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YSL Friends & Family Sale - 20% off!

YSL Friends & Family Sale - 20% off!

For the first time ever the luxury perfume and cosmetics brand YSL is doing a Friends & Family event on YSLbeautyus.com.

Starting Monday, December 14th, YSL Beauty will be offering (exclusively online) 20% off orders plus free shipping! This offer is good from December 14th to December 20th with code...

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2009 Temptalia Readers' Choice Awards: Nominations are open!

2009 Temptalia Readers' Choice Awards: Nominations are open!

3rd Annual Temptalia Readers' Choice Awards for 2009

Every year, Temptalia has been proud to hold an awards ceremony to honor and celebrate the best beauty brands and products, both new and old. (We also have to toss in a few "worst" categories!) Our first awards were held in 2007, followed by 2008. The...

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The Scarlet Season: LORAC Leading Lady Lipstick

The Scarlet Season: LORAC Leading Lady Lipstick

The Scarlet Season: LORAC Leading Lady Lipstick

LORAC Leading Lady Lipstick ($22.00) is a creamy, nearly neutral red (runs slightly orange-red) with a very bright sheen (more sheen than glossiness). It applies easily and well, and you can get an opaque look in just two or...

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The Scarlet Season: MAC Russian Red Lipglass

The Scarlet Season: MAC Russian Red Lipglass

MAC Russian Red Lipglass

The Scarlet Season: MAC Russian Red Lipglass

MAC Russian Red Lipglass ($14.00 for 0.17 oz.) is a nearly opaque bright cherry red lipgloss. It's a beautiful shimmer-less shade of red that goes on easily. MAC's Lipglass is one of the tackier lipglosses on the market, which is...

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Too Faced Glamour Revolution Palette

Too Faced Glamour Revolution Palette

Holiday Palettes Revealed:  Too Faced Glamour Revolution Palette

Too Faced Glamour Revolution Palette ($39.50) is a new, limited edition holiday palette available exclusively at Sephora. Too Faced calls it a "makeup book," actually. It contains nine eyeshadows, three lipglosses, a bronzer, blush,...

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The Scarlet Season: Lancome Absolute Rouge Lipstick

The Scarlet Season: Lancome Absolute Rouge Lipstick

Lancome Absolute Rouge Lipstick

The Scarlet Season: Lancome Absolute Rouge Lipstick

Lancome Absolute Rouge Lipstick ($29.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a creamy bright red with just a hint of orange in it. It's part of the L'Absolu Rouge line-up, which is Lancome's more luxe lipstick--it has Pro-Xylane, which...

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Lancome Untamed Plum La Laque Fever Lip Shine

Lancome Untamed Plum La Laque Fever Lip Shine

Lancome Untamed Plum La Laque Fever

Sugar Plum Fairy Lips with Lancome

Lancome Untamed Plum La Laque Fever Lip Shine ($26.00 for 0.21 oz.) is a darkened plum with a little wine in it and gold shimmer. It's really a beautiful color on the lips, because it's just dark enough to be dark, but it's not so...

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Do you like your lipgloss flavored?

Do you like your lipgloss flavored?

Do you like your lipgloss flavored? Does it matter? Any favorite/disliked flavors?

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Nope, I don't care either way. If pressed, I'd say I prefer not flavored, because I don't have a tendency to lick my lips... except if they're really, really sweet!

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