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Saturday Surfing

May 1st, 2010 by Karen 25 Comments

Greetings from WordCamp San Francisco, ladies. I’ve had about eight cups of coffee (it was free), and I’m feelin’ WHEE! Has your coffee or tea kicked in yet?

WordCamp is a one-day conference for people who use the software I use for Makeup and Beauty Blog. They talk about plugins, which are little programs that add new features; security; search engine optimization and then load you up on swag like buttons and stickers.

I’ve got my laptop here in the conference room. Weird… I’m actually using WordPress at WordCamp.

FREAKY!

How are things with you? The surf patrol reports some nice breaks. Care to catch a few waves with me?

Random bright spots

  • What a cool slideshow on bridal beauty throughout the ages — BellaSugar
  • SATC released a third promo poster, and it’s a PHOTOSHOP OF HORRORS! — Pink is the New Blog
  • Can you eat your way to clearer skin? — StyleCaster
  • Should you keep lipstick in the fridge? — The Beauty Brains
  • How to dress for date night — Jezebel
  • Om nom nom… Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment is making my tummy rumble — Temptalia
  • Methinks I should try GloMinerals Face Primer — The Fashionable Housewife
  • Cute geek t-shirts for girls — Soof the Geek
  • Get a Carolina Herrara runway-inspired hairpiece at home — Alex the Hungry Ghost
  • I found this article on contributing writing to blogs and magazine helpful — Independent Fashion Bloggers

New in beauty

  • Do you prefer polka dots or stripes? What do ya think about these new makeup bags from Kate Spade ($125 each)
  • Laura Mercier’s Flawless Skin Daily Face Sheild ($45) offers broad-spectrum sun protection and oil control
  • Do you like the colors in Guerlain’s Meteorites Summer Collection eyeshadow palette ($59)?
  • How do you feel about neutrals? The Smashbox Eye Shadow Quad offers four powder shadows in taupe, ivory, soft peach and chocolate brown… and it’s only $6!
  • New primers from NARS: Skin Smoothing Face Prep ($30) and Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base ($24)
  • WARNING: You might fall in love with the Tom Ford Private Blend Lip Colour Lipsticks ($45) after your first look
  • LOVE the colors in Becca’s Bombora Palette ($65)
  • Cargo’s Get Wet Kit ($39) comes with the line’s bestselling water-resistant products, as well as three new waterproof eye pencils
  • More from Cargo: The Swimmables Waterproof Pencil Collection ($18) comes with five smudge-proof cream-to-powder liners in blue, purple and green

I wish Tabs would let me haul him around like this…

Do you know the words to this song?

Hope your weekend got off to a good start. I just got a text from Tabs… He said to be sure to tell everyone “hi.” 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Saturday Surfing / Originally published May 1st, 2010

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  1. Nina says

    May 1st, 2010 at 11:39 am

    Hi Karen!
    I’ve been following your blog for almost a month and i finally found the courage to say hi (I’m a little shy, can you tell). I just love your blog and though I don’t wear make up often I’m learning tons of useful stuff from you. Just keep up the good work. And please say hello to Tabs for me =)

    Reply
    • Karen says

      May 2nd, 2010 at 8:57 pm

      Hi Nina! It’s okay to be shy. I’m shy sometimes too. 🙂 Tabs says “mrow!” — which loosely translated means “hey, girl.”

      Reply
  2. Christina says

    May 1st, 2010 at 11:49 am

    Awww, Lisa Loeb, my celebrity alter ego. Yes, I know the words…

    Have fun at WordCamp! It sounds like fun. 🙂

    Reply
    • Karen says

      May 1st, 2010 at 2:31 pm

      I totally see it! Aww, now I want a celebrity alter ego…

      Reply
  3. Reese says

    May 1st, 2010 at 11:55 am

    Hi Karen,

    Have fun at Word Camp! and also that you caught up on that much needed sleep.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      May 1st, 2010 at 2:32 pm

      Hi Reese,

      So far it’s been pretty good. As for sleep, I managed to get a whopping six hours last night… WOO HOO!

      How’s your weekend going so far?

