Greetings from cold and wet Northern California, ladies. 🙂 What are you up to? I was a little beat from my afternoon in San Francisco yesterday, so I kinda slept in. It’s amazing what a few extra hours of sleep will do, though… I *almost* feel like a real girl, LOL!
Lunch with the girls yesterday in the city was fun. We met at La Mar, a Peruvian restaurant near the Ferry Building with LOTS of great seafood and fancy presentation.
I’d never had Peruvian food before and didn’t know what to expect. I went in thinking it would be hotter but was glad it wasn’t (I’m a wuss when it comes to hot food). They had this Peruvian corn which I’ll never forget. It tasted like regular corn but with GIGANTIC kernels the size of grapes!
The restaurant’s a little shoo-shoo/foo-foo ($$$$), and El Hub definitely would have complained about the smallish portions, but if you’re ever in the area it might be worth it to try something new.
Speaking of new things, here’s a look around the worlds of makeup and beauty:
- Stila’s Can Couture Instant Glam Can will help you get dolled up in a hot minute with a Major Lash mascara in black, a mini-Pomegranate Crush lip stain, mini-Convertible eyecolor in Peony and a pan of Kitten (meow!) eyeshadow.
- Give your pucker Valentine’s Day lurvies with Estee Lauder Love Your Lips.
- I drooled a little when I saw the Yves Saint Laurent Spring Look Palette.
- What do ya think of Givenchy New Impressions? Have you seen the Must-Have Blue quad?
- Luxe lips from the Guerlain Cherry Blossom collection
- Brightening Blushes from Too Faced — yes or no?
- A new limited-edition version of Clinique’s Happy: Happy in Bloom
- Tarte’s Flower Child Natural Eyeshadow Palette is refillable, yay!
- Will The Balm’s For Keeps Watercolor Lip Stains rock or not?
- Boscia’s MakeUp-BreakUp Cool Cleansing Oil looks neat; I just hope it isn’t drying!
- Neutral-lovin’ babes, check out the Hourglass Cashmere and Zodiac Face Palettes.
- New at the House of Tar-ghay — Bella B body products
- Refresh thirsty winter skin with Kate Somerville’s Quench Hydrating Mask.
- What’s your take on Sephora’s Sparkle Strands? Trendy or tacky?
- I betcha Lewis Carroll would have worn the Alice in Wonderland OPI polishes.🙂
- If you have an extra $998 sitting around…
- Jo Malone’s Red Roses Fragrance Chronicle Set might be better than a dozen roses!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
marisol says
January 17th, 2010 at 3:39 pmI looked at the site for the restaurant and it looks really nice. I bet it’s great in the summer time when the sun is out. definitely one to save for a special occasion.
.-= marisol’s last blog post… Tequila & I Are Still Friends =-.
Deconstruction says
January 17th, 2010 at 3:45 pmI just remembered, when i saw your post, that I used to use Stila’s Convertible Color! I used in while in college because I felt it was natural and multipurpose.
.-= Deconstruction’s last blog post… Giveaway: Bare Minerals! =-.
Jen says
January 17th, 2010 at 5:34 pmIts funny how hispanic/latino food is so expensive in other places of our country! Let me know next time you are in Miami… I can tell all about our mom & pop places… 🙂
.-= Jen’s last blog post… It’s been decided! Picture No. 1 =-.
Molly says
January 17th, 2010 at 5:41 pmSparkle strands… cute, but tacky on a day-to-day basis. Would kick some nard at a rave or a club, or like halloween/new years, but other than that.. tackity.
amy says
January 17th, 2010 at 5:56 pmI have tried Peruvian food before and it was tasty. Too bad the restaurant closed because that was the only Peruvian restaurant in the city.
.-= amy’s last blog post… Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion Product Picture, Swatch and Review =-.
Lisa says
January 17th, 2010 at 6:18 pmI have the OPI Absolutely Alice on my twinkling toes as we speak! I got pretty good coverage from 2 coats, although it tries to get a bit “streaky” Makes me smile when I look at it, I think I’m going back for Mad as a Hatter.
Lisa says
January 17th, 2010 at 6:26 pmOoo another comment, Didn’t see that Tarte has new palette till I had already posted above.
I love, love, love Tarte shadows and I am getting the Flower Child palatte.
Annie024 says
January 17th, 2010 at 9:08 pmSephora’s Sparkle Strands=TACKY!
Love the Tarte pallete though and also the OPI polishes. Anything Alice in Wonderland inspired is awesome, including the Urban Decay new book of shadows!
mill says
January 17th, 2010 at 10:37 pmthe Givenchy printed lip markers have been on my list for MONTHS. and the stila thing looks awsome! BTW i LOVE LOVE LOVE these posts- im a new collections news junkie.
Outlaw says
January 17th, 2010 at 10:43 pmLove La Mar! I hope you had a pisco sour, they are the best I’ve had in San Francisco.
jesse says
January 17th, 2010 at 11:06 pmsparkle strands
tacky tack tacky!!!
NINA says
January 18th, 2010 at 6:18 amI am having a major love affair with Stila eyeshadows these days. For some reason, I find them so easy to blend and I love the luminous look it gives to my peepers.
So that Stila Can Couture is love for me!!!
Tiffany says
January 18th, 2010 at 9:39 amLOVE these types of posts!
I just got the OPI mad as a hatter polish. It kinda reminded me of the Lippman happy birthday polish you reviewed. I also have had my eye on those Givenchy lip markers – I wonder if they are any good?
Amber says
January 18th, 2010 at 11:03 amI have tried that Boscia cleansing oil. It worked okay, but I didn’t think it was anything special. I like Nude Skincare’s facial cleansing oil much better — it smells AMAZING.
.-= Amber’s last blog post… Comfort food: Italian biscuits =-.
Hazel says
January 18th, 2010 at 2:27 pmI LOOOOOVE the glam can, love your lips, and guerlain’s spring palette! they’re all so pretty!