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Dang, I’m so coveting Carrie Underwood’s hair! The 26-year-old country singer and former American Idol winner has a penchant for waves, side-swept bangs and layers.
I wonder what hair she’ll wear to the Super Bowl on Feb. 7 when she sings the national anthem, hmmm…
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Karen
P.S. Oh, almost forgot…
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Have you noticed anything weird about mascara brushes lately? It’s like they’re getting all funky cold medina! Last year it was motorized brush heads; before that, spiked medieval flails (Givenchy’s Phenomen’Eyes).
Now even Clinique is throwing their hat into the ring with a different spin on the standard brush design. High Lengths Mascara ($14) flaunts a minimalist, almost alien bow.
Maybe I’ve been watching too much sci-fi lately (a VERY safe bet), but those rows of short, stubby teeth aren’t giving me warm and fuzzy feelings — that’s for sure.
When I touched the brush for the first time (expecting certain doom!), it flexed and bent like Gumby’s yoga master, LOL! I really had no idea how it would perform on human lashes. 🙂
Buck nekkid lashes!
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Hoy! Greetings from the West Siiiide! 🙂 It’s shortly after lunchtime here on Thursday, which I’m really happy about because it means a couple of cool things…
Which reminds me, what are you wearing on your pucker right now? I went with gloss today, Josie Maran’s Lip Gloss in Authentic ($18), a shimmery coral pink.
ABOUT: Josie Maran Lip Glosses
JM’s glosses come in six shiny, hydrating shades and feel a lot like MAC Lipglasses to me. They’re non-sticky, with a strong brown sugar scent, and a taste that lingers for a while. While I’m not usually a fan of scented/flavored lip products, I don’t mind these at all (the scent seems pretty authentic too).
Well, hello, beautiful! 🙂 Judging by the look of Paul and Joe’s spring 2010 makeup, spring has *totally* sprung.
I mean, I thought their cutie-pie Alice in Wonderland collection looked cool, but that’s not all they had in store for spring. They’re also releasing new eye, cheek, nail and lip products, too, in (classic Paul and Joe form) flirty, femme, yet oh-so-sophisticated packaging and colors.
I’ve got my eye on the customizable shadow palettes… PJ made 25 colors available for ’em in Satin (a shimmery frost), Silk (a sheer sheen) and Cashmere (a smooth matte) finishes.
And, because they couldn’t stop there, they made these creamy Cheek Powders and Nail Enamels, which are also tempting me BIG TIME!
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Heya, ladies. 🙂 How was your day? What was the highlight? Mine was the big Cherry Kiss I gave myself with a little help from Estee Lauder Love Your Lips.
Isn’t she bright?
Signature Lipstick in Cherry Kiss, $20
I’m imagining it paired with thick black cat eyeliner and falsies, YUM!
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That’s Pulse, one of the six new Hourglass Prodigy Glosses available next month ($26) at Sephora.
There’s been some serious *brou-ha-ha* over Urban Decay’s new Alice in Wonderland Book of Shadows (first about the cute packaging and second about the shades having been previously released under different names), but UD didn’t stop with Alice. They also released two new face products, namely a powder and an eye primer for spring.
I’m still doing some playing testing, but here’s a really quick look… 🙂
Urban Decay tried to make their new loose powder universally flattering, but they sure didn’t make the name easy to say, ha! Razor Sharp Ultra Definition Finishing Powder ($30) is quite a mouthful (say it five times fast!), but it does feel soft, slippery and very finely milled.
What seems different about it? Well, it’s supposed to create an optical blurring effect (almost an airbrushed effect) that UD says will minimize imperfections on the skin. To that I say, “My skin’s hella imperfect, so bring it on!”
A sprinkling of Razor powder
Razor’s also supposed to be flexible enough to wear in different ways, like alone on bare skin to mattify or smooth, sprinkled on top of foundation to set, or applied beneath liquid foundations to form a sort of hybridized liquid powder.
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Congratulations on making it to hump day with me, ladies! 🙂 I can see the summit, with the weekend not far below. Let’s do this!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
