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This giveaway is closed, and the winner has been contacted (CONGRATULATIONS, MARIA!!!), but check back next Saturday for another giveaway.
I actually have to wash my makeup brushes today because I haven’t washed them since before I left for the hospital seven weeks ago.
[WOW!]
Yeah! But I haven’t been wearing a lot of makeup, and it’s weird — when you don’t wear a lot, you kind of get used to it. I mean, the other day I did full-on makeup, like foundation, concealer, brows, eyes, cheeks, lips — the whole kit and caboodle — and when I looked in the mirror, I was just like, “Who is this girl?”
Maybe I’m just used to seeing myself looking really tired…
Today I wanted to try another look with the Chanel Summer 2016 collection I mentioned yesterday. I’ve used all of the products so far, but there’s a green eyeshadow in the eyeshadow quad I really want to play with.
Also, in baby-related stuff, because a baby runs my life these days, I need to figure out how to collapse her stroller so I can get it in and out of my Mazda. And unlike my dad and my husband, I will actually read the instruction booklet instead of standing there for two hours grumbling, “I can’t figure this thing out!”
I do also plan to do some weekend-y stuff, like maybe rent a movie and leave the house at some point… Whatever you’re doing, I hope it’s fun. Good luck in the giveaway. 🙂
- 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).
- Enter by leaving a comment below.
- Open to U.S. and international readers.
- You must be 18 or older to enter (or otherwise an adult based on your local laws).
- Your comment can be about anything at all, but here are some ideas if you’re stuck:
- Can you touch type (type without looking at the keys)?
- Martinelli’s Sparkling Apple Cider: yes or no?
- Have you ever used a virtual makeover app?
- Have you ever worn theater or stage makeup for a performance?
- Do you ever use color correcting concealers?
- Favorite Prince song?
- Do you know anyone who eats with a fork and a spoon at the same time?
- One entry per person.
- You must use a valid email address to win.
- The giveaway ends on Monday, April 25, 2016 at 11:59 PM (Pacific Time). 🙂
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
My favorite Prince song is “Purple Rain”. Thank you!
haha I eat with a fork and a spoon at the same time!! 😛 I just got a new baby kitten named Cowboy!!
Bowie and Prince in one year; I can hardly handle it! Choosing a favorite is so hard…I Would Die 4 U, When Doves Cry, Purple Rain, Let’s Go Crazy, I could go on and on…
I actually have a question instead of a comment! 🙂 What movie do you plan on renting this weekend? Or have you seen any of the new ones that were recently released to theaters!? There’s so many that look so good, I can’t decide! Haha
Purple Rain!!
I’m touch typing right now! I really like the Bobbi Brown color correctors in light peach
Taking care of yourself makes taking care of everyone else easier
Little one is 1 month today! I bought these fun month stickers so today I get to use the “1 month” one to stick on his chest and take a pic 🙂
Also I bought the Maskcara palette for busy Mom of 3 mornings and it’s as easy to use as they said! Natural full face in less than 15 minutes. If I just need to run out the door I can do it in 5-10min 🙂
I wanna win this for my mom! She went through hell these past couple of weeks with going to the hospital many times due to emergency. I wanna treat her!
Yes, I can touch type. I took a typing class in high school.
My weekend …stain wooden floors evenly. No break here.I need the 50!!after all this work I’ll need to pamper myself
I absolutely cannot type without looking at the keyboard, I end up typing all kinds of gibberish.
Favorite Prince songs – Purple Rain, Kiss, and 1999.
I’m so sad about Prince. My best friend and I listened to the Purple Rain soundtrack together so many times, I’m surprised we didn’t wear out our cassettes. I don’t know if I can choose a favorite song. Little Red Corvette, Purple Rain, Let’s Go Crazy, Kiss, Diamonds & Pearls…everything.
Martinelli’s yeeees!!
I eat with a fork and a spoon at the same time, particularly when I eat rice or soup with pieces of meat.
My husband is all over the simultaneous fork-spoon situation. Especially for spaghetti. He says he has an “optimal eating method” with that little combination-I’m yet to work it out, myself!
I wanna buy la girl orange concealer for my hyperpigmentation around the mouth.. just foundation/concealer look ashy over there.
Yes I can touch type. 😀 I’m hoping to do some weekend shopping. Here’s hoping I can get out of the house!
I’m pretty sure all Filipinos eat with spoon and forks at the same time. Either that or with their hands, lol!
The only color correcting concealer I use is yellow to combat and brighten my purple under circles, but that’s about it.
I’ve tried the Sephora lipstick-trying-on app, but it was so buggy, prone to crashing, and didn’t give a good image of what it actually looks like on me (I tested it with several lippies I already own).
Yes, I use a peachy color corecting concealer for my dark circles !
It’s the Kevyn Aucoin Sensual Skin Enhancer in SX9 !
I’ve been using the computer since I was 12 since 1994. I can type really fast and never look down at the keyboard.
I can touch type.
I’ve tried a peach concealer for my insane under eye bags, but I haven’t been to impressed yet.
Prince was such a great icon/idol in the music industry. So sad that he has left still young and had so much more to show to his fans. He will definitely be missed! <3
I have had to wear stage makeup quite a few times. The foundation I had to wear was so thick! I got home and had to wash my face like four times! It was not very fun.
I generally type without looking. Actually, I think I rarely look, so I guess I have pretty good skills. As far as Martinell’s goes, if I wanted something bubbly, I’d want something boozy too.
