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  • WINNER: The giveaway is closed now, and the winner is Lulu! Congratulations, Lulu! 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
Ah, coffee… Sweet elixir. Mana from heaven. How I love ye so.

You tempt me with your bold, rich aroma, even though you play Tiddlywinks with my nerves. Should I partake of your mixed blessings this morning, or should I take the safer route, with its lower highs and higher lows, into The Valley of Honey and Green Tea?

Hmm… Decisions, decisions.

Rise and shine, morning glory! Welcome to your Saturday. 🙂

While I figure out which caffeinated beverage to enjoy, why don’t we get this weekend off to a good start with a giveaway?

And speaking of giveaways, I’ll be posting the signs and announcing the winner of October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month Sign Project and Giveaway soon. Thank you very much for participating. Lots of wonderful signs and emails to sort through.

And now, drumroll please! 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 your current favorite caffeinated (or non-caffeinated) beverage? When was the last time you played in the snow? Are you doing anything fun this weekend? What are you wearing on your eyes? How do you feel about false lashes? — 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/rG1hAp

  • The deadline to enter is Sunday, November 6, 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 Lulu! Congratulations, Lulu! 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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  4. I actually wore false lashes for the first time a couple weeks ago, to my friend’s birthday, and I LOVED them. I have short straight Asian lashes, so it was so much fun to have them be long and fluttery! They started falling off by the end of the night, unfortunately, but they were sooo much fun while they lasted. Thanks for holding the giveaway!

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  5. Somehow over the years I’ve developed an addiction to Lipton Iced Tea. It’s not the best thing for my diet but I can’t seem to get my day started without it. Weird, I know…

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  7. One of my favourite beverages, of which I have been drinking for the past 3 weeks or so, is something called “pulled tea”- a direct translation of “teh tarik”. It’s basically tea with milk (And sugar, maybe) that is “pulled” by pouring it around 2 mugs (And professionals can “pull” it from a distance!). The result is a frothy milky tea… just describing it to you made my craving kick in haha! You should try Googling it and see! 🙂

    On a similar note, I also love Taiwanese bubble tea- there’s one from a franchise called Gong Cha, and I love their Signature Milk Oolong Tea. It’s oolong tea with milk froth (And sugar level, which they use sugar syrup depends on you)- simply yummy!

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  9. My absolute FAVORITE caffeinated drink in the morning, is Dunkin Donuts Pumpkin Spice Coffee! It’s so yummy, and really makes me feel happy on chilly fall mornings. 🙂

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  13. Thank you for this giveaway! I like coffee, but only when it’s also sweet enough. My favorite drink has to be the Starbucks’ Caramel Frappuccino! With whipped cream! Gotta love that sinful drink…

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  14. Hmmmmmmmm I’m really upset today coz I found out the guy I’m secretly in love with has this huge crush on another guy, who’s famous for being pretty. OMG. I feel like a complete failure…><

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  16. I’m actually sipping on green tea right now! I had to stop with coffee because I’d drink gallons of that when I’m slaving away studying and that would just add up to too much sugar and cream (I haven’t learned to drink coffee black yet – too bitter!) ! Hahaha, I do miss it a lot though.

    Happy Saturday to you too! Thank you for the lovely giveaway 🙂

    Jenny
    xx
    Jenny recently posted … Review: Hard Candy Glamoflauge Concealer

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  19. On my shopping list today are thermal curtains for my window. My bed is right by this huge window and waking up to a frosty window with paper thin curtains is NOT the business!

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  22. My order is usually cafe mocha, no whipped cream. With an extra shot of espresso sometimes. If it’s hot outside, I’ll order the iced version.

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  24. I can rarely drink coffee (and when I do it’s just a cappuccino) or else I get the jitters. I’m usually a tea girl. Black, green, oolong, herbal, any tea really.

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  25. I’ve actually been wanting to try out false lashes for while. They make the Eyes look really nice and it makes a big difference when you apply false lashes. So I want to give them a try.

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  30. I’m currently loving Chai Lattes!!!!!!!!! BTW LOVE your website so original. Im also a cat lady mother of 4 :)!!!!!

