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7 Ways to Win a $50 eGift Card From Sephora! (Ends Monday)

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A Makeup and Beauty Blog giveaway

A Makeup and Beauty Blog Sephora Giveaway!
A Makeup and Beauty Blog Giveaway!

Giiirl, what are you doing up so early!?

Wait — it’s 8:30 already? Are you kidding me? How’d that happen?

Huh, I must have slept in, which can only mean one thing…

It’s time for COFFEE! 🙂

Aw, yeah. I’m just foolin’ around. I’ve actually already had my first cup. Tabs and I have been waiting for you. We’re here watching Bravo (Blood, Sweat & Heels) on the couch.

I want you to listen to me for a minute now, and it’s very important.

Are you listening?

OK, here goes: you are going to have one of the greatest days ever in the history of the world.

The history departments at Ivy League universities are going to start teaching students about today and just how awesome it really was.

I’m serious! — today is going to be epic for you. I know it for a fact (Tabs told me).

The best way to proceed is for you to enter this weekend’s giveaway. That’ll give the awesomeness of the day a good start…

I’m gonna go for a run on the treadmill now. Be back soon. 🙂

Win a $50 gift card from Sephora

  • 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).

  • Enter using the Rafflecopter widget below.
  • Open to U.S. and international readers.
  • You must be 18 or older to enter (or otherwise an adult based on your local laws).
  • Your comment can be about anything at all, but here are some ideas if you’re stuck:
    • What’s your favorite Shakespearean play?
    • A style icon in your life?
    • Have you been doing anything different with your hair?
    • Do you have a mirror that you use specifically for applying makeup?
    • Who’s your current favorite fashion designer?
    • Do you remember the address of wherever you were living five years ago?
  • You can enter in up to seven ways to boost your chances of winning.
  • The giveaway ends on Monday, March 3, 2014 at 11:59 PM (Pacific Time).
  • Full terms and conditions are available in the widget.

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Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

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  4. I have been thinking of wearing my hair up more recently! I mean it is spring after all!

    Before moving to Toronto I lived at the same address for eight years, so yes I remember it. 🙂

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  8. I have no style inspiration. I like cute, girlie things but I’m such of a tom boy that I usually end up wearing cool, relaxed pieces that I pick up in thriftshops.

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  10. My favourite Shakespearean play…SO MANY. I guess I’ll go with As You Like It, although Hamlet has a great place in my heart as well.

    Thanks for the awesome giveaway! New reader!

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  11. I am planning on having a great day – thank you! I also got my haircut this week and am getting used to the new style and shape but I like it, it’s just a work in progress.

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  13. I just use the plain old bathroom mirror to do my makeup. And when I get ready in the morning and have to share the bathroom with my bf sometimes I use this cheap long mirror we bought awhile back.

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  14. No I dont have a special mirror only the one stuck to my makeup drawer but I have poor lighting in the room and the mirror is round so I am still wondering how to achieve proper lighting. Its very hard to see blush in the mirror sometimes and when I’m out the door and see me in windows or something I am shocked how intense the colour got 😀

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  16. I’m in Spain visiting my parents and this morning I just made a visit to Sephora (we don’t have one where I live now) and… well, you know. My wallet is hurt now. But I’m a happy panda. 😀

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  19. I have a great double sided, magnified lit up mirror from Costco and I love it. I couldn’t apply mascara using a different mirror. And yes, I do remember my address from 5 years ago, it was my Polish address but I lived there for 20+ years so I don’t think I will ever forget it.

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  20. I want my comment to be about anxiety because its something that lately has been consuming my life and i want everyone out there to know that youre not alone and you can so easily reach out to someone for help. i made the choice to start therapy and i feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulder. so dont be afraid to make that phone call.

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  21. Lately i just tried a couple of new hair styles but nothing more.. but I’m planning to get a haircut in a few days!

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  23. My Sephora basket is out if control cause of all of Tabs’s “suggestions”. Not sposed to get above 0° here today. My glasses r being held together w Hello Kitty bandaids. That’s what’s goin on up in here holla!

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  24. Have you picked up any of the new Maybelline color tattoos for the Dare to go Nude collection? I’m going to pick up Caramel Cool today! It looks like the perfect warm coppery color for my skin tone!

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  27. I had just moved to Sweden 5 years ago from South Africa. Very exciting times! I’ve moved around the country a lot since, so the addresses are starting to meld together in my memory. I started wondering the other day if there may be a cause to write down my address history for any future purpose. Do you have any thoughts on it?

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  30. Hey Karen,
    Recently got hitched so am trying to implement a shopping ban on myself for now 😛 But then it won’t count against me if I go shopping with a gift card LOL!!!
    Hugs,
    Paulomi

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  31. I love the picture up there of all the eye shadows. I just want to reach over to the monitor and swatch them all.

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  34. We’re going back, back, to Cali Cali!!!!

    SUPER STOKED! Even though I’ll only get to be home for a week, it’s better than nothing! I just don’t think I’ll have enough time to do everything I want to do/see. waaaaaah!

    Oh well. Marc Jacobs is my love LOVE! I wish I could afford to jam pack my wardrobe and accessories with his pieces. It’s like he knows me. hahah.

    Hope you had a lovely run!