Now that I’m done chuckling over some of your suggestions for comments I can leave one as I can’t type with both hands let alone focus on anything else.My grandpa ate with a fork and spoon(how else to twirl pasta?). I’ve never used a color correcting concealer,can’t decide which way to go and end up not getting one.I have so many favorite Prince songs but if pushed I would have to say Little Red Corvette.The one time I used a virtual makeup app…well,it wasn’t pretty,it looked more like a walking dead zombie app.As for Martinelli’s Sparkling Apple Cider I’m a big yes on that.Thanks so much for the chance to win and for an original comment the kids assure me I am,in fact, a cool mom if I buy pizza for dinner.Hmmm…
Fave Prince songs (I cannot choose) = “Raspberry Beret” and “I Wanna Be Your Lover.” And touch typing totally saved my skin in undergrad when I was trying to transcribe projects quickly!
Favorite Prince song is always purple rain
My favorite Prince song is “Darling Nikki” 🙂
I am looking forward to hearing tracks from the vault in Prince’s house. Everyone is curious. A man who worked closely with Prince said there is enough material in there to release new music for a century. Wow! Won’t it be interesting to find out the truth?
I can touch type! it is one of my favorite qualities about myself 🙂
Yes! I touch type 65+ words per minute! Yes! I use color correcting concealers! I love the new Tarte “Wipeout” color conceal palette. NYX also makes good drug store color concealers. I have rosacea and dark under eye circles so I never go without color correcting concealers!
My fav Orince song is I wanna be your lover
Definitely eat with a spoon and fork.
I def need to pay attention while I’m typing, otherwise I wind up with a babbled mess.. I feel so bad about the passing of Prince.. I was starting high school when Purple Rain came out. I had a ton of posters of him on my wall. Anyone remember Tiger Beat??! Those were the days. Life was so easy. It so true that “youth is wasted on the young”
I Promise ur not the only one trying to get strollers collapsed correctly. When my sissy had her 1st? I swear we would get so irritated we would just throw it in the parking lot and then slam it in the back of her Toyota Highlander. I swear, even WITH directions, they are ridiculously hard to open & close. DO NOT EVEN GET ME STARTED w the stupid high chair, play pen & baby carseats I bought for my house. Omg. Car seat made the child look like an S&M bondage baby when I tried to fasten it, as did the high chair. Sheesh, reckon it’s a good thing I only have 4-legged hairy cat children, right? LOL
I haven’t used color correcting concealer but I would like to try!
I was hoping you’d ask for our favorite prince song. When You Were Mine. xoxo
I’ve used a salmony concealer for my undereye darkness for a while. I really want to try the new Urban Decay Naked correctors but they haven’t launched in the UK yet.
Well for pasta… Or noodle soup… You gotta use both a fork and spoon! The fork for pasta and the spoon to twirl, and also for broth, and also to settle all the yummy soup bits to create the perfect bite.
It’s so hard to pick my favorite Prince song. But I’ve been walking around singing ‘Purple Rain’ for the past 2 days…
And I’ve worn stage makeup when I was in high school show choir!
What kind of stroller do you have? My first baby is coming in two months. I’m looking at a Graco all in one travel system that collapses when you pull the red strap.
I love apple juice more than cider but the sugar content is high.
Happy Saturday,
Can you touch type (type without looking at the keys)? Yes.
Martinelli’s Sparkling Apple Cider: yes or no? Yes
Have you ever used a virtual makeover app?
Yes but they always make me look so weird.
Have you ever worn theater or stage makeup for a performance?
Yes, when I was in drama in high school.
Do you ever use color correcting concealers?
All the time – mainly the orange one though.
Favorite Prince song? Starfish and coffee is my favorite, but I adore all of his music/songs.
Do you know anyone who eats with a fork and a spoon at the same time?
I do when I’m eating spaghetti.
Hi MBB family!
Spaguetti and fork and spoon are great together!! Hahahaha…
I’m dying to know why/how someone would eat with a fork and spoon at the same time.
my favorite prince song is probably “kiss” or maybe “if i was your girlfriend”
I use the becca under eye corrector, but other than that I’ve always stayed far away from color correcting because I don’t see the point in the extra step. Either way, you have to use full coverage products on top to cover up a color that is not your skin color! Haha
My favorite Prince song (one of my favorite songs ever) is Kiss!
No haha to this day I still have to watch the keyboard when I type lol xxoo
Yes to touch typing! I had to take typing classes in school and I really appreciate that I was taught that skill- it’s so much more efficient! And yes to sparkling cider!
Little red corvette is my favorite !
I just started using a colour corrector on my red areas. I think it is working pretty well.
Yes I can touch type; i took keyboarding in high school.
why did i say keyboarding? obviously i meant typing!
I recall those tiny bulbs of apple juice not being tart enough for my tastes. I’ll have to revisit.
Crossing my fingers for you getting to leave the house!
Well I would have to say my favorite prince song would be Purple Rain
I use a peachy toned concealer to correct my dark circles!
I think maybe “1999”.
I have used a color correction concealer by Physicians formula for my redness on my cheeks.
Yes, I can touch type! Favorite Prince song: Kiss. Close second: Little Red Corvette.
My weekend plans = continue to fight off a cold which means I have time to catch up on favorite blogs! Thanks!
I have no idea what martinellis is but I do love cider!
Going to the post office to pick up my Sephora package. Bought both Anastasia Glow kits. I don’t own anything from this line, so I’m excited to try their products plus these will be my first highlighters.
I recently bought the urban decay pink concealer. I like it so far but I’m not really into the whole color correcting thing that much.