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  34. I used to be addicted to coffee and get migranes if i did not have it asap in the morning. Quit cold turkey, put up w couple of days of headaches and rest is history. Looooove the smell of cofee though, but green tea is a better choice…like a nice steady geeky boyfriend instead of a player badboy that leaves u sobbing in the corner:)

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  36. I usually order latte, but if I need more caffeine, I’ll order cappuccino. Holiday season is my favorite time of the year though regarding coffee drinks, pumpkin spice syrup, eggnog hmm~

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  38. My fav drink is sweet tea. I don’t care if it’s caffeinated or not, I love it! That’s only for those hot and warm days though. When it’s cold, I stick to hot apple cider.

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  47. I have such a hard time rockin’ false lashes. They take about 5 minutes to apply (I’m really OCD about them looking even and perfect) and by then I’ve got glue all up in my eyelid. Then, when I’m looking around throughout the day, all I see is my lashes! Sad news.

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  48. *sigh* I made the unfortunate mistake of drinking some Valrohnoa Mocha (extremely delicious) and Genmaicha (green tea+brown rice) last night and I could NOT sleep. The thing is that it wasn’t the tossing and turning not being able to sleep it was the omg… I’m so caffeinated that I’m just lying here I can’t sleep. But I had a wonderful birthday week! Last night, I saw The Rocky Horror Picture Show and went to Extraordinary Desserts last night!

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  55. Being a full time employee and full time grad student is hard. Requires a lot of caffeine. I took your pumpkin chai latte idea when I was in Starbucks a few weeks ago and spread the word on Facebook and Twitter. Several East Coast friends now both thank and curse me for this.
    Now that they have gingerbread syrup out for holidays, I want to try a Gingerbread Chai Latte.

    Thanks for reminding about that combo!

    On makeup related things- I need to practice falsh lashes more! I have lashes that are longer than thicker so I like the falsie volumes.

    And yay for Aromaleigh being back!

    (tl;dr entry done)

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  57. Well I love coffee and it helps that my family owns a cafe! Cappuccino is defininately my favourite type!! Thanks for the opportunity to win.

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  59. I worked out so hard yesterday, I thought I was paralyzed from the waist down when I woke up this morning! Moving is so. PAINFUL.

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  60. COFFEE IS MY LIFE lol!! Have you ever tried an Iced blueberry coffee from Dunkin Donuts? ? Its divine!!! I drink it 3x’s a day, its like my fuel!!

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  61. I’m normally a big coffee drinker, but I’ve been really liking the teas from Teavana lately. The toasted almond is delicious!

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  64. I also suffer from the coffee vs. tea dilemma! More often than not, I got for tea… but sometimes coffee is just so cozy, especially when it’s so cold!

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  65. Grande soy three Splenda cappuccino from Starbucks, not too sweet despite all the sugar and it balences out the coffee flavor.

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  70. I’ve been hooked on Liptons Green Tea Superfruit Purple Acai & Blueberry flavor! I add a little Agave nectar and it’s delicious!

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  85. I’m not a coffee drinker so I can’t help you on that side.
    If you need an energy-pick-me-up, try getting your hands on some Green Tea Matcha.
    A cute barista gave me a double hit of matcha when it was new to the shop and wow! — let me tell you that I definitely powered through my paper that night!

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  92. I love false lashes but i only like to wear them for a special occasion, or sexy occasion 🙂 where id like to be the center of attention.(and it works) lol. I love playing in the snow..this year will be different because now my son can play in the snow because hes 1 years old 🙂 (13 months) its going to be so much fun. and I LOVEEE STARBUCKS esp there holiday themed drinks!

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  93. I love false lashes but i only like to wear them for a special occasion, or sexy occasion 🙂 where id like to be the center of attention.(and it works) lol. I love playing in the snow..this year will be different because now my son can play in the snow because hes 1 years old 🙂 (13 months) its going to be so much fun. and I LOVEEE STARBUCKS esp there holiday themed drinks!

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  99. I cannot leave my house in the morning without my travel mug that has been filled with 2 shots of Danesi espresso and super hot Lactaid. I make my own foamless latte and it’s to die for. One cup. That’s all I ask. One cup. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

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  104. I do yorkshire tea every morning with a little milk. I reserve coffee for those really trying times to conserve its power. Green tea is usually my night beverage.

