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Two Ways to Win a $50 eGift Card from Sephora!

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  • WINNER: The giveaway is closed now, and the winner is Elizabeth W., for her comment that begins, “Karen, I’m a new subscriber to your blog, and enjoy it so much! Give Tabs a kiss on the head for me…” Congratulations, Elizabeth! 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
Somewhere out there, perhaps right outside your window, the squirrel foreman of a nut collecting work detail is frantically squeaking orders to his crew, “Hurry, men! Winter’s coming! Leave no leaf unturned!”

Rise and shine, morning glory. 🙂 Happy autumn. I hope you slept well.

I felt like kicking off this weekend with a giveaway, but it’s not the only open giveaway round these here parts. If after entering today’s giveaway you also take a moment to enter The 2011 Breast Cancer Awareness Month Sign Project and Giveaway, you could win a monumental $1,126 makeup prize (and it’s very easy to enter). Right now there aren’t many entries, and the odds of winning are about 500,000 times better than the lottery.

I’m just sayin’.

In other news, it’s supposed to be nice and sunny here today, and I plan to milk that for all it’s worth! Whatever you’re up to this weekend, I hope it’s sunny there and you get to spend some time outside.

Without further ado, it’s…

A Makeup and Beauty Blog Giveaway!

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  • One (1) Sephora eGift card containing $50 sent to the winner by email (international readers, you may opt to receive $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, what’s the weather like out there today? Have you ever baked a pumpkin pie (if you did, how’d it turn out)? Do you have any plans this year for Thanksgiving (happy Canadian Thanksgiving to y’all up north!) or Halloween? What was your best hair/makeup/outfit this past week? — 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/r2CgCt

  • The deadline to enter is Sunday, October 9, 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. International winners may opt to substitute the Sephora eGift card prize for $50 sent directly to their email address by PayPal instead.
  • 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 Elizabeth W., for her comment that begins, “Karen, I’m a new subscriber to your blog, and enjoy it so much! Give Tabs a kiss on the head for me…” Congratulations, Elizabeth! 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. I’m so excited for fall and all the baking that comes with it – including pumpkin pie! It just doesn’t seem right to make any other time of the year 😀

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  6. Yay I’m so excited for this give away.
    But my best outfit, hair and makeup is today. I’m celebrating my 16th birthday. And I Want to look good. I’m celebrating it with my cousin.

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  13. Weather is gorgeous here today! Sunny & a bit breezy. Perfect fall weather! Love the change in seasons – time for warmer clothes & deeper colors!

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  15. Thank you as always for the giveaway,and for having the sign project for such a wonderful cause! Hope you and Tabs have a great weekend-Happy Thanksgiving!

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  17. It is so amazing how you can make up those things to comment about every time you have this! You have infinite imagination/creativity.

    Anyhow! The weather here has been super weird, we had a lot of rain in the morning and now the sun is shining and it is relatively warm. Typical crazy fall weather!

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  18. Today the weather is so blah (cold and rainy) I can’t decide if I should curl up on the couch and watch movies or screw the weather and go shopping. 🙂

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  19. It’s totally Fall here!!! I just moved to Minneapolis and it’s barely October, but Fall has started and I love it!

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  20. It’s rainy here, week ao it was sunny so that’s very weird … I live in France so we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving ^^

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  24. I would love the gift card to put towards the friends and family sale coming up! I have a long list going already – some for me and some for my sister for Christmas 🙂

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  26. Participated in a flash mob in SF this week, and scored a mini-haul at Sephora while I was there! How cool is that? 😀

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  27. Gorgeous day today in Philly. Going to an 80’s themed birthday party tonight. So looking forward to it!! I printed out a picture from the internet of how I’m gonna try and do my makeup. Went to H&M and got some leg warmers and a totally 80’s looking shirt! Gonna have big hair (if it’s possible with the short hair that I have now). Listen to 80’s music all night. It’s gonna be totally rad and tubular!

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  30. Another giveaway! Yay!

    Today is very warm! It’s what we call Indian Summer here in Québec (Canada). Such a beautiful weekend it’s going to be!!! Unfortunately, I am stuck inside, studying and writing essays for school. 🙁

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  34. My plans for US Thanksgiving are generally the same every year: visit the hubby’s family. I haven’t done anything for Canadian Thanksgiving since moving to the States though. Maybe I’ll fix that this weekend 😀

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  37. I live in Southern California. I’m looking out the window and it looks like it is going to be a gorgeous day. My hiubby and I want to take our kids to the park today or for a stroll at the beach.

