Elf

£ 9

Elf Hydrating Face Primer

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£ 5

Elf Monochromatic Multi Blush Stick

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£ 14

Elf Halo Glow Liquid Filter

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Elf is really an amazing brand; their products are spoken about very highly in the beauty world and we can see why. Their minimal packaging reminds us of nars which is an amazing high-end make-up line. Their appeal doesn’t just stop with the packaging, their Hydrating Face primer looks and feels expensive, as it transforms your face into a flawless and smooth texture ready for you to apply your make-up.  

The Elf Monochromatic Multi Stick is a multi-use stick that can be applied to your lips, eyes, and cheeks! This little wonder has a cream-to-powder texture and is lightweight in the formula so it is easily buildable depending on your preference. It produces a sun-kissed look and is undeniably gorgeous for any make-up look.  

NYX

£ 11

NYX Bare With Me Concealer Serum

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£ 12

NYX Shine Loud High Shine Lip Colour

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The NYX Professional Bare With Me Concealer Serum has been causing a storm online for how great the product is. This product provides 24-hour coverage and hydration and is 100% vegan. The product blends very nicely and provides perfect coverage.  

The Concealer serum isn’t the only NYX product that makes you feel spoilt, the Shine Loud High Shine Lip Colour is a lovely lipstick that has both a lip gloss on one side and a lip colour on the other, so whether you’re wanting a matte finish or something glossier, your needs can be met. This lipstick is non-transferable and long-lasting, so you won’t have to worry about constantly fixing your lips when you are out.  

L’Oréal 

£ 24.99

L’Oréal Paris 1.5% Hyaluronic Acid Revitalift Filler Serum

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L’Oréal is a brand that really makes you feel pampered and cared for, their extensive skincare and makeup range means there is always something for someone and the high-class presentation of their products makes them feel expensive and lavish. For skincare enthusiasts, the L’Oréal Paris Revitalise Hyaluronic Acid is a perfect product for those looking for a serum that will hydrate your skin and promote skin growth. This serum also reduces the appearance of fine lines and improves the overall texture of your skin, making it a must-have product in any skincare routine.  

Maybelline

£ 11.99

Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High Mascara

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We couldn’t mention Maybelline without taking a moment to talk about their amazing Sky-High Mascara that blew up online when it was released for giving the effect of false eyelashes. This mascara was truly amazing and looked stunning on the eyes. It had a similar appearance to the Too Faced Better than Sex mascara and is famous online for being a great product. This mascara is a perfect fit and one that really does feel high-end due to how effective it is at making your eyelashes look so good. 

Milani

£ 11.75

Milani Baked Blush

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If you love blushes and enjoy a buildable but rich pigmented blush, then Milani’s Backed Blushes are perfect. These blushes give off a sheer shade of soft colour to your skin and have a silky application to them which makes them feel expensive and look incredible. These blushes look great on every skin tone and have an amazing glow about them. They give a dewy sun-kissed look that is to die for, so we just had to include them on our list.  

Colour Pop

£ 7.20

ColourPop Hedwig Super Shock Highlighter

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The ColourPop Super Shock Highlighters are a gorgeous set of shiny luminous highlighters that are weightless and buildable so perfect for people who like to have a blendable product. These highlighters are soft in texture and effortlessly blend into your make-up while providing you with an irresistible shine. They look and feel high-end as their pigmentation is of good quality, once you’ve tried them, you won’t ever put them down. 

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As the summer draws to a close, the weather cools and our sun-kissed tan begins to fade, it is very tempting to turn to the trustee full coverage foundations in our make-up collections, safe in the knowledge that the summer heat will no longer cause our bases to melt away – we’ve been there. But just because we are wrapping up warmer doesn’t mean we have to cover our skin too. This autumn why not try skipping the full coverage base and dive into our fool-proof list of light coverage foundations that will help you embrace your skin this season.