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  105. Ever since the heat came on, I wake up and beeline for a glass of water. I’m always really good at drinking half my body’s weight in H20, so I’m not sure why this little change has my entire body dehydrating. You should do a post on how to keep away flaky skin in the cooler months.

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  106. I love coffee and usually start my day with an espresso made with the stovetop espresso maker and any dark roast from Peet’s. A teeny bit of turbinado and half and half – YUM!

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  108. I love starbuck’s and chai tea! But overall, I’ve found that not drinking caffeine makes me feel a lot better in the long run.

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  111. Hello I am having a lazy Saturday so far lol. I made some arroz con leche (rice with milk) & eating that 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway!

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  115. Okay, well you said we could talk about anything…So, I just got bangs…woo-hoo. It was on my mind for months now to just go ahead and get the bangs and so I did. I must say I LOVE THEM. I’m usually so indecisive but this time I said what the heck. My bangs are here to stay (at least until they grow out).

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  122. Yeah, I loves me some caffeine. In the mornings I tend to prefer coffee, but in the evenings I like tea. Sometimes I switch it up, but that’s usually how it goes. I don’t like coffee with sugar in it though. I suppose that’s a plus when you’re trying to lose weight! Anyway, back to homework! I hope you all are having a wonderful Saturday!

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  123. One of my favorite beverages on Saturday or Sunday morning is a hot cup of decaf. coffee. I love the aroma of coffee. Beautiful day here in sunny Florida!

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  124. Since giving up my beloved coffee, I now drink ginger tea. Soothing but with a nice bite at the end. Only problem is I love eating ginger snap cookies with it.

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  125. I´m wearing Nars Cyprus ES (BEAUTIFUL Gold color) all over the lid and black liquid liner, you definately should try it Karen, it´s an amazing color!

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  127. I love my two shot decaf Americano in the morning and also love my new favorite reusable coffee cup. Can’t remember the name of it but it is very light weight, comes in different colors and a 12 oz sice which so many other coffee mugs do not.

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  133. This weekend I am working and will be drinking lots of coffee to stay focused! Just straight up Starbucks brewed coffee, although I’ll switch to green tea at night. If I”m really good, I’ll reward myself with a trip to my local sephora, I’m going to see if they carry this fabulous Brazilian face serum that makes my face look the best it has ever looked. XXAlison

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  134. I do cold-brew coffee in my fridge, which creates a super-smooth not-bitter brew (yum!) but when I’m feeling REALLY decadent, the salted caramel mocha at starbucks can’t be beat.

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  136. Coffee or tea, you ask? Tea! You can eat cookies while drinking tea, so my choice is vanilla tea with some brownies, in these cold days (and nights) 😀

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  143. I love the smell of coffee but not so much a fan of the aftertaste (and coffee breath). Sometimes I buy a cup of coffee and leave it on my desk just for the scent. I usually stick with tea. My favorite lately is green tea frappuccino.

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  144. I don’t drink coffee but my favorite drinks are the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf Tea Lattes and Startbucks Salted Caramel hot chocolate…yummy!

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  148. Just brewed myself some coffee, can’t wait to add a little half and half and enjoy it while I catch up on a weeks worth of laundry.

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  150. I’ve never been a huge fan of tea — I only drink peppermint tea when I’m sick lol. Coffee is my choice of poison 😉

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  151. Hello Karen!
    A comment about anything at all, you say?
    How about a secret…

    I’m supposed to be writing a book review– and a 25-page paper! — but decided your website would be much more interesting. (I was quite right!)

    Hope you’re enjoying a wonderful Saturday!

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  152. Unfortunately I hate coffee (I say that because I am perpetually in need of an energy boost) and I get overheated easily so I can’t do tea too often (I always forget to make my ice tea the night before) so I drink a lot of diet soda. Diet Dr. Pepper to be exact, I know I should probably cut it down but I just don’t have anything else that give me the caffeine I need while being convenient. i do make sure to drink plenty of water to counteract it though!

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  157. My plan of attack: a double espresso with coconut milk first thing in the morning, one mug of black tea when I get to work then decaf or herbal tea for the rest of the day. I use to be very dependent on coffee but ive gotten better.

