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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, April 25

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  • 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 three years, which I guess makes this somewhere around Vol. 167. I’ve always enjoyed reading your answers in the comments, and I hope you enjoy reading mine.
  1. Mood:

    2. The gears in my head are cranking slowly this mornin’ (so sleepy!), but I keep chugging along. Other than the fog it feels like I’m caught in, I feel pretty optimistic about this week.

  2. What purse are you carrying today?

    3. A black faux leather (aka pleather, LOL!) one from a surf company called Dakine that I found at Marshalls for $20. It weighs very little and has plenty of pockets and room, which I love. It’s big enough to hold my Canon T2i camera with two lenses, so it even doubles as a photography bag.

  3. Something you have trouble doing?

    4. Double dutch jump rope. I’ve tried countless times but still haven’t mastered the timing. Mastered. Heck, I’m not even close to doing it right, ha!

  4. What are some things you do to get motivated or energized?

    5. Well, lately I’ve been turning to green tea (or something else with caffeine in it), and I’ve always liked listening to dance music, taking a quick walk around the neighborhood, and/or pumping out a quick set of push-ups (DROP AND GIVE ME TEN!). One of those usually does the trick.

  5. Are you a patient person?

    6. I wasn’t at all when I was younger, but I’ve slowly gotten more patient over time.

  6. What lip colors do you wear most often?

    7. Something pink, peach or coral!

  7. Your least favorite kind of candy?

    8. 100%, hands-down, no doubt about it — black licorice. It’s my candy kryptonite. So dry and chewy, and that licorice flavor, gah! I’m not a fan of Butterfingers, either.

  8. What did you have for breakfast this morning?

    9. Oatmeal with lots of milk, and a big mug of green tea.

  9. Shirt dresses — yea or nay?

    10. Yea, but only if they’re in a solid print or a subtle pattern. And if the skirt part’s too full, they make my bum look big.

  10. Weekly goals:

    11. The way I feel today, I’m focusing on keeping things simple this week. I aim to just go with the flow. 🙂

Happy Monday, my friend. I hope your day got off to a good start and that you feel happier than a cat making biscuits. Of course, if you’re struggling this morning, I hope the positive vibes I’m beaming out to you right now (*beam! beam!*) help.

Do you have a couple minutes for the Monday Poll? I always like to hear from you, but especially today.

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



1. Mood:
2. What purse are you carrying today?
3. Something you have trouble doing?
4. What are some things you do to get motivated or energized?
5. Are you a patient person?
6. What lip colors do you wear most often?
7. Your least favorite kind of candy?
8. What did you have for breakfast this morning?
9. Shirt dresses — yea or nay?
10. Weekly goals:

Let’s defy any doldrums today and make sunshine this week. We’re stronger together than we are apart. 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Sundays with Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vol. 136

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Dear Diary,

I know it’s been a while since I’ve written, but I’ve been on the road a lot as of late. I’ve had modeling jobs in Miami, LA, Toronto, Paris… shoot, I even had one booked here at the house early this morning. Tabby is a busy boy!

See, when you’re a top kitty model, you have to be ready at a moment’s notice. Even on holidays. But I woke up feeling and looking like this (please don’t judge; it was early, and I didn’t have a chance to clean my fur):

I felt better after I did my stretches and got some gravy in my system, and before long I was hitting all the right poses for the camera…


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The Weekly Roundup: Posts You Might Have Missed

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Rise and shine, pal o’ mine. Happy Easter. 🙂 You’re just in time for the big Easter egg hunt. The eggs are hidden all around, but you better hurry. Tabs got an early start this morning, and it looks like he’s already found at least two of the eggs in the yard.

Here’s your Easter basket. Yup, that one’s all yours. You can put your eggs right in there next to the Jelly Bellies, Cadbury Creme Eggs and Marshmallow Peeps.

Well, go on. Get a move on, and have fun! You don’t want Tabs finding all of the eggs.

