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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 213

April 2nd, 2012 by Karen 45 Comments

the makeup and beauty blog monday poll

  • You might be wondering, “So what the heck is this Monday Poll thing anyway?”
    Well, it isn’t much of a poll. It’s more just a constantly evolving (devolving?), somewhat random list of questions I’ve been putting out to readers every Monday morning for the past four years. I’ve always enjoyed reading your answers in the comments, and I hope you enjoy reading mine.
  1. Mood:
    Hyper! I just downed a huge cup of coffee and my brain feels like it’s moving at light speed and I can’t use punctuation because it’ll slow me down and I just hope I can stay focused enough to take advantage of this huge surge of energy!
  2. A piece of clothing in your closet that you’ve kept, even though it doesn’t fit?
    A cute pair of pinstriped gray-and-white Bebe pants that I’ve had since around 1999 because I think, “If I had a pound of Crisco, four hours and a miracle, maybe, just maybe…”

    I think they’ve gone out and come back into style at least twice over that time.

  3. Do you sleep on your back, tummy or side?
    Yes. 🙂

    LOL! But mostly my back, which is both comfortable for me and convenient for Tabs. It lets him fall asleep on my chest, and then spring off my exposed belly at 5 in the morning.

    Ah, the things we do for our pets…

  4. Game of Thrones moment! If your house had an official sigil/seal, what would it be?
    A chunky gray tabby with a low-hanging belly.
  5. Did you ever have a sticker (or other kind of) collection? If you did, do you remember what happened to it?
    I had a sticker collection, but I have no idea what happened to it. I remember seeing it at my parents’ house about 10 years ago, but then it disappeared.

    I think they may have thrown it out and just don’t want to admit it… I had some really great stickers in there, too! My scratch-and-sniff and Lisa Frank collections were epic. EPIC!

  6. What’s your commute like?
    Now? It’s not bad (about 40 feet), but I’ve had some doozies involving boats, buses and even trains that took me more than an hour to get to work.

    One of the drawbacks of my current commute is that it’s tough to maintain boundaries, since I live and work (and share a room with my kitty employer) in the same building. I often snap pictures and sit at the computer at all hours of the day and night.

  7. One small thing that brings you joy?
    Pulling up to a parking meter and finding leftover time on the clock… Love that!
  8. What’s your favorite month and why?
    June, because it’s when my brother and I have our birthdays. Plus, it’s the summer gateway month.
  9. Last drugstore beauty product that you really, really loved?
    Sonia Kashuk’s A Powerful Punch Nail Kit. I loved (and still do) the summery colors and tiny bottles. That green shade? Making Waves? That one’s my favorite.
  10. Weekly goals:
    To make appointments to see a dentist and an optometrist, to run five miles on the treadmill twice, to eat more fruit than I did last week (because I’ve been slacking on the fiber front lately), to go through the piles of paperwork on my desk (and the surrounding floor), and to try to stay on task.

Hey, hey, Monday! 🙂 So. Game of Thrones. Did you watch…? I quite enjoyed the season premiere, although I had to keep telling myself not to get attached to any of the characters. I keep hoping/wanting good things for Arya Stark and Jon Snow.

And speaking of GOT, I asked Tabs last night how he felt about us adopting a dire wolf. Unsurprisingly, he hated the idea.

  • To complete the Monday Poll, just copy the following list, and paste it with your answers in the comments.



1. Mood:
2. A piece of clothing in your closet that you’ve kept, even though it doesn’t fit?
3. Do you sleep on your back, tummy or side?
4. Game of Thrones
moment! If your house had an official sigil/seal, what would it be?
5. Did you ever have a sticker (or other kind of) collection?
6. What’s your commute like?
7. A small thing that brings you joy?
8. What’s your favorite month and why?
9. Last drugstore beauty product that you loved?
10. Weekly goals:

April has the makings of a great month for us all. I say we turn this mutha out!

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

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Sundays with Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vol. 185

April 1st, 2012 by Karen 19 Comments

Tabs for the Urban Decay Gravy Dispenser

Just a quick hello before TV time (hello!). 🙂 Tabs and I are about to curl up on the couch to watch the new Game of Thrones, and we’re both pretty excited about it, too, because he actually scored a cameo. Yup, he’s “Alley Cat No. 3” in the season premiere.

Isn’t that cool? He’s been wanting to make the jump to cable television (he’s trying out for Mad Men next), but don’t worry — even if his acting career takes off, he won’t give up modeling; he loves it too much.