    Weekends are a free for all though!

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  160. No coffee for me. I prefer herbal tea with a side of MAC’s Coco beach pigment applied wet as a soft, shimmery liner. Now, that’s Saturday!

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  167. I absolutely LOVE Lipton Green Tea. I cannot go a day without it. I guess I can say the same for water – so simple, essential, and delicious!

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  168. My favorite drink is a Coke. I can drink it anytime. I know soft drinks are so bad for you but I just love it. I like more than coffee!!!!!!!

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  169. I’m glad I started drinking coffee again. My old staple Folgers taste gross now, totally in love with Nescafe french roast.

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  170. I just picked up a bunch of flavored syrups to put in my coffee, so even though I’m usually a tea girl, I’m excited to have caramel, vanilla, and hazelnut coffee in the mornings. Yum!

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  171. I have a current love/hate relationship with false lashes right now lol. The first time I ever put them on they came out awesome but ever since then I have had no luck whatsoever getting them on right again…*sigh*

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  174. I’m actually headed to sephora now to stock up for my kit. It’s hard to be a beginner freelance makeup artist yet it’s so fun and the gratification I receive is overwhelming!!!!

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  175. my best friend is in town from colorado so i’m spending the weekend with her. PLUS my cousin is opening his bar in town tonight. let’s just pray my body can tolerate alcohol like it did when i was 21…

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  182. I drink Coke Zero for my caffeine fix in the mornings. Thanks for the giveaway! I want to buy the All Eye Want Palette if I win. It looks perfect for me.

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  184. Last time I played in the snow was exactly one week ago! Amazing little snowstorm for October.
    The best caffeinated beverage is a nice big mug of P G Tips tea.. sugar and cream.
    I’m not sure why it is so good.. but I love it!

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  185. Although I’ve never worn a pair, I’m a little obsessed with false lashes and desperate for a good reason to get some really dramatic ones!

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  186. I’m not a fan of coffee really, but I absolutely love those coffee-flavored cold drinks from Starbucks and the like! Which is why I love being a part of the Starbucks rewards program because for your birthday, they give you the opportunity to get ANY drink of your choice in ANY size! I’m saving mine until I’m in desperate need of a mood-lifter teehee 🙂

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  188. Got my flu shot this week. Thinking of your “flu shot face” post helped me stay strong through the trauma. Keep up the good work!

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  191. the last time i played with snow was about 3 years ago. i can still remember cause the day after we found out my little cousin was really sick 🙁

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  192. I wish I could drink something hot, but living in Texas doesn’t allow me to. Just yesterday we were in the 60’s, and now it’s so warm outside today that I could wear shorts. The weather here changes as much as I change my underwear. haha Oh, and don’t even let me get started on the snow topic. If we even much get a “little flurry”, Houstonians go into panic, start shutting down freeways, and businesses close. We can only handle the heat. lol

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  194. What’s your current favorite caffeinated (or non-caffeinated) beverage?
    I could really go for a strawberry-banana smoothie from McDonald’s right now…

    When was the last time you played in the snow?
    Probably back in college, during a snow ball fight on campus.

    Are you doing anything fun this weekend?
    We just moved into a new apartment last weekend, so if you consider going shopping for groceries and other essentials to be fun, then yes! 🙂

    What are you wearing on your eyes?
    Nothing.

    How do you feel about false lashes?
    I’d never wear them (except maybe for a Halloween costume). They just look like too uncomfortable to be worth the effort.

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  202. I love the look of false eyelashes, but Ive never worn them due to having long lashes already, I feel like i’d scare people if i wore them haha 🙂

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  208. My favorite caffeinated beverage is either a latte or iced tea. I’ve never used false eye lashes before. My lashes are fairly long & thick to begin with and I just don’t think I have the patience to glue those suckers on.

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  209. My daily coffee is iced with caramel syrup from Dunkin’ Donuts. I can’t drink it straight – it just doesn’t taste good to me. I also love teas – I just picked up some holiday black tea from Celestial Seasonings that’s got vanilla and cinnamon flavoring, but I haven’t tried a cup yet!

