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Bridal Makeup: All About the Skin -- Choosing the right foundation, flawless skin, makeup for photographs!

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Bridal Makeup: All About the Skin -- Choosing the right foundation, flawless skin, makeup for photographs!
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Bridal Makeup: All About the Skin -- Choosing the right foundation, flawless skin, makeup for photographs!

The Skin | This portion of our series on wedding makeup features perfecting the skin from a makeup standpoint. Please make sure you check out our general tips for brides-to-be!

The Tools

  • Concealer Brush
  • Stippling/Buffer Brush (if you choose liquid foundation)
  • Loose Powder Brush
  • Blush Powder Brush
  • Buffer...

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Temptalia Asks You - Are there any colors of makeup that you stay far, far away from?

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Christine |
Temptalia Asks You - Are there any colors of makeup that you stay far, far away from?
Weekly Features

Temptalia Asks You - Are there any colors of makeup that you stay far, far away from?

Are there any colors of makeup that you stay far, far away from? What colors? Will you not wear that color at all, or just not on a certain area (like your lips or eyes)?

For me, yellow is my least compatible color--like Chrome Yellow and I just do not get along. It makes me look sallow!

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Looks - Brown & Golds and Bright Red Lips

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Looks - Brown & Golds and Bright Red Lips
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Looks - Brown & Golds and Bright Red Lips

This is actually an old look I did last December (!), but I thought I'd share since my eyes are still swollen from doing upper lash liner for a few days in a row (which means I've been laying off the eye makeup!).

I used Melon pigment on lid, Ochre Style eyeshadow (LE) on inner lid, Daisychain...

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Wedding Makeup, Bridal Makeup, Wedding Tips, Bridal Beauty

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Wedding Makeup, Bridal Makeup, Wedding Tips, Bridal Beauty
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Wedding Makeup, Bridal Makeup, Wedding Tips, Bridal Beauty

Common Beauty Fixes for Bridal Disasters

Dark Circles

It is important to know what you are trying to counteract; if you opt for something too light, you may get a gray cast to those dark circles you're trying to conceal. I often find that color correctors are an absolute necessity to really...

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Makeup Sales & Deals This Week

All of the active deals and sales in beauty in one place. Updated with new deals as they go live!

  • ColourPop — 10% off (a few exclusions apply) w/code TEMPTALIA, ends 12/31.
  • Cover FX — 15% off your first purchase, ends 12/31.
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MAC Cosmetics - Dress Camp on MACCosmetics.com!

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MAC Cosmetics - Dress Camp on MACCosmetics.com!

MAC Cosmetics - Dress Camp on MACCosmetics.com!

Dress Camp is available at www.maccosmetics.com! I picked up one of everything, and overnighted it... hope it comes Thursday so I can get you all swatches and pics! (This is why I ordered, LOL, I think otherwise I would have skipped!)

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Avon Anew Clinical Advanced Dermabrasion System is a multi-tasking exfoliant to love!

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Avon Anew Clinical Advanced Dermabrasion System is a multi-tasking exfoliant to love!
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Avon Anew Clinical Advanced Dermabrasion System is a multi-tasking exfoliant to love!

Avon Anew Clinical Advanced Dermabrasion System ($28.00)

For a long time, Avon was not in my beauty realm, but I have to admit that in the past few years, they've really expanded and spiced up their line. You hear about Avon reps, and you just don't associate it with a product you'd have in your...

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Guest Look -- Carrie's Work Face & Work Eye

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Guest Look -- Carrie's Work Face & Work Eye
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Guest Look -- Carrie's Work Face & Work Eye

Carrie wanted to share her typical work face/work eye with us!

  • Eyes: Lancome Ice Carob artliner as eyeliner, Smut all over lid, Satin Taupe in crease, Laura Mercier Vanilla Nuts as highlight and blended into crease, NighLight pigment on outer-half of upper eyelid blended into liner, black mascara...

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Temptalia Asks You - How much do you believe of a product's claims?

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Christine |
Temptalia Asks You - How much do you believe of a product's claims?
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Temptalia Asks You - How much do you believe of a product's claims?

How much do you believe of a product's claims? Do you go in believing what the packaging says about the product? Are you immediately skeptical? Does it depend on the brand or the claim?

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Ask Temptalia Session #002

Makeup How-tos & Tips
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Ask Temptalia Session #002
Makeup How-tos & Tips

Ask Temptalia Session #002

This is your chance to ask any questions you may have that you want me to answer! I will try to answer whatever you may ask, and if I don't have an answer, I'll at least do my best to point you in the right direction. I'd love to answer your beauty-related questions, but I will take non-beauty...

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