I would rather buy makeup than shoes 😉
I have never used color correcting concealers. Now that I have a little baby I should start concealing my dark circles)
Well, let’s see how well I can touch type: I’m normally preset foo as long as I can glance down evert now and then, but if I fear one jet off, then it all foes to crap.
Translation: I’m normally pretty good as long as I can glance down every now and then, but If I get one letter off, then it all goes to crap.
I have been trying the color correcting fad. Debating on buying the Benefit Erase Paste.
i have to glance down here and there while typing. I wish i didn’t have to. I think it’s also the temptation to look down.
I can touch type. I did a few courses when I was made redundant just over 6 years ago and got my current job from doing them ?
I’m so so so so sad about Prince 🙁 I love lots of his songs, I grew up listening to him! My favourite songs are Cream, and Diamonds and Pearls. Such a legend, he will be missed.
Have you ever worn theater or stage makeup for a performance?
Yes! I used to dance a lot when I was younger so I would always wear stage makeup for recitals and competitions!
Hope you are doing well!
I don’t know Martinelli’s specifically, but I’m all for sparkling apple cider. Big yes!
Yes, I can touch type
I love that you’re being real about life with a baby. I think some bloggers just make it seem like everything is perfect all the time and that’s just so much pressure. My kids are older now but I still struggle to find time
to make myself look good.
Favorite Prince song is Diamonds and Pearls. RIP Price
I’m a whiz at touch typing. I used to work as a police dispatcher, and you had to touch type to keep up with things. It’s been a lot of years since I did that job, but I can still type fast without looking at my hands.
I use the Coastal Scents Bright Eyed corrector in ivory, which is a decent peach corrector, but also somewhat drier….and I’ve used the Sephora virtual make up artist to try out different lip colors.
I’m not big into color correcting but I don’t mind a bit of pink under the eyes or green for redness.
Favorite Prince song?
I was the first person in the world to have a copy of the “Diamonds and Pearls” CD. Even had it before Prince, his Royal Highness himself! SO for me, my favorite Prince song/CD will always be “Diamonds and Pearls”!
I was living in Hollyweird as an actress/model in the early 1990’s and dating a WB Records Studio executive, and I was in his office on the day the first CD’s were delivered to him. Even today, (though I’d never admit it to my Love), it is still probably one of the best gifts I’ve ever gotten from a beau! For a very few hours I felt like the most beautiful girl in the world, being the only woman who had the CD I felt like Prince was singing just to me!
I love Marinelli’s sparkling cider!
Yes I can touch type (@80wpm) and I can write shorthand @90wpm!
I can touch type in two languages 🙂
I can touch type without looking at the keys. I work in an office and get lots of practice in doing it. 🙂 Thanks for the chance to win. Have a good weekend!
I’m pretty decent at touch typing. My one classmate commented that I should become a courtroom stenographer.
Q) Martinelli’s Sparkling Apple Cider? A) Yes!
*sigh* I can’t even properly mourn Prince as I’m still in mourning over David Bowie!!
Yeah. I can touch type.
I’ve only used a green concealer once to color correct a blemish on my face. Aside from that, no crazy all-over-the-face color correcting for this girl. Ain’t nobody got time for that! 🙂
I haven’t used color correcting concealers, but I’d like to try some.
I use the UD color corrector in peach every day for my dark circles. My fave Prince song is Purple Rain!
Can’t live without color correctors !! Peach all the way
My favorite Prince song is “1999”.
Absolutely can touch type!! I grew up BEFORE a computer keyboard and it was essential to do this. So many Price songs to love…but my favorite has to be When Doves Cry
I loved your Bookstore Babe post yesterday!
K, T & CC – I am devastated about Prince’s passing. Yesterday I work lots of Purple accessories & makeup. Used UDK Bittersweet on my lips. What is your fav pure purple lip color?
Sometimes It Snows in April
I have not tried color correcting concealers, but would love to.
I can’t touch type, but that would be a nice skill to have!
Well I have been suffering from health and major depression so I’m in desperate need of some new beauty treats! I just love You Karen! I have been enjoying you and tabs for so long! Your like my Sweet Sunshine and always help to brighten my day! And now we have Precious Connor to join in! Even if I don’t win, thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the joy you bring to Me! ❤️
HI!
I’m in Australia, and we have a long weekend this weekend. So I’ve worked Saturday, and Sunday-Monday is going to be spent writing an essay that’s due on Tuesday.
Wooh #unilife haha
My dad had me doing MasterType on a Commodore 64 when I was 7 – end result is that I can touch type over 100 wpm. Thanks dad!
Yes, I can touch type. I had to learn how to type 35 words a minute as a requirement for graduation from high school but this was also like 26 years ago. I amaze all the teens and young adults at my job because I don’t look at the keys.
Color correcting concealers – some shades/formulas are helpful (Bobbi Brown, Becca, some green concealers for severe acne,etc.) but I still think the concept is getting gimmicky/overrated.
Almost all Filipinos/1st gen. Filipinos I know eat with both a fork and spoon at the same time! <3
Hi Karen, I have enough trouble using regular concealers, I wouldn’t touch color correcting ones. I hope you can figure out how to collapse your stroller without too much trouble. It’s probably got a small leaver you could release with your foot. I hope you do something fun this weekend. I am dying to swatch those new Nars Lip Covers!
I can touch type, but but when I need a key that I don’t use that often like say the + or the %, I have to look down to find it.
Ah, Prince, so sad! I love When Doves Cry and can’t help but to sing along loudly whenever I hear it.
“Kiss” is definitely my favorite Prince song! Thanks so much! What’s yours?
