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Look - Bright, Tropical Eye

Look - Bright, Tropical Eye

Straight-forward bright tropical eye for today! :) I was originally going to do a BBR look, but when I tried to do something purple using Violet pigment and Top Knot/Deep Shade, it looked a hot mess! I quickly wiped it all off and started over again. My mind went blank as to what kind of look to...

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Second Annual Temptalia Beauty Awards 2008 - Winners, Part 2

Second Annual Temptalia Beauty Awards 2008 - Winners, Part 2

MAC Brushes take the prize this year with 26% of total votes going towards the "MAC Brushes" selection. Coming in second was MAC's 187 Brush on its lonesome with 16% of votes. Shu Uemura's Eyelash Curler received a respectable 15% of votes, placing third overall.

See what products won:

Best Eyeliner Best...

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Second Annual Temptalia Beauty Awards 2008 - Winners, Part 1

Second Annual Temptalia Beauty Awards 2008 - Winners, Part 1

Many votes were casts, many products nominated, and even more suggested during the voting process, but only few could be winners! Check out the winners for the first six categories of the ballot:

Best Brand of 2008 Best New Beauty Product of 2008 Best MAC Collection of 2008 Worst MAC Collection of 2008...

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Smashbox MUSE Collection For Spring 2009 Swatches & Review

Smashbox MUSE Collection For Spring 2009 Swatches & Review

If there's one spring collection that's been a sleeper, it's Smashbox's Muse Collection. It was one of the first collections to be available online (at Nordstrom's), but I didn't seem to hear about it much. I haven't even seen a real review on it yet! So imagine my...

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Urban Decay's New Heavy Metal Glitter Liners: Catfight, Groupie, Midnight Cowboy, Stagedive

Urban Decay's New Heavy Metal Glitter Liners: Catfight, Groupie, Midnight Cowboy, Stagedive

Last week, we all found out about Urban Decay's New Heavy Metal Glitter Liners to be launched for spring. They're currently available at UrbanDecay.com, as well as Sephora (at least, in-store for me). The new colors are Catfight (bright pink), Groupie (light pink), Midnight Cowboy (beige-gold), and Stagedive ...

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Temptalia Asks You - Do you copy looks you see or prefer to come up with your own?

Temptalia Asks You - Do you copy looks you see or prefer to come up with your own?

Do you copy looks you see or prefer to come up with your own? Do you just get inspired by a look in a beauty ad and modify it or do you try to replicate it 100%?

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Barbie Loves Stila - Barbie and Stila Partner for 2009

Barbie Loves Stila - Barbie and Stila Partner for 2009

Looks like Barbie (Mattel) and Stila will be partnering this spring. Stila will also sponsor Mattel's Barbie runway during NYFW during February 2009. 50 designers have agreed to show Barbie-inspired fashion during the runway show. Charlotte Tilbury, makeup atist, is the show's lead makeup artist. ...

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