Supermoon! I’m so stoked. Last night’s supermoon was the first celestial special event I’ve seen in … I can’t remember how long. Whenever I hear about something like a meteor shower or a planet in perfect position to see with the naked eye, I get all excited, plan to stay up late, figure out when/where I’m supposed to be in my neighborhood to get a good look at it, but then I either forget, fall asleep early, or the clouds roll in to block my view!
Not last night though. It was a perfect confluence of astrological and earth-bound factors. The moon was big and bright and hard to miss. So beautiful.
I struggled a bit this week to get back into the swing of things, only because the week started with me having fun in the tropics. I think that means I had a really good time on vacation, because I wasn’t ready for it to end. I’m still doing that thing where you say, “This time last week I was [INSERT VACATION ACTIVITY HERE].” I mean, I like my office, but it’s not the quite the same as swimming in a tropical waterfall.
A few beauty (and otherwise random) posts that caught my eye this week…
- Get yer gradient nails! Here’s a pictorial tutorial — The Nailasaurus
- Trolls better watch out. 500 new fairytales have been discovered in Germany — The Guardian
- Loved this short lesson in perspective — The San Francisco Egotist
- Colorific brows — The Guilty Hyena
- Gotta get me some of this Sk:n Aloe Vera Gel — Let’s MakeYuUp
- This Avenging eye makeup is Marvel-ous — Makeup Your Jangsara
- Journalist and SF writer Cory Doctorow says a hypnotherapist helped him get over writer’s block — AdviceToWriters
- Deathly afraid of snakes, but these pictures are just so COOL! — but does it float
- 24 Best Travel Blogs and Websites — Fathom
- Spec-Tacular Makeup Tips For Eye Glass Wearers — JennySue Makeup
Oh, big news this weekend about recent makeup monster sightings, and a warning to be careful if there’s a fountain in front of your favorite mall…
Prodoctopus
Description: Prodoctopuses mostly lurk in big shopping center fountains and water elements, emerging from their depths during busy weekends, like during Macy’s and Sephora sales, when the crowds are bustling, and unassuming cosmetics shoppers are loaded down with new makeup and beauty products, which prodoctopuses consume for food.
Frequency: Rare
Speed: Medium
Armor Class: 7 (they regrow severed tentacles)
Special Attacks: Able to strike 8 times per round
Special Defenses: Underwater breathing; liquid mascara ink cloud
Intelligence: Medium
Alignment: Evil
Size: Large (20′ long, including tentacles)
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Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Hi Karen, thanks so much for the mention! 🙂 I always miss astrological things too.. I think once I actually woke up to see Mars, and I couldn’t locate it so kinda gave up haha.
Ha! That’s the story of my every effort to see an astrological event. I get so jazzed about them too, but then I’m always looking up at the sky asking El Hub, “Do you see it…?” 🙂
Thank you for all the different posts this week, Karen, between the really interesting guest posts and your Kauai posts, it was a lot of fun.
You’re the only beauty blogger I know who posts great articles even when you’re on vacation.
Hi, Sarah. I’m glad you liked them. I’m very proud of the guest posters who helped out while I was on my trip, and I think they all did a great job.
I loved the link on perspective! 🙂
Hi Karen,
Thank you for the link love for the colorific brows !! much appreciated.
The clouds have unfortunately always spoiled any astrological event that occurs over here but I’m sure someday it will be a clear sky ! 🙂