Archives for June 2010

Saturday Surfing

June 26th, 2010 by Karen 20 Comments

Well, it shaped up to be a lazy Saturday here at Casa de MBB. Tabs and I have been parked on the couch, catching up on episodes of The City (um, how does that Olivia girl still have a job?). It’s a comfortable 78 degrees here with nary a cloud in the sky. I might let Tabs take me for a walk in a few minutes and then perhaps catch the new Toy Story movie.

Sometimes lazy days just really hit the spot. 🙂

Whatchu been up to today? Are you knee-deep in adventure or just taking it easy like me? Do you have a spare minute to do a little Saturday Surfing?

Random bright spots

How to wear shimmer without looking like a disco ball — Bellasugar
What to do when your BFF turns into bridezilla — The Frisky
It’s true — I also wanted to wear the Brenda/Kelly dress to prom — Shine
Looking for a matte pink blush? Check out this Shu Uemura shade — Glitter Geek
Sneak a peek at Cover Girl’s new Liquiline Blast Eyeliner — Product Girl
How cute are these Stila Travel Girl Palettes?? — Prime Beauty
Coach debuts Poppy, a new fragrance for summer — Beauty411
How to choose the best swimsuit for your body — FABtv
If you cat runs away, DO NOT ask this guy to help you find him — 27b/6
A highs and lows of women’s high heels — Collectors Weekly
Holy crap, I need this! Pilot Handwriting turns your handwriting into a font and sends handwritten e-mails to your homies — Swiss Miss
A very nommy-looking taco pie…complete with step-by-step pictures — Nice Kitty Rwar

New in beauty

Want! Chanel’s light, airy Fresh Moisture Mist ($45) scented with Coco Mademoiselle
Kate Spade’s Twirl Eau de Parfum Rollerball ($18) has notes of watermelon, blackberry, red currant, jasmine and tiare flower
For the truly obsessed Chanel beauty fiends, there’s always these $20 Chanel Le Coton pads
Revlon jumps on the lip stain bandwagon with Colorstay Just Bitten Lipstain + Balm ($9)
…and so does Maybelline, with the Color Sensational Lipstains ($7)
Korres Milk Proteins Cleansing & Make Up Removing Wipes ($12) are supposed to gently remove makeup, dirt and oil — as well they should 🙂

For friends of Mario…

An amazing cover of B.O.B.’s Nothing on You (someone give this girl a recording contract!)

Enjoy the rest of your Saturday! Touch base and let me and Tabs know how you’re doing.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Pour Homme: I Would Be Totally Okay if All Men Smelled Like This

June 26th, 2010 by Karen 36 Comments

dolce gabbana light blue pour homme

Gawd bless the *great* men in our lives, but if I gotta stand around another dude in my circle who smells like beef jerky, charcoal or stinky gym socks, I’m gonna spray each and every one of them with Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Pour Homme ($72). In my version of Utopia, every man would walk around smelling like this fresh, citrusy scent.

Designers Domenico Dolce and Steafno Gabbana released the fragrance back in 2007, mixing light, crisp notes of bergamaot, mandarin and grapefruit with invigorating juniper, rosemary, pepper, rosewood and musk. The result? A masculine scent, sunny and relaxed, like that hot guy with the accent you met on vacation in the Mediterranean — you remember — the one with the yacht and the chiseled abs who fed you peeled grapes. Wait — what were we talking about?

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S. Good morning, m’lady. 🙂 Happy Saturday to ya. How did you sleep? I’m just settling down at my computer with my first cup of morning tea. What are you doing at this very moment?

Bobbi Brown Denim & Roses Extreme Party Mascara: A Haiku Review

June 25th, 2010 by Karen 12 Comments

bobbi brown extreme party mascara denim

New from Bobbi Brown
Extreme Party Mascara
Denim is the shade

It’s part of the new
Denim & Roses release
Coming out next month

Twenty-two dollars
And limited edition
In dark, blackish blue

It’s a new color
There is also one in black
(Here is a review)

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After three coats of Extreme Party Mascara in Denim

That one flaked so much
Left smudges beneath my eyes
I was not a fan

This new shade’s better
No flakes or smudges in sight
I like it a lot

The blackish blue shade
It shows up on my lashes
Subtle, but pretty

Lashes look longer
Defined and separated
But lash volume lags

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After three coats of Extreme Party Mascara in Denim

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Nekkid lashes!

