Tabs likes to snuggle with this bottle of Gucci Guilty Body Lotion while he takes his afternoon nap. It’s the weirdest thing!
Tabs and His Nap Time Buddy
Archives for April 2011
Rolling with the Hot Pink from the New Urban Decay Rollergirl Palette
The year was 1985. Doc Brown and Marty McFly had just gone Back to the Future (for the first time)! I was just a wee lass then, spinning her wheels every Saturday afternoon at the roller rink, which was THE place to go in my small suburban town. One of the moms would drive us in something called a “station wagon,” a kind of prehistoric car forced into extinction by the much larger and faster minivan.
At the rink, we’d spend hours skating in circles to Madonna and Huey Lewis tunes beneath multi-colored disco lights in our stinky, rented skates…
Yup, there are some things I wish I could forget about the ’80s (hello, high bangs and side wings!), but the roller rink is not one of them. 🙂
I always felt bad for the one kid clinging for dear life to the side rails. I couldn’t do any fancy tricks, and never quite mastered the art of breaking/stopping (my method involved running into a wall), but I was fast. I’d fly around the rink, zipping between the taller skaters, only sometimes body checking the slower moving targets.
Believe it or not, this was, to quote the pants-dropping Deena from Jersey Shore, “a good time.”
Memories of those days came flooding back to me today when I saw the pretty picture on the new Urban Decay Rollergirl Palette ($32). It comes with four eyeshadows (three neutrals and a hot pink), a brown pencil liner and a pink lip gloss.
The Rollergirl Palette with an iPhone for scale
When I posted a pic of it last week, some of us weren’t sure what we’d be able to do with Woodstock, the hot pink shade, so I asked Urban Decay International Makeup Artist Eric Jimenez for ideas.
1. Wear Woodstock as an eyeliner
Eric says we’ll be seeing lots of little bright pops of color on eyes this summer. To get the look, start with an eye primer on your lids, and then pat one (or two or three!) neutrals directly on top (Eric suggests Rollergirl’s neutrals). Next, using an eyeliner brush, apply Woodstock along your upper OR lower lash lines. A dry brush head produces a softer look, while a wet brush head intensifies the color. If you’re feeling REALLY adventurous, try lining BOTH your upper and lower lash lines for a bolder look.
2. Layer Woodstock beneath a neutral shade
So maybe hot pink eyeliner is a little out of your comfort zone. For a hint of pink that doesn’t look too flashy, Eric suggests dabbing it along your upper lash lines with an eyeshadow brush, and then overlaying one of the Rollergirl neutrals directly on top.
3. Go mod with Woodstock at the inner corners of your eyes
For a ’60s mod look, apply one of Rollergirl’s neutrals to your lids, adding a dash of pink at the inner corners of your eyes. NOTE: Some gals feel that wearing pink in the inner corners makes them look like they’ve been crying. If you haven’t tried it before, you might want to do a test run.
4. Wear Woodstock for pink lips
Now here’s something I would’ve never thought to try! Eric likes to pat Woodstock on the lips and then layers a clear gloss on top. It sets the eyeshadow on the lips and really makes it shine.
5. Get cheeky with Woodstock
Woodstock even works as a blush. Try dusting it on the apples of your cheeks with a blush brush.
Dimpleplasty: Now You Can Get Dimples Installed (No, I’m Not Making This Up)
Dimpleplasty. Yes, dimpleplasty (or dimple-plasty). Apparently, some folks covet the dimpled Mario Lopez look so much that they’re paying good money to have them installed.
Have you heard about this? I had absolutely no idea!
According to Dr. Jeffrey Spiegel, “The procedure is surprisingly easy!” The Boston, Mass. plastic surgeon typically performs the $2,000-$5000 procedure right in the office. Small incisions are made inside the patient’s cheeks after they’ve been numbed. Sutures are then used to stitch the desired dimple into place, and the dimpled area softens and looks more and more natural over time. The actual procedure typically takes about an hour to perform.
Um…I can’t even handle going to the dentist and seeing those dental hooks out of the corner of my eye, so the thought of cutting and stitching my cheeks gives me the heebie-jeebies!