This week Tabs had kitty modeling jobs for a few pretty big beauty brands, like Aveda, Urban Decay, MAC, Becca and Physicians Formula.

Here are the latest pics from his portfolio…

Tabs for the Physicians Formula Compact in Vitruvian Cat

Tabs for MAC Reel Sexy
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The Weekly Roundup: Posts You Might Have Missed

April 1st, 2012 by Karen 5 Comments

The Makeup and Beauty Blog Weekly Roundup

Today is always one of my favorite days of the year. 🙂 First, for April Fools (like me), and second, because it means we’ve left the last of the winter months behind. No more March! From now on, at least for a while, it’s all about spring and summer, and what could be better than that?

A few beauty posts that caught my eye…

  • A dazzling driver’s license makeup look — Kandee Johnson
  • A pretty look with a pretty amazing $5 palette (Wet n’ Wild Comfort Zone) — Mostly Sunny
  • Tabs wants a feline fur equivalent of the J.Lo glow, something like this but for cats — Bergdorf Goodman Blog
  • I love that Tia Williams is back to blogging! — Shake Your Beauty
  • I don’t know if it’s these pretty swatches or the lacquers themselves, but now I’m craving BYS Nail Polishes — Nihrida
  • The Sephora + Pantone Colletion Collector’s Edition set makes me want to start collecting tangerines — My Weekend Ramblings
  • Slow motion ballet makes everything better — simoniannelli on YouTube
  • What a trip! B+W nails all the way — The Nailasaurus
  • I like this easy video breakdown of a bold spring lip look — Bellasugar
  • Nail & Art and food (Refinery29)? Or how about eyeshadow and burgers (Bellasugar)?

Hark! A freelance makeup artist on the outskirts of town near the borderlands reported seeing something very disturbing this week… She was tending to her flock of clients one sunny afternoon in a field of wildflowers, when all of a sudden she heard a buzzing sound. Slowly, the sound grew louder, and louder, and louder still! — until it was all she and her clients could hear.

Terrified, they turned their faces up toward the sky, their eyes feverishly seeking out the source of the sound, and then they saw it, approaching from the horizon. So vast that it blotted out the sun as it grew nearer. A swarm!

She and the others were lucky to escape with their lives that day…and their BB cream.

BB Bees

Makeup and Beauty Blog Makeup MonsterDescription: Created by a deranged entomologist-turned-cosmetics scientist, BB Bees generally behave like their smaller honey-loving cousins. Although many times larger (growing to a length of about 5 feet), they spend their days searching for food, except in their case it’s not pollen they crave. It’s BB cream, also known as blemish balm, which they collect, sometimes from living victims, with their hind legs for transport back to the hive.

Frequency: Rare
Speed: Fast
Armor Class: 7
Special Attacks: Poison sting
Special Defenses: Flight
Intelligence: Animal
Alignment: Neutral
Size: Medium (5′ long)

The Makeup and Beauty Blog Makeup Monsters
Makeup and Beauty Blog Weekly Roundup

MAC Doubledare Cremesheen Lipglass MAC Unsung Hero: Cremesheen Lipglass in Double Dare

Rouge Bunny Rough Matte Eyeshadow in Sweet Dust Seriema Rouge Bunny Rough Matte Eyeshadow in Sweet Dust Seriema

Sonia Kashuk Brush & Sponge Cleanser Sonia Kashuk Brush & Sponge Cleanser

Urban Decay Build Your Own Eyeshadow Palette Urban Decay Build Your Own Palette Eyeshadows

Urban Decay Summer 2012 Nail Polishes Urban Decay Summer 2012 Nail Polishes

Rouge Bunny Rouge Loose Glitter Pigment in Caress of Mink Rouge Bunny Rouge Glitter Pigment in Caress of Mink

Bare Escentuals bareMinerals Eyeshadow Duos and Quads The New bareMinerals Eyeshadow Duos and Quads

Skin care you've been loving lately? What skin care products have you been loving lately?

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

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Two Ways to Win a $50 eGift Card from Sephora!

March 31st, 2012 by Karen 546 Comments

  • WINNER: The giveaway is closed now, and the winner is Kristy! Congratulations, Kristy! If you entered but didn’t win this time around, keep trying, and click here to enter any ongoing giveaways before you jet. 🙂

A Makeup and Beauty Blog giveaway
A Makeup and Beauty Blog Giveaway

Wow! The rain is coming in sideways right now and it’s freakin’ me out! The big pine trees on the hill outside are whipping wildly around in the wind, and I can literally see the rain moving horizontally.

