MAC Golden Bronze Iridescent Powder/Loose, $23. Available now at MAC counters, stores and maccosmetics.com.
Archives for May 2012
The Weekly Roundup: Posts You Might Have Missed
Tut-tut, sailor! Time to swab the deck, etc. our starboard bow! And haul in the sails and whatnot, and so forth!
Yeah…I don’t know a lot about sailing. 🙂
Rise and shine, morning glory! I hope you’re having a good weekend so far.
I’m quite proud of myself. I did a lot of much-needed housecleaning yesterday, and I’m starting to feel better about the condition of the house. Still have an unfurnished dining room filled with cardboard boxes from the move here three years ago, but every little bit helps (keep me from completely losing my sh*t).
I’m not sure what’s on my agenda today… Maybe a drive up to wine country around lunchtime, just to get out of Dodge for a while.
What have you been up to? I hope there’s been some room for fun.
Surf’s up! Or, where I’ve been, what I’ve read and what I’ve been lemming lately
- MAC Nail Lacquer Swatches — Nail Art Junkie
- Tia Williams’ writing moves me. That is all. — Shake Your Beauty
- Marian Newman for Vogue Japan — British Beauty Blogger
- The forecast calls for clear skin, according to Philosophy — Sicka Than Average
- ***NOTE TO SELF*** Add MAC Touche Lustre to makeup bag ASAP — This That Beauty
- Thoughts have power: choose the good ones! — Purpose Fairy
- FYI, if you’re a married cat lady, resist the temptation to adopt that 550th cat — Jezebel
- 10 Things Lucky People Do Differently — Marc and Angel Hack Life
iPod magic!
The legendary documentary filmmaker Ken Burns on what makes a great story
THANK YOU, MOM!
I. Can’t. Stop. Dancing!
My new favorite running song…
Yves Saint Laurent Majorelle Blue Waterproof Mascara
The MAC Hey, Sailor! Eyeshadows Are Anything But Boring
MAC Hey, Sailor! My, What Rich Lipsticks You Have
Swatches of Yves Saint Laurent and Laura Mercier Summer 2012
The Illamasqua Naked Strangers Collection
Summer From Tokidoki, Korres, Smashbox and Laura Mercier
MAC Extended Play Lash Mascara
The MAC Hey, Sailor! Pro Longwear Lip Pencils
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Red Pepper Quiche
And a side salad, nom!
MAC Hey, Sailor! What’s That on Your Nails?
Hey, Sailor! What’s that you’re wearing on your nails?
Oh, the two new nail lacquers from MAC’s Hey, Sailor! collection? Ya don’t say… Well, in that case, drop anchor for a spell, and tell me what you can about these nautical treats.
Hmm… They’re expensive, you say? Wow, $17? That does sound like a lot, even if the packaging is cute and limited edition.
But what about the individual shades? What do you think? Are they worth it?
TOUCH OF RED
I only need one or two coats of this bright, creamy yellowish red for full-coverage color, and it dries in a decent amount of time. Say 30 minutes.
I dig how well it matches the red lip products also released with this collection, but I feel like I’ve seen similar colors for much less…
MAKEUP AND BEAUTY BLOG RATING: B
Touch of Red
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Milani Crystal Gloss for Lips Might Be Making MAC Jealous
Milani Crystal Gloss in Cotton Candy on lips
At a quick glance, I might assume that this brownish pink gloss with golden pearl, creamy brownish plum and soft, shimmery neutral pink were all members of the MAC gloss family, but the $4.99 price tag is all Milani.
Yup, the Milani Crystal Glosses have a rep for being drugstore MAC gloss dupes, and I can definitely see the similarities in the three new shades Milani recently released for summer.
Take Milani’s shimmery pinkish brown Fascination. Now, is it just me, or does Fascination look like a shy, sheerer, less golden version of MAC Viva Glam V Lipglass?
And then there’s shimmery pink Cotton Candy, which reminds me of a bookish tween version of MAC’s Creamsheen in Right Image.
And if MAC Spite wasn’t so intense, I’d call it Precious, as in Milani’s Precious.
Crystal Gloss for Lips in Fascination, Precious and Cotton Candy, $5.45 each (three new shades available at select CVS/Pharmacy stores)
Glitzy Glamour Gloss in High Status and Show Stopper; Crystal Gloss in Fascination, Precious and Cotton Candy
Precious
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Two Ways to Win a $50 eGift Card from Sephora!
- WINNER: The giveaway is closed now, and the winner is Katie-Jean! Congratulations, Katie-Jean! If you entered but didn’t win this time around, keep trying, and click here to enter any ongoing giveaways before you jet. 🙂
Whenever I play Maroon 5 in my office Tabs runs out of the room (he will hang out for Biggie though, LOL!). I’m telling you this because I can’t get that Payphone song out of my head, and I’ve been listening to it repeatedly, much to Tabs’ chagrin.
El Hub came home singing it the other day, and now it seems like we don’t go 20 minutes before one of us starts, “I’m at a payphone…”
Tabs has not been thrilled. 🙂
I’ve been trying to remember the last time I actually used a payphone, and I think it might’ve been around 1993. Hard to believe there was a time when you couldn’t easily get a hold of people 24 hours a day, isn’t it?
Now, I feel weird whenever I’m without my iPhone. Although, truth be told, I use my phone more to take pics of my cat than I do to speak with people, haha!
I just don’t have the patience to sit and talk on the phone for long periods of time anymore, not that I’m a bigger fan of texting, especially when it comes to sharing important news or well-wishes, like “Happy birthday!” or “Merry Christmas!” For things like that, I think you still gotta pick up the phone.
A single gal pal of mine tells me that texting is the big thing now in dating. She says that when boys ask her out, they always do it via text.
I don’t know if I could handle that if I were single. I mean, what if you met a really cute, great guy who texted terribly? I’m not down for dudes who send texts like, “C U 2NITE!” Please, I beg you, take the extra 5 seconds to spell out your words. Please.
Then again, I broke up with a guy once because he used ellipses at the end of every sentence in his emails… (I know I use them a lot, too…and I purposefully leave off that fourth dot at the end of sentences.)
I’ll say this about El Hub: the boy gives GREAT email.
I’ve been out of the dating game for a while, so I’m curious — what’s it like nowadays? For the single gals (and guys), do you think it’s easier or tougher to find a decent date? Does technology help or hinder dating?
Before you go, don’t forget to enter today’s Sephora eCard giveaway. I’m gonna go grab a second cup of coffee now. Be right back.
What folks are saying…
“Thanks so much, Karen. Just in case you were wondering what I got with it, I decided to go with the Clarisonic Mia–I’ve been wanting it for years now, but have never purchased it because of the price. Your eCard helped me finally buy it! I look forward to using it. Thanks again!”
-Jane“Shut the front door! OMG Karen, you have made my day. 🙂 I’m sick in bed with the flu and this has just cheered me up immensely!!!!!!!! BTW, I’m the one that sent you that pic of my pug in a wig a few weeks back LOL! Thanks again, honestly, I’m beyond giddy right now.”
-Angel“Oh my goodness! Thank you so much Karen (and Tabs, of course)! I really appreciate this! I’d been eyeing the Anastasia brow pencil in Strawburn to match my red hair!”
-Chelsea (and Jiji the kitten and Quincy the bunny)“Never before have I been so pleased to check my email right before bed!!! Thank you so, so much! I truly enjoy your blog and check it almost daily! Thanks again! This made my night!”
-Melissa, Edmond, OK“Hi Karen. Oh my goodness! I can’t believe I won! :O Thank you so much! You, Tabs, and your blog are amazing! Thank you for keeping me updated on all things beauty and more importantly, for keeping me entertained! Keep doing your thing! 🙂 Thank you again.”
-Jacqueline“Hi Karen. Thank you so much, I’m so excited, I’ve never won anything before. My name is Hana … I just turned 25 (today is my birthday!) Yay! Thank you.”
-Hana
- One (1) Sephora eGift card containing $50 sent to the winner by email (international readers, you may opt to receive $50 sent by PayPal instead).
- There are two ways to enter, and you can do both of them for two chances to win. First, you can enter by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post, a comment about anything at all, like, what was the worst date you’ve ever been on? And the best date? What are your dating deal-breakers (I just watched that episode of 30 Rock)? What’s your favorite date night look? Have you ever asked someone out on a date? What’s your current relationship status? — you get the idea.
- Second, you can enter by following me on Twitter @karenmbb and retweeting (RT) the following message:
- Follow @karenmbb and RT to Win a $50 eGift Card from Sephora! http://bit.ly/LmXcpX
- The deadline to enter is Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 11:59PM (PT).
- Entrants must enter using a valid email address and/or Twitter account to win.
- A maximum of two (2) entries per person — one within the comments at the bottom of this post, and a second entry via Twitter addressed to me @karenmbb.
- Contest is open to individuals of any country who have reached the age of majority according to their local laws (18 in the United States with these exceptions: Alabama and Nebraska, 19; Mississippi, 21).
- Sephora eGift Certificates can only be redeemed online and are not valid in stores or available for purchase or redemption in Canada. International winners may opt to substitute the Sephora eGift card prize for $50 sent directly to their email address by PayPal instead.
- Tabs and I (heretofore referred to as “T-Money and K-Dawg”) will select one (1) winner at random from the entries either left in the comments at the bottom of this blog post or addressed to @karenmbb on Twitter.
- The winner will be announced here within 48 hours of the deadline.
- Void where prohibited by law.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
- WINNER: The giveaway is closed now, and the winner is Katie-Jean! Congratulations, Katie-Jean! If you entered but didn’t win this time around, keep trying, and click here to enter any ongoing giveaways before you jet. 🙂
MAC Ambering Rose Sheertone Shimmer Blush
MAC Ambering Rose Sheertone Shimmer Blush, $20. Have you tried this shade?
No Really, Today I Saw a Rainbow
It appeared outside my office window at sunset.