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Tabs and I have diametrically opposed opinions of Saturday mornings. While I love them, because I usually sleep in an hour or two later than I do on M-F, he does not, because normally during the workweek, practically the first thing I do, which is usually around 6:45 a.m., is take him outside for a quick walk on his leash.

Buuut, on Saturdays, since I like to sleep in, I get up a little later than usual, and his little kitty brain knows it. By 6:48 or so he starts mewling, LOUDLY, and pacing the hallway by the front door downstairs (I can hear his tabby claws clicking on the tiles from my bed upstairs) when I don’t get up at the regular time.

Right now as I’m typing this, he’s anxiously doing circuits around the kitchen and meowing nonstop.

“TABBY GOTS TO GO OUTSIDE!!!”

So that’s what I’m about to do.

Happy pre-Easter morning, my friend! 🙂 I hope you have a great holiday. El Hub, Tabs and I are just taking it easy around here today, but tomorrow we’ll drive out to the East Bay for brunch with the fam.

Yes, I said brunch, and you know how much I love love love brunch.

Good luck to you in the giveaway, and have a wonderful, perfect Easter weekend.

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    • __________ gives you wings.
    • What makeup brand most closely resembles your vibe/style?
    • Once upon a time there was a __________.
    • Did you belong to any cliques in high school?
    • Are you gullible?
    • Do you ever recall something that happened, but then realize that you’re actually remembering a dream?
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Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

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  2. Hello! I’m rather gullible. When I first me my boyfriend’s parents 5 years ago, they were able to convince me his mom was pregnant with twins – a jest that I believed for an hour lol!

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  4. I’m digging Tarte’s line right now — love the self-tanner like it’s my job. And the all-natural aspect has great appeal.

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  5. Happy Caturday & Happy Easter! I have to say that iced Americanos give me wings; as my 3 year old niece informed me one day, “Coffee make you happy-happy!”.

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    • Dammit! Why hasn’t someone invented a teleportation machine yet? Hurry up, stupid science community!

      Happy Easter weekend, girl. 🙂

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  7. Not gullible at all, in fact I’m probably too cynical. Right now I am loving MAC’s 15 eyeshadow neutral palette that is exclusive to Nordstrom. I’m actually considering the other warm neutral palette as well.

    Does Tabs have his cat friends over for Easter brunch?

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  10. I’m pretty gullible. Do you really take Tabs for walks? I know some people do that but I can’t imagine my kitties going outside. I keep them inside with me!

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  14. I was horrified!!! My brother had shaved off my eyebrows! T_T
    A scream, 1 angry txt and a “wht the…?” reply later, I realized it was only a dream! I was still in bed and my brother was safely half-way around the world (AWAY)!!! True Story! lol!
    (Hi Karen, Happy Easter. Love your blog and YT videos <3 )

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  24. I still need several of the NARS Audacious lipsticks to complete my collection. I think bordeaux Bette is next!

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  25. Happy Easter! Spending this weekend unfortunately writing a major paper — almost done grad school. Hope to take a break Sunday to have a nice home-made Easter brunch with the boyfriend!

    Really loving and into the Colourpop blushes right now, have three and have been wearing the heck out of them!

    Have a great weekend!

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  26. I used to be gullible, but life has made me just a little more cynical. I don’t take things at face value anymore.

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  27. I think Too Faced is very much my style when it comes to my vibe/style. I also LOVE Tarte cosmetics and there much up my ally as well!

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  30. I think my gullibility (is that a word?!) has lessened with age. I’m reaching the point where I give most things the side! 🙂

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  35. My cat is the same way!!! We feed her fancy feast grilled tuna. It’s like kitty crack. 30 minutes later she’s crying for more. Lol. Love your blog. MAC girls unite!!!’

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  36. What makeup brand most closely resembles your vibe/style?
    I would say…Laura Mercier even though I don’t have a lot of stuff from the brand. It’s just so sophisticated. No cutsie packages or a lot of colorful rainbow shades there. I’m all about neutral and elegant!

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  37. the makeup brand that most closely fits my style would have to be illamasqua! my fave brand ever & they helped get me into bolder looks.

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  38. yes i’m pretty gullible. i even recall my high school friend saying “did you know gullible is spelled ‘gulible’ (or some other crazy misspelled version) and i said really?” -.-

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  43. Probably Toofaced! They put out a lot of things that make me go, “Oooh, pretty!” I wish their eyeshadows were a little more like Urban Decay’s though…

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  44. this would be a great gift during my birthday week, so thanks for this chance.

    lately, my vibe seems to be reflected in the new UD Vice Ltd. eyeshadow palette.