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  42. I love fall because of the colors.. can’t wait to bust out my fall outfits. But it is finally getting hot where I live, so maybe bust out that summer dress haha?

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  43. I’ve been reading your blog everyday since high school. It’s just so awesome! Thanks for all the reviews and swatches! 🙂

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  47. I’m totally pissed off today… So no funny comments. But thank you so much for your blog… It always makes thing better.=DDD

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  50. Happy Fall! I think I need some bad ass boots like the ones you blogged about the other day. Love that detailing on the heels!

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  52. My plans for Thanksgiving are to work. I work at a hospital, so I have do work Thanksgiving if I want Christmas off. It’s OK, though, at least I have black Friday off!!!

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  54. Gonna have my first Thanksgiving dinner at my house! I’m glad Jack in the box is open that day -just in case 🙂

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  55. hi karen! i’m super excited about your giveaway and also about fall being here! =D
    i love the smell of fall and winter candles. i love that i can start dragging out all of my heavier perfumes (yummm… L by Lolita Lempicka). also i’m super happy to start using my fall colored nail polishes. lol

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  56. Greetings from Prague! Here the weather turned into really cold, but sunny, Fall is coming! And I´m going to celebrate my first Halloween ever, as I´m going to the US for a month, yaaay!!! I already have ideas for like 50 costumes, haha. What is your Halloween costume, by the way? Have a great fall, Karen, I love your blog (and I´m a bit jealous of your beautiful boots;). Eva

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  60. Its nice out here in Boston today. 71 at noon and sunny. We are going on a whale watch so hopefully we will see lots of whales!

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  67. I love fall! everything about fall, the weather, leaves changing colors, Getting closer to New years (my favorite) – New fall looks out in stores, It’s about that time to buy new fall clothing & accessories! , boots, coats, sweaters, scarfs, fall scents, all of that! – The weather here, has been rainy, cold, icky, (normal Washington state) but cute clothing & new beauty products never makes the day bother me! 🙂

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  71. Last year I attempted to make a pumpkin cheesecake for Thanksgiving. It came out delicious,but the recipe my sister found required sooooo many ingredients! It also took a lot of time to make. But it sure was g-o-o-d! This year I don’t think I’ll be putting my baking skills to work, I have a 7 week old son, so I have zero time for baking. Maybe my fam won’t notice if I buy one? 😉

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  75. I think I’m the one person in this world who doesn’t like pumpkin pie 🙁
    I love fall though, it’a my favorite!!!!!

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  77. I like pumpkin pie but, truth be told, I prefer sweet potato pie for the texture. For the past couple of years I’ve been using Cook’s Illustrated recipe for pumpkin pie which calls for a combination of one can of pumpkin puree and one can of candied yams. It’s like the best of two (pie) worlds. I usually find pumpkin pie filling a little too wet, so their recipe is perfect for me 🙂

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  88. It’s gorgeous here today…sunny and about 75F. I’ve baked many pumpkin pies. My family loves them but my waist line doesn’t. I have begun making pumpkin smoothies instead. I use 1/2c. of canned pumpkin (not pie mix) a cup of almond milk, a vanilla bean, frozen banana chunks, cinnamon, nutmeg and splenda. It’s delish!

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  89. Speaking of sephora, there was a girl cashier at my area that had gorgeous bright pink hair. She had bright make up and was petite and sharp looking. she looked so chic 🙂 I wanted her hair, so pretty 🙂 or be able to dye my hair again but damn work places 🙁

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  93. Its beautiful here today! Going to enjoy it with kids outdoors for sure to make the most out of it!

    Karen – I have been reading your blog for few weeks now since one of my ex-collegue introduced me to it…I absolutely love it and have learned lots of makeup tips from you as I am just a beginner:) Never wore much makeup in my early young years and now I really need it:) Not that I am getting any older:)) Haha

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  94. It was so warm here on long island until about monday when it got so nice and cool out! i loveee fall its my favorite season 🙂

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  98. It started getting chilly here in Boston earlier this week, but this weekend our highs are in 70s and 80s. I sort of wish the weather would make up its mind.

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  101. “Whether the weather be fine, or weather the weather be not
    Whether the weather be cold, or weather the weather be hot
    We’ll weather the weather whatever the weather
    Whether we like it or not!”

    That was in my 4th grade science textbook. It stuck in my head and I’ve never forgotten it.

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  104. The weather here is gorgeous and it’s my first weekend with no plans in over a month. I’m looking forward to just chilling and maybe watching some movies!!!