Glossier Perfecting Skin Tint

£20

We could not create a list celebrating light coverage foundations without kicking it off with the queen of natural glowing make-up, Glossier. The Perfecting Skin Tint has a light, breathable formula that creates the most beautiful dewy finish, that evens redness without hiding your natural skin. Formulated without fragrance; this product is great for sensitive skin types. Pair with their cult Cloud Paint blushes for that signature Glossier look.

Glossier Perfecting Skin Tint image via Glossier website

Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter

£34

This tinted primer-highlighter hybrid fits into a category all of its own. Charlotte Tilbury claims that this unique product perfects your skin just like a real-life digital filter. Instagram, who? The Hollywood Flawless Filter offers little coverage but creates an unbeatable freshness; perfect for quenching dry and tired skin on a crisp fall morning. It blurs imperfections and softens the complexation with a stunning glow which creates the most perfect lit-from-within look.

Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter image via Charlotte Tilbury website

Revolution Pro CC Cream Perfecting Foundation

£10

Perfect for dry or combination skin; the Revolution Pro CC Cream Perfecting Foundation offers a sheer but buildable coverage. The addition of a pump to the packaging makes the product feel a lot more luxurious than the price would suggest. While the formula, infused with vitamin E, helps reduce redness and adds a healthy boost to dull skin. What more could we want?

NYX Bare With Me Tinted Skin Veil

£10

Almost undetectable, the NYX Bare With Me Tinted Skin Veil glides over the skin without clinging to any dry patches or fine lines. As the name would suggest, the BB cream feels just like your own skin. Hassle-free, long-lasting, and affordable. NYX does it again.

BareMinerals Original Foundation SPF15

£29

More of a powder foundation fan? No worries, this award-winning, finely milled powder is one of a kind. Made with just five mineral ingredients; BareMinerals Original Foundation is a must-have. It leaves the skin looking effortlessly luminous with just an easy sweep of a fluffy brush. The coverage can be sheer or built up to medium, depending on your desired look and it is perfect for setting make-up too.

Pat McGrath Labs Skin Fetish: Sublime Perfection Foundation

£60

Before cringing at the price tag, let us assure you that despite sitting comfortably at the higher end of budgets, we believe the Skin Fetish: Sublime Perfection Foundation is worth every penny this autumn. Best applied with a brush or sponge, this foundation creates a stunningly lightweight hydrated look. No one does skin like Pat McGrath Labs. Go on, treat yourself!

The Ordinary Serum Foundation

£5.70

The Ordinary Serum foundation could easily be mistaken as a higher-end product despite its low- price tag. Offering a more naturally healthy finish; this product is perfect for make-up lovers who gravitate towards matte/ satin finishes. The ultra-thin formula expertly achieves a medium buildable coverage without looking too cakey and lasts all day, which is perfect for reducing the risk of foundation stains on your face mask this autumn.

La Roche Posay Anthelios Hydrating Tinted Cream SPF50

£17.50

Every skincare expert will tell you that SPF should be worn every day to shield your skin from sun damage. Yes, that’s right – even in the autumn. This beautiful formula from La Roche Posey makes it all the easier; it protects the skin while adding a subtle tint of coverage without feeling greasy or sticky.

ColourPop Hyaluronic Hydrating Foundation

$16

Famous for their frequent launches, at times it can feel as if ColourPop is producing make-up faster than we can consume it, but this foundation is gaining a lot of attention online and rightly so. Suitable for all skin types and oil-free; this affordable, hydrating foundation gifts a natural medium my-skin-but-better look. And luckily, they ship to the UK too!

ColourPop Hyaluronic Hydrating Foundation image via ColourPop website

Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer

£35

An old school favourite that was reformulated last year, Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer remains one of the best on the market. It naturally enhances and gently blurs the skin to create an effortless, no-makeup look. Trust us, we know the struggle of getting out of bed on a cold autumn morning; but luckily this product seamlessly blends into the skin which makes it perfect for quick, run-out-the-door application.

Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer image via Cult Beauty website

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Graphics by Frances Scott

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A few years ago, liquid lipsticks re-defined the make-up game – but now they are truly coming into their own. Now what we look for in a lip product isn’t just the usual colour and texture, but its ability to stay put under a mask.

We have compiled a wide-ranging selection – from lip tints to paints to creams – so that you don’t need to compromise your look for in the need for a long-lasting and no-transfer lip colour.

Fenty Beauty

Stunna Lip Paint Longwear Fluid Lip Colour in Unbutton

£20.oo

Our first pick is Rihanna’s beauty brand’s lip paint – with 12-hour staying power while boasting a soft matte finish, this should stay put under a mask with no problem. Famous for its long-wearing comfort, a soft neutral peach colour is perfect for long late summer days to sweep you into autumn.

NYX

Soft Matte Lip Cream in Beijing

£6.00

NYX soft matte lip creams are a handbag staple. They are infused with beeswax, which makes them not only easy to apply but also to layer (if you wanted to up the intensity of the colour mid-way through the day) as the hydration prevents that ‘flakey’ feeling of many liquid lipsticks. There is a beautiful array of colours to choose from, but we have gone with the classic ‘Beijing’ for a dusty mauve tone.

Benefit

Benetint

£15.50

Benetint is the perfect product for those sworn off liquid lipsticks. Benetint has a very different texture to your usual liquid lipstick, while still having a brilliant staying power. A light layer will give you the level of sheer pigmentation of a gloss – but the coverage is buildable. This lip stain is not to be underestimated – it can be layered from a natural rosy glow to a fully pigmented cherry red.

Charlotte Tilbury

Matte Revolution in Pillow Talk

£25.00

Charlotte Tilbury’s Matte Revolution lipstick is the only true ‘lipstick’ in this collection: though not quite as long-wearing as other liquid lipsticks and stains, this product is matte, non-transferable and known to last a lot longer than your usual lipstick. ‘Pillow Talk’ is their classic sell-out shade: a soft rosy pink that compliments all skin tones and pairs perfectly with summer sunsets.

Dior

‘Dior Addict’ Lip Tattoo in Natural Cranberry

£28.00

Dior’s lip tattoo is a tried and tested miracle – it truly lasts all day and feels like you aren’t wearing anything. The formula has nothing cakey or heavy to it; this doesn’t only make this product very comfortable to wear all day but also means that colour as deep and rich as ‘Natural Cranberry’ can sink into a natural hue. Like Benetint, this can be buffed out into a reddish tint, or layered to a stronger September berry.

Too Faced

Melted Matte Liquified Long Wear Lipstick in Social Fatigue

£19.00

The final pick of this compilation is Too Faced’s Melted Matte lipstick – an infamous formula back with popular demand with a wider range of colours. Our choice – ‘Social Fatigue’ – is a beautiful deep peach copper shade. A few hints of orange that will come into their own as autumnal colorways deepen, but also a shade that tones beautifully with pastel summery hues. This liquid lipstick will stay tight all day – and its moisturising ingredients of Avocado Oil and Hyaluronic Filling Spheres will keep your lips plumped and smooth.

Words by Allegra Campbell Boreham

Graphics by Georgia Walters

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The middle of June is just around the corner. We know, where has the time gone? And despite COVID-19 pressing the pause button on all Pride events and parades, it has not stopped the rest of us from carrying on the rainbow celebrations!

While we are all doing our bit to support the LGBTQ+ community, each year the beauty industry goes above and beyond to show their love for equality. Whether that be a new line of Pride products, giving their staple lip gloss a rainbow revamp, or donating to charities, the beauty community never lets us down.

So, to grow the support and celebrate Pride, shop some of our favourite Pride edition products we’ve selected at Voir. We’ll race you to it!

Morphe: Free to Be Collection

Not only has Morphe given us real makeup inspo of late, but it is also paving the way forward in supporting those in the LGBTQ+ community.