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  35. I have such an over-the-top obsession with makeup – I’ve spent a significantly large portion of my most recent pay cheque on orders from MAC, Sephora and my local Shoppers Beauty Boutique!

    It’s blogs like this that fuel my obsession… and I wouldn’t have it any other way 🙂

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  37. My favorite play is Hamlet of Shakespeare.

    I don’t have a specific person as Icon, but I sure love the style of the forties sends I was little girl. I love their make up
    matte lips in a plum , red-brown or wine shade, a very retro way subtle , and skin colored eye-shadow. and for sure I love the hair do

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  38. I love Shakespeare! I read a lot of the plays in high school. They are all very interesting. The Merchant Of Venice, Much Ado About Nothing, King Lear.. etc.

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  39. I think everyone should have a mirror that they use for makeup. Mine is awesome and it totally makes my life easier 🙂

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  41. Hahaa… loved your variety of possible questions! My style icon will always be my grandma. My G-ma could rock it like no ones biz. She was always so classic, but with an edge that made it her own! P/S Thank you for the super sweet giveaway, big fan! xx

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  43. I have to use a regular mirror to do makeup. When I use a magnified one I get freaked out by the enlarged pores and such and just can’t focus.

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  46. 5 years ago I was moving out of my dinky apartment and in with my (now) husband.. crazy to think that was 5 years ago! Time flies when you are in love.

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  48. Lately I have been straightening my semi curly hair and then using dry shampoo for a few days so I don’t fry my hair. It seems to be working. I have also been trying to curb my indie nail polish obsession, although that’s not working out too well. Oh well, a girl can never have too much nail polish in my opinion. And last but not least, going through all my unused beauty products, from facial cleansers to makeup and throwing them away because they were just taking up space and cluttering up my shelves and drawers. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

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  49. I got a hair glaze for the first time last week, and while it doesn’t seem to have made a difference in terms of color, it seems to have done a great job making my hair soft.

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  57. I don’t know if she is actually my style icon, but Juliette Lewis has inspired me to change my look a few times. We look alike, so when she dyed her hair black, I went for it, even though everyone was telling me I was too pale.Looks fantastic!

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  58. I am so overdue for a haircut! I think I’m going to chop a lot of it off when I finally get that appointment!

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  59. I think you’re right- I had acupuncture this morning, and it’s raining here in AZ. Awesome! I have changed my hair recently. I chopped it all off! I went from slightly longer than shoulder length to like… 2-3″ of hair.

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  61. I have been washing my hair1-2 a week and using a cleanising conditioner instead of shampoo. I also have been maoisturizing and sealing my hair nightly

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  63. I just started using the Loreal infallible eyeshadow and I love it! They are so pigmented and easy to apply with a finger.

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  70. I really hope today is going to be great, meaning I hope I finish all my homework haha, which includes a paper I’m writing about make-up for a class I’m currently taking.

    Thanks for the giveaway! Hope you’re having a lovely day!

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  76. What a great giveaway!! Thank you!! I would love to try the new hourglass blushes and would probably use the prize towards that 🙂

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  77. My favourite Shakespearean play is The Tempest. I’ve been using a cleansing conditioner on my hair lately. I do have a lighted mirror for applying my makeup. I live in the same house I did five years ago.

    Thanks for the giveaway! FB: Alexia Harvours

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  78. My favorite fashion designer is Michael Kors!! I especially love his handbags/wallets and his watches/sunglasses!!!

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  80. I’ve been wearing my hair in its natural wavy texture recently instead of blow drying and straightening every day. It’s been kind of hit or miss recently, but I’m hoping to rehab my hair a little bit!

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  81. My style icon lately has been Cara Delevingne. I love just about everything I see her in. She seems to add a bit of edge to whatever she is wearing and I like that. Plus she is amazingly flawless!

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  83. I’m banking that you’re right & today is really going to be awesome! And I do remember where I lived 5yrs ago – same place as today (the longest I’ve ever lived at a single address in my entire life).

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  84. My favourite Shakespeare play is Twelfth Night. I do know the address and the phone number where I lived 5 years ago (I lived there for 12 years). I also know the phone number I had growing up, plus that address and postal code as well 🙂

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  90. I’ve started using a new foundation. It’s by MaskCara. although I’ve only used it once, I’m really liking it!

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  92. NOt a huge play fan but I love makeup and I have been wanting a vanity girl hollywood mirror! They look amazing!

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  93. I got a haircut last weekend (5 inches of the ends) and I’m planning to dye my hair soon! But I haven’t really styled my hair differently.

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  98. Hi! Yes. I do use a special mirror to apply makeup. It’s magnified & lighted. I like to really be able to see what I’m doing. lol My favorite Shakespearean play is Hamlet. Awe-freakin-some!!! 🙂

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  99. If one can dream I love clothes by Theory and Rachel Roy. In reality Banana Republic, J.Crew, Free People sprinkled in mostly Marshalls finds.

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  102. I prefer the bathroom mirror over my closet mirror, because the bathroom mirror is less magnified so i makes me look prettier.

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  103. My favorite Shakespeare play is Henry V. I wish they would stop teaching Julius Caesar in schools (because, let’s face it, it’s pretty boring) and teach Henry V as the history play.