The Weekly Roundup: Posts You Might Have Missed

The $5 Goody Reversible Headband THE $5 GOODY REVERSIBLE HEADBAND
MAKES FOR GOODY, CLEAN FUN

Maybe I’m just way too easily amused, but I can see myself having a lot of fun with these new Goody Reversible Headbands ($5).

These fabric wrapped headbands are double sided, so when you feel like switching up your look, all you have to do is move the fabric to reveal the other side. It’s like getting two headbands for the price of one.

One minute, I’m sitting in a crowded boardroom. “Pardon me, everyone,” I say, getting up from my seat. “I’ll be right back.” I walk out of the room and around the corner, reverse the headband, and then nonchalantly walk back to my seat. Hehe… Psyche!

As far as headbands go, it’s great. Comfy and doesn’t squeeze or hurt my brain. It’s really just a headband, though, except with the power of reversibility. It should come in handy when my bangs start to grow out. Read more…

LORAC Hot Off The Red Carpet Collection HOW HOT IS THE $36 LORAC HOT OFF THE RED CARPET COLLECTION?
IT’S SO HOT THAT IT MADE SUMMER START EARLY

The LORAC Hot Off The Red Carpet Collection ($36) may not push the boundaries of summer makeup, but I’m okay with that. With plenty of metallic gold, teal, bronze and brown, products in the five-piece limited edition will look right at home this summer gracing makeup counters and tan, warm skin.

Two words: smokin’ hot. Hot, like Giselle working the Victoria’s Secret runway, or a shirtless Jakey Poo working an outdoor car wash.

The kit comes with four full-size pieces of makeup (two eyeshadow duos, a bronzer and lipgloss) and A cute golder-than-gold clutch.

I love where LORAC went with these finishes, in particular the powders. The eyeshadow duos and bronzer apply with sophisticated, fine shimmer that says, “Yes, I’m classy (with a ‘c’),” and they stop shy of crossing the line into obnoxiously frosty territory. Read more…

MAC Cosmetics Production Facility Tour GO BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE MAC COSMETICS PRODUCTION FACILITY
AND ESTÉE LAUDER COMPANIES CANADIAN INNOVATION CENTRE

Last week my adventures in Toronto led me and a group of fellow bloggers to the MAC production facility and Estée Lauder Companies Canadian Innovation Centre, where MAC and some of the other members of the ELC family create makeup magic. Both buildings are located right next to each other in the nearby city of Markham in Ontario, about an hour from Toronto.

The tour was only one of the reasons for my trip. I’ll share the others soon, but for now, help yourself to some steel-toe boot covers, safety glasses and a white lab coat — oh, and you’ll need to stow your jewelry in your purse — because where we’re heading, it’s safety first!

The inside of the production facility looks like a cross between a hospital and Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory (sans the Oompa-Loompas). The scent of vanilla fills the air, and you find yourself looking for MAC Lipsticks around every corner. As luck would have it, they are around every corner here. Read more…

Bare Minerals Pretty Amazing Lipcolor IS BARE MINERALS PRETTY AMAZING
LIPCOLOR, WELL, PRETTY AMAZING?

When makeup marketers name a product “Pretty Amazing,” they’re setting the bar high. I mean, what do they do if the product only ends up being mediocre? How do they answer their boss when she asks, “How did those new Pretty Amazing Lipcolors turn out?” Well, miss, I think they turned out…fine.

Ouch.

I have to admit, I had high expectations when I heard about the new Bare Minerals Pretty Amazing Lipcolors line of hybrid liquid lipgloss/lipsticks ($16 each). I wondered if they’d make my eyes roll back in my head in ecstasy (I hope!). Would I find myself speaking in tongues?

Judging by their names, the eight new Lipcolors do have a certain swagger. There’s Bravado (a brick rose), Charisma (a coral pink), Ambition (a fuchsia), Courage (a warm strawberry), Fearless (a rosy mauve), Free Will (a pink nude; oddly, I keep wanting to call this one “Free Willy”), Moxie (a bright petal pink) and Strength (a vibrant red). Hot. I’ll call your positive messages, Bare Minerals, and raise you some power.

