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Acne Spot Treatments: Mario Badescu Drying Cream!

Acne Spot Treatments: Mario Badescu Drying Cream!

Mario Badescu Drying Cream ($12.00)

When it comes to small, flesh-colored acne, this is the king for me. Whenever I spot any that crop up, I'll smear a little of the Drying Cream on the area before I go to bed. In the morning, they've totally vanished, and I mean vanished! I'm pretty skeptical about...

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Bobbi Brown Platinum Pink Shimmer Brick Review

Bobbi Brown Platinum Pink Shimmer Brick Review

Bobbi Brown's Platinum Collection for Spring is a small launch that features a new shimmer brick, Platinum Pink ($40), four shades of Long Wear Cream Eyeshadow ($22), and three shades of (Shimmering) Lip Gloss ($20). The collection is available at Nordstrom.com, for those looking...

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Hide & Fight Acne with Mario Badescu Buffering Lotion

Hide & Fight Acne with Mario Badescu Buffering Lotion

Mario Badescu Buffering Lotion ($17.00)

The Buffering Lotion is formulated to help you cope with deep, cystic acne. It's sulfur-based coupled with allantoin (helps with inflammation). Mario Badescu recommends using this before/after their Drying Mask as well. It's good for combination and oily skin,...

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Lip Lust: Le Metier de Beaute Papaya Creme

Lip Lust: Le Metier de Beaute Papaya Creme

Remember how there was one Le Metier de Beaute gloss that slipped away (aka out of stock)? I ordered it off of Neiman Marcus Online last week (they had free shipping!), and it arrived yesterday. I thought I'd share it, because I love, love, LOVE IT!

The color is Papaya Creme ($36), and it's this...

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Le Metier de Beaute Heart-Stealin' Lip Gloss Lip Swatches

Le Metier de Beaute Heart-Stealin' Lip Gloss Lip Swatches

Yesterday I posted about my new favorite lipgloss, and here are lip swatches of the three I featured :) Tell me Framboise Creme doesn't get you just a lil' bit excited?

See lip swatches of Dubai and Apricot Creme...

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Le Metier de Beaute Steals My Lip Gloss Lovin' Heart

Le Metier de Beaute Steals My Lip Gloss Lovin' Heart

Temptalia Approved: Le Metier de Beaute Lip Gloss

While in New York, I was scoping out Bergdorf Goodman's (for the first time!), and I came across a brand I had never heard of before: Le Metier de Beaute. I was drawn to the brand partially because it was...

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Acne Spot Treatments: Mario Badescu Drying Lotion

Acne Spot Treatments: Mario Badescu Drying Lotion

Mario Badescu Drying Lotion ($17.00)

The Drying Lotion is designed to be used as a spot treatment. It uses a combination of calamine and salicylic acid. (So when my boyfriend called me "Calamine-face", he was actually correct!) Mario Badescu makes several different acne spot treatment products,...

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Acne-Prone Skin: Tone with Mario Badescu Special Cucumber Lotion

Acne-Prone Skin: Tone with Mario Badescu Special Cucumber Lotion

Mario Badescu Special Cucumber Lotion ($15.00)

After I use the Acne Facial Cleanser, I pat my face dry (with a towel used *only* to dry my face). I squeeze a little bit of the Special Cucumber Lotion onto a cotton round, and then I use apply it to my face. You basically apply it the same way you...

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Fight Acne with Mario Badescu Acne Facial Cleanser!

Fight Acne with Mario Badescu Acne Facial Cleanser!

It's Mario Badescu Week here on Temptalia!! :) I'm finally reviewing the products that have taken my skin from omg-total-pizza-face to minimal acne/near clear. In just a week, I saw a noticeable difference; within two and a half weeks, it was 80% cleared. After a full four weeks, it was at 90%...

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Lush Retread Conditioner -- Perhaps as a Hair Treatment

Lush Retread Conditioner -- Perhaps as a Hair Treatment

Lush Retread Conditioner ($22.35 for 8.4 fl. oz.)

I'm usually a big fan of Lush products, but this product left me wanting more. I found that this conditioner didn't work as well as conditioners I've tried in the past (AG Hair, Herbal Essences, etc.), but what dismayed me is I felt like I needed to...

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