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  104. I woke up at 10am this morning. Haven’t slept in like that for a long time!

    I use a simplehuman sensor mirror I got for Christmas for my makeup. =)

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  105. Im loving the new collection from elie saab … omg such a beautiful palette of purples and blues and whites.. and amazing gowns …wanna venture into makeup of those colors , absolutely inspired by it

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  106. I love beauty products that are fast and that you can take with you anywhere! Sephora always has those little beauty-kits that fit right in your purse or backpack, those are great 🙂

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  107. Have you been doing anything different with your hair? – Yes…I actually just had it layered and straightened! I almost always wear it curly because I just don’t have the patience to deal with blowdrying and flatironing my hair in the morning so my coworkers were a bit stunned when I showed up with straight hair for a change 🙂

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  114. My style icon of the moment is a bit of a throw back… Anna May Wong, a stunning Chinese-American silent film star. Google her, she is mesmerizing!

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  115. I’d have to say that Twelfth Night is my favorite Shakespearean play. Although Midsummer Night’s Dream is a close second.

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  118. I have a mirror that I use especially for applying makeup. It has daylight lighting so I can see exactly what I will look like outside before stepping out and having that dreaded appearance of looking totally different than you thought you did. 🙂

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  121. Our downstairs spare bedroom has mirrored sliding closet door and that’s what I usually use when applying my makeup.

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  122. It has been raining the last two days and it’s making my bad hair month even worse! Time for some salon time once this weather clears up!

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  125. I just recently broke down and had to buy a makeup mirror because of my vision. Really helps for plucking too!

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  126. I just bought Click N Curl, These brushes are super easy to use, makes you hair really soft and smooth. Salon like blow out in minutes.. Great Volume… Love them

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  128. I recently cut my hair into a short asymmetric bob (shorter in back/ longer in front and shorter on left/ longer on right)

    LOVE IT

    Got home from salon and my husbands says “you know it’s lop-sided don’t you ?!?!?”

    Silly Men

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  129. I still remember my address from five years. It’s only a couple miles away, but I also remember my address from when I was a child living in Florida. I still even remember the telephone number when we had a landline.

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  130. I recently got a HAIRCUT! T.T and they used a razor so it could flow nicely butttt now it’s splitting even more! So of course I should go in soon and get it more trimmed…
    I guess I’ll have it lighter, and shorter, for the hotter seasons coming soon!

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  131. Ooooh so many eye shadows! I want to swatch them all LOL.

    I’m currently using the bathroom mirror to put on my makeup, but I’m hoping to organize my vanity soon so that I can actually use it for applying makeup instead of just using it to pile all of my palettes on.

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  133. Long time lurker, first time poster. Love the blog. Karen has definitely changed the way I shop for makeup products. I feel so empowered in Ulta and Sephora with the blog at my fingertips. On a recent trip to Walgreens, I saw sale tags for Milani products. I immediately went to the blog to get recommendations for the Milani lip glosses. Swatches galore! I stood in the aisle for about 10 minutes reading and scrolling. Finally, purchased some glosses. Karen was so right abut the cream glosses. I have been wearing Bare Secret like it is going out of style! Thanks so much!!!

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  135. I don’t have a handheld mirror specifically for applying makeup; however, a good one is definitely on my list of things to get! I’m tempted to pick up a case of TF’s bronzer just for the large mirror that comes in that lovely, golden compact.

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  138. I love Shakespeare! To name a few of my favorites: The Taming of the Shrew, Much Ado About Nothing, Hamlet, Richard the Third, A Midsummer Night’s Dream :).

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  142. I haven’t done anything new with my hair YET, but I’m planning on cutting it pretty short soon; to my collarbone. Right now it’s almost waist length and it’s getting too much of a hassle to take care of. Kinda nervous, but looking forward to the change!

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  148. It’s freezing cold where I live… saw a great cartoon today of a cartoon man & the caption read “The air hurts my face… Why do I live in a place where the air hurts my face?”. The wind chill is -40 so hubby and I are calling it a pj day. Quite blissful!
    Love your blog btw 🙂

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  149. My fav Shakespeare s drama is Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth. 5 years ago I lived in the same place as today. Thanks and greetings from Slovakia.:-)

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  150. I have to (must!) use a magnifying mirror to do my eye makeup, but a regular mirror will do for the rest of my face makeup.

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  153. I got like 10 inches of hair cut off a month ago and I just keep going shorter. I’m going to have a pixie cut before too long!

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  161. ive been cleaning all day and i am sore all over.. just ate some homemade pizza it is delicious. i love shopping at sephora i hope i win 😛

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  162. Macbeth is my favorite Shakespeare tragedy and I haven’t read many of the comedies and histories. I literally just cut my hair to my shoulders, and it feels so much better for spring

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  164. My fav Shakespeare play is Hamlet. I’m a dork and have read quite a few play written by the great playwright!

