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Over the past year, we’ve swiped, spritzed, blended and buffed our way through hundreds of fresh beauty releases, in search of those rare gems that didn’t just meet the hype, but far exceeded it.

Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period — and we’re ...