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Hourglass Nocturnal Femme Rouge Lipstick

Hourglass Nocturnal Femme Rouge Lipstick

Hourglass Nocturnal Lipstick

The Sultry Season: Hourglass Nocturnal Lipstick

Hourglass Nocturnal Femme Rouge Velvet Creme Lipstick ($30.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a softened raspberry pink with a subtle sheen.  It's a rich, opaque shade that applies in just one or two layers (depending on the pressure). ...

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Chanel Confidentielle Rouge Allure Lipstick

Chanel Confidentielle Rouge Allure Lipstick

Pretty in Pink with Chanel

Chanel Confidentielle Rouge Allure Lipstick ($30.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a petal pink with a frost finish.  It has very subtle micro-shimmer of gold and pink with a frost-gloss sheen.  It's nearly opaque, and it wears well, being part...

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Barielle Style in Argyle Collection

Barielle Style in Argyle Collection

Barielle Goes Brown for Fall

For fall, Barielle's Style in Argyle Collection is quite literally autumnal in tone. It's a myriad of shades you'd see in fallen leaves. It includes six new shades: Cashmere or Loose Me (soft brown...

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Zoya Fire & Ice Collection

Zoya Fire & Ice Collection

Zoya Fire & Ice: Hot or Cold, It Works

For winter, Zoya has six new metallic shades: Tiffany (soft champagne sparkling metallic), Gloria (pink champagne sparkling metallic), Crystal (frosty blue sparkling metallic), Lisa (celebration red sparkling metallic), Sarah (possibly...

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Laura Mercier Sequin Eyeshadow (Peacock, Sterling)

Laura Mercier Sequin Eyeshadow (Peacock, Sterling)

How Much Shimmer Can You Handle?

Laura Mercier Sequin Eyeshadow ($22.00 for 0.09 oz.) are a shimmering, glittering formula of eyeshadow. It's similar to Stila's Jewel Palette, Urban Decay's Stardusts, and Bobbi Brown's Sparkle Eyeshadows. They all have this nearly...

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Chanel Extrait de Gloss (Part 1)

New Gloss on the Block by Chanel

Chanel Extrait de Gloss ($32.00 for 0.28 fl. oz.) is designed to be a color-rich, high shine, gel-based that wears "for hours." The line includes nine shades that range from soft pink to nude to brown. All but Confidence (to be reviewed) are...

New Gloss on the Block by Chanel

Chanel Extrait de Gloss ($32.00 for 0.28 fl. oz.) is designed to be a color-rich, high shine, gel-based that wears...

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Illamasqua Hermetic Intense Lipgloss

Illamasqua Hermetic Intense Lipgloss

An Alternative to Red for the Holidays

If you've been reading Temptalia for a few months, you probably know I have an obsession with Illamasqua's Intense Lipglosses (see reviews of ten other shades here). They're ultra pigmented with a high glossy shine in bold,...

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Guerlain Gillian (14) Rouge G Lipstick

Guerlain Gillian (14) Rouge G Lipstick

Guerlain Gilian Rouge G Lipstick

Something Everyone Can Wear

Guerlain Gillian (14) Rouge G Lipstick ($46.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a light pink muted with brown shimmered with champagne sparkle. It's mostly opaque, despite its lightness in overall color, with a high gloss finish (seems glossier than the...

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Illamasqua Alluvium Pure Pigment

Illamasqua Alluvium Pure Pigment

Illamasqua Art of Darkness: Alluvium

Illamasqua Alluvium Pure Pigment ($24.00 for 0.04 oz.) is just like Ore: beyond gorgeous when you see it in person, but it just doesn't photograph quite the same way. It's a metallic medium-blue with a violet-blue tinge and flecks...

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Illamasqua Ore Pure Pigment

Illamasqua Ore Pure Pigment

You'll Need to See This to Believe It

Illamasqua Ore Pure Pigment ($24.00 for 0.04 oz.) is one of those products that shocks and awes the minute you swatch it.  Ore is a medium-dark metallic bronze with soft red undertones, multicolored shimmer, and a dazzling sheen.  It's...

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