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  45. Purple unicorns love galloping in the rain Forest but only on Tuesdays. On fridays they love meeting up with the Teal Pandas and hoping on the train together to go to sephora to shop for glitter.

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  46. What makeup brand most closely resembles your vibe/style?

    This is a bit hard haha.. Mainstream wise I’d say makeup forever

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  56. Once upon a time there was a makeup crane machine and I stood there for hours and won all this wonderful makeup on a crane machine !!!

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  57. My dreams have been so vivid, that sometimes I will remember them as real! But when I think about it, I realize it was simply a dream.

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  58. absolutely LOVE that you take Tabs for a walk on a leash! he must love it! i keep thinking i should do that with my kitty, but i’m worried she’ll get dirty or pick up fleas – do you have problems with that?

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  62. The makeup brands that most closely resemble my style would be Benefit & Tarte. Classic & feminine. And Too Faced when I’m feeling a little sassy.

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  63. Can we just take a second to discuss how amazing the Semi Sweet chocolate bar palette? I wasn’t expecting it to be as great as it is but good god is it fabulous! Deff my new favorite everyday palette! It’s overtaken both of my Lorac pros! So in love…..<3

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  64. I have recalled things that I thought had already happened, but then realize that, when they actually happen, they must not have happened until that moment.

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  65. It might be odd to say… but I think Revlon is closest to my personal style. They have some of the bold lips, but a lot of softer options…

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  68. It’s crazy how pets just know what time it is and wake you up for their morning walk! I was in deep sleep this morning and I suddenly feel something nudging me and it’s my little jack Russell CC telling me to get up. She first stretches on her side so her paws push into me and then proceeds to like me ruthlessly! so much for sleeping in! Haha.

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  69. New to your blog and absolutely loving it!

    Q: Do you ever recall something that happened, but then realize that you’re actually remembering a dream? A: Yes, and it’s the worst! It’s always mundane things too, which makes it more confusing. Like thinking I confirmed my doctor’s appointment, or got particular things I needed from the grocery store. I have some pretty boring dreams..

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  70. My kitty wake-up call is Peter Pumpkin trying to open the blinds so he can look out the window. He meows until I open them for him which then lets the sun shine directly on my face so I can’t sleep any more. Then after a few minutes of looking outside he curls up and falls asleep! I end up awake and out of bed and he’s sleeping peacefully! Lol!

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  71. the dream thing you mentioned reminds me of something-have you noticed when you have a fight with someone in your dream you are more likely to think it really happened? and you will actually wake up and stay angry at the person even though it didnt really happen LOL

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  77. i would say the indie brand colourpop fits my style the best. i have yet to try their products but i have my eyes on them. they have bright and beautiful colors which is basically me!

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  81. Just wanted to say how thankful I am for my doctors and you. I am at the hospital right now and having surgery tomorrow and just and thankful for my doctors finding out what was wrong and helping me with my pain. Also I am thankful for your blog making me smile while bored at the hospital. Thanks!

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  88. My family and make give me wings.
    The makeup brand most closely resembles my style is Jouer
    Once upon a time there was a funny rabbit.
    Did you belong to any cliques in high school? No I didn’t really fit in too well.
    Are you gullible? Absolutely. I call it “too trusting”
    Do you ever recall something that happened, but then realize that you’re actually remembering a dream? All the time! I have such vivid dreams it gets confusing.
    Thank you for the opportunity to win a sephora gift card! And thank you for your blog! You always answer all the questions I have about makeup!

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  93. Ummmm I think milani/jordana gets my style,I wish I could try UD or tarte they have some stuff I want. and lime crime has a lipstick I want
    hard to say

    Yeah I hate when I remember something and was a dream, more if you wake up in the morning looking for that blouse you bought or that cookie you bought but then you realize it was a dream.

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  95. I’d say Urban Decay because of the two sides of the brand : naked and classy on one side and edgy and original on the other hand.

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  97. Most of the snow in my yard has FINALLY melted. I can see the curb again. Just a few weeks ago it was piled up as high as my nose. Every day I’ve been going around checking for signs of my tulips and crocuses and yesterday they popped up. Yay!!

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  100. Happy Easter!
    I actually attended 2 different high schools (my family moved between states) and I found my way into pretty much the same cliques. I guess it would be consider the ‘smart, athletic, popular’ (*gasp, I hate that word*) clique. I’m still BFFs with my best friends from high school – we just had a girls weekend 2 weeks ago!

