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Tips for Making High Heels Comfortable – Makeup and Beauty Blog’s Guide to Smart Clubbing, Part 2

May 16th, 2007 by Karen 10 Comments

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So you want to get your groove on and you positively must wear those three-inch heels – but you know that in the wee hours your feet will be paying dearly for putting fashion over function. (Blisters, anyone?)

Makeup and Beauty Blog feels your pain.

After having one too many nights of wearing hella cute but painful footwear, I’ve found that there is a method to keep my feet blister-free so that I can dance all night long. The best part? I don’t have to spend a lot of money to achieve happy feet!

It sounds weird, but if I’m going to rock my high heels I prep my feet before going out. I figure it’s just like any part of getting ready for the night, except the words “moleskin” and “arch inserts” aren’t as sexy as “Chanel No. 5” and “MAC Nymphette Lipglass.”

Here are three essentials things for $11.00 or less that I use to keep my high heels comfy for a night out dancing.[Continue reading…]

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Late Night Beauty Shortcuts – Makeup and Beauty Blog’s Guide to Smart Clubbing, Part 1

May 15th, 2007 by Karen 1 Comment

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Now here is a sentence that I never thought I’d see in print: I’ve been going to clubs for 13 years. YIKES! I don’t go to clubs to meet people (hello, married). I go to clubs strictly to get my dance on, and during these many years of shaking my groove thang I’ve learned a makeup and beauty trick or two for several pre and post club situations.

So this week Makeup and Beauty Blog will be all up in the club, with posts about how to make your makeup and beauty routine easier, faster and just plain better for those late nights out dancing with your friends. [Continue reading…]

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Beauty Tip – Makeup and Beauty Tips for DMV License Pictures

May 11th, 2007 by Karen 5 Comments

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My mission today is possibly one of the biggest of all of beauty challenges: I have to go to the DMV to take a new license picture and somehow make it look cute.

The nasty florescent lighting, the institutional blue paper background … there are many elements that point toward certain disaster. Plus, I think the picture-taking dude that works at the nearby DMV REALLY HATES his job. He purposely waits for your eyes to be crossed, or for you to look like you’re confused before he snaps away, thus preserving your startled doe-in-the-headlights look for all eternity.

The only decent license picture I ever took was when I was 21 and weighed 20 pounds less … needless to say, I need a little bit more help now, since the fresh blush of youth and innocence has left (I’m not bitter!).[Continue reading…]

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Categories: Beauty Tips, Makeup Tips/How To

A Quick Beauty Tip – Shop at Stores with Excellent Return Policies

May 9th, 2007 by Karen Leave a Comment

I love trying new products — it’s the best part of being a beauty addict! However, when a new shampoo, skin cream or cleanser doesn’t work for me, I don’t want be stuck wasting money on a product that I don’t like. I usually buy products at the store and not online because for me, a big part of the experience is being able to smell and see the texture of whatever I’m buying. Plus, I like being instantly gratified. =)

I do three simple things to maximize my beauty dollars. [Continue reading…]

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MAC Favorites – Chosen by Makeup and Beauty Blog Readers

May 7th, 2007 by Karen Leave a Comment

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Ahh, it’s been fun, but ‘tis the end of MAC MAKEUP WEEK here at Makeup and Beauty Blog.

This won’t be the last you’ll be seeing of it though — I’ll be sure to hold more MAC-themed weeks like this in the future.

For all of you that sent in e-mails, thanks for sharing. As promised, here’s what you, the lovely readers, love most about MAC![Continue reading…]

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Categories: Beauty Tips, MAC Makeup, Makeup Tips/How To

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Hi there! I’m Karen, your friendly neighborhood beauty addict, and I’m a Bay Area girl who hoards brown eyeshadow and covets coral lipstick. Every morning, I wake up and say, “I’m going to do something other than a smoky eye today.” Then…I end up doing a smoky eye anyway (most days). When I’m not putting on makeup, taking pictures of makeup or writing about makeup, which I’ve been doing daily since 2007 (!), you’ll find me hanging out with my hubby (“El Hub”), my four-year-old daughter (Connor Claire) and my torbie girl cat (Pretty Girl Rosie, a.k.a. PGR).

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