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Comment to Win a $50 eGift Card From MAC! (Ends Monday)

October 31st, 2015 by Karen Monterichard 302 Comments

** THE GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED **

This giveaway is closed, and the winner has been contacted (CONGRATULATIONS, ANNE!!!), but check back next Saturday for another giveaway.

MAC makeup giveaway

Rise and shine, fellow frightening friend of mine… BOO! It’s Halloween. 🙂

Oh, the candy I plan to consume… Mini-Snickers, here I come!

Did you get up on the right side of the coffin this morning, my fiend? Do you feel well-rested and ready to haunt? I hope your fangs and claws look sharp. El Hub and I zipped over to Redding to visit family today, so we’ll be celebrating All Hallows’ Eve up here (yes, of course I brought my Rainbow Dash costume with me).

Have a terrifically terrifying day, and a fabulously frightening night. Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.

“Carol Anne, don’t go into the light!”

Prize

  • One (1) MAC eGift card containing $50 sent to the winner by email (international readers, you may opt to receive $50 sent by PayPal instead).

$50 MAC eGIFT CARD

Rules

  • 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:
    • How do you feel about candy corn?
    • Have you ever carved a pumpkin before?
    • Best haunted house?
    • Have you ever seen a ghost?
    • Scariest movie you’ve ever seen?
    • Have you ever been lost in the woods?
  • One entry per person.
  • You must use a valid email address to win.
  • The giveaway ends on Monday, November 2, 2015 at 11:59 PM (Pacific Time). 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

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Categories: Giveaways, Just For Fun

Pregnancy Update, 21 Weeks!

October 30th, 2015 by Karen 21 Comments

I feel SO BIG! Baby Girl is getting huge. She’s 21 weeks now and doing a number on mommy’s back and feet, but things are coming along. Her ETA: early March. 🙂

Here’s just a quick update.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

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Categories: Just For Fun, Video

A Last-Minute Halloween Costume Idea: Carol (in Wolf’s Clothing!) From The Walking Dead

October 30th, 2015 by Karen 20 Comments

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You don’t mess with Carol, son!

Carol from The Walking DeadHere’s a super simple, quick last-minute Halloween costume shout-out to Carol! — one of my favorite characters on The Walking Dead. The new season started a few weeks ago, and in my favorite season six episode so far, Carol shimmies like a bad-@ss out of her “after school special” button-down cardigan, dons a dirty bandana and hoodie, covers herself in dirt and blood and basically saves a whole bunch of people from a pack of psycho killers called the Wolves by impersonating one of ’em.

Of course, a Carol Wolf costume wouldn’t be complete without a prop, like a casserole, or this here pan of brownies, because Carol doesn’t just kick @ss. She’s also a great cook! LOL…

carol walking dead wolves brownies

Or, if your husband happens to keep swords under the bed, you could also wield a machete.

Just please be careful not to accidentally slice anyone to bits. 🙂

carol walking dead wolves machete
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Don’t You Hate It When…

October 26th, 2015 by Karen 74 Comments

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Don’t you hate it when you show up to the Halloween party and see someone across the room wearing what looks like the EXACT same outfit?

rainbow dash

“Nah,” you think. “There’s no way! What are the odds!?”

rainbow dash k 2

But then you sneak across the room to take a closer look…

rainbox dash and k
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Categories: Just For Fun

The Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll: The Open Thread Edition

October 26th, 2015 by Karen 65 Comments

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Good morning, my sweet friend!

How’s your day going so far? Mine’s been pretty good, even with the chill in the air and the fog creeping ominously up the oak tree-covered hill outside… It’s thick as soup!

I’m in the mood to try something a little different with the Monday Poll today. I feel like mixing things up with an open thread instead.

Wait a second… That totally rhymed. MC K-Dawg in the house! 🙂

Let’s just chat about whatever we want — makeup, cats, noms (I have grand plans to bake brownies this week), something you’re looking forward to (or dreading), fall boots, shopping, last night’s soul-crushing episode of The Walking Dead (OMG, I JUST CAN’T!!!) — whatever’s on your mind.

Right now, I’ve got lipstick on mine. I just realized that I’ve barely worn gloss AT ALL this fall, and I’m usually a gloss girl. How ’bout you? What have you been wearing on your lips lately?

Have a wonderful day, and thank you for stopping by. I hope to see you in the comments.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S. So that’s a big SPOILER ALERT in the comments if you want to, but haven’t, seen last night’s The Walking Dead yet.

