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Temptalia Asks You - Do you ever buy a product just because it's by a certain brand?

Temptalia Asks You - Do you ever buy a product just because it's by a certain brand?

Do you ever buy a product just because it's by a certain brand? What products have you bought? Are they usually good buys?

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Anastasia Tinted Brow Gel For Kept-In-Place Brows

Anastasia Tinted Brow Gel For Kept-In-Place Brows

Anastasia Tinted Brow Gel ($19.00) is an easy-to-use, multi-tasking product to keep your brows looking polished and in place throughout the day. It's available in three colors: Caramel (warm golden light brown), Espresso (rich dark brown), and Granite (grayish taupe). The one pictured above is the...

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Lash Addiction for Affordable False Eyelashes

Lash Addiction for Affordable False Eyelashes

Lash Addiction is a brand all about giving you the lashes you've always wanted, whether they're the ultra dramatic or just filling in sparsely lashed areas. They have over twenty different styles of eyelashes, and they're available in drugstores nationwide for a whoppin' $6 a pop. When you can't...

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Lush Breath of Fresh Air Toner for Dry Skin

Lush Breath of Fresh Air Toner for Dry Skin

Lush Breath of Fresh Air Toner ($7.95 to 17.45) is designed to re-hydrate dry skin while restoring your skin back to the correct pH balance. What I really love about all of Lush's toners is that they come in handy spray-bottles. You can spritz on the go, on your face, or on a cotton pad--whatever...

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Temptalia Asks You - Do you throw out your makeup when you should?

Temptalia Asks You - Do you throw out your makeup when you should?

Do you throw out your makeup when you should? Do you toss mascara after 2-3 months? Do you throw away old lipsticks and gloss? Or do you hang on to 'em? Store things in the fridge?

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NARS Deep Throat Blush, Dolce Vita Blush, & Orgasm Lip Gloss Reviews and Swatches

NARS Deep Throat Blush, Dolce Vita Blush, & Orgasm Lip Gloss Reviews and Swatches

During Sephora's Friends & Family Sale last November, I picked up two NARS blushes and Orgasm Lip Gloss. I opted for Deep Throat, even though I've owned it before, because I wanted to give it another shot. People say for those who don't LOVE NARS Orgasm Blush to give Deep Throat...

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Temptalia Asks You - Do you plan your makeup before you apply it?

Temptalia Asks You - Do you plan your makeup before you apply it?

Do you plan your makeup before you apply it? Or do you just start with one product and keep adding until you're satisfied with your look?

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MAC Spring 2009 Sugarsweet Collection, Grand Duos Sneak Peek

MAC Spring 2009 Sugarsweet Collection, Grand Duos Sneak Peek

Our friend Kat from Bjooti.net got an exclusive peek at some of the upcoming spring/summer looks from MAC! Here are a few images she took that show off some of the new products we'll be seeing in the next few months. Those glosses above are, in fact, from the Sugarsweet Collection, as confirmed by a MA...

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Survey Says... January 22nd, 2009

Survey Says... January 22nd, 2009

Instructions: Fill in the survey below with your answers, and then share it with us in the comments section! :)

Where you go to talk beauty: [answer] Favorite Foundation: [answer] What celebrity makeup style is like yours?: [answer]

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YSL Spring Look 2009 Collection Review, Swatches

YSL Spring Look 2009 Collection Review, Swatches

YSL's Spring Look 2009 Collection is fun to review, because it is so different from many of the other spring launches this season. Do you remember how we had a lil' sneak peek a few weeks ago of what was to come? Sure, you have some pastels typical to spring, but then you...

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Dior Lady Dior Collection for Spring 2009 Sneak Peek

Dior Lady Dior Collection for Spring 2009 Sneak Peek

Dior's Lady Dior Spring 2009 Collection features quite a few products, many of them fitting for a subtle spring. I actually had swatches for everything, but I think the Dior display had some items mixed up, so I have to go back and re-do them next time I'm at Nordstrom's...

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Chanel Wild Rose Glossimer

Chanel Wild Rose Glossimer

Chanel Wild Rose Glossimer ($26.00) is the perfect color if you've been looking for a gloss that just subtly enhances your natural lip color by adding a slicked pinked blush and just-barely-visible shimmer to reflect light.

When I first swatched Wild Rose, it looked absolutely gorgeous and lush on the...

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Look - Bronzes, Pinks, and Golds

Look - Bronzes, Pinks, and Golds

This was a quick look from last week! I finally got around to using Henna, yay! :) Some pictures from Mellan at the park when his buddy Neptune visited, plus a lil' video, too.

You will need the following...

  • Eyes: Soft Ochre paint pot (beige base), Flip eyeshadow (soft orange-gold), French Cuff...

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Kiehl's Launches CLassic Essence Oils for Spring 2009

Kiehl's Launches CLassic Essence Oils for Spring 2009

Kiehl's has recently relaunched their classic essence oils, which date back to the early 1920s. These are concentrated, essence oils packaged in amber glass in a roller ball vial. Right now, they've launched Musk 1921, Coriander 1946, Vanilla 1968, and Grapefruit 1976. They will be launching six...

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LUSH For Your Man: Shave the Planet!

LUSH For Your Man: Shave the Planet!

LUSH may have put out some fabulous Valentine's Day packages to be treated with or treat yourself with come the 14th, but they didn't forget about the boys. I'm totally picking up the Business Time massage bar next time I'm at Lush!

SHAVE THE PLANET shaving cream ($14.95) Shave the Planet is perfect...

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Help Improve Temptalia - Feedback Wanted!

Help Improve Temptalia - Feedback Wanted!

Hey dolls! I'm trying to figure out the value of some types of posts and weighing the pros/cons to determine overall value to you all as readers! So if you could take the time and cast your vote, it would be MUCH appreciated. If you want to elaborate on your answers in the comments' section,...

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LUSH Gets Pretty for Valentine's Day 2009

LUSH Gets Pretty for Valentine's Day 2009

I'm a LUSH fan--I say it proudly, and I say it loudly. (Oh, boy, me rhyming? Le sigh.) I love how they always have prepackaged gifts to give (or receive). This Valentine's Day is no different, with some very lovely gifts to give, as well as a Strawberry Feels Forever Massage Bar to celebrate the...

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Chanel's Bohemian Fantasy Magic Night, Fandango, & Delta

Chanel's Bohemian Fantasy Magic Night, Fandango, & Delta

Here are some product close-ups of Chanel's Magic Night ombre essentielle eyeshadow and Chanel's Fandango blush. Plus, swatches of those two as well as Chanel's Delta ombre 'eau (liquid eyeshadow). I have not yet had a chance to try Fandago yet, so I can't report on whether it ends up turning to mud on...

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Temptalia Asks You - Do you like hearing about makeup launches well in advance or do you like being surprised?

Temptalia Asks You - Do you like hearing about makeup launches well in advance or do you like being surprised?

Do you like hearing about makeup launches well in advance or do you like being surprised? What's your preference?

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Cosmetics Settlement - Are you entitled to some free makeup?

Cosmetics Settlement - Are you entitled to some free makeup?

Thanks for reader KaylaK who let Temptalia know about the Cosmetics Settlement!

As part of a class action settlement, $175 million worth of free cosmetics products will be distributed to members of the class (see below to determine whether you are a member of the class) for a maximum of seven days,...

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