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Greetings from the seaside! I’m literally a hop, skip and a jump away from the Monterey Bay right now. I woke up this morning to the song sound of screeching seagulls outside my window because El Hub and I decided to take one lash hurrah trip before Baby Girl comes, so we drove down to Monterey a few hours south of us and left Tabs to man the office with his team of pet sitters.
I hope your 2016 got off to a good start. Oh! — some housekeeping things. First of all, you wanna enter this giveaway, because it’s the first one of the year, and you know what they say about that: “The first one is always the luckiest.”
Actually…I don’t know if that’s something they say…but I still haven’t picked a winner for this week’s mega super $250 mystery makeup giveaway yet, so the winner could still be you. Stay tuned. When I get back from my trip, I’ll assist Tabs with that.
OK, the smell of decaf is calling me, so I’m gonna go get ready for the aquarium. I’ll tell the otters you said, “Hey, girl, haaaaay!” Talk to you soon.
- One (1) Sephora eGift card containing $50 sent to the winner by email (international readers, you may opt to receive $50 sent by PayPal instead).
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- Still or sparkling water?
- When was the last time you rocked a scrunchie?
- What’s the most unusual pet you’ve ever had?
- Lipgloss or liquid lipstick?
- How old were you when you got your ears pierced?
- Do you have any birthmarks?
- One entry per person.
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- The giveaway ends on Monday, January 4, 2016 at 11:59 PM (Pacific Time). 🙂
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Sparkling water and lipgloss!
Hi Karen! I watched an old video about you talking about the La Croix sparkling waters and literally went to Target right after the video was finished. That stuff is bombdotcom!! 🙂
I simply prefer lipstick over lipgloss because it is not as slippery as the gloss. Also lipstick stays longer and since it is more pigmented you can play with colors. Right now I am in love with my Maybelline blushing beige lipstick!
liquid lipstick all the way <3
Definitely still water. Sparkling water tastes like gross soda. Yuck!
Sparkling water and liquid lipstick!
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Liquid lipsticks! Lip glosses get too sticky and my hair will get caught in them.
xx,
India
I love sparkling seltzer water! Polar Seltzer makes great flavors and has helped me reduce my soda habit.
Love this photo of tabs; he looks so jungle cat!
I didn’t get my ears pierced until I was 17 or 18 years old. I really don’t know why I waited so long considering I already had my nose and belly button pierced before that.
Lip gloss. The vast majority of opaque colors look horrible on me, but if I can get something on the sheer side, the range expands by quite a bit.
i’ve got a pretty intense lacroix habit so sparkling water all the way!
also my parents got my ears pierced when i was a baby (1 yr old) which is pretty crazy imo
Still water for sure. Sparkling is not as refreshing.
I do not use lipgloss as much, more of a vaseline person 🙂 i got my ears pierced when i was young like a baby. My parents told me I cried so much lol. But glad so my ears have permanent holes
I was actually a year old when I got my ears pierced. I think my mom thought it would be best for me to never remember the pain…(Thanks mom because I am chicken when it comes to any kind of pain) 🙂
Hoping you & your spouse are enjoying a relaxing trip before your baby arrives. Happy New Year!
Still water and lip gloss!
Enjoy your trip, & very happy New year to you & your family !
Happy New Year Karen!! The Monterey Bay Aquarium is one of my favorite places ever! Enjoy your visit. 🙂
As for me I’m all bout sparking water and lip gloss.
Looking forward to hearing more from you, Tabs, and of course Baby Girl in 2016!
I’m rocking a bright green scrunchie right now, they never went out of style for me. 😉
Hi karen, hope you had a great new years eve/day. I was 10 when I got my ears pierced! And I was never really a fan of lip gloss but I totally love liquid lipsticks.
The last time I rocked a scrunchie was in the late ’80s/early 90s when my hair was long and poofy (read: perm). I’ve rocked short hair ever since.
The most unusual pet I’ve ever had is definitely my cat right now 🙂 He loves to sit on everything and the little fluffball likes to play games with us! Whenever we let him outside without a leash and start walking towards him to bring him back home, he’ll wait until we ALMOST catch up to him and then start running as quickly as he can while low to the ground!! Then, he’ll crouch down somewhere in the grass and repeat 🙂 He’s so silly! <3
Happy new year Karen!!
Liquid lipstick!
Loreal matte lipglosses! They are new but they give you the look and lasting power of liquid lipstick with the feel of gloss!
Hey Karen!! Happy New Year!!! Have fun on your trip!!
I wear scrunchies every day. xD
Umm I wear a scrunchie everyday!! Only to keep my hair in a loose bun or ponytail when I sleep!! 😛
Tabs – Tell your assistant I had a lot of fun on New Years Eve wearing my Kate Spade glitter studs! I paired them w MAC’s Print eyeshadow & Nars Liv w Nars Provoke lipstick! Happy 2016!!!
Liv Lipstick w Provoke Gloss!
Sparkling water and liquid lipstick ftw!
Oh gosh, the first time I got my ears pierced? I can’t even remember!!! I think I had them pierced about ten times before high school because I’d always take them out. ?
Happy 2016! I prefer sparkling water ideally with a touch of lemon and usually lip gloss if it is not too sticky.
Happy New Year!
I actually don’t have my ears pierced, but I’ve been seriously thinking about it since your post about the Kate Spade glitter studs!
100% Liquid Lips over here as a matter of fact I’m rocking kvd Lolita II right now…happy happy new year
I have lots and lots and LOTS of birthmarks! I was 10 when I got my ears pierced and about 20 years later, I got a second piercing in each ear. I’ve thought about getting a third, but the last thing I need is another hole in my head 😉
I have two birthmarks, one on my arm and one in my side. I’m of mixed race, so my family jokes that I wasn’t stirred thoroughly.
sparkling water 🙂
Still or sparkling water? Still water for sure!
When was the last time you rocked a scrunchie? Probably way back in the 90s!
What’s the most unusual pet you’ve ever had? I have never had a pet before! I’m allergic 🙁
Lipgloss or liquid lipstick? I prefer regular lipstick
How old were you when you got your ears pierced? I have never had my ears pierced!
Do you have any birthmarks? I have a small birthmark on my forehead, but it’s right near my hairline so you can’t tell at all!
Happy new year!
I love the Monterey Bay aquarium and the otters are definitely my favorite. They are so curious and smart! Super adorable too!
I love liquid lipstick but my lips are just too dry 🙁
Liquid lipstick for sure. I got my ears pierced around 5 or so whenever i went into kindergarten
Happy New Year! I hope you have a great trip. I love going to Aquariums. Otters are so darn cute! The jellyfish tanks and the shark tanks/tunnels are my favorite kinds of exhibits. I love octopi, too.
Lipgloss! If I want opaque lipcolor, I’d rather go for a lipstick.
Hello!
A friend linked to your blog- love it!
I’m a lipgloss gal!
•Still or sparkling water? Either
•When was the last time you rocked a scrunchie? Back in 1994
•What’s the most unusual pet you’ve ever had? A Farrett but he was the best pet.
•Lipgloss or liquid lipstick? Liquid Lipstick
•How old were you when you got your ears pierced? 2 months
•Do you have any birthmarks? I have 4
Happy New Year!
Liquid lipsticks over lipglosses but I love regular lipsticks the best!
lip gloss or lipstick? Both!
Happy New year?? and thw gifts just keep on coming lol …. Been thinking about changing my look ..I really am leaning toward a edgy look ..rocker chic, maybe ?
Hi Karen and Happy New Year to you! I had my ears pierced as a baby, that was customary for my family. I’m having a hard time getting used to the matte liquid lipstick. I have one but always put a small amount of lipgloss over it because a girl’s gotta have some shine! My favorite lipstick formula is MAC’s Lustre, the perfect fit for me.