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  165. I have a little standalone mirror to apply makeup. My vision’s pretty bad so I have to hold it super close haha

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  166. Hey Karen! Awesome giveaway and very, very awesome blog! Ok, you wanted comments, so here goes: to answer one of your proposed questions: I do have a specific mirror for makeup – and the lighting is complete horse s**t! IDK why I use it. I really don’t. Now for a random comment: I just discovered my puppy is highly afraid of the vacuum cleaner. Like, I even move it (turned off) and she pee’s. Which doesn’t work out too well, since she likes to shred paper in the living room, on the carpet. Guest I’ll be spending my Saturday night sweeping and/or tweezering paper pieces off my carpet…

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  171. I’ve had long layered hair forever and cut it blunter and shoulder length recently. I feel very spring-y now, even if it is snowing… in March…

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  174. I would love to win! We are going to Florida in a few weeks and I have nothing to wear so hubby made my promise to only buy clothes. I’m going into makeup withdrawals. I would love to buy some new brushes.

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  176. 5 Years ago I was living where I am now so im gonna say yes lol. My favorite Shakespearean play is Twelfth Night

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  179. My favorite Shakespeare play is A Midsummer Night’s Dream, for sure!
    Today I made the beauty purchase of Stila’s One Step Correct. I’m super excited to see how it’ll work, as I was pretty disappointed with Smashbox’s Photo Finish primer. My next planned purchases are Too Faced Size Queen Mascara and MUFE HD Invisible Cover Foundation. I would have purchased them today, but I hit some other mall stores pretty hard and just couldn’t! Next time 😉

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  180. I saw Twelfth Night at the Belasco on Broadway when I was in NYC last year and loved it. They were doing it in rep with Richard the Third so we went and saw that too. Very different but just as great.

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  181. I look forward to these Sephora giveaway chances each weekend, even though I never win..but still, so generous!

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  182. I look forward to these Sephora giveaway chances each weekend, even though I never win..but still, so generous!

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  184. Lately I care frizz in my hair! Rainy weather and leave my unruly curls, then I have done it every month for cauterization account of work! 😀

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  186. Been in a funk lately, but makeup always lifts my spirits. Can’t wait to try some of the tricks I’ve learned on your blog!

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  187. hai Karen,

    I am in love with your blog! love your beautiful pics and your details about those gorgeous makeup. I think you look stunning always !
    I am wondering whether i can post some of ur beautiful pics from the blog as reference showing makeup in my lil instagram makeup shop, @slimcantikshop (currently running) and @rouge7pm (soon selling makeup mac, tom ford, limecrime etc). of course i will put down the link to your instagram and ur beauty blog.

    thanks so much Karen,
    lots of love from Indonesia
    Sari.

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  189. I specifically use my Vanity girl lighted mirror to apply my makeup as well as when I do my hair ect. I love it 🙂

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  198. My favourite Shakespearean play is The Taming of the Shrew! I watched the Elizabeth Taylor movie version just last month!

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  199. I usually use my bathroom mirror to apply my make up. We are expecting another snow storm this weekend. When will this end? i want warmth and spring! Have a great weekend!

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  201. Today, I got a makeover from Urban Decay. I wanted to buy so much more, but had to stop myself. 🙁 Walked away with only a couple items.

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  204. Today was a great day! I had enough time to let my hair air-dry to reduce the regularly blow-drying my hair when I don’t have enough time in the mornings. Since, I got to relax at home today, my face feels amazing without makeup!

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  206. My style icon isn’t someone famous but to me she will always be the most stylish and creative person I know when it comes to fashion. That person is….. my BEAUTIFUL AUNTIE!!!!

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  207. The lighted “model mirror” mirrors are fabulous for makeup application–definitely reserved for emergency makeup application!

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  210. My mother bought me one of those mirrors that lit up and was dual-sided (magnified on one side, normal on the other), and I use that daily!!

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  211. Hi karen, hope you are having a great weekend. The mirror I use for makeup is the NYX Butt Naked Eyes. I don’t always use the shadows (although I really like them!) but I ALWAYS use the mirror. It’s a nice size, not too big but not too small. I ordered the Stila In the Garden palette this weekend, happy birthday to me! Lol 🙂

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  214. The Olsen twins were my style icons when I was 6. Now they’re more stylish than ever and remain my style icons. Have you seen them in their ads for their new perfumes? Perfection.

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  215. Macbeth has been my favourite play since about 8th grade and I had to write a rap about it to the tune of the Fresh Prince theme in high school. Possibly one of the most embarrassing moments of my life!

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  218. I bought a lighted makeup mirror at Costco, what a trip! Foundation looks scary that close up! Saw how much better it looked over primer, so that helps me

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  219. I use a 10X magnification makeup mirror (GAAAH!), My favorite Shakespeare play is The Taming of the Shrew, and my style icon is Tim Curry – as Dr. Frank N Furter from the Rocky Horror Picture Show!

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  223. Indeed I do have a mirror just for makeup! Got it as a gift a few years ago and it has served me quite well. It’s one of those simple little lighted things. It’s very functional :3

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  224. My favorite Shakespearean play is Macbeth. My style icon is Audrey Hepburn<3 I love her vintage style! And I have been recently curling my short to medium hair more often. I do have a mirror that I use for putting makeup:) my favorite fashion designer currently will have to be Marc Jacobs! Marc Jacobs is a fun, flirty collection which captures a woman’s form perfectly. And I do not remember the Mutiara Kedoya D1/7, Jln Raya Puri Kembangan of my first house about 11 years ago.