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  108. In high school, I was a cheerleader, but I was friendly with everyone. I had my core 3-4 friends (all of whom I’m still family with today), but always made it a point to say hi to everyone.

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  109. Yes, sometimes I am recalling something and can’t even remember for sure if it really happened or was a dream. I have such vivid, realistic dreams. It’s crazy!

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  110. Happy Passover & Easter everyone! Had my nails done today with Illamasqua’s Speckle, the purple speckled polish, LOL . . .

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  112. Isn’t it wild how kitties can tell time. Mine also knows difference between the footsteps of his people and those of strangers in the hallway of my building – their Vulcan hearing is even better than dogs.

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  116. Reading a fabulous book gives me wings!……..!

    Thanks for the giveaway
    mmalavec(at)med(dot)umich(dot)edu

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  117. Urban Decay because I love the variety of colors and not afraid to stand out with its beautiful products

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  118. I went out with a friend today to see an art exhibition and ended up for coffee instead. We still had a great time!

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  119. Yummmm, I love brunch, too! <3 We're having brunch this Easter, too. I wanted to make this ooey-gooey French toast recipe, but we're having a frittata instead. It'll still be good, but darned that sweet tooth of mine wants French toast!

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  122. Hi ladies happy easter! I need your advice… I used to have a very close friend but 2 yrs ago there was this incident when I realized we just couldn’t be friends cause she has an attitude problem and she loves to gossip a lot and I’m the total opposite. Plus she said some things about my daughter that wasn’t acceptable. I quietly ignored her and went on with my life. Last yr a common friend talked to me and told me that my previous close friend was saying bad things behind my back and she was telling people that we know stuffs about me that weren’t true to make me look bad so those people would pity her and be her friend. And until now she just wouldn’t stop making stories about me to her friends and other people. My question is, should I confront her or just don’t mind her and just shake it off? I don’t ever want to save our relationship but it annoys me that she wouldn’t stop spreading untrue things bout me. What do u ladies think? Thanks for reading this rant. :p
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  123. Oops, got cut off…must not have like my emoji. Anyway, was sayin it was me waking the kitties up by tapping their little faces…they were like….knock it off!

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  124. Hi! Ive really been enjoying the Mac Bao Bao Wan collection lately. Also been getting into contouring. Have a Happy Easter!:)

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  128. I love makeup! I would say Hourglass and TonyMoly most closely resemble me – the combination of cute/ classy packaging and highly pigmented products 🙂

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  132. Hello, Happy Easter!
    I’m at that point in my life where I think that I can just live in a small apartment by myself with my makeup and a handful of cats. I don’t need a man or anything of that! Please tell me otherwise!

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  133. Totally gullible person, I usually believe things people tell me only to later on think about what they said and find things fishy.

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  137. Love gives me wings.
    Rimmel most closely resembles my vibe/style.
    Once upon a time there was a little girl who suddenly became 36.
    I belonged in no cliques in high school.
    Gullible? Yes and no.
    Did I ever recall something that happened, but then realize that you’re actually remembering a dream? Yes, twice, and took me a while to distinguish between them.

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  140. I am definitely gullible. My boyfriends pranks me all the time! Urban decay is fitting me the best right now.

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  142. There were some clicques in my high school, but I wasn’t apart of them. I was a part of my own clicque. I was geek who was friends with the jocks, freaks, and the super seniors.

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  144. Bought my first MAC eyeshadow palette for the first time with my PRO discount. Still contemplating on Makeup Geek eyeshadows though…I like the MAC palette better than using a Z Palette for depotting.

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  148. I want to win because I really need the prize due to the fact that I have worked very hard the past 6 months and lost 40lbs. I stopped drinking soda and eating fatty foods, making better choices actually on what I eat. Also I am walking 2 miles every morning and doing 30 mins of cardio every afternoon. I’m adopting this way of life to stay thin and healthy!! Now the side effects of this weight loss is wonderful!! The #1 being all the awesome self confidence..I am so proud of myself for accomplishing such a monumental goal. I can’t wait to go to the family reunion in a month, and look fabulous in a new update outfit, hair and make up which is where I’ll definitely wear this makeup!! This reveal of my new thinner and self confident self will blow my family away for sure I’m so excited!!
    I will be crossin’ my finger for sure!!