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  105. Hey Karen! Baking a pumpkin pie isn’t as hard as it seems! My grandmother taught me how to bake pies, especially pumpkin (my favorite!) when I was very young. I hope you give it a try and let us all know how it turns out – nothing feels better than baking something new! Such a cool accomplished feeling and El Hubz will definitely be happy too 😉 Have a great day!!!

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  109. Hi Karen! I just want to thank you for your blog and your giveaways. You are one of my favorite bloggers and Tabs is just the most amazing cat ever. Although you don’t know me you have helped brighten a lot of my dark days with your funny and beautiful posts. Thank you so much for the work that you put into your blog. I appreciate it so much and look forward to checking my google reader everyday to see new posts from you!
    Ashleigh Walls recently posted … #Coupon Giveaway! 3 Winners This Time!!

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  112. I’m going to a Day of the Dead festival this evening. I’m not sure what to expect, but from my friends’ reviews it sounds fun! Tweeted too.

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  115. We’re doing one of my favorite fall things…apple picking! We’re from Los Angeles, so we drive about an hour east into the San Bernardino mountains where there’s this little town with lots of apple farms. My daughter and I love it!

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  116. My brother and I always made different pies for thanksgiving and he’d use premade everything and remained happy and festive. I’d try to hand make crust and all the stuff, so it’d take about 10x as long and by the time the pie was done, I’d just resent it.

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  119. What’s the weather like out there today?
    Sunny, beezy & cool.
    Have you ever baked a pumpkin pie (if you did, how did it turn out)?
    No, I hate pumpkin pie! Yuck.
    Do you have any plans this year for Thanksgiving or Halloween?
    Thanksgiving will probably be spent at husband’s grandma’s house, like most years. Not sure yet about Halloween – we might be moving in a couple of weeks & will therefore miss our friend’s yearly party. No ideas for costumes.
    What was your best hair/makeup/outfit this past week?
    I’ve been home sick this week, so my “best” day was yesterday because I actually washed my hair and put on clean sweats. 😛

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  120. The weather here in cali is pretty crazy right now one day it rains the next its sunny and the next sunny but freezing lol

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  123. I love the fact that it’s so cold out today! My oven is going to be busy if I have anything to say about it! Hooded sweatshirt, here I come.

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  125. So yesterday, I just got over having a tummy virus for the past two days.. I had cabin fever after only two days! Two of my friends and I went to the city (Manhattan) and we went to chipotle! I didnt think it was right if I had mexican food after having a tummy virus so I got soup at Au Bon Pain instead. But what I was most excited for was going to Sephora and MAC! I really wanted to get the NARS Orgasm Blush but it was $27 and I was determined to find something similar for a little less! The lady at Sephora was like “You didn’t hear this from me but at MAC they have a blush called ‘Peachykeen’ that is very similar for cheaper”. So i ran over to MAC and picked it up.. it’s great! I love it! Its not AS shimmery as the Nars but it’s still really great, and I’m so happy I bought it.. And That was my day:)

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  126. It’s absolutely gorgeous here in VA. It’s my favorite time of year. I love Mellowcreme Pumpkin candies and caramel apples!

    I went to Sephora this morning and splurged on the UD Book of Shadows set with the speakers and QR codes. The shadows were just so beautiful!

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  128. For the trick-or-treaters this year, I’m setting up the front yard to look like a crime scene and I’ll answer the door in a mad scientist costume. Not too scary, but hopefully fun!

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  131. Hi Karen! Just wanted to say I started following your blog about a month ago and I love it! You’re just too cute and I love reading about your opinion.. and plus, I’m a cat momma like you! My little guy’s name is Turbo and he’s not a fashion expert like yours but oh so adorable.. and fussy! He never fails to let me know if he’s unhappy. Anyways, it’s almost Thanksgiving here in Canada, and I have a lot to be thankful for this year.. I hope you do too! Have a great and blessing-filled Thanksgiving!

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  139. We don’t celebrate Halloween (Unless it’s the clubs/pubs/bars) or even Thanksgiving here 🙂 Would be awesome to try and experience it properly at least once, though for me any day when my family is together and we have gatherings it’s awesome as it is, even if it’s for no reason at all 😀

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  144. It hasn’t rained too too much in Vancouver 😀 & yesterday it was really sunny so it’s a nicer transition into Fall than past seasons.

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  152. It’s finally sunny here, after too many days of rain. So happy! And pumpkin pie is one of my favorite fall desserts––I’ve been known to just make the filling and eat it like custard, yum.

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  158. I’m feeling overwhelmed lately! Work has been busy and I was out of town visiting family last week… I just got home Wednesday to desperately play catch up at work and then I have family in town AGAIN this weekend. I can’t wait to have a day where I don’t have to do ANYTHING!