Scary!

I hope the power doesn’t go out…

And in non-weather-related news, happy Saturday! 🙂 Welcome to the weekend. Despite the angry skies outside, I feel pretty optimistic today, pretty good overall. I’ve got a warm cup of coffee by my side, electricity and Internet access (at least for the time being), an oftentimes affectionate cat (who’s asleep at the top of his cat tower right now, apparently unbothered by the storm), friends to keep me company (thank you, btw) and my man (who’s currently putting batteries in all the flashlights).

Everything I need.

And while I don’t particularly need an egg over easy right now, I really, really want one, so while I go get my breakfast on, why don’t you enter this weekend’s Sephora eGift card giveaway? I’ll be right back!

What folks are saying…

“Oh my goodness! Thank you so much Karen (and Tabs, of course)! I really appreciate this! I’d been eyeing the Anastasia brow pencil in Strawburn to match my red hair!”
-Chelsea (and Jiji the kitten and Quincy the bunny)

“Hi Karen and Tabs. Wow! Thanks so much for this! It’s hard to believe I actually won something. I can’t wait to shop my little heart out! Thanks again. Love to Tabs! And I love your blog with the Tabs stories. ;+)”
-Sophie, St Petersburg, FL

“Never before have I been so pleased to check my email right before bed!!! Thank you so, so much! I truly enjoy your blog and check it almost daily! Thanks again! This made my night!”
-Melissa, Edmond, OK

“Hi Karen. Oh my goodness! I can’t believe I won! :O Thank you so much! You, Tabs, and your blog are amazing! Thank you for keeping me updated on all things beauty and more importantly, for keeping me entertained! Keep doing your thing! 🙂 Thank you again.”
-Jacqueline

“Hi Karen. Thank you so much, I’m so excited, I’ve never won anything before. My name is Hana … I just turned 25 (today is my birthday!) Yay! Thank you.”
-Hana

Win a $50 gift card from Sephora

  • 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).

  • There are two ways to enter, and you can do both of them for two chances to win. First, you can enter by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post, a comment about anything at all, like, what’s your favorite blush under $20? Where do you see yourself in 10 years? What’s your favorite way to waste time? How do you take your coffee? Have you ever been to a spa? — you get the idea.
  • Second, you can enter by following me on twitter Twitter @karenmbb and retweeting (RT) the following message:
    • Follow @karenmbb and RT to Win a $50 eGift Card from Sephora! http://bit.ly/H3LcXj

  • The deadline to enter is Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 11:59PM (PT).
  • Entrants must enter using a valid email address and/or Twitter account to win.
  • A maximum of two (2) entries per person — one within the comments at the bottom of this post, and a second entry via Twitter addressed to me @karenmbb.
  • Contest is open to individuals of any country who have reached the age of majority according to their local laws (18 in the United States with these exceptions: Alabama and Nebraska, 19; Mississippi, 21).
  • Sephora eGift Certificates can only be redeemed online and are not valid in stores or available for purchase or redemption in Canada. International winners may opt to substitute the Sephora eGift card prize for $50 sent directly to their email address by PayPal instead.
  • Tabs and I (heretofore referred to as “T-Money and K-Dawg”) will select one (1) winner at random from the entries either left in the comments at the bottom of this blog post or addressed to @karenmbb on Twitter.
  • The winner will be announced here within 48 hours of the deadline.
  • Void where prohibited by law.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

  • WINNER: The giveaway is closed now, and the winner is Kristy! Congratulations, Kristy! If you entered but didn’t win this time around, keep trying, and click here to enter any ongoing giveaways before you jet. 🙂
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 213

March 26th, 2012 by Karen 60 Comments

  • You might be wondering, “So what the heck is this Monday Poll thing anyway?”
    Well, it isn’t much of a poll. It’s more just a constantly evolving (devolving?), somewhat random list of questions I’ve been putting out to readers every Monday morning for the past four years. I’ve always enjoyed reading your answers in the comments, and I hope you enjoy reading mine.
  1. Mood:
  2. In a word, happy. 🙂 The birds are singing outside my office window right now, and that always puts a smile on my face.

  3. Have you tried the Clinique 3-Step System?
  4. I have! I used it religiously when I was 14 and stuck with it for about a year.