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  151. I would say I’m semi gullible and I like that comment about “love” giving you wings, I’d say girl guides and planes give you wings.

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  153. Hi Karen,
    I don’t think I’m gullible but then I fall for things and it makes me wonder….maybe I am a little more gullible then I think!

    Happy Easter!!
    Liz

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  157. I’d say Tarte most resembles me. I care about the environment and really feel one with nature. My positives outweigh my negatives. We’re both obsessed with blush lol

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  159. I was one hundred percent a part of the theatre geeks clique. Took me a while to find it, but I was one of those kids that hung out at the theatre before school, after school, and ate my lunch there.

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  160. Bite beauty resembles my vibe right now. I’m wearing their creme lipstick in fig and it’s so smooth and hydrating…..love love love.

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  164. I was a floater in high school. I had my closest friends of course, but I had friends in all the different cliques. I have always been able to get on with a wide variety of people.

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  165. Re: cliques … nope, didn’t belong to any one group, but rather, was the one who roamed to anyone and everyone 🙂 And to this day, I abhor anything that resembles a clique or anything that would exclude others. #aintmygame

    Happy Easter!

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  169. How is it possible to put on so much weight over one weekend (Easter) and so impossible to lose weight when I’m dieting???

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  170. My personal style is most similar to the elemental appeal of Stila, though with a touch of the girly flirtation that Too Faced does so well 🙂

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  172. I have very vivid dreams and I get deja vu all the time…so yes, I often misremember things that did not actually happen!

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  177. Urban decay, MAC & tarte get me the best.

    I love easter because of all those chocolate bunnies.

    Happy easter! 🙂

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  180. I was a band geek in high school and I loved every minute of it.

    Today I bought Benefit cream shadows in RSVP and Skinny Jeans – pretty excited to try them out!!

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  185. I wish some of my dreams were memories, because my dreams are MUCH more interesting than some instances that has happen in my life 😉

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  186. Every now and then, I recall my dreams and think it’s reality. Or I remember my dreams, and even though I know it wasn’t real, I still let my emotions get the better of me. Kind of like how Phoebe was mad at Ross in an episode of Friends!

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  187. Seeing my kids and my husband give me wings.. It seems like life moves so fast sometimes and we don’t get to spend enough time together.

    Bite Beauty and Urban Decay most resemble my style because I like unique colors and quality products.

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  191. Just ordered the some new lipsticks from the MAC is Beauty collection! So excited to receive the Make Me Gorgeous color 🙂

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  200. Totally a book nerd in high school. You could find me cuddled with my cat whiskers on the bed reading! I find urban decay is more me, they are a little bit of everything, girly but edgy, fun but practical..opposites attract! Happy Easter!!! 🙂 🙂

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  204. Happy Easter to you too, Karen. I’d love to try a new eyeliner. What is your favorite for winged eyeliner?

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  205. Hi Karen. I was the geeky girl who was behind the video camera filming all the jocks, drama ramas, & band geeks. So I belonged to the geeky girls clique that always talked about homework. Ha ha! Happy Easter!

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  208. I love your blog!! Whenever I need to do a quick review on a beauty product and I conduct a google search, your blog always come up and that’s how I became your fan! Lol You also always seems to get the first dibs on the very newly released goodies. Thank god! It helps me decide whether I want to get it. =)

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  210. I was definitely a loner in high school. Got made fun of a lot. High school is definitely over rated.

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  211. Hello All! I am so gullible! Drives me nuts sometimes. Hope everyone who celebrates Easter has a lovely one, and everyone else have a wonderful Sunday.

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  212. I’m going to be in school this summer, web development 1, and 2d digital design. I’ve never been to a real beach, I’m hoping to drive to one this summer. I really want to take my kids to gatlinburgh.

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  214. Hey Karen! I would have to say that the makeup brand that best reflects my vibe would be NARS. To me it’s pretty and feminine, but not super girly or high maintenence. And it has an unapologetic vulgar side. Bahaha. And a quick side story, when I was younger, I swore up and down that my family had a chicken coop in our backyard. I’ve asked my parents about it many times over the years to see if they are pulling a long con on me but I think it’s time I admit to myself that I must have just had an elaborate dream about it once.

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  215. Hey Karen,

    Happy Easter ! I just loved countries and I’m trying to settle in … Also been binge watching gossip girl, coz nothing better than girls, gossip, guys, dresses and looking fabulous ! And love !

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  216. I think the makeup brand that suits me most is a blend between Clinique and Benefit! Love a fresh faced look and “laughter being the best cosmetic”.