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  212. Here in south Texas snow doesn’t exist. Its 80 degrees right now. Lol.
    And I’ve never worn falsies. But id like to!

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  216. Cuddling up with one of my kitties this afternoon (Gizmo) and wearing Urban Decay 24/7 shadow pencils in Midnight Cowboy and Rehab on my lids!

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  217. I got to play in the snow last weekend during our freak snowstorm which was fun, but then we lost power for a week. Not fun.

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  219. My current favorite iced beverage is Caribou Coffee’s Iced Vanilla Rooibos Tea Latte! I was going to get one after lunch, but I was stuffed! (I had sushi today for lunch 🙂 It was delish! )

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  221. I love fall time, especially Halloween! Everyone gets to wear crazy costumes and dramatic makeup! I actually tried false eyelashes on Halloween for the first time in a while. They were the ones made by Revlon and I had issues with them. I was able to get the first one on without a problem but I had to reapply the second one like three times before it was decent looking. I think my problem is getting them to stay on after applying eyeshadow. I probably will definitely try them again soon and I did like the Revlon ones a lot, I just wish they had of stayed on better!

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  222. Any tea latte makes my day, but in the fall I love salted caramel anything and hot cider.

    Thanks again for another great giveaway opportunity, Karen!

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  228. My current drink obsession is the Passion Fruit Iced Tea from Starbucks. I get a Trenta (the size larger than a venti) with 5 splendas. On Saturday, I get a Pumpking Spice Latte. I love them so I need to limit myself or I would be drinking 7 a day!

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  236. Amything with caffeine is good with me. Today I got a Salted Caramel Mocha from Starbucks but what happened is that the barista at the machine took the order and told another lady to ring it up but the other worker never did, it got crowded and I got the drink for free!

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  237. I love green tea, or green/white tea blends, but I’m technically not supposed to have caffeine. I’m sure I played in the snow last year, I live in Michigan.

    I did my eye makeup nice today – a Lancome eye palette in Coral Crush, winged out black liquid liner (Maybelline Line Stiletto), and Diorshow Extase mascara.

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  241. My favorite thing right now is the apple cider K-Cup. Cider in like two minutes! 🙂 But I am getting seriously excited about spiked eggnog season.

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  242. I just purchased a Keurig so I’ve been drinking K-cups like crazy! Right now I’m enjoying a nice cup of Kona coffee. YUM!

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  250. “I like my coffee like I like my men. Hot, and with a spoon in them.”
    I really wish I had the full Sleek pout paints collection.

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  254. sipping on a cinnamon dolce latte as i type, lol.
    this gift card would have come in handy earlier this week when i bought 2 new perfumes from sephora 0__0

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  256. I just picked up MAC’s Woodwinked this week and I am so glad I did because it makes my eyes glow! My morning drink is coffee with cinnamon vanilla creamer, yum!

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  257. I don’t like coffee, but a good hot chocolate gets me going in the winter! I especially like Starbucks’ salted caramel hot chocolate. Mmmmmm.

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  260. I’m in dire need of some Chai tea right about now since it’s so chilly in New York! Looking forward to a family friend’s 50th birthday celebration this weekend – getting dolled up is just an added bonus to being with seriously awesome people. 🙂 Have a good week, Karen!

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  265. Since I am out of green tea and have yet to replenish my stock, I’ve been drinking english breakfast tea every morning-done the right way of course (with a splash of milk and 2 tsp. of honey). Enjoy your weekend Karen!

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  266. I finally caved, along with my mom, and my lil doggy now owns doggy clothes! I swore I would never be that dog owner but…. now my dog owns a fab lil doggy parka in hot pink with white faux fur trimming around the hood, and a flashy leopard print sweater in pink with black and silver dots. What’s worse? I know I should be embarrassed but instead I”m so proud I sent pictures of her in her new outfits to all my friends and family.

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  268. I love the idea and look of false lashes, but it’s just something I can’t be bothered with. They’re too over the top for everyday looks and I don’t remember the last time I had an occasion where they would be appropriate.

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  269. Tomorrow I am suppose to be going with one of my friends to Century 21, TJ Maxx and the new Ulta that has opened up here in NY; going to be on the hunt for some deals!

