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Storage Show Offs - Tekoa Shares Hers

Storage Show Offs - Tekoa Shares Hers

Today we have Tekoa sharing her storage solution for her beauty products!  Let her tell you all about it!

1) A view of my makeup area. It's all done here in the bathroom.

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Backstage Beauty - Stila at Marchese Beauty Breakdown

Backstage Beauty - Stila at Marchese Beauty Breakdown

Beauty Backstage by Stila: For four seasons, Marchesa has turned to stila cosmetics to complement their Hollywood-worthy designs with just the right makeup looks. Headlining makeup artist Talia Shobrook used lush, rich hues to complete the gilded splendor of the Marchesa collection.

Inspired by the...

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Temptalia Asks You - Do you pay attention to ingredient lists?

Temptalia Asks You - Do you pay attention to ingredient lists?

Do you pay attention to ingredient lists? Are you meticulous and only use products that contain (or don't!) certain ingredients? Do you never look?

I look sometimes, but admittedly, I tend not to since I haven't experienced major problems with the vast number of products I've tried. Then again, my...

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Splendid Sunday Reads

Splendid Sunday Reads

From the Splendicity community, comes this weeks best!

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Clinique - All About the Brows - Superfine Liner for Brows vs. Brow Keeper

Clinique - All About the Brows - Superfine Liner for Brows vs. Brow Keeper

Clinique Superfine Liner for Brows ($12.50) is an automatic, self-sharpening precision pencil to fill in brows (pictured on the bottom).  I actually found that the shade Deep Brown was quite perfect for my brow color/fill-in color.  I used to use Spike/Stud brow pencil by MAC for awhile, but then...

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Step Into My Shoes - Hot & Bothered In the Tropics!

Step Into My Shoes - Hot & Bothered In the Tropics!

SCENARIO: I live in a very humid, tropical kind of climate.  It is so hot, and it's hard to go without sweating at least a little bit!  How can I keep my makeup from sliding off throughout the day?

Situation courtesy of Jenna!

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Temptalia Asks You - What beauty tips do you wish you had known ten years ago?

Temptalia Asks You - What beauty tips do you wish you had known ten years ago?

What beauty tips do you wish you had known ten years ago? And for our younger folk (myself included!), how about just five years ago?

Probably sunscreen and using a cleanser everyday! You'd think the cleanser would be a duh thing, but when you don't wear makeup, I found it never occurred to me that I...

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MAC Cosmetics: Guide For The Newly Addicted, Part 9 -- Terminology

MAC Cosmetics: Guide For The Newly Addicted, Part 9 -- Terminology

MAC Cosmetics: Guide For The Newly Addicted, Part 9

Terminology

These are some terms that are commonly used by MAC fans that may be a bit confusing to newcomers.

  • Acronyms | Many things get abbreviated on the internet, and makeup is no different. If you've seen one and don't know what it is, MakeUpAlley...

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Temptalia Asks You - What holy grail products are you still searching for?

Temptalia Asks You - What holy grail products are you still searching for?

What holy grail products are you still searching for? What are you desperately seeking? The perfect foundation? The no-fuss cleanser?

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Clinique - Almost Powder Pressed Foundation Review

Clinique - Almost Powder Pressed Foundation Review

While I was in New York for Fashion Week, Megan over at Clinique made sure I had a sample of Clinique's Almost Powder, a new foundation, that also comes with build-in SPF 15.  This product utilizes new technology in pressing and processing that ends up making production take twice as long as a...

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