No, these aren’t lipglosses for wallflowers. They’re much stronger than that. These are like lipglosses on P90X — super thick and sticky with full-color coverage and subtle shine. Imagine the thick, sticky texture of a MAC Lipglass coupled with the uber-pigmented power of the NYX Soft Matte Lip Creams and BAM! — you’re Pretty Amazing. Read more…

Hourglass Script Precision Liquid Liner NOW HERE’S A TIP: IT’S ATOP THE NEW
HOURGLASS SCRIPT PRECISION LIQUID LINER PEN
So tiny and cute! I don’t think I’ve ever seen a liquid liner tip as teeny as the one atop the new Hourglass Script Precision Liquid Liner pen ($32).

The pen’s extra fine 0.5mm nib would make drafting pens jealous. New for summer, it’s built for the ultimate in line drawing precision and lays down fine, thin lines along my lash line with very little skipping. It did, though, take me a couple of minutes of fiddling to find a good position to hold the pen, as the tip is shorter than most liquid liners and feels a little awkward in my hand.

Jett, the single color available, looks like a shiny grayish black with blue undertones on me.

If you and Jett hit it off, hang on to your receipt until you’re able to make sure your pen works because the first one I tried had problems. The tip had dried up and wouldn’t work at all. It might’ve been a fluke, but for $32 (expensive!), you definitely want one that works. Read more…

MAC Russian Red Lipglass MAC UNSUNG HEROES
RUSSIAN RED LIPGLASS

Heads turn so fast when MAC Russian Red Lipstick ($14.50) enters a room that some of them get whiplash.

The blue-based red, long a favorite of MAC fans (like moi!), lives in the permanent line, but she also guest stars from time to time in limited edition releases like the MAC Wonder Woman Collection as a repromote shade.

I’ve loved the color for years, but I didn’t always know she had a sister, super shiny, highly pigmented MAC Russian Red Lipglass ($14.50).

If any product deserves a share of the MAC Unsung Heroes spotlight, it’s Russian Red Lipglass — one of my go-to colors to pair with cat eyes. Just how red is it? Well, do you remember how red your cheeks got that time in gym class with the sit-ups (PROOOT!)? Yup, it’s even redder than that. Read more…

Goody Pearlized Shell Headband HOLY MOTHER OF PEARL! GOODY’S NEW
PEARLIZED SHELL HEADWRAP DELIVERS A LUXE LOOK FOR LESS

When it comes to hair accessories, I’m a gal of simple tastes. I’ll do black ponytail holders and Spin Pins; sometimes I’ll even rock a scrunchie around the house (hey, they’re comfortable), but Goody’s new slew of spring headgear has me rethinking my minimalist ways.

Their Modern Organica Collection, available now at Target, features a bevy of new barrettes, headbands, headwraps and clips with an earthy theme, some of which would probably be more expensive on the shelves of a department store.

This $7 Pearlized Shell Headwrap has a non-rigid elastic band with braided fabric and shell accents (like mother-of-pearl). It’s available in beige, brown and black.

For what it’s worth, the neutral brown one seems to go well with white, pink, beige, peach, orange and blue shirts… I have a feeling there won’t be an accompanying color it doesn’t like. Read more…

MAC Flighty Collection MAC FLIGHTY
PRODUCT PICS AND SWATCHES

Whatever Tabby wants, Tabby gets! That’s right, Tabs threatened to swipe the living crap out my ankles if I didn’t take product pictures and swatch the new MAC Flighty collection, ASAP (damn cat).

He’s especially excited about the new Big Bounce Shadows ($16.50), a line of whipped mousse cream eyeshadows with a fluffy texture and pearly finish that MAC’s adding to their permanent line.