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  163. Hi Karen! I entered your Show My Sign contest but I never received anything to make sure you got it or not 🙁 happy Saturday!

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  164. Last pumpkin pie I baked was a Weight Watcher’s recipe, and I must admit it wasn’t too bad!! No crust of course, but still tasty!!

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  166. I’m looking forward to Halloween this year because I am really going to put my makeup applications skills to the test. I am going to be a vampire and I am also doing my friends makeup as lady gaga. 🙂

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  167. The weather is overcast and 79 degrees, but that’s pretty awesome for October here. Too bad I’m stuck inside. Phooey! All your beautiful make-up posts help cheer me up though! Thanks for everything!

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  171. The weather in San Antonio is lovely. Today it’s raining. I also made some amazing pumpkin cheesecake cupcakes that I plan on making for my thanksgiving dinner this year 🙂

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  173. I got my hair cut after years of letting it grow and grow and grow! Its still long but looks much healthier and feels great 🙂 glad I got the nerve to do it.

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  175. The closest to pumpkin pie that I have ever made is the pumpkin swirl cheesecake I make every Thanksgiving. My husband loves it. I personally like it better than straight up pumpkin pie. It’s a must if you love both pies, you get the best of both worlds!!!

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  179. Hey K-Dawg, you rock! I’d love to start a witty banter with you in person, but alas, I’m in Canada! Pumpkin Pie is being purchased.

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  180. Love your site Karen!! The only things I check online everyday are my email and this site. You’ve been responsible for so many of my beauty purchases. Keep up the fantastic work!!

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  182. My pumpkin pie didn’t turn out so great (which wasn’t too big of a blow since I don’t really like it anyway), but my pecan pie was nummy : )

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  185. Its really hot in Cape Town ,South Africa today.I am sitting in front of my fan in my bedroom.
    Have the day off tomorrow,so I ma going to sleep in,its such a treat !

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  193. It’s a rainy day today in Florida, but it’s all good: I got my hair done today and I finally found a hairstylist I’m thrilled with a year after moving to a new town!

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  200. My sister just made pumpkinspice whoopie pies with cream cheese filling they turned out fabulous! And since fall is here im soo excited to whip out my red and plum lipsticks 🙂

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  201. I just came back from vacation in Newcastle, UK. Hate coming back! Loved it there! Such stylish,polite people! I bought the Naked palette there, makeupwise…. I am so depressed I came back 🙁 I don’t like it here!

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  202. Today is my birthday! My Husband knows I love MadMen- so for my birthday present, he got me all the MadMen limited addition Barbies! That’s- Betty, Joan, Don & Roger. He also got me the newest Kindle. He’s sometimes silly, & always sweet!

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  206. I made a pumpkin tart last Thanksgiving. I don’t like pumpkin so I have no idea how it turned out, but others seemed to like it.

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  209. I’ve never baked pumpkin pie, but my mom always made pumpkin soup when fall hit and I go back home just to have some every year 🙂

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  213. I started baking pumpkin pies every fall two years ago when my family and I realized that we never loved any of the pumpkin pies we bought. Yep, we’re picky. Now we buy a pumpkin, cut it up, cook it, mash it, mix it with other ingredients and pre-buy crust ’cause we’re lazy. Then we cook it and it is DELICIOUS! I like extra cinnamon in my pie!

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  214. I’m skyping with my american family! I lived with them for à year and I Miss them à lot! And I’ll be very sad that I can’t participate in my fav holiday, Black friday!

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  221. it’s starting to get cold around here in Vancouver! although thankfully, it’s not raining today, :D. sadly, I have no Halloween plans this year, but am looking forward to seeing everyone else’s costumes. this week, I bought a MAC lipstick in “velvet teddy” on impulse, and I’m so glad I did b/c I’m already in love with it. 🙂

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  228. Omgsh that sign is super cute! Did you make the sign yourself? I can’t tell if you used Sharpie or not, but if so, I’m super jealous you can write like that! As for Breast Cancer Awareness, you know how Yoplait has pink ribbon lids? I always save them and register the code listed under each of them! Everyone should do that, too! It only takes literally like 10 seconds!

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  231. 1) I finally joined the cool kid club and got an iPhone! and 2) I’m decorating my house today for Halloween, I’m one of “those” houses that goes all out in an almost annoying way 🙂

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  233. I helped take care of a sick rough-legged hawk this morning and am releasing a great horned owl next week. Therefore, I do not mind the fact that it is snowing and it isn’t even Halloween yet. I hope you have an awesome weekend!

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  236. So I am absolutely loving the brand Desert Essence lately. I have their essential daily moisturizer, and it is amazing!!!

