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  • WINNER: The giveaway is closed now, and the winner is Amanda! Congratulations, Amanda! If you entered but didn’t win this time around, keep trying, and click here to enter any ongoing giveaways before you jet. 🙂

Win a $50 Sephora eGift card from Makeup and Beauty Blog
Rise and shine, morning glory! And give it your all, too, because I sure could use a little help this morning in the rising and shining departments, if you know what I mean. I feel like I had too much coffee and tea yesterday, and now I have a caffeine hangover, or something like that. I’m not sure there is such a thing, but I feel like my brain cells aren’t awake yet. “Sure, you can get up, girl, but we’re sleeping in!”

Please bear with me today if I say something that doesn’t quite make sense, or if I go off on weird tangents.

Well, weirder than usual. 🙂

Oh, speaking of tangents, El Hub and I did go to that movie last night, Super 8. In a word: fascinating! Not so much the movie itself, although I did enjoy it, but just how authentically Steven Spielberg it feels. He produced the film, but J.J. Abrams directed, and in many ways it seems like a tribute to Spielberg’s ’80s movies like E.T. and Raiders of the Lost Ark — sort of a throwback to the Golden Age of movies with the spectator as a wide-eyed child, overwhelmed by sound and spectacle, people frantically running around, and lots of fast camera close-ups on faces during big revealing scenes. I grew up on a steady diet of that stuff, so it was fun and, at times, nostalgic to see another talented director faithfully imitate the style so well.

In the film, a group of middle-school friends circa 1979 are making a low-budget movie of their own, a zombie flick, and low-budget doesn’t do justice to their resources. All they really have is a commitment to making a good picture and their own belongings to use as props. Plus, the town they live in as the backdrop, and it’s while filming one scene that they decide to use a passing train to enhance their movie’s “production value.” Of course, that’s when something BIG happens and the story starts rolling. They find themselves caught in the middle of a catastrophic train crash with secret Air Force cargo, etc. etc. [INSERT ALIEN HERE].

I think the movie itself feels maybe a tad too long in the second half, but I really enjoyed it. Highly recommended, especially if you fondly recall Steven Spielberg’s older movies.

Hmm…

Okay, so I know that none of that had to do with makeup or beauty. See, I warned you about me today. 🙂

While I go try to get my brain cells out of bed, please stick around for a bit. It’s…

A Makeup and Beauty Blog Giveaway!

Win a $50 eGift card from Sephora

  • One (1) Sephora eGift card containing $50 sent to the winner by email (or $50 sent by PayPal instead).

  • There are two ways to enter, 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, a comment about anything at all, like, have you ever helped friends film a low-budget movie? What’s the first movie you can remember going to see? Which actress strikes you as having consistently the best makeup? Have you ever thought about working as a movie makeup artist? Describe the most elaborate/theatrical makeup look you ever wore and what it was for (a big date, Halloween, a play) — you get the idea.
  • Second, you can enter by following me on twitter Twitter @karenmbb and retweeting (RT) the following message:
    • Follow @karenmbb and RT to Win a $50 eGift Card from Sephora! http://bit.ly/kSa1Oa

  • The deadline to enter is Sunday, June 19, 2011 at 11:59PM (PT).
  • Entrants must enter using a valid email address and/or Twitter account to win.
  • A maximum of two (2) entries per person — one within the comments at the bottom of this post, and a second entry via Twitter addressed to me @karenmbb.
  • Contest is open to individuals of any country who have reached the age of majority according to their local laws (18 in the United States with these exceptions: Alabama and Nebraska, 19; Mississippi, 21).
  • Sephora eGift Certificates can only be redeemed online and are not valid in stores or available for purchase or redemption in Canada. The winner may opt to substitute the Sephora eGift card prize for $50 sent directly to their email address by PayPal.
  • Tabs and I (heretofore referred to as “T-Money and K-Dawg”) will select one (1) winner at random from the entries either left in the comments at the bottom of this blog post or addressed to @karenmbb on Twitter.
  • The winner will be announced here within 48 hours of the deadline.
  • Void where prohibited by law.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

  • WINNER: The giveaway is closed now, and the winner is Amanda! Congratulations, Amanda! If you entered but didn’t win this time around, keep trying, and click here to enter any ongoing giveaways before you jet. 🙂

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  3. The first movie I remember seeing is Nightmare on Elm Street! Haha that’s what happens when your older brother babysits. I now have a deep love os horror movies,especially low budget B movies:)

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  5. The Actress whose makeup I really admire and to me it always looks stunning and just right is Aishwariya Rai – Bollywood. She always looks so gorgeous and effortless.

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  12. I’m pretty sure the first movie I saw in the theater was “The Little Mermaid.” I still love that movie.

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  15. I’ve been feeling super lazy this morning too. I barely had energy to do 10 minutes of jumping rope for my exercise, with the tiniest bit of weights after (5 min.). I’ll take what I can get, and call it a day.

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  18. You crack me up! I have to say, I really need to
    a) get off my butt and start working out. Mostly because your reviews of sports bras make me feel like a sloth. Perhaps a little less QVC Friday Night Beauty and a bit more Wii? lol

    b) gaah I haven’t been to movies in WAY WAY WAY TOO LONG!

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  21. Today I plan to do absolutely nothing but watch dvds of Sex and the City and read magazines. It’s been WAY too long since I’ve done nothing.