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  217. __________ gives you wings. RED BULL
    What makeup brand most closely resembles your vibe/style? don’t wear make up
    Once upon a time there was a __________. happy little hippy in Wisconsin
    Did you belong to any cliques in high school? drama
    Are you gullible? nope
    Do you ever recall something that happened, but then realize that you’re actually remembering a dream? nope

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  218. Favorite make up brand is either Bare Minerals, or Hourglass. Would love to work in the cosmetics field when if I ever get the chance!!!

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  223. I have totally had dejavu with a dream before! Sometimes I talk in my sleep and I will tell my husband something, and then I tell him about my day later and he is telling me no, that was your dream last night, that can’t be real!

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  227. I often dream that I’m already up and getting ready in the morning. It’s usually a bit of a shock to find out I’m actually still in bed and not yet brushing my teeth!

    Happy Easter 🙂

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  229. I asked my mom the other day what her new calling was in church. hmm well she hasn’t gone to church in years and I remembered I dreamed that after i asked her. She was so confused. ha ha….

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  242. Happy eastern weekend Karen !
    And no… I’m not gullible…at all !
    I’m very suspicious and I can tell right away when people lie to me.

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  243. What makeup brand most closely resembles your vibe/style?
    I’d want to be an effortlessly elegant Charlotte Tilbury girl but I’m more a girl next door Cover Girl 🙂

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  244. In high school I didn’t really belong to any cliques. I had my own group of 5-10 friends but I don’t consider us a clique. I started of as popular and then a sophomore I was dating spread a rumor about me….then I was a “loser” and other words that I can’t say here…..then by junior year is when I had my own group of friends. I wasn’t popular even though most of the popular people thought I was cool. I was nice to all the “not popular” or “nerds” or “freaks”. I was pretty much nice and joked with everyone, as long as they treated me nice I was nice to them…..by senior year I would consider my small class of 100 to have the popular ppl and the no popular ppl and I think once again, I was somewhere in between but more toward popular…..I had a great 4 years and Id love to go back! lol
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  245. HAPPY EASTER KAREN!

    Wish I could sleep in an hour later during the weekends but I have excellent body clock that automatically wakes me up at 7 EVERY. MORNING. haha

    But then again I just take a nap in the afternoons to make up for it so I shouldn’t complain.

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  246. Happy Easter! Hope you have some nice Easter weather! We’ve had some snow..not happy! So want spring real spring , but hoping it was the last of the snow 🙂 Give Tabs a hug from me!

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  254. for decades I believed it took 12 hours to hard cook an egg because that’s what my mom offhandedly told me one Easter when we had dyed oodles of eggs and wanted to dye oodles more.

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  257. Omg it’s crazy that you wrote about walking Tabs on a leash. My daughter and I were just talking about the same thing last night. We have never seen anyone walking a cat and we were wondering how it would go seeing she’s an indoor cat, who is getting fat!! I think I’ll pick up a harness and leash this week. I have a feeling this is going to be a disaster lol!!

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  258. Hi, Happy Easter!
    I’d have to say I love Tarte cosmetics!
    Thanks for hosting another giveaway, hoping to win this go around!!

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  259. What makeup brand most closely resembles your vibe/style? Ohhh…I think I’m a mix of MAC and Urban Decay. Those are my go-to brands for just about all my makeup with the exception of my stila eyeliner pens 🙂

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  262. The makeup brand that most closely resembles my style would probably be Clinique. I like to keep my room, handbag, etc. clean, I like to be honest with people, I’m not a very flashy person. If this makeup brand was a person, I feel like he/she would have these same characteristics. I also just like Clinique makeup in general, so I think it works. 🙂

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  268. Coffee gives me wings! I can’t stick with any one brand, so I don’t think there is just one that represents me.

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  269. tom ford is the brand that mostly resembles my aesthetic. I love the black with gold detailing and the sharp lines. The line is definitely my makeup packaging soulmate

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  271. Happy Easter Karen! Enjoy the brunch with the family! I’m baking a ham and making potato salad, macaroni salad, deviled eggs and stuffing for us and my husband’s mom and sister

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  274. Happy Easter Karen! In Greece we have Easter next Sunday! The week is full of celebrating with relatives gettogether and family dinners. Sometimes I feel gullible others not at all. Shiseido is what resembles me lately for makeup..Lovely brand. I want to try some different though..