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  240. Yes I have baked quite a few pumpkin pies. I haven’t done it in awhile. I did make good pies. I learned everything from my Mother. She was one of the best bakers. She was an all around good cook. Thanks.

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  247. I am visiting beautiful Portland, Oregon from hellay and the weather is actually beautiful!
    Marathon tomorrow EEEEK!!!

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  250. I’ve never baked anything…..I dislike the strict “rules” of baking. But, I LOVE cooking! I made an entire Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner last year! (All vegetarian, and my carnivorous family loved it all!!)

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  252. This is my favorite time of the year. The weather today is lovely in northern California… sunny and in the mid 70s.

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  264. It was really nice in NY today! I’m currently making apple butter for the ridiculous amount of apples we brought home from an orchard today. It’s gonna be so good!

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  265. It was nice to have a beautiful day to look outside at while studying my butt off indoors! Hoping for the same (weather that is) tomorrow!

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  267. I’ve never been the hugest fan of pumpkin pie. I much prefer butternut squash to pumpkin flavor wise, so I guess the pumpkin shortage I keep hearing about won’t be as big a deal for me as the pumpkin-lovers of the world.. lol.

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  268. love this giveaway!! Something to brighten this rainy month!! Im fr the philippines. Hope i get to win this so i can give the prize to my mom-in-law in ohio. This will brighten her day!!

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  276. I love your blog! It’s currently distracting me from the loads of work I have to do this weekend – which unfortunately is keeping me from enjoying the gorgeous weather today!

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  283. I am gionna eat thanksgiving turkey tonight at a friends house, tomorrow with the family and then it’s all about the turkey leftovers after that !!!

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  284. Yay giveaway! It is sunny and warmish here in Charleston 🙂 Still cool enough to wear jeans and a long sleeved shirt, which is my jam. I am a cold weathered girl! I’m wearing NARS Outremer which I think is the best pigmented blue. It looks so primary blue in the pan, but once you get it on your lids, it almost has a purplish tinge to it! I love this color. It’s versatile enough to wear as a subtle cat eye, liner, or you could go out and do a full blown club look that Karen so beautifully demonstrated 😀

    Question: are winners contacted directly by email or do they have to constantly check at original blog entry to see if their name is announced? Just wondering!

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  285. The weather here in New York is gorgeous! It’s been in the sixties and sunny all day; A welcome change from the near-freezing temperatures the past few days

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  287. I bought two pieces from the NARS fall collection and now I’m dying to purchase some lip and eye colors from the permanent collection!

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  289. I like that poster you made! You have nice handwriting! :] Thanks again for the giveaway and hope you’re having a great weekend!

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  292. I finished my essays last night and now I’m getting them critiqued by my friends and family! Since I’m pretty much done, I got MAC Dubonnet lipstick and MAC Feline eye kohl and I’m wearing them both right now. I feel so glam 🙂

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  294. I think it may be a rough winter- lots of squirrel activity in my neighborhood, I even had one jump on my windowsill this morning, they are definetly on the hunt for goodies. By the way, I saw a white squirrel in FL last week! I couldn’t believe it. I consider it pretty rare since I’ve seen a black squirrel only twice in all of the years I’ve lived in the northeast.

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  295. Bought BM’s Ready 2.0 duo in The Epiphany and i am in LOVEEEE!!! bought it per your and Tempalia’s reviews… totally convinced and i’m glad i bought it! gotta buy moarrrrrr haha

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  298. It has been raining here for the past two days. My hair looks pathetic, so I am sitting at the computer with conditioner slathered all over my hair. Surfing the net and found some interesting things here on your site Karen!! Cheers to all

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  299. Karen, I’m a new subscriber to your blog, and enjoy it so much! Give Tabs a kiss on the head for me… you know they love that. Okay, they tolerate it… but we cat owners love it.

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  300. I don’t make pumpkin pie but I do make pumpkin roll and it’s pretty popular with my husband and his co-workers, I think he’s got everyone hooked.

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  302. Karen i love your sense of humour and i keep notes on your english cause im trying to move to UK but my english is pretty much terrible, so your blog is something like interlingua for begginers to me 😛 Thanks a lot and keep doing your amazing job.. informative & funny!

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  306. The weather here is El Paso, TX is finally cooling off. We’re in the 80’s, which is apparently too cold for my hot-weather kids. They’ve spent the day complaining about how “freezy” they feel.