To celebrate Pride, Morphe released a limited-edition ‘Free to Be’ collection. The line, which you can buy right now, includes an eye shadow palette (of course, featuring a range of classic Pride shades), brush collection and lip gloss.

And to make the launch all the more important, they announced that 100% of the proceeds will be given to GLSEN; an organisation helping to ensure safe education environments for queer and trans children. Time to get shopping.

Shop the entire collection here

Vaseline

Vaseline have even done their bit to sprinkle a bit of Pride onto their classic petroleum jelly balm and has been made in partnership with Switchboard. A helpline which offers support for those in the LGBTQ+ community.

However, you’ll have to hold your horses on this one. It won’t be launched until the 15th June 2020. Sorry about that!

Batiste Love is Love Dry Shampoo

If we weren’t feeling the love already, we are now. Batiste revamped their popular dry shampoo in honour of Pride 2020 and launched a ‘Love is Love’ special edition. Of course, smelling as good as always with a fruity and floral fragrance.

Not only have will it leave you with proud looking hair, Batiste have also pledged that £30,000 will be donated to the LGBT foundation. Can it get better?

Check it out here

NYX

To celebrate Pride 2020, NYX have launched three new Pride products to mark the occasion, including an Ultimate Shadow Palette, Vivid Bright’s Eyeliner and Shout loud Lipstick. As you may have guessed, all in true Pride shades. These are going straight into our basket.

NYX have always stood tall for the LGBTQ+ community in saying ‘We believe in equality for all.’ So, their campaign doesn’t just last the month of June but strives for more! The campaign will run until Pride 2021 to help train and educate the public on how to be an LGBTQ+ ally.

Go on, check out the products here

Marc Jacobs: Beauty Enamoured Hydrating Lip Gloss Stick

Marc Jacobs have unleashed their Pride onto their own cult Enamoured Hydrating Lip Gloss Stick. It features one of five glossy shades and is housed in a special edition rainbow box. Now if that doesn’t scream Pride, we don’t know what will.

Better yet, Marc Jacobs are donating $10,000 to Sage, a non-profit who support older members of the LGBTQ+ community and $10,000 to Le Refuge in France which helps to prevent the suicide of victims of homophobia and transphobia.

Shop the gloss here

Face Halo: Love is Love

‘Love yourself, love each other, love the environment’ is Face Halo’s motto. And we couldn’t agree more! Face Halo have only gone and dressed up their microfibre face clothes (500 single-use make-up remover wipes) with a rainbow trim to support the community!

Not only is the brand environmentally friendly, but are donating 5% of the profits to The Treavor Project in supporting Black LGBTQ+ youth. Round of applause everyone.

Shop the product here

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Graphics by Katie Janes

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A trend that was way too underrated, colourful mascara is just such a unique way to add a pop of colour to your usually ordinary makeup look. It’s such a different way to stand out and be bold; like when you feel you need something to match your confidence, just go and slap on some bright blue mascara – honey you will feel like Michelle Obama: powerful with lashes like that!

The colours show up richer on lighter hair colour, however, if you’re struggling for that vibrant oomph, try using a white eyelash primer beforehand; this will just create a blank canvas so that the mascara colour will go on easier and without having to go against a darker hair first. A great lash primer is Max Factor Lash Revival Volume Boosting Primer £12.99, which also has vitamin E and oils to keep your lashes healthy and hydrated.A great tip if you’re struggling to cover the lashes from the roots is to use a fan brush, this will help coat as many lashes as possible giving you a much more vibrant polished look.

Let’s start with gold mascara, which you might think would just make you look like one of the rich people in the Hunger Games…but we promise it’ll look so much better! Urban Decay has a whole range of coloured mascaras called Team Special Effect Coloured Mascara £19.50, which comes in 5 different shades. The gold one is called Dime/Goldmine with one side being gold and the other being a beautiful silver. Try an Egyptian black liner look with black mascara on the top lashes and gold on the bottom, the black background makes the gold pop so much better.

