Master list of affiliated cosmetics companies (from Project Swatch)

This is a super helpful list of which cosmetics brands are owned by the same companies, in case you want to avoid everything one company owns - or just for curiosity's sake. Awesome!

Project Swatch finds a $12 dupe for Dior's Lip Glow ($31) . . . and decides it's not worth the price either

Here's Project Swatch's servicey post.

(And while we're at it, let us remind ourselves that self-adjusting makeup is just a gimmick.)

Project Swatch finds another, BETTER dupe for Essie Butler Please and Nails Inc. Baker Street for $2

I showed you that Sally Hansen's Pacific Blue is close enough to Essie's Butler Please. But Project Swatch found a Sinful Colors polish that is even better and even cheaper. It's glossy! I want it. Why are all the stores that sell Sinful Colors in this town so inconvenient for me to get to?

Project Swatch's Comparison of the Old and New Milani Lipstick Formulas

Very useful! Remember when I did this with Milani Black Cherry?

No? It doesn't matter. Apparently the new formula is much better and won't make my lips all weird and patchy like that.

I've heard only really glowing reviews of the new Milani lipsticks. I want some!

Fix Your Face: How to use lipstick as blush

Here's a helpful link from Project Swatch if you want to expand your range of cream blushes without buying anything new.

Note: THIS is the silicone-based primer you should use!

Looking for drugstore makeup swatches? Check out Project Swatch.

My blog isn't the kind where I buy a product in a bunch of shades and photograph swatches of them all. If you're looking for that, I highly recommend Project Swatch. You'll find just about any drugstore product you're curious about here (and more). Between this and Temptalia (for high end makeup), you'll have just about everything covered.

The Project Swatch Online Shopping Guide

For makeup, nail polish, skincare, and other cosmetics. Useful! Not every site I've used is on here, but since I haven't got around to making my own list, this might be helpful for your post-Xmas deal seeking.