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Diorshow Iconic Mascara Lengthens, Curls and Defines Lashes with Ease

September 2nd, 2008 by Karen 50 Comments

Some products are so good in certain ways that their strengths totally outweigh their weaknesses. For me, Diorshow Iconic Mascara ($27) is one of those products.

The newest member of Dior’s lash arsenal doesn’t produce the thickest lashes I’ve ever seen. It doesn’t thicken as well as, say, Chanel Exceptionnel does, but it lengthens, curls and defines lashes so amazingly well that I don’t mind at all.

It’s even easy to apply, never clumping or flaking. Together, its strengths make Iconic one of the overall best mascaras I’ve tried in years.

With its long, skinny teeth, the plastic comb brush morphs my lashes into a natural-looking feathered fringe. The brush grabs even the smallest and stubbiest individual lashes, thoroughly coating and defining each one with mascara. The result is long, dark lashes of equal length.

This is what two coats of Iconic looks like. I think it’s a natural lash look (yet still a little sexy) with added oomph. This stuff is totally like the hot girl-next-door of mascaras.
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Categories: Makeup, Product Reviews

Miss Oops Mishap Tape Prevents Wardrobe Mishaps

September 2nd, 2008 by Karen 33 Comments

Carrie Bradshaw can get away with flashing her bra straps on Sex and the City, but I never got behind the fashionably visible undergarments trend. Some girls can pull it off, but when my bra straps show, I feel exposed. When I’m wearing a loose-fitting dress or top, I reach for Miss Oops Mishap Tape ($7).

Made from a hypo-allergenic adhesive, Mishap Tape is transparent, super sticky, stretchy and double-sided. I apply it directly to my bra straps, clothes and skin. A single $7 box contains 36 strips, which can be cut or torn down to fit the job at hand.

Unlike double-sided office tapes used to mount paintings and seal envelopes, Mishap Tape easily adheres to skin and clothing, is hypo-allergenic, won’t stain fabrics and the tape itself stretches to move with your body.

Perfect for hiding bra straps, Mishap Tape also works to close gaps on button-up shirts, to keep strapless tops or dresses from falling, to fix loose hems or to keep “the girls” from peeking out of a low-cut top.

I keep a few strips of it in my wallet because cause ya never know when a hem will come loose. They’re also easy to use. I wore an orange dress to the art store the other day, and my bra straps kept trying to to make an appearance.

I applied Mishap Tape directly to the straps, pressing the dress against the tape to keep it in place.

It took about a minute to do and lasted the entire day.


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Categories: Beauty Tips, Product Reviews

Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, September 1

September 1st, 2008 by Karen 75 Comments


Glacier National Park, Montana, 2002

  1. Mood:
  2. Relaxed and glad for the Labor Day holiday.

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

  5. Blush:
  6. MAC Blushbaby, a long-time favorite

  7. Fragrance:
  8. A sample of Clean Shower Fresh Eau de Parfum

  9. Song of the Day:
  10. Born Raised, by Joy Denalane

  11. Mascara:
  12. Dior Diorshow Iconic Mascara Noir

  13. Highlights of the weekend so far:
  14. 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

  15. Breakfast:
  16. A butter croissant from the French bakery across the street and coffee with lots of milk and a little sugar

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

  19. Goals for the day:
  20. 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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Categories: Just For Fun

Have You Tried Stila Perfecting Concealer?

August 31st, 2008 by Karen 37 Comments

Sephora kinda let me down yesterday. The only item in stock from the new Too Faced Smoke & Mirrors Fall 2008 collection was the Smoky Eye Palette. Bummer, but I didn’t leave the store unsatisfied or empty handed.

In the Stila section I found Perfecting Concealer in Shade F ($22).

It’s a highly pigmented formula and looked great in the store. I’m looking forward to trying it out. Anything able to conceal my dark circles gets a special place both on my makeup shelf and in my heart.

I hope it has good staying power. I’ll let you know!

Anywho, today should be interesting. El Hub volunteered to drive one of the floats for the local Labor Day parade, and I get to ride shot gun, ha! We haven’t seen the float yet, but I’ll take some pictures to share.

What are your plans for today?

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

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Sundays with Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot

August 31st, 2008 by Karen 26 Comments

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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August 31st, 2008 by Karen 4 Comments

Each morning at around 9 o’clock my time (Pacific Standard), an email with my latest posts goes out to Makeup and Beauty Blog subscribers.

If you aren’t already subscribed, the daily emails can be a nice way to start your day. I try to keep things interesting, alternating makeup and beauty news with giveaways, product reviews, photo posts, tutorials and tips.

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Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

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Categories: News

Looking for Cheap, Stylish Ways to Organize Your Makeup?

August 30th, 2008 by Karen 46 Comments

Your local art store may have just the thing you need to keep your growing makeup stash organized.

Most arts and crafts stores stock unvarnished wooden boxes in assorted shapes and sizes. They make perfect (and affordable) makeup storage containers. I spied these boxes, each ranging from a whopping $1.50 to a staggering $3, at my local Ben Franklin Craft Store this afternoon. They’re perfect for storing eye shadows, blushes, glosses or whatever your makeup-lurving heart desires.

I bought the smallest one for $1.50. What an incredible deal, and it holds 14 pans of MAC shadow!

I kinda like the unpainted color of the wood, but if you wanted something with a bit more spunk you could decorate your boxes with stickers, pins, fabric shapes, or you could varnish, paint or draw on them in pen.

I’m definitely paying regular visits to crafts stores more often. It really got the creative juices flowing.

Daily Photo(s)

How scary are these art store dolls? I think I may have nightmares about ’em tonight.

This one bears a striking resemblance to actor Rob Schneider.

LOLOLOLZ!

Hope you’re having a good night!

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

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Categories: Makeup Tips/How To

Too Faced Cosmetics Smoke and Mirrors Fall 2008 Collection Looks Lovely

August 30th, 2008 by Karen 25 Comments

G’morning, girls! How’s your Saturday going so far? I slept in a lil’ bit and then spent some time catching up on my beauty reading; check out these really cute vintage perfume bottles on Bella Sugar and Beauty Addict’s favorite fall nail polish. I also spotted the Too Faced Cosmetics Smoke and Mirrors Fall 2008 makeup collection. A few of the items look super cute, especially the lipsticks, smokey eye palette and the glitter liner. Right now I’m getting ready to run some errands (Target and Costco, fun!), and since my closest Sephora sits next door to House of Tar-ghay, I figure it won’t hurt for me to pop in and take a look. 😉

I don’t have much experience at all with the Too Faced brand, but earlier this year I tested Too Faced Shadow Insurance Anti-Crease Eyeshadow Primer, using it for one week beneath Clinique, Dior and MAC eye shadows and had much better luck with it than I had with Urban Decay Potion Primer. I had no problem blending shadows layered on top of Shadow Insurance.
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