When In Doubt, Red Lip It Out
Big kisses to you, Stila Beso, for always being there for us makeup lovers who apply lipstick at the last minute in the car using the rearview mirror ...
10-12-2019 21:57
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 604
So…what is the Monday Poll"
Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a lis...
10-12-2019 21:57
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
A lot of people just starting their careers as professional pet assistants ask me, “What was Tabs really like" What was it like working for such an...
09-12-2019 22:07
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Saturday Surfing, Dec. 7th, 2019
What skin tone do you suppose this bronzed Hello Kitty charm is according to MAC" I want to say she looks like an NC42, but I’m kind of biased that ...
07-12-2019 22:04
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Back in the Bay, and I’m Thinkin’ About Brows
Ah… It’s good to be back home. ? Of course, it would be awesome-er if it weren’t 40-something degrees here meow, but I’m happy to be back home...
06-12-2019 22:01
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Monochromatic Makeup: Playful Pinks, and a Play on Cat Eyeli
I was inspired to do this monochromatic pink look by this quilted sweatshirt I found at the Eddie Bauer outlet store for 50% off (!).
I can?t remembe...
06-12-2019 22:01
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5-Minute Makeup: Glowing Peach Cheeks and Lips, Cool Brown L
Good morning! We?re not back in Novato yet, but we?ll be home tonight. I prepped this post before we left on vacation, and now I?m seeing the pics and...
04-12-2019 21:59
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More Firsts! (And a Travel Beauty Tip)
Yesterday was a day of more firsts on this trip. Like, Connor and I saw our first rainbow (of the trip), and we seriously lost our damn minds.
Rainb...
03-12-2019 21:59
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
Have you ever been to a Duke?s before in Hawaii" Well, you may not know this, but that chain of restaurants started out as D & T?s, for Duke and Tabs...
02-12-2019 22:05
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 603
So…what is the Monday Poll"
Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a lis...
02-12-2019 22:05
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Saturday Surfing, Nov. 30th, 2019
Well, who would?ve thunk it" An edition of Saturday Surfing at a time during which there?s a slim chance this girl could actually go surfing"
Mind yo...
01-12-2019 22:05
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Product Spotlight: Hawaii Edition
A few things (aloha and TGIF, BTW):
1. Running in 85-degree weather with 67% humidity is like hauling your limbs slow-motion through corn chowder.
W...
29-11-2019 21:56
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Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving, sweet friend! I hope your pants are stretchy enough to accommodate an extra helping (or two) of pie and that someone important to...
28-11-2019 21:56
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Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes With Brown Sugar Pecans and Cream Che
Let’s discuss the struggle.
The eternal Thanksgiving struggle.
You see, it’s real, it’s totally legit, and it’s deadly serious.
It typicall...
26-11-2019 22:00
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
It has been called the greatest inter-species partnership in kitty modeling history — the friendship between Tabs and Gerard, the award-winning Par...
25-11-2019 21:58
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 602
So…what is the Monday Poll"
Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a lis...
25-11-2019 21:58
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Saturday Surfing, Nov. 23rd, 2019
Chances are, as you read this, I’m running up or down the stadium stairs in San Francisco at Oracle Park. Or, I’m passed out on the ground from do...
23-11-2019 22:00
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5-Minute Makeup: Bright Berry Lips and Glowing Taupe Lids
So…you know those mornings when everything goes smoothly, and you even have extra time to do a load of laundry or stop by the drive-through coffee s...
22-11-2019 22:01
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I’m Super Obsessed With Athleta Workout Leggings
Why didn’t I heed their advice sooner" I should’ve known the ladies in my HIIT class — the women who lift heavy, run fast and push me every time...
21-11-2019 22:02
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Bay Area Beauty Love: ESUM
Shout-out to San Francisco, my former home, and the current home of ESUM Cosmetics, an as-yet under-the-radar Bay Area beauty brand.
ESUM has been aro...
20-11-2019 22:00
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Cat Eye Flicks and Bright Lips (The Purple Edition): A Wedne
Question for you… How do you feel about formula dressing"
LOL! Pardon me for a moment, but I had to laugh there, because “formula dressing”" So...
20-11-2019 22:00
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MAC Unsung Heroes: Smoked Almond Lipstick
What’s an unsung makeup hero" For me, it’s an oftentimes underrated makeup morsel, a permanent collection product that scoots under the radar scre...
19-11-2019 21:58
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
This time of year always reminds me of one of the most astounding acts of selflessness and courage I’ve ever seen.
The year: 2012. The place: New ...
