Giveaways

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Rise and shine, pal ‘o mine! I’m actually writing this on Friday afternoon because I have no idea if I’m going to be here, or at the hospital tomorrow morning. I had another appointment with my doctor today (Friday), and she said that I’m ready to pop! Of course, she’s been saying that for the past two weeks, so who knows? I am convinced that I will be pregnant until forever.

I hope you have a wonderful, fun-filled weekend, and I will hopefully talk to you on the flip side 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).

• 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:
  
  • Have you ever planted a tree?
  • Do you have a good luck token or charm?
  • What’s your current favorite palette?
  • Have you ever made pizza crust from scratch?
  • Favorite high-end makeup brand?
  • What’s your hair: curly, straight or wavy?
• One entry per person.
• You must use a valid email address to win.
• The giveaway ends on Monday, February 29, 2016 at 11:59 PM (Pacific Time). 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

** THE GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED **
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“I’m never gonna dance again; pregnant feet have got no rhythm. Though it’s easy to pretend, I know you’re not a fool…”

Dude, those easily could have been the lyrics to that song, because I kid you not, I’m a total klutz right now. I waddle like an emperor penguin, and if I stub my toes one more time… I swear…

Haha! I made myself laugh! It’s true, though.

Rise and shine, morning glory! Happy caturday. 🙂 What are you up to? I slept in a little, which my body seemed to really like. This weekend, it’s just more of the same for me — the baby waiting game. She could show up any day now, so I don’t think I’ll be going on any very long, solitary hikes. Probably not a good idea to get too far off the beaten path right now, ya know? I don’t want to deliver Baby Girl in a car or the woods.

No. That would not be ideal.

Here at Casa de MBB, while I’m off attending to Baby Girl’s needs, the interns will take over! Yes, six intrepid blogging beauties will be posting product reviews, makeup tips and other interesting things, and I’ll still be checking in from time to time, too. I’ve been working closely with the interns behind the scenes for the past few weeks, and I’m very impressed and excited. We’re all in for a treat.

Have a great weekend, my friend, and I’ll talk to you soon. 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:
  
  • What are your vices?
  • Coolest name for a celestial body?
  • A skill for which you were self-taught?
  • How long does it usually take you to do your hair in the morning?
  • Does your mom like makeup as much as you do?
  • There should be an award for…
• One entry per person.
• You must use a valid email address to win.
• The giveaway ends on Monday, February 22, 2016 at 11:59 PM (Pacific Time). 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

** THE GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED **
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Good morning, glory! Guess who’s on her second cup of decaf Irish breakfast tea and working her way through February’s Allure magazine.

As usual, this one’s been very eductational. For instance, I just found out that Too Faced is going to have a waterproof version of their Better Than Sex Mascara. Hmm… Good to know.

Today, it’s just more baby related things for me, like, I have to set aside an area in the bathroom where I can give BG her sponge baths, figure out exactly where I’m gonna put the bassinet, exciting stuff like that…

I hope you have a wonderful winter weekend, and I sure as heck hope it involves chocolate, and/or other Valentine’s Day treats and sweets.

Talk to you soon. 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:
  
  • When was the last time you listened to live music?
  • What’s a rumor you recently heard?
  • What are three types of makeup (lip primer, bronzer, tinted moisturizer, etc.) you never wear?
  • Have you gone skiing or snowboarding yet this year?
  • When was the last time you wore blue eyeshadow?
  • What’s your favorite Valentine’s candy?
• One entry per person.
• You must use a valid email address to win.
• The giveaway ends on Monday, February 15, 2016 at 11:59 PM (Pacific Time). 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

** THE GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED **
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Good morning from my messy living room!

I’m drinking a new tea today that I found yesterday at Trader Joe’s, and it’s very delicious. It’s a decaf Irish breakfast tea, so I’m having that while watching old episodes of Jersey Shore.