Yes, I have a birthmark on my hip ?
The last time I wore a scrunchie was in the 90’s! Lol! It makes me laugh!! And I prefer lipgloss!
Lipgloss! My lips are always dry
Never tried liquid lipstick but don’t like lipgloss because of how it feels.
Enjoy your trip!
Liquid lipstick for sure! Happy New Year!
I found a beautiful moth once (or it may have been a butterfly… This was in the years before google) with a broken wing and kept him in a plastic bowl and took him outside every day to put on flowers. He would walk down the petals and stick out his long tongue and drink and then walk back up the petal onto my hand. He was a great pet tbh I even took him on a family road trip vacation! That’s gotta be my strangest pet haha
We’ve had several squirrels as pets raising a few of them by hand. One even gave birth to a litter in my closet. She rested for approx 24 hrs and then took them to a nest outaide the next day. There were 5 babies which looked like little peanuts 🙂
I have a birthmark in the middle of my lower back (the placement for “tramp stamp” tattoo :D) that resembles a fox head!
Still water, the only thing that should br sparkling is wine!!
My 2016 would be a lot more beautiful with the MAC matte lipstick!
I’m 28 and I still haven’t gotten my ears pierced.
Liquid lipstick!
Wishing you a happy new year 🙂 and omg , definitely still water 😉 hahahaha
I’ll pick lipgloss, but I really prefer stick lipsticks. I haven’t found a liquid one that works for me yet.
I got my ears pierced at 1 month old..
My mom got them pierced for me lol
Sparkling water! Me and my husband go through so much seltzer water that we actually got a soda stream for Christmas. I’m loving it so far!
Still water, please… with lots of lemon! 🙂
I was one of those kids that didn’t listen to my daddy when he said I can’t get my ears pierced so I had a friend pierce them with safety pins in 9th grade! Haha
Still water for sure!
I love Sephora.
I still haven’t had my ears pierced and I’m never planning on it! Weird I know :/
I got my ears pierced at 16!
I got my ears pierced when I was 17 or 18! Late I know! ^_^
I’m a flat/still water with ice and a wedge of lemon girl! Hope you’re loving your trip!
I don’t like sparkling water, just plain regular water (not flavoured either)
Still or sparkling water? Still all the way
When was the last time you rocked a scrunchie? Never
What’s the most unusual pet you’ve ever had? Gecko lizard
Lipgloss or liquid lipstick? Gloss but only if it’s not sticky
How old were you when you got your ears pierced? A few months old.
Do you have any birthmarks? Nope
Happy New Year!
P.s. Love your blog
Liquid lipsticks and some lip glosses, too.
Lipstick, all the way! Matte, preferably. The thought of my hair doing the tango on my face with the lipgloss, not cute!
I love the look of liquid lipsticks, but my perpetually dry lips insist that gloss is a better idea.
I use scrunchies at night to put my hair in a high, loose ponytail. Other than that, it would’ve been back in the 90’s.
I’m actually a lipstick girl all the way, but if I had to choose, I’d prob go lipgloss. I don’t like the feel of liquid lipsticks.
Hope you & El Hub enjoy your break, it sounds lovely!
I like sparkling water best!
I’m over the matte lipstick trend. It looks great if you have young beautiful lips but as you age and your lips get smaller it just shows all the lines. Sad but true.
My most unusual pet was a squirrel!
Still water and lip gloss!
Judging from the picture above, I think Tabs may want you to paint his claw hot pink! Happy New Year!
I have a birth mark on my left foot, it’s so weird because my older sister has the exact same mark on her foot O.O
Still water lip gloss or liquid lipstick depending on my mood. Scunchi was won so long ago that I can’t remember.
I love sparkling water!
We had the most cutest gray & white kitten- a polydactyl kitten- just like Ernest Hemingway had!!! He had seven toes in both front paws so we named him Seven. I became so attached to this kitten that he became “my kitten” for his entire 19 years!!
My first ear piercing was when I was 10 years old. I was 14 when I got my second ear piercing without my parents permission. My mother was totally upset. 30+ years later she still doesn’t get it. If she only knew about the other piercings….lol.
I don’t like lipgloss because of how it feels.
Never rocked a scrunchie. :/ 😀
I love lipstick today in my life, as a teen I wore gloss because it was cheaper. But the new lipsticks today are so much better, we have a wider variety of colors and can get the look of shiny lips without the sticky mess gloss gives.
I am sick as a dog and bummed because I had been planning to go get some piercings done today for my birthday 🙁 Lol. It is on Tuesday and I do not feel good about it… I also just don’t feel good… good thing I have kitty cuddles x.x
My ears were pierced when I was a baby. I don’t remember anything about it ^.^
My ears were pierced at about 12 or 13; my, mother was fairly adamant about that. My sister, one year younger got hers at the same time. BTW, love you photo today; Tabs looks entralled.
I was in my early 20s when I got my ears pierced, and couldn’t figure out why I wasn’t getting any grief about it from my parents when I saw my family again, until I saw my great-aunt Gertrude — in her 70s, she had gotten her ears pierced, too!
Still or sparkling water? – Still, unless it’s lemon flavored and icy cold, then sparking is good!
When was the last time you rocked a scrunchie? Last year, before I chopped off all my hair. I wore them every night to keep my hair on top of my head so I didn’t choke myself with it/lay on it/ have the cats/husband lay on it.
What’s the most unusual pet you’ve ever had? 2 rats, box turtle
Lipgloss or liquid lipstick? Liquid Lipstick, KVD’s ELLs are my favorite!
How old were you when you got your ears pierced? Ummm…I have no idea! I know I was probably in middle school.
Do you have any birthmarks? No birthmarks, but I have a freckle/mole on my right aereola.
For drinking water I go still, but I love seltzer!
I got my the first set of ear piercings at age 4 and the second at age 10.
Happy Saturday,
I have a birthmark on the back of my left thigh.
I got my ears pierced when I was about 35. My husband gave me a pair of lapis lazuli earrings that the jeweller said could be converted to clips – they couldn’t, and I had my ears pierced so that I could wear them. And then I lost one 🙁
I was 19 years old when I got my ears pierced for the first time and 20 years when I got my second hole.
Happy New Year, Karen! I’m definitely a lip gloss gal. You can put it on without a mirror and just go!
Happy 2016 to you! That’s a great way to spend the weekend – in Monterey. I hope you, El Hub and Baby Girl have a blast at the aquarium exhibits! Last time I was there (about 2 years ago), one mischievous little otter kept following me around in his pool. Guess he thought I was one of the aquarium feeders? lol
Speaking of otters, did you read about a wild otter that gave birth in the outdoor tidepool recently (12/22)? She swam into the the sheltered cove to escape the storms, and then gave birth. I’m not sure if she’s still there or not, but what a good mama otter! She knew where it would be safe. 🙂
Happy new year Karen !
So… I was 17 years old when I got my ears pierced… My mum didn’t like it… at all ! But finally it was my present for my 17th birthday ♥
I love sparkling water (actually drinking some right now) and lipgloss! Lipstick just doesn’t work for me, I don’t like the heavy feeling of it either, I have dozens of awesome glosses!
I have two birthmarks sandwiching my right eye! One above my eyeball and one below!
lol I still rock a scrunchie
My parents got my ears pierced when i was a baby…. ??
So glad you are getting away! But just remember you took sweet pea with you everywhere while pregnant so don’t be afraid to get out and about and take her with you when she arrives. When we traveled in Europe several years ago all I drank was “Water with bubbles”..as they called it. But I prefer still water here since I usually have bottles in the car, on my nightstand and on an end table. I’m not into lip gloss as it just feels too sticky. I prefer a stain. Did I mention that I made a trip to Sephora last week while visiting in Indy?? Oh my, I am going to have to hit it up rather then Ulta.
