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More Nyx!

November 24th, 2009 by Karen 4 Comments


That’s Nyx Luscious Lip Palette in Champagne Sparkle, $7.

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Categories: Daily Beauty

Two Ways to Win $59 in Redken Body Full Hair Care

November 24th, 2009 by Karen 134 Comments

The giveaway is now closed, and I’m contacting the winner by e-mail. Good luck!

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Desperately seeking volume? Come hither, my flat-haired friends.

This week the follicle fiends at Redken sent me some preview products from Body Full, their new hair care line to cleanse, condition and style baby fine hair.

But since my mane lives more at the unruly/thickeningly out-of-freaking-control end of the hair spectrum, these four lovely ladies will need to find a new home.

Who’s down for a giveaway? 🙂

The prize

One beautiful babe will win four items from the Redken Body Full line (a $59 value) — created for ladies (and gents) seeking touchably soft hair with added volume.

  • Body Full Shampoo ($13): A gently cleansing shampoo to simultaneously detangle and rinse away product buildup while plumping every strand
  • Body Full Light Conditioner ($14): A lightweight moisturizing conditioner
  • Body Full Instant Bodifier ($16): A liquid-to-foam, body-enhancing mousse to protect baby fine hair from heat damage
  • Body Full Volume Amplifier ($16): A thickening spray for added volume and texture

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, describe a hair tip/trick you use to pump up your volume.

I spray the roots around my crown with Redken Layer Lift. I feel like it gives my layered hair an extra boost up top.

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

RT @karenmbb: RT to win Redken Body Full hair care (a $59 value) http://bit.ly/7n2CQ4

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 Redken Body Full hair care (a $59 value) http://bit.ly/7n2CQ4

I’ll pick the winner at random from among the people who enter by 11:59 p.m. PST on Friday, November 27.

Ke o lakaletsa mohlohonolo!!

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

The giveaway is now closed, and I’m contacting the winner by e-mail. Good luck!

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Categories: Hair, Just For Fun

You Know You’re a Crazy Cat Lady When…

November 24th, 2009 by Karen 18 Comments


… you buy a bottle of wine solely because the picture on the label looks like your cat.

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Categories: Daily Photo

Bloggerati Spotlight

November 24th, 2009 by Karen 6 Comments

The DailyMakeover Beauty Bloggerati

  • Carla of ProductGirl blog on NARS Cleansing OilThe packaging for MAC’s new Baroque Boudoir = YUMMY! — Product Girl
  • Beautiful blog giveaway: If you win this HP laptop, you better send me an email! 🙂 — A Mom in Red High Heels
  • Our boy R. Patz (and his coif) looked quite dashing at the New Moon premiere — Makeup Bag
  • Urban Decay has four new 24/7 Glide-On pencils, huzzah! — Spoiled Pretty
  • Product ideas to help you get gorgeous in a flash — Makeover Momma
  • Should you cut your bangs? — Hair Thursday
  • The top 5 looks at the 2009 American Music Awards — Beauty Blogging Junkie
  • Luna Twilight makeup: For the vampire on a budget — Talking Makeup
  • Coming soon: A new Sex and the City book — The Jet Set Girls
  • Sounds like my puffy eyes and I should check out Raw Essentials Skincare Eye Serum — Beyond Beauty Basics

Good morning, beauties. 🙂

How was your night? Did you do anything fun? Mine was low key… I’m still on my Mad Men kick and stayed up late finishing Season 2. I’m just after the Sterling Cooper merger, around the time B. Draper done lost her mind!

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

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Categories: Just For Fun

Lancome’s Deluxe Brush Set and Fashion Case Is Like Little Purple Kisses

November 23rd, 2009 by Karen 59 Comments

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Yes, it’s pricey with short little handles (I prefer ’em long), and the giant plastic gems on the clutch look *hella* cheesy, but DAGNABBIT if these brush heads aren’t softer than a baby’s kiss.

Lancome’s Deluxe Brush Set ($60), one of two Lancome limited edition brush sets for the holidays, makes me wanna shoop!

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Brushes on left, clutch on right

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From left to right: powder brush, foundation brush, domed blending brush, dual-ended concealer/angled liner brush and flat eyeshadow brush

Deluxe comes with five basic eye and face brushes, complete with a matching clutch. The brushes apply and blend like dreams — good dreams. 🙂 My favorite, the powder brush, feels more luxurious than cashmere against my skin. I’d wear it like a sweater if I could.
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Categories: Makeup Tools, Product Reviews

Tarte Crown Jewels Lipgloss Multi-Gift Set: A Royal Bargain!

November 23rd, 2009 by Karen 50 Comments

Tarte Crown Jewels Lipgloss Multi Gift Set

Oh, destiny, art thou doomed to repeat thy makeup mistakes?

Every year I stock up on makeup sets under false pretenses, intending to give them away as gifts, but year after year I end up keeping one (or two or three!) for myself.

Never again… Yes, I’ve found a cure!

Tarte’s Crown Jewels Lipgloss Multi-Gift Set ($40) lets me gift unto others while indulging upon myself. 🙂

With 15 glosses spread out among three different sub-sets, there’s more than enough makeup here to satisfy my inner makeup monster (if only for a moment).

Each of the three sub-sets is based on a different color theme (nude, bold and glitter) and comes with five tubes of gloss, with the idea being to keep one set for yourself (hey, I can do that!) and give the other two away.

Genius!

Glittering Green Goddesses: Wearable nudes

Tarte Crown Jewels Lipgloss Multi Gift Set Glittering Green Goddesses closeup

Tarte Crown Jewels Lipgloss Multi Gift Set Glittering Green Goddesses swatches
Swatches from left to right: creamy beige, creamy peach, creamy rosy pink, creamy blueish pink and shimmery peachy brown

Tarte Crown Jewels Lipgloss Multi Gift Set Glittering Green Goddesses box

Dazzling Divas: Glittery bling

Tarte Crown Jewels Lipgloss Multi Gift Set Dazzling Divas closeup

Tarte Crown Jewels Lipgloss Multi Gift Set Dazzling Divas Swatches
Swatches from left to right: shimmery bronze, shimmery gold, shimmery light pink, shimmery violet and shimmery fuchsia
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Categories: Makeup, Product Reviews Keywords: tarte

Do You Ever Layer Your Scents?

November 23rd, 2009 by Karen 7 Comments

I’ve been into mixing fragrances lately. Today I’m wearing Clean Original layered on top of Clean Simply Soap (both from the Clean Coffret Set, $65).

Do you ever layer your scents?

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Categories: Daily Beauty

Shades of Green

November 23rd, 2009 by Karen 14 Comments

I really want an eyeshadow palette made up of these colors!

BTW, to make a yummy salad: chop pears and avocado; toss into a bowl of butter lettuce torn into bite-sized pieces. Squeeze a lime, sprinkle sea salt and pepper, drizzle olive oil on top and toss.

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Categories: Daily Photo

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