18-11-2019 21:59
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 601
So…what is the Monday Poll"
Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a lis...
18-11-2019 21:59
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Saturday Surfing, Nov. 16th, 2019
Happy Caturday, my friend!
One of the perks of adulting 24/7 is that you can actively pursue unapproved, unsanctioned frivolous endeavors, like buyin...
16-11-2019 21:59
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Layer Your Liner for Flickering Feline Flicks in a Flash
Layering liners. I’ve been doing this a lot lately because 1) it’s fast (since you don’t have to be terribly precise or do any razzle-dazzle com...
15-11-2019 21:59
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Product Spotlight: MAC Opalescent Powder in Rising Star, Fro
This Rising Star from MAC ? is shooting straight to the top of my list of “Best of the Best Makeup to Wear With MAC Teddy.”
(Wait…doesn’t ever...
14-11-2019 22:03
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To Me, From Me
LOOK WHAT I FOUND AT TJ’s!
This 12 Days of Beauty gift box is $20, and it comes with 12 beauty minis exclusive to Trader Joe’s. Everything it come...
14-11-2019 22:03
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The MAC Holiday 2019 ?Starring You? Collection! (Swatches on
As the name would imply, ?you,? or ?we,? are intended to be stars of this show — the MAC Holiday 2019 ?Starring You? collection show — since it’...
13-11-2019 22:01
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Space Buns and Sparkly Purple Lids
I’m sure this tri-bun hairstyle has an official/formal name, but I intend to call it “space buns,” because there’s something undeniably Star W...
12-11-2019 22:05
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
I feel so lucky to have been able to work with one of the most iconic figures in feline fashion history. Tabs was a fiercely fashionable cat who care...
11-11-2019 22:05
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 600
So…what is the Monday Poll"
Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a lis...
11-11-2019 22:05
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Saturday Surfing, Nov. 9th, 2019
In case you need to reach me, I’ll be at the Michaels in San Rafael, California, because apparently I live there now! ?
What is it about craft items...
09-11-2019 22:01
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Autumnal Dessert: 15-Minute Makeup With Chocolatey Reddish B
Luckily, I was wearing this chocolatey reddish brown smoky eye yesterday because I spent the majority of my shift at the bakery prepping dry chocolate...
08-11-2019 22:01
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Ulta Hair Haul
If you happen to be on the lookout for a new dentist, might I suggest finding one with an office in close proximity to an Ulta" Because, and I say th...
07-11-2019 22:01
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3 Tips for Wearing Red Eyeshadow (and a 20-Minute Makeup Loo
Fall-inspired look, TAKE TWO.
I think this one’s a little closer in terms of vibe to the Thanksgiving baking accouterments I found at Michael’s th...
06-11-2019 21:58
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05-11-2019 21:59
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Glowing Khaki Lids and Coral Lips (A 15-Minute Makeup Look)&
If you ever need to “improv” maracas (it could happen), just grab a jar of autumnal sprinkles, and give ’em a little shake! They’ll get the jo...
05-11-2019 21:59
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 599
So…what is the Monday Poll"
Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a lis...
04-11-2019 22:06
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
Tabs was a real dynamo, in more ways than one. He was also a skilled dynamo operator.
Dynamo, as in one of those emergency radios with the hand cran...
04-11-2019 22:06
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Saturday Surfing, Nov. 2nd, 2019
Happy Caturday from The Cat Lady Crew (TCLC)!
Pretty Girl Rosie has been a member of Team MBB for a little over a month now, and my two girls are gett...
02-11-2019 22:11
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13 Unexpected Side Effects of Makeup Addiction
You can never leave the house without at least three lipsticks and two lipglosses.
You have a dedicated stash of neutral eyeshadow palettes, and whi...
01-11-2019 22:09
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Happy Halloween
My baby unicorn dressed up as a baby unicorn this year. ????
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Continue reading "Happy Halloween"...
01-11-2019 22:09
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3 Powerful Tips for Doing Quick, Colorful Makeup (And a 20-M
Working at the bakery has been such a blessing in so many ways, makeup and otherwise. I’ve been learning so many new things, and the loneliness I’...
31-10-2019 22:07
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30-10-2019 22:07
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Red Lip Redux: MAC Matte Lip Mousse in Cordon Bleu
Officially, this MAC matte lipstick is a warm pink, but on my lips it looks red, yet the name is Cordon Bleu, like the color blue.
We should just re...
29-10-2019 22:07
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 598
So…what is the Monday Poll"
Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a lis...
28-10-2019 22:13
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
Got a message from Tabs today via The Rainbow Bridge:
These amateurs. They don?t understand the level of dedication and commitment one needs for a t...