Still water.
Hope you’re enjoying the Monterey Bay Aquarium. That place is so much fun. I love the otter feedings, the jelly fish and all the little kids running around having fun. That place is filled with the sound of joy! If you have time driving home (and if these are on Baby Girl’s GD diet) you should stop at Pezzini Farms for deep fried baby artichokes with aioli dipping sauce. They’re on Nashua Rd. just off of Hwy.1, the last exit before Hwy 156 heads over to 101. They also have a farm stand with tons of veggies. Last time I was there avocados were 7 for $1.00.
I could wear any type of liquid lipstick 🙂 I’m so in love with them I don’t even mind them drying my lips out lol
Happy New Year Karen!! Liquid lipstick! My ears were pierced when I was a baby, but when I was 17 years old I got my second hole on both ears and months later a third hole in one ear.
I got my ears pierced in college. Back then we didn’t have Piercing Pagoda so my roommate (studying to be a nurse) did it, using a big sewing needle and ice. That’s what we did back then.
Lately I’ve been doing either lip balm or lipstick, because it’s so dry! But I got the Clarins lip oil for Xmas and it’s helped a lot. Highly recommend. 🙂
I didn’t get my ears pierced until I was in my early twenties!
Happy New Year Karen! Without your blog I would have been lost when it comes to product swatches and how shades actually look on deeper complexions. I hope you and the hubby have a wonderful year with the baby girl coming and whatever other surprises the year may bring!
A relaxing trip before Baby Girl arrives = excellent idea. I used to live in CA and miss it, especially the weather. Never did get to the Aquarium. 🙁 Enjoy!
Ears pierced at 15, I rocked a scrunchie just the other day, I like still water and lip gloss.
I wear a scrunchie every night to hold up my curly hair in a “pineapple” lol. It’s perfect! It keeps my curls from straightening out and leaves no creases and my hair looks just as good as it did the day before!
Sparkling, please!
Definitely lipgloss! Liquid lipsticks are far too drying for me!
I´ve got my first earings when I was five years old.
Greeting from Hamburg/Germany
Tine
When I was about 12, I had a ball python named Axen, he was quite adorable. Sadly, my parents made me give him away.
I used to like diet soda when I was younger but then I made the switch to sparkling water and never looked back. I loooovvee the bubbles. Can’t do a day without a little sparkling water. 🙂 Thanks for posting!
Still water please! I don’t like carnation at all.
Sparkling water all the way!
Still & all emollient lip products! I’m currently hooked on Evian (the 1L/1Q that come in a 6-pk) and Bite Beauty’s Agave Lip Mask in champagne! Still water is so thirst-quenching, & I like my lips to feel comfortable 🙂
Enjoy Monteray! I love the drive up and down the coast of California! I’d even take the 101 at this point lol!
I prefer still water and liquid lipstick! I got my ears pierced when I was in 2nd grade.
Happy new years!
I’m definitely foot sparking over still, but it still needs some flavour to it! I hate the taste of water on its own and I can barely stomach it straight.
Thanks for the generosity!
Still water, thanks.
I’ve been preferring liquid lipsticks over lip gloss lately!
Sparkling water. No lip gloss. I do adore Too Faced Melted lipsticks. They last along time and have great bold colors. I would use the Sephora card to buy more colors since they carry a nice line of Too Faced products.
I got my ears pierced when I was 7 as it was our birthday present from our Nana. Since then I’ve gotten them pierced them a couple more times on each side.
Hi Karen & a Happy New Year to you. I’m glad you ‘ El Hub are taking a trip before Baby Girl makes her debut. Something my husband ‘ I did before our baby girl was born. Treasure those times you have together because after Baby Girl arrives most of your time will be with the baby. In regards to one of your questions I’d prefer sparkling water especially at a restaurant so I can pretend I’m somewhere off the coast of Italy somewhere. Ha ha! Ciao Bella!
Still water and still looking for the perfect liquid lipstick! Hoping the new Mac ones are it.
I love sparkling water!
Hello from windy Alaska! Your little getaway sounds like a great idea and please tell the otters that I say hi back to them!!
I had a pet hedgehog 40 years ago when we lived in England for a year. This was a regular hedgehog, not like the little mini, trendy ones you see now. We kept him in the shed and yard and I don’t remember his name, which surprises me.
Good luck to all on the big giveaway, I’m not sure I entered it….hmmm.
Happy 2016!!!
I really really want to try liquid lipstick, i never liked lipgloss because it felt sticky and i don’t like shiny lips.
Have you tried Kylie’s lip set?
I got my ears pierced at 12, 19, & 24. (3 holes!) And I’m wearing a brown scrunchee right now. I don’t care if they’re ‘in’ or not- I wear a ponytail most of the time and scrunchees don’t break my hair like bands do.
I love San Pelligrino sparkling water. I had my ears pierced at about 11 years old, at the Merle Norman studio.
I think I was 7 when I got my ears pierced. And I remember freaking out every time my mom tried to change them for me LOL. Needless to say I had them re-done several times because I let them close up hahaha
I hope that Tabs and the new baby will get along well!!
I have two birthmarks – a patch of skin on my stomach with no pigment, and a patch of extra pigment on my wrist. ?
Liquid lipstick for me rather than gloss. I love the way a gloss looks and feels however I do not like to leave gunk on my cup/glass/etc and then have to reapply with a gloss so I skip glosses. Hope you are having a wonderful time!!
Got my ears pierced when I went to college!!
I got my ears pierced when I was around three years old.. now I don’t even wear earrings lol
When I was younger my eyes used to shine whenever I’d see lipgloss. It was the most magical makeup starter item for a young girl like myself. As I grew older the more I tried out and used liquid lipstick, lipgloss became cheap looking to me. No matter what brand, color, or the cost it would always be that. Don’t get me wrong I’m glad I started out somewhere. Now that I’m older I’d definitely say liquid lipstick is the way to go!
Last time I rocked a scrunchie was in 1999, where scrunchies belong 🙂
I was around 5 when I got my ears pierced! Happy New Year!
Regular water. Both lipgloss and lipstick, but lipstick more so!
Still water! My husband makes fun of my constant water drinking. And lipgloss for sure! Admittedly not a liquid lipstick fan…
Karen,
I so look forward to seeing that Beautiful Fur Baby Tabs!! ? He is just so exquisite and Furbulous! ? And You.. Now You are my Whittle Ray of SUNSHINE DollFace!! ☀️
I really do get so excited when I check my email and I see its You & The Tabs!!
I really really really love You both and enjoy everything that You share Lil Lady!!
Your such an inspiration to Me, and I suffer from depression and anxiety badly and have been really hurt a lot by people so I just stay in anymore. But with Gods help and prayer and seeing your posts that really do make a huge difference in my life I hope to get back to my old self!! I thank You so much for all the time & effort that You put in for Us even behind the scenes that We don’t see what your doing to gather all the LOVE that You bring us!! HAPPY NEW YEAR BEAUTIFUL AND HANDSOME TABS!! ❤️??❤️
When I was 15, I really wanted a second piercing in my earlobe. So I Googled how to pierce your own ears and did it myself with the earrings that were used to pierce my ears the first time and a potato. I was lucky that it didn’t end up infected!
Hellooooo Karen! I was 3 days old when I got my ears pierced… muackk!
I like both, but probably sparking water a little bit more than still.
Sparkling water! It got me off my addiction to Coke so yay to it! Happy new year 🙂
Happy New Year! I was 7 or when I got my ears pierced (kinda late, I know) and I’m definitely a liquid lipstick girl! I can deal with the dryness in exchange for not getting my hair all stuck up in my lip product.
Happy New Year from Canada 😀 Sparkling water with lime is my favourite treat!
