Covergirl

My Latest Red Lip Love: Covergirl Outlast All-Day Lipcolor in Blushing Berry With LipPerfection Lip Liner in Passion

September 16th, 2014 by Karen 9 Comments

I’ve been jonesin’ for a new red lip look, and this new combo by Covergirl hits the spot.

First, I line and fill in my lips with neutral red LipPerfection Lip Liner in Passion ($6.74). Next, I add a layer of metallic reddish berry Outlast All-Day Lip Color in Beaming Berry ($9.99) directly on top. Then, for extra shine, I top it all off with the clear topcoat that comes with Outlast All-Day.

Feels very Christmassy, doesn’t it? I’m gonna keep this one in the mental makeup Rolodex for the holidays.

From the left: Passion, Beaming Berry, Clear Topcoat

The Spice Must Flow…Through Covergirl Clean Glow Bronzer in Spices

September 11th, 2014 by Karen 19 Comments

Spices: for adding flava to your look.

OK, that was corny…

Like spicy corn salsa. 🙂

Covergirl’s Clean Glow Bronzer in Spices ($7.89) is a matte powder bronzer with a bit o’ kick to it. It may not pack enough heat for darker skin tones, but it’s got a little somethin’-somethin’.

Use the peachy brown, tan and dark taupe-brown separately, or mix them together to contour and warm up the skin.

I actually don’t use this as a bronzer, but rather as an improv matte eyeshadow palette.

Yup, that’s right. I think the medium and dark shades make fantastic crease colors, and the lightest shade does a bang-up job as a brow bone highlighter.

Gotta love those multi-taskers (especially when they cost less than $8).

If you’re interested in spicing up your life with Spices, you can find it now at drugstores, supermarkets and online.

If You Have Eyes for Copper, Plum and Burgundy Shades, Try Covergirl Queen Collection Eye Shadow Pot in Dazzle Q185

September 10th, 2014 by Karen 12 Comments

Covergirl Queen Collection Eye Shadow Pot in Dazzle Q185

Dazzle Q185, meet the Dupe Alert 3000.

Dupe Alert 3000, meet Dazzle Q185.

I had high hopes that Covergirl Queen Collection Eye Shadow Pot in Dazzle Q185 ($4.49) would be a respectable, dramatically less expensive dupe for MAC Mulch, but according the Dupe Alert 3000, “BEEP! Subject is a little too coppery red. BEEP-BOOP! Match negative.”

Oh, well.

That doesn’t stop Dazzle Q185 from being a beautiful shade in its own right. It packs plenty o’ pigment and looks even more intense layered with a reddish copper cream shadow. I really dig it with Laura Mercier Burnished Copper or Chanel’s New Moon.

I think it also goes well with colors that contain plummy and burgundy tones, like MAC Sable, Twinks and Sketch.

So there, stupid Dupe Alert 3000. Take that. 🙂

Covergirl Queen Collection Dazzle Q185 (left) and MAC Mulch (right) — Covergirl Dazzle Q185 (left) and MAC Mulch (right)

The Look for Less: This $5 Covergirl Cheekers Blush Is Almost a Dupe for $28 Benefit Dallas Boxed Blush

September 9th, 2014 by Karen 11 Comments

Werble, werble, bleep-bleep, boop!

Oh! That’s the beautiful sound of the Dupe Alert 3000, an advanced, cutting-edge alarm system I secretly acquired from Cyberdyne Systems this week.

Shh… Don’t tell anyone, but I keep it in my office right next to the cat treats, and it chimes whenever a drugstore product that could pass for a more expensive product is in its proximity.

Today it was Covergirl’s $5 Cheekers Blush in Soft Sable that set it off. Soft Sable is a peachy brown with shimmer that could easily stand in for Benefit’s $28 Boxed Blush in Dallas.

To the blush snobs, don’t knock it ’til you try it. Soft Sable buffs more easily than a bodybuilder and blends beautifully. When I wear it, I can usually go six or seven hours between touch-ups.

