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When I was in high school, eye shadow was everything. I watched every YouTube video tutorial to to create the ideal smoky eye . I collected Urban Decay Naked Palettes like rare stamps. I woke up extra early so I’d have time to smudge, blend, and blur to perfection, all before first period. But slowly, I became disillusioned with eye shadow —I hated the fallout, the creasing throughout the day, and how hard it was to blend evenly. In recent years, I’ve come to forgo eye shadow altogether, favoring a bold lip or lots of blush. But that all changed thanks to Merit’s newest product, Solo Shadow Sheen.

When the Solo Shadow Sheens came across my desk, I

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