Sparkling water and liquid lipstick!
Happy New Year! I’ve actually never tried sparkling water, but I should definitely add that to my ‘to do in 2016 list’. I am also a huge, huge fan of liquid lipstick. I love how opaque it looks on the lips and how easy it is to apply. I’ve obsessed with trying tons of different brands and formulas of liquid lipsticks lately!
I have a beauty mark right above my lip on the left side. 🙂 Thanks for the chance to win!
Scrunches… oh my. I’d like to say that I left them in the 80s but I’m sure I still wore them into the early 90s. Didn’t know any better.
I have a birth mark on my stomach… that I’m strangely attached to? 🙂
What’s new this year…. non-resolutions?! That works for me!
I will not give up chocolate, I will not give up coffee, I definitely will not give up cigarettes and I will no longer enter any more contest because I never win!
HAPPY NEW YEAR Ladies & Gentlemen!
I have a birth mark that looks like a spotted maple leaf on my right calf. I hated it when I was a kid, because kids make fun of everything different, so I use to cover it with 2 Band Aids when I would go swimming. I’m okay with it now. People usually ask me if it’s a “motorcycle burn” or a “tattoo”. I tell them it’s a tattoo from God.
Hi Karen & family. Happy New Year from the UK!
I’d love to win this prize – it might help me get over the surgery I had a couple of weeks ago. Still feeling pretty sore so need some pampering & prettying up a little!
x
Happy New Year Karen! I had a great time at NYE, now back to studying unfortunately!
I prefer still water, but I’m slowly developing a taste for sparkling. Also I prefer liquid lipstick because I find sticky lipgloss annoying.
wonderful you two got away for some alone time! looking forward to the new year.
Sparkling water!
Happy New Year!
I broke our kitchen chandelier today, while attempting to remove the Christmas greenery on it – so I’m in the doghouse with my husband, lol. On the bright side, I’m getting a new chandelier!
As far as water & lip colors, I prefer sparkling with a great lipgloss…
I can’t stand carbonated beverages! They hurt my throat, and have done so ever since I was a little kid, so I’ve never liked soda, sparkling water, etc. One of my former workplaces had a sparkling water machine that was very popular though, people would just add their own flavors to it.
One of the only phrases I know in German is to specify that I want still, non-sparkling water.
Another vote for sparkling water.
My most unusual pet is actually a three-legged cat. I now a cat is not an unusual pet. However, as a child, I had a cat that got caught in a trap and had to have it’s front paw amputated. A number of years ago I got 2 cats (both rescues) and my one tried to jump onto an entertainment center and missed and fell onto a vase and severed her hind leg – which had to be amputated. So, I have actually had 2 cats with three-legs. After some tender loving care, they both got along great. I still have my most recent three-legged cat and she is doing great!
I was only three months old when my parents got my ears pierced for me! Happy New Year 🙂
My roommate and I kept a pet chinchilla in our dorm room our sophomore year of college. We didn’t get caught until the day we moved out, and by then the RA didn’t bother to punish us for something we’d kept hidden so carefully for so long.
Still water, definitely.
This year I am going to try to use up my eyeshadow palettes. I also put some away to trade. I am also trading some away. Why keep my Naked I if I do not ever wear it, or even really like it?
I got my ears pierced at age 8!
sparkling water all the way!!! la croix for the win!
Happy New Year, Karen! Enjoy Monterrey! Such a beautiful city!
I look forward to MBB in 2016. Hope it is a great year!
I hate sparkling water! Tastes terrible! Give me good ol’ still water any day!
No scrunchies since 1996 but I’ve been missing them lately!
Lip gloss for me.
Happy New Year!!!
Still water here.
I was six when I had my ears pierced and my older sister never let my mom forget that SHE had to wait until she was MUCH older – she was pretty bitter 🙂
Happy New Year-love me some liquid lipstick
I’ve been loving lipgloss lately (maybe because it’s more moisturizing in the winter)!
I got my ears pierce as an infant then I had to get them re-done when I was 4 🙂 I love earrings!
I prefer still water, had my ears pierced when I was 7, and enjoy lip gloss, but would like to get better acquainted with liquid lipsticks this year.
I definitely prefer liquid lipstick over lipgloss! I love the way lipgloss looks but hate it when the wind blows my hair into it and makes a sticky mess.
I had a chameleon when I was a kid! His name was Sidney and he was so neat!
Still water. Lipgloss all the way. I had a pet rat named Spigot in college. Scrunching every night. I got my ears pierced and then my mom took me to see The Karate Kid, the original. Saw a cat at an adoption fair today with seven toes on each of his front paws. His name is Frank and he is one cool cat.
We almost rang in the new year in San Francisco but decided to save our money instead. Hope you’re having fun in Monterrey, and please share pictures with us!
Liquid Lipstick!
Original New York Seltzer Water, you know like from the 80’s? So glad they’re making it again. Raspberry and Black Cherry are my favorite flavors. They sell it at Winco and World Markets. Check them out on Instagram and Facebook to see where they sell them near you.. and I don’t work for them, I swear. 🙂
I like both, but I do love sparkling water!
Hi Karen! Happy New Year! Hope you have fun in Monterey, especially the awesome view of the Pacific Ocean and awesome clam chowder!
If I had to choose water, it would have to be sparkling water. I was once an avid soda drinker (eek!) but now transitioning into something with less sugar…sparkling H2O is now my go to.
I’ve had my ears pierced since I was 8….horrid experience, since it got infected twice. However, they’re still pierced, and I still wear earrings every now and then. 🙂
Hope your 2016 is a blast for you, El Hub, and also to the readers out there! 🙂
Lip gloss all the way@
Still water.
I’ve never pierced my ears!
I first got my ears pierced as a baby & I got my second hole when I was in high school.
Still water please. I’m always bitterly disappointed when I have sparkling water. The carbonation makes me think of soda so I’m always left wondering how I got tricked again.
Hope you had fun in Monterey. Too bad it’s not warmer for you guys.
Sparkling water!!!
Hi Karen,
Happy New Year ?,
I like Daisani Sparkling Water : Black Cherry!
I never had an unusual pet but I went crabbing with my grandfather and brought home a turtle.
I never wore scrunchies but I did use them on my daughter and still have them in a container. I love lipgloss! And have tons of colors . Every time I shop I purchase yet another one . My daughter says I always stay in the same color range !
I was 17 and in nursing school when my ears were pierced with an 18 G needle by my friend . I have 4 more holes now!
I have a birthmark on my cheek .
I hope you had a great holiday and are having a great beginning to the new year!???
Michele
I was 12 when I got my ears pierced and now earrings are about the only piece of jewelery I wear on a daily basis.
Sparkling water and lipgloss!
Ok .. during my third trimester i began to crave soda… oh boy “any soda” I am fully aware that soda is not something someone should be drinking everyday. So I am glad when you brought up that you drink sparkling waters from crox. I will say i wasn’t a fan of the taste but it helped kill my craving… I am now fully addicted to not only the crox flavors but i enjoy a good sparkling water. THANK YOU! I can’t imagine what i would have done…
I don’t even know the last time I wore a scrunchie haha. Maybe in the 90’s?
I prefer lipgloss.
Sparkling water and liquid lipstick!
LIQUID LIPSTICK. Hands down. I’m all about that matte life!
Still, never sparkling, and 7th grade.
Still water, always. And I often wear a scrunchie at home but rocked them through the 80’s with me perms:)
Sparking water please.
I think I was 11 or 12 when I got my ears pierced. My mom didn’t believe that mall piercing guns were sanitary so she did it at home with an ice cube and sewing needle! I’m still traumatized!
Honestly, I’m so into liquid lipsticks but I feel like the specific formula that works with my lips is still a distant dream. Closest thing I’ve ever had was KVD Luv.
