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Holiday Makeup: Gold & Cranberry + Bold Lips (or Bronze Lips!)

Holiday Makeup: Gold & Cranberry + Bold Lips (or Bronze Lips!)

This is almost like a two-for-one kind of look, because I took photos of two [drastically] different lip combinations -- the first is a deeper plummy red and the second more of a bronzy nude. I wanted to try out some of the products I've reviewed lately, so that's where I tried to draw inspiration...

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Laura Mercier Polished Collection for Spring 2010

Laura Mercier Polished Collection for Spring 2010

Laura Mercier Spring 2010 Collection

This spring, we'll see a beautiful Radiant Creme Colour cream blush, three new eye colour duos, three Satin Lip Colours, and a Shine Lip Colour.

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The Scarlet Season: Dolce & Gabbana Ruby Lipstick

The Scarlet Season: Dolce & Gabbana Ruby Lipstick

Dolce & Gabbana Ruby Lipstick

The Scarlet Season: Dolce & Gabbana Ruby Lipstick

Dolce & Gabbana Ruby Shine Lipstick ($30.00) is a beautiful, shimmery raspberry red lip color. It's a semi-sheer lipstick formula, but I actually found it to be quite opaque. I mean, if this is semi-sheer, I wish all...

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Essie Sweet Time of the Year Collection

Essie Sweet Time of the Year Collection

Essie Sweet Time of the Year Collection for Winter 2009

For winter, Essie put out a trio of shades: Mint Candy Apple, Rock Candy, and Lollipop. A sweet lil' treat--something I'd consider putting in someone's stocking this year. Two of the three are distinct creme finishes, while one is more of a...

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The Scarlet Season: Julie Hewett Rouge Noir Lipstick

The Scarlet Season: Julie Hewett Rouge Noir Lipstick

The Scarlet Season: Julie Hewett Rouge Noir Lipstick

Julie Hewett Rouge Noir Lipstick ($22.50) is a rich, ultra pigmented blue-based red with a nice sheen. It's not glossy nor shimmery--just very bold and goes on opaque with little product. I want to say it's creamy,...

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Benefit Cosmetics Sugarbomb

Benefit Cosmetics Sugarbomb

Get Glowy Cheeks for the Holidays with Benefit

Benefit Cosmetics Sugarbomb ($28.00 for 0.42 oz.) is the newest powder addition to Benefit's line-up. It joins cult favorites like CORALista and Hoola, and Benefit describes it as a "sugar rush flush" for the face.

The powder comes with four triangles of...

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YSL Friends & Family Sale - 20% off!

YSL Friends & Family Sale - 20% off!

For the first time ever the luxury perfume and cosmetics brand YSL is doing a Friends & Family event on YSLbeautyus.com.

Starting Monday, December 14th, YSL Beauty will be offering (exclusively online) 20% off orders plus free shipping! This offer is good from December 14th to December 20th with code...

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2009 Temptalia Readers' Choice Awards: Nominations are open!

2009 Temptalia Readers' Choice Awards: Nominations are open!

3rd Annual Temptalia Readers' Choice Awards for 2009

Every year, Temptalia has been proud to hold an awards ceremony to honor and celebrate the best beauty brands and products, both new and old. (We also have to toss in a few "worst" categories!) Our first awards were held in 2007, followed by 2008. The...

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The Scarlet Season: LORAC Leading Lady Lipstick

The Scarlet Season: LORAC Leading Lady Lipstick

The Scarlet Season: LORAC Leading Lady Lipstick

LORAC Leading Lady Lipstick ($22.00) is a creamy, nearly neutral red (runs slightly orange-red) with a very bright sheen (more sheen than glossiness). It applies easily and well, and you can get an opaque look in just two or...

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The Scarlet Season: MAC Russian Red Lipglass

The Scarlet Season: MAC Russian Red Lipglass

MAC Russian Red Lipglass

The Scarlet Season: MAC Russian Red Lipglass

MAC Russian Red Lipglass ($14.00 for 0.17 oz.) is a nearly opaque bright cherry red lipgloss. It's a beautiful shimmer-less shade of red that goes on easily. MAC's Lipglass is one of the tackier lipglosses on the market, which is...

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Too Faced Glamour Revolution Palette

Too Faced Glamour Revolution Palette

Holiday Palettes Revealed:  Too Faced Glamour Revolution Palette

Too Faced Glamour Revolution Palette ($39.50) is a new, limited edition holiday palette available exclusively at Sephora. Too Faced calls it a "makeup book," actually. It contains nine eyeshadows, three lipglosses, a bronzer, blush,...