The MAC Flighty collection bounces onto MAC counters May 5 in North America and June internationally. Read more…

NARS Summer 2011 Collection I HAVE A BLUE CRUSH ON
THE NARS SUMMER 2011 COLLECTION

I wonder what prompted this 11-piece release. I can imagine François Nars, all tan and relaxed from a kick-ass beach vacay, dreaming up these playful colors because the teal, coral, citrus and cantaloupe fit the tropics to a (surf) T.

But there’s much more to the collection than that. An opaque white nail polish and warm, shimmery gold and silver metallics join the punchy, vibrant hues. By all appearances, someone had a blast this time around.

While the NARS Spring 2011 and Holiday 2010 collections reminded me of cocktail dresses, dainty heels and white wine spritzers at a bar in the Financial District downtown, this collection reminds me of a girl on vacation in Hawaii. She’s cruising around the island in a rented jeep with her surfboard in back. After catching a few waves, she stops by a beach bar, tucks a hibiscus behind her ear, and charms the bartender, who serves her free umbrella drinks all night long. Read more…

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S. Yea! That was fun. I see you found some of the eggs. 🙂

El Hub and I are driving out to the East Bay to spend the day with my parents and brother. My dad’s birthday is coming up, so we’re also going to combine the festivities for that. Should be a lot of fun.

No matter what you’re doing or where you are, I hope you have a great day today. Tabs says hi!

Two Ways to Win the Essie French Affair Spring 2011 Collection (a $48 Value)

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

Oui, oui, cherie, we made it to the weekend! The train to Paris leaves any minute now. Are you coming with?

Goodness — would you look at that? My poor paws. They’re in dire need of a manicure, but what should I wear? Even though the summer collections have begun to trickle in, I’m still stuck on spring colors like the opaque pastels from the Essie French Affair collection.

This six-piece release graces fingers and toes in creamy shades of blue, pink, beige, purple and peach, but these aren’t your garden variety pastels. They deliver enough pigmentation to completely cover nails in just two coats. With a good base and top coat, they should last at least a week (long enough for our trip!) before chipping.

Are you and your nails ready for love? 🙂

A Makeup and Beauty Blog Giveaway!

  • One (1) Essie Nail Polish in French Affair (an $8 value)
  • One (1) Essie Nail Polish in Nice is Nice (an $8 value)
  • One (1) Essie Nail Polish in Coate Azure (an $8 value)
  • One (1) Essie Nail Polish in Sand Tropez (an $8 value)
  • One (1) Essie Nail Polish in Topless and Barefoot (an $8 value)
  • One (1) Essie Nail Polish in Kisses and Bises (an $8 value)

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Essie French Affair Polishes from the left: French Affair, Nice is Nice and Coate Azure

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Sand Tropez; Topless and Barefoot; and Kisses and Bises

  • 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 nail color of all time? Do you ever mix your polishes to create new shades? Who was your very first crush? What did your prom dress look like? — the sky’s the limit!
  • Second, you can enter by following me on twitter Twitter @karenmbb and retweeting (RT) the following message:
    • Follow @karenmbb and RT to Win the Essie French Affair Spring 2011 Collection (a $48 Value) http://bit.ly/gqQXDL

  • The deadline to enter is Sunday, April 24, 2011 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).
  • 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 Eileen! Congratulations, Eileen! If you entered but didn’t win this time around, keep trying, and click here to enter any ongoing giveaways before you jet. 🙂

What Scent Are You Wearing Today?

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I’m wearing Marc Jacobs Daisy Eau So Fresh ($70 for 2.5 oz). It’s a fruitier version of the original Marc Jacobs Daisy released for spring with notes of raspberry, grapefruit, pear, violet, rose, apple blossom, musk, cedarwood and plum.

“DAISY EAU SO FRESH is a bright, floral, fruity fragrance. It radiates with a sunny and sparkling energy. A whimsical, yet elegant fragrance with playful notes of crisp raspberry, sensuous wild rose, and deep and warm plum.”

