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"Hey, can you find a dupe for Victoria's Secret beauty rush wet/dry eyeshadow in black? Thanks :)"

Asked by Anonymous

Victoria’s Secret Wet/Dry shadows no longer seem to be available, but from swatches and images I’ve seen, the black shade “Smokin” is a deep black with silver sparkles, very similar to alternatives such as L’oreal Infallible Shadow in Eternal Black.

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From what I know of the textures (I don’t have one of the VS Wet/Dry shadows with me right now but have swatched it before), the L’oreal will be more intense and sparkly, and you will need to work faster to blend/smoke it out quickly or it will “set”.

If you want an easier-to-work with version, there is always the bottom-right shade in the Wet n Wild Greed palette, which I believe might only be available online now. 

"omg. you need to find us a dupe for the greed palette asap!! that was the perfect kardashian palette!!"

Asked by Anonymous

I have got so MANY questions from all of you asking me about where to locate Greed and what might be a dupe.

Let me first say there is no whole-palette dupe of this. Certain shades from other brands would be dupes of various shades inside, but many of these would be high-end, since drugstore brands are VERY weak at coming up with matte shades.

I can list you all the shades from MAC that would match Greed, but then every single shadow I list would cost more than the entire palette ($5), so it just doesn’t make sense. 

I suggest you get yourself »HERE« - like RIGHT now and stock up while they’re still $5 (instead of some silly price on eBay some day), if you can no longer find it in the drugstores around you.

Silent Treatment, which I recently featured is also here.

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P.S. I just saw they have a 24 Hour flash sale. Enter FLASH24 for 25% off storewide, excluding clearance and exclusive items. Go crazy!

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[UPDATE] For those of you who want to find dupes for the matte side (left column) of the palette, these would be:

Cream/beige shade: MAC Brule

Peach/Tan shade: MAC Bamboo (more tan than Greed), MAC Tete-a-Tint (slightly warmer)

Black: MAC Carbon

"Hiya, your latest tutorial had me wondering, how similar is Mac Idol Eyes to the silvery-purple shade from the Wet n Wild Greed palette? Because I love that shade, and now that the Greed palette is discontinued, I've been searching for dupes. I would really appreciate if you could let me know. Thanks so much, you're awesome :)"

Asked by Anonymous

VERY similar!

(I didn’t know they discontinued Greed!! Bummer!)

I was actually looking at them side by side the other day. But the one in Greed is a bit less shiny/sparkly. I think Idol Eyes has a little bit more of that pretty lavender hue as well so it is a bit more dimensional, but you also will tend to get a bit more fall-out on your cheeks if you don’t use it wet, since the flecks are larger.

"Hi! I love the winged e/l look (neutral kitten eye) from Nov 9, 2011. But I didn't see which liquid eyeliner (and brush) and beige e/s you used. I'd love to know! Thanks! KDM"

Asked by Anonymous

I used the matte beige shadow from the Wet n Wild Greed Palette, and a Sephora Professionel angled brush #15. You can actually just buy a very flat teklon (synthetic bristle) brush from the art store!

"[CLOSED] MAKEUPBOX 1st Birthday Giveaway!!!
Get Interviewed and Win Beauty Goodies in the “10 Things About You” Project."

MAKEUPBOX has been up for almost a year now, and I’ve had so much fun discovering and rediscovering beauty products and trends, as well as pushing myself to challenge my beauty boundaries (hul-lo, false eyelashes).

Well, it’s time to showcase some of the (seriously cool) people following The MAKEUPBOX.

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Instructions

• Copy and answer the 10 questions below.
• Include a picture of yourself, and no one else, in the post - you can embed it from an online link (please don’t upload a 1200 px wallpaper of yourself, but we would also like the picture to be large enough for easy viewing)
• Click the “SUBMISSIONS” link at the top of MAKEUPBOX’s homepage when you have all your answers and fire away! (Please do not submit a post in the Message Me” page. Those will be deleted!)
• If you want to delete or withdraw a post you’ve submitted, drop me a message and let me know anytime. Your entry into the contest will be considered forfeit once removed.
• You can opt to amend your post once, but repeat changes will not be entertained.
• Above comment notwithstanding, do kindly try your best to use discernible English. If I am not able to understand what you are typing, I’m afraid I will not be able to publish it for others to read.

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Winning Criteria

I’m looking for wit, heart, charm, humor… (sounds like a Lonely Hearts advert…) Well, just be your lovely selves.

• I will post* submissions as they come along (depending on the response, I may post about 1-2 a week from now until end of Feb).
• If response is overwhelming, I will pick the more outstanding posts for posting. Once posted, you are automatically in the running for the prize.
• At the end of 29 Feb, GMT+8, I will pick and announce a winner, and message you privately to ask for your postage details.

*Do note I may amend the title slightly for some consistency before posting. I will as far as possible not touch the contents within the interview itself.

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A Note on Etiquette:

(Well most of you already know this…) To make things pleasant for everyone, please kindly abide by the following, or else your submission will not be posted.

• No obvious advertising and link-outs to sales, products, your own giveaways, etc. (You can include a link by way of a general introduction about you and your interest or work.) 
• To readers: When viewing posts, please download or fill in anything on link-outs at your own discretion. I will do a basic check before publishing submissions, but neither I nor Tumblr can be held responsible for any loss of information or encounters with malware and phishing sites, etc should you choose to click on links.
• No rude or racially/sexually/generally offensive content will be published.
• Please don’t spam me with repeat posts. As you will not be able to view or amend your post once it’s submitted into my dashboard, please do a draft offline before submission so you can do all the necessary edits ahead of time.

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The Prize:

It’s still growing. I have a few choice “cult” items being thrown in. I’m trying to make sure it’s an “international” package so that regardless of where the winner is from, there will be items that you might find hard to access.

The rule of thumb is quality, so I’m not restricting it to high/low-end items:

• I Nuovi Metallogy eyeshadow - shade to be confirmed (a favorite of Camille Gramer’s makeup artist)
• Majolica Majorca Mascara in Black
• Barry M 146 Dolly Pink Lip Paint
• Wet n Wild Coloricon Palette in Greed - a staple palette for me!
• Etude House Plumping Lip Tint - stain + gloss + non-stinging plumper
• will keep this last one a mystery until you receive the package!)

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[Please copy the below questions and fill it in with your responses!]

The 10 Questions:

- Begin by giving us a very brief 1-2 liner describing yourself, what you do, general interest, etc.

- Please insert a picture of your lovely self!

1. How would you describe your makeup style? (i.e. classic 40’s pin-up, etc.)

2. Lipstick or Lipgloss? Mascara or false lashes?

3. You are late for a hot date and you have not done your face. You have space for only 3 items in your purse and these are…

4. What is your biggest beauty challenge/hurdle? (e.g. applying blush without looking like a clown… applying liquid liner…etc)

5. What beauty product do you have way too many of?

6. What are your beauty pet peeves? (List 1-3.)

7. Who is/are your favorite beauty icon(s)?

8. What beauty product do you regret buying in the past half year? (List 1-3; hopefully you don’t have too many…)

9. What (1-3) items is/are on your current Beauty Wishlist?

10. If you were an animal/creature, you would probably be a…