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After enjoying the first truly summery Sunday of the year, I'm enjoying sitting back with an iced tea (no sugar!) and reflecting on my current non-beauty favorites. It's no secret that I often wish...

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Getting Cheeky's Top Five: Base Products

Every month I look forward to coming up with a selection of products I'd like to feature in the newest installment of Getting Cheeky's Top Five. Though I often struggle to narrow my favorites down...

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Like the Waters off a Tropical Shore: Chanel Le Vernis 657 Azuré

As I mentioned in my review of a polish that I now simply refer to as "my precious" (Chanel 583 Taboo, here), there is no other polish brand that gets me quite as excited as Chanel. Spawning full...

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Cheeky Checklist: May 2013

My very first post on this blog was January's Cheeky Checklist (a post that now makes the improvement in my photography and blogging skills evident), my version of a monthly favorites list that I...

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Happy Mother's Day from Getting Cheeky!

Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful mommies, moms and mothers out there! A special Happy Mother's Day (of course) to my incredible mother, grandmother and aunt and my lovely mother-in-law and...

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The Jo Loves Series No 1: Pomelo

*This post contains PR samples. Nearly a month ago now I was contacted by Jo Loves, Jo Malone's new fragrance brand launched in the autumn of 2011. Unable to contain her love of creating beautiful...

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Nails Inspired By Spring Blooms

It's hard for me to believe that it's been nearly a year since I posted a "Nails Inspired By (Fill In the Blank)" post. I had high hopes for this series following my first installment (Inspired By...

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Enveloped in Scent With Bulgari's Eau Parfumée au Thé Blanc

One of the little pleasures of monthly beauty boxes is discovering unusual products that one would otherwise not have purchased without having tried the product first. I've discovered quite a few...

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Legendary Le Métier de Beauté Kaleidoscopes Return ... For a Good Cause!

In honor of ALS Awareness month, Le Métier de Beauté has launched the Lids for Lou Gehrig's Disease Campaign proving (as far as I'm concerned) that beauty is far more than skin deep. To raise money...

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Skin Care Routine: April 2013

Yet another month has passed and it's already time for another installment of my monthly skin care routine series. Inspired by fellow beauty bloggers, and some of my favorite French bloggers such...

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Inspired By Literature: Ellis Peters

Though this post is undoubtedly an installment of the Inspired By Literature series, it is also to some extent inspired by film as well. Growing up, I spent a great deal of time watching the PBS...

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Spring Wish List

When I say I've been quite tame with purchasing habits recently, I mean it. Though the items that have been released with limited edition collections recently have been unquestionably beautiful, I...

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A Fig Lover's Dream of Dionysian Decadance: Diptyque Philosykos

There is no question that my love of the brand Diptyque is one that grows with each passing day. I have yet to be disappointed with a single candle I've tried from the band, and I have to be...

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Roundup: Fourteen Days With Eucerin

Two weeks after my initial post announcing fourteen days of using Eucerin products exclusively (HERE), I'm back to follow up with my thoughts and experiences. To recap, I was invited by the brand...

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Getting Cheeky's Top Five: Highlighter

Each month at about this time I begin to reflect upon which selection of products I'd like to feature in the newest installment of Getting Cheeky's Top Five. More than an overall monthly favorites...

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An Uplifting Classic: Acqua di Parma Colonia

Though I've previously lamented about feeling overwhelmed by a plethora of perfume samples (here), I should clarify that I tend to only feel that way when the fragrances in question are along the...

Apr 23, 2013 Like

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Read My Lips and Beet It

In addition to my obsession with cosmetics and fragrance I'm also a bit of a foodie. My husband and I adore cooking and exploring the world through new recipes. Yesterday, while making a delicious...

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Satin Pigmentation is a Walk in the Park with NARS New Satin Lip Pencil in Luxembourg

NARS Lip Pencils are incredible. I have a Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in the shade Bolero that I absolutely adore beneath gloss during the summer months, and a Velvet Gloss Lip Pencil in Mexican Rose...

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Matte as Suede: Givenchy Le Rouge in Brun Créateur

There's nothing quite like the release of a new lipstick to get the beauty blogosphere excited. We've seen it recently with the newest addition to the NARS lip pencil family, the Satin Lip Pencil...