– From the website

I get plenty of mileage out of this scent, even though it’s an eau de toilette. A couple of spritzes last me from dawn till dusk.

How about you? What scent are you wearing today? 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S.
Have a beautiful Earth Day 2011

Two Ways to Win the Entire David Yurman Essence Fragrance Collection (a $255 Value)

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


From left: David Yurman Delicate Essence, Fresh Essence and Exotic Essence Eau de Toilette

Ready to set aside that raspberry body splash and try something new? How about the elegantly feminine fragrances featured in today’s giveaway?

Sponsored by high-end jewelry line David Yurman (they also have a line of perfume and body products) and appropriately inspired by gemstones, the new spring scents take tourmaline, peridot and citrine to a scent-sory level. Designed to be worn alone or layered, the David Yurman Essence Collection features a trio of fragrances in contemporary, elegant attire.

Learn more about the David Yurman line on the company’s Facebook and Twitter pages.

Delicate, my favorite of the three Essence fragrances (Exotic, Fresh and Delicate), doesn’t just benefit from being pink (PINK!), it reminds me of something Calvin Klein might create — fresh and light, it has a certain sex appeal to it, yet isn’t overtly “in your face.”

Your new spring scent collection is right around the corner…

A Makeup and Beauty Blog Giveaway!

Two (2) lucky ladies (or gents) will each win the following prizes:

David Yurman Delicate Essence
Delicate Essence
Fragrance Family: Modern Floral
Official Description: “Ethereal floral lotus blossom with a hint of sparkling orange radiates light; spicy pink pepper adds a fresh touch. The intriguing interplay of pink peony blossom and wild rose underscores the quiet romance of rose absolute, resulting in the gentle feminine heart of the fragrance. The sumptuous warmth of sheer amber and skin musk blended with blonde woods exudes a soft spoken lucidity that lingers.”
David Yurman Fresh Essence
Fresh Essence
Fragrance Family: Fruity Floral
Official Description: “A fruity blend of apple, cassis and juicy red fruits, enhanced with crisp greens, lends a flirty nonchalance. A rare weave of classic notes — rose, peony, and water lily — adds an explicit modern twist while cashmere woods, and soft musk radiate an implicit vitality that’s both playful and luminous.”
David Yurman Exotic Essence
Exotic Essence
Fragrance Family: Sensual Oriental
Official Description: “Rich notes of creamy, voluptuous vanilla absolute, radiant amber and lucid Australian sandalwood imbues Exotic Essence with passion and mystery; soft musk and peach skin add a sly sensuality. A spicy hint of Casablanca lily melds seamlessly with tender rose petals to form a deeply captivating heart enhanced with patchouli and exotic woods. A slight touch of sparkling mandarin lends a suggestive edge.”

  • 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 piece of jewelry? What scent are you wearing today? What was the first fragrance you ever fell in love with? What are your weekend plans? — 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 the Entire David Yurman Essence Fragrance Collection (a $255 Value) http://bit.ly/gRiqNZ

  • The deadline to enter is Thursday, April 21, 2011 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 the United States (sorry, ladies living overseas; I promise a giveaway that includes you soon) 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).
  • Tabs and I (heretofore referred to as “T-Money and K-Dawg”) will select two (2) winners 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 winners are @LaurenPeabody and Beautylogicblog! Congratulations, girls! If you entered but didn’t win this time around, keep trying, and click here to enter any ongoing giveaways before you jet. 🙂

Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, April 18

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  • 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 three years, which I guess makes this somewhere around Vol. 166. I’ve always enjoyed reading your answers in the comments, and I hope you enjoy reading mine.
  1. Mood:

    2. Great! I think I’ve finally gotten back into the swing of things after my trip last week. It only took three days and tons of sleep, haha.

  2. Do you like wearing white in the spring/summer?

    3. I do! I love how crisp and refreshing a sharp white outfit looks, especially one paired with shiny baubles and cute sandals. But I’m not one of those gals who can just waltz out the door in white and not have to think about it at all. I usually bring a small lint brush with me (Tabs sheds like crazy!) wherever I go and a portable stain remover like Shout Wipes, just in case.