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  22. I didn’t watch that many movies growing up, but I remember when my mom took me to see Terminator 2 at the theater. Not sure she realized that it was an intense action film when she picked it. She usually gets freaked out by those kinds of films, so I remember having to calm her down during the movie even though I was the kid who probably should have been freaked out!

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  23. I seriously want to see Super 8… I’m fairly sure the first movie I saw was something along the lines of The Lion King (or similar)
    I know for a FACT that my lil’ sister’s was Babe. After the first 10 minutes, she wouldn’t stop screaming “WHERE’S BABE’S MOM?!!?!?!”

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  26. Hey !! Thanks for doing this awesome giveaway !! The first movie I remember seeing is the First Jurassic Park, only because when the T-Rex came, I screamed so loud and cried that my mom had to take me out of the theater and calm me down. I think that should be a lesson to not take a 5 yr old to go see a dinosaur movie that isn’t in cartoon format.

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  28. Definitely excited for my trip to visit my fiance in Kansas. It will also be our son’s first airplane ride! Super nervous! But it’ll be worth it. Just gotta survive the airports!

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  34. The first movie I remember seeing in theatres was… The Lion King, I think? Perhaps Toy Story? I must have been about 6 years old, and went with my dad to the $1 movie theatre (it now seems absurd that I’m paying, like, 150-170% the price for IMAX/3D movies, now, bahaha).

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  35. I’m not really sure which movie I first saw in theaters but I do remember going to see “The Little Princess” with my best friend. She’s Indian and we both thought it was so awesome and magical when Sara told stories about India. I think it might a lot to her 🙂

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  37. I’m looking forward to going to my best friend’s birthday today! I’m baking cupcakes, filled with vanilla cream frosting and topped with chocolate kind of like hostess. I guess I should probably get started on those.
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  40. I was in The King and I and they had everyone do their makeup in this really bizarre way to make the white actors look more “Asian.” I was one of two actual Asians in the production and so I got to do my makeup however I wanted. It was super weird. They had to make their brows black and angular and do weird dramatic unflattering eyeliner. Everyone was required to fake bake and have black hair as well. I was like “Uhh I don’t think that’s what we look like” and the director said “But from the audience, it looks great!” Not so much …

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  43. OMG my boyfriend gave me a box of Ferrero Rocher chocolates and ive been eating them all day! I cant stop eating them theyre sooo good. lol

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  44. I LOVE Halloween just to be able to do fun makeup… my favorite was a zebra costume a few years ago! Last year I did a Lichtenstein look… not too elaborate but pretty tedious to paint that many dots on my face! 🙂

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  45. Super excited today for my family get together. Everyone is going to be there from my immediate family, and that is hard for us to all get together at once.

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  46. i need a vacation! but unfortunately i can’t go away… i actually haven’t been on vacation for 6 years 🙁

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  48. My first dream job was actually movie makeup artist because I loved planet of apes and i always like wanted to see how the hell did they do that!! haha

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  50. Last Halloween I had fun with my makeup – I was a vampire and I got creepy contacts and the fangs that you fit on your teeth like caps.

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  52. I saw the Green Lantern last night! My boyfriend and I loveeee superhero movies, so we see every superhero movie that comes out. Next one on the list: CAPTAIN AMERICA!!!

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  54. Here’s a random comment for you: I helped an 89 year old woman carry bags today. She informs me that she just got out of the hospital, even though they wanted her to stay in there…but assures me that she is not crazy, it was anxiety. She then introduces herself as Dora the Explorer. I cannot make this stuff up lol.

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  57. The first movie I ever saw was Titanic, and I saw it in the movie theater. My mom said I loved it and I just remember sitting on my mom’s lap and singing along to all of the songs.

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  59. The celeb with the best style for me would have to be Emma Watson. Her style manages to be both edgy and presentable, plus, how adorable does she look with that pixie cut?! Her makeup is always flattering and never overdone.

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  63. I remember seeing ET in the movie theater in my town — my mom let my sister and me go alone and we felt so grown up. Great memories!!

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  69. I’m dying to get a manicure but working at a restaurant prevents me from doing so. Sometimes I loathe my job.

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  76. Hi Karen! First time commenting on your blog posts. I’ve recently found your blog and I must say that I am absolutely in love with it. I’m a late bloomer when it comes to wearing makeup. I’m 23 years old and have only recently started my makeup collection. Winning this would be so awesome! Hope you have an awesome weekend!

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  89. I’m sure I saw other movies before this one but I vividly remember seeing Jaws and being scared to pieces. My brother and his friend were sitting behind me and my BFF and they kicked the backs of our seats at a crucial moment and we screamed our heads off. Brats! I still am paranoid about going into the ocean and that was a million years ago.

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  90. I helped my friends make a movie for Spanish class and it’s currently on YouTube. Embarrassing is an understatement.

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  91. Following you on Twitter – username StarEyes04

    As for my “any comment”…

    I’m active in a local theater ensemble, and one of my favorite shows to be in was “Cabaret.” I was a Kit Kat Girl and did a lot of dancing/singing. We were dressed in sexy/skimpy lingerie for the show (which was interesting for dancing in) and our makeup was very vixen-ish with dark eyes, red lips, heavy black liner. It was my favorite makeup that I’ve done for theater to date. However, wearing cake makeup for the stage is NOT gentle on sensitive skin – I had to take a hiatus from makeup for a few days to give my skin a break. But it was worth it.