Moving onto blue mascara which is probably the most popular colour (if it isn’t brown or black). I tell you what, it’s so hard to find coloured mascara that is anything other than blue; it’s so strange that companies have discontinued most of their bright mascaras since the trend died down! Make Up For Ever had a fantastic range but, well we all know what happened there. Anywho; This look is probably my favourite, using the mascara on the bottom lashes and as a cat flick liner, just pop on some regular black lashes on the top lash line and the look is just so well put together. My favourite blue mascara just has to be Benefit Cosmetics Badgal Bang in blue £22.50. It’s just so pigmented and Badgal Bang is an award-winning mascara!

Pink mascara, now this is what we’ve been waiting for. Who doesn’t want barbie lashes?! For this look, try out the YSL Beauty Vinyl Couture Mascara in Fuchsia £26. A beautifully smooth texture paired with a lengthening brush which is meant to be ‘as bright as a vinyl’. There really is only one way to do pink mascara…smother the rest of your eye in a one toned pigmented pink shadow for that duo matching killer look.

To finish this colourful lash moment we’ve been having, last but certainly, not least is the NYX Worth The Hype Volumizing and Lengthening Mascara in purple £9. Yep, you read that right, £9. We all know NYX is one of the incredibly cheap-but-actually-works brands, so it just wouldn’t be right to not include their products. An amazing blend of volumizing and lengthening formula and bold purple tone works perfectly with a natural lip and eye to let your eyes do all the talking.

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Graphics by Katie Janes

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Whether you have a V day date or a Galentines date, you’re 100% going to need the perfect red lip… it’s basically the rule of Valentines.

The iconic red lip is known for making a person feel sexy and powerful… can’t find the right one? Well, we’ve written you a list of the most perfect red lipsticks ranging from high-end prices to drugstore gems.

From creams to mattes, we’ve got you covered to make those lips irresistible this Feb 14th.

Dior Rouge Lipstick ‘999’ £30

ICONIC. This stunning red came out in 1974 and was the first lipstick on the Dior runway; Does it get much more classic than that?!

Estēe Lauder Envy Lipstick ‘Rebellious Rose’ £27

So, this is the only lipstick which isn’t actually a classic red, it’s a rosey-pinky-red and is perfect if you’re a little scared of the ‘red red’ look, it’s a tad toned down. It’s a stunning long-lasting lipstick for a cream which means it won’t be too drying on the lips. Lauder’s #1 worldwide best-selling shade… try it to see why!

Givenchy Encre Interdite Lip Ink ‘Radical Red’ £26.50

This beauty is 24hr wear and won’t transfer (I feel like you literally can’t ask for more for a lippy on V Day… you know what I mean) and has a rich red-red intense colour to really make those lips pop and look irresistible.

Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Lips Liquid Lipstick ‘Screen Siren’ £25

Not to mention CT is KILLING the industry right now, but her lipsticks are to-die-for. This non-crack formula is made with nourishing beeswax and is buildable enough to get that crisp perfect strong pigmentation lip. Not to mention it’s fade-proof… so those lips will keep your date intrigued all night, or your Galentine will be trying to sneak a try of it when you’re not looking.

MAC Retro Matte Lipstick ‘Ruby Woo’ £17.50

I mean we all know MAC is iconic for their lipsticks and the most iconic shade ‘Ruby Woo’. I’m telling you this red is s-t-u-n-n-ing. The colour payoff is so intense and gorgeous, no wonder it’s a worldwide bestseller.

Burt’s Bees Moisturising Lipstick ‘Scarlet Soaked’ £9.99

If you’re looking for more of a natural product this is the best shout for you. 100% natural and full of moisturising ingredients such as beeswax, moringa oil, raspberry seed oil and vitamin E. There is no chance of dry lips after putting this on let me assure you! It is more of a sheer formula, but you can build it up a tad to add colour.