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  275. It’s hard to pinpoint a brand that I resonate with, but it’d definitely have aspects of Tarte, Benefit, and theBalm. 🙂

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  278. Happy Easter! Ii think the Makeup brand that most resembles my vibe is Urban decay their packaging is awesome!

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  280. I was part of the jocks clique, the popular girls hated us because we always hung out with cute jocks! 🙂 The perks of being cute and strong.

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  281. First of all, Karen you are too cute. You’re like the “makeup whisperer in a pocket” whenever I tote my phone around with your blog open, as I hit the cosmetics counter, Lol!

    Anyway, I’m a NARS girl at heart, which resembles my fall/winter style but I’m starting to flirt with Becca and Burberry for my spring/summer style.

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  283. Thank you for doing this giveaway!

    I’ve just recently gotten back into the whole makeup thing. The past year of my life has been so incredibly hectic and stressful and it was a struggle to even get out the door with clothes on sometimes, much less lipstick or nail polish. But I started a sub to Birchbox and that little monthly package of just-for-me girlie goodies was like a kind of lifeline. So I’ve decided to start a Tumblr for reviewing/trying new products or talking about old faves. You’ve inspired me to get back into looking/feeling good like I used to, so thank you. 🙂

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  284. I was a total marching band nerd in high school, which is a clique in and of itself. And I loved it! So much fun. And now two of my kids are following in my footsteps – I often find myself in tears at their performances!

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  286. Hey Karen! Have a lovely Easter weekend! Love how springy and cute those BM products in the header picture are!

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  288. I LOVE Bare Minerals, complexion rescuse is my beauty staple. I wear it everyday! But have you tried BM new pop of passion, cheek stains/blushes? I haven’t seen anyone really talking about them and I was curious as to someones opinion on them before I go and buy one. I did swatch one in the store and it feels heavenly yet sticky. So not really ready to take the plunge. But its perfect weather here in AZ to wear them for something light 🙂

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  289. A cup of coffee and a good face contour gives me wings!! I have been in love with my Kat Von D contour kit. Can’t wait to get my hands on the new kat von d contour kit for eyes!

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  291. Happy Easter! Easter always reminds me that it’s finally Spring and I need to break out my pink and purple lipsticks. Can you recommend your favorite pinks for the season?

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  292. Happy Easter Karen, Tabs, and El Hub!

    I’ve always been drawn to Too Faced as a brand, their packaging is really cute, their colors are always pretty and paired together nicely, and their cruelty free teddy bear hair brush line is adorable. And I think they have really great ideas when it comes to marketing their brand, like making everything smell like chocolate… genius! Plus I’ve been using their products since my teenage years, I think their products perform really well too.

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  295. Highschool was confusing times, didnt belong anywhere. I cant imagine the peer pressure and bullying now with social media and smartphones. I’m glad I’m past all that!

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  298. This Easter I gave my kittens a big white rabbit blanket. my babies are all blacks and they are so cute and sweet when playing on this blanket because it appears black balls on a grass white!
    happy easter to you!
    agnese

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  299. I went on a beauty-stuff-buying-ban in early February and so far so good … of course, visiting beauty blogs on a regular basis is torture, but it’s also neat to see some light at the end of my bathroom shelves now that I work myself through all of my body care supplies like crazy. If all goes according to plan (I vowed to do this for 3 months) I might either A) go on a beautilicious shopping binge or B) bravely extend for another 3 months. *gasp*

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  301. I’m obsessed with cold brewed coffee: Coffee that is brewed without hot water but rather cold water and for 12-24 hours. The result: a concentrate that can be diluted with hot water or milk (or cold water or milk) that has a ton of flavor and very little bitterness. It’s also much less acidic due to the colder brewing temperature which means whiter teeth and a happier stomach. I’m having some right now and it’s so delish!

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  308. I was the only kid in my high school who could hang with the freaks, the greasers, or the academically inclined kids… with anyone, really, except the jocks… They wouldn’t have had me. And, oh dear, I guess I’ve revealed just how long ago it actually *was* that I was in high school…

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  311. Hope you have a wonderful Easter! I’m loving the new BM lipsticks. How adorable is that case? I picked up Express Yourself, such a pretty shade!

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  317. I’m never lucky enough to win anything, so I’d just like to wish you a happy and peaceful Easter.

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  321. Happy Easter from the UK!

    Am loving how the Urban Decay eyeshadow primer keeps my eyeshadow looking freshly applied all day. It’s especially good with the Urban Decay Naked 3 set of shadows.