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  96. Ooooh. During my internship for my first year undergraduate studies I volunteered to scriptwrite and create a short film for a master’s student’s project (Who’s a financial advisor), along with the other interns, at request of our supervisor. There was a professional filming/production company assisting us, and although the storyline/script didn’t go as I wrote it (Due to the lack of co-operation and experience from the actors/actresses involved), I’m pretty pleased with how it turned out, and I definitely learnt a lot about filming! It’s definitely not easy.

    It’s here if anybody’s interested 😛
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUNSOYwSOh8

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  97. I went and saw The Green Latern with the hubby yesterday. It was OK, but I didn’t mind watching Ryan Reynolds at all. 🙂

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  98. A few years ago, my cousins and I made a movie called “Masks.” It was a product of boredom, but has since spawned a sequel!

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  101. Sephora, you are my haven! …..Tabs is so beautiful, reminds me of my favorite kitty I’ve ever had the pleasure to know… My momma kitty we sadly lost a few years ago.

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  102. I saw my first opera yesterday! My roommate loves them, and she convinced me to go and see Carmen – it was amazing! 🙂

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  106. Hi Karen,

    The first movie I remember everseeing at the theater, was Walt Disney’s “The Jungle Book”! My mother took me to see it, growing up in Texas. It is still my favorite Disney cartoon movie! 🙂 My favorite movie to date is “Fast Five” with my two favorite men in it!!! That movie was the business! Have you seen it? I love wearing makeup but have never wore anything way out there. One day I want to go to a True Masquerade party, you know like the ones they had in the real old days, in London. I think that would be totally awesome, just like winning this would be.

    I was wondering, do you announce the winner or just notify them via e-mail or both?

    Thank you for sharing,
    Vicki

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  108. The first movie I remember going to see was a Benji movie my parents took me to as a kid. There was still a drive-in in our area and so I got to go in my pajamas. I think I fell asleep before the end of the movie!

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  112. The first movie I remember seeing in the theaters is JURASSIC PARK! 🙂 I was about 7 yrs old and told my dad to cover my eyes during the scary parts :o)

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  114. I was almost in a movie. A friend who worked for a camera shop in the mall was making a movie. I don’t remember what the title was or what it was completely about. It was many years ago. I was to play some sort of native woman whose costume kept getting skimpier. In the end I am my girlfriends decided not to be in the movie. I wasn’t showing all my assets. Thanks.

    makeupgirl21@comcast.net

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  115. I don’t watch a lot of movies. Lately, I’ve been watching a lot of Dr. Who. Need to catch myself up to the current season!

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  116. My best halloween makeup moment was dressing up as David Bowie in Labrynth. My sister dressed as David Bowie in his Ziggy Stardust years. It was epic.

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  126. So I was the Wicked Witch of the West for a play and I didn’t get to pain my face green… but I still needed to be frightening! So I used a light base to make myself very pale. Then, I started the eyes with light green under my eyebrows and dark dreen on my lids. Camo green went in my creases, then a loose black pigment to the corners of my eyes– blending that outward and over the greens created a dark, scary eye with magical green. Some the the green and black I blended under my eyes, giving me deep-set, scary eyes. Thick black eye liner and black lashes completed the look while dark purple lip gloss tipped me from hooker to evil witch. One of the crew girls turned around to ask me a question and shrieked!

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  129. I saw a woman jogging in Chicago yesterday who looked so much like you I had to do a double-take! I so wanted to stop her and ask her about makeup. 😉

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  131. Sephora needs to get it’s act together and come to Austria already. Italy has tons of them. What gives? I would love to get my hands on some products from Sephora that aren’t available here in Austria. That’s a lot!

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  132. I went to the gym after work this morning so I can lose weight and look foooiiine in a wedding dress. I slept horribly and I am BEAT!! And have to do it all again tonight. SIGH.

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  135. I learned today that Gizmo purrs in rhythm with how you’re petting her. If you slow down the pace, her purring tempo decreases as well. I guess this explains why she spends so much time sitting under the piano: she wants to be a musician!

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  137. I love Sephora! Great to be able to return products that didn’t meet my expectations, but rarely happens. Hope I win…fingers crossed.

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  138. My favorite mOvie is CLUELESS! nothing has topped that since I was in highschool. Fab clothes and simple makeup for teens and school. I’m going to watch it right now….

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  141. Okay, so random comment huh?? I have three cats: Sophie, Logan, and Toby. Sophie is a sweetheart. She’ll wake you up by purring all over your head in the morning. Logan is a hyperactive, stereotypical boy-cat. He’ll run throughout the house, bouncing over everything (you included) and end the night by cuddling up next to you and purring up a storm. Toby is the odd one in the bunch. He eats for comfort and is frightened easily. He’s constantly getting into the randomest places and he has the loudest meow you’ll ever hear. Well, except for Logan! I love my cats!

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  151. thanks for the nice giveaway! I seriously want to go to Sephora when I have some time to spend there. They have so much great stuff. I bought something there a couple of weeks ago, but I only got to spend 5 minutes in the store.

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  154. I’ve been trying to convince my bf to watch Super 8…we have complete opposite taste when it comes to movies, so I’m still trying 🙂

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  156. The first movie I remember seeing is Snow White when it was re-released in the 80’s. Started my <3 for everything Disney!

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  162. My friends and I filmed a wacky short film in 10th grade that was very Crash-esque and was about how the smallest decisions we make can affect others in ways we don’t even know and will never be aware of. It was so fun… I wish we had a copy!
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  163. Wow you’ve remindedr that it’s been way too long since I’ve been to the movies! My first movie memory is seeing the first Benji movie…really showing my age. The first one that really impressed was Spielberg’s Star Wars.

