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Temptalia Asks You - What's your favorite eye makeup palette?

Temptalia Asks You - What's your favorite eye makeup palette?

What's your favorite eye makeup palette? Nearly every line has limited edition quads, duos, or palettes that come at various times of the year - what's your favorite? Which one do you always use?

I'm awful with palettes; they often sit unused for me. I own an overwhelming majority of MAC quads/holiday...

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Holiday 2007 Madness - Estee Lauder Holiday 2007 Offerings

Holiday 2007 Madness - Estee Lauder Holiday 2007 Offerings

Estee Lauder Professional Pure Color Lipstick is a lovely gold gift set with five full-size lipsticks in Pink Parfait, Bois de Rose, Nectarine, Rose Tea, and Rice Papapya. $32.50

Estee Lauder Professional Pure Color EyeShadow is a gorgeous gold palette with six great shades for the holidays:...

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Lead In Lipsticks? A story of spinning, the truth about lipsticks and lead

Lead In Lipsticks? A story of spinning, the truth about lipsticks and lead

I was perusing through my fellow beauty bloggers' posts, and both BeautyAddict and Makeup Moxie posted Paula Begoun's response to the much-blogged and over-hyped article that was released last week about lipsticks containing traces of lead.

Now, here at Temptalia, we chose not to alert you because we...

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Best of Temptalia October 14th through October 20th

Temptalia Asks You - What lipstick do you love but are scared to wear?

Temptalia Asks You - What lipstick do you love but are scared to wear?

What lipstick do you love but are scared to wear? What lipstick (or color, shade, hue if you don't have a specific one) are you ga-ga over, but just can't bring yourself to wear [yet]?

Me? I'm not terrified of vampy colors, but I really think they look god-awful on me, so I just never wear them for...

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Holiday 2007 Madness - Bobbi Brown Best of Chocolate Gift Set

Holiday 2007 Madness - Bobbi Brown Best of Chocolate Gift Set

A two-tiered mirrored compact includes four lipglosses in Pink Mocha, Golden Caramel Shimmer, Double Fudge Shimmer, Frosted Pink Shimmer, along with four eyeshadows in Bone, Frappe, Cacao Shimmer Wash, and Chocolate. Many of these colors are exclusive to...

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Skin Milk - Shaving Milk

Skin Milk - Shaving Milk

The first shaving cream with 5% real milk protein! Milk-enriched lather forms a protective moisture barrier that conditions and softens as it glides the razor for a close shave without nicks. New SkinMilk shaving milk has arrived and it delivers the ultimate shaving experience by providing a close,...

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Contest - October "Halloween Mask" Show Us Your Best Halloween-inspired Makeup Mask

Contest - October "Halloween Mask" Show Us Your Best Halloween-inspired Makeup Mask

With October comes Halloween, on the 31st, and because Temptalia is all about creativity and makeup, we want to see what our readers can come up with to celebrate the holiday through the powers of beauty and artistry!

Introducing... Temptalia's Halloween Mask Challenge!

Show off your talent by creating...

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Elizabeth Arden - Red Door Spas - Ultimate Arden Facial

Elizabeth Arden - Red Door Spas - Ultimate Arden Facial

Received this notice earlier today, and thought I should share -- ask a loved one to give you a glorious spa treatment/day as a gift this holiday. Trust me, they are so nice to have, as a treat. I would love to go all the time, but alas, it is not meant to be.

Eighty minutes of pure pampering paradise...

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MAC Cosmetics - Announces an Official Contest with Alexander McQueen Giveaway!!

MAC Cosmetics - Announces an Official Contest with Alexander McQueen Giveaway!!

MAC Cosmetics and Net-a-porter.com add magic to your Fall with this bewitching combo: the MAC for McQueen collection plus a gorgeous Alexander McQueen clutch! The clutch is made of patent leather, suede-lined, mini box-clutch with crystal-jeweled skull clasp. Approximate total retail value: $1,137.00!

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