Happy New Year everyone!
I love lipstick, powder eye shadow and I’m still learning many makeup tricks!
As a child I had birds, dogs and a baby monkey, who lost his mother, as pets.
I had my ear pierced when I was born.
Let’s continue making the world colorful and beautiful!
I had a squirrel for a while! It followed me home from the park and lived in a tree outside my house. I’d come outside and it would sit on my shoulder while we ate mixed nuts.
Happy New Year and enjoy your time away!! I got my ears pierced at around 9 years old for the second time. First time I was younger and it got infected and I let them grow in. then at 9, I wanted them again.
Both lipstick AND lipgloss! They’re equally flattering as long as you’ve got the right colors. ?
Happy New Year! The age requirement for ear piercing in my house was 12. I remember my mother taking me to a salon and having my ears pierced on my birthday. I felt like such a grown up.
Hi Karen, I read your blog today and I just want you to know that I follow your advice and expertise on make up on a regular basis. I love the Monterrey Bay Area and I have been there many times visiting family. When I need any make up, I head for the Carmel Macy’s. I especially enjoy the dogs that are allowed to be inside the stores! Enjoy your trip and looking forward to baby girl!
Happy New Year! I got my ears pierced when I was in the 6th grade. That was in 1970 and the only person that pierced ears in our small town was the family doctor. He was very precise – measured my earlobes, marked the spots with a pen.
I got my ears pierced when I was 9 years old for my birthday at the Piercing Pagoda in the mall.
Although I am loving some of the new liquid lipstick formulas, I still prefer lip gloss. My first product in my foray into makeup and I don’t have to worry if my lips are a bit dry when wearing one.
The most unique pet I’ve had was Pepper the chinchilla. He was a sweetheart and super smart. We had him for 8 years before he passed away.
Oh I love chinchilla’s! My parents had one when I was little, I just remember how soft he was!
Hi Lisa! Yes Pepper was super soft and very active haha!
I prefer lip gloss over liquid lipsticks! Happy New Year 🙂
Sparkling water with a citrus twist. Refreshing!
Happy New Year Karen 🙂 My birthday was just yesterday the first of January I dont even feel it
What’s the most unusual pet you’ve ever had?
We have a Rooster Named Joe
How old were you when you got your ears pierced?
My mom pierced my ears in the hospital before I left the hopspital after I was born
Do you have any birthmarks?
Allot
Scrunchies are indispensable! I am wearing one now, just got back from the dance studio, stretching out with my scrunchie on. They are perfect to keep hair out of my way when I am cooking in the kitchen, exercising(on the rare day I do) or in place of a shower cap(more eco friendly than a plastic shower cap, too).
My ears aren’t pierced. (I’m not into unnecessary pain.) Also, my mother never had her ears pierced, either.
Okay, I don’t know where Filipino culture stands with ear-piercing or your personal preference but I must share my experience with you.
I was four when my parents let me get my ears pierced and that was way too young, in my opinion. The holes were always getting infected and I tried and tried to let the holes grow back and they never would.
I probably wouldn’t have gotten them done so young but my best friend at the time’s mother worked at a jewelry store and did it free of charge.
Anyhoo, that’s all I’ll say. I hope you guys had a great break. Hugs to Tabs.
Still water!
Can’t stand sparkling water. It tastes like icky water. I’m still working on the art of liquid lipsticks. I swear I’m doing this wrong, so for skill level, it has to be lip gloss. Thanks for this giveaway as always!
Hi Karen – glad to hear you are having a trip seaside…. I’m leaving for Fla in about 8 days. I prefer still water… and liquid lipstick. I’m wearing MAC old version now — it literally wears until you take it off. Beautiful colors though!!!
My daughter’s pediatrician pierced my ears, age 35! (long story lol)
Still water.
I prefer liquid lipstick.
I had my first ear pearcing at age 13.
And i had a ferret as a pet. Unfortunatly they are illegal in California(they are exotic) and i couldnt bring him here when i moved 🙁 i still cry about it.
Lipgloss. I’m a bit of an addict. 🙂
I will wear my Washington Nationals scrunchie to a game, but I’m not sure about out of the house otherwise. Instead, I’ve found myself accumulating a few of the polytailers that look like phone cords (various brands) and having college dorm key bracelet flashbacks.
I wear a scrunchie every night. I make a high ponytai and split it in half I spray the halves with a little water and roll each half in a foam roller. I leave in all night and in the morning I have some nice curl that lasts all day. (My hair is fine so I can get away with that.)
I am going to Vegas on Monday
Both! Depends on the look I’m going for and where I’m going! I never wear lipgloss on windy days, though. Learned that one the hard way.
Happy New Year! For me, it’s always liquid lipstick! No matter what I’m wearing I feel like it is the one thing that really pulls my look together.
Most unusual pet would be my beautiful ferret which I still have! Love him to pieces even though he’s more of a handful than a 2 year old lol
I can remember getting my ears pierced when I was about 7. I remember sitting in the chair wanting to get it done so bad but totally scared to death at the same time. My hands kept covering up my ears until I gathered enough courage to uncover them. This went on for about 15 min when finally my mom said,” it’s now or we are leaving” I tearfully have in and walked away proud of my new throbbing pierced ears!!! When my daughters were born, I knew right away they were getting theirs done as infants. Right after their 3 month vaccinations we were off to get them done. It may sound mean to some but they never remember the pain. I took good care of them so the piercing were never infected! As they were getting older they had no idea that their earrings were even there. They just grew up with them in and when bogey got older they loved them as they still do today.
Liquid lipstick, I used to really like lip gloss but now I can’t stand anything sticky on my lips.
Cats are the only pet I’ve ever had, we talk about having goats and donkey’s someday. LOL
Both! It depends on my mood and activity. For work I mostly use liquid lipsticks because of how long lasting they are and I think the matte look makes me look and feel more polished. For the weekend, bring on the lipgloss! I typically go for a natural look on the weekends (concealer, blush, and mascara) so need something easy going and shiny to top it off.
Happy New Year! Definitely lip gloss I really never liked liquid lipstick because it’s too harsh. And I wear a scrunchie every night-to hold my hair back to wash my face :)). I had to wait until I was 13 to get my ears pierced. It was torture waiting because all my friends had their eyes pierced- so in the meantime my mom appeased me by buying magnetic earrings which always fell off. I was so happy when I turned 13!!
I think, generally, still water.
Hey Karen! Happy New Year to you and the family. I’m completely jealous of your Monterey trip right now. What I’d give to spend some time on a non-frozen beach. It’s going to be -25 (Celsius, because Canada) with the windchill in Toronto on Monday. Let that sink in. This weather is physically hurting me. I haven’t seen the sun in weeks. Weeks, Karen! Winter has come, and I hate every bit of it.
I’ve never really been a gloss girl, to be honest. Of course, I had my fair share when I started getting into makeup, but I haven’t found a formula that isn’t sticky or doesn’t move around the mouth or ball up and settle into lines. Plus, wind + lip gloss = a messy situation, especially if it’s something super sticky. So, matte liquid lipsticks all the way! I’m so happy brands are jumping on the bandwagon this year, because there’s so much variety now compared to when I first started getting into matte lips. I still remember seeing Kat von D’s original line of liquid lippies and freaking out. Bright colours AND something that’ll stay on through the day? Sign me up! Lolita was my first purchase, and I couldn’t get over how well it stayed on. Now, I’ve branched out into ColourPop – literally, their liquid lipsticks are a GODSEND – and I’m eagerly awaiting the return of Kat von D’s expanded colour selection to Sephora.
I can’t wait for baby girl to arrive! Hopefully she’s not giving you too much trouble yet, other than the whole sugar ban. Sending you lots of love!