    Thanks for the great tips and fun blogs!

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  164. the most elaborate make up ive ever done was for halloween last year. i dressed up as a cute clown and my makeup was all done by me with no costume make up 🙂

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  165. I don’t remember what the first movie I saw was, but I remember I liked watching “Howard the Duck” as a kid.

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  168. i actually helped a bunch of guy friends of mine make a movie once in high school since I was in the Av club. it was amazingly fun. one of the guys got sick at the last moment so I got to play charlie chaplin in our own restyling of one of his awesome silent movies. we used our own props and everything. it was hilarious considering that i looked like a slightly bustier version of this little homeless guy with a mustache. oh low budget movies….

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  170. I think Diane Kruger has the best makeup. She always looks like herself but takes risks, too.
    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  182. The first movie I remember watching at the cinema was The Little Mermaid with my mom =) After that I remember going to see every single Disney animation movie that was screened for the next few years. Still love all of those movies.

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  191. I just took 3 kids to Academy for Father’s Day shopping and now I think I need a drink and a massage. Holy BUSY! The whole town was in Academy today! I wanted to look at all the pretty new sports bras and workout tops but…that doesn’t happen when the kids are with me 🙁 Next time…

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  192. Well I don’t remember filming any movies with friends but I have had my makeup done quite dramatically for my tastes. I was in a hair show in college and the did bright Orange eyeshadow with long Orange eyelashes it was definitely a shock. I recently did a photo shoot where I look like a porcelain doll my hair is very dark and my makeup was very white with dark eye makeup and red lips. Super pretty but very dramatic. So that’s my story I hope I win

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  193. great giveaway! me and my friends are always trying to film low budget movies but it never really works,lol;D. weve been trying to film alice in wonderland for ages. mainley because of the makeup they wear me and my friend were the makeup artists, it was greatfun, especiaally the madhatter. i would love to be an actual makeup artist! the first movie i ever saw was probably winnie the pooh or something like that, lol. and i think mary kate and ashley olsen have gorgous makeup and hair!!
    thank you so much xxx <3

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  195. i love to act and when i played a mom in a play i had to wear A LOT of makeup! not that much but it seemed like a lot for a young 12 year old girl. i had a gold eyeshadow and bright red lip sick on!

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  207. It’s raining now…so I just want to go lay in bed and be lazy…but I have to study for exams. So there goes my lazy moment.

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  209. Super 8 looks pretty good. I saw a Korean movie last night called Thirst. It was vvveeerrrrryyyyy interesting.

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  216. The first film I saw was age 4 – Disney’s Cinderella – and I cried my eyes out. Next was Bambi (cried again) and so on through the years even including The Sound of Music. I cry at anything really!

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  218. The first movie I remember watching is The Land Before Time when I got it for my 7th birthday, and my friends and I sobbed hysterically. I still cry every single time I watch it.

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  219. Just saw Super 8 this afternoon. Once I started comparing it to ET in my head, I couldn’t stop. But the FIRST movie I remember seeing was Goonies at the drive-in in my parents “wood” panelled station wagon. I probably had neon shorts and a headband on, too.
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  221. 8-mm film, the bell & howell 414pd zoomatic recorded the assassination of president john f kennedy. Knowledge is power, and knowing is half the battle! G.I. Jooooeeee

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  223. Thanks so much for this giveaway! The first movie I remember seeing was Titanic, truly a magnificent movie of its time! 🙂

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  228. In high school, my brother had to film a video as his final project for Spanish class. The goal was to show what he had learned that year. We filmed what turned out to be a semi-racist, stereotypical movie about construction workers eating at Taco Mundo. I think the only actual spanish words in it were taco, mundo, cerveza, bien and gracias… but it was HILLARIOUS! It’s been 8 years, and their teacher still plays it every year for her classes!

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  230. I saw Super 8 last week and I liked it as well. And you’re right, it does have the classic Spielberg feel. Last night I went with the hubs to see Green Lantern. He’s a comic book nerd, and well, I’m a good wife like that 😀

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  231. “Make-up Games” by Topolino got me into makeup when I was in high school. I never wore anything that intense, though!

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  233. The first movie I can remember going to see was “The Long Hot Summer” with Paul Newman and Joann Woodward. It was at a drive in theater with my parents and I was a child. I just googled it and the movie was from 1958, which would have made me 3 years old!

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  243. I just made a lemon pie to my boyfriend 🙂
    He promised to take me to watch xmen tonight. But he is so tired (he worked a lot this week), that he is sleeping right now…do what…
    Now, I going to take a bath and rest a little while watching some tv 😀

    A nice weekend to everyone!

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  250. I look forward to your posts each and every day!:) I’ve learned so many beauty tips and tricks from you! Thanks!:)

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  251. I guess America Ferrera’s the movie star whose makeup I pay attention to. I’ve been stalking her recently b/c we have similiar eye shapes 🙂

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  254. I think E.T. was the first movie I saw in the theatre. I was probably around 7 or so. I remember my mom sobbing during the movie…

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  255. I was on a jury for the past 2 weeks and am now procrastinating catching up on work. About to clean the bathroom next.