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  307. I always try to make plans for halloween to do anything but trick or treating.. but that’s what I always end up doing with my friends. Something about free candy just makes everything so much better (: haha. College students still trick or treat ! (:

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  313. Thanks for helping me, by not wasting my money on products that are bad. I value what you say and therefore save money by not buying the wrong things. Keep it up

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  314. As always, its taking me forever to clean house cause I keep stopping to play with my makeup… Its sooo distracting!! 🙂

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  320. The weather right now in Oklahoma City is cool and it’s RAINING!!! We are so dry and drought stricken that any rain is a blessing.

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  322. Gotta love a giveaway! Going to make pumpkin bread tomorrow even though it is in the 70s here in Michigan..it is still fall! Need some new products for fall to replace my summer line of makeup!

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  326. I love reading your blog, it’s so much fun! You are so, so funny!!!! Thanks for the giveaway, and for keeping me entertained throughout the year 🙂

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  328. I worked at a pet adoption drive today and 2 adult dogs were adopted! YAY! (almost as exciting- bought makeup forever hd foundation and it lasted all day while i was out in the sun!)

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  330. Going to a Halloween corn maze tonight with my 12 year old. I don’t like to be scared, so I’m hoping it’s relatively tame!

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  332. Enjoying the fall weather, especially the fall clothing and the seasonal latte’s at starbucks! Love pumpkin lattes 🙂

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  335. Omg the weather here in the Chgo area has been BEAUTIFUL all week! Simply perfect in the low 80s and the leaves are turning gorgeous shades!! Enjoying while we can…predictions say we are in store for another monsterous snow season. 🙁 Hope “they” are wrong!

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  338. Nasty in Florida – Seas are 9 ft & above – oh well – one bad weekend is not that bad at all. Good time to cook beans & stews & tomorrow chicken & dumpligs – YUMMMMMM

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  341. It’s warm outside today, but I can’t wait for fall to actually get here! It’s hands down my favorite time of year.

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  343. It would really be nice to witness a change in season especially Fall but apparently it’s almost always Summer here in Hawaii (but it’s not always a bad thing)

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  346. I don’t like how pumpkins taste, but I find “pumpkin” as one of the funniest English words, it just sounds funny 😀

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  354. It’s going to be 85 degrees here in Boston tomorrow which is CRAZYPANTS for this time of year! Squeezing in one more beach day!

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  355. Lately I have totally been on a pumpkin kick! (I just found a killer pumpkin bread recipe, you could probably win anyone over with just a slice of it…)

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  356. My favorite look this week is MAC Prolong wear eyeshadow in Sweet Satisfaction all over the lid with MAC Black Tied eyeshadow in the outer corner with MAC Blacktrack fluidline catted out. Love the new prolong wear eyeshadows!

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  358. I love this fall weather in New England. I am going on my first long motorcycle ride tomorrow. From Massachusetts to Maine. Wish me luck. Happy Fall!!

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  359. I have made pumpkin pie. I’ve used both fresh sweet/pie pumpkin and Libby’s canned pumpkin. It turns out great either way.

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  360. The weather was gorgeous today in Michigan. Sadly I didn’t get to enjoy it because I worked the whole day. Gotta make money for makeup 🙂

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  364. I spent time with my family today, so it’s been a very nice day! I’ve missed them. Hope everyone else had a nice day as well.

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  369. I love FALL!!! OCTOBER is my favorite month!!! 15 is my favorite number!!! WHAT BETTER DAY TO GET MARRIED THEN YOUR FAVORITE DAY!!! Thats right!!! I’m getting married next weekend!!!

    *now that I have make a fool of myself!*

    I tweeted @beanagirl01

    I hope you have a fantastic day!
    Thanks so much!
    Tina

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  370. I love pies! I wish I would eat them more year around instead of waiting for October and November. Haha. Maybe I’ll make it my new tradition 🙂

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  371. I have at least seven family members birthdays this month alone! A lot of money gkne from my already empty pockets. So it would be great to win this! Thanks Karen!!!

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  374. Love your blog Karen…oh and by the way I ordered 2 Feline P.K. pencils OMG you were soooooo right!!

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  376. I’ve never made a pumpkin pie, but I’ve made several pumpkin cheesecakes. The recipe was from America’s Test Kitchen, and it’s incredibly delicious! (And mind you, i don’t really like pumpkin pie, and i’m not too keen on cheesecake in general. This recipe is amazing.)

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  398. Here in the southern hemisphere spring has taken hold! Not to rub it in to you folks leaving summer behind but it’s so nice to be getting some warm weather at last 🙂

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  400. Love your blog. Not much of a baker, but love to cook. This is my favorite time of the year, Halloween and Thanksgiving and holiday time. Its beautiful seeing this time of the year with my children’s eyes.

