Temptalia In-depth makeup reviews with swatches and dupes, plus what you need to know about new product launches and tips on how to use your makeup! Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:27:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 How to Conceal Acne - Tips & Tricks https://www.temptalia.com/conceal-acne-tips-tricks/ group https://www.temptalia.com/conceal-acne-tips-tricks/#comments Tue, 24 Dec 2013 18:00:00 +0000 Christine http://www.temptalia.com/?p=148103 Makeup & Beauty Tips on How to Conceal Acne Share your best tips and tricks for concealing acne or post-acne marks! Feel free to share your experiences, how you mastered techniques, or what you struggle with. My Tips I like using pencil concealers or more liquid-y concealers.  Pencil is great, because the tip makes it easy to be precise and can easily be carried with you on the go, while liquid ones can help to hydrate and minimize the look of dryness/flakiness on the affected area. My goal is always to minimize the look but concealing entirely sometimes just doesn't Continue Reading… ]]> Makeup & Beauty Tips on How to Conceal Acne

Share your best tips and tricks for concealing acne or post-acne marks! Feel free to share your experiences, how you mastered techniques, or what you struggle with.

My Tips

  1. I like using pencil concealers or more liquid-y concealers.  Pencil is great, because the tip makes it easy to be precise and can easily be carried with you on the go, while liquid ones can help to hydrate and minimize the look of dryness/flakiness on the affected area.
  2. My goal is always to minimize the look but concealing entirely sometimes just doesn’t work depending on the severity of the spot (and sometimes, how dry or flaky it is!).  I apply concealer in a thin layer initially, then apply a slightly thicker layer after that.  I like to use a flat, firm concealer brush for this initial application.
  3. Sometimes you need to do reverse contouring if it is a raised spot, so that it looks flatter and less raised.
]]> https://www.temptalia.com/conceal-acne-tips-tricks/feed/ 18 How to Conceal Under Eye Circles - Tips & Tricks https://www.temptalia.com/conceal-eye-circles-tips-tricks/ product https://www.temptalia.com/conceal-eye-circles-tips-tricks/#comments Tue, 10 Dec 2013 18:00:00 +0000 Christine http://www.temptalia.com/?p=148102 Makeup & Beauty Tips on How to Conceal Under Eye Circles Share your best tips and tricks for concealing under eye circles, tiredness, darkness, etc.! Feel free to share your experiences, how you mastered techniques, or what you struggle with. My Tips I like to use a concealer that is slightly peachy (or salmon) toned to help to counteract darkness. I prefer a creamier concealer that's not too emollient but not too dry to maximize effectiveness in terms of concealing and smoothing out the area while minimizing settling/creasing. I like to pat on with finger tips, and then use a Continue Reading… ]]> Makeup & Beauty Tips on How to Conceal Under Eye Circles

Share your best tips and tricks for concealing under eye circles, tiredness, darkness, etc.! Feel free to share your experiences, how you mastered techniques, or what you struggle with.

My Tips

  1. I like to use a concealer that is slightly peachy (or salmon) toned to help to counteract darkness.
  2. I prefer a creamier concealer that’s not too emollient but not too dry to maximize effectiveness in terms of concealing and smoothing out the area while minimizing settling/creasing.
  3. I like to pat on with finger tips, and then use a fluffy blending brush (like for eyeshadow) to blend the concealer.  Then set with translucent or pressed powder!
]]> https://www.temptalia.com/conceal-eye-circles-tips-tricks/feed/ 57 How to Play Up Your Natural Beauty - Tips & Tricks https://www.temptalia.com/play-natural-beauty-tips-tricks/ https://www.temptalia.com/play-natural-beauty-tips-tricks/#comments Tue, 03 Dec 2013 18:00:00 +0000 Christine http://www.temptalia.com/?p=143892 Makeup & Beauty Tips on How to Play Up Your Natural Beauty Share your best tips and tricks for play up your natural beauty! Feel free to share your experiences, how you mastered techniques, or what you struggle with. My Tips Natural beauty to me always makes me think of skin, so I think base products can often do the most for enhancing the canvas by evening out the color, hiding any slight imperfections from acne (or post-acne) and the like, but one that is light to medium coverage still lets the natural skin come through.  I like a buildable Continue Reading… ]]> Makeup & Beauty Tips on How to Play Up Your Natural Beauty

Share your best tips and tricks for play up your natural beauty! Feel free to share your experiences, how you mastered techniques, or what you struggle with.