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  258. i remember one of my first movies was a fantasy type. like “the labyrinth” or something… had humans, was set in a fantasy land.

    i remember CRYING cuz i got scared!! hahaha and then a sweet boy (it was a field trip for a summer day camp) told me later “if you had sat next to me, you wouldn’t have been scared”. HOW SWEET!! and we were like, 7 hahaha

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  261. I got invited to a pre-screening for Super 8, and I’m so glad I did because I wasn’t sure I would have seen it otherwise. It turned out to be a great film. Wasn’t Elle Fanning amazing in it?!

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  263. I just caught up on the pretty little liars premiere and was thinking how great everyone’s make up looks…especially lucy hale!!

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  264. I saw Super 8 with some friends, we didn’t really enjoy it unfortunately…it was just E.T. recycled…with more special effects and a bigger alien? We really liked X-men: First Class though!!

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  268. My classmates somehow scammed our 12th grade English teacher into letting our final project be movie adaptations of the books we’d read. We mashed up TLC’s A Dating Story (is that still around?) with Pride & Prejudice. Unfortunately, several of our male friend actors couldn’t make the day of the shoot, so I played a narrator part that had been written specifically for a flamboyant guy friend of ours. I stuffed my hair under a cowboy hat and put on a Jersey accent.

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  270. I just watched an old 60s movie, Valley of the Dolls. While the movie itself was pretty bad, the make-up was incredible! (By Ben Nye)

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  271. I always loved playing with makeup, but most of the time I just put on eyeshadow and lipstick on my BFFs when I was young.. nothing fancy. But I had taken some drama classes in high school and done a LITTLE bit of theater makeup on myself, with some basic principles.

    When I got to college, someone in my freshman dorm (a guy) wanted to go as Mephistopheles from “Cats” for Halloween. He asked me if I knew how to do that (theater makeup). I said sure, get me a photo (fake it till you make it!!). I copied the pattern with black and white greasepaint, some pencils and powder and it only took me about a half hour. He WON the costume contest at the party he went to. WOO HOO!!

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  272. Thanks for another great giveaway opportunity, Karen, and for featuring the Bloggers’ Obsession MAC products. Y’all did a fantastic job with them. 🙂

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  273. Karen since i read in your blog ‘that getting older is good ,like some girl said to you ‘ you are lucky enough to reach this age ,some never make up till here ”
    i have started loving life more than ever before .
    Thank you so much for making me realize how lucky i m to reach this age .

    love to tabs and you 🙂

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  276. eh, I don’t really have anything to say, but I would like to win the gift card…so there’s that. Oh, also: I graduate from high school in 2 days! YEAH BOI!

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  277. YAY! I hope I can get this – It is my BIRTHDAY today!! The big 2-5. I’m thrilled I have made it through the terrible 17-22 phase. 24 was a great one, I’m sure 25 will be just as good. Happy weekend, everyone!

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  279. I am an engineer by degree, makeup enthusiast by hobby, and graphic designer by passion! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!!!

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  283. For Halloween a few years ago my boyfriend went as a zombie. I had to work (boo!) but I did all his makeup – I was pretty proud of the bloody, bruised mess I created. I dropped him off at a friend’s party and let him find his own way home. Apparently when he was getting a cab at the end of the night it took a little work to convince the driver he didn’t actually need to go to hospital :p

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  284. Hey, Karen!! Super 8 was filmed in town 5 minutes away from me… my father’s hometown, actually. Everybody around here is pumped for the movie. Its pretty cool to pick out parts of town that you recognize in the film… Have a good weekend!

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  288. You know…I can’t remember the first movie I saw. But I can tell you the one I just watched. 🙂 Despicable me. “Oh, no that book was destroyed accidentally….maliciously.”

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  289. I remember my parents taking me to see a care bears movie when I was 4. I don’t remember the movie, but I remember walking into the theater for the first time

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  290. The first movie I remember watching was Aladdin. I recall watching Mission Impossible over and over and over again when I was a little girl.

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  297. I found some good deals at Victoria’s Secret yesterday. I only bought two things though; a lipgloss in mochachica for $1.75 and sexy little things love me body mist for $6.25. I think I am going to go back for this perfume called vixen it is originally priced at $45 but it is 75% off so it’ll be only 11.25, it smells so good!

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  298. My greatest makeup inspiration has always been the ladies of old hindi films. I hope to one day perfect the eye makeup of Sharmila Tagore or pull of Zeenat Aman’s glowy-skin-with-heavily-kajaled-eyes look.

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  299. I saw “Super 8” last week on my 36th birthday with my husband and two daughters! I loved it! It felt really real to me, the little goofy blonde kid that was always the zombie that got killed was my favorite! We watched “Mr. Popper’s Penguins” yesterday, two movies in one week, that’s a lot for us! It’s hard to find movies that are for kids, and yet have enough to interest adults!

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  300. I remember going to see the Little Mermaid with my mom when I was a little girl. I can’t remember if its the first movie I saw, but it was the most memorable.

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  312. In ihgh school I helped my friends film a campy movie for Spanish class. It was so much fun, even though I had no idea what was going on, since I took French.

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  313. I can not recall first movie I saw, I can recall the first movie that I went to watch with my current bf and our first date , “Wanted”. It was an ok movie for a first date,. I was glad there were a lot of actions that helped calm my nervousness down, thinking about it now, makes me miss our first date, it was sweet.