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  227. I started parting my hair on the side in kind of a swoop, and it’s completely changed my look! Wish I had started this sooner!

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  228. Ordered a pair of one of the house of harlow sunglasses that Nicole Ritchie wore hahaha it was a good decision!

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  231. what a cool giveaway! god knows i’m in desperate need for some new makeup to try out! grimes and alice glass are two of my favorite style icons ^-^

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  232. So I’ve been trying to grow out my hair (I wanna get it to my waist!) but I can never seem to be able to. Once it gets around half-way down my back I have to trim off ~4 inches because of all the split ends 🙁 And the vicious cycle just keeps repeating! I’m trying to keep my hair routine to a minimum to keep from damaging it further but I have sneaking suspicion I might have to settle for shoulder-length hair

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  233. I have a double sided magnified mirror that I got it at fredmeyers but I always use my hellokitty from sephora

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  243. I am loving Boscia’s Enlivening Amino-AG Eye Treatment! I’m prone to dark circles and red dry patches – this is making my eyes feel and look better every day!

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  248. I am letting my hair grow out from a pixi. Right now it’s at an awkward length, so everyday is a new day for my hair. 😀

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  252. I hate getting my hair cut but it’s waaay overdue and the only thing that can be done with this mop is a ponytail.

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  253. “Have you been doing anything different with your hair?”

    Yes! My hair was badly damaged after dying it dark brown and then taking it back to my natural light blonde color. The ends were breaking off and large clumps of hair kept falling out. So two days ago, I went and got a haircut. My hairdresser cut off all the damaged hair. I actually hadn’t asked to have it so short – I wanted it to touch my shoulders. Instead it is right under my chin! I know it was necessary to cut it but I’m still mourning the loss of my long hair despite the damage 🙁

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  255. Lived in the same place over 15 years. I have a lighted double sided mirror that magnifies on the opposite side. I’m as blind as 3 bats, so I need the magnified side to apply my eyeliner on my lids.

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  258. What’s your favorite Shakespearean play?
    Romeo and Juliet of course! O the romanticism and romance…

    A style icon in your life?
    Kate Middleton

    Do you have a mirror that you use specifically for applying makeup?
    A rialto magnification mirror

    Do you remember the address of wherever you were living five years ago?
    Yes it was the home I was raised in for the first 18 years of my life in Nebraska. I moved away 6 years ago and last month I found out it caught on fire. Thankfully no humans were hurt. It’s amazing how even years later you can have an attachment to something you no longer own.

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  259. i think iam the last girl who posting comment here.
    i read all the comments above and i really love all the comments you all have posted here.

    iam very proud to say that iam an artist. the friend of aesthetics… and most of the time iam spending my time with art. the creation of beauty is an art.

    iam really impressive to this blog. because of the reason that the blog have the deep flow through the aesthetic view. that’s why i made this blog as book mark everyday i wish to move my gaze through the blog . actually iam not doing the same interest in my Facebook account.

    The purpose of art is washing the dust of
    daily life off our souls. and the make up and finishing for improve the beauty of our external appearances.
    this also an art…
    A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament. and the beautician also an great artist of external skin art.

    iam a student of art and multimedia. but i love to be a great writer like Pablo Neruda. Shakespeare handled most of the serious topics but Neruda is about the romantic author.

    all over the world i respects the beautiful things .. so right now you may thinking then what about ugly things.? the reality is through my eyes always everything have beauty. because iam an artist too more than a student.

    thank you so much for give such a way to express my comment.

    special thanks to the owner of the blog.

    regards

    vanibalan

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  265. One of my favorite style icons is Audrey Hepburn. I would love to rock all of her outfits and her hair dos from “Breakfast At Tiffany’s”. And that awesome cat eye!!!

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  267. this is a really good opportunity to say how much I enjoy reading your blog 🙂 keep up the good work!
    I wish I’d win since I’m visiting in USA in MAY 🙂

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  268. I haven’t read (or watched) enough Shakespeare to have a firm opinion, but I did enjoy Hamlet more so than Romeo and Juliet!

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  271. My hair – i got an ombre do – a la Kim Kardashian, with a little bit of more blonde. It looks extremely cool, everyone mentioned it to me in my office the next day! 🙂

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  279. I tried a sample of argon oil in my hair today for the first time and I loooove it so much! I’m going to browse around for a good affordable brand. Anyone have suggestions? 🙂

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  280. I DO have a special mirror I use for makeup… it’s from Pottery Barn years ago, and it’s a round mirror on an accordion hinge, so that it pulls away from the wall almost right to my nose. (I am incredibly nearsighted – I can’t get out of bed without my glasses – so I need to be right in the mirror to see what I’m doing!)

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  284. I have a lighted magnifying mirror that i use for applying my make up! Thanx for the giveaway! Good luck to everyone 😀

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  285. I am doing something different with my hair! I recently got it dyed an auburn red with violet highlights!

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  286. I’m so sad Sephora is dropping Lorac. But this might give me the chance to snatch up their photo finish eyeshadow primer on sale 🙂

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  294. Lately I’ve been taking better care of my hair. I use a deep conditioner every week and usually use some leave-in conditioner or oil in my hair to nourish it after a shower. It’s been feeling so soft!