I guess if you really, REALLY want dimples…
“Patients have experienced some minor bruising and swelling after the procedure,” says Spiegel, but they typically subside within 48 hours. It’s also normal for the cheek area to feel tight following the procedure, he adds, but the feeling subsides over the 2-3 weeks following surgery.
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Too Faced The Bronzed And The Beautiful
New from Too Faced: The Bronzed And The Beautiful kit, $38. Available now online.
Review/swatches coming soon. 🙂
Tuesday Beauty Tips: Step Up Your Style Game with a Nordstrom Personal Stylist
Oh! I wanted to tell you how my appointment with the Nordstrom personal stylist went yesterday. Before I met with Rob, the stylist at my nearby Nordstrom in Corte Madera, California, I told him over the phone what I hoped to achieve. Among other style suggestions, I wanted a cute, fashion-forward, age-appropriate spring dress to hide my tum and minimize my bum.
The whole personal stylist experience was very cool, kinda like being on one of those makeover shows, except you don’t bring home the clothes for free (dang!).
To schedule an appointment with a Nordstrom personal stylist, call (877) 283-4048, or shoot them an email here. The appointments themselves are free, but you should have a budget in mind for any clothes or accessories you decide to buy.
Rob usually asks clients to start the styling process by getting fitted for a bra, so when I arrived at the store I headed over to Rachel in the lingerie department. She took care of the fitting for me and also introduced me to the preternatural power of Spanx (OMG! Review coming soon!).
After my fitting, Rob took me to a dressing room filled with dresses, shoes and accessories he pulled beforehand and then left me to start trying on clothes. Every 15 minutes or so, he’d check in and bring over some new things for me to try. Throughout the process, we gave each other feedback on what was and wasn’t working, both trying to get to the same place.
If you’re shy when it comes to discussing your appearance with strangers, you might want to mentally prepare yourself beforehand. Giving and taking feedback helps the stylist get you where you’re trying to go with a look or an outfit, but it can be difficult if you’re not used to it.
It helps to keep an open mind. Rob urged me to try on this purple dress by Amanda Uprichard, even though I wasn’t feeling the ruffles at first. I didn’t think it would look good on me, but after I tried it on and Rob explained how I could work the dress in different ways, I fell in love.
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Betsey Johnson Black Cat Ring: Meow!
My new favorite ring! Betsey Johnson Black Cat Ring, $40.
Jouer Creme Eyeshadow in Organza Takes You Straight to the Taupe
Did you feel that?? That little shiver in your loins when you laid eyes on Jouer Creme Eyeshadow in Organza? That, my friend, is what I like to call a taupe-gasm. It’s not an official word (yet), and you won’t find it in Webster’s, but it’s only a matter of time before the verbal powers-that-be enter it officially…like they did with ginormous. 🙂
They occur when when taupes hit you with a BANG! — which is exactly what went down the first time I put this creamy, $20 lavender taupe shadow on my eyes.
When I have it on I feel like my peepers shine in a way that says, “Booyah, b*tches, I got eight solid hours of sleep last night!” I think it’s the subtle sheen in the pigmented formula that does the trick. It adds just the right touch of glow without looking too glittery or frosty.
Get Soft, Bouncy Volume with $3 Suave Touchable Finish Hairspray
Can I just say that I’ve been having a serious Suave moment lately? I tried their Dry Shampoo a couple weeks ago and was blown away by how well it worked — and not just because it’s $3.
Turns out their new Touchable Finish Hairspray is another $3 gem. An aerosol hairspray designed to add light hold without weighing hair down, it’s designed to compete with Sebastian Zero Gravity Hairspray, which costs about $10 more.
I’ve never tried Sebastian’s version before, but now that I’ve found this one, I may not have to. 🙂
When I apply Touchable Finish before and after using my curling iron to style my hair, I’m shocked by how soft, bouncy and voluminous my curls look.
I like the light citrus scent and the fact that it dries so quickly (takes about a minute). Suave says the product’s anhydrous formula (which means it doesn’t contain water) accelerates drying time.