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  315. First ever movie in the theater was Charlotte’s Web – I was 5 and I cried my eyes out. Some things never change. 😉

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  317. talking bout movies have u sneeked a peek at the new movie super 8. my hubby wanted to watch it real bad but i read a coupla reviews and am not too keen on it.. waiting for transformers to come up… do u enjoy action/drama movies??? i <3 X men! it was awesome u shud sooo watch it

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  324. For me I recall seeing a Nightmare on Elm Street and Coming to America pretty early…. probably shouldn’t have lol.

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  326. I love laying on the couch, (especially on a rainy day) curled up with a blanket, and watching movies!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  328. My friends and I never filmed a movie, but we loved to make mock radion shows with our tape recorder. And also, we used to do radio soap operas. yeah, I guess we were too low buget to have a movie camera.

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  329. After a long stressful work week there’s nothing like a little splurge on makeup at sephora to boost your spirits!

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  332. i always wanted to do the makeup for movies like zombies..vampires..in that area! never know..it may happen some day!

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  335. The first movie I went to see in a theater was a re-release of Snow White. It was a little frightening to me because I was so young!

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  337. I have not seen Super 8, but I am looking forward to taking the little girls I nanny to the Judy Moody movie. I read all those books when I was little!

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  338. I can remember truthfully the first movie I watched was Pocahontas. My mom bought it as soon as it came out on VHS. I remember pulling from the trunk of my mom’s van, and I jumped around thanking her. Those were my best days. To be young and carefree 🙂

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  340. I’m loving your blog. Thank you for all of your hardwork in encouraging us fellow addicts!

    Happy Father’s Day to all father’s but especially my dad and my husband, for being the best dad to our daughter and also supporting my cosmetic habit :o)

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  343. I’ve never filmed a low-budget movie… but a friend of mine is an extra in an indie movie who got to kiss Elizabeth Olsen!

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  345. the first movie I remember seeing was The Empire Strikes Back. It was at a drivein movie theater on vacation in Cape Cod and it was a double feature. The other movie was Skatetown USA – Dennis Quaid’s first movie!

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  346. my dad never usually took me to see movies because he didn’t think it was worth the money. but i would have to say that my first movie that i saw in theaters was harry potter, the first one.

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  347. First movie I remember seeing in the theaters was Star Wars Return of the Jedi. I was very young and really liked the Ewoks (Darth Vader scared me).

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  349. I can’t wait till the weekend is over! Sad, i know, but Monday will be my first day off work in 6 days. I hate retail 🙁

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  351. It’s weird, I don’t remember the first movie I saw.. but I have a ticket saved for teenage mutant ninja turtles… dated in 1984, the same year I was born!!! Kinda weird if my parents took me to see that when I was only like 2-3 months old, lol!
    Oh well. I love going to the movie theaters to check out the new stuff playing each week, especially in New York City where everyone is like SO into the movie! It’s like they’re thinking what you’re thinking… but they say it out loud during the scene! Makes me laugh every time :]

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  353. I love that purple flower blooming in your yard!

    I had the best night tonight. All because I had cotton candy! I haven’t had cotton candy since I was a kid. Apparently my husband had never had it before tonight. Isn’t that sad?

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  358. I took my mom to see bridesmaids today, I forgot how many moments in the movie were absolutely hilarious. Its a must buy when it comes out on dvd

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  360. The most elaborate makeup I ever wore was for a play I was in when I was about…. I don’t even remember, like 12 or so. The King & I. I was one of the little princesses. Keep in mind that I grew up in a small city in West Texas, so there weren’t a lot of southeast Asian actors around for the roles. Those of us who lacked proper facial structure had to make up for it with all kinds of makeup tricks. It took my mom half an hour to get everything right– liquid eyeliner and shadow in a contouring shape, plus bronzer/blush and tons of lipstick, even fake lashes for some kids. It was a blast getting to play with all that makeup and getting to look completely different for a couple of hours every night! And the amazing costumes and sets… I was OBSESSED with Thailand for a while after that, the clothing and the architecture and the history and the food, and I still hope to visit someday.

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  362. I remember the first time i was plucking my eyebrows, couldn’t help but tear a little. Now, i don’t feel a darn thing!

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  365. I’m away for business this weekend. I brought tons of makeup, a million combinations. But dagnab, I have to be ready and out the door so early, I don’t have sufficient time to dazzle anyone with my Rainbow Brite face.

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  366. 😀 😀 😀 PICK ME PICK ME 😀 😀 😀 In dire need of a make up fix! Also next movie i’m gonna watch on netflix is so going to be the POWER RANGER MOVIE!! Pretend i’m in grade school all over again 🙂

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  368. my friends and I never tried to do movies but we did try making music videos and posted them on youtube… i was the director for some of them they were hilarious and TONS of fun to do them.. man i missed those times lol

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  369. I’ve been obsessed with giorgio armani eyes to kill eyeshadows for the past 3 months. These things are serious behness.

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  371. The first movie I ever saw was Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. I was like 6 or 7 then and it was a movie date with my cousins — the teeners and us kiddos. I can’t forget this day because my youngest cousin got lost at the mall after we saw the movie 😮

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  376. I haven’t heard much about Super 8 besides J.J. Abrams and the Spielberg connection, but reviews have been really good, unlike say, Green Lantern, so I may give it a try this weekend!