    Now that I think about it, I can’t remember why I stopped, but it was probably boredom, or I just got distracted by something else and moved on… That happened a lot when I was that age.

    I still know people who swear by it, though, and I might give it another try.

    I have fallen in love with a few other Clinique skin care products over the years, like their Rinse-Off Foaming Cleaners (I loved this stuff back in college when my skin was epically oily!), Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm and Mild Clarifying Lotion.

  5. Something you do to soothe yourself when you start feeling stressed?
  6. When the weather’s nice, and my allergies aren’t going ballistic, I like to take a walk outside. But if I can’t get outside, then I try to find a quiet place where I can sit by myself, close my eyes and concentrate on my breathing for a few minutes.

    That always takes the edge off.

  7. Do you know how to platform/springboard dive?
  8. No, not unless cannon-balling counts. 🙂

    I have tried it a couple times but never quite got the hang of it. I guess it’s just one of things… I’m a total water baby, but there’s something about diving head first into a body of water that makes me a wee bit nervous.

  9. Sparkling water or still?
  10. Most of the time, still. Sparkling when my tummy’s gurgling.

  11. We’re meeting for brunch on Saturday! What makeup will you wear?
  12. I’ll be wearing NARS Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer on my cheeks and around my mouth to even out my skin tone, MAC Pro Longwear Concealer to hide my dark under-eye circles, Urban Decay Big Fatty Mascara to open up my eyes, MAC Concrete Eyeshadow to fill in my brows, Rouge Bunny Rouge Blush Wand in Manet to give my cheeks some color, and bareMinerals Marvelous Moxie Lipgloss in Spark Plug to make my lips really shine.

  13. Are you wearing sun screen today?
  14. I sure am. I’m wearing Clarins HydraQuench SPF 15 on my face and neck.

  15. Your favorite t-shirt?
  16. An ancient oversized navy blue tee with the words “UC Davis” on it that I’ve had forever. It’s not particularly cute or anything. I just think it’s really comfy.

  17. A pricey beauty indulgence you’d love to try?
  18. I’ve been very curious about Caudalie Vinoperfect Radiance Serum ($79) ever since some gals raved about it in the comments.

    I think I might have pick it up when the Sephora VIB sale kicks in on the 29th…

  19. Weekly goals:
  20. To make it to at least a couple of yoga classes, to remember to drink plenty of water throughout the day (I slacked last week), to finish my to-do list by 6 each day (dare to dream!), and to make an appointment to get my hair did.

Okay, Mad Men fans, can we dish about last night’s season premiere? 🙂

That was one groovy party, man! And did you catch Megan’s cool cat eye makeup?

I’ll meet you for more Don Draper and friends in the comments, but first — do you have a minute for today’s Monday Poll?

  • To complete the Monday Poll, just copy the following list, and paste it with your answers in the comments.



1. Mood:
2. Have you tried the Clinique 3-Step System?
3. Something you do to soothe yourself when you start feeling stressed?
4. Do you know how to platform/springboard dive?
5. Sparkling water or still?
6. We’re meeting for brunch on Saturday! What makeup will you wear?
7. Are you wearing sun screen today?
8. Your favorite t-shirt?
9. A pricey beauty indulgence you’d love to try?
10. Weekly goals:

Breathe in, breathe out… Breathe in, breathe out…

I’m doing my best to stay calm this week. You in?

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

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Sundays with Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vol. 184

March 25th, 2012 by Karen 17 Comments

Tabs for Illamasqua Feline Fundamentalism

Someone left the house intending to go grocery shopping this afternoon, only that someone then got sidetracked on the road somewhere near the Novato movie theaters. Then, that someone — I’m not naming any names here; we don’t judge — went to go see The Hunger Games for the second time.

Wow, I like movies, don’t I? I see a lot of movies. Some of them even twice! 🙂

Actually, this was the first movie I’ve seen twice at the theaters in years. I can’t even remember the last one.

In other news, Mad Men! I did end up doing my grocery shopping after the movie, and as soon as I change into my jammies and whip up something quick to eat, I’m gonna watch the season premiere.

It’s weird. Mad Men has been on hiatus for 17 months. That’s what I read somewhere. Dang, that’s a long time. 17 months? The actors have to look a little different after that much time.

Tabs is in charge of the remote tonight, so I better go prepare his gravy. He had a pretty busy week of kitty modeling. He worked with China Glaze, Illamasqua, MAC, Rouge Bunny Rouge (actually, an affiliate of theirs) and Urban Decay.

