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Tabs, who likes to keep his paw on the pulse of feline fashion, predicts that this Star Wars cat accessory is the next big thing.
Here, Marmalade is modeling the lovely Princess Leia Cat Headpiece, available now at Petco stores and online. (Also available in Yoda.)
It’s quite a bargain at only $5. 🙂
I firmly believe that good things come in small packages…and not just because I’m too “vertically challenged” to reach anything on the higher shelves at the grocery store. 🙂
Teeny-tiny, travel-sized, diminutive and mini — if it’s small and cute, me likey, me likey.
Entering stage left on pint-sized feet this fall, the new Too Faced Beauty Blogger Darlings set, available now online and at Sephora.
The $20 kit, a $55 value, comes with four pocket-sized pieces of Too Faced makeup beloved by beauty bloggers…including a certain makeup-lurving cat lady you might know, what-what!
Decorate yourself with deluxe mini-me versions of Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara, Chocolate Soleil Matte Bronzer (OMG, smells so good!), Primed & Poreless Skin Smoothing Face Primer and Shadow Insurance Eye Shadow Primer.
So there I was, in the car, zipping down to my hair appointment the other day, when it starts raining.
It’s the first rain of the season, and I’m not overjoyed about it, but then a song comes on the radio (I think I’m physically incapable of driving without listening to music, especially in the rain, for some reason) that completely steals my attention.
It’s by 16-year-old singer/songwriter Lorde, from New Zealand, and I loved it from the first bar.
I have to warn you, though — it’ll get stuck in your head. Guaranteed.
You have been warned…
Oh, Lorde’s eye makeup in the video? KILLER.
Not sure why, but my water lines have been super sensitive lately, and they only thing they’ll tolerate is UD’s $19 Eye Pencil in Perversion.
It’s just fantastic. Super black, without any green or blue undertones, and it lasts all day long.
It’ll keep you on your toes, too, because it sets quickly, so you have to blaze through your work if you want to do any smudging along your lash lines.
And then there’s the name — Perversion — which just makes me laugh.
Every time I see it, I say something like, “Ooh, I love Perversion,” or “I’m so totally into Perversion.”
Try it sometimes. It’s fun. 🙂
Do you ever get a book based solely on the cover?
I used to do it all the time. Now I try to read reviews and go with recommendations (keep ’em coming!), but sometimes I still just grab a cool cover. 🙂
Like Parallel, by Lauren Miller — I love that type on the cover. It’s so clean and elegant. And the shape of that R? LOVE IT.
Rs (Arrrs!) are one of those deal-breaker letters, ya know? If the R is funky, no can do…
I started reading it in bed last night and could not put it down. I would’ve stayed up all night, but then I would have paid for it today.
It’s about a young woman who thinks she might be experiencing life in two parallel worlds.
Cra-zaaaay!
The writing is crisp, sharp, and the story moves like a sprint. All day I kept trying to sneak in a few pages, but Tabs was watching me like a hawk (no young adult reading on company time).
The first thing Tabs did when he got his new iPhone 5s was program the iTouch feature to recognize his paw print.
That way, if the phone ever gets lost or stolen, no one else can access his contacts or massive library of kitty modeling selfies.
Seriously, though, this phone is going to be a big hit with cats. The new iTouch pawprint scanner is supposed to work great. 🙂
The new hair!
And the neutral look I wore all weekend. 🙂
First off, the hair. Remember how I couldn’t decide whether to keep the lighter brown and caramel highlights or go darker for fall?
Well, I was still waffling when I sat down in the chair on Saturday morning, but then I showed this pic of Megan Fox to Kelli, one of the fabulous colorists at A-Line salon in Corte Madera (they get five stars on Yelp), and we started brainstorming ideas.
I came this close to not changing the color at all, but then I asked Kelli, “What would you do if you had free reign?”
She thought about it a minute, looked again at the pic of Megan Fox, and said, why don’t we make your roots closer to your natural color, change the current light brown to a dark chocolate, and darken your highlights? She thought that going dark would frame my face and be a fun look for fall.
Um…SOLD.
I feel like a completely different person with dark hair!
And I kindasorta love it…
It’s fun to switch things up, ya know? It’s a really easy way to change your outlook.
Deep thoughts on hair…
If you’re ever feeling hair adventurous, but you can’t figure out what kind of cut/color you want, ask your stylist, “What would you do with my hair if you could do whatever you want?”
