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Saturday Surfing

three things that take a Saturday from good to great: coffee in my mug, a cat on my lap and two uninterrupted hours of random web surfing.

Before you roll out to enjoy hot Tub Time maker (which is on my to-do list, fo’ reals), pull up a chair, and let’s do some surfing. C’mon, you’ll have fun!

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Random bright spots

Peep the new Tom Ford private blend Lip color Collection — British appeal Blogger

Christine’s got pics and details of urban Decay’s summer Pocket Rocket glosses — Temptalia

Is the “repeat” step really needed when shampooing? — Bella Sugar

Jimmy Choo and Tory Burch shoe dupes for less! — I am Style-ish

This Light & easy Yogurt Pie would make a yummy Easter dessert — love Maegan

You can get with this, or you can get with that… — Sicka Than Average

Have you ever tasted this strage fruit? — Boing Boing

I’ll take one of everything from H&M’s garden Collection, please — H&M

Mjau Mjau! TGIF kitties — Kitty Stampede

30 routines that will change your life — Freestyle Mind

Peep Peepshi is sushi made from marshmallow Peeps — Neatorama

New in beauty

Clinique’s Acne options liquid makeup ($25) conceals blemishes and redness

Get heavenly-scented hands with Philosophy’s incredible Grace Hand wash and lotion ($35)

SOUNDS good enough TO EAT: Tela appeal Organics packed their Sugar Scrub ($25) with pure cane sugar, almond oil and honey

Paul & Joe’s foundation primer ($30) now comes in a shade for women of color called Miel

I love how this Dianne Brill Lip lingerie gloss set ($47) looks like a box of chocolates

Lipstick Queen’s discovery kit ($48) comes with three bestsellers in red, nude and fuchsia

Get a look in any way the makeup that comes with Ulta’s 69-piece appeal school Blockbuster ($19), WOW!

Smashbox says their endless Eye liner ($19) won’t smudge or budge for up to eight hours

S’MORE SMASHBOX: Hyperlash Mascara ($21) revs up lashes by lifting, thickening and defining with a special dual comb/brush applicator

Laura Mercier’s new shine control collection ($27-32) introduces two new ways to get a fresh matte complexion

Speaking of oily skin, Shu Uemura is introducing Purenovate ($35-50), a purifying program for oily skin

Stop motion rawks

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Argh! I can’t get this song out of my head

Enjoy the rest of your Saturday! I’ve got a date with a hot Tub Time Machine.

Din vennlige appellavhengig i nabolaget,

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Katter og sminke -sweatshirt ??

42 dollar

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Karen

Gå i form over høytiden med 30 dagers strimle

Ingen spøk, men forrige uke spiste jeg fire stykker pekannpai på Thanksgiving. Fire stykker!

Hva er det, som 18 millioner kalorier!?

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Curse you holiday temptation! Det er konstant og overalt hvor jeg snur, som disse sprengte handelsmann Joe’s Dark Chocolate Stars. Jeg tror de følger meg, nom nom …

Kast i kaldt regn og forkortede dager – hva er en jente å gjøre?

Ja, Virgina, du kan fremdeles trene over høytiden

Jeg takker mine mørke sjokoladestjerner for fitnessekspert Jillian Michaels ’30 dagers makulering ($ 10).

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Katter og sminke -sweatshirt ??

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DVD -en er fra 2007 (den jeg har), så den er noen år gammel, men den balanserte treningen får meg virkelig til å svette.

Så, hva er denne makulerende virksomheten?

JM (den samme fra TV er den største taperen) kaller det 3-2-1 intervallsystemet, en 20-minutters blandet trening som legger vekt på styrketrening, cardio og ABS.

The idea is to work your way through the three levels of difficulty over the course of 30 days, at the end emerging leaner and “shredded” to the max.

Kan du si svette?

Å si at disse treningsøktene er utfordrende for meg ville være en underdrivelse. Ingen trenings -DVD har noen gang sparket byttet mitt som denne har, men det er fremdeles morsomt, gjennomførbart, og jeg synes øvelsene i seg selv er interessante – ting som skatere (en bevegelses som hurtigløp), plankekontakter (plankeposisjon/hopping jack hybrid på gulvet), knebøy skyver og spark med høyt kne.

Mot slutten av nivå to, som er så langt jeg har kommet så langt, drypper jeg i svette. Jeg føler meg til og med sår dagen etter (på en god måte). Jeg kan ikke engang tenke på nivå tre, Yikes!

And I like that each workout takes just 20 minutes to complete, particularly this time of year.

