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New York Fashion Week Fall 2009 - Vena Cava

New York Fashion Week Fall 2009 - Vena Cava

Vena Cava | Ted Gibson and Vincent Longo for Beauty.com

MAKEUP – To contrast the dark and muted hues in Vena Cava's fall collection, Vincent Longo wanted to create a bright eye that popped. For a burst of excitement, he applied a thick orange eye liner followed by a black liner on top to provide...

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New York Fashion Week Fall 2009 - Donna Karan, Caroline Herrera, Luca Luca

New York Fashion Week Fall 2009 - Donna Karan, Caroline Herrera, Luca Luca

Donna Karan | Charlotte Tilbury

Inspiration: “The look is inspired by 1930’s photographs – sepia tone shading but with a slick gloss on the eyes to make it modern.”

Eyes: Dusk cream colour base – blended through crease, over lids and along lower lash line to create shading and depth. Copper...

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New York Fashion Week Fall 2009 - Miss Sixty Hair Breakdown

New York Fashion Week Fall 2009 - Miss Sixty Hair Breakdown

Miss Sixty | Ward Stegerhoek (Hair)

International celebrity stylist Ward Stegerhoek will be heading up the Living Proof team to design the look – Rocker Chic. “Ward wanted body but No Frizz. Funky yet fashionable”, Ward used the NO FRIZZ Wave-Shaping, Curl-Defining Styling Spray to style the...

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New York Fashion Week Fall 2009 - Hervé Léger & NARS

New York Fashion Week Fall 2009 - Hervé Léger & NARS

Hervé Léger | Diane Kendal

Inspiration: For Fall 2009, Hervé Léger drums to the beat of an urban tribe with a gradient palette of earth tones polished by rich shades of deep ebony. Makeup artist Diane Kendal drew inspiration from Helmut Newton photographs, using the concept of a brave warrior -...

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Temptalia Asks You - Do you throw away makeup when it's past the expiration date?

Temptalia Asks You - Do you throw away makeup when it's past the expiration date?

Do you throw away makeup when it's past the expiration date? Have you usually used it up before it goes bad? Hang onto it until it smells/tastes/looks bad?

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Lip Lust: 3N Lipstick + 2N Lipglass

Lip Lust: 3N Lipstick + 2N Lipglass

Back In Time with N Collection

Do you ever like to go through your stash and rediscover old favorites? Since I wasn't wearing makeup (to help clear up my acne) for so long, I was really itching for *some* makeup to play with... which meant lips! I didn't want to go too bold with my lip choices,...

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New York Fashion Week Fall 2009 - DKNY, Diane Von Furstenberg, Tuleh

New York Fashion Week Fall 2009 - DKNY, Diane Von Furstenberg, Tuleh

DKNY | Charlotte Tilbury

Inspiration: “The look is inspired by the late 50’s – she is a modern take on a punky 50’s school girl.”

Eyes: Black Black chromaline – lining the top lashline in a thick rectangular shape extended out past the outer corner of the eyes. Ebony eye pencil –...

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New York Fashion Week Fall 2009 - An Adventure In Pictures

New York Fashion Week Fall 2009 - An Adventure In Pictures

Hey all!  It's been re-freaking-diculously busy these past few days, but here are some photos we snapped!  I'm flying back this afternoon, so you can expect regular postings to resume Wednesday, LOL!  It feels so weird not to be able to blog all the time :( We stopped by Bryant Park, which is...

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New York Fashion Week - Breakdowns for Adam, ThreeAsFour, Ruffian

New York Fashion Week - Breakdowns for Adam, ThreeAsFour, Ruffian

Adam | Romy Soleimani

Inspiration: “The look is inspired by japanese water colour – the way colours mix, blend and diffuse when you mix them with water.”

Eyes: Beautiful Iris eye shadow – swept lightly over eyelids. Cornflower Blue pigment – applied in a sheer layer over lids to add depth....

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New York Fashion Week Fall 2009: Yigal Azrouel, Charlotte Ronson, Nicole Miller

New York Fashion Week Fall 2009: Yigal Azrouel, Charlotte Ronson, Nicole Miller

Yigal Azrouel | Polly Osmond

Inspiration: “It’s an intense matte black eye – a little bit rock and roll.”

Eyes: Eye kohl in Smolder – drawn into waterline of the eyes. Pro Chromacake in Black Black – blended over the eye lids. Copperplate eye shadow – brushed over lids and through the...

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Win MAC Tahitian Sand Beauty Powder from Hello Kitty!

Win MAC Tahitian Sand Beauty Powder from Hello Kitty!

Temptalia Gives Away MAC Tahitian Sand Beauty Powder

We're giving away one (1) MAC Tahitian Sand Beauty Powder, recently launched with their Hello Kitty Collection. Submit your entry by leaving a comment in this post and telling us you want to win.

All entries must be submitted by February 19th, 2009 at...

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New York Fashion Week Fall 2009 - We're here!

New York Fashion Week Fall 2009 - We're here!

Hi everyone! I just wanted to do a quick post to let you all know Pursebuzz arrived safe & sound bright and early yesterday morning! We weren't able to check into our hotel (the lovely Waldorf Astoria) at 7am, but we totally ransacked their parlor (aka the bathroom) to get ready for the day and...

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Win MAC Too Dolly Eyeshadow Palette from Hello Kitty!

Win MAC Too Dolly Eyeshadow Palette from Hello Kitty!

Temptalia Gives Away MAC Too Dolly Eyeshadow Palette

We're giving away one (1) MAC Too Dolly Eyeshadow Palette, recently launched with their Hello Kitty Collection. Submit your entry by leaving a comment in this post and telling us you want to win.

All entries must be submitted by February 17th, 2009 at...

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Don't Forget -- I'll be at MAC PRO in NYC today!

Don't Forget -- I'll be at MAC PRO in NYC today!

Just thought I'd remind anyone who might be able to make it...

E (Pursebuzz), Koren (EnKore Makeup), and I are heading to MAC PRO in NYC from 11:30am to 1:00PM on Saturday (today!), February 14th. Anyone is welcome to stop by, even if only for a few moments :) I hope to meet some of you today!

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The Week in Rewind: Saturday, February 14th, 2009

The Week in Rewind: Saturday, February 14th, 2009

Giveaways Galore

Make sure you don't miss out on our giveaways that are still open to enter!

Hello Kitty Madness

Not just giveaways, but don't forget looks and our typical review, etc.

Just...

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Temptalia Asks You - Do you still read print magazines as often as you used to?

Temptalia Asks You - Do you still read print magazines as often as you used to?

Do you still read print magazines as often as you used to? Or do you stick with the internet for all of your beauty news?

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Clinique Upgrades Their Sun Care Just In Time for Summer 2009

Clinique Upgrades Their Sun Care Just In Time for Summer 2009

Clinique Upgrades Their Sun Care

Reader KaylaK told us how Clinique was revamping their sun care line, and I thought to myself, "Why? What's wrong with it?!" Nordstrom.com is showing the newly re-done sun care line, and it all looks STUNNING! I have to give Clinique kudos on making it fun, summery,...

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Lip Lust: Strayin' Lipstick + Nice To Be Nice Lipglass

Lip Lust: Strayin' Lipstick + Nice To Be Nice Lipglass

Jonesin' for Strayin'

If you've looked at swatches (or even tried it on in-store) of Strayin' lipstick from MAC's Hello Kitty Collection and thought to yourself, "This is just too bright!" I urge you to think again! First, whenever a lipstick seems too bold or bright for you, remember you can always...

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