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Sonja is a longtime resident of San Francisco. She is passionate about beauty and wellness, and is an experienced reporter who has specialized in health and medical news, and reported on-air for TV stations in San Francisco, Seattle, and St. Louis. She also produced for NBC Network News in New York at 30 Rock, working on NBC Nightly News and The Today Show. She is Editor-in-Chief at the beauty blog hello beauty! and regularly works with top makeup artists to shoot makeup lesson videos that you can find on the sonjabeauty YouTube channel. Feel free to contact her at examiner@sonjashin.com.

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Best of Beauty: Urban Decay De-Slick in a Tube wipes out shine bigtime

Friday, July 30th, 2010

Summer is the worst if your skin gets the least bit oily. Heat pumps up oil production and makes for seriously shiny skin. You can apply powder; but...
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Is the LORAC Little Black Palette the little black dress of makeup?

Friday, July 30th, 2010

A little black dress is a timeless classic that never goes out of style. The LORAC Little Black Palette sets out to be the LBD of makeup. I think it...
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LORAC introduces lush new colors for summer

Friday, July 30th, 2010

Along with the glamorous Little Black Palette (see review here), LORAC has introduced some lush new colors for lips and cheeks for summer. There are...
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Urban Decay Guardian Angel: Moisturizer and sun protection that’s actually light and refreshing

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Light and refreshing – that’s not exactly how you’d describe most sunscreens. Usually they’re thick, feel heavy and greasy,...
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Best of Beauty: Hourglass Illume Bronzer Duo to look perfectly sun kissed without the sun damage

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

I love having a sun-kissed look. But I’m not about to go back to the days of trying to get a tan when you consider that the sun is mostly to...
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Guerlain’s top makeup artist to debut on QVC Tuesday

Monday, July 26th, 2010

One of my favorite makeup artists ever, Guerlain’s top makeup artist Marcus Monson, is going to be on QVC...
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Got breakouts? Enter to win the TRIA Skin Clarifying System worth $375!

Saturday, July 24th, 2010

Beauties, do breakouts drive you batty? Perhaps the TRIA Skin Clarifying System that I'm giving away on my blog will give you the clear skin you...
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Bobbi Brown Denim & Rose Collection: Makeup lesson video and review

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

In an unexpected twist, Bobbi Brown gets a little rock ‘n roll with the Denim & Rose Collection, which is filled with denim hues and even...
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Is Bobbi Brown Raspberry Shimmer Lip Gloss the new must-have gloss?

After trying the new Bobbi Brown Raspberry Shimmer Lip Gloss from the new Denim & Rose Collection, I can see how this is shade that’s...
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Bobbi Brown Denim Sparkle Eye Shadow is smokin’ hot

While the Denim & Rose Palette in the Bobbi Brown Denim & Rose Collection is sure to get most of the attention, the new Denim Sparkle Eye...
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