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Korres Lip Scrub Review, Photos

Korres Lip Scrub Review, Photos

Korres Lip Scrub ($19.00) is a solid lip scrub in the shape of a lipstick. It uses rice powder to exfoliate while jojoba oil and beeswax are there to hydrate your lips.

The product has me at odds. I'm not sure if it's best to remove it, let it sink in for a few minutes, then remove, or not to remove...

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Sonia Kashuk Eyeshadow Duos in Dynamic Duo and Double Whammy

Sonia Kashuk Eyeshadow Duos in Dynamic Duo and Double Whammy

Sonia Kashuk Eyeshadow Duos ($7.99) are a great, budget-friendly way to satisfy your eyeshadow fix. Today, I thought we'd take a look at two duos:

Dynamic Duo is a mix of pale, seafoam green and a dirty brown with silver-gray frost.  Dynamic Duo works really well with the cooler weather...

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Temptalia Asks You - Do you like to shop with friends/family for beauty or by yourself?

Temptalia Asks You - Do you like to shop with friends/family for beauty or by yourself?

Do you like to shop with friends/family for beauty or by yourself? Share!

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By myself! All my friends/family are really not into beauty, so I feel like I'm wasting up their time. I prefer to go alone so I can take my time!

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Guerlain Gabrielle Le Rouge G de Guerlain Lipstick , Lip Swatches

Guerlain Gabrielle Le Rouge G de Guerlain Lipstick , Lip Swatches

Guerlain Gabrielle Le Rouge G de Guerlain Lipstick

Guerlain Gabrielle Le Rouge G de Guerlain Lipstick ($45.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a sheer, baby pink with soft shimmer.    It's creamy in texture, and the formula keeps lips hydrated.  This shade wears so-so; I get about three or four hours without...

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Win MAC Little Darlings & Adoring Carmine!

Win MAC Little Darlings & Adoring Carmine!

Temptalia Gives Away MAC Vintage MAC-oliday!

The fourth giveaway in our third blogiversary celebration is in the theme of Vintage MAC Holiday.

We're giving away...

  • MAC Little Darlings Neutral Lipglass/Lustreglass x5
  • MAC Passions of Red Smoky Eyes Palette
  • MAC Adoring Carmine 4 Face Brush Set
  • MAC Adoring...

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Tarte Femme Naturale Eye Palette

Tarte Femme Naturale Eye Palette

Tarte Femme Naturale Eye Palette ($44.00) is an eyeshadow palette that contains ten different shades of Tarte eyeshadow from their fall collection. (Tarte also released the Femme Fatale Eyeshadow Palette with this one.)

  • A pale champagne with slight sheen. This one is a paler version of the color next to...

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Win MAC Royal Assets Smoky Eye & Pink Lips!

Win MAC Royal Assets Smoky Eye & Pink Lips!

Temptalia Gives Away MAC Vintage MAC-oliday!

The first giveaway in our third blogiversary celebration is in the theme of Vintage MAC Holiday. Check back tomorrow for another Vintage MAC-oliday prize package!

We're giving away...

  • MAC Royal Assets Smoky Eyes
  • MAC Royal Assets Pink Lips

all from the limited...

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Temptalia Asks You - What brands do you consider too pricey to bother with?

Temptalia Asks You - What brands do you consider too pricey to bother with?

What brands do you consider too pricey to bother with? Share!

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At this point, I don't know. I'd just say that really pricey skincare still scares me (overall), but hey, once you shell out $50 for a lipgloss... there's no turning back.

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Give Us Your Feedback!

Give Us Your Feedback!

Tell Us How We're Doing!

From time to time, we ask for a few moments of your time to fill out a brief, but ridiculously-helpful-to-us, survey that will give us insight on what we're doing well, how we can do better, and what we need to stop doing! If you want to contact me personally, my e-mail box...

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Look: Subtle Green & Teal with Urban Decay Book of Shadows Vol. II

Look: Subtle Green & Teal with Urban Decay Book of Shadows Vol. II

How's your Wednesday treating you? By the time this post goes live, my butt will be taking a midterm! Can't wait for that to be over! :)

I wore this look out to lunch this past Sunday and used Urban Decay's Book of Shadows Vol. II Palette to do so. I was shooting for a subtle, yet colorful, look, so I...

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Chanel Shimmering Tweed Highlighter (Les Tissages Lames de Chanel)

Chanel Shimmering Tweed Highlighter (Les Tissages Lames de Chanel)

Chanel Shimmering Tweed Highlighter ($60.00 for 0.45 oz.) is the next level of limited edition, luxurious highlighters from Chanel's Holiday Collection. If you've enjoyed Chanel's Tweed Blushes, I can only imagine you're particularly curious...

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Win MAC Royal Assets - Vintage MAC-oliday!

Win MAC Royal Assets - Vintage MAC-oliday!

Temptalia Gives Away MAC Vintage MAC-oliday!

The first giveaway in our third blogiversary celebration is in the theme of Vintage MAC Holiday. Check back tomorrow for another Vintage MAC-oliday prize package!

We're giving away...

  • MAC Royal Assets Warm Eyes
  • MAC Royal Assets Coral Lips

all from the limited...

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Chanel Bird of Paradise Eyeshadow Quad

Chanel Bird of Paradise Eyeshadow Quad

Chanel Bird of Paradise Eyeshadow Quad ($56.00) is a new, limited edition, colorful palette that's part of Chanel's Holiday Collection. It includes four pops of color, which is a surprising twist on what we typically expect from holiday launches. Genius,...

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Temptalia Asks You - What are your HOLY GRAIL products?

Temptalia Asks You - What are your HOLY GRAIL products?

What are your HOLY GRAIL products? Tell us about your hair/eye color and skintone -- that way others with similar coloring can discover new HGs!

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I'm warm-toned, medium in color with hazel eyes and brown-black hair. Some HGs for me are Dior SkinShimmers (all shades), MAC Mari-Sheeno and Sweetie...

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LUSH for Halloween 2009

LUSH for Halloween 2009

LUSH for Halloween 2009

Ohh... Halloween fun!

Pumpkin Soap ($5.95)

A spicy Jack-o’-Lantern-shaped soap, made with a blend of sweet orange juice, pumpkin puree, cinnamon powder and clove bud oil to warm you up after those tireless rounds of trick-or-treating. Stand out from your neighbors and offer...

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NARS Holiday 2009 Collection

NARS Holiday 2009 Collection

NARS Holiday 2009 Collection

Here's a peek at what NARS has in store for you this holiday season...

Soft Touch Shadow Pencil ($24.00)

  • Goddess Pale champagne
  • Aigle Noir Smoky green
  • Skorpios Copper

Eyeshadow Duo ($32.00)

  • Brousse Subdued purple / bronze
  • Eurydice Eggplant / Dusty gray
  • Taiga Pale yellow / Olive green

Cream...

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Fusion Beauty LipFusion Infatuation

Fusion Beauty LipFusion Infatuation

Fusion Beauty LipFusion Infatuation ($29.00 for 0.19 oz.) is supposed to be a liquid lip color that also plumps up lips with Fusion Beauty's Amplifat™ technology.

In the past, Fusion's LipFusion has always been my go-to if I ever want a lip plumper, just because I found their original LipFusion line...

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Guerlain Meteorites Perles Impériales

Guerlain Meteorites Perles Impériales

Guerlain Meteorites Perles Impériales ($53.00 for 1.2 oz.) is the latest limited edition shade of Guerlain's famous Meteorites from their holiday collection, slated for release this October.

Perles Imperiales is a soft, icy cool-toned pink highlighter with silvery-pink shimmer. I'm not sure if it's...

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