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  295. About 6 months ago, my husband built me the most BOMB makeup mirror to go over my dressing table. He made a big wood frame and inset 6 lights into it, 3 on either side of the mirror in the middle. The lights are 3 way, which is even better. So much awesomeness I can hardly stand it.

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  298. Unfortunately I don’t have a fancy mirror or even good lighting to do my makeup in the morning. I should invest in one, cause sometimes I scare myself when I see my makeup in the bright fluorescent lights at work!

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  299. I use a fancy standing mirror my husband bought me to apply my makeup. Can’t use the bathroom mirror any more except for lip stuff.

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  301. I’ve let my hair grow long so I can do updo’s and braids. I also enjoy reading your blog on new products. I love observing people on the streets for fashion ideas. I love Josie Maran products.

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  304. I’m having a relaxed Sunday with my fuzzies. Watching movies, doing laundry, and window shopping on line. Hope everyone else is having a great day too.

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  314. I just found out sephora now ships to the UK!!! So excited, this would literally be perfect! My fave shakespeare play is A midsummer nights dream! X

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  315. I just started using It’s a 10 leave in miracle product for my hair, and I absolutely LOVE it!! My hair is shinier and more vibrant! Love your blog, Karen!! 🙂

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  317. I have seen Tom Ford’s Viper and MAC’s warm soul on a couple of your posts and I am in love. These are on my shopping list today. New products are always a fun treat on a rainy weekend day.

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  318. i like using the compact that comes with sephora gift cards…it’s got a mirror on top and bottom, so lots of space to see what i’m doing!

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  323. I’m getting ready to phone my best friend to ask her about the Oscars and where will she be watching them.

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  326. Sudden weather changes where I live is really putting a cramp on my desires to do adorable, light, spring makeup.

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  328. My entire life my goal has always been to get a haircut that looked great up or down with little to no styling in the morning. Finally, after 19 years of multiple cuts and different bangs and stylings, this goal has been realized! I love my swoopy, flippy hair and my side bangs and I love that all I have to do is wash it and let it air dry and with a couple flips and some curling here and there it’s done. I’m so happy to be able to say that I truly love the hair I have and don’t feel the need to change a thing!

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  330. i definitely remember my address 5 years ago (and no, it’s not the same as my current address) — in fact, i can tell you my addresses back thru elementary school, in 3 different states. does that make me some kind of freak? LOL

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  332. I went back to my “roots”: Stopped dyeing my har, cut my mid-back length hair to a simple chin-length bob with bangs.

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  334. I want to become an aupair in the UK and I hope I’m gonna find a nice host family soon. Keep your fingers crossed for me! x
    P.S I love Sephora!

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  337. lately, I haven’t been applying any heat to my hair! My hair is naturally very curly, which I like, except it is curliest at the root, which I don’t like. Nonetheless, I decided to give it a little break from the flat iron and its been great so far! Thanks!

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  339. Of course I remember where I was living 5 years ago because I may be 25 but I JUST moved out of my moms house almost one year ago. I love my mom and my brother so much I stayed till I was 25 and loved it. Now that I’ve left the best I only managed to love 2.2 miles away. Hehe. 😉

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  340. Hey there, Karen 🙂 hope you’re doing good!
    I’ve been embracing my natural wavy hair instead of straightening it like I have for the past fifteen years!!

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  343. I know its kind of cliche, but my beauty icon is definitely Marilyn Monroe – classic, yet simple. So beautiful!

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  347. I actually just got my hair cut for the first time in…..over a year! I know that’s crazy what can I say I’m lazy. I also haven’t wanted to take any length of but I had to it was so damaged and dead. So I got about 3 inches chopped off and got some layers put in. Its looks so much better and I just got some new shampoo and conditioner from Ulta by SheaMoisture and it works great!

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  348. I do have a special mirror for applying make up. It has 5x magnification and my make up has been coming out a lot better since I started using it.

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  349. I’ve been looking to customize my own little vanity complete with The Most Perf Natural Lighting Ever, and so far so good! Hopefully I’ll be done with my setup by next weekend 🙂

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  350. I love Sephora- and the terrible (amazing) thing is that I live across the street from one!
    My hair is boring, but I’m loving Living Proof No Frizz products to make it through winter

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  351. Style in my opinion is personal so i take bits & pieces from things and people regularly. But HELLO Oscar night!? One of my favorite red carpet events of the year
    5 years ago i was living in Huntington Beach, CA
    Yeah, i use a double sided regular/magnifying mirror for makeup and i love it

    Funny story of the week – i usually have some amount of makeup on when i leave the house every day, but Wednesday last week it didn’t happen and when i got to my class my teacher looked right at me and asked my name (we’ve been in school for 5 weeks now) and i laughed and said “Paige” and she said “Oh, i.. didn’t recogn..- errr didn’t remember. Sorry.”
    Pretty crazy what filled in brows & mascara do for you eh?

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  353. I have a small mirror I use for eye make-up. I’m pretty nearsighted and our bathroom mirror is way to far away for detail work!

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  354. I have a small mirror I use for eye make-up. I’m pretty nearsighted and our bathroom mirror is way to far away for detail work!

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  355. I have a small mirror I use for eye make-up. I’m pretty nearsighted and our bathroom mirror is way to far away for detail work!