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Five Out of Five Lipstick Bandits Agree: Coral Isn't Real

As you can imagine, the Lipstick Bandits banter about our upcoming assignments months in advance. At some point in the midst of the bleak midwinter we began to converse about coral, the color that...

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Cheeky Checklist: April 2013

My very first post on this blog was January's Cheeky Checklist (a post that now makes the improvement in my photography and blogging skills evident), my version of a monthly favorites list that I...

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Fourteen Days With Eucerin

When Eucerin recently contacted me to ask if I wanted to participate in a "fourteen day challenge" of sorts, it wasn't difficult to say yes. You see, I've been using Eucerin for quite literally my...

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Just Not For Me: Bobbi Brown Extra Tinted Moisturizing Balm

I've sort of, kind of, always been a one foundation at a time kind of gal. This is not to say that everyone should be this way, but for my purposes its the most practical thing to do. Consider the...

Apr 10, 2013 Like

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Seven Things Sunday

After a busy Saturday, I always enjoy the opportunity to sit back with a coffee in hand and reflect on my current non-beauty favorites. Every now and then I wish Getting Cheeky had a bit more...

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A Walk in the Grass with Bond No 9's Madison Square Park

I've always loved how parks have a unique ability to capture the essence of a neighborhood or city. Being a city girl myself, there's nothing quite so magical as a large green space pinned between...

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Like The Night Sky: Chanel Le Vernis 583 Taboo

I can't think of a high end range of nail polish I like more than Chanel. Studying my carefully edited collection of polishes reveals an over abundance of two brands: Essie, my drugstore go-to and...

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Shiny Voluptuous Lips with YSL's Rouge Volupté Shine in 12 Corail Incandescent

With the exception of YSL's Glossy Stains, each and every lipstick I've purchased from the brand (no matter the formula) has always fallen into one category: unapologetically bright...

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Down the (Fragrant) Rabbit Hole

Can anyone say with certainty why our whims take us in one direction or another? Or why a confluence of life events lead us to a specific thing, at a certain time and place in our lives? I...

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2013 Empties: Quarter I

As promised, at the conclusion of each quarter of 2013 I will be sharing the products I've manage to use up during that quarter. I admire bloggers who are able to post their "empties" monthly;...

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Skin Care Routine: March 2013

Yet another month has passed (astonishingly) and it's already time for another installment of my monthly skin care routine series. Inspired by fellow beauty bloggers, and some of my favorite French...

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Getting Cheeky

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Seven Things Sunday

Getting Cheeky's Top Five: Base Products

Like the Waters off a Tropical Shore: Chanel Le Vernis 657 Azuré

Cheeky Checklist: May 2013

Happy Mother's Day from Getting Cheeky!

The Jo Loves Series No 1: Pomelo

Nails Inspired By Spring Blooms

Enveloped in Scent With Bulgari's Eau Parfumée au Thé Blanc

Legendary Le Métier de Beauté Kaleidoscopes Return ... For a Good Cause!

Skin Care Routine: April 2013

Inspired By Literature: Ellis Peters

Spring Wish List

A Fig Lover's Dream of Dionysian Decadance: Diptyque Philosykos

Roundup: Fourteen Days With Eucerin

Getting Cheeky's Top Five: Highlighter

An Uplifting Classic: Acqua di Parma Colonia

Read My Lips and Beet It

Satin Pigmentation is a Walk in the Park with NARS New Satin Lip Pencil in Luxembourg

Matte as Suede: Givenchy Le Rouge in Brun Créateur

Five Out of Five Lipstick Bandits Agree: Coral Isn't Real

Cheeky Checklist: April 2013

Fourteen Days With Eucerin

Just Not For Me: Bobbi Brown Extra Tinted Moisturizing Balm

Seven Things Sunday

A Walk in the Grass with Bond No 9's Madison Square Park

Like The Night Sky: Chanel Le Vernis 583 Taboo

Shiny Voluptuous Lips with YSL's Rouge Volupté Shine in 12 Corail Incandescent

Down the (Fragrant) Rabbit Hole

2013 Empties: Quarter I

Skin Care Routine: March 2013

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