Love how light this feels
Even after many coats
Soft and not crispy

A feathery fringe
Can be had with Denim’s help
Bobbi, ya done good

MBB Rating…
B+ 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Why It’s Natural to Like Korres Eyeliners

June 25th, 2010 by Karen 12 Comments

Written by Marina

Today the beautiful Marina of Makeup4All talks about Korres eyeliners and why they might be worth a try.

Korres eyeliners from Sephora I really like Korres and have quite a few products from the brand. That’s why I was so happy to find this value set of 3 pencils on sale at Sephora for only $10 a while ago (you may still be able to find it in some Sephora stores). I just had to get it!

The shades it came with:

Soft Eyeliner 3S Light Blue
Soft Eyeliner 5S Silver
Eyeliner 10 Blue Black

Why I like Korres pencils…

It’s a natural brand with products that are “environmentally friendly and skin compatible.” I like the way the company describes these pencils: “Vitamin E nourishes and provides antioxidant benefits and Jojoba Oil hydrates and ensures a soft application with a creamy finish.”

The liners are soft and easy to use in a variety of ways, from cat eyes to lining the water line, smudging for a creamy or smokey effect, as well as with, on or under eyeshadows.

They’re also very easy to remove; you don’t even have to rub your eyes.
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Duri Paparazzi Collection for Summer 2010

June 25th, 2010 by Karen 2 Comments

The Duri Paparazzi Collection for summer 2010. Shades clockwise from lower left: I Don’t Kiss & Tell, Celebrity Scandal, Gossip Exclusive, Tabloid Rumors, Bombshell and Paparazzi ($5 each). Available online at duri.com.

Do any of these colors catch your eye?

Summer Sunset

June 25th, 2010 by Karen 4 Comments

A shot of the sun setting behind the mountains taken from Tabs’ favorite living room window perch.

Chanel Les Contrastes de Chanel Fall 2010: Cassis Long-Lasting Eyeliner Equals Love

June 25th, 2010 by Karen 14 Comments

Chanel Cassis Long Lasting Eyeliner Review Swatches Photos

Coco doesn’t do anything halfway, and with Chanel Long-Lasting Eyeliner in Cassis ($28), she’s setting her sights on our eyes!

I always knew it would take something special to lure me away from my tried-and-true MAC Technakohl eyeliners. Cassis, a dark plummy black matte liner (cassis, aka blackcurrant), just barely outlasts the Techs (should be noted, though, that it costs considerably more), and it’s one of two eyeliners in the new Les Contrastes de Chanel fall collection, the second being Chanel’s $27 Intense Eye Pencil in Clair.
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Chanel Les Contrastes de Chanel Fall 2010: The Joues Contrastes Will Leave You Blushing for More

June 24th, 2010 by Karen 58 Comments

Chanel Pink Explosion Joues Contraste Blush

To complement the dark, smokey eyes and soft lips of fall’s Les Contrastes de Chanel makeup collection, Chanel crafted three of the most beautiful Joues Contraste Powder Blushes ($42) I’ve seen from the line in a really long time. I mean, just look at ’em in their pans!

Rose Temptation (a warm and shimmery rosy brown), Plum Attraction (a shimmery deep plum) and Pink Explosion (a shimmery cool pink) wow me in ways that last year’s Fresque didn’t.

All three of the new limited edition shades pack off-the-charts pigmentation yet still look pretty natural at the same time. The recipe Chanel used of subtle, shimmery powders and buttery, blendable colors just works, and like previously released blushes in the Joues Contraste line, all of them have the subtle signature JC rose scent.

Chanel Plum Attraction Joues Contraste Blush
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