There’s one guy who is always joking at my workplace. I only believe about half of what he says and the rest is for fun. He is the one who broke the news of Prince’s death to me and I genuinely did not believe him. It took going home and seeing it everywhere online to finally believe!
Yes I can touch type!! I used to use Physician’s Formula Conceal Rx for redness but now I use Clinique redness solutions daily protective base – it’s green and once you put makeup on over it it DOES. NOT. MOVE. This is an HG product for me!
I used to love wearing stage makeup. I actually regret that we don’t get more chances to do ourselves up crazy like that in the day-to-day as adults…
I eat with a fork & spoon often. But I can’t touch type. Was supposed to take that class my senior year of high school but I transferred schools my senior year & that class was full at my new school. Hope you were able to get out today 🙂
Hi Karen,
I’m enjoying reading about you and Connor.
I can touch type, but NOT properly. I have my own weirdo system!
Purple Rain. RIP Prince..
Oh yes I can type without looking at the key board I payed attention in this class that’s for sure lol!
I use Erase Paste and Lemon Aid from Benefit to color correct under my eyes!
Yes, I can type without looking! Good old keyboarding classes in 9th grade 😀
I’m still mourning Prince’s death. I didn’t realize how much of a fan I was till I listened to all my favorite songs and I have many. The one I can rock at all times, “If I Was a Your Girlfriend”
RIP 🙁
Prince’s passing has left me feeling like my youth has passed….his music was such a big part of that. My favorite song of his is “I Would Die 4 U”. My college friends and I always acted out the song when we listened to it, so I think of it as an important part of those years.
Hey Keren! I used to be able to touch type like a champ.. you know, in the days of Nokia’s (siiigh, I miss my trusty 3200), Razr’s and just generally the phones where you had to press a number several times to get a letter. Yeah, I was queen of blind texting then. Now I’m lost without my “haptic feedback” (aka the vibration the keys make on smartphones) and auto correct. Also, my favorite Prince song is Musicology or more old school is Raspberry Beret. I’m so sad that the world has lost his talent, energy and funk. Too soon 🙁 I hope you’ll have a good weekend!
LOL! IT’S KAREN. OMG this auto correct #!@&! I swear.. I need my old phones back.. :-/
I’m a decent at touch typing. I took computer in high school, and we had to pass a touch typing test (I did not pass on my first try).
Also, always yes to Martinelli’s Sparkling Apple Cider 🙂
I have never used a virtual makeover app, but I think it would be interesting!
fave Prince song is Purple Rain
Can you touch type (type without looking at the keys)? Nope, don’t have nearly enough practice on the keyboard.
Do you know anyone who eats with a fork and a spoon at the same time?
BOTH MY PARENTS DO! They eat spaghetti that way, so like rolling it with your fork by using the spoon as a guide. I’m the only one that eats spaghetti with a knife and fork.
Yes, I can touch type!
Favorite Prince song: Adore
Connor Claire is absolute adorbs!!
I eat ramen with fork and a spoon. Is that weird? Favorite Prince songs: When Doves Cry, Take Me With You and Kiss. Your story remind me of when my best friend had her first baby and we were trying to figure out how to put the car seat in the back seat of my SUV. It was so complicated! Even though the instructions had pictures it took us forever. It was in the middle of winter and there were seriously gale force freezing wind gusts making the back seat into a wind tunnel. (Baby was safe and snug bundled up in the stroller.) We ended up laughing so hard we were crying!
I learned to type in 1974 on an IBM Selectric typewriter and still use a typewriter on occasion at work. I type around 90 words a minute if my typing includes numbers – they slow me down.
So much Prince sadness and I have so many favorites I’m not sure what to say.
If you rent a movie-skip Creed. We rented it last week and we were all pretty disappointed with it. It was really slow and a couple of things were unbelievable. I know it’s a movie but still.
If there’s one thing I don’t miss about the baby years besides the exhaustion–it’s collapsing the damn stroller. Good luck and may the force be with you.
I need to win this gift certificate because I have discovered a serum that I cannot live without even though it’s a tad more than I like to spend on serums.
My favorite Prince song is 1999 and Little Red Corvette. so so sad. 🙁
I’m touch typing right now !!! And I LOVE your blog !!!
Purple Rain – classic!
Thanks for the giveaway, Karen! 🙂
No, to touch typing. I took keyboarding in high school and failed.
Yes, to Martinelli’s Sparkling Apple Cider. this is really good around the holidays well anytime is good really.
Favorite Prince song: 1999 and When Doves Cry.
Yes I do know how to touch type lol! I took a business class back in junior high and that is when I learned to type the “correct” way.
I can touch type but it too a few typing classes in high school to get t down and practice, practice, practice.
I need to learn how to do color correctors because I have VERY dark under eye circles and all the peach tone correctors out there are confusing.
I just bought a peach corrector for undereyes and a green one. it seems like a lot of makeup to me, but I did look amazing walking out of Sephora!
I wear stage makeup all the time! The life of a dancer. I always love being able to make it super dramatic
Yes to sparkling cider!
Can’t wait to see the looks with the Chanel!
I eat with a fork in one hand and a spoon in another if I’m in a hurry in the morning! 😉
I learned to touch type back in high school….on a type writer. Nope, I’m not that old at all 🙂
I use peach concealer and it works like magic !
are you planning to visit the philippines anytime soon?
fave prince song is “purple rain” or “little red corvette”!
I learned how to touch type in high school, long before the internet and smartphones came along.
I can touch type and pretty darn well. My 3rd grader is also practicing in school and finds it astonishing that anyone can type more than one word per minute without looking. I have explained that the only way you can type that much if is you don’t have to look, but he hasn’t quite figured that out yet.
i color correct(or try to) on a broken vein on my left cheek. i use green —–doesn’t work very well
Finals are coming up and I’ve been swamped with projects.
