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Temptalia Asks You - How many beauty products do you use per day?

Temptalia Asks You - How many beauty products do you use per day?

How many beauty products do you use per day? Count up the products that you use nearly everyday and come back and tell us how many you ended up with!

For me, since I don't actually wear full makeup more than two or three days a week, I will go with my off-day total, which is five (morning cream,...

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Step Into My Shoes - 24-Hours and Counting!

Step Into My Shoes - 24-Hours and Counting!

SCENARIO: In a week I will visit my a love interest in Australia. Since I live in Europe this will involve two long-haul flights. From experience I know that I won't look stellar upon landing. I would like to be the most glowing version of myself and blow him away, without applying masks every five...

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MAC Cosmetics - Slimshines 2008 Review and Swatches

MAC Cosmetics - Slimshines 2008 Review and Swatches

OVERALL, the launch is great because it offers twenty shades of Slimshines that are all permanent to the MAC Cosmetics line. This means that you can happily have a favorite that you can repurchase again and again--not to mention you don't have to rush out and buy all twenty for fear of them selling...

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New York Fashion Week Fall 2008 - Backstage Beauty with MAC at Badgley Mischka, Monique Lhuillier, Rodarte, J. Mendel, & Behnaz Sarafpour

New York Fashion Week Fall 2008 - Backstage Beauty with MAC at Badgley Mischka, Monique Lhuillier, Rodarte, J. Mendel, & Behnaz Sarafpour

BADGLEY MISCHKA | Tom Pecheux designs the look that focuses on a multi-layered colored eye that goes from brow to lid.  It goes from burgundy to brown to golden bronze with golden pigment just above the pupils.  In fact, it was a rose pink, a new MAC pigment for fall, nameless thus far.  "Then I...

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New York Fashion Week Fall 2008 - Backstage Beauty with Gucci Westman at Thakoon

New York Fashion Week Fall 2008 - Backstage Beauty with Gucci Westman at Thakoon

THAKOON | Makeup artist Gucci Westman and designer Thakoon Panichgul partnered for the fourth season to create yet another inspired look for Fashion Week.  Gucci wanted makeup that was sweet but tough to complement Thakoon's extensive color palette of greens, burgundies, yellows and fuchsias and...

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Temptalia Asks You - Have you ever dreamed about makeup?

Temptalia Asks You - Have you ever dreamed about makeup?

Have you ever dreamed about makeup? You know, just some random dream where it centers around makeup (or something very much beauty related)? I know some of you must have! Share your dream, no matter how wacky it is.

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Tutorial - Easy Valentine's Day Makeup, Work Safe, Neutral Gold Eye

Tutorial - Easy Valentine's Day Makeup, Work Safe, Neutral Gold Eye

This tutorial is designed to show you step-by-step how to create an easy neutral eye, perfect for work, most occasions, even Valentine's Day! If you have questions, feel free to ask, as the whole point of this is to help you!

You will need: Cash Flow paint pot (creamy base in an antique gold tone),...

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Looks - Easy Valentine's Day Makeup, Gold, Bronze, Neutral, Work Safe

Looks - Easy Valentine's Day Makeup, Gold, Bronze, Neutral, Work Safe

I tried to do something kind of "classic" in terms of makeup for upcoming Valentine's Day. (I wore the complete opposite practically when my boyfriend and I went out on our early Valentine's dinner on Monday--I'm sick and didn't want to lose my taste if we went closer to the date, ha.)  By the way, I...

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Guest Look -- Stacey Shares This Soft Silver and Nude Eye

Guest Look -- Stacey Shares This Soft Silver and Nude Eye

She used...

Eyes Uppity fluidline all over lid as a base Family Silver MES - the lighter side on inner lid, darker side in crease and blended above crease Teeny bit of carbon in the outer crease blended upward a little Graphblack technakohl Plushlash Dancing light beauty powder on brow to highlight

Face Mineralize...

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Valentine's Day Makeup - Get the Perfect Pout, Part 3

Valentine's Day Makeup - Get the Perfect Pout, Part 3

Valentine's Day isn't just about red lips, because there are some fabulous combinations of pink to be used to entice your sweetie or rope in that hottie at the bar.  Here are some of my favorites by MAC! Psst, Girl About Town lipstick (pictured above) is a permanent color, which means you can grab...

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