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  325. I don’t think there’s any one brand of makeup that fits my style– I love Tarina Tarantino, but can’t deal with the bright pink boxes and all the skulls and bling. I love Tarte eyeshadows, but most of their other products are kind of blah to me and I think my Anastasia Tammana palette has the most beautiful colors, but brows and their hype leave me cold. Maybe Too Faced? Or a mix of Too Faced and Nyx? I am a bargain hunter after all. That’s a hard question!

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  327. “What makeup brand most closely resembles your vibe/style?”

    MAC <3 The one and only!

    Happy Easter! 😀

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  334. Do you ever recall something that happened, but then realize that you’re actually remembering a dream?

    Yep, that happens to me on a regular basis.

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  341. I don’t think I’m gullible, now that I’ve figured out that it’s all in the tone people use. Just because they sound confident about something doesn’t mean it’s true – it just means they’re a good speaker.

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  342. Happy Easter! I was a theatre nerd when I was in high school, and really still am. It probably explains my love of makeup and dressing up!

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  346. Reading gives me wings! Wow, prize paypal gc is fab. & splendid. 2 fingers snap. It is tight, fly & off the chain. Thank you for the awesomeness, the contest, and generosity. Pick me, pick me! Dear Santa: I’ve been nice. My X-Mas wish this year is to win this contest. Starving artist here desperately needs the gc to shop and eat again. A life changing exp.

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  351. tarte is my current favorite makeup brand but I feel like their packaging and marketing is much more conservative than my style. But I love the products, which is really what matters.

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  353. Do you ever recall something that happened, but then realize that you’re actually remembering a dream?

    Yes, this happens to me quite often. Sometimes to my chagrin and other times to my delight depending on the tenor of the dream.

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  360. Black Coffee gives me wings. And the endurance to go that extra mile and tweeze and tame my cray-cray brows each and every day.

    Illamasqua most closely resembles my vibe/style.

    Once upon a time there was a Blue Russian named Bagheera who kept using my legs as a scratching post for his morning, afternoon, and evening stretches.

    I did not belong to any cliques in high school. Unless a clique can be made up of me and my two bushy brows. Then, yes, I was forever imprisoned in a clique during high school till I was set free by the almighty tweezer.

    Gullible enough to believe that Bagheera will one day be magically toilet trained.

    Do you ever recall something that happened, but then realize that you’re actually remembering a dream?

    I once started telling this fabulous story to a group of family and friends only to realize mid-story that it was a dream and just stared blankly and didn’t respond as I tried to figure out the best way to handle the situation. Turns out staring blankly and not responding is the best way to handle that situation. If only that experience was me now actually remembering a dream….

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  365. Gullible is my middle name. When I was 21 and a new teacher , an old teacher who could spot a naive kid , told me that I needed to replace the air in my tires with winter air. The guys at the gas station had a good laugh!

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  369. Red Bull and vodka gives me wings!
    … but in all seriousness Loreal’s super slim liquid eyeliner is amazing! Its fine felt tape gives precise application and confidence to wing that mutha out!

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  370. My comment Nr. 260 from yesterday is lost… I thought that it’ll show up after a few minutes, but it’s still not up there. Maybe Nr. 300 will get me more luck?

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  372. I was a cheerleader in HS… I guess you could call that a clique, lol. I wouldn’t trade those memories for anything!

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  374. I would say my 2 year old son gives me wings.
    What makeup brand most closely resembles your vibe/style?

    Once upon a time there was a there was a girl who feel in love with makeup & if loving makeup is wrong she don’t want to be right. The End!

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  380. I think the makeup brand that best fits my style is too faced. My makeup looks can change drastically from very neutral/no makeup looks to show stopper.

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  382. My 3rd attempt to post a comment… i don’t know where they’re going?!? Since I’m not lucky enough to ever win anything, I just want to wish you a peaceful and happy ending of the Easter holidays. I hope that the Easter Bunny was generous to you!

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  383. Tarte has my heart right now. Their foundation actually works on my oily skin and since I’ve found that I’ve been dying to try everything!

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  386. I’m not lucky enough to ever win anything, so I just want to wish you a nice and peaceful day! I love reading your blog posts, keep up the good work! ☺

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  387. AHH I would die if I won this…

    The makeup brand that most resembles my style would have to be NYX. I just love them!

    I’m all about being affordable and I think NYX comes out with great dupes for all of the expensive options.

