Just For Fun

Heya, ladies. 🙂 How’s your Saturday coming along?

I dragged myself out of bed kinda early this morning to putter around the house, and now I’m just getting ready to meet a friend for lunch (do you know Marisol?).

Can you catch some waves with me before you go?

Random bright spots

• Bella bares all! Hear about her experience with laser hair removal — Bella Sugar
• TIPS: Create a stylish work wardrobe — Icing
• Is Smashbox’s new Liquid Liner Pen mightier than the sword? — Temptalia
• Adolescents look to Jersey Shore for hairstyling advice? Seriously?? — The Cut
• Heather always rocks the sassiest nails — Seoul Diva
• Where to go if you’re bored with the music on your iPod — I Listen to Everything
• Three words: police car heels — Yanko Design
• Meow! How to store and organize cats — The Daily Tail
• Beyonce’s Grammy hairdo explained (sort of) — Beauty School Blog
• These Paul and Joe Wild Flowers glosses are THE CUTENESS! — The Beauty Look Book
• 31 awesome benches from around the world — Now That’s Nifty
• WANT! This Anthropologie top/belt combo — Effortless Anthropologie
• How to cook a chocolate cake (in 5 minutes) — Instructables

New in stores

• Sweet one-day deal at Nordstrom: Buy two MAC Eyeshadow singles and get MAC Shroom Eyeshadow free (online and in-store); while supplies last
• Um… Who OK’d Scriptina on Valentino Rock n’ Dreams perfume ($65-85)? On the bright side … at least it’s not Comic Sans.
• This Kate Spade Medium Heddy Cosmetic Bag ($70) is kinda cute…
• Sephora’s Pink brush set ($29) is just in time for Valentine’s Day.
• Lipstick Queen wants to get you all Fired Up ($18) with her new sheer red gloss.
• I love the neutral shades in Sonia Kashuk’s How to Look Organically Natural 01 Palette ($20).
• Because sometimes bigger IS better — Urban Decay Sin Primer Potion now comes in Extra Large ($23).
• Have you heard about MAC & Milk ($14-26)? It’s a new collection of runway-ready makeup for face, lips and eyes.
• A few of the Benefit Full-Finish Lipsticks are on sale for 50% off (that’s $9!!).
• I’m diggin’ the mix of greens and browns in Sephora’s Colorful Artist Palette in Warm ($32).
• Are you a Kat Von D fan with an extra $425 sitting around?

I may not understand a word these girls are saying, but I still loooove this song…

Dear Chris Cornell, I forgive you for lining your lower lashline, but only because yer sexy and can sing. 🙂

Did anyone else want to be Lisa Lisa back in the day?

Whatever you’re up to today, I hope you’re having fun!

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

The CFA (Cat Fanciers’ Association) recognizes 40 pedigree cat breeds for showing, but that’s nothing compared to the hundreds of makeup collections MAC has shown over the years. 🙂

Lately, I’ve been having a hard time keeping my cat breeds and MAC collections apart, LOL! Must be something about the names…

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Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S. I’ll post the answers in the comments later today (your answers should be in bold after you vote). 🙂

Shu Uemura Égérie False Eyelashes, $30

Good mornin’, girls! 🙂 Ah… I don’t have the words to describe how happy I am that it’s Friday. Even though I blog and freelance every day of the week, I take it easier on the weekends, so TGIF!

For some strange reason, I’m thinking about wearing false eyelashes today, but their application is a skill I have yet to master. They end up crooked, the glue gets all over the place, I smudge my eye makeup — it ain’t a pretty sight!

ONE of these years, I’ll figure it out.

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Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

1. Mood:

Well rested (I KNOW! It’s a Christmas miracle) :), happy and filled with hope for the week ahead.

2. City or country girl?

City girl at heart, but I do appreciate solitude, free parking and nature. I think watching too many horror movies as a kid traumatized me, though. Nothing good ever happens to the one brown girl in those films once she wanders into the woods. Nothing!

3. Something you love about your body?

My legs. I’ve been a runner on and off since college, and these gams have taken me farther than I ever thought I could go.

4. What does your hair look like when it’s au naturel?

A little like Cruella de Vil’s! It’s brownish black (now featuring peppered gray!), wavy and very, VERY frizzy.

5. Eyes/lips/cheeks:

So far just Urban Decay Alice on my eyes… I haven’t gotten around to my lips or cheeks yet.

6. Last text message you sent?

“Ha! Only if I can get Tabs in a tracksuit. I’ll do more research tomorrow and send you the info.”

7. Something you’d like to accomplish in February?

Finish my home office. I’m setting up a desk with room for photography stuff and shelving. My goals are to 1) make it pretty and 2) be able to find everything I need for work (pens, Post-Its, files, you name it) in the blink of an eye.

8. Write a little love note to yourself:

Dear Karen: Even when you feel like you’re drowning, you’re not. Don’t beat yourself up for being imperfect.

9. Outfit:

Jeans and a dark green v-neck sweater.

10. Weekly goals:

Keep a positive attitude, and resist the temptation to pop the zits on my chin.

Morning, ladies. 🙂 Ya know, sometimes I feel very lucky. It’s Monday, yes, but at least we get to start the week together.

If you have a minute to check in this morning, just copy the following list, and paste it with your answers in the comments.

Le list

1. Mood:
2. City or country girl?
3. Something you love about your body?
4. What does your hair look like when it’s au naturel?
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks:
6. Last text message you sent?
7. Something you’d like to accomplish in February?
8. Write a love note to yourself:
9. Outfit:
10. Weekly goals:

Let’s do this, homies!

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

MY BEST:

Trying Clinique High Lengths Mascara! I forgive it for having a brush that resembles an insectoid alien’s claw, but who cares when it lengthens, holds the curl and makes my lashes look dark and glossy? The more I wear it, the more I fall in love. 🙂

MY WORST:

My two weeks of great skin ended last Friday when these two ill-tempered pimples vandalized my chin. It was like they came out of nowhere, too, all “What’s for dinner, beeyotch!?” And they still hurt like hell! Shoot…

What were your best and worst beauty experiences of the week? Share yours in the comments.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S. Just a lazy day out here in Marin County, California. I don’t have much to report other than the fact that it didn’t rain a lick today. I can hardly believe it!

I hope your Sunday’s gone well. 🙂 I’m dashing out the door to hit the mall before it closes… Gotta find a new outfit. Wish me luck!