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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, September 1

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Glacier National Park, Montana, 2002

  1. Mood:

    2. Relaxed and glad for the Labor Day holiday.

  2. Outfit:

    3. An old pair of Victoria’s Secret Pink sweats in green and a white tank top

  3. Blush:

    4. MAC Blushbaby, a long-time favorite

  4. Fragrance:

    5. A sample of Clean Shower Fresh Eau de Parfum

  5. Song of the Day:

    6. Born Raised, by Joy Denalane

  6. Mascara:

    7. Dior Diorshow Iconic Mascara Noir

  7. Highlights of the weekend so far:

    8. Sleeping in a couple times; seeing the faces of so many kids light up when they saw the balloon-covered float that El Hub and I pulled in yesterday’s Labor Day parade

  8. Breakfast:

    9. A butter croissant from the French bakery across the street and coffee with lots of milk and a little sugar

  9. Lovin’ it:

    10. Waking up to a song that moves my soul, late summers in the Bay Area and this *totally incredible* Kermit Bale site (LOLOL!)

  10. Goals for the day:

    11. Go through the crap piling up in my office, make time for some fun today, go for a run around the neighborhood, grocery shopping

Your turn! Just copy the empty list, and paste it with your answers in the comments. 🙂

Le list

Mood:
Outfit:
Blush:
Fragrance:
Song of the Day:
Mascara:
Highlights of the weekend:
Breakfast:
Lovin’ it:
Goals for the day:

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen
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Sundays with Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot

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Every morning and night a cat shows up meowing at my door. I’m not sure if he’s my cat because he just sort of showed up one day about a year ago, but I give him love, feed him Friskies, take him to the vet and let him use my makeup. Basically, he calls the shots.

While he’s kind of a diva, he’s also one of the most creative cats I know. He taught me a lot about Photoshop. This morning he insisted that I post a gallery of some of his favorite pictures. I tried to talk him out of it, but he insisted.

Tabs in his favorite chair (used to be my writing chair)…

Tabs, with some nail polish he stole from me…

Barbie loves Tabs…

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9 Things I Would Like to Try

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1. A fancy honeymoon. El Hub and I just had our second anniversary. With our jobs and whatnot we never went on a fancy honeymoon. I can’t complain, but I’d sure love to go to Italy!

2. Guitar lessons! My lil’ brother got me this guitar for Christmas. It rarely sees any action. I can paw at it like a cave girl, but the sound it emits frightens the cat.

3. Making out with C. Bale. Just kidding! Kinda…

4. Blogging from Paris, Milan and Tokyo Fashion Weeks, all in one year!

5. Riding as a passenger in a smokin’ fast jet, like the kind the Blue Angles fly! Fast cars and motorcycles don’t do it for me, but there’s something about fast jets…

6. Sleeping in every morning for an entire month. I’m sooo not joking, yo.

7. Watercolor painting.

8. Not doing anything productive at all on the weekends.

9. Sipping a warm cup of coffee on a NY rooftop at the crack of dawn, looking out across the city as it comes to life.

Do you have a list of things you’d like to try? Please share them in the comments. 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Sites of the Day: Summer Roundup

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Back in May I started blogging about some of my favorite sites. They run the gamut from beauty to fashion to just random cool stuff. Here’s a gallery of some of my favorites, in no particular order. Have fun! 🙂

MakeupAlley
You don’t even know how many hours I spent browsing Makeup Alley at my previous job. They would have fired my ass if they ever found out! One of the most extensive makeup review sites on the Web, it also has an active forum of members who are very passionate about makeup. I regard it as an instrumental learning tool for any girl (or boy) interested in cosmetics.
makeupalley
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Beauty Snacks: Sites of the Day, August 26

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We Love Beauty
I always like to start off these Sites of the Day posts with a bang, and I think this week’s bang is a loud BOOM! One of the sharpest looking beauty blogs this side of the Mariana Trench (look at those BANGIN’ Photoshop collages in the posts!), We Love Beauty shares secret beauty tips and tricks that, according to creator Ben Bennet, “…until now, only celebrities have been privy to.”

SMW Photography
I think some of the most inspiring and most breathtakingly beautiful websites out there belong to wedding photographers. SMW Photography blew me away the first time I visited. It’s a creative effects melange that makes me want to get married all over again. You hear that, El Hub?!