Revlon Super Lustrous Cream Lipstick ‘Fire and Ice’ £7.99

Again ICONIC. This lipstick was first introduced in 1952, and 68 years on it’s still a bestseller! In all fairness, it probably is more suited to a fairer complexion, but man is this glossy for a cream formula.

Maybelline Color Sensational ‘Ruby For Me’ £6.99

Now, in my opinion, this is probably all round the best choice here. Not only does this lipstick include honey nectar which leaves such a sensuous finish, but it was tested and proved to work on 50 different skin tones! So you just know it will look sickening on you.

NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream ‘Amsterdam’ £6

So, I have always been a huge fan of NYX lips; the price is insane and the product really compares to the higher end brands. This is just another example, a velvety smooth lightweight and creamy formula with a stunning colour…no wonder it’s such a fan fav.

E.L.F Matte Lip Color ‘Rich Red’ £4.50

I mean for £4.50 you really don’t have an excuse to not try this one out! I’ve spent more on freaking chocolate bars. Not only is it cheap as chips, but it includes vitamins A, C and E which is going to give you a healthy moisturised matte lip. It’s also super easy to apply as it’s basically a small crayon applicator.

Better get down there and grab what you have your eyes on before they’re gone! This totally proves that you do not need to splash out for a good lip product (although luxury is luxury right..?).

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The cold nip of winter is closing in on us and with all those presents to buy, outdoor Christmas markets and festive parties to get to, the last thing you want to be worrying about when getting ready is your skin. The sudden change in temperature can cause skin to become dry and cracked which is completely normal, but to give you one less thing to worry about, we’re recommending the best health and beauty products to help maintain hydrated skin.

Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Cream 50ml – £24.50

This little pot of wonder is favoured by the the most daring of explorers who face the temperatures of the poles and hikes of Everest. It’s perfect for retaining moisture within the skin all day long whilst also soothing and softening at the same time. I’ll take a dozen thank you!

Lush Magical Moringa Primer 55g – £25.95

This all natural ingredient primer is perfect for applying to the skin after moisturising. As well as leaving your skin silky smooth it will also help to keep foundation in place, perfect against the harsh winter weather. With ingredients such as Organic Rose Hip Oil, Organic Shea Butter and Argan Oil just to name a few, it also smells divine!

Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum Foundation 30ml – £10.99

A “vitamin-rich fruit therapy” formula that helps to perk up your skin by replenishing any tired, dry looking skin, creating a radiant and fresh look that lasts up to 16 hours! Party all night long we say!

Benefit Hydrating Tinted Lip Balms 3.0g – £15.50

These little balms have an amazing 2-in-1 effect that both hydrates and moisturises whilst tinting like a soft lipstick. No longer do we have to choose soothing our chapped lips over our fave lipstick, we can now have both! Woohoo! This cute little collection features 4 different colours, one of each please!

Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara 9.5ml – £7.99

We’ve all been there, the winter cold has hit us hard and as well as our noses our eyes seem to have a mind of their own. People constantly ask if you’re okay as tears stream down your face taking your mascara with it! Nightmare.

Fear not! Maybelline’s Lash Sensational Mascara helps to define and add volume as well as being WATERPROOF! So you get the best of both, plump lashes that will stay like so until you say so!

Fenty Match Stix – £21

Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty range has taken off like a storm and we’re so excited to have an excuse to wear every colour of the Match Stix this festive season! Depending on your skin tone, 3 of these colours can act as highlighters, blushers and bronzers. With a beautiful soft shimmer, it’s the perfect product to add some insane sparkle to a natural makeup look or to add to an evening look. You better have some space in your make-up bag!

NYX Face & Body Glitter – £5.50

You didn’t think we’d forget the piece de resistance did you? GLITTER. And lots of it! This collection of NYX Face & Body Glitter comes in a mind-boggling range of colours, they’re prefect to add to eye make-up, highlight on the face and even to create a statement glitter lip. Pair them with the NYX Glitter Primer and get creative!

So say goodbye Ice Queen and say hello to Winter Goddess this festive season!

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