My Tips

  1. Natural beauty to me always makes me think of skin, so I think base products can often do the most for enhancing the canvas by evening out the color, hiding any slight imperfections from acne (or post-acne) and the like, but one that is light to medium coverage still lets the natural skin come through.  I like a buildable foundation, as I can use it lightly all-over and then use more moderate coverage just in the areas I need it.
  2. Finishing powders do a lot to add life to skin that can be tired or dull without making it look really shimmery or highlighted, and they’re very much my secret weapon to faking beautiful skin.
  3. I like to pick one or two features and then bring them out, like if you have really lovely eyes, then bringing out their shape by defining or contouring can be a great thing to do.  If you have great cheek bones, lightly highlighting and contouring can really make them pop.
]]> https://www.temptalia.com/play-natural-beauty-tips-tricks/feed/ 18 How to Find Colors that Flatter You - Tips & Tricks https://www.temptalia.com/find-colors-flatter-tips-tricks/ https://www.temptalia.com/find-colors-flatter-tips-tricks/#comments Tue, 19 Nov 2013 18:00:00 +0000 Christine http://www.temptalia.com/?p=143890 Makeup & Beauty Tips on How to Find Colors that Flatter You Share your best tips and tricks for finding the right colors for your coloring! Feel free to share your experiences, how you mastered techniques, or what you struggle with. My Tips Experiment!  First and foremost, it's about playing with different colors and seeing what you like and what you don't like.  You can even mix colors to create shades you don't own (but maybe will!). A general rule of thumb is warmer complexions look better in warmer hues and vice versa. I think it's a good starting point, Continue Reading… ]]> Makeup & Beauty Tips on How to Find Colors that Flatter You

Share your best tips and tricks for finding the right colors for your coloring! Feel free to share your experiences, how you mastered techniques, or what you struggle with.

My Tips

  1. Experiment!  First and foremost, it’s about playing with different colors and seeing what you like and what you don’t like.  You can even mix colors to create shades you don’t own (but maybe will!).
  2. A general rule of thumb is warmer complexions look better in warmer hues and vice versa. I think it’s a good starting point, but just because you have cool undertones doesn’t mean you can’t wear a warm color.
  3. Sometimes it’s not about that one color as it is about how the color works whatever else you have on (both in terms of makeup as well as clothes, accessories, etc.).  There are some colors that don’t work as well with my coloring if that was all I wore, but if I pair it with another color, it can work.
]]> https://www.temptalia.com/find-colors-flatter-tips-tricks/feed/ 28 How to Fill in Your Brows - Tips & Tricks https://www.temptalia.com/fill-brows-tips-tricks/ https://www.temptalia.com/fill-brows-tips-tricks/#comments Tue, 12 Nov 2013 18:00:00 +0000 Christine http://www.temptalia.com/?p=143889 Makeup & Beauty Tips on How to Fill in Your Brows Share your best tips and tricks for filling in brows! Feel free to share your experiences, how you mastered techniques, or what you struggle with. My Tips I like using an angled brush that is no thicker than the thinnest part of my brow (which works out to be MAC's 266 for me). I have darker brows but full-on black looks unnatural and very, very dark on me, so I opt for something a little lighter with a touch of warmth.  You do have to experiment with shades sometimes Continue Reading… ]]> Makeup & Beauty Tips on How to Fill in Your Brows

Share your best tips and tricks for filling in brows! Feel free to share your experiences, how you mastered techniques, or what you struggle with.

