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Temptalia Asks You - What makeup do you take with on you a weekend trip?

Temptalia Asks You - What makeup do you take with on you a weekend trip?

What makeup do you take with on you a weekend trip? Anything? Your whole collection?

I asked this because I went up to my boyfriend's mom's house, and all I brought was Clinique Almost Powder & Hothouse lipglass, LOL.

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Sunscreen 101: SPF 30 & Higher

Sunscreen 101: SPF 30 & Higher

SPF30+ | These are products currently available that offer SPF 30 or higher but do not fall into the category of water-resistant or moisturizing (at least not marketed as such).

Prescriptives 'All-Weather Friend' Daily Sun Protection SPF 40 ($26.50) contains:

  • Octinoxate 7.5% (UVB)
  • Titanium dioxide 5.0%...

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Sunscreen 101: Water Resistant SPF 30

Sunscreen 101: Water Resistant SPF 30

SPF30+ and Water Resistant | This is a look at some of the products available with SPF30 or higher that are marketed as water-resistant. Remember that water-resistant doesn't mean you can swim for six hours and not worry about it! Re-application is crucial. If you're in the water for more than 30-45...

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Mother's Day 2008: Gift Giving Ideas Part 2

Mother's Day 2008: Gift Giving Ideas Part 2

Mother's Day is May 11th, 2008--mark your calendars! Here are some of our favorite ways to treat your "mom" (traditional or otherwise) this year:

Clinique 'The Kissers' Set ($25.00) is an inexpensive set for any fun-lovin' mom who loves lipgloss. What I love about this is that these glosses are great...

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Sunscreen 101: Sephora's Sun Safety Kit

Sunscreen 101: Sephora's Sun Safety Kit

Sun Safety Kit ($87 Value) ($25.00)

Sephora has this huge kit full of travel sized suncare products. This gives you a chance to try out just about all of the top names, brands, ingredients, etc. in the market. Plus, 100% of net profits will be donated to the Skin Care Foundation of up to $430K.

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Sunscreen 101: Spray On SPF

Sunscreen 101: Spray On SPF

Spray on SPF | As beauty mavens, we are pretty good about layering on SPF somewhere between moisturizer and foundation, but what about when you're out all day and need to re-apply? Sometimes spray-on is a chance to re-apply without having to re-do your makeup completely as well.

Decléor Protective...

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Sunscreen 101: What protects what? UVA ingredients, UVB ingredients, broad spectrum! What you need to know!

Sunscreen 101: What protects what? UVA ingredients, UVB ingredients, broad spectrum! What you need to know!

Protecting yourself from the sun is essential. With as much research out, it is no longer an optional step in your beauty routine. Most of understand that anti-aging creams are not nearly as effective as taking preventative steps that reduce aging rather than attempting to reverse what has already...

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