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Bright Makeup: Yellow, Orange, & Red

Bright Makeup: Yellow, Orange, & Red

Bright Makeup: Yellow, Orange, & Red

Does anyone else find it hard to get back into the swing of things? Whenever there's been a disruption to my usual day-to-day routine (traveling for business, vacation, getting too sick to move, etc.), I just find it so difficult to fall back into my schedule! ...

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The Spring Season: MAC Touch Lipstick

The Spring Season: MAC Touch Lipstick

The Spring Season: MAC Touch Lipstick

MAC Touch Lipstick ($14.00) is an creamy, full color coverage browned nude with a glossy sheen. This is one of my favorite browns to wear, because on me, it's just right--I find that darker browns can look odd on me--it has just enough warmth and lightness to...

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Sigma Makeup Brushes vs. MAC Brushes Comparison with Photos

Sigma Makeup Brushes vs. MAC Brushes Comparison with Photos

Sigma Makeup Brushes vs. MAC Brushes

Make sure you check out my standalone review for Sigma Brushes, which considers them on their merit and by themselves, not as an alternative to MAC specifically.

Q. Are they on the same level as MAC? Or are they a more affordable alternative, but not as good?

The...

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The Spring Season: Urban Decay Indecent Lipstick

The Spring Season: Urban Decay Indecent Lipstick

The Spring Season: Urban Decay Indecent Lipstick

Urban Decay Lipstick Indecent ($22.00) is a semi-sheer, ultra glossy/shiny softened orange-coral with subtle champagne-gold shimmer. It's so sheer and glossy that it almost looks more like a thin gloss than a lipstick. Urban Decay lipsticks have...

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Sigma Brushes Review, Photos

Sigma Brushes Review, Photos

Sigma Makeup Brushes Review

In mid-January, I asked all of you what do you want to know about Sigma Makeup Brushes. Instead of my usual review format, I'm going to go through and answer your questions, because at the end of the day... my review would have answered the majority of those questions...

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The Spring Season: MAC Creme d'Nude Lipstick

The Spring Season: MAC Creme d'Nude Lipstick

The Spring Season: MAC Creme d'Nude Lipstick

MAC Creme d'Nude Lipstick ($14.00) is a creamy, nearly opaque pink-toned fleshy nude. It's warm enough to keep it from being too corpse-ish of a nude, and it's definitely a popular favorite amongst Temptalia readers! (I wasn't going to include it,...

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