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

February 26th, 2011 by Karen 612 Comments

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

Win a $50 Sephora eGift card from Makeup and Beauty Blog

Musical notes

Good mornin’
Good mornin’
We’ve talked the whole night through
Good mornin’
Good mornin’ to you


From Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

Rise and shine, morning glory. 🙂 How did you sleep? Did visions of sugarplums dance in your head, or did obnoxious kittehs jump on the bed?

Tabs was surprisingly well behaved last night AND this morning despite the huge turkey vulture I just saw sitting on the railing of the deck. Normally, Tabs would have been all over that thing, glued to the sliding glass door, chirping and kacking at the bird from inside the house (cat ladies, you know what I’m talking about), but he didn’t seem to care at all.

He must be plotting something…

Tabs, not the bird.

Speaking of birds, have you heard of a Hitchcockian iPhone game called Angry Birds? El Hub has really been into it lately.

I’m more of a Bejeweled and Tetris girl myself.

Have a great day today. Before you bolt it’s…

A Makeup and Beauty Blog Giveaway!

Win a $50 eGift card from Sephora

  • One (1) Sephora eGift card containing $50 sent to the winner by email (or $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 board or tabletop game? Do you still play dress-up? Have you ever acted in a play? — you get the idea (and it doesn’t have to be about playing, ha!).
  • Second, you can enter by following me on twitter Twitter @karenmbb and retweeting (RT) the following message:
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  • The deadline to enter is Sunday, February 27, 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).
  • Sephora eGift Certificates can only be redeemed online and are not valid in stores or available for purchase or redemption in Canada. The winner may opt to substitute the Sephora eGift card prize for $50 sent directly to their email address by PayPal.
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  • 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 Melody! Congratulations, Melody! 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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Categories: Just For Fun Keywords: giveaway

MAC Sheen Supreme Lipstick: Pretty and Parched

February 25th, 2011 by Karen 32 Comments

MAC Sheen Supreme Lipstick in Bare Again
MAC Sheen Supreme Lipstick in Bare Again on lips

The MAC Sheen Supreme Lipsticks

OH! I wanted to show you what the new MAC Sheen Supreme Lipsticks look like on my lips. But before that, I should start by saying that I’m on the fence about these lovely new lippies. Yep, I love how they look, but (there’s always a but!) I think they may have a makeup Achilles’ heel…

They suck every molecule of moisture from my lips! 🙁

And I don’t understand why. I typically find lipsticks with this kind of creamy, slick texture very hydrating, but these are like my kryptonite — beautiful, creamy kryptonite.

They’re medium coverage with a light vanilla flavor and scent, and I get about two hours of wear time out of them. I’ve used six of the 14 shades ($14.50 each) so far, and by gosh they feel great when they’re applied — smooth, slick and non-sticky. Plus I think they look pretty great with that blinding shiny finish.

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MAC Sheen Supreme Lipsticks from left: Bare Again, Behave Yourself, Full Speed, Look at Her!, New Temptation and Supremely Confident

But there’s something going on… After a while with them on, my lips start to feel dry. It’s weird; maybe my lips are still getting used to ’em.

MAC Sheen Supreme Lipstick in Behave Yourself
Behave Yourself

MAC Sheen Supreme Lipstick in Full Speed
Full Speed
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Categories: MAC Makeup, Product Reviews Keywords: mac

Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Sea Star Bronzing Blush

February 25th, 2011 by Karen 19 Comments


Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Sea Star Bronzing Blush ($34), from the Bronze Goddess Soleil Collection for Summer 2011.

What say you?

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Categories: Daily Beauty Keywords: estee lauder

Tarte neutralEYES Natural Shadow Palette

February 25th, 2011 by Karen 15 Comments


Tarte neutralEYES Natural Shadow Palette, $44.

What do you think of the colors? Yes, no, maybe so?

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Categories: Daily Photo Keywords: tarte

Will Benefit’s New Skin Care Line B. Right for You?

February 25th, 2011 by Karen 25 Comments

Benefit B Right

The first time I laid eyes on the new Benefit B. Right skin care line, I did little grabby claws with my fingers in the air like a hungry baby and said “WANT!”

I gotta hand it to the Benefit babes working in the company’s Art/Marketing Department, because I think they have the pretty packaging part of this whole beauty thing down pat.

With B. Right, Benefit was careful not to mess with a good thing. They’re known and loved for making easy, accessible makeup, and that’s the philosophy they followed here. This isn’t their first foray into skin care, but it’s their first new skin care line in a while.