I’m so happy that my tulips are starting to bloom. I just have to make sure that I cut them before the squirrels destroy them. Since our winter was milder than usual everything’s blooming ahead of schedule.
LOVE Martinelli’s Sparkling Apple Cider!
In Thailand, eating with a fork and spoon is fairly standard– no chopsticks… (unless everyone just lied to me & changed when I wasn’t looking! Ha! (Why must I think these things?)) Seems like a good system for noodles & curries & rice.
Aaaaand Prince: “When Doves Cry” & “Sign o’ the Times.”
I can touch type.
I’m embarrassingly good at touch typing on a computer keyboard. When it comes to a small touch screen, I don’t think this “gift” transfers. Maybe on an iPad…
I have pretty much been in bed for the past 2 weeks due to the inability to do anything basically, barely able to get up to go to the restroom because of extreme swelling, pain, and numbness in my joints due to Lupus and R.A. my doctor finally prescribed me prednisone too elevate the swelling but it’s only been 2 days so not much relief yet ? it would be a joy to win this, thank you for the change.
Love sparkling cider! It’s part of the special dinner given to new mommies at the hospital. Congratulations on your little one!
I wanna be your lover is my fave Prince song and If I was your girlfriend
I color correct with Maybelline Fit Me concealer. It has a lot of orange in it so it cancels out the dark circles and spots very well when I use it before my foundation.
Touch type, heck yeah! I can touch number pad as well.
I can touch type! Maybe that means I am on the computer too much. haha
I have been super involved in theater growing up! I was a dancer, but that led to high school theater and gymnastics. All three have their own type of makeup routine! Stage makeup paved the way for my Sephora obsession now. I still remember being 10 or 11 and learning to outline your eyes in white before applying black liner and mascara–it really makes them POP
There are so many great Prince songs that it’s hard to pick favorites (though 7, When Doves Cry & Love) are definitely on the list, but I can certainly name a few favorite albums: Purple Rain; The Love Symbol; 3121; & The Hits/The B-Sides. There will never be another….
I can touch type without looking at the keys! I took typing in high school which taught me that skill.
Yes I can touch type. I am a court report for federal judges. Yikes! But, I love my job.
My favorite Prince songs are When Doves Cry and Purple Rain. ??
I’ve lost count of how many times in my marriage my husband has tried to do something, put something together or set something up and has complained about how long it takes and when I ask, “Did you read the manual?” his usual reply is, “No, was I supposed to?” Uh, yes dear, it might make it a little easier.
Pretty sure in no time at all you’ll be a pro at getting Connor in and out of her car seat, stroller and then high chair.
Glad to hear you’re starting to become more mobile with her. Even though trips with baby usually take 50% longer, it’s good for your constitution to get out and about.
I can touch type, but incorrectly or not in the proper way that is taught. I’m trying to grow out of it. This reminds me of something that happened in high school. When I asked the librarian for help while on the computer, she saw the way I was typing. So instead of answering/helping me, she asked if I took typing lessons. Thinking back, that was kinda rude. She also gave me the side eye… Thank goodness high school is long done with!!!
My favorite Prince song is Darling Nikki.
I’ve been craving Cup Noodles lately.
8 have tried those virtual makeover apps but now I much prefer the airbrush app, it’s more satisfying for me to smooth someone’s skin than to virtually apply lipstick!
I mostly always eat with both a fork and a spoon!
You have to eat your pho noodle bowl with a fork and spoon!! It’s so addictive. Not as addictive as makeup skin care and fragrance. Ocd helps you keep up with everything, haha!
After typing courses in school (I imagine these don’t exist anymore!) I can type well without looking at the keyboard
I love Martinelli’s.
Sure I can touch type though the result may be “interesting”. 😉
Confession time… I totally use a fork and knife when I eat Thai food, especially with curry.. ?
I’ve heard about the Colour Switch, but does anyone know of a technique/product to switch between colours when using delicate Japanese brushes?
I can touch type, but I’ll make some mistakes.
Yes, I can type without looking at the keys, or the monitor. I have to multi-task at work and sometimes I look away from the monitor while I’m typing to acknowledge the person standing in front of me.
Love color correctors, I have rosacea and they’ve made a huge difference.
When Doves Cry, honestly is there a bad Prince song?
I had to take a typing course in high school and now am so glad that I learned to touch type. The only thing that drives me crazy is when I type something (correctly) that is unusual and it gets “auto-corrected” into something that is totally bonkers. Grrrrr!!
I used to use colour correctors when I was younger and really didn’t need to – now, I can’t be bothered.
Favorite prince song….When Doves Cry!
Yes i can touch type 🙂
Learning to touch type was one of the best things I ever learned.
And “When doves cry” is one of the best songs ever!
I love color correcting concealers, especially under my eyes. I feel like I can get away with using less concealer even though I have to use two when I color correct. Oh, and I love purple rain! I change the lyrics and sing “purple nails” whenever I paint my nails purple, haha!
Hi Karen, yes I use a color correcting concealer because I have rosacea on my cheeks and on my neck.
I am washing my brushes as well today. DREADING IT SO MUCH! *cries*
I can touch type from years of computer classes.
My favourite Prince song is Purple rain 🙂
Hi Karen, I am going to a baby shower today! I bought the cutest outfits for the baby girl!!
Hope you do get to leave the house and enjoy some spring weather!
