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Archives for April 2010

One Easy Way to Rock MAC Art Supplies

April 1st, 2010 by Karen 46 Comments

How’s it going, ladies? Remember the pink/purple Rock N’ Roll look we talked about last week? It featured a few products from the new MAC Art Supplies collection which swooped down on MAC counters today. This morning I thought I’d revisit the look and add some notes this time around for a brief tutorial.

A little bit of background…

Inspiration for the winged purple liner goes to ’80s hair metal band Motley Crue. I was listening to them on iTunes when it came to me. Here I’m wearing a toned-down version of the wing for daytime wear, but you could always ramp it up for evenings with a thicker line and a bigger flick.

It’s a pretty simple look in that it’s low on blending and doesn’t require bunches of different brushes. I’m imagining it as a way for makeup beginners or ladies new to color to take a pair of pretty pink and purple eyes for a test drive around town.

Fellow headbangers, if you do end up giving this or something like it a try and feel like sharing, please do! 🙂 Take a picture of yourself and send it to me at karen@makeupandbeautyblog.com. I’d love to see what you come up with.
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Categories: MAC Makeup, Makeup Tips/How To

And the Winner of the Tabs Loves You Fan Art Contest Is…

April 1st, 2010 by Karen 22 Comments


A portrait of Tabs the cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog mascot

The winner: Ithfifi

Tabs asked and you gals sooo delivered! He’s been looking over your submissions to the Tabs Loves You Fan Art Contest and meowing hysterically. As a cat, you know you’ve made it big once you’ve been immortalized in rap, LOL!

With all of your great submissions, choosing a winner was difficult, but Tabs and I believe that Ithfifi’s interpretation (shown above) gets right to the heart, soul and essence of Tabs.

NOTE: True to crazy cat lady form, I got a little teary when I saw those green eyes staring back at me in my email. I fear I’m on a path to someday becoming this lady here.

A big huzzah and congrats, Ithfifi! Thank you for sharing your talent, and I hope the $30 PayPal prize buys you a nice lipgloss or two. 🙂

I’d also like to give honorable mentions to…

Lesley’s Photoshop skillz helped her conjure up this Warhol-esque take on Tabs. The expression’s so very Tabs, and I love the vibrant colors.

And Adriana whipped up this adorable manga/chibi Tabs sporting an enviable set of lashes. SUPER CUTE!

I know there really wasn’t much time to enter the contest and the deadline felt rushed, but we’ll do it again soon (Tabs insists) with a longer deadline the second time around.

Thanks again to everyone who entered. Extra special kitty hugs today from Tabs! 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

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Categories: Just For Fun Keywords: tabs

Power Up!

April 1st, 2010 by Karen 5 Comments

Seems to me like Luigi gets the short end of the stick. It’s ALWAYS about Mario, ya know?

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Categories: Daily Beauty

Finnegan’s

April 1st, 2010 by Karen 1 Comment

If you’re ever in Novato, grab a bite to eat at Finnegan’s on Grant Ave. They serve a really yummy cobb salad!

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Categories: Daily Photo

MAC Cosmetics Partners with Makeup and Beauty Blog

April 1st, 2010 by Karen 208 Comments

Ladies, if you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you probably know about my love for MAC Cosmetics. I’ve been a fan of theirs for years (my very first post was Barbie Loves MAC!).

And being such a devoted fan, I’ve been dying to tell you about a special project I’ve been working on FOREVER, but because of legal hoopla and various other contractual shenanigans I haven’t been been able to announce anything until now.

Starting this month, I’ll be splitting my time between this blog and a brand new site called MAC-Up and Beauty Blog.

In a nutshell, it’s going to be a MAC beauty blog with a quirky MBB spin. I’ll be giving you advance looks and swatches of new MAC collections, backstage access to MAC events and the latest tips and tricks from our favorite MAC makeup artists.

It also means I’ll be traveling a little bit more, but things will remain business as usual here on the OG MBB, where I’ll still post plenty of non-MAC beauty reviews, news and more than enough Tabs to last a lifetime. 🙂

MAC-Up and Beauty Blog won’t go live until mid-month, but MAC wants to get this party started, so they’re sponsoring a HUGE giveaway today on the blog.

The first 10,000 readers who friend the new MAC-Up and Beauty Blog Facebook page will receive a free tube of MAC Nymphette. This shimmery, peachy pink gloss is my all-time fave for smokey eyes.

If you’re interested, click here to sign up.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

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Categories: MAC Makeup, News Keywords: mac

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