Plus, and this is my favorite part, it’s only $5.

Dispatch your personal robot assistant to the nearest drugstore or Ulta to find it. It’s also available online.

Werble, werble, bleep-bleep, boop! 🙂

Makeup Tutorial Time! Coppery Golden Eyes With Black Cat Liner

January 10th, 2014 by Karen 16 Comments

Looking for a new makeup look for date night (or any other fun evening activity)? If you’re in the mood to curl your hair and put on a cute dress, here’s a coppery gold eye look idea.

It’s a video makeup tutorial, from start to finish, with black cat liner (aka winged eye liner), coral cheeks and pink lips like I’m wearing in the video above.

I use a lot of different products in the video, including some drugstore makeup from the new COVERGIRL Bombshell collection.

Applying COVERGIRL Lip Perfection Jumbo Gloss Balm in Cherry Twist ($8.99) on my lips for a daytime look

Switching to COVERGIRL Lip Perfection Lipcolor in Bombshell ($6.99) to turn up the intensity

By the way, if any of the COVERGIRL makeup in these pictures catches your eye, all COVERGIRL products will be buy one, get one 50% off at Ulta Beauty stores and online at ulta.com from January 5-25, 2014. #ULTABombshelling

Products mentioned…

MAC Prep + Prime Natural Radiance ($40)
MAC Studio Sculpt Foundation ($31)
Louise Young Cosmetics LY34 Super Foundation Brush ($41)
NARS Pro Prime Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base ($24)
COVERGIRL Bombshell Shine Shadows ($8.99)
COVERGIRL Outlast Stay Brilliant Glossy Nail Color in Bombshell ($5.99)
COVERGIRL Cheekers Bronzer in Copper Radiance ($4.99)
Nexcare Gentle Papter First Aid Tape ($3)
MAC Blacktrack Fluidline ($16)
MAC 266 Angled Brush ($20)
Laura Mercier Angled Eye Liner Brush ($20)
COVERGIRL Bombshell Intense Eye Liner ($8.99)
Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat ($40)
MAC Shaping Powder in Lightsweep ($16.50)
Burberry No. 10 Definition Liner Pencil Brush ($32)
Jesse’s Girl Pure Pigment Eye Dust in Sunstone ($4.99)
COVERGIRL Bombshell Volume Mascara ($11.99)
MAC Studio Careblend/Pressed Powder ($25)
Buxom True Hue Blush in Euphoria ($24)
COVERGIRL Lip Perfection Jumbo Gloss Bomb in Cherry Twist ($8.99)
COVERGIRL Lip Perfection Lip Perfection Lipcolor in Bombshell ($6.99)

[Continue reading…]

7 Ways to Win a $100 Gift Card From Ulta Beauty and $29.97 in Products From the COVERGIRL Bombshell Collection! (Ends Monday, Jan. 13)

January 3rd, 2014 by Karen 420 Comments

You know how in every group of gal pals, each gal kinda has her own role? You’ve got the mother hen, the braniac, the tomboy, etc.

Me? I usually fall into the role of “the funny one,” or “the weirdo writer.”

I always thought it would’ve been fun to be the one all the boys flocked to, aka “the sexy one,” but alas, seduction was never my forte.

I seriously could not seduce my way out of a paper bag. (Remind me to tell you about the time I dove into the ocean without my glasses or contacts on and swam away from a cute guy…who ended up being El Hub.)

Even though I’m not a seductive siren by nature, I still think it’s fun to role-play, especially with makeup. It’s like stepping into someone else’s shoes for a while or playing a character for a day.

Characters like “The Bombshell.”

Enter COVERGIRL. This spring, COVERGIRL is channeling bombshell beauty with their vampy new Bombshell collection of cream shadows, liquid liners, mascaras, lipsticks and nail polishes in colors designed to tempt and seduce.