28-10-2019 22:13
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Saturday Surfing, October 26th, 2019
Well, hello there, Caturday! ??
This entire week, I’ve been diligently focusing on appreciating the little things, like that first sip of coffee in ...
26-10-2019 22:04
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Long Lasting Makeup for Hot Kitchens (A 15-Minute Look)
No, I am not trying to tease your sweet tooth…but yes, you are staring at cupcakes for a reason. ??
That reason would be this: I started a new job t...
25-10-2019 22:03
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Feel the Ecstasy With Charlotte Tilbury: Cheek to Chic Swish
I can’t wear Charlotte Tilbury Ecstasy blush without thinking of mid-90s club banger Set U Free.
The way the lead singer breathlessly enunciates the...
24-10-2019 22:01
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Three States of Being
At the pediatrician’s office last week, Connor’s doc said what were perhaps the most accurate words I’ve heard about toddler-hood so far. She sa...
23-10-2019 21:59
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22-10-2019 22:07
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
Tabs met Heidi Klum through Tim Gunn, his mentor, and from the moment Tabs met Heidi, they hit it off. Every year she invited him to her annual Hallo...
22-10-2019 22:07
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You’ll Wonder Where Your Experience Lines Go When You
OK, my fair friends, many of my makeup-loving pale pals say that it’s very challenging to find a bronzer that suits lighter skin tones. If this is t...
22-10-2019 22:07
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 597
So…what is the Monday Poll"
Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a lis...
22-10-2019 22:07
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Saturday Surfing, October 19th, 2019
Who’s down for a Downton Abbey marathon this weekend" Are you" PLEASE SAY YES. I’ve been re-watching the series all week long (currently on Season...
19-10-2019 22:04
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Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Lip Cheat and Lipstick Is Smoo
Yo, if my pillow could talk, it would probably tell a sordid tale of insomnia and drool, ha ha ha! That’s not nearly as sexy as Charlotte Tilbury’...
18-10-2019 22:09
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16-10-2019 21:58
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Quad Crush! 5 Reasons to Commit to Clinique Going Steady
Question: do kids still say, “Will you go with me"” when they want to go steady" I’m asking for a very unhip friend (a.k.a. me).
Hmm… Now that...
15-10-2019 22:02
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3 Important Cat-Related Housekeeping Items of Note…
Just a few VIP cat-related news items happenin’ ’round these parts…
1. Charlotte Tilbury has a black liquid liner called “The Feline Flick,”...
15-10-2019 22:02
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
The days are getting shorter…
Tabs became more of a night owl in his senior years after his retirement, up at all hours, but he still managed to st...
14-10-2019 22:01
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 596
So…what is the Monday Poll"
Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a lis...
14-10-2019 22:01
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Saturday Surfing, October 12, 2019
Do you ever wake up, walk to the mirror and say to yourself, “I’m gonna put on all the things”" I felt that way this morning (happy Caturday, by...
12-10-2019 21:58
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Let It Go…
Did homegirl just quote Frozen" She sure did. Can you blame her (me), though" My primary source of social interaction is a toddler, LOL!
“Let it g...
11-10-2019 22:00
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Saturday Night San Francisco Streets
I snapped a few pics in the city last weekend. El Hub and I went to meet some old friends who were visiting the city and stopped by a couple of bars ...
10-10-2019 21:59
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Doing the Dew With MAC Cream Colour Base in Luna
Dear 1990s-era mattes,
Enjoy your moment in the makeup world, my friends, because in 30 or so, tastes will shift, and people will be all about shimme...
10-10-2019 21:59
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Unsung Makeup Heroes: e.l.f. Solid Sponge Cleanser
What’s an unsung hero in beauty-speak" For me, it’s an oftentimes underrated makeup (or polish!) morsel, a permanent collection product that scoot...
10-10-2019 21:59
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Product Spotlight: Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting P
To quote the great Lizzo (Lizzo for president!), it ain’t my fault if I’m out here getting loose. And I say that because I’ve been wearing Laura...
08-10-2019 22:00
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
Tabs’s relationship with birds was complicated. On one hand, he deeply believed, to the core of his being, that he was a birder.
Not a mouser, but...
07-10-2019 22:04
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 595
So…what is the Monday Poll"
Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a lis...
07-10-2019 22:04
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Saturday Surfing, October 5, 2019
Hello and happy Caturday, my friend!
Just a quick hi before we head to the city to meet a couple of friends visiting from out of town.
Wow… This wa...
