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We've established by now that one of the main reasons companies discontinue makeup is packaging. Most of the time all they want is a fresh start to get the customers excited again about their product. Some other times they also update their formulas to keep up with cosmetology advances. With Revlon's ColorStay EyeShadow we have a case of both; a package update and a new formula.Let's take a look!Revlon ColorStay 12 Hour Eye Shadow was the original ColorStay eye shadow formula, back in 2007. Plen …

We're back with a new edition of BMB Exclusives. This time we want to talk about one of Maybelline's longest running collections, Color Sensational. This collection has an extensive selection of lipsticks, lip glosses, and lip liners with a variety of textures. For this blog we're going to focus on their lipsticks. As you may already know, Maybelline was founded in 1915 by a 19-year-old entrepreneur named Thomas Lyle Williams. What started off as a small mascara distributor quickly be …

Remember that fun contest we run on here and our Facebook page?Well, meet our winner: Amanda Clark!We had the pleasure of meeting Amanda and asked her a few things about her biggest passion, makeup! Check out our little interview below!INTERVIEWQ: Tell us a little bit about yourself.Well, I'm a mother of three boys. I was born and raised in California but I'm currently living in Oklahoma. I love makeup and I'm really into learning everything I can about it. I like to buy a lot of it, even if isn …

The next time you visit Europe, specially any Mediterranean country, make sure to ask for rimmel at any makeup store. You might be surprised when the clerk comes back with mascara, not necessarily the Rimmel brand.Rimmel London was founded in the 1834 by chemist Eugene Rimmel. It started out as a perfumery but throughout the years it began manufacturing all sorts of cosmetics, including their famous mascara. Rimmel was the first cosmetic company to mass produce what we know as mascara today henc …

The name Florence Nightingale Graham might sound very unfamiliar to some but believe it or not that's the real name of Canadian-born American businesswoman, Elizabeth Arden. While working for her brother in his lab, Arden was very involved in the chemical and scientific aspect of cosmetics. She worked tirelessly to promote better ways for woman to use cosmetics and to disassociate the word makeup with lower class activities. Arden paved the way for how we perceive and use cosmetics today, she bu …