Washing my brushes… Oh my, I really need to do this too. But other than that I need to unpack and do the laundry while taking care of both children. And I should probably start cleaning the flat at some point…
I can touch type. But my technique may be kinda off 😉 My husband always mocks the way I type. I go fast though! I just don’t do it ‘the right way’, according to him.
I have tried color correcting concealers, but I haven’t had good results with them. Maybe I need more practice or instruction.
Prince song: raspberry beret
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I have a 6 month old, so I know the babies grow up eventually, ‘cuz I also have a 9 year old, but they’ll be always your tiny babies for you no matter how big they get. :))))))))))) Love your poses, Karen, please post more pictures of the sweet baby Connor, she is so cute and adorable, she always lightens up the day every time you look at her! Aaaaand she totally looks like you! :)))))))))))))
I have never used a virtual makeover app but I would like to.
I will forever look at the keyboard as typing was never properly learned.
I don’t like makeover app
New topic but I think I have to go outside and check if there is a newborn colt.
I used to touch type, but I can’t anymore… 🙁 lol
Super excited that the new season of Game of Thrones starts today!!
I can touch type, had a typing class in 8th grade and took a class every year in high school. It was my favorite class!
I recently bought a color correcting product for my dark circles and though I think it helps, I’m not sure I’m using correctly or properly.
And favorite Prince song? Purple rain, hands down.
I wore an orange red lipstick, which is new to me, last night, and it looked awesome on the low liGht. The new Nars LE lip cover in do not disturb.
I can type without looking a keys.
yes, i can type w/o looking!
As a former actor, I have worn stage makeup.
As a person who prefers subtle makeup, I hated it!
Also I’ve tried one color correcting NYX palette but when I tried to branch out and try some better stuff at Sephora the worker insisted yellow was not for dark circles ever, and pink or peach were the only correctors for the dark purple insomnia circles on my pale white skin. I’ve found pink and peach to make them worse ad yellow seemed to help so I just gave up on them after that.
My favourite Prince song is Purple Rain. I have been listening to it all week-end. 🙂
I love seeing pictures of little Connor Claire on the blog. It makes me miss those days when mine were that little. Hold on to those moments because they go by so quickly.
No touch typing here! I am actually using about three fingers with my eyes glued to the keyboard! And I still make mistakes.
Hey Karen!
I know, I haven’t cleaned my brushes in WAY long..I was actually planning on doing that today! Eek! Speaking of cleaning, I just started reading The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo.. It’s truly magical and a great read.
Fav Prince song: Kiss
Color correcting stuff: Nah
Typing: Yes! Thank goodness. I used the Mavis Beacon typing software when I was in school and I think that really helped.
Happy Sunday!
I learned how to touch type when I was in a keyboarding class in high school ?
When U Were Mine is definitely my favorite Prince song. Love it. Love all the covers of it!
Yes, I can touch type.
When Doves Cry. 🙁
I’m currently using the UD peach color corrector. I feel like it does a decent job with correcting my dark circles.
Martinelli’s sparkling cider? Yesssssss! I bought some for the first time last fall not knowing that it was popular and it was sooooooo good. Will definitely buy again this fall. Yes, I can type without looking at the keyboard. And my favorite Prince songs are Let’s Go Crazy and Purple Rain.
Hope you have a great weekend!! I do use color correcting concealers, I have a green ones for red spots. I really am loving the colourpop brand. I haven’t bought any yet. But maybe for my birthday in 3 weeks if I’m lucky 🙂
I eat long pasta like spaghetti with a fork and spoon.
Haha I’m sure there’s plenty brushes so this will be fun 😀 And my mom used to always add makeup and play with the Perfect 365 app ?
Well, if you want to eat pasta without making a uber mess you can eat with a fork and a spoon at the same time. You can see a demo in the Brooklyn movie?
yes i can touch type. pretty fast too!
I learned in High School how to touch type and it was one of the best skills I use every day!
When I first started makeup I didn’t like how it changed my face so much I didn’t look like myself. So I started putting it on in a way that didn’t take away from my natural features too much. Also, aren’t you Filipino? Don’t you eat with a spoon and fork at the same time?
Also I can touch type since I was a teen and I hate apple cider as much as I hate apples 😛
Favourite Prince song is 1999
I’m still in a bit of shock over Prince’s passing. I’ve been playing his songs on repeat all weekend!
I wish I could touch type! I have horrible typing skills.
Happy Sunday Karen and Connor Claire! I just absolutely love all the pictures of Connor Claire. She is ahbsolutely adorable Karen. I don’t think I’ll ever stop gushing. And yes, I can type without looking from I guess due to the years of typing all those papers and essays for school. You know, I find I HATE using my phone for that reason since I can’t for the life of me tap the right keys and auto correct ‘corrects’ it wrong, and my fingers itch to use a desktop keyboard.
Yes to sparkling ANYTHING
‘wanna be your lover’ is my fave
wrote that all without looking at the keys!
have a good weekend
Good for you for actually reading the instruction manual!
Hmm..i just knew there is virtual makeover make up. Hope you have much energy and nice Monday, Karen.
I dabble in color correcting but I don’t see it as a necessary step in my routine.
I’m hella good at typing without looking – on a full size keyboard of course, not on my phone!
My favourite Prince song is Purple Rain!!!
I can type without looking at the keys, but sometimes I have to do a combination of touch-typing and looking down because I type so fast that I end up pressing the wrong keys sometimes.
Do you make a makeup tutorial? For summer.
Martinelli’s Sparkling Apple Cider: yes, yes, yes! I have quite possibly the most unsophisticated palate when it comes to wine and this is what I want all of them to taste like!