Yes I have birthmarks! One is on my right hip and the other is on my right eye socket! Ears pierced: 5 yrs old and it was traumatic! Parental Advice: get Baby Girl’s pierced asap!
Liquid lipstick and lipgloss on top!
I still don’t have my ears pierced-I’m too scared!! Ha! 27, married, living in sub Saharan Africa on a charity mission and too frightened to pierce my ears!! X
i love matte liquid lipstick but i always end up swiping the tiniest bit of matching gloss over it before i leave the house just to bring everything together , but also because im lazy and unless ive eaten dont like to stop errands to reapply
I got my ears pierced when I was 4.
I was 27 when I got my ears pierced! So like, four years ago. I actually had them pierced when I was 10, but they healed up almost immediately and then I just never got around to getting them done again. Anyway, this last time I went hard core and did it at a tattoo parlor where they free-handed it with a (super sterilized) needle and no numbing stuff. It was pretty cool and didn’t hurt at all!
I got my earlobes pierced as a baby, then got my second set of ear piercings when I was 1, followed by more when I got to college, lol.
Happy New Year!
I’m one of the rare unicorns without pierced ears! Which is probably a good thing because I spend too much on jewelry already, I don’t need to be collecting earrings as well.
I’ve really enjoyed your 2015 blog posts Karen, here’s to an even better 2016!
HNY from Solvang, CA!
I got the Loreal Infallible Pro-Matte lipgloss in my stocking for christmas. I love it! I got the Nude Allude color.
I got my ears pierced as an infant- mother said prolly between the age of 6-8 months. I was a bald baby so she said earrings saved her from nosy strangers, inquiring if I was a boy or a girl- even if I was donned in a pink ensemble. I had a second piercing when I was 16 and a third at 17. The last one has since healed up after I changed my mind about it. Second piercing got useful again (this year) with the advent of ear crawlers. Happy and safe travels!
Still water & don’t remember last time I wore scrunchy. Love your web-site… <3
I got my ears pierced when I was 5. My grandmother took me to get it done and afterwards, she decided that maybe she should have asked my mom first! So, she had me call my mom at work and ask her if I could get them pierced. Mom said it was ok if it was really what I wanted to do. My response? “Good, because I already did!!” I’m pretty sure my mom didn’t speak to my grandmother (after screaming at her for a few minutes) for at least a week afterwards! LOL
My grandmother passed away this year and I really miss her. She was really into beauty and was the only woman in my life to wear makeup, so I blame her for my obsession!! <3
Hi! Although I love liquid lipsticks and glosses, my favorite is a hybrid between – sort of a very pigmented glossy finish.
What’s the most unusual pet you’ve ever had?
A beautiful lichen I found on a log in my grandmother’s magical garden. She gave me a little tapestry covered square pill box on a gold key chain to keep him in. I’d open it and pet him and talk to him. His name was Michael. One day the clasp broke,(from my constant open and closing of the box), he’d fallen out and I hadn’t noticed. I was heartbroken! I eventually got a dog which was a more “normal” pet. I have always loved nature and shared that love with my daughter who is becoming a botanist. She loves the story of Mike the Lichen! Great question Karen and Tabs!
If lipstick didn’t exist and I had to choose between lipgloss and liquid lipstick ONLY, I’d go liquid lipstick all the way. And I never had my ears pierced . . . 😉
Sparkling water – seltzer actually – is my daily go to! For some reason water tastes better with tiny bubbles dancing around in it….drink so much of it each day I had to go buy a SodaStream with all the bells and whistles. Gotta keep up with my selter habit ya know!
Still water for sure! If I wanted to drink something sparkly, I’d go straight for a flavored soda.
Also, I have both liquid lipstick and gloss and wear the former more often recently.
I had an African dwarf frog. He was awesome.
Lipgloss all the way!!
My most unusual pet i’ve ever had is a baby chick.
I loveeee liquid lipstick.
Liquid lipstick
Thanks for the giveaway!
I’ve recently gotten into liquid lipsticks and I like some from certain brands, but I’ve loved wearing lip gloss a little more ever since I was a teen!
I had a rabbit as a pet when I was little. Even though I kept the rabbit in a box, it jumped up to my bed every night!
I have a birthmark! It’s a cafe au lait spot on half of my face. Somebody tells me at least once a month that I need to fix my makeup because they think the spot is bronzer or foundation—it’s hilarious when they realize their mistake!
definitely liquid lipsticks! im absolutely nuts about lip products and i own far too many of them and liquid lipsticks have to be my favorites! i feel like they give you way better lasting color and theyre better for funky colors like purples and blues rather than a standard red because of that
My parents had my ears pierced at 3 months old, and my mom said it was because I was a bald baby girl, and she got fed up with everyone thinking I was a boy!
Sparkling water all the way! Happy New Year!
Always still water for me 🙂
Happy New Year Karen!
I was 11 when I got my ears pierced….it was a surprise birthday present from my parents and I was so excited!
I was 12 when I got my ears pierced and it hurt like heck!
I had what some people might consider a unique pet for many years. A savannah monitor called Dinky. It’s a type of lizard. Dinky was about 2 feet long, not counting tail length.
Still or sparkling water? Always the still one! 🙂
Hi! Still, last week, ginnie pig, four, and top inside of my right thigh lol. Happy NEW YEAR!!
Mos def sparkling water. Even my toddler wants it now instead of still water. LOL!
Liquid lipstick over lip gloss ALL DAY! Hate all that stickiness with gloss. The worse is when your hair gets sticks to it and then gets all over your face. What’s your favorite liquid lipstick formula?
Got my ears pierced when I was a junior in high school. And only because it was the prom the next day. Gaaaah the things I do for beauty haha! Happy new year!
still water! I used to be addicted to sparkling water but I kept reading how bad for my body it was so one day I just stopped drinking it and I haven’t ever since
Matte Liquid Lipstick <3
I hate carbonation, so still water! And I have a velvet leopard print scrunchie that is worn probably once a week!
Team liquid lipsticks!
Happy New year!
I had to wait until age 16 to get my ears pierced. My mother took me to a store called Gemco to get that done.
Hi Karen! I used to drink only sparkling water, but now I prefer still. Makes me feel less bloated and allows me to eat more, haha.
Lip gloss for me any day! i love it..i can wear bold and unusual colours and get away with it bcoz gloss is sheer.. i can use it to pare down bright lippies.. it makes my lips look juicy and full.. it makes my makeup look more youthful..
So i tend to overlook the stickiness and flyaway hair problems..
I love glosses ..even for layering over red lipsticks..
Hi Karen. The most unusual pet that I had was a Ferret. It was pretty cool to have at first, but I didn’t know at the time it was a hunter and wanted to play at night! It would crawl under the covers at night and wanted to “hunt” or play.
The rule in my house was you had to be 16 to get your ears pierced, however my father took pity on me since my new pixie haircut made me look like a boy – so at 12 I was allowed to get my ears pierced. My older sister was furious as she had had to wait until she was 16!
It’s been a long time since I rocked a scrunchie but I was just thinking yesterday how much I miss them!
<3 lipgloss
so excited for baby girl to arrive, having read your blog for so long I feel part of the family!
Lots of love from Uruguay, Dani 🙂
Still water and if its flavored, that’s a bonus! Lip gloss, I love shiny, glossy lips. Liquid lipstick is a little drying for my taste. I don’t think I have worn a scrunchie in a while…Ears pierced at around 7 years, and have been double pierced since then. I sure do miss my scrunchie, though…
That cat that you love so much right now….after baby comes, your feline friend will suddenly become kind of annoying. Eventually the love comes back but don’t be surprised or feel guilty when you don’t feel so feline friendly for a bit!