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  272. I’m pretty sure if you cut me coffee will bleed from my veins, so I’m definitely a coffee drinker. Hehehehe! Nothing like a good cup of espresso at dawn…mid morning….mid afternoon….you get the idea. ^_^

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  274. I’m not a coffee drinker but love, love, love coffee ice cream! I’m more of a tea girl… a hot brewed cup of Mariage Frères on a cold autumn day is a perfect way to start the day. 😉

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  276. To me, coffee is pretty much evil. I love the smell of it, I use to enjoy drinking it…but it wreaks havoc on my body.

    I am a huge tea person now. I drink tea practically all the time. I love it so. Oolong is my passion!

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  277. Just had a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream sandwich. Delish! Whoever merged chocolate and peanut butter for the first time was a genius I tell ya’. A friggin’ genius.

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  279. If I could order just the TOPPINGS from the Salted Caramel mocha de la Starbucks, I would! I would snort lines of that sea salt/turbinado sugar mixture…

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  282. Sipping a cup of peppermint hot chocolate 🙂 I’m not much of a coffee drinker…but i love coffee flavored ice cream!

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  287. I Love yogi, gypsy, and tazo tea. Another favorite is chocolate yerba mate. Ill have cappuccino, latte, or coffee every once and awhile. I love tazo tea latte for Starbucks.

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  291. I’ve not usually much of a tea drinker…but I’ve been drinking alot of hot tea this week since I’ve been fighting a cold 🙁

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  294. I love, love, love coffee. I love it strong and I love it at home. No fancy flavors for me. I have to limit myself to just having it in the morning but I savor every sip. That said, I just had a cup of chai at my favorite indian restaurant. Hubby and I did some Christmas shopping today and stopped on the way home for a samosa, some korma and chai. Oh, it was so delicious!

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  296. As much as I LOVE summer, I’m secretly loving this northeast cool, fall weather right now. Pulling out my arsenal of coffee, teas and hot chocolates.

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  297. Love love the salted caramel latte that Starbucks has right now! And with a 7 month old that hates sleep, it’s a lifesaver!

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  300. How I start the day out right: An Americano with a little sugar, cinnamon and some half & half. Not too sweet but sweet enough! A chai latte or green tea latte are good also. 🙂

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  310. I always have Earl Grey tea with tons of sugar and milk when it’s cold outside. Luckily, my boyfriend has become practiced in making them for me, yesss 😀

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  311. I just want to let you know that I absolutely love your blog and always look up your reviews whenever I’m getting ready to purchase anything! Your advice has been so helpful!

    P.S. I love giveaways! ;D

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  314. Currently working on a strawberry ice cream cake for a friend. :3 I need to add the finishing touches which include freshly cut strawberries, a strawberry glaze, and chocolate dipped strawberries. XD

    And on my eyes, I’m wearing Nyx jumbo eye pencil in bronze and Flirt’s French Toast. Also Benefit’s Bad Gal lash mascara. :3

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  315. My current caffeinated drink is Guayaki Yerba Mate! Coffee doesn’t do anything for me, but this stuff keeps me up while i’m at school

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  316. my eye makeup today is make up for ever aqua cream in #13 all over the lid, mac’s haux in the crease and clinique’s black honey brush on cream liner

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  317. I tried the pumpkin chai latte from Starbucks you were raving about recently and it was so good! The perfect fall drink, really.

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  322. I just found your blog a few days ago. Love it! I tired the Jordana cosmetics at Walgreens because of your post about them and they are great!

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  323. I don’tthink my original comment worked. If it did i apologize, trying again. Loooove illamasqua polishes and would use gift card to get theatre of the nameless polishes. Aloha.

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  327. Went to Youmacon (Detroit’s anime convention) with my daughter and had a great time – going back tomorrow. Love pumpkin spice cofffee in the fall!!

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  328. I bought Greensmoke yesterday from MAC and I love it! Although I dont really like lusters I didnt have any issues with fall out!

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  347. Umm…good grilled-over-wood salmon with creamed potatoes and sweet and spicy spinach at Prime in Lenox Square, Atlanta, GA…so good to be with family and friends!!!

