Dolce & Gabbana Smooth Eye Colour Duo in Evocative
Archives for September 2010
Tabs Underneath My Desk
Tabs snuggling with one of my knit booties. I’m pretty sure he’s convinced it’s another animal.
9 Things: You Deserve a Shout-Out
There’s a lot of awesomeness in the world, but very little of it gets the recognition it deserves.
Like, when was the last time you gave big ups to your orthodontist? I know that without mine I’d still have a snaggle tooth, so I’d like to say thank you, Dr. Chong, and give you a shout-out. 🙂 Thanks to you and to all of the people, places and things that make my life better.
Things like frozen broccoli, ponytail holders, two-ply toilet paper — all of you deserve a shout-out!
The idea’s catching on. Shout-outs went viral on Twitter this week (LOL!), with inspired tweeters giving props to everything from single parents, to mix tapes, Snuggies, brow waxers and Santa Claus. 
So, in the spirit of Christmas long overdue recognition, here are nine shout-outs I would like to give (in no particular order).
1. The inventor of Nutella
Despite my rapidly expanding bum, I’d like to give a shout-out to Mr. or Mrs. Nutella (YOU ROCK!). For me, your chocolaty hazelnut spread changed whole wheat toast forever. There, I said it.
But sometimes I’ll skip the toast and have it with sliced strawberries or peaches, or maybe just on a spoon all by itself (try it with a sprinkling of sea salt), YUM!
And some shout-outs segue to other ones, like this one I’d like to give to…
2. The inventor of the treadmill
I still love running outside, but the elements and I don’t always get along. Plus, my knees aren’t what they used to be, and the treadmill’s softer surface is more forgiving than pavement.
Run, Forrest! Run!
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Have You Ever Finished a Bottle of Perfume?
Dior J’adore (left) and Laura Mercier Eau de Lune (right)
I realized something the other day as I was rifling through my perfume stash…
I don’t think I’ve ever completely finished a bottle of perfume. Not ever (at least as far as I can remember).
Mind you, I’ve come close with my bottles of J’adore (which I’ve had since 2001) and Laura Mercier Eau de Lune, but at this rate I’ll be lucky to polish one of them off by the turn of the next century, LOL!
How about you? Have you ever finished a bottle of perfume, and do you remember what it was?
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Karen
MAC Venomous Villains: Smokey Eyes with the Mineralize Eye Shadow in She Who Dares
How the heck did this happen? Someone tell me, please. Heads are gonna roll! How did we get halfway through September so fast? I demand an answer! 🙂
Before you know it, it’ll be fall, then winter, then FLASH! — it’s 2049 and I’m retiring from the blog to live out my golden years in Boca with my harem of cats!
God help me…
But maybe I’m getting ahead of myself. Maybe I should just try and focus on the good things about the end of this month, like the upcoming release of MAC Venomous Villains and how much I 
Mineralize Eyeshadow duo in She Who Dares ($21).
Mineralize Eyeshadow in She Who Dares
I think I might even like She Who Dares more than I like to shave my big toe, which is oddly, a lot. 🙂 One of two Mineralize Eyeshadows in the Maleficent color story (the other being My Dark Magic), it makes short work of smokey eyes.
On one side of She Who Dares, a blackish myrtle with flecks of green glitter; on the other, a blackish sapphire with flecks of blue glitter. Both are quite sheer in pigmentation (semi-transparent), which I like with colors this dark because it makes it easier to find my sweet spot building the colors with layers.
Speaking of that, I think both sides of the duo are exceptionally easy to work with. Even on sooty smokey eyes, they don’t look crazy heavy.
Dolce & Gabbana Smooth Eye Colour Duo in Ocean
Dolce & Gabbana Smooth Eye Colour Duo in Ocean, $36
Would you rock this?
Dolce & Gabbana Smooth Eye Colour Quad in Divine
Dolce & Gabbana Smooth Eye Colour Quad in Divine, $59.
What say you?
Who Wouldn’t Want to Hit This Jackpot? The Urban Decay 24/7 Jackpot Kit
NEWPORT BEACH (MBB Newswire) — After a break-in Wednesday at Urban Decay headquarters in Newport Beach, California, unknown individuals made off with a tray of the company’s “special brownies.”
When asked to describe the missing brownies to police, a company spokesperson said they were “uh…chocolate, and stuff.”
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But seriously (in a matter of speaking), don’t most of UD’s holiday releases include a couple of shout-outs to stoners (ala their Smoke Out Kits)?
Unless I’m overlooking something obvs, Mary Jane’s MIA this time around. Well, there is the kit… 24/7 Jackpot ($39) — heh, I said pot.
Either way, Jackpot brings beautifully rich, blinged-out liners to the holiday makeup table, and if you’re new to Urban Decay, I think you’re in for a treat. 🙂
These 24/7 pencils are some of the best liners around, with awesome, creamy textures, vibrant colors and all-day wear time.
Jet black Zero has been a crowd fave, but shimmery golden brown Bourbon has been my No. 1 crush.
From left: Gunmetal (the gunmetal gray with silver glitter), Rockstar (the dark eggplant), Binge (the navy blue), Ransom (the bright, iridescent purple), Electric (the bright aquamarine), Mildew (the dark green), Stash (the greenish gold), Whiskey (the dark brown) Eldorado (the gold) and Zero (the inky black)
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