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Incubus Dreams (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #12) By: Laurell K. Hamilton (Book Review)

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 ***This review will contain spoilers*** Summary: Anita's life is more complicated than ever, as she is caught between her obligations to the living and the undead. A vampire serial killer who preys on strippers is on the loose. Called in to consult on the case, Anita fears her judgment may be clouded by a conflict of interest. For she is, after all, the consort of Jean-Claude, the ever-intoxicating Master Vampire of the City. Surrounded by suspicion, overwhelmed by her attempts to control the primal lusts that continue to wrack her, Anita does something unprecedented: she calls for help. This has got to be the worst book in the series thus far. I'm so disappointed because from the start of the series we've gotten used to a nicely written, creative and filled with plot twists story. The first half a dozen books or so of this series mentioned sex here and there but didn't have any sex scenes. The books focused more on the story, the protagonist journey through these horr...

Tarte | Tarteist Pro Glow To Go Highlight+Contour Palette (Review)

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Product Summary: Portable highlight and contour palette with three natural artistry shades. Rich, cool undertones mimic real shadow and light reflection. Highlighting powders deliver a buildable, micro shimmer strobe. Matte contouring powder adds balanced dimension. Powered by longwearing Amazonian clay for fade-free payoff. Includes: Gleam (pearl highlight), Burst (shimmering sand highlight) and Chisel (matte contour). Cost: $26 but I bought it on sale at Sephora for $19.50 ***Cruelty Free***  One thing that I find beyond annoying when it comes to makeup is advertising a product as a contour shade when it's clearly a bronzer. A lot of people find it difficult to distinguish the two but as a company selling these types of products they should not be falsely advertising bronzer as contour and quite frankly should know the difference as well. Chisel (the contour shade) is extremely warm tone and not cool tone. It's straight up a bronzer shade with how brown it is. Normally for co...

KVD Beauty | Everlasting Longwearing Liquid Lipstick in Lolita II and Outlaw (Review)

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 Product summary: The liquid lipstick that started a revolution. This creamy formula glides over lips and sets to a true matt finish, plus it's packed with natural moisturizers like vitamin E and sunflower seed wax. These liquid lipsticks are transfer-resistant, long-wearing, highly pigmented and have a comfortable matte finish. Costs: $28. Lolita II: Terracotta nude. Outlaw: Brick Red.  ***Cruelty free*** I am a huge fan of liquid lipsticks and I enjoy trying them out from different companies. KVD beauty is known for their liquid lipsticks so I thought I was in safe hands. But boy I was extremely wrong! Starting off with the application process it's easy to apply and the product is very creamy. My long list of issues start just shortly after that.  First off, these liquid lipsticks are not long-lasting at all. It rubs off while I eat, while I drink water and it even disappears without me doing nothing. It's the strangest thing I've experienced when it comes to makeup. ...

X-Men: Dark Phoenix (Movie Review)

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*This review will contain spoilers* Summary: The X-Men face their most formidable and powerful foe when one of their own, Jean Grey, starts to spiral out of control. During a rescue mission in outer space, Jean is nearly killed when she's hit by a mysterious cosmic force. Once she returns home, this force not only makes her infinitely more powerful, but far more unstable. The X-Men must now band together to save her soul and battle aliens that want to use Grey's new abilities to rule the galaxy.  There goes 2 hours of my life I'm never going to get back wasted on watching this movie. I don't know why I keep doing this to myself. I think it's because I've invested so much time into watching these movies that I can't give up now or I'm holding on and praying a good X-Men movie is going to come out. But alas this movie misses the mark. From lack of structure in the story to yet again more plot holes. I'm afraid I won't be holding back punches to ano...

Logan (Movie Review)

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*This review will contain spoilers* Summary: In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X at a remote outpost on the Mexican border. His plan to hide from the outside world gets upended when he meets a young mutant who is very much like him. Logan must now protect the girl and battle the dark forces that want to capture her.  This movie has garnered a lot of success and has amazing reviews but I just don't get it! I found this movie seriously underwhelming and a big let down. I grew up watching the X-Men movies from the 2000's and I loved them. Over the years there has been a decline in the quality of X-Men movies being produced and the story lines have more holes than Swiss cheese. This movie, unfortunately, is no exception.  X-Men: Days of Future Past  I did quite enjoy overall, however, there were quite a bit of plot holes that were never discussed or even mentioned. And it's not like we will get those answers from the new X-Men movies that feature...