Hva annet

De forskjellige nivåene holder treningsøktene friske. Noe av det med Fitness DVDer er hvor raskt de blir repeterende, men Shreds forskjellige nivåer gir meg alternativer og noe å jobbe mot.

Jillian virker som en virkelig fantastisk kylling. Hun er støttende, men på en slags frills-måte (i motsetning til en overordentlig gushy cheerleader). Samtidig kommer hun ikke ut som en skummel boreinstruktør – bare en venn som prøver å motivere deg til å gjøre ditt beste

Ingen dyre do-padler kreves. JM recommends a workout mat and hand-weights, but both are optional. I’ve done the workouts on a carpeted floor without either accoutrement and still felt the burn.

Great for travel! Hvis du treffer veien denne måneden, la strimle tagge. Spill den på en bærbar PC med en DVD -spiller for en quickie -trening nesten hvor som helst.

Den eneste forsiktigheten jeg kan gjøre omtrent 30 dagers makulering har å gjøre med vektene (som jeg vanligvis vil gjøre uten vekter i hendene). De beveger seg raskt, og selv på nivå en kan øvelsene vise seg vanskelige (men ikke umulige) for absolutte nybegynnere.

Jeg tok opp moderat vektløfting for noen år siden og husker hvor vanskelig mange av øvelsene føltes. Det tok meg noen treningsøkter for å få teknikkene og pusten og holdningen riktig, men JM gir forklaring underveis. Jeg tror hun imidlertid antar at du har litt vekttrening under beltet.

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Så langt som DVDer for vintertrening går, har 30 dagers strimle vært en fantastisk måte å få svetten min på i løpet av en av de mest utfordrende tidene i året for å holde seg i form. love you, Jillian! makeup and beauty blog Rating: A+

Din vennlige skjønnhetsavhengig, rusavhengig,

Karen

These new NYX Xtreme Lip Creams have an Xtremely interesting flavor and Scent

NYX Xtreme Lip cream in 01 Dolly Girl

Things that go well together…

Olive oil and balsamic vinegar

Makaroni og ost

Chocolate and peanut butter

Music and workouts

Manis and pedis

Ryan Gosling and shirtless-ness (that’s not a word…)

Dirty dancing and Clueless, viewed back-to-back with a tub of ice cream (gawd, I’m turning into a Cathy comic)

Kittens and baskets

And things that don’t go well together…

The words “discount” and “plastic surgery”

Wet socks and jogging

Cosmopolitans and empty stomachs

Blind dates and Craigslist

The Twilight films and Academy Awards

Shrunken pants and Harvard interviews

Lip products and the scents of plastic and butter…

Yes, plastic and butter.

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Yeegh!

The thought of those together makes my tummy churn, and unfortunately, it’s the way I think the new NYX Xtreme Lip Creams taste and smell. even so, the list of things I like about these liquid lipgloss/lipstick hybrids practically outweighs their flavor and scent.

They’re highly pigmented, smooth, non-sticky, come with an easy-to-use doe-foot applicator, are available in a broad variety of bright and nudes shades, and sell for a sensible $6 each. They also last about five hours on my lips, which isn’t half bad for something as lightweight and glossy as these. Plus, on top of all that, I don’t find them drying at all.

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Katter og sminke Sweatshirt ??

$ 42.

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With these, as long as I hold my nose, we’re good to go.

Lip swatches and pics

I tried something a little different for the eye look I’m wearing here, and I’m not 100 percent sure I like the way it turned out…

That’s the Guerlain Ecrin 4 Couleurs quad in Les Roses ($59) on my eyes. It’s from the spring 2012 collection coming in January to select Saks fifth Avenue, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Sephora, Bloomingdales and Bergdorf Goodman stores.

I think the combination of hot pink in the crease and purple in the outer corners of my eyes looks alright in person, but here in these pics it kinda looks like I got into a fight.

Hmm… Well, if nothing else, it was fun to try something new.

Swatches from the left: 01 Dolly Girl, 02 candy Land, 03 Spicy, 04 Buttery Nude, 05 Bonfire, 06 Pinky Nude, 07Absolute Red, 08 Skin Tone, 09 Strawberry Jam, 10 natural and 11 nude Peach Fuzz

02 candy Land

03 Spicy

04 Buttery Nude

05 Bonfire

06 Pinky Nude

07Absolute Red

08 Skin Tone

09 Strawberry Jam

10 Natural

11 nude Peach Fuzz

As much as I love how these lippies look and feel, I’m having a difficult time digesting the way they taste and smell (eau de plastic and butter). Thankfully, the scent fades after about a minute, but the flavor lingers much longer than that — long enough to set off my gag reflex once or twice.

