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Archives for March 2010

A Sneak Peek at Dolce and Gabbana’s Summer 2010 Brush Collection

March 20th, 2010 by Karen 10 Comments

Dolce & Gabbana The Brush Collection for Summer 2010

A few brushes from Dolce & Gabbana’s summer 2010 brush collection. Details/reviews in a few.

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Categories: Daily Photo

Dolce and Gabbana Midnight Bloom Swatches and Product Pictures

March 20th, 2010 by Karen 15 Comments








Dolce & Gabbana Midnight Bloom

Swatches and product pics of some of the items from Dolce and Gabbana’s Midnight Bloom collection for summer 2010. Looks and reviews coming soon!


From left: Luminous Cheek Colour in Tan, Crayon Intense in Blue, Classic Cream Lipstick in Delicate, Smooth Eye Colour Duo in Laguna

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Categories: Daily Beauty

Let MAC Art Supply the Makeup for Your Next Trip

March 19th, 2010 by Karen 68 Comments

Ladies, it’s time to spring into action and show winter the door (so long, farewell, auf wiedersehen goodbye!). Next up, spring and summer. 🙂

I’ve already started planning some trips to take advantage of the season. Nothing big — maybe a day trip around the Bay Area and a weekend jaunt up to Lake Tahoe — and one thing I pride myself on when it comes to road trips is being the girl you can count on to bring the snacks, the upbeat music, the GPS (did I mention I have no sense of direction?) and the makeup. If we were road tripping together, most def’ I’d bring along something from the new MAC Art Supplies collection, as it’s one of the most road trip-friendly MAC releases I’ve seen in a long time.


For reference, I’m an NC 35. From left: Greasepaint Sticks in Greengrease, Zinc Zone, Slick Black, Dirty

Arriving April 1, the 24-piece bonanza bursts with great-looking on-the-go goodies in pencil and pen form. MAC had self-portraiture in mind when they envisioned the collection, a theme I can really get behind. Aren’t our faces, after all, the canvases upon which we express our own makeup art? Duuuude, that’s kinda poetic, methinks. 🙂


Greasepaint Sticks in Brown Now, Below Ground, Uniformly Blue

The fact that each item in the collection fits in a pocket is like icing on a cake. The Greasepaint Sticks ($17.50), Pearlglide Intense Eyeliners ($14.50) and Pro Longwear Lipstain Markers ($16) make it uber-easy to get ready in a rush.
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Categories: MAC Makeup Keywords: mac

MBBTV #6: Addicted to Dior for Summer 2010

March 19th, 2010 by Karen 15 Comments


It’s dreadfully pricey, but there are things I really like about Dior’s summer 2010 stuff, particularly the Crush Glow palette and pseudo-luggage tags.

Those tags hella make me wanna shoop…

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S. I’m thinking about also keeping videos on Vimeo because I love their site (but I HOPE they stop charging for HD). You can also click one of these big buttons to watch on either site…

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Categories: Makeup, Video Keywords: dior

MAC Prep for Colour Product Pics and Swatches

March 19th, 2010 by Karen 15 Comments







MAC Prep for Colour

Clockwise from left: Eyeshadow in Sorcery (a shimmery reddish mid-tone brown, $14.50), Lipglass in Just Add Colour (a shimmery fuchsia pink, $14), Prep + Prime Brightening Serum ($40), Eyeshadow in Hey (a shimmery, warm mid-tone beige, $14.50)

More products and swatches from the MAC Prep for Colour collection below (available April 8)…


From left: Eyeshadow in Sorcery, Eyeshadow in Hey, Lipglass in Just Add Colour

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Categories: Daily Photo

MAC Art Supplies Swatches and Product Photos

March 19th, 2010 by Karen 23 Comments










MAC Art Supplies

Top row: Greasepaint Sticks in Greengrease, Zinc Zone, Slick Black, Dirty, Brown Now, Below Ground, Uniformly Blue, Charred Mauve

Bottom row: Pearlglide Intense Eyeliners in Designer Purple, Petrol Blue. Pro Longwear Lipstain Marker in Stylesetter, A Classic, Purposefully Red, Modern Mocha, Point of View, Runway Ripened, Sunset.

Pics of the Greasepaint Sticks ($17.50), some Pearlglide Liners ($14.50) and the Pro Longwear Lipstain Markers ($16) from the MAC Art Supplies collection (available April 1) below.

More deets in just a few!

Greasepaint Sticks

Pro Longwear Lipstain Markers

Pearlglide Intense Eye Liner

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Categories: Daily Beauty

New in Beauty Mar. 19: Kiehl’s Limited Edition Labels and a Physician’s Formula BOGO Coupon

March 19th, 2010 by Karen 3 Comments

New in Beauty

  • Rainforests unite! Beginning next month, proceeds from the sale of Kiehl’s cheeky LE Art Series for their Acai Damage-Protecting Toning Mists ($26 each) will go to the Rainforest Alliance
  • Physician’s Formula is offering a buy one get one free coupon for Target on their Facebook page
  • The new Victoria’s Secret Special Moments scents are on sale, three for $21
  • Smashbox’s Eye Illusion ($28) trio of transforming shadows gives eyeshadows and liners a metallic hue
  • Carol’s Daughter Rosemary Mint Purifying Shampoo ($12) and Conditioner ($16) gently removes product buildup while soothing and conditioning the hair and scalp
  • If you shop online or at H2O Plus stores on World Water Day (March 22), they’ll donate 15% of your purchase to regional water organizations in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Toronto and Vancouver
  • Skyn Iceland says the multivitamin mojo in Arctic Face Mist ($29) energizes tired, stressed out skin
  • Clean & Clear’s holding a designer prom dress competition for $5,000 to bring your ultimate dress vision to life 🙂
  • Next month Rene Furterer introduces a three-step product line for curly girls called Acanthe Perfect Curls. Look for Acanthe Perfect Curls Shampoo ($23, has guar gum to smooth curls and a warm bergamot fragrance), Acanthe Perfect Curls Conditioner ($28, includes white viegar to smooth and boost shine) and Acanthe Perfect Curls Leave-In Fluid ($26, provides an anti-humidity shield to stop frizz)
  • New from Biore: Makeup Removing Towelettes ($8) and Steam Activated Cleanser with SteamActiv Beads ($8)
  • Win $1,900 in swag from Purple Lab
  • Would you pay $115 for Guerlain’s Super Aqua-Eye Anti-Puffiness Soothing Eye Patch?
  • WANT! Sonia Kashuk’s Retractable Silver Eyeliner/Smudger Brush ($10)

It’s time to tell the workweek it can kiss our bums, girls! BOOYAH! In your face, workweek! IN YOUR FACE!

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

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Categories: News

The Brow Benefits of Tweezerman for Benefit Beauty Tools

March 18th, 2010 by Karen 36 Comments

Do you remember my affair with Raul? What a terrible mistake… Obviously, we weren’t right for each other. He knew it; I knew it, but when it ended, Benefit was there for me. Like a trusted friend, they had my back (and my brows). 🙂

That’s because Benefit knows brows. Their kick-ass brow kits, Brow Bar services and new partnership with Tweezerman promise to keep millions of eyebrows out of trouble.

Tweezerman for Benefit

The new four-piece Tweezerman for Benefit collection offers tools to tweeze, shape and curl your way out of beastly brow/lash oblivion!
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Categories: Makeup, Makeup Tools, News Keywords: benefit

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