My Tips

  1. I like using an angled brush that is no thicker than the thinnest part of my brow (which works out to be MAC’s 266 for me).
  2. I have darker brows but full-on black looks unnatural and very, very dark on me, so I opt for something a little lighter with a touch of warmth.  You do have to experiment with shades sometimes to find something that balances well with your natural hair color.
  3. When I have first grabbed product onto the brush, I apply in the middle, not the ends, as a lot of product will get applied on that initial application, so it’s better that I can blend it out to the rest of the brow than start at the edge where it might be too strong.
]]> https://www.temptalia.com/fill-brows-tips-tricks/feed/ 34 How to Apply Setting Powder - Tips & Tricks https://www.temptalia.com/apply-setting-powder-tips-tricks/ https://www.temptalia.com/apply-setting-powder-tips-tricks/#comments Tue, 05 Nov 2013 18:00:00 +0000 Christine http://www.temptalia.com/?p=143888 Makeup & Beauty Tips on How to Applying Setting Powder Share your best tips and tricks for applying setting powder to your face! Feel free to share your experiences, how you mastered techniques, or what you struggle with. My Tips It's important the powder is pressed into the skin, not merely feathered, if you really want to set the underlying base products--just use less than you think as you don't need a lot and too much can look caky! I like translucent powders when I have a foundation that matches me, but I also keep a setting powder that is Continue Reading… ]]> Makeup & Beauty Tips on How to Applying Setting Powder

Share your best tips and tricks for applying setting powder to your face! Feel free to share your experiences, how you mastered techniques, or what you struggle with.

My Tips

  1. It’s important the powder is pressed into the skin, not merely feathered, if you really want to set the underlying base products–just use less than you think as you don’t need a lot and too much can look caky!
  2. I like translucent powders when I have a foundation that matches me, but I also keep a setting powder that is slightly darker so I can fix any foundation that might be slightly light.
  3. I like to mist my face with water (or if you prefer, an actual facial mist!) afterward, which helps to take down some of the excess powderiness.
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Share your best tips and tricks for caring for oily skin! Feel free to share your experiences, how you mastered techniques, or what you struggle with.

My Tips

  1. This is all readers!  I don’t have oily skin, so I don’t have any TRIED and true tips.  Ones I’ve heard often are: don’t skip moisturizer, just use one that’s appropriate for your skin type; mattifying powders and primers help; keep blotting powder or papers handy.
]]> https://www.temptalia.com/care-oily-skin-tips-tricks/feed/ 56 How to Hydrate Dry Skin - Tips & Tricks https://www.temptalia.com/hydrate-dry-skin-tips-tricks/ product https://www.temptalia.com/hydrate-dry-skin-tips-tricks/#comments Tue, 22 Oct 2013 17:00:00 +0000 Christine http://www.temptalia.com/?p=142016 Makeup & Beauty Tips on How to Hydrate Dry Skin Share your best tips and tricks for hydrating dry skin!  Feel free to share your experiences, how you mastered techniques, or what you struggle with. My Tips I like using products that help give an added boost to dry skin like hydrating serums/gels along with a really heavy duty moisturizer that I can use a spot treatment, so it won't necessarily feel heavy or too much all-over but just right for those drier areas. Spend a little extra time working your moisturizer (both AM and PM) into the skin--make it Continue Reading… ]]> Makeup & Beauty Tips on How to Hydrate Dry Skin

Share your best tips and tricks for hydrating dry skin!  Feel free to share your experiences, how you mastered techniques, or what you struggle with.

My Tips

  1. I like using products that help give an added boost to dry skin like hydrating serums/gels along with a really heavy duty moisturizer that I can use a spot treatment, so it won’t necessarily feel heavy or too much all-over but just right for those drier areas.
  2. Spend a little extra time working your moisturizer (both AM and PM) into the skin–make it more of a ritual.  At night, make sure you’ve let your moisturizer absorb before laying on your pillow so your pillow doesn’t get half the hydration!
  3. Don’t over-cleanse or over-exfoliate.  Make sure the products you’re using aren’t stripping your skin of its natural oils.
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