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Temptalia Asks You - What are you doing this weekend?

Temptalia Asks You - What are you doing this weekend?

What are you doing this weekend? Fun night out?  Spending the day curled up with a good book?  Taking the kids to the park?  Share!

My boyfriend and I are going to his mom's house to watch the UFC fight on Saturday, and we'll stay through Sunday.  I'll be busy reading up for next week's classes,...

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Guest Look -- Sarah Shares a Bright, Bold Look (on a model)

Guest Look -- Sarah Shares a Bright, Bold Look (on a model)

Products: Corn shadestick, Bitter eyeshadow, Electric EEL eyeshadow, Chrome Yellow eyeshadow, crystal avalanche eyeshadow, samoas silk eyeshadow, engraved eye-liner, # 36 Lashes and duo glue, ZoomBlack mascara, and auto-de-blu technakohl liner.

Brushes: 242 brush, 217 brush, 224 brush, and 231 brush.

Sarah...

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Step Into My Shoes - I'm an oil field!

Step Into My Shoes - I'm an oil field!

NEW COLUMN ALERT! Step Into My Shoes is a new column that I am testing out that will revolve around "what if" scenarios. The point is for you to put yourself into the person's shoes and come up with remedies for them, and offer any advice you can for them. Sometimes the scenarios might be...

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Winter Skin Prevention and Repair Guide: All About the Hands

Winter Skin Prevention and Repair Guide: All About the Hands

Don't forget the hands! Because we are always using our hands for something, they tend to be exposed and never kept away from the harsh elements of the day, including the weather and dry air.  Some of us (cough, me) are compulsive hand-washers, which can lead to overwrought skin.  This is a guide...

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Temptalia Asks You - What steps do you go through for your [everyday] hair?

Temptalia Asks You - What steps do you go through for your [everyday] hair?

What steps do you go through for your hair? Are you a quick comb-through and you're out the door kind of gal? Or are you armed with your T3? For the everyday look, what steps do you take to ready your hair?

Luckily (I think so!) I just have to let my hair air dry or lightly blow dry it, and it's...

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Looks - Soft Pink & Purple Eye

Looks - Soft Pink & Purple Eye

I used Pink Opal pigment on lid, Vex eyeshadow on inner lid, Nanogold eyeshadow on middle of lid, Neutral Pink eyeshadow on middle of lid, Parfait Amour eyeshadow on outer lid and crease, Nanogold eyeshadow above crease, Hush eyeshadow on brow, and Feline kohl power on lower lash line. I wore...

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LUSH Cosmetics - Play Your Cards Right for Valentine's Day

LUSH Cosmetics - Play Your Cards Right for Valentine's Day

Long Lost Love Box When you're overcome with feelings of nostalgia for loves long past, console yourself with this collection of LUSH bath and body treats from days gone by. Our very elegant, beautifully presented hat box features: Kiss me Klimt Bath Bomb, It's a Date Bubble Bar, Queen of Hearts Soap,...

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Temptalia Asks You - What do you think is your best facial feature?

Temptalia Asks You - What do you think is your best facial feature?

What do you think is your best facial feature? What makes you enviable? Full, pouty pink lips? Long lashes? Doe eyes?

And everybody has SOMETHING they have to consider the best, so don't give me any of that "But I don't have one!" business! Me? I like my eyes! I like the color of them (hazel and...

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Looks - Ochre Brown and Dirty Gray Brown Neutral Look

Looks - Ochre Brown and Dirty Gray Brown Neutral Look

This is a look from several days ago, whereupon I was attempting to go for a sultry neutral kind of look. I think I actually found a color that I might not be so suited for (not to say it's so bad I should never be caught dead in it), but it's the first color I've found to be at odds with.  I like...

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