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Taylor Swift: Her Best Hair?

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Did you catch the People’s Choice Awards last night? Country-crossover darling Taylor Alison Swift (who was ROCKING that cute lil’ white dress and silver heels, LOVE!), snagged the award for Favorite Female Artist of the Year. Go Taylor!

The young singer/songwriter’s (born December 13, 1989) career is on fire right now, but she’s been at this for a while. Who knew that the fourth grade national poetry contest she won for her three-page poem titled “Monster in My Closet” would eventually lead to this? Or that by age 10 she’d be composing and writing her own songs?

Her 2006 self-titled debut album exclusively featured songs she’d either written or co-written herself.

Yet Taylor’s talents do go beyond singing and writing. She also plays guitar (including the 12-string… that’s a LOT of strings, yo!), piano and ukulele.

And she’s even on her way to the silver screen, starring in the soon-to-be-released Valentine’s Day, with Julia Roberts, Ashton Kutcher and Jessica Alba.

Looks like the Kanye incident didn’t slow her down at all. Keep rockin’, T! 🙂

Which of Taylor's hairstyles do you like best?

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Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Bloggerati Spotlight

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The Beauty Bloggerati

Um, I have an idea. Let’s pretend we’re SSPs (Secret Sephora Pals). We’ll sneak away from work to take long beauty breaks together, and just go CRAZY swatching and checking out everything new.

But before we go, let’s take a second to catch up with the girls of Daily Makeover’s Beauty Bloggerati. Maybe they’ll come too!

See you in a few. 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Smashbox Heartbreaker: Breaking Hearts at a Makeup Counter Near You

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We’re in a booty-freezing cold snap right now, ladies! If you’re hunkered down in front of your computer screen wearing mittens, five layers of fleece and your puffy “Jenny from the block” jacket, then you’re ready to feel the heat of Smashbox’s new Heartbreaker collection for spring.

It might even be hotter than Paul Walker’s abs. 🙂

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The first time I spotted the limited edition, 10-piece collection’s shiny white packaging — check out the lil’ kiss, aww! — I felt my temperature rise!

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All the artists were buzzing about it at Sephora today, about the packaging, bright colors and girly vibe. With its corals, hot pinks, teals, purples and easy-to-wear neutrals (for balance), I think it just feels right.

Smashbox Heartbreaker Collection Fusion Soft Lights in Baked Starlight
Heartbreaker Baked Fusion Soft Lights in Baked Starlight, $30

Smashbox Heartbreaker Collection Fusion Soft Lights in Baked Starlight

Oh, and if you’re a fan of MAC’s discontinued LipGelee in Lu-Be-Lu, then you’re in luck. Smashbox’s Berry Hot Lip Shine sure looks like a dupe to me.

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From left to right: Heartbreaker Lip Shines in Melon-Drama and Berry Hot, each$19
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Two Ways to Win MAC Love Lace Suave Intentions Eyeshadow

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  • UPDATE: Jan. 9, 2009. The giveaway is now closed, and the winner will be contacted soon. Good luck! 🙂

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Fitness! FITNESS!

And nutrition, bluh. Since New Year’s I’ve been trying to watch what I eat and thinking about getting back into shape for 2010.

When it comes to working out, I actually enjoy punishing myself with sweaty workouts (sick, I know!), but the whole healthy nutrition thing has proven to be quite a challenge for me.

At 10:38 a.m. today my tummy was ready for lunch. I know this because it started to growl. Nevermind that I’d only eaten breakfast an hour before, boo!

When it comes to my diet — much like how it is for me with makeup — it seems like everywhere I turn, temptation awaits!

Temptations like this lovely pan o’ MAC Suave Intentions Eyeshadow from the Love Lace collection. It brings to mind visions of yummy Skittles and forbidden (nom nom!) sweets.

I guess it’s good that I didn’t gobble it up, though, LOL! If I had, not only would I have a tummy troubles right now, but we wouldn’t be having a giveaway today. 🙂

The prize

One lucky lady will win a pan of MAC Suave Intentions Eyeshadow (a $15 value), a frosty, silvery blue from MAC’s recent Love Lace collection.

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How to enter…

2ways2enterEntering is easy. There are two different ways, 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. In it, tell me how you feel about blue eyeshadows. Have you ever worn one before?

I was Obsessed (capital ‘O’, like that movie starring Beyoncé) for a while with my pan of MAC Blue Sorcery until it broke into a gagillion pieces! Even though it had some glitter fallout issues, I loved how its bright greenish blue lit up my eyes.

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Second, enter by following me on Twitter and retweeting (RT) the following message:

RT @karenmbb: RT to win MAC Love Lace Suave Intentions Eyeshadow http://bit.ly/6MjxYt

Recap…

  1. Enter by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post, and don’t forget to use a valid email address so I can reach you if you win.
  2. Follow me on Twitter and retweet the following message:

    RT @karenmbb: RT to win MAC Love Lace Suave Intentions Eyeshadow http://bit.ly/6MjxYt

I’ll pick the winner at random from among the people who enter by 11:59 p.m. PST on Friday, January 8.

祝您好运!!

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

  • UPDATE: Jan. 9, 2009. The giveaway is now closed, and the winner will be contacted soon. Good luck! 🙂

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