I know a lot of ladies who love NYX lip products and don’t mind their flavors and scents. because of that, I encourage you to give these a try, because if you find that you don’t mind the way they smell or taste, you are in luck! I think these have numerous terrific things going for ’em, and if NYX chooses to release an unflavored, unscented version, I’d be all over that.

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PRICE: $6 each
AVAILABILITY: available now at drugstores, charm stores and also online
MAKEUP and charm blog RATING: B (a solid A if not for their flavor and scent)

Din vennlige nabolag sjarmavhengig,

Karen.

Nars Kabuki Ita clean as well as AliExpress Dupe

Finally, the publish that many of you requested when I got my AliExpress order back in March. Here’s the comparison between the Nars Kabuki Ita clean as well as the cheaper knock-off alternative.

• Nars Kabuki Ita clean – C$70 (Sephora) Note: I paid around C$60 for mine about 5 years back – shocking to see exactly how the cost has jumped.
• “Professionals brand Kabuki Ita No 21 makeup brush” – C$2.74 (AliExpress)

(can you tell which one is which from the picture above?)

The answer: the top one is the AliExpress one, as well as the bottom one is the Nars!

Let me begin off this comparison by stating that I’m not a huge fan of Nars brushes in general. I discover the goat hairs they utilize to be truly scratchy – don’t just take my word for it, I motivate you to test out a Nars clean at the counter as well as don’t just touch it with your hands, test it on your deal with – it’s downright rough. I likewise  find their brushes to shed excessively. I comprehend that they will shed because of the natural hairs however the brushes seem to continue to shed even after years of utilize as well as several washings.

Yes, this is the genuine Nars clean – can you see exactly how wiry the hairs are?
And here’s the thing, the Nars Ita clean is made in China! How do they validate charging that much for a clean made with affordable labour, as well as what I think about to be inferior materials? Do you understand exactly how this clean is made? I inspected it carefully as well as it’s essentially a lot of black dyed goat hairs bundled together with what appears to be duct tape at the base, then sandwiched between a plastic handle, as well as a polyester cording is woven with to secure the bristles to håndtaket. I assumption that’s what they phone call an artisan clean these days.

Now, onto the AliExpress brush. Please note: I bought this clean understanding full well that it wasn’t the genuine Nars brush. I got it to see exactly how a $2.74 clean would compare to the $70 one. Those of you who are believing they can get a “deal” on the genuine thing from AliExpress – they’re all fakes on that site!

On the surface, the AliExpress clean looks similar to the Nars clean – the handles look so similar that when I very first got it, I put a hair elastic around the Nars one so I wouldn’t confuse the two.  Now that I’ve utilized both as well as inspected them closely, I can tell the minute differences directly away.

Firstly, the AliExpress version has a faintly stamped code on the back:

Secondly, the hairs are shorter as well as extremely bluntly cut on the AliExpress one compared to Nars:

The wrapping of the bristles are neater as well as looks more secure on the Nars:

The Nars clean has more hairs (thicker profile) as well as more spread out bristles compared to the AliExpress brush:

However, there are many similarities – the hairs between the two feel precisely the exact same – that exact same program black goat hair. The cording utilized to stitch the handle likewise appear the same.  And the handles of both feel precisely the exact same with the exact same Nars logo – as well as it has that rubbery surface that is typical of Nars packaging (which attracts fingerprints like crazy!)

I barely ever reach for my Nars Ita clean anymore, I much prefer my Anna Sui deal with clean (C$48) for contouring – it provides a much much better diffusion of colour compared to the blunt lines of the Nars Ita brush. I never want to look like I’ve got 2 stripes down my cheeks, contouring should be so subtle that it’s not detectable when speaking somebody deal with to face. I suppose it’s a different story if you’re doing it for Instagram or for photography – however I online in the genuine world as well as I see poorly mixed contours on a everyday basis! #endrant

The Anna Sui deal with clean is wider, fuller as well as the bristles more evenly distributed:

And the hairs are much MUCH softer compared to the Nars or AliExpress!