  3. How do you get yourself out of a bad mood?

    4. Listening to music usually helps. Something mid-tempo. A peppy beat and positive lyrics soothes my inner savage beast.

  4. When was the last time you used a hula hoop?

    5. Hmm… I honestly can’t remember. Maybe five years ago? There’s one stored in my old bedroom at my parents’ house (weird), and I have a misty memory of busting it out one Christmas not too long ago (probably during a karaoke night).

  5. What’s your favorite place to buy makeup?

    6. The MAC Pro Store in San Francisco. It has some of the friendliest sales associates. They’re helpful, ya know, but not intrusive, and they let me play for as long as I want. 🙂 LOVE that store!

  6. Did someone teach you how to shave your legs, or was it something you figured out on your own?

    7. I learned on my own around seventh grade. One day a friend of mine looked at my shins during PE and said, “Did you forget to shave this morning?” Um, yes? My mom really isn’t a girly girl and didn’t have any hair removal stuff around (that I could find), so that night I borrowed my dad’s razor and shave cream and figured it out (story of my life).

  7. A fictional TV character you’d like to hang out with?

    8. The Three’s Company roommates! Remember that show? I want to hang out with Jack, Janet and Chrissy at The Regal Beagle bar, LOL!

  8. Solid perfumes: yea or nay?

    9. Yea-ish, but I prefer liquids because I think they last longer on me.

  9. An article of clothing in your closet that you NEVER wear?

    10. I have a pair of black J. Brand 811 jeans that I utterly love but hardly ever wear because they’re like a magnet for cat hair! It’s too much for my trusty lint brush to handle.

  10. Weekly goals:

    11. Just one: make it work!

What up, boo? How are you feeling this morning? I know you’ve got a lot going on, but can you spare a minute to touch base in the Monday Poll?

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



1. Mood:
2. Do you like wearing white in the spring/summer months?
3. How do you get yourself out of a bad mood?
4. Do you remember the last time you used a hula hoop?
5. What’s your favorite place to buy makeup?
6. Did someone teach you how to shave your legs, or was it something you figured out on your own?
7. A fictional TV character you’d like to hang out with?
8. Solid perfumes: yea or nay?
9. An article of clothing in your closet that you NEVER wear?
10. Weekly goals:

Welcome to the week of April 18, young lady. Are you ready to rock? 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S. Forty years ago today El Hub’s parents were both working at an Avis Rent-A-Car in Waikiki on the island of Oahu. My mom-in-law was a car wash girl, and El Hub’s pop was a manager. Before long they started hanging out together, soaking up the fun and the sun of Hawaii, and the rest is history. Congratulations, guys, on your 40th wedding anniversary! Love you!

Sundays with Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vol. 135

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Tabs for Pacifica Catnip Body Wash

Look out, world! Guard your ankles because Tabs is a fussy tabby tonight. He just found out that he didn’t get the new iPad 2 campaign, which he’d been looking forward to for months. He thought that after his work promoting the iTabs a couple years ago he’d be a shoe-in this time around, but that’s the business for ya. It’s cat eat cat. Steve Jobs is gonna get an earful when they go golfing next week.

Anywho, here are the latest pics from Tabs’ kitty modeling portfolio. It was a busy week!

Who is Tabs the Cat? About three years ago I befriended a stray, flea-bitten tabby cat with a bad case of worms. I could see he’d fallen on hard times, but his profound knowledge of high fashion and department store cosmetics led me to believe that he was more than meets the eye. We became fast friends, and now he’s actually my boss (and a successful kitty model). 🙂

Tabs for Spanx Slim Cognito

Tabs Urban Decay Urban Defense

Tabs for Pixi Tabby Magic Kit

Tabs for Love Tabby Perfume by Chloe

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addicts,

Karen & Tabs

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