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  380. My boyfriend’s brother wants to get into the film business. So i help out by watching his videos or by helping him whenever he needs (:

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  390. I adore Angelina Jolie’s makeup, always – especially the recent focus she & her MAs have been taking on her gorgeous, slightly feline eyes rather than the usual lips. With that slight ‘cat lash’ winged eyelash look that I’m seeing on Natalie Portman these days, too…sigh. Anyhow, she (and Ms. Portman) definitely have my fave makeup looks…’specially now that Natalie is a spokeswoman for Dior! (….which is the brand I’d use that Sephora GC for. *shifty eyes* Although I can’t promise I’d turn out as her carbon copy or anything!)

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  391. My dad bought me the E.T. on VHS 22 years ago when my little brother was born, so that I wouldn’t feel left out =)

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  394. The most theatrical makeup I ever wear is on stage for my dance team. Sometimes I’m so used to being bold and heavy handed with my makeup that my day to day makeup looks a little cray cray until I realize I’m not supposed to be in competition mode 🙂

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  400. I can’t exactly remember the first movie I saw, but the first movie I was allowed to go see on my own with friends was Tron. We felt so grown up catching the bus home from Waikiki! : )

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  403. It’s raining really hard here as we have typhoon hitting the Philippines. I wanted to go shopping but decided to just stay at home and relax. Thanks for the giveaway. 🙂

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  405. The first movie I remember watching was Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ , I was a little girl and i went with my parents!

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  411. I love watchin films. Thats why i took up communication arts in college. Even became an actress in theatre and won a Best actress award in a play competition.
    Ive seen tons of Films. I cant even think
    Of a “favorite” because theres so many beautiful films. I could say BLUE LAGOON which is a classic old film starring young Brooke Shields is one of my favorites.
    Because of your blog site sweety, ive started self studying putting make up on myself. Specially eye make up. Its awesome you always write about best make ups in human existence. You’re an angel for giving us info about them!! God bless deary!

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  412. Just got back from the East Coast and I am sick as a dog and I miss everyone there. But you know how they say, there is no place like home :]

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  416. The last movie I saw was Hangover II. It was HILARIOUS!!!! Plus, Bradley Cooper just keeps getting hotter and hotter! ; )

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  423. Body painting was AWESOME and the boys looked great! I had a horrible time at the parade tho, I couldn’t find anyone I knew and I got in a fight with a bunch of bros who called me a freak. Really? We’re at the solstice parade and you’re calling *me* a freak? How sheltered is that?
    Anyways, all in for some sephora action, thanks for the contest!

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  424. My first movie was “Bambi.” I remember I didn’t understand what a fade out was and kept asking if the movie was over whenever a scene ended 🙂
    Adrienne recently posted … Dang it!

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  425. I’m curious to see Super 8 for myself – interesting that you thought it felt very “throwback Spielberg!”

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  426. Have you ever helped friends film a low-budget movie?
    In 10th grade I my friends and I made a little film re-enactment of one of the final scenes in the novel “A Tale Of Two Cities” for our big midterm project in English class. We did the scene of the guillotining of Sydney Carton. We filmed in my friends’ back yard, but it was winter so we had to do it outside in the snow, and our fake blood kept freezing (not to mention the hands of the guy holding the camera!). My boyfriend at the time played Sydney, and I played the woman in line with him who kisses him at the end (I didn’t want anyone else kissing my boyfriend!). He did his speech and then walked around the corner of the garage (where, presumably, the guillotine was waiting for him). My other friend was off-camera and she clanged a shovel on a rock off-camera to make the guillotine noise, and then splashed a bucket of fake blood onto the snow. The film ended with the camera zooming up close on it. It was truly a masterpiece. 🙂

    What’s the first movie you can remember going to see?
    Hmm. Maybe Disney’s “Little Mermaid”? I was in 3rd grade and I remember that my friends and I friends were really, really obsessed with that movie. We had all of the lyrics from the movie memorized and would randomly break out into song in the middle of class.

    Which actress strikes you as having consistently the best makeup?
    Angelina Jolie, because she is one of the few actresses who consistently does not wear too much makeup, and she has naturally beautiful features.

    Have you ever thought about working as a movie makeup artist?
    Oh god, no. I’m not even that good at doing my own makeup! 🙂

    Describe the most elaborate/theatrical makeup look you ever wore and what it was for (a big date, Halloween, a play)
    Two years ago for Halloween I was a geisha. I did the entire face look with white paint, red lips and eyes, etc. It took half an hour to do. My dad actually helped me with most of it. It was a big hit at the party that night! (I also had an authentic kimono that my friend had brought back for me from japan.)

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  436. I’ve never made a movie with my friends but we did make a music video! my brother and my best friend and I decided to do our own music video of ‘Oops I did it Again’ by Britney Spears many years ago when it first was released. It didn’t come out that good, but we had so much fun!

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  439. I’d have to say I admire Mila Kunis’ makeup more than any other actress! It’s always smoky and I’m a sucker for neutral colors on the eyes!

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  441. I wish I could find the perfect red lipstick for my fair skin and red hair. And the skills to pull it off. You remember Laura from Project Runway season 3? She always looked classic and beautiful. That was a redhead who could wear big red lips like no one else!

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  443. I would love to be a movie makeup artist! How fun! Special.effects would be hard tho. I wish I could have done makeup freelance. I worked for clinique and lancome for four years n loved it.

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  447. I’ve been thinking about going into movie makeup lately, I’d love to do the special effects makeup, how creative!

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  453. I remember seeing Star Wars in the theater with my dad. We are sci-fi geeks. We used to watch all the old Star Trek re-runs when I was a kid. 🙂

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  454. Ginnifer Goodwin and Zoe Deschanel are my favorite…they have the fresh-faced girl next door look. I love it.