Can you touch type (type without looking at the keys)?
Nope I wish I could I have tried but haven’t learned yet
I can type without looking at the keys although my typing instructor in high school always used to get on to me because I type with my fingers pointed down instead of out, still do! Oh well it works! I do use a color corrector under my eyes and have been considering getting a green color corrector for my rosacea and acne spots. A gift card would really help with that! haha! 🙂
My favorite Prince song is definitely “Kiss.” It plays all the time where I work and I love it!
•Can you touch type (type without looking at the keys)?
Yup! I can type pretty quickly too… I like to freak people out at work cause I’ll talk to them while writing emails and they think it’s creepy that I’m looking at them while typing.
•Martinelli’s Sparkling Apple Cider: yes or no?
HELL YES. I drink this even when I could be drinking wine. Just cause I love it SO much.
•Have you ever used a virtual makeover app?
Nope.
•Have you ever worn theater or stage makeup for a performance?
Yup. I did a lot of theater/acting when I was younger…
•Do you ever use color correcting concealers?
I actually don’t really use concealer at all… :/
•Favorite Prince song?
I don’t have one. 🙂
•Do you know anyone who eats with a fork and a spoon at the same time?
Not a fork and spoon…that’s kinda weird haha. Fork and knife yes.
Yes to touch typing! I actually had typing classes in middle school where they made sure we knew how to touch type haha.
Favourite Prince song of all times is when doves cry, Second best is Kiss ?
I wore stage Makeup in College, when we had a theatre Performance and I was shocked literally how much Makeup everyone threw on, and the lights absorbed everything– this was obviously in pre HD times– LOL
I’m so glad I took a typing class in high school. Only time I need to look at the keyboard is to type numbers.
Nikki!
Cream!
I always use a virtual makeover app, you cam, but mostly for blurring imperfections. 🙂
I use a peach corrector and a green one
Sparkling cider is a resounding yes! Hope all is well, Karen!
My favorite Prince Song is by fr “Purple Rain”. And I’m really sad that he’s gone 🙁 He was such an exceptional musician/artist.
I just tried my first color corrector, a yellow one for dark eye circles. I think it’s helping, but I’m not 100% sure!
As a native Minnesotan, my favorite Prince song is “Purple Rain”.
Purple Rain!!!
I am a pretty great typist! I’ve known how to type without looking since I was 11 or so.
Can you touch type (type without looking at the keys)? Yes. 14 years of a typing job finally taught me that. I don’t do it the official way though.
Martinelli’s Sparkling Apple Cider: yes or no? Yes.
Have you ever used a virtual makeover app? I tried one once and I looked so funny I deleted it immediately.
Have you ever worn theater or stage makeup for a performance?
Do you ever use color correcting concealers? Yes, peach based ones for undereye circles.
Favorite Prince song? All of them. *sniffle*
Do you know anyone who eats with a fork and a spoon at the same time? No, never even heard of that. Like one in each hand?
I love ,love , love Martinelli’s sparkling cider. For many years it has been my drink of choice at our family gatherings.
I can touch type, and yes to sparkling apple cider or any type of apple cider.
I love Martinelli’s sparkling cider! It’s delicious!
I’ve always wanted to try color correctors but alas I haven’t ever done it.
Little red corvette. RIP oh purple one.
My husband is one of the few people who I know that reads the instruction manual. <3
My favorite Prince song is Kiss 🙂
Raspberry Beret! It’s so sad that he’s gone.
Yes i had to wear stage mekeup several times & it was so heavy but eventually it became a part of the performance & you get used to it & it takes more time & effort to remove it!!
Oh my goodness, your stroller story reminded me of an incident I had with my first baby. He was around 3 months old, and I decided we’d brave the mall by ourselves. We’d only used the stroller with Daddy present, but I was sure I knew what I was doing. We enjoyed a 1 1/2-2 hour trip at the mall, shopping for baby clothes, window shopping, etc. and he had been so well-behaved. I knew he’d be getting hungry soon, so we left and headed to the parking lot. I loaded his car seat into the vehicle, and returned to the trunk to fold up the stroller. Imagine my horror when I could not, for the life of me, get that damn stroller to collapse!!! After about 10 minutes struggling with the stupid thing, the baby began to cry, and so did I. ? I broke out in a cold sweat, kicked the stroller, and threw the whole stinking thing in the trunk- thank God I had an SUV with enough room! If not, it would’ve been wedged in the front passenger seat! I made sure I practiced closing the stroller about 100 times before going out alone with the baby again!
Favorite Prince song, Let’s Go Crazy!
nope I cannot touch type but yesterday for a job application I tested my WPM and was surprised it was 60wpm.
Love love love your site always a huge fan!!! Keep up the great work mama xoxo
Raspberry Beret, all the way! <3
Martinelli’s sparkling apple cider… YES!
I used a virtual makeover app on my dog. Funniest thing I’ve ever seen!
I like purple rain
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Wait, you posted a picture of the bebe in the car seat weeks ago and I think we have the same car seat/stroller combo. It’s really easy to close it! There’s a lever in the back in the middle that you kick upward with your foot, then a smaller lever on the right you push down on, and the whole thing will collapse. It took me a second to figure it out too, and to this day my mom thinks I’m crazy for being able to close it so fast.
(And to answer one of your questions, I’ve worked at an Italian restaurant for 14 years and can tell you for a fact that using a spoon to twirl pasta is considered gauche and amateurish)
Diamonds and pearls…
Hello Karen! Have a nice week!
Looking to find a new setting powder for the undereye other than the LM Translucent. It makes it look crepey.
