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Temptalia Asks You - Are you the biggest beauty addict amongst your friends?

Temptalia Asks You - Are you the biggest beauty addict amongst your friends?

Are you the biggest beauty addict amongst your friends? Do you have a friend who's as into beauty as you?

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I'm definitely the biggest beauty addict amongst my friends. Most of mine aren't into makeup at all! Go figure! . .

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Lacoste Love of Pink for Feminine Florals

Lacoste Love of Pink for Feminine Florals

Lacoste's Love of Pink is the most recent launch to continue in the "Pink" tradition (previous scents include Dream of Pink and Touch of Pink). The scent was designed for "women with a passion for love and a sense of romantic vitality, the alluring new fragrance from LACOSTE encapsulates that...

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Look - Quick & Dirty Style Warrior Yellow & Brown Look

Look - Quick & Dirty Style Warrior Yellow & Brown Look

This was a really quick Style Warrior look I put together the other day. I don't think Night Manoeuvers is a very flattering color on me -- at least in this pairing! I think I could wear it in a more gray/purple kind of look. I was attempting to only use Style Warrior products, so, there ya have...

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N.Y.C. Contest

N.Y.C. Contest

250 readers will each win 2 coupons worth $5 each for N.Y.C. New York Color Products good at participating retail stores. Just head onto the N.Y.C. Temptalia Contest Page to read the rules and enter to win. I know many of you are looking for beauty bargains and saving money, so when N.Y.C....

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Win MAC Violet Fire Nail Lacquer!

Win MAC Violet Fire Nail Lacquer!

Temptalia Gives Away MAC Violet Fire Nail Lacquer!

We're giving away one (1) MAC Violet Fire Nail Lacquer from the limited edition MAC Style Warrior Collection. Submit your entry by leaving a comment in this post and telling us why you want to win. Winner will be chosen randomly and notified via...

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Temptalia Asks You - What's the biggest haul you've ever had?

Temptalia Asks You - What's the biggest haul you've ever had?

What's the biggest haul you've ever had? What was in it?

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I think it was probably the C-Shock collection... I just remember buying EVERYTHING. . .

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MAC Cosmetics Naked Honey Collection Official Information & Photos

MAC Cosmetics Naked Honey Collection Official Information & Photos

MAC Cosmetics Naked Honey Collection

Bees do it… now MAC does it! Honey that is! As ancient and exotic as Kohl, great beauties have long revered the natural restorative powers of the Golden Elixir.

Following the example of their fabled Queen, Cleopatra, Egyptians bathed in honey and milk. Queen Anne...

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MAC Style Warrior Collection - Official Details & Photos

MAC Style Warrior Collection - Official Details & Photos

MAC Cosmetics Style Warrior Collection

Emerging from every corner of the glamorous globe, a new Style Warrior. Made to celebrate the cross-cultural sophistication of the modern Amazon Princess, African Queen, Crouching Tigress…

Never before have we seen the “Wild Things” of the world come...

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5 Ways to Feel Beautiful for Less

5 Ways to Feel Beautiful for Less

5 Ways to Feel Beautiful for Less

Only a Woman's World is all about making better choices and feeling good about yourself. Sometimes with all of the beauty products available, I forget there are simpler ways that I can do every day to make myself feel beautiful inside and out. These are just five...

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Challenge: Warrior Women

Challenge: Warrior Women

Challenge: Warrior Women

We want to see YOU transform into a "Warrior Woman!" Challenge yourself by recreating or creating your own straight-from-scratch look that fits the theme "Warrior Women." Submit your entry (or entries!) by May 24th to be included in this makeup challenge. Please submit all...

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Summerproof Your Makeup: Benefit Posietint Lip & Cheek Stain

Summerproof Your Makeup: Benefit Posietint Lip & Cheek Stain

Benefit Posietint ($28.00) is a lip and cheek stain in a cool, bright pop of pink. The bottle feels very small, but this is a product where less is most definitely more! You need very little -- just a little dot on each cheek, then blend either with fingers or a stippling brush (I love the 188 for...

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MAC Cosmetics: Your Guide to Everything MAC Makeup!

MAC Cosmetics: Your Guide to Everything MAC Makeup!

Everything You Wanted to Know About MAC Cosmetics

Our Guide for the Newly Addicted has just about everything you wanted to know about all that is MAC. From the history of the brand to terminology and product basics, you'll find it in this ten-part series.

Our MAC Must-Haves series features twenty-four...

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8 Must-Have MAC PRO Pigments

8 Must-Have MAC PRO Pigments

8 Must-Have MAC (PRO) Pigments

About the Temptalia Must-Haves Series A series of posts showcasing must-have products from MAC Cosmetics' permanent line of products. Selections are based on quality, universality, uniqueness amongst the line, and the like. Limited edition shades are deliberately...

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8 Must-Have MAC Pigments

8 Must-Have MAC Pigments

8 Must-Have MAC (Consumer) Pigments

About the Temptalia Must-Haves Series A series of posts showcasing must-have products from MAC Cosmetics' permanent line of products. Selections are based on quality, universality, uniqueness amongst the line, and the like. Limited edition shades are deliberately...

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Win MAC Bright Future Eyeshadow!

Win MAC Bright Future Eyeshadow!

Temptalia Gives Away MAC Bright Future Eyeshadow!

We're giving away one (1) MAC Bright Future Eyeshadow from the limited edition MAC Style Warrior Collection. Submit your entry by leaving a comment in this post and telling us why you want to win. Winner will be chosen randomly and notified via...

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Temptalia Asks You - How long does it take you to do your makeup on average?

Temptalia Asks You - How long does it take you to do your makeup on average?

How long does it take you to do your makeup on average? What's your speediest time? Longest time?

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Five minutes or less for speediest... probably somewhere around two hours for longest! I'd say 20-30 minutes on average. . .

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Look - Yellow & Purple Style Warrior Look

Look - Yellow & Purple Style Warrior Look

Here's a MAC Style Warrior look! I did false eyelashes again (hey, when you've spent four years attempting without success, and you can manage it... you keep trying!), but I used knockoff #7s instead, and they were just too long, IMO. I ended up removing them, because the length was a bit...

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MAC Style Warrior Available Online!

MAC Style Warrior Available Online!

Just a heads up, but MAC Style Warrior is now available on maccosmetics.com :) You'll have to hunt around a bit, going through the various sections to locate the products (e.g. "Eyes" and "Eyeshadow" to see the Style Warrior Eyeshadows). Here are some links to products: Eyeshadows, Lipstick, Lipglass, ...

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Temptalia Asks You - What makeup do you have to wear before leaving the house?

Temptalia Asks You - What makeup do you have to wear before leaving the house?

What makeup do you have to wear before leaving the house? (If any!)

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These days, I leave the house with just moisturizer on and no foundation (or tinted moisturizer!)! I do prefer to have foundation/tinted moisturizer, though. It just depends where I'm going :) . .

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Win MAC On A Mission Blush!

Win MAC On A Mission Blush!

Temptalia Gives Away MAC On A Mission Blush!

We're giving away one (1) MAC On A Mission Blush from the limited edition MAC Style Warrior Collection. Submit your entry by leaving a comment in this post and telling us why you want to win. Winner will be chosen randomly and notified via e-mail. This...

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