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  358. The mirror I use for applying my makeup was actually a Christmas gift about 2 years ago. It’s the Reflections LED Lighted Collection Mirror from Conair and it was purchased at Ulta (one of my favorite stores). I like the magnification side because it’s about 6x the magnification of the other side and I can really get close and put those falsies on.

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  363. I need to do something different with my hair. This winter weather has left my already fine hair both flat and fly away.

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  365. I recently chopped off my hair for a wavy bob. I haven’t had short hair since the first grade, and it’s so refreshing (plus it looks really cute with winter hats).

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  366. I haven’t been doing much differently with my hair, but I did get a teeny little cut and get my highlights updated a few days ago! Makes a world of difference despite how subtle it is 🙂

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  367. I absolutely remember my address from 5 years ago! Also, I will have been living in this apartment for 5 years come May – time flies!

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  368. i just got a great makeup mirror from santa! it’s lighted with three different effects – indoor, outdoor, and florescent. great for seeing your makeup in different lights before going out 🙂
    thanks for the giveaway!

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  374. My favorite mirror to apply my makeup is one that I got from Skymall. It has Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss on the back of it and I feel so glamorous using it. Love your website!

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  376. My favorite Shakespearean tragedy is a tie between Hamlet and King Lear and my favorite comedy is Much Ado About Nothing.

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  379. The cold weather seems to be never ending… ugh. I guess I should work on getting my condo fully finished(painting kitchen cabinets and such) before it gets nice out and I don’t want to stay inside!

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  382. Hello! I found you through theNotice’s reading list. 🙂

    I actually just got a Conair lighted mirror yesterday to put on my battlestation. I’m so excited that I don’t have to hold up a compact to do my makeup anymore.

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  383. My hair is the longest it has been in about 3.5 yrs after having a pixie cut so every day is like a new hair day! It’s a lot more work than the pixie, though!

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  384. my favorite shakespeare play was macbeth… but i taught hamlet for the first time last semester and i like it a lot more now!

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  391. The only mirror I’m using right now is the full-length mirror that comes with my closet–unfortunately the lightning in my room is sooo bad and the mirror accentuates all my flaws 🙁

    As for my hair–I’ve just bought a wig! My hair is super short and has been so for the last six years or so, so with a wig I don’t need to wait for it to grow out to be able to style it 😀

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  393. What’s your favorite Shakespearean play? I’ve never seen The Tempest but that was my favorite when we read it in high school.

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  394. I have been so excited to see all of the beautiful, bright Spring colors sprinkled all over the beauty community! I love a good pop of color!

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  395. Yes–I definitely use a special mirror just for makeup. It’s a little magnifying mirror that has a suction cup so I can remove and take with me when traveling.

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  396. My style icon is Cher Lloyd. I love her style, face, clothes, make-up, look and everything. She’s so pretty. Her style is amazing. It’s like a combination of Edgy + Classy + Chic. She got swag. 😀
    Shekinah recently posted … Twenteen

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  398. My favorite designer right now is Cynthia Rowley. I like a lot of higher end fashion as well,but I always able to find her stuff at tj maxx for ridiculously reasonable prices and her dresses are perfperfect for day to night wear. Flattering and work appropriate and just basis enough to dress up with acessories. Live her stuff

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  399. Also. As someone with thick, red, curly, and occasionally frizzy hair– I’ve been using alot of at home hair masks. My favorite mask is from lush, but it’s expensive so I alternate between using coconut oil and mashed avocados. My hair is soft and shiny and smells amazing without looking greasy afterwards. So easy and cheap

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  400. Hey! My name is Stella and I’ve been a beauty guru for about a year 🙂 I’m about to hit 300 subscribers on my channel and will be doing a huge giveaway soon! So if you like beauty type of videos and want to participate in an upcoming giveaway, make sure to SUBSCRIBE to StyleByStella23 on YouTube here : https://www.youtube.com/user/BamGlamForever

    It makes my day when even just 1 person subscribes 🙂 Let me know what you think about my videos 🙂

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  401. Yesterday I tried out the TRESemmé 7 Day Keratin Smooth line. Shampoo, conditioner and Heat Activated Treatment. Locks are smooth and shiny. Though I haven’t shampooed yet, so no comment yet on how long it lasts. After reading some reviews, I used less of the treatment than the instructions suggest. I think that was a good move.

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  403. The Oscars were a hoot last night right????
    in other news, just noticed some lines on my forehead :(( I need to get on a anti-aging bandwagon soonest!

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  404. Feeling a little hung over from watching the last 30 minutes of the Oscars last night…could sure use $50 to spend on anything. LOL

    The only addresses I don’t remember, were the two I lived at between the day I came home from the hospital until I was about 5 years old.

    Pontiac, MI <– don't remember
    Auburn Hills, MI <– don't remember
    Pontiac, MI
    Waterford, MI
    Clarkston, MI
    Waterford, MI
    Waterford, MI <– Our (hubby & I) First house Dec 2006 to Oct 2013
    Waterford, MI <– Current house – Oct 2013 to present

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  409. A Midsummer Night’s Dream! Oh my gosh, I studied that play like you would not believe! The Tempest is also nice.

