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cupcake_goth) wrote2009-06-08 06:26 pm
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A shallow but important question
Should I purchase duplicates of the 4 MAC shadows* I use the most and build a palette for traveling? So that I don't need to worry about shuffling it from one makeup bag to the other?
On the one hand, I AM doing a lot of traveling in the near future.
On the other hand, do I NEED duplicates of 4 eye shadows? Even if I wear them almost every day?
Dear LJ Hivemind, please give me advice!
*Mylar, Sketch, Sweet Lust, and Forgery. None of them limited edition colors, thank goodness.
On the one hand, I AM doing a lot of traveling in the near future.
On the other hand, do I NEED duplicates of 4 eye shadows? Even if I wear them almost every day?
Dear LJ Hivemind, please give me advice!
*Mylar, Sketch, Sweet Lust, and Forgery. None of them limited edition colors, thank goodness.
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Several of these scare stories about cosmetics have been debunked by Snopes.com:
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/shampoo.asp
http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/lipstick.asp
http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/candycane.asp (the last paragraph is pertinent)
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/sunscreen.asp
and the CDC:
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/egpg/propylene_glycol.html
and the Beauty Brains, a blog written by professional chemists who know more than either of us do:
http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/08/27/what-are-safe-synthetics-in-cosmetics/
http://thebeautybrains.com/2009/05/09/more-natural-cosmetic-nonsense/
http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/26/dont-fall-for-lies-about-toxic-ingredients-in-cosmetics/
http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/02/23/why-cosmetics-contain-toxic-chemicals/
http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/05/11/hypocrisy-in-the-beauty-industry/
http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/11/28/the-top-5-myths-about-mineral-oil-part-1/
http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/01/myths-about-mineral-oil-part-2/
http://thebeautybrains.com/2009/02/17/is-silica-powder-in-makeup-forever-hd-powder-dangerous/
http://thebeautybrains.com/2009/03/29/can-you-get-drunk-from-your-cosmetics/
http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/06/06/are-you-confused-by-organic-products-too/
http://thebeautybrains.com/2009/02/23/should-you-say-yes-to-carrots/
http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/03/06/when-natural-ingredients-attack/
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