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  401. Thanksgiving is the day before my birthday this year, so I’ll be spending the day with my family, eating my birthday pumpkin pie, and gearing up for my birthday on black friday, which is always an insane day for my deal-hunting family.

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  402. It is POURING in South Florida right now. We’re on flood watch until tomorrow night. At least its like 10 degrees cooler than it’s been all summer! I can’t wait for it to start cooling down and even getting kind of chilly (we only ever get KIND of chilly..not real chilly or cold, down here)!

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  407. The weather in SF was okay today! Semi-cloudy, occasionally windy, but overall, not too cold and not too hot, just the way I like it! =)

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  409. Tonight, I saw an animal comedy circus act, with a bunch of rescue cats, dogs, a parrot, a few rats, some geese and a couple of pigeons. I was very impressed with the main guy’s ability to make 12 cats stay seated on their cute little stools on stage, and be very well behaved the whole time. Very very cute!

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  413. Hey there! I’m really excited for Halloween ’cause next comes Thanksgiving, and then CHRISTMAS! I love cold weather and so, I love the fall/winter! My go-to fall color is always purple/plum and my look today reflected that with the purple Essence gel liner that you introduced me to (thanks)! Those liners are awesome, stay put ALL DAY, and the price is so right! =)

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  414. Still waiting for “Fall” to kick in here in SoCal! 90 degrees in October is not cool! (no pun intended, haha!)

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  423. The weather was sunny and beautiful today in both the South Bay (where I now live) and East Bay (where I went for a baby shower)! Hooray for sunshine and warmth!

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  427. I went to sephora.com yesterday to check out the holiday sets but everything I wanted was sold out! I hope they’re getting more stock in soon.

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  429. Found this website by googling “beauty blogs” and this is the first one that popped up 🙂
    My husband started his new job this past Thursday. Note: He was laid off in July. This is a huge blessing since American jobs are tough to obtain right now.
    Tonight, it’s rainy (love it) and chilly. It’s October and in Texas that means we may not see any cold weather for a little while longer. Le sigh

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  431. there was a chill in the air tonight- i love Fall.
    i also love the friends and family sale coming up at Sephora- great time for a giveaway you thoughtful kitties- you.

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  445. My best beauty moment this week was discovering the line of products called Love & Toast at Target, and they were on clearance to boot!

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  450. I really really can’t wait for Fall weather to start! I want to see the colorful leaves on the ground and watch the wind play with them, swirling them around =D and the rains begin to fall and all you can hear is the beat of rain against your window while you sit on the couch with someone you love covered with a blanket and drink tea =)

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  452. I embrace pumpkin since reading OhSheGlows.com. There are so many delish recipes and I found out about the blog through your blog Karen. So thanks a million!
    Its cool and windy in Ireland today:(

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  453. We’re enjoying an Indian Summer here in Chicago and boy am I LOVING it!!!! It’s giving me a chance to rock my sandals and tanks one last time.

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  457. The thing about giftcards is there are so many things you could buy with them! It makes it really hard to decide which one is worth spending your money on.

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  458. Hi Karen! It’s Thanksgiving here! Me and Bf aren’t doing anyhing special; thanksgiving is not as important a holiday here as it is in the States I think.
    The weather is super, super nice, global-warming style: 19 degrees celcius for october 9th: here, it’s a miracle!
    Thanks
    Eli

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  461. Hahaha! No I can honestly say I have never baked a pumpkin pie….however I have baked a pumpkin flan. Does that count? ^_^

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  464. We’ve been having clasic fall weather the past few days: clear, windy, and warm(ish) with a nip in the air when you’re out of the sun. It’s log sleeves but no jacket in the day, bundle up at night weather. I love it.
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  465. In an attempt to apply perfume from a sample bottle, I accidentally dumped about half of the bottle on my arm and now I smell WAY TOO MUCH like eau flirt. Oops!

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  479. heyyy. For this halloween I’m planning on being a native american and I’ve been testing out makeup loks to find the right one. This thanksgiving Im going to Mexico with a bunch of my family and I’m so exicted!

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  482. Our weather is really weird here! Last week we had days where the high was in the 50’s next week we’ll have highs in the 80’s. Its feeling very weird going back and forth.

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  483. I’m in Manipal, India and the weather is just turning a bit cooler after all those hot hot summers and depressing monsoon season. 😀

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  489. I have never baked a pumpkin pie, except for frozen pies. If that’s what you call baking. I would love to learn how to bake a pie from scratch. Pumpkin Spice coffee is delicious, fall is my favorite time of year.