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  411. I’ve bought more makeup products in the last few weeks than I have in the last year or so because of reading your blog and some others!! lol

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  413. I have been doing something different with my hair! My hair has some body and curl to it, but blows out straight easily. Sleeping on it in a bun just makes it messy and frizzy, but I’ve found that putting it up in a bun on Day 1, still damp with some Aveda curl cream and my bangs sideswept, means that on Day 2 I have lovely loose waves (and the evening of Day 1 if I’m going out, like yesterday), and Day 3 it goes up in a messy pony. Just some Dry Remedy Oil on Day 2 to calm my curls and a little dry shampoo around my hairline on Day 3 and I’m good to go! 🙂

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  414. I HAVE been doing something different with my hair – how did you know?! I’ve been NOT doing as much to it, and it looks a million times better than it ever has.

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  416. Have you been doing anything different with your hair?
    I’ve taken to maintaining dark red peek-a-boo streaks in my hair (it’s black), and it’s a lot of fun 🙂

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  417. Yes! I have been doing something differently to my hair. I have been adding honey to my rinse out conditioner. It is supposed to be great for moisture, and it really has helped. Also, growing tired of being able to find someone who knows how to cut my curls, I have been cutting it by myself, and have had nothing but compliments that last couple days ♥

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  418. Im currently reading your blog during this snowstorm while enjoying a piping hot bowl of PHO. That I made!!!! Yea Im pretty awesome!

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  419. Boy do I need this giftcard! My purse was stolen on Friday =( I didnt even realize how much money is in my daily makeup bag… That means I have the equivalent of a small fortune inside of my Helmer! But shhhh dont tell me fiance…. And whats on top of my Helmer? My $200 Simple Human makeup mirror that I absolutely love and will justify every penny spent on it, because Im blinder than a bat!

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  421. I haven’t changed up my hair in awhile. I see pictures of cute shorter styles, but they very rarely look good on me, so I pretty much keep it longer.

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  422. I would love to give some high-end products a whirl, since this gal is on a bud-get these days. Maybe a Tarte blush??

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  423. I’m going in for a bang trim today but am feeling bored with my hair… thinking of dying it for the first time sometime soon!

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  424. I do remember the address of the place I was living 5 years ago, because we actually moved into the house we are living in now 5 years ago… my how time flies!

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  425. I’ve never done anything too crazy with my hair. Just dyed various shades of dark brown and black and I’ve done caramel, blonde, and red highlights.

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  430. I went to my sister’s 80th birthday this weekend. It was a great time and I got to connect with a ton of family that I don’t normally see. I know, I’m too young to have a sister that old. LOL

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  433. Have you been doing anything different with your hair?
    I’ve actually been trying to wash my hair less since I was washing it every day and I think I was drying out my scalp because it was starting to overproduce oil.. TMI, i know!! I also started using a homemade apple cider vinegar rinse to help with my scalp. so far so good! only down side to the ACV rinse is that you smell like vinegar until your hair is completely dry… 🙁

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  436. Hello! Thanks for your amazingness with your reviews and info of makeup! I wanted to join the contest to get the Sephora certificate, for that I can tell you a million things, but basically I wanted to let you know how much I love makeup, I started using makeup very young, yet I always have been careful about choosing my products. I think most of us girls always think we have a flaw, maybe the nose, maybe youre hair, it could be anything, (in our crazy minds) with time I’ve learned about discovering my beauty, and the only way I achieved this was while I realized that ever girl and woman are beautiful an unique, whenever I judge myself, I was so hard to me, until one day I woke up. I don’t believe in makeup as a tool to change you you are, but as a helper to drive attention to your beautiful features. Now I don’t have large and voluminous lips, and now I cant believe how much I love red & pink lips thanks to the stains! I never thought! I tried the Maybelline markers, yet not my favorite, then the Victorias Secret Pouts and they are too pink and glsossy, now my favourites are the Revlon Just bitten Balm, and I want to bad to get the Sephora lip tars.

    I also wanted to give a few tips to the girls reading this whenever it comes to hair that I discovered, for curly hair you can prepare your own styling gel with linseed. Put half of a cup of linseed in 1 cup of water in a pan, heat it until boiling, you will see that with time it will turn sticky, once you do that take the seeds out and ready. Wait until it gets colder, and you can save it on your refrigerator. The most thick it gets, you will get more hold, you can even used it for crazy hairdos if you ticken it until getting a serum like potion. This will leave your hair amazing, with body, shiny, and soft. Everyone will as you what you did!

    Please give me the Sephora certificate.

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  442. I just use my plain old bathroom mirror. 🙁

    Yes, I do remember my old address from 5 years ago, because believe it or not some of my mail STILL gets sent there. 🙁 LOL!!

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  444. I definitely have an unhealthy obsession with all things make-up. I would really love to win this gift card!

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  445. I have a great lighted magnifying mirror. Everyone says don’t use a magnifying mirror when you get to a certain age because you see everything but without it I don’t feel I am placing my makeup correctly.

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  451. I am ready for a new hair style this spring. Looking at magazines to get ideas. Cut color I am up for anything.

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  455. Going lighter with hair maybe soft brown for spring! Also I use a magnifying make up mirror it’s stuck not being able to see close from the vanity mirror.

    Would love to win something for once lol

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