    Happy Father’s Day to my daddy AND Happy Birthday to my mommy! <3

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  458. I Love Mila Kunis’ makeup…..as well as Jen Aniston! Their looks always look natural yet classy! Hope I win!!!!! Love your Blog Karen!!!

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  460. Oh, wow! I haven’t even heard of Super 8, but after watching the posted trailer, it seems like a definite must-see! It’s been a while since there’s been a movie with a such a theme starring kids! & the fact that there are kids in it definitely makes me less intimidated to watch it! 😛

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  461. I love sci-fi flicks, and will definitely be seeing super8. My favorite of all time has to be Mars Attacks, classic!

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  466. My first theater outing was for the mid-80s rerelease of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. My grandmother was pretty adventurous, taking a four-year-old to the movies, but I’ve never had a huge problem sitting still at the movies. (Mainly because I’m rather picky about what I pick to see, haha!)

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  468. Quite random, but the first movie I remember seeing at a theatre was Sweet Dreams, a movie about Patsy Cline – which, according to Wikipedia, came out when I was 2! My mom must have wanted to see it and dragged me along with her! 🙂

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  470. My friend and I filmed a bunch of “previews” for fake movies once and created a video collection. One was a Jr James Bond flick… I was a bond girl: Lacey Droors

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  471. Well, I’m not sure about the first movie I saw in the cinema… I’m gonna guess Jungle 2 Jungle, Air Bud or Zeus and Roxanne… but maybe I’ve seen films in the cinema earlier, I don’t know :P.

    And for low budget movies, no, I haven’t done those, unfortunately :(. I mean, there have been some ideas from friends, but we never got to make it. With one friend circle when I was about 11 or 12, we planned to make a horror movie AND its parody (In the trap of the vampire and In the pants of the martyr… they rhyme in Hungarian :P)… and with my high school class, we were always planning to do a BIG action-comedy flick with every one of us having bigger roles… but we only got to shoot one or two scenes and to write some scenes. I would have been an assassin in it, it would have been so cool :P.

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  472. The first movie I remember seeing in theaters was “Beauty and the Beast”. Except it must have returned to theaters several years after it was first released because I only would have been 2 the first time 🙂

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  473. I remember watching Pocahontas in theaters when it first came out. It is the first movie I remember watching, but probably not the first one I saw.

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  474. I went hiking at Lake Berryessa yesterday. Totally taking advantage of this wonderful weather we’re having

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  479. Last night I watched the chick-flick-on-crack; Letters to Juliet, and yes–there might have been a moment or two when–cough, cough–I teared up. Just a little. But throughout this shameless movie the one thing that stood out most was the beautiful “I just drank red-wine and it stained my lips” lip colour on the actress Amanda Seyfried. Wouldn’t I just love to know what the heck she was wearing…gorgeous!
    Thanks for the giveaway–with any luck I too can go to Sephora and find something that makes me half as kissable as Amanda Seyfried! 😉

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  481. Just finished eating some delicious cheeseburgers my hubby made… In a food coma checking my Google reader while he plays call of duty!

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  487. I remember very distinctly the first movie I saw in a theater. I was about three or four and I went to see Pocahontas with my grandparents. About twenty minutes in I ran out screaming and crying because the movie scared me so much!

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  489. When I was in Fourth Grade, my friends and I had to make a film of a book for school, so we made a movie of Harriet the Spy. I ended up playing Harriet and I decided to give myself freckles (I really liked freckles for some reason). They ended up looking like huge brown craters on my face. I looked pretty hilarious in that movie!

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  493. Went to my first Kryolan makeup store the other day. So crazy; there were pots of fake blood and vomit on the walls! But their makeup was really pigmented, I was so impressed!

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  496. I think Emma Stone always has beautiful makeup! I want to steal her style! Thanks for the interesting post!

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  497. i can’t even remember the first movie i went to, lol!!
    i was a make-up artist for quite a few years and worked for some great companies. i still do free-lance on the side and always thought it would have been cool to work on a movie.
    hope you had a great weekend 🙂

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  498. The first movie I saw was Lady and the Tramp with my Dad. I couldn’t wait until it came out on DVD so I could see it again.

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  500. I remember in sixth grade we had different ‘theme days’ during homecoming week, and for 70s day I plastered bright blue eyeshadow across my lids and bright pink lipstick on my lips. My mom wanted to pass out I think, haha. That look was definitely not 70s, but I just wanted to bask in the glory of being able to wear makeup that wasn’t in a flesh tone to school for once!

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  507. We have to wear the craziest, heaviest makeup in operas…. I wouldn’t dare wear it out in public, I’d look like a total nutcase!

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  510. I loved Super 8!! I saw it last weekend and am totally in love. It’s definitely in vein with other classics like ET and The Goonies. So stoked about it.

    I also really loved reading Emma Watson’s recent interview with Vogue. She’s one person that I think always has a beautiful and classic look.

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  511. Love Jessica Alba’s make-up; love the soft, smoky eyes she pulls off and the beautiful glow her skin always has!

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  514. I’ve been spending waaaay too much time this weekend on researching NYX cosmetics for my biggest makeup purchase ever (online). Nervous and excited!

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  520. The first movie I can remember seeing is TItanic, haha. One year I dressed up as a geisha for Halloween, but in hindsight, I could have done a lot more in terms of makeup and costuming.

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