Liquid lipstick for sure! Lip gloss is pretty on other people but to me it’s so goopy and uncomfortable. I have a pretty large makeup collection but have like 2 glosses total 😛 I also got my ears pierced when I was young, don’t remember exactly but maybe when I was 6? Happy New Year Karen! I’ve been a follower of your blog for years 🙂
Lipgloss! Can’t wait to get my hands on the new shades Clarins are bringing out for spring!
In Mexico most of the girls get their ears pierced when their born.
I have a lot of birth marks,for example the upper right side of my body is full of freckles.
Happy New Year 2016 Karen.
Lipgloss! Liquid lipsticks are just way too drying on me :(. Happy New Year!
I used to have a blue birthmark on my leg but it slowly faded away ?
Hate lipgloss…..definitely liquid lipstick,
Hello Karen! Happy 2016, it’s going to be an amazing one for you, Hub, and baby girl!
I have a birthmark on the back of my neck right where my hairline stops. Luckily it’s small but the most interesting thing is that my daughter Olivia was born with the exact same one in the exact same place! It was so crazy but the fact that we both have it and in the same place is ironic. We talk about it, laugh about it and thinks it’s pretty cool. You never know what things whether it’s expressions, hands, toes, eye color, hairline or in my case birthmarks will be passed on to your kiddos— it’s interesting and shocking at the same time. It’s really cool to see and experience . I’m sure you will and you will be amazed!
Sparkling water for sure either lecroix because of the really delicious flavors or San pelligrino.
My mom pierced my ears at age 1. Italian tradition thing. I didn’t do the same for my daughter and she’s 12 and still hasn’t gotten them pierced!
Lipgloss for sure- I especially love Bobbi brown and bare escentuals!
Scrunchie- brings back memories as I was a cheerleader and the scrunchie totally rocked in those days which for me was the 80s! Ha!
I love sparkling water … Add a splash of apple or orange juice for a twist!
Still water! Whenever I go to Europe, the only kind of water they give me to drink is carbonated mineral water…ugh. (I finally found still mineral water the last time I was there, but mineral water tastes pretty funky.)
Is a snake an “unusual pet?”
Still water at room temperature. I’m terrible at staying hydrated so when I remember I guzzle
The most unusual pet I had was a baby robin named Peep Peep that had been abandoned, and couldn’t yet fly. We’d feed her dog food mixed with milk and she really perked up. We took her on our vacation to Cape Cod, too! I helped her learn to fly by giving her a boost off my finger up into the air.
Still water all the way!
Happy new year!
I like to mix it up — still water is my default but sparkling water to break it up. Happy New Year!
I would love to find the perfect red lipstick to wear, but have tried and just don’t feel confident enough to rock it!! Looking for something that looks good on blue eyed, blonde hair, medium skin, without looking over-the-top…Thinking Gwen Stefani look, but need to find the right shade/type!! Any suggestions?
Liquid lipstick! I rarely wear gloss but maybe I should start!
Had to dig out the picture to confirm: I was 5 when I got my ears pierced. It was a beautiful Hindu ceremony of Karnavendha, typically performed when a child is 3 or 5 years old.
The last time I rocked a scrunchie was in 8th grade lol.
still water, ears pierced when I was 7, and haven’t rocked a scrunchie since I was about 10…
I am liking the La Croix sparkling water. It has enough flavor to be drinkable to me. The passionfruit is my favorite. Enjoy your weekend!
The most unusual pet I ever owned were Roborovski hamsters, which are still pretty rare and usually only available from breeders rather than pet stores. They are the tiniest hamsters kept as pets, so I probably don’t have to tell you why I went through the effort of tracking down a breeder from across state lines willing to give them up for adoption.
happy new year!!
I prefer lipgloss, just because I haven’t found a liquid lipstick that doesn’t destroy my lips
Still or sparkling water? Soarkling. It settles my tummy. But I also drink lots of still.
When was the last time you rocked a scrunchie? Yesterday. It’s my go-to for getting my hair off my neck.
What’s the most unusual pet you’ve ever had? Ring-necked pheasants– 4H girl here.
Lipgloss or liquid lipstick? Liquid lipstck. I hate how sticky gloss is.
How old were you when you got your ears pierced? 13, then my parents let my sister pierce hers at 11 and I was so pissed.
Do you have any birthmarks? Apparently I did when I was born, but then it went away.
I rock a scrunchie on a daily basis – it’s the only thing I use around the house to put my hair up with.
I like regular water.
Still water – I can’t stand carbonated drinks.
Still water but sparkling wine 😉
Happy new year!! xoxo
Right after college, I worked at a school for kids with disabilities and one of my duties was caring for the pets. We had a giant centipede and a baby alligator! I was a little scared at first, but ended up having fun and the kids loved them.
I think I was 7 when my ears were pierced. A long time ago!
Sparkling water, lipstick, and ALWAYS mascara, even if it’s just to run errands!
I’ve had so many pets over the years, but my strange ones were probably crested geckos in college, and more birds than I can count. At one point I had 17 birds. We’re down to 3 now, and it’s a much happier number.
I rock a scrunchie just about daily! My hair is really long and thick so they work really well for me.
I had my ears pierced as an infant. Everyone thought I was a boy (no hair) so earrings would prove that I was a girl lol
Have fun in Monterrey! I enjoy sparkling water!
Sparkling water!
The most unusual pet my family had was a hummingbird! When I was a kid we found it on the street as a baby. It looked weak or hurt so we brought it in the house and nursed it back to health. It was so tame it would sit on our shoulders and let us feed it. It would flap its wings on our shoulders and I remember it would tickle my neck! We had a lot of plants in the house where it liked to hang out. Hands down the coolest pet I’ve ever had!
Still water.
Enjoy the seaside getaway!
I must say in this dry Canadian winter (which came quite late this year) it’s lip gloss over liquid lippies.
Right now i am wearing snowflake wraps by fomula x, i bought from sephora and i love them they last a long time !
would love to win! just found your site and I am thoroughly enjoying your reviews. Also, just spend a TON at Sephora and would love a gc towards next purchase 🙂
I don’t normally do the scrunchie thing, but I received a hair tie in my Birchbox that’s sort of…half hair tie, half scrunchie. It dances on the edge and I think it’s kind if hideous, but gosh darn if it doesn’t feel great and keep my hair in place at the gym!
I had a hermit crab as a pet.
Still water
Sparkling mineral water is great! Very refreshing!
I have never gotten my ears pierced. ?
Sparkling water!
Thanks for the giveaway, Karen! 🙂
I got my ears pierced when I was 12 and then again when I was 38.
I’m like 50/50 for lip gloss and liquid lipsticks I need them both in my life lol ?
I was a month old when I had my ears pierced.
i have quite a few birthmarks. I have one right on my cheek, right where a “beauty mark” would go!
I had babysat an abandoned baby squirrel one night. It was really strange because all she did was sleep in my pocket, and we had cats so I was always afraid she’d get out and be eaten! O.O
I hid her in my jumper pockets and returned her to my friend the next day at school.
Still water and not a huge fan of either lip gloss or liquid lipstick. But the gloss would probably win. Enjoy your trip!
Liquid lipstick definitely! I love to rock opaque, dramatic colors! Lipgloss is too tame for my taste, However, I actually did like the Urban Decay Revolution High Color Lipgloss (Assassin is my favorite!) My favorite liquid lipsticks are Ofra and Kat Von D. (Ayesha from Kat Von D. is my favorite!)
Liquid lipstick and still water 🙂
I love sparkling water, but mostly I drink still since it’s what comes out of the tap.
Happy New Year, Karen! All I have to say this week is newborns are so easy, except when they aren’t, ha. *yawn*
Just got back from my honeymoon in Vietnam and the only reliable lip products I brought were my liquid lipsticks. Best decision ever!
I got my ears pierced when I was 8… I used the money I got from my First communion and went to Merle Norman!