      Reply
  4. Rachael says

    May 1st, 2010 at 1:21 pm

    I love that little kitty. The couple just found a kitten while backpacking across the USA and he just chillaxes with them. I love animal lovers
    .-= Rachael’s last blog post… License to Thrill: I Wanna be a Bond Girl =-.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      May 1st, 2010 at 2:33 pm

      I really, REALLY wish Tabs would chill in a backpack. I’d take him everywhere. 😀

      Have a great weekend!

      Reply
  5. Glosslizard says

    May 1st, 2010 at 1:53 pm

    Word camp, what a fun day! 🙂

    Hee hee! I <3 my gamer!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      May 1st, 2010 at 2:36 pm

      It’s been good so far! Hope your Saturday is chugging along!

      Reply
  6. Lynsey James March says

    May 1st, 2010 at 2:20 pm

    This is a great article! I love the cat, I have one just like it! I love Lisa Loeb too, what a great trip back!

    Reply
  7. Jen says

    May 1st, 2010 at 2:45 pm

    I remember that Lisa Loeb song! And wow, the music video was done all in one take.

    I really wish Cargo was still at Sephora… I don’t get free shipping from Ulta. *pout*

    Reply
    • Karen says

      May 1st, 2010 at 2:49 pm

      It was also allegedly filmed in her apartment, too. I wonder whatever happened to the kitty in the beginning of the vid!

      Reply
      • Jen says

        May 1st, 2010 at 2:51 pm

        Sick apartment. And yes, I was wondering about teh kitteh too.

        Reply
  8. Nina says

    May 1st, 2010 at 3:53 pm

    Heya K! I hope WordCamp was a blast!

    The bestie and her family drove over to visit us here @ home. We had Thai food for lunch and then browsed the First Saturday Arts Fest. I bought some earrings an antique-y multi chain necklace and a brownie. We had fun.

    Now im just chillaxin’ before I go off and make some green tea tiramisu! 🙂

    Reply
    • Jen says

      May 1st, 2010 at 4:12 pm

      Green tea tiramisu?! That sounds like an oddly appealing combination.

      Reply
      • Nina says

        May 1st, 2010 at 5:16 pm

        I am obsessed with all things green tea, particularly japanese matcha.

        Ive made green tea cupcakes using mochi flour (which can be made using regular flour too). Ive also made a green tea cake made in a rice cooker.

        This is my first time making the green tea tiramisu … its chilling in the freezer now. cant wait to taste it!

        Reply
        • Jen says

          May 1st, 2010 at 5:40 pm

          I’m drooling now. Let us know how it turns out!

          Reply
  9. AtelierGal says

    May 1st, 2010 at 4:50 pm

    I wish to have my own mini fridge so that I can store all my cosmetics & skincare products!!!
    .-= AtelierGal’s last blog post… AtelierGal’s Definitive Guide to Media Whoring =-.

    Reply
  10. Polish Earthgirl says

    May 1st, 2010 at 5:38 pm

    Hope you pick up some cool new tips! Can’t wait to hear all about it 🙂
    .-= Polish Earthgirl’s last blog post… Friendly Request 🙂 =-.

    Reply
  11. Swissfairy says

    May 2nd, 2010 at 2:36 am

    Dear Karen

    could you pleeease make your links open in new tabs? It’s very annoying that I have to leave your site to visit a link you recommend (and that’s a compliment, just so you know 🙂 ).

    Reply
    • Karen says

      May 2nd, 2010 at 9:00 pm

      Hi, Swissfairy. Have you tried right clicking the links? It opens a menu where you can choose “Open Link in New Tab”.

      Hehe… I said Tab. 🙂 Have a good night.

      Reply
      • Swissfairy says

        May 4th, 2010 at 12:14 am

        Hi Karen. I knew that but thanks for the quick answer anyway. 🙂 I just thought it would be so much more convenient to not have to right click (which really sucks on an apple laptop, by the way). And on most blog templates it’s just a tiny setting you’d have to change..
        xoxo

        Reply
  12. diane says

    May 3rd, 2010 at 2:02 am

    Thanks so much for the bridal thing link!!!
    .-= diane’s last blog post… 1 May in Vama Veche =-.

    Reply
  13. heyhey says

    May 4th, 2010 at 9:20 am

    ARGH, how did I miss this post? Was WordCamp worth it? I’ve been tooling around with wordpress but I feel a wkd of power using tips would motivate me to design more. Was it geared towards bloggers or designers?

    Reply

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