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LUSH Catastrophe Cosmetic Fresh Face Mask for Redness!

LUSH Catastrophe Cosmetic Fresh Face Mask for Redness!

LUSH Catastrophe Cosmetic Fresh Face Mask ($7.95 for 2.6 oz.) is a calming, cleansing mask for all types of skin. It contains such ingredients as calamine powder, talc, irish moss gel, fresh blueberries, glycerin, almond oil, and chamomile oil. It smells rather like blueberries, though I find the...

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LUSH Brazened Honey Fresh Face Mask Exfoliates Well!

LUSH Brazened Honey Fresh Face Mask Exfoliates Well!

LUSH Brazened Honey Fresh Face Mask ($7.95 for 2.6 oz.) is an exfoliating face mask designed for all skin types, though I feel it is better on normal to oily skin. It's primary ingredients are kaolin, talc, organic lime juice, sage, rosemary, and juniper berry, eggs, honey, glycerin, fresh fennel,...

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LUSH Love Lettuce Fresh Face Mask to Feel Refreshed

LUSH Love Lettuce Fresh Face Mask to Feel Refreshed

LUSH Love Lettuce Fresh Face Mask ($7.95 for 2.6 oz.) is an exfoliating face mask designed for normal to oily skin. As the label states, it is supposed to give "skin a softened, smoothed, and radiant glow." Ingredients include agar agar seaweed, fuller's earth, kaolin, honey, glycerin, almond oil,...

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Best Makeup Remover: MAC Cleanse Off Oil

Best Makeup Remover: MAC Cleanse Off Oil

MAC Cleanse Off Oil ($21.00 for 150ml) is my new best friend. When I heard my favorite MAC girls gushing and I mean, GUSHING!, over Cleanse Off Oil via Twitter all during Fashion Week, I knew I had to try it for myself. Despite being a huge MAC fan and collector, I must admit I tend to overlook...

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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 Coalface Cleanser for Your Anti-Acne Arsenal

LUSH Coalface Cleanser for Your Anti-Acne Arsenal

Lush Coalface Cleanser ($10.95 for 3.5 oz.) is a solid bar that has licorice root as its main ingredient (supposed to help the skin "heal naturally") and powdered charcoal to exfoliate the skin.  The first noticeable characteristic of this product is it has a distinct smell.  I couldn't quite tell...

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Lush Angels on Bare Skin Cleanser is Perfect for the Morning!

Lush Angels on Bare Skin Cleanser is Perfect for the Morning!

LUSH Angels on Bare Skin Cleanser ($9.95 for 3.5 oz.) has been my go-to morning cleanser lately, because it's a mild exfoliating cleanser that's perfect for both sensitive skin and everyday use. If you're new to Lush, this might be a little more adventurous product type than other products they...

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Pur~lisse Brings Chinese Beauty Secrets to You

Pur~lisse Brings Chinese Beauty Secrets to You

pur~lisse is a product line created by Jennifer Yen utilizing science and Chinese beauty secrets to create products good for you. You'll find most products have either Blue Lotus Flower or White Tea (antioxidant) in them.

pur~moist ($65.00) is a moisturizer that feels like a hybrid of gel and cream. ...

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Clarisonic for Better Overall Skincare and Appearance

Clarisonic for Better Overall Skincare and Appearance

Clarisonic ($195.00) is one of those products you tend to hear raves about, but you take one look at the price tag and run in the other direction. But you're always wondering, "Does it actually work? Is it worth it?"

Yes, and yes. Most definitely.

The Clarisonic Skin Care...

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M LAB Travel Collection with Insane Levels of Active Ingredients - Does it work?

M LAB Travel Collection with Insane Levels of Active Ingredients - Does it work?

M LAB is a line of products designed by Milbar Laboratories, which challenged their scientists to create skincare products without any limitations--they could use the most efficacious and luxurious ingredients and formulations, and as a result, M LAB products use high levels of clinically active...

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