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Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner (Blackest Black, Plum)

Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner (Blackest Black, Plum)

Affordable Gel Eyeliner from Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner

Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner ($9.99) is a gel eyeliner that comes in a glass pot with a screw-on lid. Lasting Drama is currently available in four shades: Black, Brown, Grey, and Plum. I've only tried...

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Dolce & Gabbana Nude Blush

Dolce & Gabbana Nude Blush

The First Blush of Spring:  Dolce & Gabbana Nude

Dolce & Gabbana Nude (#10) Blush ($44.00) is the softest peach-beige. This is a lovely way to accent cheeks for barely-there color!

This was actually a particularly difficult color to capture, because on my skin tone, the color melds and blends in...

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SpaRitual Believe Collection for Spring 2010

SpaRitual Believe Collection for Spring 2010

SpaRitual Believe Collection for Spring 2010

For spring, SpaRitual has created a collection of six shades: Yes, I Can (leafy green creme), I Believe in You (poppy orange creme), Hope Springs Eternal (hot pink shimmer), Spread Your Wings...

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Bright Makeup: Lotsa Teals

Bright Makeup: Lotsa Teals

Bright Makeup: Lotsa Teals

Here's a quick look I did using two of the new Benefit eyeshadows, plus one of Urban Decay's new Stardust eyeshadows (to be reviewed in full later). Really loving the way Dolce & Gabbana Nude Blush looks, though. Pain in the behind to photograph a swatch of it, but boy is it...

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Bobbi Brown EXTRA Tinted Moisturizing Balm with SPF 25 Review, Photos

Bobbi Brown EXTRA Tinted Moisturizing Balm with SPF 25 Review, Photos

Bobbi Brown EXTRA Tinted Moisturizing Balm with SPF 25 Review, Photos

Bobbi Brown EXTRA SPF 25 Tinted Moisturizing Balm ($50.00 for 1 oz.) is a thick tinted moisturizer that comes in a glass pot with a black screw-on lid. It's available in eight shades: Alabaster (lightest), Extra Light Tint, Light...

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The Spring Season: MAC Hue Lipstick

The Spring Season: MAC Hue Lipstick

MAC Hue Lipstick

The Spring Season: MAC Hue Lipstick

MAC Hue Lipstick ($14.00) is a soft, played down pinky-nude with a creamy finish and subtle sheen. It's semi-opaque; it gives my lips a decent amount of coverage, but it will definitely look a little pinker on more pigmented lips. Hue is really...

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Benefit Velvet Eyeshadows for Spring 2010

Benefit Velvet Eyeshadows for Spring 2010

Benefit Velvet Eyeshadows for Spring 2010

Benefit Spring 2010 Eyeshadows ($18.00 each) come in six, limited edition varieties:  Bo Peep, Buns, Nice Melons, Shamrocker, Mermaid, and Fancy Pansy.  They're new and only available for a limited time, unfortunately, but they are perfect spring-friendly...

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What beauty question would you like to see asked to readers?

What beauty question would you like to see asked to readers?

What beauty question would you like to see asked to readers? Help me out!

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Did you know that there have been over 840 "Temptalia Asks You" posts? Seriously, 840+! Now, I've definitely repeated a few questions (sometimes deliberately, usually not!), but some nights, I sit here totally stumped for...

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Tarte Flower Child Natural Eyeshadow Palette

Tarte Flower Child Natural Eyeshadow Palette

Tarte for Spring 2010:  Flower Child Palette

Tarte Flower Child Natural Eyeshadow Palette ($44.00) is a new spring-styled palette from Tarte. It seems like every season, Tarte has a new eyeshadow palette up their sleeves. The Flower Child palette is in the same vein; it includes ten eyeshadows...

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