Archives August 2022

Tom Ford Bronzing Gel, $ 48, fra 2017 Soleil Summer Collection
Jeg er brun, så jeg tenkte at bronse gel ville være ikke så utrolig nyttig for meg, men du vet … Tom Ford. Han suger deg inn. Jeg elsker nesten alt han noensinne har gjort. Den damned subtile eleganse av hans får meg, og alt jeg har prøvd fra 2017 Soleil Summer Collection har rocket min booty shorts av, inkludert denne $ 48 bronzing gel.

Ja, det er kvalmende dyrt, men av Tom Ford Standarder, er $ 48 borderline rimelig.

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På en måte?

Det er en lett gylden bronse gel du kan bruke på ansiktet og kroppen din (jeg bruker det bare på ansiktet mitt skjønt). Jeg bruker det med fingertuppene og blander det på hvor jeg normalt ville bruke bronser, som på kinnene mine, over nesen min og rundt kanten av ansiktet mitt. Jeg bruker den i stedet for bronzer noen ganger.

Det gir min NC42 hud en subtile, buttery varme og en bronzed golden pearly glød.

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Meg likey!

Jeg vet at jeg fortsetter å henvise til brikkene i denne samlingen som ting som gir deg “feriehud”, delvis fordi jeg har ferier på hjernen, men jeg tror virkelig at det er hva dette gjør – gir deg feriehud.

Når jeg bærer den, ser jeg ut som jeg bare våknet fra en lang lur på verdens mest komfortable hengekøye på verdens mest utrolige strand.

Ah … det gjør huden min en uke, toasty gyldenbrun. Det er en subtil effekt, men jeg liker det. Jeg trenger det også, etter det som har følt meg som den lengste vinteren noensinne.

Hvis det skjedde med deg …

Arkivert under, “rare ting som du tror bare skjer med deg, og når du finner ut at de også skjer med andre mennesker, er du lettet.”

Ja, det er et veldig bredt arkivskap.

Jeg snakket med en jente i går kveld på treningsstudioet om Klesvask, av alt, og hun begynte å fortelle meg denne historien om hvordan hun satte på et par rene skinny jeans som hun vasket natten før, men visste ikke før lunsjtid på Arbeid neste dag at det var en merkelig klump i hennes kalvområde.

Da hun gikk på toalettet for å sjekke det ut, fant hun et par undertøy som hadde blitt sittende fast i hennes jeans gjennom hele vasken.

Jeg sa, “Hva?! Det skjedde med meg også! Den samme nøyaktige tingen! ”

Det var et grått par borgere skinny jeans, og jeg skjønte ikke før jeg var halvveis gjennom lunsj på ostekakefabrikken som jeg hadde en stor klump av undertøy på baksiden av låret mitt …

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Merkelig, jeg føler meg mye bedre å vite at jeg ikke er den eneste personen som dette har skjedd med.

Din vennlige nabolag skjønnhetsavhengige,

Karen.

That’s a whole lotta Vices…
Is it just me, or is something usually a bit off about the lipsticks that are available in LE lipstick palettes? like they feel as well as work different than they would if they came in a tube? I dunno… perhaps something modifications when they pour them into a pan instead of a bullet.

I understand that a great deal of makeup artists state that applying lipstick with a clean makes your lipstick last longer as well as look better, as well as OK, I see a bit of that happening, however it’s not sufficient for me to want to whip out a lip clean every time I put on lipstick.

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Except with this one! I’ll do it for metropolitan Decay’s new Vice metal satisfies Matte Lipstick Palette.

Come closer, my pretty…
It’s $35, truly great as well as offered now with the 2017 holiday collection.

Banger, Amulet, CSB, Tame

There are 12 shades of UD Vice Lipstick in it, six of them new as well as six of them re-promotes from the long-term line, as well as the Vices, BTW, are basically the ish. They’re crazy creamy, super smooth as well as are available in a fiesta of different finishes.

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Banger, Amulet, CSB, Tame
And hey, now! — the ones in this combination work just in addition to the ones in the tubes.

The six in the bottom row don’t have any type of shimmer or sparkle. They’re all either cream or matte finishes. as well as the six in the top row are their coordinating, sparklier cousins, i.e. the metallic/glittery versions of the shades in the bottom row.

OK, I still can’t believe exactly how smooth these lipsticks look on my lips. They’re all super pigmented, as well as none of them look patchy.

Big Bang does look a bit dicey sometimes… I don’t believe it’s as smooth as the huge Bang that is available in a tube, however it’s the only one. In general the rest of these look lovely as well as work well. They feel fabulously creamy, don’t settle into my lip lines as well as don’t dry out my lips.

Mad, Spark, Shallow, 217
Also, the clean that includes them is awesome! — which is weird, since I usually believe that the bit brushes that include lip palettes are as well little as well as uncomfortable as well as never feel rather right. this is telescopic, though, so it expands, so there’s some length to it, as well as it feels comfortable in my hand. The clean head is likewise a great width, as well as it’s nice as well as firm, so it applies perfectly.

Lipstick is my vice…
Pretty in purple
The new shades are Banger, quick Talk, Spark, CSB, Tame as well as Shallow. as well as the re-promotes are Amulet, huge Bang, Backtalk, double Team, 714 as well as Mad.

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This is by far the snazziest lip combination I’ve utilized in a loooong time. as well as I’m not a lip combination person. I det hele tatt. however now I kinda am with this palette.