And I probably knew this already, but it just reinforces the fact that I could never be on reality TV. I think I could be mildly entertaining…but not nearly as entertaining as these people. I’d be that one person sitting in the corner rolling her eyes while she ate bread.

So today I’m headed to the salon, yay! I’ll be getting my hair colored (the same color it is now, which is a slightly lighter shade of brown than my natural hair color), but that’s about it. Nothing too crazy.

Have a great day today, whatever you’re up to, and good luck in the giveaway. I’ll talk to you soon.

And Tabs told me to say this: “GO PANTHERS!” 🙂

• 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.
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  • If you do it, what’s your preferred method of underarm hair removal?
  • A lipstick you’ve been loving lately?
  • What beverage do you drink the most throughout the day?
  • If you could do anything to change your hair today, what would you do?
  • When was the last time you had a milkshake?
  • What was the most fun you’ve ever had living with roommates?
• One entry per person.
• You must use a valid email address to win.
• The giveaway ends on Monday, February 8, 2016 at 11:59 PM (Pacific Time). 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

** THE GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED **
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Good morning, sassy pants! At some point between 2 and 3 a.m. I decided that it was absolutely necessary that I get a mani/pedi this morning before the baby shower, so I’m currently downing some decaf green tea and shoveling a whole wheat English Muffin into my face so that I am able to get this important task done and, yes, it feels extremely important.

I don’t know if it’s just pregnancy hormones, but I’ve been getting fixated on things lately. I just really want mint green nails…

So, today’s giveaway: $50 for Sephora. I know you can handle it. 🙂 It’s really easy to enter. All you have to do is leave a comment down below.

Good luck, and have a great weekend. Heck, you never know when you’re gonna win. Check this out: Stephanie won the big $250 mystery makeup giveaway (which ended up being worth more than $600, she says in a whisper).

@karenmbb I'm overwhelmed by your generosity. Thank you for the amazing mystery prize. pic.twitter.com/dpqDlmQmVU

— Stephanie Oefinger (@Stephanie_W_O) January 30, 2016

OK, talk to you soon. Your tabby nephew says “mrow!”

• 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.
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  • Best nail polish remover?
  • Do you wear sunscreen in winter?
  • Your favorite fancy coffee drink?
  • When was the last time you went to the zoo?
  • How adventurous are you with your hair?
  • Do you double cleanse?
• One entry per person.
• You must use a valid email address to win.
• The giveaway ends on Monday, February 1, 2016 at 11:59 PM (Pacific Time). 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

** THE GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED **
This giveaway is closed, and the winner has been contacted (CONGRATULATIONS, INDIA!!!), but check back next Saturday for another giveaway.

See, now, I knew I should have gotten that toy shark pincer claw thingy when I saw it at the Monterey Bay Aquarium a couple weeks ago because I could really use longer arms right now. I move around like a seal out of water! Turning over in bed takes me 10 minutes (only slightly exaggerating), and this is all to say that I can barely move right now, and reaching for things, like the light switch beside my bed, takes superhuman effort.

Good times…

How’s it going this morning, my friend? If it’s still snowing where you are, I sure hope it stops soon. Sending you warm vibes…

BTW, your tabby nephew has been very unsympathetic to the whole pregnancy plight situation, and I think he needs a “talking to.” Every night he repeatedly tries to climb Mt. Karen, even though Mt. Karen does not want to be climbed, so I politely scoot him off, but then he just tries again…

You really can’t change that tabby’s mind when once it gets fixated on something.

Whatever you’re doing today, I hope it isn’t under 10 feet of snow! Have a great weekend, and good luck in the giveaway. Reader Bonnie Clyne won one last month. I wonder what she ended up getting…

@karenmbb TY for the Sephora GC! With your humor, the way you write, and including Tabs, it's like hanging with a friend vs. reading a blog!