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  349. Oh i really hope I win this. My school’s fair was today and they have this great big raffle and I didn’t win anything. I’m really in a mood to go to Starbucks now….

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  353. The last time that I played in the snow was when I was a baby. I’ve seen the pictures of me in the snow. I wish it would snow in California where I live. It would be awesome if it snowed here.

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  358. It’s been a really rough couple of weeks (break-up, work obligations, grad school) but your daily updates and positive attitude are like a cup of joe. 🙂 I’ll have to make sure to get up early tomorrow to start a brand new pot. Also, I need to go check out the MAC counter. O:)

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  364. Thank goodness for coffee…good, strong, coffee. Like it best with my fave flavored creamer of the moment and shipped topping. Nice start to my day.

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  367. I cannot go without coffee. I like to try different stuff but my one constant is the Americano, hot or iced depending on the weather!

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  368. “Your 30th birthday is an important landmark. You are now ready, after ten years of dicking around with your personal style, to select a signature lipstick. This is the lipstick that will get you through thick and thin. When you are screaming for mercy during childbirth, this is the lipstick that will be smeared across your face. When you kiss the corpses of your dead parents, this is the color that will stain their cheeks. This is the lipstick that will flow into the fine lines and wrinkles around your mouth as the death rattle grips your throat. Choosing this lipstick is a momentous task. In order to complete it, you need to be slightly drunk.” -Simon Doonan, Eccentric Glamour

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  377. coffee is my primary source of caffeine. mmm caffeine. Today I am wearing some Wet n wild eye shadows. I am amazed at how pigmented they are.
    thanks for the giveaway.

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  389. oh Karen, just when i think u can’t make me any happier I see this beautiful sephora gift card give away. u are truly awesome. and tmoney and k-dawg = HILARIOUS! u are the b est!
    p.s. i dont usually drink coffee but I had a capuccino today, it was delicious. if u ever come to new orleans i highly recommend Angelo Brocato. we had a capuccino and split a slice of tiramisu, spumoni(sp?) and greek cap pastry. and that was my dinner!! haha

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  401. So every nite since trick or tricking with my son,,Ive been tempted by the sweet smell if reece cup,snickers,twix, kitkats….you get the picture….well I’ll found my cure….a strong cup of Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee with international delight Carmel Late creamer…..yummy…the chocolate bullies won’t get me this year…ha!

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  413. This weekend has been full of homework and sickness, so not fun! A sephora card would definitley make me feel much better 🙂

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  417. This year in Delaware, it was the first time it snowed before Halloween. I went outside and looked up at the sky with my tongue out. Best feeling in the world!

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  425. I drink coffee and tea throughout the day. Lately, I’ve really been enjoying hot cider and I am planning on making my spiced wine later this week to have in the evenings.

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  428. Green Tea with honey most definitely!! hehe…. Also, False Lashes! After only ever having worn them as a part of stage makeup (with somewhat garish results), for this Halloween I bought some little individual lashes and ended up having so much fun with them! They looked almost natural 🙂

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  430. Celebrating my 50th birthday weekend! OK, so I’m not as young as many of your fans, but I enjoy your posts and I still love make-up! Got to have coffee for my morning caffeine fix–Gevalia’s Dark Chocolate Truffle with milk, please!

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  436. I’ve recently rediscovered the awesomeness of hot chocolate. I found a mix that’s all dark chocolate shavings. So rich and awesome. I mix that with some hot almond milk and it’s heaven.

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  438. I love coffee. And I also have my spices brewing in water for my afternoon chai latte..So yum! Let me know if you need the recipe 😉

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  445. This has absolutely nothing to do with makeup, but… We had a magnitude 5.6 earthquake here last night! Even though I imagine you guys are used to them in the Bay Area, but I’m pretty freaked out. It was the first one I’ve ever felt and it was enough to send the cat streaking to the other room looking for cover. Weird!
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  447. I do not drink coffee, I drink an unhealthy amount of Dr Pepper. I’m seriously trying to cut back. However, it turned cold this week and now I really want a hot chocolate!

