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I just picked up a new Canon Rebel T2i to replace my four year old Xti.
My Xti and I have been together since MBB’s early days, so I’m a little sad to let it go (I get weird attachments to technology), but it’s high time to move onto some newer gear.
A few random shots from this morning…
The Nail Lacquer section from Italian cosmetics brand Kiko Make Up Milano.
I guess blues and greens are popular in Milan!
Whoa, what’s this? A holiday collection that actually looks like a holiday collection?!?
Get out!
Dior decided not to break with tradition while they broke away from the pack with a classic holiday color palette in shades of gold, black, gray and pink. They must have figured they’d leave the springy holiday stuff to their luxury counterparts (Chanel and Dolce & Gabbana) this time around.
Good call. 🙂
Four of the nine items in the collection (available now in stores) are palettes. Palettes have been playing a big role this season, and it looks like they also were over at Dior HQ.
Here’s a quick look at both of the eyeshadow quints and a pricing/availability breakdown of everything in the release:
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Things I wish were shorter:
Things I wish were longer:
It would make sense for the 16 permanent collection members of Stila’s Long Wear Lip Color Lipstick team to last a long time, wouldn’t it? I mean, Stila went out of their way to include the words “Long Wear” in the name, and they even wrote about wear time in the official product description…
“The next revolution in lip wear is here! A lipstick and lip gloss all in one that boasts extended wear while keeping lips feeling soft and smooth – never dry. The secret is a blend of patent-pending polymers that provide long-lasting wear with rich pigment that glides on like your favorite gloss. The tip of the pen is contoured to provide easy, precise application – hugging every curve of your lip.”
With that kind of pomp and circumstance, I expected at least 5-6 hours from these — but that’s about two hours longer than they actually last. 🙁
I’ve tried three of the shades so far — Outrageous (a matte Mad Men reddish orange), Lover (a creamy deep red) and In the Nude (a creamy beige).
My eyes lit up the first time I saw them swatched on the back of my hand. “OOH!” I cried, “Look at how opaque and pigmented they are!”
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Glamorous Eyeshadow cream shadows (each 4 euros) from Italian makeup brand Madina Milano!
Which shade do you like best?
Just peachy! I got to bed early last night and clocked in a solid seven hours of shut-eye, which was just enough to recharge my batteries. Tabs is also here purring up a storm on my lap, so things are looking up.
Only once, and I was 24. When my brother and I were kids, my mom was always afraid we’d chop off our fingers, so we’d get pumpkins but were never allowed to carve ’em. Instead we’d draw faces on them with Sharpies and watch our dad do the carving. 
Coco Mademoiselle, mon chéri. Speaking of Coco, have you checked out any of her new bath and body stuff? I’ve got my eye on the Velvet Oil Body Spray, but it’s — wait for it — $55!
Too hot, for sure. I wasn’t built for chilly weather, and I most definitely don’t do snow.
Cool when they aren’t just bought off the rack or something with the word “sexy” in the title (ala sexy nurse, sexy police woman, sexy demon = cheeseball). I love it when grownups get into holidays and put some honest-to-goodness effort into having fun.
I would’ve fought harder to go to UCLA (I got in, but my folks wouldn’t let me move that far from home).
That’s a toughie… Maybe Jersey Shore? Kidding! :0 Probably Dancing with the Stars, even though I’m just a so-so dancer, because I’d love to dance with Tabs (yes, I’m crazy).
Fun, spontaneous, bubbly.
Tense, impatient, argumentative.
My back’s been bugging me a lot lately, so I want to spend at least 15 minutes stretching every day. I also want to track down a good wide angle lens for my new camera (Canon mount), ideally something faster than an f4 (got any suggestions?).
Hey, chica! How’s your Monday coming along? It’s supposed to reach the lower 90s here today, probably one of the last hot hurrahs of the year, and since our neighborhod swimming pool’s open for another two weeks, I might try to sneak in a few laps.
Just because it’s logistically impossible for us to bum around by the pool together today doesn’t mean we can’t still kick it Internet style with the Monday Poll. 🙂
To complete the Monday Poll, just copy the following list, and paste it with your answers in the comments.
1. Mood:
2. Have you ever carved a jack-o-lantern?
3. What scents are you wearing today?
4. Would you rather be too hot or too cold?
5. Adult Halloween costumes — cool or cheesy?
6. A do-over for something you did or didn’t do?
7. Reality TV show appearance?
8. Three words that describe you on your best days?
9. Three words that describe you on your worst days?
10. Weekly goals:
Let’s make this week one for the books. 🙂
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Senna Cosmetics Eye Color in Fixation, a gold flecked green ($17) from the Virtual Vintage Collection for fall 2010.
How would you rock this?
When you or I want to learn the tango, we rent a DVD or watch YouTube videos, but international kitty supermodels like Tabs book private lessons with the great Graciela Gonzales and fly down to Argentina for the weekend.
Must. Be. Nice.
Tabs actually had a modeling gig down there for Coca Cola (don’t you just love their ads?), so it was a combination business/pleasure trip. He considered canceling the trip at the last minute to be able to spend more time with his new cat tower at home, but he didn’t want to inconvenience Graciela…
No, that would have been tacky, whereas inconveniencing me to go pick up Tabs from the airport at 11 tonight is apparently not tacky at all. 🙁
Oh, well, maybe he’ll teach me the tango this week. That would be nice.
If you’re interested, here are some new pictures from Tabs’ modeling portfolio. Which one do you like best?