B. Right, which launches in April at Benefit stores and counters, doesn’t appear to be about billions of skin types and complicated multi-step routines. Here I see basic skin care at its best — cleansing, toning and moisturizing — with a focus on hydration and brightening. In fact, the fanciest thing about B. Right is probably something Benefit calls “Tri-Radiance Complex.”

(That’s secret beauty code for “a batch of ingredients that supposedly help the skin retain moisture.”)

benefit b right boxes

This week, my breakout-prone combination skin and I have been trying five of the line’s eight products on for size. So far the two of us can definitely say we both like the creamy, luxurious textures and refreshing cucumber scent.
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Categories: Product Reviews, Skin Care Keywords: benefit

These $7 Burt’s Bees Tinted Lip Balms Are The Bee’s Knees

February 25th, 2011 by Karen 64 Comments


Burt’s Bees Tinted Lip Balm in Pink Blossom on lips

Burt sure keeps his bees busy! Their latest creation, a concoction of 100% natural ingredients, gives a soothing sheer tint to lips.

Available in six sheer shades ranging from pink to red to neutral, these Tinted Lip Balms ($7 each) moisturize and nourish lips with soft flower waxes, shea butter and added vitamin E.

What the Burt’s Bees Tinted Lip Balms DON’T contain: phthalates, parabens and sodium lauryl sulfate

The ones I’ve been wearing lately are peachy Tiger Lily and Pink Blossom. Both feel smooth, light and non-sticky on my lips, and I dig their light, sweet raspberry flavor and scent.

Burts Bees Tinted Lip Balms packaging

Burts Bees Tinted Lip Balms tiger lily pink blossom
Pink Blossom (left) and Tiger Lily (right)
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Categories: Drugstore Beauty Finds, Makeup, Product Reviews Keywords: bargain, burt's bees

Everything Old Is New Again with the MAC Jeanius Collection

February 24th, 2011 by Karen 61 Comments

mac jeanius

OH, what I wouldn’t give to be able to fit into my acid wash Guess overalls from seventh grade. I’d wear them to the MAC counter on March 3 (with one strap up and one down, of course) to welcome the limited edition MAC Jeanius Collection. 🙂

To any and all denim angels listening, please take pity on my 35-year-old bum. It longs to fit into a pair of size 7 juniors pants.

SIDENOTE: J. Brand 811s are my fall-back plan (petite shorties, you gotta give this cut a try).

Do you recall Chanel Jeans de Chanel?

I’m pretty stoked about MAC’s 16-piece denim-themed collection for eyes, lips, cheeks and nails, even if we’ve seen similar themes like it before.

I still cry myself to sleep at night for missing 2003’s Chanel Jeans de Chanel.

Chanel Jeans de Chanel

Bobbi Brown Denim & Roses

More recently, there was also last fall’s Bobbi Brown Denim & Roses Collection…

bobbi brown denim rose fall 2010

Tabs for Bobbi Brown Denim & Roses

The MAC Riveting Collection

Shoot, even MAC has kindasorta tried jeans on before with last year’s Riveting Collection.

Well, it’s not directly tied to denim, but blue jeans DO have rivets.

Okay, so maybe that’s a stretch…

Even before makeup companies were jumping on the blue jean bandwagon, other companies were doing denim, like Versace with their Blue Jeans Cologne from back in the day ($29.99 at Target).

Even Merle Haggard got in on the action. Remember Make-Up and Faded Blue Jeans?
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Categories: MAC Makeup Keywords: mac

MAC Sheen Supreme Lipstick: Swatches and Product Photos

February 24th, 2011 by Karen 32 Comments

mac sheen supreme lipstick

Whew! It’s been a full on MAC swatch fest here at Casa MBB today. 🙂 Here’s the last of the bunch — six of the 14 new MAC Sheen Supreme Lipsticks ($14.50 each). Smooth, creamy, and with a light vanilla scent and flavor, these new lippes feel a lot like the discontinued MAC Slimshines. Expect to see the Sheen Supremes kissing lips at MAC stores and counters on March 3.

For more on the MAC Sheen Supreme Lipsticks, head over to MAC Sheen Supreme: Official PR Information and Photos.

mac sheen supreme lipstick all
MAC Sheen Supreme Lipsticks from left: Bare Again, Behave Yourself, Full Speed, Look at Her!, New Temptation and Supremely Confident

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MAC Sheen Supreme swatches from left with flash: Bare Again, Behave Yourself and Full Speed

mac sheen supreme lipstick 2
Look at Her!, New Temptation and Supremely Confident
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Categories: MAC Makeup Keywords: mac

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