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  491. I’ve had a relaxing weekend– I popped into Sephora for some cleanser. They were having a too faced launch event, so I checked them out, but restrained myself. I’ll ask for them for Christmas!

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  497. I made a double batch of pumpkin chocolate chip cookies this last week, there were SO amazing. I’m so excited about fall!

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  501. I am taking part in Ulta’s cut-a-thon on October 16th where you pay a $10 minimum for a cut, shampoo and style and all the proceeds go to Breast Awareness! I encourage anyone else who is interested to take part and give to an excellent cause!

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  502. The weather was really nice today!
    I actually woke up a bit earlier than usual and I tanned in my frontyard.
    I’m so pale, hahaha.

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  503. This has been possibly the worst week of my life. I vaguely remember trying to make a tofu pumpkin pie long ago. . . but though I’m not a huge sweets person, I’ll stick with the real thing. My dad makes the best pumpkin pie ever!

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  505. This was the first time I experimented with a side bun for a theatre night, and it turned out gorgeous, especially with the metallic grey pearl studs I was sporting :).

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  509. I just tried McDonald’s pumpkin pie, and like the glutton I am – loved it! It has the same yummy crust as the apple pie but with a nice smooth pumpkin filling. I am looking forward to fall makeup looks, beautiful boots and bangin’ scarves 😀

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  510. I just discovered this site and love it. The weather here today is sunny and cool, I can’t wait for the leaves to change colors. There is nothing like the beautiful hues of autumn leaves.

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  517. Isn’t it funny how you can just smell October in the air? Yesterday, I was out walking my dog and I had that moment. It’s so distinct for some reason. I love it 🙂

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  519. I just got CO2 laser resurfacing done Friday to treat my acne scars so I have been sitting at home all weekend trying not to scratch or look at my horribly swollen and red face. A $50 gift card to Sephora would surely perk up my day 🙂

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  527. It’s been raining for the past two days and isn’t supposed to stop until tomorrow evening! Can’t say we didn’t need it though.

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  533. Loving all the fall/ Halloween decor everywhere! still deciding what I want to dress up as, so much make up and costume ideas 🙂 now I just have to wait for it to get cooler outside, or as cool as miami could get!

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  536. Today is my 7 year anniversary with the man that is just right for me ! <3
    Spent the weekend in the mountains planning all of our upcoming holiday events.
    Love October November and December.
    🙂

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  537. Its kinda too hot to feel like Fall here (85F) but I m not complaining as I love warm weather. 😉
    I love baking pumpkin pies, but I do cheat and use canned pumpkin.
    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  539. Hi! I love your blog..this weekend i went to the pumpkin patch with the family and wore cowboy boots a floral top and jeans 🙂

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  540. My town had a little community day on Saturday so DH and I took the kids over there and made a whole day of it. We ended the night with the town’s fireworks. It was a great family day!

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  541. We finally had big rain in Dallas…….which we desperately needed. BUT Rangers game rained out! Boo hoo. Catching up on great beauty blogs…..you are at the top! with or without a contest!

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  544. It’s raining in Houston, so it’s a good day for me! We really got soaked. I just got back from having dinner with my baby cousin; she’s two now and it’s been about a year since I’ve seen her. The thing that’s grown most about her is her hair. She’s got a mullet going on with these unruly curls, lol.

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  545. I bought a discontinued lipstick on eBay today. D: I hope it’s not icky or anything. I don’t know why my favorite makeup keeps getting discontinued!

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  548. It rained all last night and most of today in San Antonio-I see by the other posts there are lots of happy people in Texas tonight!

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  555. I have never baked a pie. I’m not a huge pie fan, I prefer brownies and cake. Oh, and cupcakes. Damn, now I’m hungry.
    Thanks for the giveaway, Karen!

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  559. I didn’t wear too much makeup this past week. Went on vacation in the mountains and figured heck, no one’s gonna see me! 😛 It’s nice to give my face a break too

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  565. ive baked a pumpkin pie but it came pre-prepped in a box 🙂
    it was good though, sara lee. cant wait to have some for thanksgiving!

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  566. I love pumpkin pie…yum! Baking is def not my thing though. Good thing mcdonalds makes the single serving size around this time 🙂

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  567. Was very excited to get the Half Wild and Idyllic paint pots this week – did a purple smokey eye with Half Wild, UD Black Palette’s Jet, and UD 24/7 pencil in Zero paired with Korres lip butter in Jasmine for a nude lip. Fast, easy, fabulous =)

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  570. Ugh… not a good weekend…allergies are out of control and I’ve had a sinus headache… so although the weather has been good…I haven’t been able ot enjoy it.

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