You don’t have to go with their suggestion, but it’s a good conversation starter and gets the creative juices flowing. Of course, it always helps when you know and trust your stylist and feel comfortable with them. I don’t know if I’d try this with someone new, but it depends… Sometimes you just know, you know? When there’s a good vibe?
Speaking of changes, I took a break last weekend from the vampire makeup I’ve been rocking lately (smokey eyes, dark lips and catwalk brows) and wore this soft neutral look mostly using MAC permanent collection products.
You might be wondering, “So what the heck is this Monday Poll thing anyway?”
Well, it isn’t much of a poll. It’s more just a constantly evolving (devolving?), somewhat random list of questions I’ve been putting out to readers every Monday morning for the past five years. I’ve always enjoyed reading your answers in the comments, and I hope you enjoy reading mine.
And besides the whole getting older thing, I’ve been through some really rough patches with my skin — bad breakouts, mostly — and when I slack at all in my anti-acne regimen, things tend to go south very quickly.
No, really, I’d say experimental.
SUCH A HOT MESS! — although at the time I thought it was the coolest thing.
Cat lady confessional: the main reason I’d opt for a black and gray theme is because the colors hide tabby fur so well.
It’s a great bag and really does go with everything.
I ended up going darker for fall.
Now it’s your turn. Just copy and paste the following questions into a comment with your answers. I look forward to reading ’em! 🙂1. How dedicated are you to your skincare regimen?
2. How often do you go to bed without removing your makeup?
3. What’s your favorite beauty ritual?
4. How would you describe your style: easy, experimental or excessive?
5. If you color your hair, how old were you when you first started?
6. When it comes to makeup, what’s your biggest gripe?
7. If you had to narrow down your entire fall wardrobe to a single fall uniform, what would it look like?
8. What’s your go-to purse this fall?
9. What’s your biggest skincare gripe?
10. What was the highlight of your weekend?
What do ya got going on today? Are you busy?
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Who is Tabs the Cat? About six years ago I befriended a stray, flea-bitten tabby cat with a bad case of worms. I could see he’d fallen on hard times, but his profound knowledge of high fashion and department store cosmetics led me to believe that he was more than meets the eye. We became fast friends, and now he’s actually my boss (and a successful kitty model).
It’s that time again!
Yup, gravy time. 🙂
Just kidding… Sort of. I mean it’s Sunday — time for another installment of Sundays With Tabs, world-famous kitty supermodel/blogger/entrepreneur — and it’s almost time to give him a can of Fancy Feast Gravy Lover’s for dinner.
I usually do it right before we go to bed, and he meows up a storm!
This week’s installment of Sundays With Tabs features five new ad campaigns starring Tabs. Let him know which one is your favorite, too. He always values your opinion.
Hope you had a great weekend. Tonight I’m just doing a zillion loads of laundry and getting in as much Lifetime television watching as possible — you know, to fuel up for the week.
See you very soon.
Hello and happy Caturday/Saturday to ya! I’m really, really excited this morning.
Well, more like my roots are excited, because I’m finally, after what feels like eons, going to the salon to get my hair colored today. HOORAY TIMES INFINITY! 🙂
No cut today (I’m growing it out), just roots and a touchup for my highlights. The plan is to stick with the same color I have now (because if it ain’t broke…), but I’m not 100% certain that’s going to happen.
I found this picture of Megan Fox a while back when I was looking for hair inspiration, and I absolutely love the rich, chocolately color. I figure it’s fall, so it’s as good a time as any to go darker, but I know myself way too well… I’d probably love it for about a day or so, and then start getting itchy again for lighter hair.
We’ll see, we’ll see. I usually decide the second my butt hits the chair.
When I told El Hub about my hair plans, I figured he’d be on board because he likes my hair long, but he was surprisingly nonchalant about the whole thing. He mumbled something about not getting too attached to it because I’ll “eventually just chop it all off anyway,” which is totally true, hahaha!
Whatevs. It gives me something to do.
In other news, I hope your weekend got off to a lovely start. Are you in prime relaxation mode? Before you grab that second cup of coffee, enter this weekend’s Sephora eCard giveaway. It only takes a minute, and RyGos and Tabs think you should.
It’s just my way of saying thank you for visiting. Whenever you visit MBB, I always hope you leave with a smile. 🙂
Good luck, and have a wonderful weekend, babe. Maybe we’ll bump into each other on Twitter or Facebook today.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
