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Lipstick Lovers, Your Summer Wardrobe Needs This!

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Good afternoon! Hi, friend. Happy Friday eve. You might already know this, but I have an online store (connorclaire.com) in addition to Makeup and Beauty Blog. It’s been a fun side project since a few months before Coywolf was born in 2016, where two of my favorite things — cats and makeup! — collide. Please check it out if you haven’t already. You’ll find some cute tees, bags and other things.

During this surreal, indescribably crazy time in history, I’ve had a chance to slow down a little, and that, at least, has been an unexpected gift. I’ve started to focus more on connorclaire.com again, which means a slew of new products coming atcha soon.

First up…a summery update on our bestselling Long Live Lipstick Tee.

This summery new version comes in a breezy white tank top now to keep ya cool on those hot summer days and nights!

It’s one of those shirts you’ll be wearing all season long.

I hope you stop by my little “corner shop” sometime soon. And if you’ve purchased anything from the store before, thank you so much for supporting this here small business! It means a lot to me. I’m excited to bring more cute cat- and beauty-related goodness to brighten your days and bring a smile to your face. ?

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

I’m Partial to Playful Pinks

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MAC Matte Lipstick in Please Me with the You Hair Me Tee

Pink nail polish, pink lipstick, pink clothes… GIVE ME ALL THE PINK!

I harbor a strong belief that everyone is secretly a pink lover. You may not realize it yet, but one day the part of you that loves pink will awaken, and she’ll want to wear pink in every shade under the sun. The power of pink will compel you!

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MAC Matte Lipstick in Pink Plaid

I almost never wore pink — not in my wardrobe or my makeup — until I was in my 20s. Before that, I thought of pink as a little kids’ color. Then I met a friend at work named Tanya, and her love of pink was absolutely infectious. She loved pink shirts, pink shoes and pink makeup, and she was the first person who pushed me to play with pink. She was unabashedly in love with the color, and I wanna be that person for you, because pink is pure cheerful.

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MAC Cremesheen Lipstick in Fanfare

It’s one of those unapologetically girly colors, and I just can’t help but smile when I wear it. ?

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Fringe Benefits?

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Me explaining to El Hub why bangs will make me happy this time

What is it about bangs? A fresh fringe always seems like the answer to everything, right?

I’m convinced that there’s a phenomenon called “hair amnesia,” and it involves getting bangs. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve looked at my hair and thought, “Oh, I need a change. I should get bangs. THIS IS A GOOD IDEA.”

But in reality, it never really works out, LOL!

You’re so lucky if you can pull off bangs, you hair me?

The new You Hair Me Tee is here, and it’s available in sizes S-3XL.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Raisin Rage Would Rock With Driftwood!

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Don’t go chasing waterfalls…unless they lead to MOAR LIPSTICK ?

Clinique Black Honey, Wet n Wild #666, Revlon Cherries in the Snow. Girlfriend, I totally get it. Sometimes you wanna wear Papaya, and sometimes you don’t. If you want a neutral tee that won’t steal the spotlight from your ? lips, the Long Live Lipstick Tee in Driftwood is for you.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

A Breezy New Tank for Lipstick Lovers

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Declare your love for lipstick! ?

Right now, at this very moment, you might be sitting in a cold office at your computer desk wearing three layers of clothes. Or, maybe you’re tip-toeing on chilly bathroom tiles.

But listen, sandal and shorts weather is just around the corner, which means you’ll need something cute to wear with those cutoffs. ?

Behold the new Long Live Lipstick Tank Top (in style v2.0)! This cool and breezy cap sleeve tank goes with everything, including your favorite springy and summery coral lipsticks, and it’s available now in the store.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Go Forth and Smolder in the New Smoky Tee

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SMOKAYYYY

Smoky lids-4-life! I’ve got mad love for smoky eyes. They’re my all-time favorite eye look to wear (and there are endless ways to wear them)…which is why I had to go and tell the world about it on a shirt.

Dark and dramatic? CHECK. Black sooty smoke? CHECK. Glossy and gray with a touch of taupe? AFFIRMATIVE. Burnished brown and blown out? YOU KNOW IT.

Basically, I will take ALL. THE. SMOKY. EYES.

If you love them as much as I do, peep the new Smoky Tee in the store. It’s available in sizes S to 2XL.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Say Aloha to the Long Live Lipstick Tee!

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A new tee at connorclaire.com

OK, so, technically spring is still a few weeks away, but I’m already in full-on summer mode in the Long Live Lipstick Tee. ? Here it is in tropical Papaya.

The store is chock-full of tees and accessories for makeup lovers and feline fanatics, also known as “my people.”

Check it out.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S. This is one of many new products coming to the store over the next few months. Stay tuned!

Makeup Inspiration This Week

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I just bookmarked A BUNCH of makeup looks because one cannot extricate herself from a brown lid/nude lip rut completely on her own.

I’m tryin’, man!

OK, can we just talk about how this Kristen Stewart look has been haunting me for weeks, but, like, in a Casper the Friendly Ghost way? Makeup artist Beau Nelson did this look for Kristen recently at Cannes.

The the teal/electric blue action around her lash lines? I can’t even. It’s so bright and eye-catching, for sure, but check out the placement of the darker blue on her lower lash line. There’s some in the outer corner and just around bottom from the inner corner, and then with the teal pop in the center? That’s so cool!

I also like how restrained the rest of the look is, like the cool-toned matte brown eyeshadow in the crease and how it contrasts with the metallic on the lash line, and the subtle skin and cheeks and dainty pink lip.

I’m gonna reverse-engineer that lash line using some UD blues and teals…

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Got a case of the blue-teals-greens. (The case is the $24 Rainbow Brights iPhone Case from connorclaire.com.)

This next look is something I could wear on the daily. It looks like Jessica Alba is wearing bronzer on her cheeks (maybe a seamless cream with a matte finish?) in this look with satiny purple smoky lids, lots o’ lashes and a soft peachy pink lip.

I love her hair in this, too. Half up, half down with soft, defined curls. ? This look, by the way, is from MUA Daniel Martin, who also did Meghan Markle’s marvelous royal wedding makeup.

Also, I’m feeling this look by David Razzano, a makeup artist with Sephora’s Pro team. The coverage is a little fuller than I usually wear these days, but I might try it for kicks.

I’m digging her full, lush brows, the blown-out bronze shades on her lids with that spotlight in the center, and the super shiny patent-leather hot pink lip!

GAH!

I’m gonna be a mess in that lip, though, but that’s fine. I’ll deal with it.

One thing I just realized right now about all three of these looks is that there isn’t a lot of color happening on the cheeks. They all look lightly sculpted with a bit of bronzer, and I’m feeling that!

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

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