Tabs for The Hungrier Games Collection by China Glaze

Tabs for MAC Eye Shadow in Cattail
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The Weekly Roundup: Posts You Might Have Missed

March 25th, 2012 by Karen 11 Comments

Makeup and Beauty Blog Weekly Roundup

Rise and shine, morning glory! 🙂 Yup, it’s that time again. Another Sunday. And because it’s raining here and has been for days, MBB’s resident feline ambassador is fussy. Right now he’s ignoring me at the top of his cat tower.

How are things going on your end? Have you done anything exciting this weekend? Any new movies perhaps? Like one featuring a girl named Katniss and a cat named Buttercup?

I’m actually thinking about seeing it a second time tonight! That’s how much I liked it. Of course, I love, love, LOVE the books, so there’s also that.

Not much going on out here today. The only thing I have to do is go grocery shopping, and I really should go to Trader Joe’s. Sometimes when I’m lazy I just cheese out and go to Safeway instead, because it’s closer and less crowded, but whenever I do I end up spending twice as much for half as much food, much of it less healthy than what I can get at Trader Joe’s. So I should go to Trader Joe’s. We’ll see.

Whatever you’re up to, I hope it’s something fun.

A few beauty posts that caught my eye…

  • Not ready to take my Hunger Games obsession this far…yet — BellaSugar
  • I wish my nails were on fire! — The Nailasaurus
  • The Ciate Caviar Manicure Kit is so bizarrely intriguing — British Beauty Blogger
  • I love this look with the Illamasqua Neutral Palette — My Weekend Ramblings
  • Yay! Mad Men is back, and so are the great style ideas — Keiko Lynn
  • 5 very easy to ways to make food healthier — College Candy
  • Framed! Matching Your Makeup to Your Glasses – Vogue.com
  • Beautiful swatches of the China Glaze Capitol Colours collection (part 1, and here’s part 2)– Nails and Noms
  • How to try a range of natural cosmetics from Jane Iredale without breaking the bank — Jenn Staz
  • So bright and springy! A neon ombre/Skittle manicure — Swatch and Learn

They’re unrelenting! The makeup monsters are back, yet again, even though their fancy promotional poster is almost completely out of room, haha! Seriously, there’s no room left in that big poster down there. That, and I’m running out of monster ideas! Today, it was down to 1) a creature that eats makeup wipes and 2) one that devours lip plumpers.

But then at the last minute my eyes settled upon a lonely Chanel quad…

The Quad Swindler

The Makeup and Beauty Blog Makeup MonstersDescription: Once upon a time, a goblin employed by a big cosmetics guild was arrested for thievery by the local guard and sentenced to work as the royal wizard’s assistant.

The wizard, wanting for power and an endless supply of eyeshadow, magically transformed the goblin into the first Quad Swindler, with the idea being that the Swindler would then go out and steal eyeshadow and return it to the wizard.

Of course, the idea backfired, and the goblin fled into the countryside, where he/it stops eyeshadow owners along secluded roads to swindle them out of their pans of eyeshadow, which he/it uses to keep his quad filled. It’s all very complicated… 🙂

Frequency: Very rare
Speed: Fast
Armor Class: 6
Special Attacks: Fast-talking swindle
Special Defenses: NA
Intelligence: Very
Alignment: Neutral, but obsessed about keeping his quad filled
Size: Medium (5′ tall)

The Makeup and Beauty Blog Makeup Monsters

Makeup and Beauty Blog Weekly Roundup

MAC Bamboo Eyeshadow A MAC Unsung Hero: Eyeshadow in Bamboo

bareMinerals Marvelous Moxie Lipgloss bareMinerals Marvelous Moxie Lipgloss

Hunger Games makeup A Hunger Games Inspired Face of the Day

Urban Decay Big Fatty Mascara Urban Decay Big Fatty Mascara

Illamasqua Powder Eye Shadow is called Pivot Illamasqua Powder Eye Shadow in Pivot

Dolce & Gabbana Bouquet Collection Nail Lacquers Dolce & Gabbana Bouquet Collection Nail Lacquers

Dolce & Gabbana Bouquet Collection Eyeliners Dolce & Gabbana Bouquet Collection Eyeliners

Aveda Stress Fix The Aveda Stress Fix Line

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

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Two Ways to Win a $50 eGift Card from Sephora!