Which brings me to this…

You know what I’m about to say, right? 🙂

IT’S GIVEAWAY TIME!!

And mini-tutorial time, too. I’ve joined forces with Ulta Beauty and COVERGIRL this week to bring you a bodacious bombshell giveaway and a sneak-peak at a makeup tutorial I’ve been working on using products from the new Bombshell collection.

To go along with this, I’ll be posting a step-by-step coppery golden eye makeup tutorial to YouTube next week.

By the way, if any of the COVERGIRL makeup in these pictures catches your eye, all COVERGIRL products will be buy one, get one 50% off at Ulta Beauty stores and online at ulta.com from January 5-25, 2014. #ULTABombshelling

A coppery golden eye look with cat eyeliner using the COVERGIRL Bombshell collection…

Applying COVERGIRL Bombshell Shineshadow in Gold Goddess ($8.99)

Applying COVERGIRL Bombshell Shineshadow in Copper Fling ($8.99) — Blending COVERGIRL Bombshell Shineshadow in Copper Fling ($8.99) in the crease

Applying COVERGIRL Cheekers Bronzer in Copper Radiance ($4.99) — Sweeping COVERGIRL Cheekers Bronzer in Copper Radiance ($4.99) into my outer crease ($8.99)

Covergirl Bombshell Intensity Liner in Pitch Black ($8.99) — Lining my upper lash lash lines with COVERGIRL Bombshell Intensity Liner in Pitch Black ($8.99); by the way, I’m also wearing COVERGIRL Outlast Stay Brilliant Glossy Nail Color in Bombshell ($5.99) on my nails

Lining my lower lash line with COVERGIRL Bombshell Shineshadow in Gold Goddess ($8.99)

Coating my lashes with COVERGIRL Bombshell Mascara in Very Black ($11.99)

Now, on to the giveaway!

Enter using the Rafflecopter widget below. You can read the full terms and conditions there, but here’s the gist of it: the giveaway is open to U.S. readers 18 and up (you must be an adult according to your local laws) and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, January 13, 2014.

One lucky lady or gent will win…

A $100 Ulta Beauty gift card
COVERGIRL Bombshell Shadowshine Eyeshadow ($8.99, color TBD)
COVERGIRL Intensity Liquid Liner ($8.99, color TBD)
COVERGIRL Bombshell Intensity Mascara ($11.99, color TBD)

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Makeup To Coax Out Your Inner Bombshell: The New Covergirl Bombshell Collection

December 18th, 2013 by Karen 11 Comments

Makeup to coax out my inner bombshell?

Um…yes, please.

Just a quick peek at some pieces from the new Covergirl Bombshell collection, available now at drugstores and online.

Will be trying and testing out all of these this month. I won’t deny it! — I’ve got high hopes for that liquid liner. 🙂

The collection includes…

Bombshell Volume by Lashblast Mascara (available in four shades)
Six (6) long-lasting Bombshell ShineShadows by Lashblast (six shades, cream shadows with shimmer)
Bombshell Intensity Liner by Lashblast (available in two shades)

3 Out of 4 Mockingjays Recommend Rogue Red Glosstini Nail Polish From the Covergirl Hunger Games Collection

October 22nd, 2013 by Karen 8 Comments

Covergirl Hunger Games Rogue Red Glosstini Nail Polish

Future revolutionaries, take note. Next time you start a rebellion, keep a bottle of Rogue Red Glosstini from the Covergirl Hunger Games collection close…because it just seems right to wear a glittery reddish gold polish on your claws/paws while you’re usurping authority.

That, and it’s only $3.79!

That’s a small price to pay for defiance. 🙂

I really like this one, even if it isn’t entirely unique (reminds me of Riveting from the China Glaze Capitol Colours collection).

It’s glittery, pigmented and smooth. Great, great and great.

I’m using two layers here, but I think I could have gotten away with just one.

Check your local drugstore for availability (this one seems a little hard to track down online).