05-10-2019 22:00
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04-10-2019 22:00
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Funky Fresh Finds Vol. 1: Holiday Stocking Stuffers
Christmas is 12 weeks away.
That’s approximately 87 sleeps!
This year, I’ve decided that I’m going to the annoying mom/auntie/sister-from-anot...
03-10-2019 21:57
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13 Unexpected Side Effects of Motherhood
You sometimes (translated = ALL THE TIME) find yourself going to the bathroom with the door open, and you have absolutely no qualms about relieving y...
02-10-2019 21:58
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Do “The Double Purple”
I’m 100% on board for coffee and gunmetal eyeliners (they’re workhorses, for sure), but sometimes you want — no, you NEED! — to wear somethin...
01-10-2019 22:00
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3 Tips to Keep Your Manicure Chip-Free and Fabulous
Back in 2008, The New York Times tried to make chipped nails a thing.
Yeah…I’m not about that life. I’m all for purposefully messy hair (fun bu...
01-10-2019 22:00
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 594
So…what is the Monday Poll"
Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a lis...
30-09-2019 22:02
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
Oh, man! Fall was my former employer’s favorite time of year. It meant the purr-fect combo of comfy temps and low humidity for fabulous fur.
In fac...
30-09-2019 22:02
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Saturday Surfing, September 28, 2019
Happy Caturday, my friend. You know that all is well in the world when you walk into a HomeGoods and see a plethora of cat lady mugs ??? on the shelve...
28-09-2019 21:58
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Highs and Lows, Vol. 1
Highs and lows. I got the idea for this post from a moms group meeting I went to this week. At the end of the meeting, everyone went around the table...
27-09-2019 21:57
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What I Wore This Week: 2 Looks with Juvia’s Place Warr
The radical rainbow in the Warrior 3 Palette by Juvia’s Place is so not in my lane, but sometimes you just gotta go for it…and hope you do enough ...
27-09-2019 21:57
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The MAC Pony Park Collection Is Luminous and Lighter Than Ai
MAC’s new tarot-inspired collab with South Korean beauty blogger Pony Park (a.k.a. Park Hye-Min, a.k.a. a bondafide Instagram mega-star with over si...
26-09-2019 21:59
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You Need Jess Glynne’s Music in Your Life, Like, Yeste
OK, get up right now.
That’s it. Get out of your chair. Stand up and wiggle that booty a little, because once you press play on any of these Jess G...
25-09-2019 21:58
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
Tabs was a firm believer in flexibility, both in terms of dealing with surprises in his professional life (like the night we ran out of gravy), and w...
23-09-2019 21:56
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 593
So…what is the Monday Poll"
Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a lis...
23-09-2019 21:56
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Saturday Surfing, September 21st, 2019
Reasons why Caturday is the best day of the week:
Sleeping in (hopefully). For me, this means staying in bed till 6 or (GASP) 6:30, LOL! I like to sn...
21-09-2019 21:57
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What I Wore this Week: 3 Looks With the Urban Decay Naked Ho
Herald the trumpets, because I actually wore eyeshadow this week…repeatedly. ?
I KNOW.
I wore the new Urban Decay Naked Honey Eye Palette a few time...
20-09-2019 22:01
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Things I’ve Done Because of Acne
Because of acne I’ve…
Invested a small fortune in the magic that is Kate Somerville Anti-Bac Clearing Lotion (I will certifiably lose my sh*t if ...
20-09-2019 22:01
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Unsung Makeup Heroes: Essie Angora Cardi
What’s an unsung hero in beauty-speak" For me, it’s an oftentimes underrated makeup (or polish!) morsel, a permanent collection product that scoot...
19-09-2019 22:00
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Fall for Fresh Skin and Shimmering Lids With the Latest From
Is it just me, or does autumn seem like the hottest new holiday season" — because it feels like the latest and greatest, most bustling time of year ...
18-09-2019 22:05
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The New Urban Decay Loose Powder Has a Brush With Convenienc
Do you ever skip loose powder because you don’t want to lug around an extra brush for touch-ups"
If so, I feel you… Also, Urban Decay’s new $34...
17-09-2019 22:00
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Transitional Booties at DSW
I got a coupon in the mail for some good deals on early season boots at DSW, so I went! — despite the fact that it was 92 degrees with nary a cloud ...
17-09-2019 22:00
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
Of all the things Tabs was, low-carb wasn’t one of them. That cat loved his bread. Sourdough, French, honey whole wheat — if it was bread and I w...
16-09-2019 21:59
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 592
So…what is the Monday Poll"
Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a lis...
16-09-2019 21:59
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