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The Scarlet Season: Lancome Absolute Rouge Lipstick

The Scarlet Season: Lancome Absolute Rouge Lipstick

Lancome Absolute Rouge Lipstick

The Scarlet Season: Lancome Absolute Rouge Lipstick

Lancome Absolute Rouge Lipstick ($29.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a creamy bright red with just a hint of orange in it. It's part of the L'Absolu Rouge line-up, which is Lancome's more luxe lipstick--it has Pro-Xylane, which...

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Lancome Untamed Plum La Laque Fever Lip Shine

Lancome Untamed Plum La Laque Fever Lip Shine

Lancome Untamed Plum La Laque Fever

Sugar Plum Fairy Lips with Lancome

Lancome Untamed Plum La Laque Fever Lip Shine ($26.00 for 0.21 oz.) is a darkened plum with a little wine in it and gold shimmer. It's really a beautiful color on the lips, because it's just dark enough to be dark, but it's not so...

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Do you like your lipgloss flavored?

Do you like your lipgloss flavored?

Do you like your lipgloss flavored? Does it matter? Any favorite/disliked flavors?

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Nope, I don't care either way. If pressed, I'd say I prefer not flavored, because I don't have a tendency to lick my lips... except if they're really, really sweet!

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Clarins Cotton Flower Collection for Spring 2010

Clarins Cotton Flower Collection for Spring 2010

Clarins Cotton Flower Collection for Spring 2010

Cotton Flower Powder Palette

Cotton Flower Eyesahdow Quad & Liner

Single Eyeshadow

  • Desert Blonde (#25)
  • Dusky Rose (#26)

Joli Rouge Brilliant Lipstick

  • Sorbet (#10)
  • Toffee (#11)

Joli Rouge Lipstick

  • Pink Blossom (#730)
  • Rose Berry (#731)

Gloss Appeal

  • Iced Pink (#10)
  • Sweet...

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shu uemura egerie for Spring/Summer 2010

shu uemura egerie for Spring/Summer 2010

shu uemura egerie for Spring/Summer 2010

The 130th shu uemura Spring Mode Makeup Collection invites you to be an "Egerie:" a rebellious and daring spirit who never loses her sense of elegance and sophistication.

The collection is inspired by the glamour of rock n roll. Flashy, glimmering shine is...

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MAC All Ages, All Races, All Sexes Collection + Photos

MAC All Ages, All Races, All Sexes Collection + Photos

MAC Cosmetics All Ages, All Races, All Sexes Collection

U.S. Launch Date: January 7th, 2010

All Ages, All Races, All Sexes is our credo. Now M∙A∙C takes the “One World” idea further than ever, with a multi-culti colour story intent on a universal focus – spectacularly shaded and shaped brows...

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MAC Warm & Cozy Collection for Winter 2009 + Added: Photos!

MAC Warm & Cozy Collection for Winter 2009 + Added: Photos!

MAC Cosmetics Warm & Cozy Collection

U.S. Launch Date: December 26th, 2009

A fireside fantasy far from the maddening crowd is undeniably appealing. Seek refuge in the warmth, the glow of skin rosy with Refined Golden Mineralize Skinfinish, Shadesticks in Cuddle, Nurture and Snuggle shades, cozy as a...

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MAC In the Studio Collection + Photos

MAC In the Studio Collection + Photos

MAC In the Studio Collection

U.S. Launch Date: December 26th, 2009

Dramatic, daring Lashes have been a chic and urbane part of the modern Artist’s persona since Edie and friends made it all happen Downtown, on block-print canvas or grainy 16-millimetre film. Multi-media, counter-culture, the...

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MAC Love Lace Collection for Winter 2009 + Added Photos

MAC Love Lace Collection for Winter 2009 + Added Photos

MAC Cosmetics Love Lace Collection

U.S. Launch Date: December 26th, 2009

Every couturier has forever had a fascination with the mysterious and alluring qualities of Lace. From Evita to Marlene Dietrich to some of the best-dressed of our red-carpet modern screen stars, it’s a long love affair. This...

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MAC in Lillyland (Lilly Pulitzer) Collection - Information & Photos

MAC in Lillyland (Lilly Pulitzer) Collection - Information & Photos

MAC in Lillyland (Lilly Pulitzer) Collection

U.S. Launch Date: January 7th, 2010

When M∙A∙C meets the lore and legend that is Lilly Pulitzer, you get a fabulous and funky fun new chapter: a bit of Mar-a-Lago, some well-to-do winky-wink, and a dash of retro-modern pop culture mayhem in prints and...

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