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Categories: Just For Fun

Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vol. 369

October 25th, 2015 by Karen 18 Comments

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My Darlings,

There’s an old saying in the plus-size kitty modeling world: “Go big or go home,” and I take that phrase to heart when it comes to hosting parties. I want my guests to be talking about them for years to come.

Being a famous feline supermodel, I’ve hosted many Halloween shindigs in my time, and I have almost a decade of party-planning experience. In that vein, here are the four essential components of a successful feline Halloween party.

1. Invitations

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First things first — the invitations. In the digital age, e-vites and group invites via Facebook are acceptable; however, I’m a little old fashioned. I prefer paper invitations. Do what I do, and ask your assistant to design you a custom invite.

Don’t forget to include all of the pertinent details, like date and time, location, how to RSVP and, most importantly, the dress code.

2. Food

Shrimp catnip cocktails
Shrimp catnip cocktails

As you can tell by my husky girth, food is EXTREMELY important to me. Catering is always an option, of course, but if you are lucky enough to have an in-house chef/gravy preparer (I do), spend some time with them brainstorming fun Halloween-themed beverages, hors d’oeuvres and desserts.

I start scouring gourmet cat culinary magazines months beforehand, and this is what I’ll be serving this year. Feel free to riff on any of these ideas.

Gravy shooters with crushed catnip rim
Gravy shooters with crushed catnip rim
Purrfectly Simple Halloween Cat Cookies,  Mighty Delighty blog
Purrfectly Simple Halloween Cat Cookies, Make Me Cake Me, via Mighty Delighty blog

Catnip Jello parfait
Catnip Jello parfait

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Categories: Just For Fun, Tabs

Comment to Win a $50 eGift Card From MAC! (Ends Monday)

October 24th, 2015 by Karen 345 Comments

** THE GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED **

This giveaway is closed, and the winner has been contacted (CONGRATULATIONS, KIM!!!), but check back next Saturday for another giveaway.

MAC makeup giveaway

Good morning, glory (or evening, or afternoon, depending on what time it is where you are). It’s morning for me here in foggy Novato. 🙂

I’m still chugging along. Yesterday I took it easy and just caught up on some me time. Right now I’m on the way out the door to the Sephora Nighttime Smoky Eyes class, and THAT should most definitely be fun. I’m really looking forward to it.

I hope you have a great weekend and do something fun. Thank you a million times over for all of your help and your sweet email and comment notes over the past few days. Now I have a much better handle on the baby supplies thing and which things are really needs versus nice-to-have wants (the main takeaway: I need a lot, but it’s less than I thought).

And also, thank you for just being sweet and kind. There’s not enough of that these days, but a little kindness still goes a long way in life. I thank you and love you very much, my friend.

Prize

  • One (1) MAC eGift card containing $50 sent to the winner by email (international readers, you may opt to receive $50 sent by PayPal instead).

$50 MAC eGIFT CARD

Rules

  • 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:
    • On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being bangin’), how would you currently rate your brows?
    • Have you ever gone on a trip with a large group of people?
    • Who’s your favorite drinking buddy?
    • What’s the biggest (as in physical size) book you own?
    • Have you decorated your home for Halloween? If so, tell me about it.
    • What’s one of your favorite textile patterns?
  • One entry per person.
  • You must use a valid email address to win.
  • The giveaway ends on Monday, October 26, 2015 at 11:59 PM (Pacific Time). 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

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Categories: Giveaways, Just For Fun

Question for the Mommies Out There: What Does Baby REALLY Need?

October 21st, 2015 by Karen 138 Comments

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“Holy crap! I can’t see my toes!”

No, this isn’t another post where I talk about zombie TV shows. 🙂

It’s about time, and how it flies when you’re having fun, because Baby Girl and I are already into our twentieth week together (!). We’re halfway to the finish line, and this hit me the other day when I got out of the shower and looked down at my feet (because I can no longer see my toes over my growing tum).

I tried to paint my toes but gave up. After contorting and bending myself into an awkward pretzel position wasn’t working, I ended up getting a pedicure for the first time in ages.

For this and other reasons, Baby Girl and I need your help!

essie bell bottom blues
Essie Bell-Bottom Blues

Basically, sh*t’s getting very, very real, and I have to figure what I need to have before she arrives in March — her gear for sleeping, pooping, soothing, eating, cleaning and staying warm and comfortable.

Thing is…I don’t know where to start. I’ve been researching online, but everyone recommends different things, and they recommend A LOT.

I’m talking CRAZY amounts of stuff.
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