Martinelli’s is amazing!
Cannot touch type!
Yes I can type without looking, sometimes I try to type blindly! Yes of course I would like Martinelli’s Sparkling Apple Cider!
I automatically type without looking. I have my father’s obsession with me and my sister ‘playing’ Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing on our computer as young children. How my dad knew it would be such a valuable skill back in the early 90s, I will never know. But it’s definitely come in handy!
Hey there pretty lady! ? SO… two quick answers: Kiss for favorite Prince song, and a big yes to typing without looking… unless I’m on a touch screen. on a real keyboard I can type my pants off, but when I get ahead of myself or go too quickly while not looking at an on-screen version everything starts getting auto corrected into random gibberish! I think it’s mostly because when I go to hit the space bar, 75% of the time I hit the letter N by mistake and then all hell breaks loose! ?
oh, and one last answer: color correctors don’t ever seem to work out for me. I’ve tried to use green to chill out the redness on my cheeks but I always just look, well, green. oh well! haha I actually started using Blanc de Chanel as a base instead, and even though it’s just white in color, (and then translucent, like lotion), it really helps with the red factor! woohoo!
Loved martinellis as a kid. We still give to our kids during the holidays while the adults have wine and champagne so they can feel fancy too!!
I tried using the sephora virtual lip color matching. It worked ok but I think some of the colors did not look the same when I swatched them in store.
Yes, I eat with a fork and a spoon when I eat spagetti or tagitelle dishes.
This weekend we had a hen part for one of my friends and it turned out really well. She was so scared of having to do something embarrassing infront of people but we just had a really nice time.
Fave Prince song – I could never take the place of your man.
Can’t believe he’s gone so young – RIP
When Doves Cry and 1999
I love color correctors. I have some redness issues but I hate wearing full coverage foundation. I use one for dark circles too.
Touch type – yes 70 WPM, it’s part of my everyday job so it’s a requirement 🙂
My favorite Prince song is 1999. I think it was the anthem for every class graduating that year 🙂
I love Purple Rain such a unique song.
Fave Prince song – Purple Rain.
Definite yes to Martinelli’s Sparkling Apple Cider!
I may have already commented but I seriously can’t remember and don’t want to miss out!
I recently re-discovered a favourite foundation and I can’t believe it took me so long! Estee Lauder Double Wear is THE BEST!! I have tried so many foundations and have never really loved a particular one…until now! It goes on easy, is a nice buildable coverage, and it doesn’t go all splotchy on me! LOVE IT (and love your blog!)
I touch type on a daily basis, since it’s the main component of my job. I took typing as a “bird” course in high school and played piano as a kid, which both seemed to have been of some use!
I use a colour corrector on a daily basis for my dark under eye circles and darkness around my mouth. I’ve been using the MAC highlighter pen in Peach Lustre steadily for some time now, but based on a high end/low end comparison review by Jackie Aina on YouTube, I tried the orange colour corrector from L.A. Girl……thank you for keeping pennies in my wallet! Lol
Best thing to remember post baby, is never to lose yourself; so a little pampering/full faced ‘do’ is always a GOOD IDEA!! Right now, I am sipping on ‘lemonade’ ;D
I’ve tried a virtual makeover app – it made me look too doll-like!
Erotic City!!
I’ve tried using the virtual makeover app that InStyle has for different hairstyles, but I’ve never found it helpful since the color of the hair always looks so unrealistic.
I haven’t used a virtual makeover app before but sounds fun!!! Any suggestions as to which one?
I’ve tried a few virtual makeover apps. I don’t think they were very accurate but they were fun to play with.
ahhh so hard to pick a favorite Prince song – but I think i’d have to go with Little Red Corvette since it’s probably the first one I heard at my best friend’s house when I was younger.
as always, thanks for the giveaway, Karen!
I love cider
Thanks for the reminder to wash my brushes! Hope you mastered the stroller directions and managed to still have a fab weekend!
My favorite Prince song? Purple Rain!
I’m badly in need of a peach undereye concealer. Probably the UD Naked. And brushes, oh boy. I’ve discovered that I have never really ACTUALLY used a good brush. Like one that doesn’t scratch or shed. So I’m debating brands and types of those.
I love Martinelli’s Sparkling Apple Cider. I stopped drinking a few years ago and it’s perfect to throw in a fancy glass haha.
I can touch type and I’m so thankful for that class in high school! I was just barely in the first generation to really leap into advancing technology.
I have worn stage makeup before. I used to be involved in theater productions a lot when I was in high school, but no time for it now!
I tend to use color correcting concealers since I have pretty dark undereye circles.
I can type without looking thanks to several keyboarding classes in school.
NO on the cider, I prefer real booze 😉
Thanks for the giveaway! I hope your precious baby girl and family are doing well! I have only fond memories of my babies being in that phase of life.
With chronic dark circles under my eyes, I always use a peach color corrector.
the sephora gel lip liners are legit!
My whole family eats with a fork and spoon at the same time! It’s because we’re Filipino! Even my 3-year old!
By the way Karen- you look great!
I dislike apple juice but I totally love Martinelli’s sparkling cider. So crazy right!!!!!
My favourite Prince song is Purple Rain because calm me when i was sad.
Yes to cider!
Happy Monday! 🙂
I love cold Martinelli’s Sparkling Apple Cider.
I did try the Conair Makeover App! FUN!
Happy Monday!
I can not type without looking, 1/2 the time i hit the wrong ones while staring at the keyboard
I recently tried the NYX liquid green concealer! It wasn’t too bad but I had to make sure I covered it properly to prevent the green peeking through