Still water, since it is so good here in Chicago, scrunchie? Do you mean this thing I’m my hair?
In my hair. Sorry
I’ve had short hair for a long time so I haven’t worn a scrunchie in years.
Still water, boiling hot, with leaves and honey. Tea. I love tea and MAC Ruby Woo lipstick.
Currently addicted to mixing sparkling water and juice… note: sparkling water + Tropicana OJ = Orangina
My ears were pierced right after I turned 6. I got a second set right before I turned 18. Not my pet, but a chinchilla – softest thing you ever felt 🙂
Liquid lipstick bc now gloss just annoys me with its stickyness! But the downside is the liquid lipstick enhances the lines in your lips and dries them out :/
Always still water, I hatend carbonated water and soda so much, well except for sparkling wine or Champagne. I think it’s because those are much smaller bubbles.
I wear a scrunched all the time at the gym or if I putold my hair up at home, never when I go out. My hair stylist suggested it because my hair is super fine and breaks easy,, seems to be working better!
Liquid lipstick all the way! Can’t have my hair being stuck in my gloss 😀
I love this time of year when all the new makeup is coming out for spring and summer.
I am a lipstick girl! Thanks for this chance!
liquid lipsticks all the way!! and i have a big birthmark that is lighter than the rest of my body which is on my stomach lol
Hey Karen, thanks for doing this giveaway! I love reading your reviews b/c they are always so thorough. Here’s to more reviews from you in 2016!
I got my ears pierced when I was 22 or so.
I have a baby kitty too… We both love makeup and our cats. I am so happy I found this site feels like my kinda site/ place.. I feel like I’m part of a club with similar minded people… It’s awesome!!! Happy to be here …. Keep it up :))
still water all the way – I really don’t like carbonation, and I’m definitely a lipstick girl but my lips have been so dry I’ve hardly been wearing lip products this winter
Hi I’m new to your blog! … And I don’t Rick scrunchies… But my mom still does 🙂 just bought her an extra one for Xmas. Lol
I hate when people with long toes buy small shoes and then their toes would wrap over the shoes!
Definitely sparkling water!
I was nine years old when I got my ears pierced.
First confession in 2016: actually I’ve secretly visited your blog quite often since I spend lots of time googling reviews of beauty products. My skin is much less like yours (not pale nor dark) so I find your reviews helpful for me. Aaaaand…usually after done reading reviews, I still hang around to stalk your cat (I hope I don’t sound like a creeper by now uh-oh). This is random and completely unrelated to makeup but try search for “peco-japan”? Lots of cute kitties there! 😀
hI kAREN… Thanks alot,,, I just checked your review on the Aquis hair towel .. answers …. 1. Still water, i have a little pug he is everything to me my doggy, baby, catty, cow,,, love him madly…
.. liquid lipstick,, i was 3 years old when my ears got pierced then second piercing when i was 18 years old.. No i don’t have any birth marks..
Im currently a nursing student, and I love what i do, but i also love being able to dress up and be able to have fun with makeup. So confused on what i want to do with my life. :/
Love fruit infused still water
I tried to keep clams as pets once.
I love sparkling water!
Still water and sparkling champagne!
Happy new year!
Sigh wasn’t allowed to pierce my ears till I was 13!
Hi! I still have a scrunchie. I love to wear it around the house or when I exercise, because it doesn’t break my hair 😉
I’m a total matte lipstick girl. Once I tried it I have never gone back to anything else.
I wish I could get on the sparkling water train, but just can’t do it. Not enough flavor. Maybe I’ll try again after giving up soda for a few weeks.
I have two birthmarks. Oddly– I have one on my back same spot my dad has his… mine is a little darker. I also have one on my head it turns my hair a caramel color. My brother has a birthmark on his head too but it turns his hair blonde. SO STRANGE.
I have a birthmark on my left knee cap.
I like both liquid lipstick and lip gloss. Today it’s Marvelous Moxie in “Birthday Babe” alternating with Sephora’s glossy gloss “Peach me!.”
I just found your blog and have been reading through the archives – – – LOVE! Let’s see, if I can choose, sparkling water, otherwise plain old water with lots of ice! 🙂
I think I got my ears pierced on my sixth birthday.
Liquid Lipstick ftw
I don’t have any birthmarks but I do have a blonde streak in my dark hair on the underside that my stylist told me was a birthmark 🙂
Love the cat in the giveaway post. Looks very much like my sweet cat Desiree. Would be thrilled to win, love buying things at Sephora.
I have an appointment to get a haircut this weekend and still haven’t decided what to do. I’m trying to fix a bad haircut from a few months ago – do i leave it ponytail length or do i go whole bob?! decisions decisions…
I was thirteen when I had my ears pierced.
Sparkling, and I don’t think I ever rocked a scrunchie!
I like the bubbly water, but I don’t feel hydrated by it, so I stick to still. (or sin gas as they said in Italy) Happy you guys had a getaway to the sea! Hope it was restful and super fun before the baby girl comes! And I hope Tabs did ok in your absence. Simba goes nuts when we leave him at home. We took our other baby with us to Santa Cruz. He loved road trips!
Scrunchies!!!! LOL! It’s been many many years, but my husband’s sister rocks them all the time. She has very thick, curly hair and wont use anything else. We tease her all the time and she loves it 🙂
I love lip gloss!
RN? Lipgloss!!
Rocked the scrunchie yesterday for my hike at mission peak.
Definitely lipgloss! My poor dried out winter lips can’t handle liquid lipsticks.
i need new perfume!
Sparkling grapefruit water 🙂
xoxo
I had a tarantula when I was a kid.
I admit, I AM DYING to know who WON the box of beauty!! Pleeeeeease hurry, so I can celebrate or mourn! 🙂
Thank you!!
Unusual pet? do ex-boyfirneds count?
Lipgloss all the way
So excited for the arrival of your baby girl. I work at a children’s clothing store. It’s a good thing my kids are almost grown, or I would spend my paycheck (and then some!) @ Janie and Jack!
Still water and I still wear a scrunchie around the house. They’re so comfy
Still water and lipgloss! I wore mostly lipstick last year, but I just bought the Fresh Sugar Lip Gloss in Berry and I can’t stop swiping it on! It’s so moisturizing, the perfect color, and smells great.
I got my ears pierced when I was eight years old (and I cried like a baby, haha)! But it was so worth it because it gave me an excuse to change up my jewelry all the time. 🙂
last time i wore a scrunchie was when I had long hair so around 20 years ago
HAPPY NEW YEAR Karen..! ???
I’ve been a lip gloss lover since the age of 12!
Most unusual pet…when I was in elementary school, I raised two orphaned whitetail fawns. They were precious! I bottle-f’ed them, and they followed me around like puppies!?
Bottle-fed…good heavens!
I just recently started loving sparkling water.
Still or sparkling water? sparkling water
Lipgloss or liquid lipstick? Lipgloss
How old were you when you got your ears pierced? 10 years old
Do you have any birthmarks? I have two
I like both still and sparkling water. I like lipgloss, but it loses against windy days on the other hand liquid lipstick is really wind friendly however I noticed some colors that contain a white base tend to form white lines in my inner lips which looks worse than sticky gloss on its worst day. I got my ears pierced a day before my 13th birthday. I have a birthmark on my leg which is almost unnoticible except in summer because it doesn’t tan.
Nah, no birthmarks, and I think I got my ears pierced around 13 or so at a Wal-Mart
Still water and liquid lipstick for sure! I was a year old when I got my ears pierced and I have a birthmark in the shape of a bean of the back of my leg/inner thigh!
Liquid lipstick for sure! xo
I spent more time thinking about not thinking about my ex girlfriend than I would thinking of her.
i love apples as a healthy snack. Especially with peanut butter.