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  449. My favorite caffeinated beverage has been coffee for a VERY long time. I was in the Navy, and when you’re standing OOD watch in the middle of the night, you need a little something to keep you from running the ship aground. The only thing that has changed is that these days I prefer a better grade of coffee. About 10 years ago, I started buying it green on the internet and roasting it at home. I get really good, fresh stuff at a lower cost than from a professional roaster.
    Liz recently posted … Urban Decay liquid liner: Ecstacy

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  450. I don’t drink coffee, but I am IN LOVE with Starbuck’s Double Chocolatey Chip Frappuccino! My perfect breakfast is a tall DCCF with one of their Bacon, Gouda, and Egg Sandwiches! I DIE.

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  451. I love how false eyelashes look, especially if it’s not obvious that they’re fake. But I’m awful at applying them so I don’t do it very often.

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  453. I’m from Florida but I just moved to New York City. AND IT SNOWED. It was incredibly cold. Also, pretty. Another thing, probably the funniest thing I’ve read all day would be your and Tabs’ nicknames. Adding -money or -dawg to names is the best way to make nicknames. Flawless formula.

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  455. My favorite caffeinated drink at the moment is a nice large mug of steaming jasmine-green tea. I love listening to Julie London’s song ‘Cry Me a River’ while sipping at my tea and enjoying the autumn hue of the trees outside my window. (Whenever I listen to this song I really want to put on some classy red lipstick and black, winged-out eyeliner..) I lurve your blog, Karen!

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  457. Karen – if you add sugar and milk/cream to your coffee… listen up! to your regular cup of coffee (without any stuff added yet) add 2 teaspoons of sweetened condensed milk and then a little bit of regular milk to taste. YUM!

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  466. Starbuck’s Gold Coast Blend aka Morning Joe-can’t get started without it! My kids think their mum’s an addict . . . well, sorta . . . 🙂

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  478. It’s time for me to have a cup of Celestial Seasonings “Candy Cane Lane” tea. It may be decaf (boo), but I still love it.

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  492. I’m in love with both English breakfast tea and Irish breakfast tea. I can’t do coffee, so it’s always tea for me.

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  503. My favorite drink is a coke or a gotta guava smoothie from jamba juice! The last time I played in the snow was years ago back in college in Oregon…I don’t get much snow here on Oahu!

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  513. I just bought a Keurig a couple of days ago…
    Amount of coffee in the last few days>Amount of coffee in my entire life

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  514. I love tea when it’s cold. I miss being able to drink coffee, though! A makeup gift card would surely help fill the void in my heart. 😉

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  524. Have only been a coffee drinker since having kids. Managed to stumble my way to my morning college classes without it. But having kids sent me over to the dark (roast) side!!!

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  525. My current favorite drink is ginger beer. I’ve been fighting a cold, and this always seems to help, even if it’s just in my mind!

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  528. I Love Cats Too! 😀 Do you know all the magical that they are? I believe in spiritual things and all about. I love history too and i read a very interesting stuff about this 2 themes that i really enjoy… Here it is:

    By all accounts it started in ancient Egypt, when Egyptians identified the lions prowling around his land with the sun, believed that the sun, their God “Ra”, died descending to the underworld West, to be reborn in the east, at dawn.

    So at night, “Ra” could be in great danger, as their enemies, led by the great serpent Apophis would not hesitate to take him by surprise and attack, thus putting at risk the entire universe.

    This attributed to the lions custody until sunset, as they could keep alive the sun in his eyes, as the Egyptians, lions like domestic cats, have the property in their eyes reflect light in the dark, hence the connection with “Ra”.

    With the same fire that emanates from his eyes, the lions could kill snakes at night, which were placed at the pictures or sculptures of them to the inputs of the temples to protect them from the creatures of the night, something common in other world cultures as well.

    Hope you enjoy this, and makes you love more your sweet kitty!
    & My favorite Drink in all the universe is sweet wine with cinnamon and orange peel

    Keep beauty (: Diana

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  531. I really like false eyelashes. Not for every day, but they are lots of fun for going out and I always feel so glam with them on. 😉

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  538. Hey, Karen! Hope you’re having a great weekend! I’m old-fashioned and not very chic, but I THRIVE on plain old strong black coffee. Not good for me either, I guess, since I literally drink it by the potful!

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