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  388. I used to love Benefit, but their recent product releases haven’t impressed me at all. On the other hand, I really love Kat von D! great quality and beautiful packaging =)

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  390. I’d say that Tarte reflects my style a lot, but so does L’Oréal. Their Infallible line has really changed up their game especially the foundation.

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  391. Good morning! Earl Grey tea lattes gives me wings! I start almost every day with one. I thought I had these childhood memories, but now looking back I’m not sure if they were actually dreams. :/

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  393. Happy Easter! The brand that probably best fits my vibe at the moment is Bobbi Brown – all about natural beauty that emphasizes gorgeous features, yet with colour!

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  394. When I was in high school, I didn’t belong in any one group. I was friends with people from different groups, and I liked to bring them together for a cause. Twenty years later, I’m still the same way.

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  395. My favorite makeup brand is Benefit because they have a very positive vibe and encourage women to be themselves!

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  396. I have never won these anytime before and I still don’t seem to have given up 😛 . Looks like I was Pinocchio before, that’s why I still keep poking my nose… 🙂

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  397. This is completely random, but I have fallen in love with Mac’s paint pots and I want to collect them all and I feel like it’s stupid to do so, but I can’t help it. They are just sooooooooo good. I have layin’ low and genuine treasure. I want rubenesque next. I NEED it. I really love your “Unsung heroes” segments as well… 🙂

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  398. I didn’t belong to any clique in high school. I was the floater that had friends in different groups and I think that’s the best thing. 🙂

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  399. Goodness, it must be a feat to read all these comments lol.
    • My son gives me wings. And my husband usually 🙂
    • Wow, that’s really a tougher question than I thought. I’ve recently discored NYX, and I think that mostly resembles my funky style! Otherwise, when I have the funds, also Benefit 🙂
    • Once upon a time there was a big bang.
    • I belonged to a couple cliques
    • I can be gullible, yes!
    • Haha! That happens all the time! (The dream that I momentarily considered to be reality).

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  400. Really like the purple tones of the eye shadow in the contest picture — great spring colors. Think I will buy this the next time I go shopping or if I’m the winner

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  402. What makeup brand most closely resembles your vibe/style? : Earlier I thought it was MAC but yesterday I tested out the Becca Moonstone highlighter and OMGGGG I’m in love. even the beach tints!!!! I cannot forget! I’m broke atm but I’m letting my friends know what to get me as a gift 😉
    Bee recently posted … The Shoes: Your Essential Fashion Accessory!!!

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  403. I vividly recall riding my bike from my home to college (ummmm, 35 years ago!), but then realize that it’s a recurring dream that I’m “remembering”. So weird and totally laughable.

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  404. Chanel gives me wings. And ironically enough I’m gullible in its presence, allowing it to convince me I need it, e-v-e-r-y time. And what do you know, it is also, coincidentally, the brand that most reflects my style. Once upon a time, there was a girl who gifted her sister Chanel for her birthday–an endless love affair was born; and it is what I’m obsessed with every day.

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  406. I am fairly gullible. I use to be really gullible and naive. But the years have broadened my reality factor largely!! But my youngest daughter and I are both so much alike in that we had/have 98 gpa when we graduated (and me a 3.8 when I got my BBA in accounting) but dont get a LOT of jokes and are gullible. Hope you are having a grand day.

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  409. Once upon a time, there was a little boy who dreamed of becoming an actor. His momma always talked about a back up plan. He insisted that he would be a star. Now at age 16, having met many broadway stars, performed in probably 40 plays and musicals, and reading now for his first movie part, he’s proven to me, his momma, that dreams can be reached. No back up plan needed.

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  410. I got along well with many different groups in high school, but not the jocks lol. I don’t have an athletic bone in my body and they wouldn’t have wanted me!

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  414. It’s not feeling very much like spring here….I live in Ontario Canada and it is snowing where I live :\ I’m sure your cat wouldn’t be too excited to go for a walk in that lol

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  416. Hope you had a nice Easter! We spent it doing spring cleaning but Since my husband is part Greek, we will be celebrating “Greek Easter” this coming Sunday with his father’s side of the family.

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  417. I just went back to the gym today and it’s been a week since the last time I went, so I’m rewarding myself with some new goodies!

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  418. I loooove brunch, too! My favorite weekend brunch restaurant is Town in San Carlos near Redwood City. Have you ever been there? They have the best chicken and waffles! And their Steakhouse Benedict is to diiiie for. And should I mention, bottomless mimosas?! YUM!

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