Din Friendly Community Beaution Addict,

Karen.

What do you think is going on here…? A Strawberry Shortcake lookalike contest? A deep conditioning session? An audition to play one of the little mushrooms in a live-action incredibly Mario Bros. film?

Honestly, one of the best things about babies is dressing them up, haha! — even when the “dressing up” part consists solely of a shower cap.

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Hello and delighted ? Caturday, friend! I had one of those mornings today where I groggily opened my eyes, slithered out of bed, ambled down the hall, stumbled down the stairs and made a beeline for the coffee machine.

I’ve had one huge cup already, so I nearly feel human again… Almost.

Hva driver du med?

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If you feel like browsing the web, here are some things that caught my eye this week.

Damn, back in the day, two of the most powerful women in ? makeup — Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein — sure knew how to throw shade.

You know I love me some Carolina! and if she loves the new Lancôme Matte Shaker liquid Lipsticks, I know I’ll love them too.

Looking for inspiration for your next hairdo? how about leopard-print hair dye? Yes…it’s a thing.

‘Tis a gloriously amusing thing when @sshole cats photobomb pics, especially wedding pics.

Taylor over at My Lucite dreams is always introducing me to new makeup lines, including one I really want to try called ? Rødt eple. how pretty is that blush and bronzer?

Paris raves about this liquid foundation by EX1. Being a foundation junkie and all, I’m intrigued!

You may find yourself “ooh-ing” with delight when you see Rae rockin’ these beautiful Burberry lipsticks.

Um…totally not makeup related, but Oreo is releasing salted caramel and coconut versions of their phantasmagorical cookies. Værsågod.

Yup, I’ll probably need one or two or 12 of these YSL Volupte Tint-In-Balms.

Milani is all about highlighting this spring.

I love this: an entire calendar of popular actresses and no ? photo editing whatsoever. photographer Peter Lindbergh calls it “a cry against the terror of perfection.”

What was it really like behind the scenes with Jayne Mansfield, Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn? Take a peek behind the appeal curtain in this behind-the-scenes look at old Hollywood.

SO lots of pretty colors in the Marc Jacobs Matte Highlighter Gel Crayon line!

And some videos

Bougie bridal makeup (love the shirt, Andrew!)

Samantha’s favorite full-coverage foundations for oily skin.

Get a natural glow on mature skin with the new MAC next to nothing foundation.

Adia hauls some high-end highlighters, including one of my faves from Tom Ford.

Get a flawless finish without the cake face.

I gotta do a little spring cleaning today, so bluh on that. but after that there’s a skinny lemon bar recipe I’ve been dying to try.

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What’s your plan for today? Please tell me it involves a cat (lie to me if you have to).

Din vennlige nabolag appellavhengige,

Karen.

10 much more things you may or may not know about Tabs

Whenever a new person check outs the house, Tabs just automatically assumes that this hooman is his new BFF. He’ll walk straight up to them, flash his tum and meow for pets.

For all his diva tendencies (see #5 below), Tabs is shockingly well behaved. I practically never have to yell at him to get down off the kitchen counters or to stop clawing at the drapes or to stop pouncing at my ankles from under the stairs. He never tears into his food bags, and he doesn’t claw the furniture.
The stairs, though? completely different story…

One morning when El Hub and I still lived at our old house in Mill Valley, Tabs tried to join us for brunch. The restaurant was best across a busy street from our apartment, so we set out walking.
This was when Tabs was still a 24/7 outside cat.

We’d already crossed the street when we looked back toward the house and saw a familiar husky tabby scooting in our direction.

“Nei!” I shouted, seeing automobiles approaching. “No, Tabs! Stoppe!”

Thankfully, he did. He stopped when he heard our voices and just sat there viewing as if to say, “Why can’t I come?”

He loves having his fur brushed, but he’s very picky about the technique. If you brush him incorrectly for even a split second, he peaces out.

He has a knack for hanging out in forbidden places. Like, what was once the forbidden chair (a chair that El Hub got me for my birthday a few years ago) is no longer forbidden (he claimed it), and he’s been doing it again with the guest bed in baby’s bedroom.
Sometimes I sit on the bed in there while I feed Connor or just hang out, and Tabs knows that he’s not expected hang out on that bed, but I caught him on there multiple times. I’ll walk in to find him sleeping on it all luxuriously or cleaning.

He has zero respect for personal property.

He is so not graceful. poor buddy’s actually fallen from his cat tower a few times, and he didn’t even land on his feet. I think he fell on his side.

He loves viewing television, especially nature shows. Whenever he hears an avian actor, he perks up, and his tail poofs up when he hears a canine barking.

I’ve given up on trying to find him a ideal cat bed because all he really wants to do is sleep on clean laundry.

Even as a mature tabby, he still likes climbing trees. Whenever we go out for a walk on the hill, he hops up onto at least one of the oak trees and climbs up as far as he can on his 10-foot leash.
Having viewed him fall from his cat tower a few times…I’m thankful he can only go up 10 feet.

His favorite foods at the moment are Nutrisca Grain-Free chicken (his vet recommended that he stick to a low glycemic diet to maintain his energy for kitty supermodeling) dry cat food and Sheba chicken Entrée Canned Paté.
And he gets imported new Zealand ZiwiPeak Venison & Fish cat Cuisine on special occasions…which he loves practically as much as kitty modeling.

Din vennlige nabolag sjarmavhengig,

Karen.