March 24th, 2012 by Karen 452 Comments

  • WINNER: The giveaway is closed now, and the winner is Amy C! Congratulations, Amy! If you entered but didn’t win this time around, keep trying, and click here to enter any ongoing giveaways before you jet. 🙂

A Makeup and Beauty Blog giveaway
A Makeup and Beauty Blog giveaway

Happy St. Patrick’s! — wait, that was last week. But doesn’t it feel like it was just St. Patrick’s Day? WOW! This week went by quickly. I could have sworn we were just talking about fish & chips.

Not there’s a right or wrong time to talk about fried food. Matter of fact, I’d say it’s an underused topic of conversation.

Anywho! I’m doing my best to rise and shine over here, but Mother Nature isn’t cooperating. There’s a light, annoying drizzle outside, like the kind where you just wish it would either unload and start pouring, because at least that would do the plants some good, or stop altogether so the sun can come out.

Tabs votes for the later.

Which reminds me. Sometimes he’s such a grouch! It’s adorable when he makes his little angry old man face with his whiskers turned down. That’s the face he makes when I take him out for a walk after a rain and the ground is still wet. On the one hand, he loves being outside; on the other, he hates getting his paws wet.

It’s so cute! After he steps in a puddle, he’ll raise his little paw like he stepped on a thorn, and look up at me and mewl as if to say, “This is bullsh*t, Mom.”

I swear he thinks I’m responsible for the weather. When it rains, he’d probably fire me if he could.

Ya know, I think it’s time for some coffee, so I’ll be right back. Why don’t you enter this weekend’s giveaway while I’m gone? 🙂

What folks are saying…

“Oh my goodness! Thank you so much Karen (and Tabs, of course)! I really appreciate this! I’d been eyeing the Anastasia brow pencil in Strawburn to match my red hair!”
-Chelsea (and Jiji the kitten and Quincy the bunny)

“Hi Karen and Tabs. Wow! Thanks so much for this! It’s hard to believe I actually won something. I can’t wait to shop my little heart out! Thanks again. Love to Tabs! And I love your blog with the Tabs stories. ;+)”
-Sophie, St Petersburg, FL

“Never before have I been so pleased to check my email right before bed!!! Thank you so, so much! I truly enjoy your blog and check it almost daily! Thanks again! This made my night!”
-Melissa, Edmond, OK

“Hi Karen. Oh my goodness! I can’t believe I won! :O Thank you so much! You, Tabs, and your blog are amazing! Thank you for keeping me updated on all things beauty and more importantly, for keeping me entertained! Keep doing your thing! 🙂 Thank you again.”
-Jacqueline

“Hi Karen. Thank you so much, I’m so excited, I’ve never won anything before. My name is Hana … I just turned 25 (today is my birthday!) Yay! Thank you.”
-Hana

Win a $50 gift card from Sephora

  • 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).

  • There are two ways to enter, and you can do both of them for two chances to win. First, you can enter by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post, a comment about anything at all, like, have you ever been caught outside in the rain? When was your last grand adventure? Have you ever been snorkeling? How many cats is too many cats? What’s your most cherished memory? Have you ever applied makeup on someone else? — you get the idea.
  • Second, you can enter by following me on twitter Twitter @karenmbb and retweeting (RT) the following message:
    • Follow @karenmbb and RT to Win a $50 eGift Card from Sephora! http://bit.ly/GLFU2x

  • The deadline to enter is Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 11:59PM (PT).
  • Entrants must enter using a valid email address and/or Twitter account to win.
  • A maximum of two (2) entries per person — one within the comments at the bottom of this post, and a second entry via Twitter addressed to me @karenmbb.
  • Contest is open to individuals of any country who have reached the age of majority according to their local laws (18 in the United States with these exceptions: Alabama and Nebraska, 19; Mississippi, 21).
  • Sephora eGift Certificates can only be redeemed online and are not valid in stores or available for purchase or redemption in Canada. International winners may opt to substitute the Sephora eGift card prize for $50 sent directly to their email address by PayPal instead.
  • Tabs and I (heretofore referred to as “T-Money and K-Dawg”) will select one (1) winner at random from the entries either left in the comments at the bottom of this blog post or addressed to @karenmbb on Twitter.
  • The winner will be announced here within 48 hours of the deadline.
  • Void where prohibited by law.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

  • WINNER: The giveaway is closed now, and the winner is Amy C! Congratulations, Amy! If you entered but didn’t win this time around, keep trying, and click here to enter any ongoing giveaways before you jet. 🙂
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