purchase. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here&#039;s more information taken from the Lancôme website &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All products used in my LOTD&lt;/strong&gt; [all Lancôme unless stated otherwise)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Base: UV Expert SPF 50 PA+++ BB Complete, Mat Miracle Foundation, set with Teint Miracle loose powder.  &lt;br /&gt;I also used NARS reflecting pressed powder to finish the whole look before I left the house.  I brought along my Teint Miracle pressed powder for touch ups, even though I only use it once much later at night. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cheeks: Lancôme blush subtil palette 126 Nectar Lace  (bronzer, cheek highlight and blush color in one palette) * not availble in SG&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lips: Lancôme gloss No120 (for the peachy shade you see in the pics) and later on there&#039;s a reddish one, it&#039;s actually NARS Palais Royal worn as stain&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Eyes: NARS primer, GA ETK in 28, Heavy Rotation liquid liner, my own customised/layered lashes&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Special thanks to Joey for all the pictures again, and you can read all about our outing from her point of view in her entry (&lt;a href=&quot;http://joeychong.com/2013/04/26/miracle-day-out-featuring-lancome-mat-miracle-24h/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;link link link&lt;/a&gt;)!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And also special thanks to Lancôme for making this possible. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hope you enjoyed this entry, and thanks for reading! &lt;/p&gt;
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 <title>NARS Lipsticks: Moscow, Montego Bay &amp; Red Square</title>
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 <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://retailtherapy.onsugar.com/NARS-Lipsticks-Moscow-Montego-Bay-Red-Square-29951595&quot;&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;120&quot; src=&quot;http://media1.onsugar.com/files/2013/04/27/817/n/1863804/96d3534512e9c567_001001.large.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yup, I have a tiny addiction to NARS lippies, in whatever shape, colour or form.  (well, actually that might not be true - I don&#039;t think I will like their velvet gloss pencils, nor the sheer tinted lip balms or those pot lip colors).  But give me any lipstick, stain lip pencil, matte lip pencil... I will be all over them!  When Saks had a recent free shipping promotion (sometime back) I quickly took the chance to place an order for some random...and really random lipsticks - I just went for the names, and the shades that I imagine them to be. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So here we have&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Moscow&lt;/strong&gt; - a pure matte lipstick - very wearable soft red, neutal undertone. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Red Square&lt;/strong&gt; - a velvet matte lip pencil- red orangey warm red, have tried this more than once in store, but somehow never got to buying it.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Montego Bay&lt;/strong&gt; - a pure matte lipstick - a soft pinky nude &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Swatches on my hand - &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and a quick comparison - &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lip swatches and overall LOTD: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Montego Bay (Pure Matte Lipstick MUAKS MY LIPS) &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Very soft pinky nude &lt;br /&gt;LOVE the formula on this.  It&#039;s like skin texture, if you know what I mean.  &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Montego Bay - overall look &lt;br /&gt;*cue attack of the duckfaces!*&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;forgot to take a close up lip swatch of Moscow, but here it is overall. &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Red Square &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All products used: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Face - MAQUiLLAGE Multi Base BB &amp;amp; True Powdery UV Foundation (&lt;a href=&quot;http://retailtherapy.onsugar.com/MAQuillAGE%20Multi%20Base%20BB%20&amp;amp;%20True%20Powdery%20UV%20Foundation&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;review here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cheeks - MAQUiLLAGE True Cheek Colour RD321 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://retailtherapy.onsugar.com/MAQuillAGE-True-Cheek-Colour-RD321-Essence-Glamorous-Rouge-RS599-RD396-29950517&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;review here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lips - as shown above&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Eyes - NARS eyeshadow primer, NARS Mandchourie duo palette, THREE pencil in 05 Eye Belong, customised lashes&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I have not been using browbone highlight lately. It seems to make the overall look more natural and effortless. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Brows - Urban Decay Naked Basics palette, Shu Uemura brow manicure ash brown &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hope you enjoyed this entry, and thanks for reading!&lt;/p&gt;
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 <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://retailtherapy.onsugar.com/LOTD-Easy-Smokey-Burberry-Midnight-Brown-29895416&quot;&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;120&quot; src=&quot;http://media2.onsugar.com/files/2013/04/26/713/n/1863804/9ffaea741579de0c_003002.large.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hi hi!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This post is dedicated to my love for Burberry Midnight Brown eyeshadow.  I have this for quite sometime, and lately I keep reaching for it, and just literally slapping it all over my eyelids for a very quick smokey eyelook on the weekends.  It is so easy to blend, and just looks really flattering for me.  It is not too metallic, gives a good sheen and just blends itself out so well.  I would totally put this in my top 3 must have eyeshadows. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(btw this post is also dedicated to a very kind reader - anonymous - who always leaves me comments about my &#039;duck lips&#039;: because there&#039;s going to be so many of my duck lips face pictures in this LOTD entry, isn&#039;t it awesome? Yay!) &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So anyway, back to this beautiful eyeshadow - It is a rather warm deep brown, and is super soft.  I usually just use my MAC217 brush to pick up the product, and apply it all over my lids.  When the eyeshadow is blended, it looks like a natural crease colour.  Then I would pat on more eyeshadow on the eyelids, to intensify the colour there, and to give more definition to the eyes. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Close up and swatches below: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;and the eyeshadow in action on my eyelids: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See how softly it blends upwards?  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;and a close up of my lipstick combo:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dior Delice lipstick &amp;amp; matching Delice lipgloss (my fave lately, it&#039;s a nice glossy smooth juicy orange!)  And the gloss contains the prettiest sparkles which can be seen in certain lighting. &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;And lots of selfies &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through;&quot;&gt;duck face lips&lt;/span&gt;! &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All products used:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Face - MAQUiLLAGE Perfect BB Base, Giorgio Armani Maestro Fusion foundation, Chanel Natural Finish Loose Powder&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Concealers - YSL Touche Eclat under the eyes, set with Benefit Powderflage, Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cheeks - Dior Skin Nude 003 Zenith bronzer, Dior Rosy Glow, Dior Skin Shimmer 001 to highlight&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Brows - UD Naked Basics, Shu Uemura Brow Manicure Ash Brown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lips - Dior Addict Extreme 433 Delice, Dior Addict Extreme Gloss Delice&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Eyes - NARS Primer, Burberry Midnight Brown eyeshadow, and I used a little Pale Barley on the crease just for the heck of it.  But you really just need Midnight brown.  Lined my eyes with THREE pencils in 04 on upper lids, 07 on the lower lids. I also used Heavy Rotation liquid liner closer to my lashline.  Lashes are my own customised pair.  Brighten up the inner corner of my eyes with MUFE aqua pencil in 32E.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lenses - Blincon Choco Brown &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Clothes - white tee HM, tweedy cardi HM, rings HM  (ahaha purely coincidental!) &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nails - Chanel Malice&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Found this behind the scenes in my camera roll... haha the things we do...&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;That&#039;s all, and thanks for looking!  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Happy Weekend! &lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:34:15 PDT</pubDate>
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