Beauty product reviews, makeup tips and news from your friendly neighborhood beauty addict.
October 17th, 2009 | Karen | Filed in: Just For Fun, MAC Makeup
The eagle has landed, ladies! I’m back at home in Cali, eating chips for dinner and chatting with Tabs (he says hi, BTW).
I just saw myself in the mirror, and I look a fright! — kinda like how I used to look back when I was first trying to do smokey eyes.
That reminds me of something MAC VP of Makeup Artistry Gordon Espinet told me about MAC Smolder Eye Kohl. He described a way to use it to create a really easy smokey eye.
Smolder’s a creamy black (one of my favorite smokey eye products), perfect for classic black versions of the look or goofy twists like this Halloween one here.
As part of MAC’s permanent line, it’s been easy to find for a while, but they decided to re-promote it with Style Black.
Hmm… Feels like time for a giveaway!
One lucky lady will receive a tube of MAC Eye Kohl in Smolder from the Style Black Collection (a $14.50 value).
Entering is easy. There are two different ways, 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. In it, tell me how you’d wear (or have worn) Smolder.
I like to layer it beneath MAC Club, a duo-chrome (changes colors in the light) powder shadow, for a blueish green smokey eye.
Second, enter by following me on Twitter and retweeting (RT) the following message:
RT @karenmbb: RT to MAC Smolder Eye Kohl http://bit.ly/3zEALg
I’ll pick the winner at random from among the people who enter by 11:59 p.m. PST on Sunday, October 17.
Buena Suerte!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
October 15th, 2009 | Karen | Filed in: MAC Makeup
Greetings from Lost Wages, ladies (aka Las Vegas)! It was a beauty-full day here in Nevada, from what I hear…
I say that because I spent most of the day indoors at Blog World.
The conference got off to a killer start. I’m prepping a post with highlights that will go up early tomorrow. If you’re interested in blogging for fun and/or income (not necessarily beauty blogging, but any niche that interests you), you might want to check it out.
One of the speakers, Darren Rowse, has been an internet idol of mine for a while. He operates two fantastic blogs I frequent on an almost daily basis, Digital Photography School and Problogger. I’ve learned a ton from both of them. I’ll go into more detail in the post tomorrow, but I credit DPS with teaching me how to become one with my point-and-shoot Canon.
In makeup news, did you take home any of the new MAC Holiday collection today?
I swung by the MAC Pro Store here on the strip a little while ago to take a quick peek.
October 15th, 2009 | Karen | Filed in: Just For Fun, MAC Makeup
The giveaway is closed, and the winner has been contacted. Please check the home page for current giveaways.
Been wanting to get your hands on MAC’s DSquared Lipstick in Nude Rose? Even if it’s sold out locally, here’s your chance.
One lucky lady will receive a tube of MAC Blood Red Lipstick from the DSquared Collection (a $14 value), a sheer neutral pink.
Entering is easy. There are two different ways, 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. In it, tell me what makeup you’d wear with Nude Rose.
OOH! I’d pair it with something sassy… maybe a purple smokey eye.
Second, enter by following me on Twitter and retweeting (RT) the following message:
RT @karenmbb: RT to MAC DSquared Nude Rose Lipstick http://bit.ly/ijWR5
I’ll pick the winner at random from among the people who enter by 11:59 p.m. PST on Friday, October 16.
Bonne chance!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S. I’m just about to attend a Blog World session titled Internet Marketing for Smart People, LOL! I hope they don’t test me at the door.
The giveaway is closed, and the winner has been contacted. Please check the home page for current giveaways.
October 14th, 2009 | Karen | Filed in: Just For Fun, MAC Makeup
The giveaway is closed, and the winner has been contacted. Please check the home page for current giveaways.
Evening, chicas!
Greetings from Vey-gawsh. My dark circles and I are wondering if we should try our luck at the Wheel of Fortune slot machine…
While we weigh the pros and cons, how about a quick giveaway?
This one features one of my favorite things from MAC’s recent DSquared collection.
One lucky lady will receive a tube of MAC Blood Red Lipstick from the DSquared Collection (a $14 value), a creamy berry red.
Entering is easy. There are two different ways, 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. In it, tell me how you feel about lipstick.
I feel like a different girl with it on — sophisticated, worldy, put-together… like a super-heroine version of myself!
Second, enter by following me on Twitter and retweeting (RT) the following message:
RT @karenmbb: RT to MAC DSquared Blood Red Lipstick http://bit.ly/40HEyA
I’ll pick the winner at random from among the people who enter by 11:59 p.m. PST on Thursday, October 15.
Góða eydnu
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S. Today I just toured the strip, walking around like a dazed tourist. I did find a couple neat things I’ll post about soon (need to download the pics). Hope you’re having a good hump day.
The giveaway is closed, and the winner has been contacted. Please check the home page for current giveaways.
October 12th, 2009 | Karen | Filed in: Drugstore Beauty Finds, MAC Makeup, Skin Care
My skin adores MAC’s gentle Volcanic Ash Exfoliator. It makes my face and neck feel softer than a feather boa and smells yummy, too (like brown sugar and honey).
But the stuff ain’t cheap, that’s for sure… The tubes cost $20 a pop!
To put the price in perspective, that’s enough to get 13 Wet ‘n’ Wild 666 Brandywine lip pencils, yo!
Why exfoliate?
It removes dead cells dulling the surface of the skin while smoothing and brightening, and if you’re prone to pimples it can also reduce the frequency and severity of breakouts.
I love MAC’s Volcanic Ash but also want a cheaper alternative, so I’ve been haunting/hunting drugstore aisles up in my neck of the woods.
I think I may have found one — Aveeno’s $8 Positively Ageless Warming Scrub.
It’s a fairly new exfoliating scrub for the face and neck that contains Shitake mushroom complex instead of volcanic ash. The company claims it promotes younger-looking skin.
NOTE: Positively Ageless Scrub’s packaging isn’t very specific about what “younger-looking” skin means. Typically, the phrasing refers to products designed to reduce the appearance of age spots, fine lines and wrinkles.
After using it for two weeks, I haven’t seen a notable change in my spots or fine lines — maybe after I’ve used it longer — but I still really like the product as a skin exfoliator.
Like the name implies, Positively Ageless gently warms when I rub it against my skin.
It’s mostly a tossup. I consider my combo-oily/dry skin to be sensitive and have to be careful about abrasive scratching.
Like MAC Volcanic Ash Exfoliator, Positively Ageless Scrub’s exfoliating grains are finer than sand, and both leave my face and neck feeling soft and hydrated, versus dry or taut.
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