Beauty product reviews, makeup tips and news from your friendly neighborhood beauty addict.
June 24th, 2009 | Karen | Filed in: Hair, Just For Fun
Woo hoo, congrats to my girl SJP! On Tuesday she and hubby Matthew Broderick welcomed twin girls Marion Loretta Elwell and Tabitha Hodge Broderick to the family.
I wonder if the lil’ ones will grow up to be as fashionable as their mom. 
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Karen
June 20th, 2009 | Karen | Filed in: Hair, Just For Fun
I’m not sure exactly when it happened or what I did to deserve it, but seven long, wiry hairs have sprouted up on each of my big toes.
It’s as if I have El Hub’s feet attached to my legs!
I used to think of my feet as pretty darn cute. I was always a hairy Sasquatch everywhere else, sure, but my toes had been gloriously fur free.
Cartoon representation
Shaving them off seems kind of weird to me, ya know? I shave my legs all the time, but for some reason I can’t wrap my head around shaving the hair on my toes.
What should I do? If you have hairy tootsies, do you shave, pluck or wax?
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
June 19th, 2009 | Karen | Filed in: Hair, Just For Fun
Rise and shine, morning glories. TGIF!
We’re narrowing things down with this second Beyonce hairstyle poll, which includes the two top vote getters from the first poll a few days ago.
Girlfriend’s rocked way more hairstyles than I thought… Whether it’s a different color, texture or style, she’s never kept the same look for long.
We might have to make this series a Beyonce hair trilogy, LOL!
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Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
June 14th, 2009 | Karen | Filed in: Hair, Just For Fun
Not even 30 yet (!), Houston’s own Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (born September 4, 1981) already has more than 118 million records sold to date (combined solo career and Destiny’s Child). Younger than all of them, that puts her within striking distance of iconic recording artists like The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Pink Floyd and Mariah Carey.
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All that, and her career’s burning hotter than ever. She has more top tens than any other female recording artist this decade and just came in fourth on Forbes’ list of the 100 Most Powerful Celebrities of 2009, behind Angelina Jolie, Oprah and Madonna!
Not bad, Sasha Fierce.
Her look is always changing, whether it’s a tall beehive for a film role, long with big curls, straight with highlights, medium-length with tight curls or even bright blonde, she never keeps the same hairstyle for long (I’ll take the top voted styles from this poll and pit them against a second set of Beyonce’s hairstyles in Part 2 of this poll).
Loading ...Do you have a favorite Beyonce song? Right now this one’s mine!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
June 12th, 2009 | Karen | Filed in: Hair, Product Reviews
Heya, ladies. How was your day? What was the highlight of your Friday?
I’ve been sort of out of it today… I spent way too much time in Photoshop trying to design those pink and green thumbs for the MAC Naked Honey Review Roundup post this afternoon.
Time flies when you’re having fun with Photoshop.
Now I’m just browsing the web, looking for hair tips to create voluminous, *va-va-va-voom!* Victoria’s Secret hair.
Ever since my last haircut, I’ve been wanting to utilize these long layers for something dramatic.
Unfortch, there’s a fine line between good-looking big ass hair and hot mess hair.
Luckily for those of us obsessed with big hair, there’s Redken’s Layer Lift Spray Gel ($15), a non-aerosol, volumizing spray with a summery, lemon scent that fades in minutes.
Layer Lift adds body while providing hold, enhancing shine and packing frizz-fighting power.
To use it I spray enough on wet hair to lightly coat the top layers and ends.
The product doesn’t feel goopy or sticky like most tube gels, and that’s nice. Perhaps because of it, the pump doesn’t clog, so it’s always ready to apply in a jiffy.
Once dry, my hair rocks mad volume all the way from mid-shaft to the ends, and because Layer Lift also helps to keep frizz under control, my mane avoids looking like a hot mess.
The stuff would be my new hair stylin’ crush if it weren’t for the price…
The 5.7-oz bottle seems small for $15, and I’m going through it quickly. After only two weeks, I’ve used about a third, but I bet that has something to do with the length of my hair. If you have shorter and/or thinner hair, you may be able to use less.
Price: $15 for a 5.7-oz spray bottle
Use: A frizz-fighting, shine-enhancing, volumizing spray gel
Makeup and Beauty Blog Rating: B+
Woot, woot, we made it to the weekend! Do you have any plans?
Tomorrow is Nordstrom’s Cosmetics Summer Trend Show in SF. I’ll be there with my trusty camera and notebook, of course, trying to figure out what’s what.
Enjoy the rest of your Friday night. Tabs says “Mmmrow!”
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
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