Rock Your Look
Have you ever tried karaoke? Be honest — it’s a lot of fun, right? JC Penny sponsors the Rock Your Look site, where users submit karaoke clips of themselves taken with webcams at home. Some of the clips are laugh-out-loud hilarious. It’s like American Idol without the color commentary from the judges.

Nubby Twiglet
What a great name: Nubby Twiglet. Art personality and graphic designer Nubby Twiglet posts daily musings on art, fashion, design and business as well as glimpses of her personal work and travels. Nubby Twiglet, Nubby Twiglet, Nubby Twiglet, LOL!

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Share Your Philosophy on Beauty [WIN A PRIZE]

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UPDATE 8/27/08: The giveaway is closed. Congrats to Kristina! She won the Philosophy gift set.

I’ve been bad about my diet this week, so this morning I put myself on a no junk food regimen, which means no chips or soda (boo!). Thank gawd for Philosophy’s The Soda Fountain ($30), a fun trio of soda-scented body washes. The Root Beer, Cherry Cola and Fruit Punch scents smell just like fountain soda, yum! Each gets my body squeaky clean and, no joke, even curbs my carbonated cravings … sorta. They even work as shampoos or bubble baths.

And take a look at this limited edition Soda Fountain Lip Shine Trio, featuring three soda-fountain scented lipglosses for $28.

Philosophy Giveaway

Enter today’s Share Your Philosophy on Beauty giveaway!

The Prize

A gift set containing the following Philosophy products: Amazing Grace Perfumed Shave Gel (7 oz.), Perfumed Buffing Wash (16 oz.) and Perfumed Body Spritz (8 oz.), and a 3-pack of Philosophy’s new Soda Foundation lip shines (colors: Root Beer, Cherry Cola and Fruit Punch); $94 value.

How to Enter

To qualify, leave a comment below with your philosophy on beauty. What makes someone beautiful? It can be as brief or as long as you like (up to a maximum of 250 words), and there are no right or wrong answers. 🙂 I’ll choose the winner at random from among the people who enter by 11PM PST on Tuesday. Be sure to use a valid email address when you comment so I can reach you if you win.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, August 25

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  1. Mood:

    2. A little fussy but eager to make the day a good one

  2. Eye shadow:

    3. MAC Shadowy Lady Quad

  3. Working out today?

    4. I sure hope so. I’d like to go for a run around the neighborhood after work.

  4. Lips:

    5. Nothing yet, but I’m thinking Cult of Cherry Lipglass.

  5. Outfit:

    6. Grey dress, yellow shoes and a simple pink sweater

  6. What I’m looking forward to today:

    7. Watching The Hills in my pajamas tonight and talking sh*t about Heidi and Spencer the entire time

  7. Where I hope to be in six months:

    8. Working a full time writing job, living in a bigger place and having a better relationship with my parents

  8. Foundation:

    9. Chanel Teint Innocence Compact Foundation in 50 Naturel

  9. Gotta get it done today:

    10. Book airline tickets to Florida for a friend’s wedding, find Tabs (aka “Cat Houdini”) a cat carrier from which he can’t escape

  10. Goals for the week:

    11. To stay positive, get organized, make more time for reading and to get disciplined about my diet. I need to lay off the Baked Lays potato chips, yo!

Now it’s your turn! Just copy this list, and paste it with your answers in the comments. 🙂

Le list

Mood:
Eye shadow:
Working out today?
Lips:
Outfit:
What I’m looking forward to today:
Where I hope to be in six months:
Foundation:
Gotta get done today:
Goals for the week:

Let’s all have a great Monday, ladies!

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

How Would You Describe Your Signature Makeup Look?

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My signature makeup look is a simple, subtle smokey eye. I call it signature because I wear it all the time, LOL! It takes no more than 15 minutes to do, and I think it’s appropriate both for work or a night on the town.

How would you describe your signature makeup look? If you have a picture of it hosted online (I recommend flickr or photobucket), post a link to it in the comments, or send it to me in an email. I’ll put ’em together in a fun future post with all of our signature looks! Who knows? Maybe Tabs will make an appearance in his slimming stripes. 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

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