— Bonnie Clyne (@BonnieClyne) December 18, 2015

• 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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• 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:
  
  • Have you ever seen the Aurora Borealis?
  • Have you ever made a snow angel?
  • Do you ever wear white eyeshadow or eyeliner?
  • A product (makeup or otherwise) that you’re always breaking?
  • Have you ever had an allergic reaction to a piece of makeup or skincare?
  • What’s your current favorite primer?
• One entry per person.
• You must use a valid email address to win.
• The giveaway ends on Monday, January 25, 2016 at 11:59 PM (Pacific Time). 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

** THE GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED **
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OK, is it raining there as much as it’s raining here? — because I swear, we haven’t gone more than three days without rain in, like…I don’t even know how long. This El Niño character is awfully insistent about his rain.

Rise and shine, morning glory! 🙂 Rain or shine, it’s Caturday!

Poor Tabs… He hasn’t gone outside for a walk in days, and he has some tabby depression about it. He hates the rain. Well…he’s confused by it, because the sound and the movement of the water fires him up, but then when he goes outside in it, he realizes that it’s all wet and cold and annoying, and he wants nothing to do with it.

I also think he blames me for the weather, like it’s all my fault and I’m dropping the ball as his professional pet assistant. “What!? What the hell is this WET stuff!? It’s EVERYWHERE! Girl, you are doing a terrible job managing my wants and needs!”

In other news, I have a fun-filled weekend of baby growing and grocery shopping lined up. Yup, the excitement never stops at Casa de MBB. It’s a thrill a minute, LOL! I hope you’re doing something fun.

Good luck in the giveaway! Meg here won earlier this month. I wonder what she’s gonna get…

I'm super excited because I never win anything, but I won a $50 Sephora gift card from @karenmbb… https://t.co/GsP67BKDq1

— Meg (@sullenxriot182) January 14, 2016

• 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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• Open to U.S. and international readers.
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  • Have you ever walked on a frozen lake?
  • Do you believe in the notion of “the good old days”?
  • How do you dress to impress?
  • Who’s a good trendsetter in your estimation?
  • What was your best makeup purchase of 2015?
  • __________ totally needs to do a makeup collaboration with __________!
• One entry per person.
• You must use a valid email address to win.
• The giveaway ends on Monday, January 18, 2016 at 11:59 PM (Pacific Time). 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

** THE GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED **
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Good morning, buddy. 🙂 How’s it goin’? What’s the 4-1-1? For me it’s birthing classes. Today El Hub and I have part two of our birthing classes, where I’m learning all kinds of interesting things about the whole labor process, like how to time contractions (apparently, there’s an app for that), how to breathe, and the overall timing of things, as in when to grab my overnight hospital “go bag,” yell “it’s time!” to El Hub and dash out the door.

Our delivery hospital is supposed to be the Kaiser in San Francisco, which is about 35 miles away, so fingers crossed that we won’t be delivering Baby Girl in the Mazda on Highway 101, LOL!

Anywho, the class is very interesting (I wore the Gwen Stefani Blush Palette). It’s helping me build my confidence, which is helping me stay calm. Ah…

Other than that, it’s still El Niño weather out here, so it’s drizzly and overcast…but at least it isn’t pouring down rain right now, yay! 🙂

Good luck in the giveaway! Reader Nicole got herself a toner and some freebies after she won.

Treated Myself For The Holidays With Some @Sephora Goodies Thanks To @KarenMBB !

so excited… https://t.co/GZPa4hPZiT

— —- 𝔫 𝔦 𝔠 𝔬 𝔩 𝔢 (@saucyfbaby) December 14, 2015

• 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).
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  • Assuming you have one, what’s your favorite blue eyeshadow?
  • What do you think when you hear the word “luxury”?
  • When was the last time you went dancing?
  • The last book you literally (OK, figuratively) could not put down?
  • Something of which you’re proud?
  • What’s your favorite healthy snack?
• One entry per person.
• You must use a valid email address to win.
• The giveaway ends on Monday, January 11, 2016 at 11:59 PM (Pacific Time). 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen