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If you had a $100 gift to spend on beauty, what would you purchase?

If you had a $100 gift to spend on beauty, what would you purchase?

Sonia G. brushes! To get close to the $100 mark, I’d go with Sculpt Three ($32), Builder One ($32), and Worker One ($36).

— Christine

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What would you want your favorite brand to know if they read this post?

What would you want your favorite brand to know if they read this post?

I always get asked “what’s your favorite brand,” which I find impossible to answer now… I just like too much across too many brands, and by the nature of what I do, I flit from product to product. But last year’s brands of the year were Urban Decay and ColourPop. So, to Urban Decay: Please...

— Christine

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What's your best advice for someone in a makeup rut?

What's your best advice for someone in a makeup rut?

First, depending on how long it’s been going on, it might just be a good time to take a break and enjoy it (rather than feel like you’re in a rut and getting upset about it). Second, I find experimenting with different color combinations/textures or pulling out products I haven’t used in...

— Christine

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Have you ever repurchased a cheek color? Which one(s)?

Have you ever repurchased a cheek color? Which one(s)?

I have in the sense of re-reviewing products (like recently, I re-purchased all of the current MAC blushes). As far as for backup purposes or because I finished something, the last ones I recall was Tom Ford Lovelust and Chanel Jersey.

— Christine

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What are three versatile products you can't live without?

What are three versatile products you can't live without?

MAC Fairly Precious Blush, which I use as a blush, highlighter, and highlighting blush. Smith 253 brush for all my eye makeup needs (though I tend to use them for lid colors, I can easily use them all-over). Sonia G Sculpt Three fan brush works so well for highlighting, blush, and applying powder...

— Christine

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What are your least favorite sales tactics in beauty?

What are your least favorite sales tactics in beauty?

I do 95% of my beauty shopping online, so I’ll go with some peeves based on that: follow-up emails like “did you forget something” and emails that try to get you to purchase for fear of missing out.

— Christine

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What generally-accepted makeup rules do you intentionally break?

What generally-accepted makeup rules do you intentionally break?

I don’t know that tossing products based on the date given by manufacturers is really “generally accepted” by the online community but I definitely don’t do that… only if it changes smell/texture (mascara I toss more readily but often longer than the three months given). I regularly wear...

— Christine

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Have you ever had a time where you've stopped wearing makeup entirely?

Have you ever had a time where you've stopped wearing makeup entirely?

I can’t recall any specific time period–the longest I’ve probably gone was the last time I was extremely sick (swine flu), which was several years ago.

— Christine

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What question would you like to see featured next?

What question would you like to see featured next?

I’d love to feature your question in an upcoming Temptalia Asks You! I’m looking for more discussion-style questions as much as possible. Thank you! 🙂

— Christine

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Do you expect brands to be innovative?

Do you expect brands to be innovative?

To a degree. I am not always expecting brands to reinvent the wheel, and sometimes brands try to do so and it’s just… not innovative and feels more like a money grab by saying “it’s new!” I want to see brands that are looking forward so that if better ingredients or formulations become...

— Christine

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