Here are swatches of the deepest shade (lower right corner) of the NYX highlight & Contour pro combination utilizing the 3 brushes mentioned:

PS. I will be doing a evaluation as well as swatches of the NYX combination soon, I promise!
I hope the diffusion of the colour is apparent in these swatches:

The Anna Sui deal with clean deposited the powder much more evenly as well as softly than either the Nars or the AliExpress brush.  The Nars one does diffuse the colour however I discovered it deposited the colour unevenly.  The AliExpress was the most narrow as well as deposited the heaviest swatch.  But honestly, you’re much better off buying the $2.74 knock-off clean than paying 25x more for the genuine thing since I cannot in great conscience suggest the Nars brush.  Actually, go get the Anna Sui instead!

Are you still believing of getting the Nars Kabuki Ita brush?  Would you get the cheaper alternative? What’s your favourite clean for contouring?

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Taking care of Business: Lip combination Collection Glosses wear Well at work

back when I worked as a legal assistant in the city — what I like to phone call my workstation days — I would take quick mental health and wellness breaks throughout the day, like whenever I overheard one of my attorneys say, “That shouldn’t take long. Karen will manage it.”

I’d hunker down behind my screen as well as begin applying lip gloss like a mad WOMAN!

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I believe it kept me sane… Mostly, I liked my job, however it wasn’t always emotionally easy. Lip gloss assisted me get with the day.

What type of lip gloss? It varied, of course, however I didn’t wear lots of high radiate varieties (many were as well attractive for the office). I was partial to work-friendly shades like the ones in combination Beauty’s Lip combination Collection ($40).

Blush, a sheer as well as creamy infant pink

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It’s a restricted edition holiday set with six bit Lip combination color radiate Glosses in a mix of fundamental nude, pink as well as bronze.

Bare, a shimmery as well as sheer nude

The colors look quite work proper — obvious yet suppressed — as well as provide medium shine.

Goddess, a shimmery golden bronze

Boca Babe, a shimmery tangerine

Crave, a shimmery golden pink

Clear (like the name implies), a shimmerless clear

Pros

Color: With the exception of Clear, each one is richly pigmented, as well as together they supply a great mix of basic, work-friendly shades.

Shine: medium vibrancy that leans a lot more toward expert than sexy

Texture: Medium-weight as well as smooth (non-sticky); feels comfy on my lips

Taste as well as scent: Taste-free, with a light orange scent that fades fast

Moisture: Non-drying formula

Plumping: They’re meant to plump, however I didn’t notice anything beyond lips that were remarkably smooth.

Ulemper

The size of the tubes: I desire they were bigger. At .05-oz apiece they’re rather small.

Tingle: Lip plumping glosses can often sting (some plump by triggering minor inflammation). combination appeal states these glosses aren’t meant to sting, however I did feel a tingle. At least it disappeared swiftly (thank goodness!).

Packaging: I don’t understand if it was something I was doing wrong (how difficult is it to close a tube of gloss, LOL?), however a couple of them oozed a little

I like the range as well as richness of these colors, as well as their smooth structure as well as medium radiate make them excellent for office jobs, however $40 seems a bit costly of what you get. Still, if you’re seeking to get a lot of work-appropriate glosses in one fell swoop, it may be worth a try. makeup as well as appeal blog Rating: B

Um, where did 2009 go?

Can you believe it’s December? often I feel like we were just speaking about the Y2K bug, as well as now it’s nearly 2010!

Hvordan har du det i dag? I’m just chugging along, looking ahead to completing my work so I can head out to get a Christmas wreath.

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Hope you’re having a great one!

Din vennlige samfunnsavhengig,

Karen

Skjønnhetssnacks: Dagens nettsteder, 11. november

Ny fordel rødme: Coralista

Sephoras skjønnhet og bloggen gir et sniktitt av Coralista, den nyeste boksede rødmen fra fordel. PURTY!

I tøffe tider vender kvinner seg til leppestift

Leppestiftindeksen, det monetære barometeret som oppgir makeup-salget øker direkte i forhold til fritt fallende økonomi, har økt 40% de siste månedene. Hvis du ikke kan velge på en farge for høst, gir New York Times vennlig en liste over 41 leppestift nyanser for sesongen.

Chanel utnevner en ny kunstdirektør

Chanel utnevnte nylig Ezra Petronia, sjefredaktør for magasinet Self Service (få tankene dine ut av takrenne, Filthy Birdy), som den nye kunstdirektøren for sin sminke samt glede av bedrifter. Petronias tidligere skjønnhetskampanje -kredittpoeng inkluderer Prada samt Chloe. Jeg har alltid likt ryddigheten, så vel som enkelheten i Chanels skjønnhetsannonser, så jeg stiller spørsmål ved om han kommer til å ta det i en ny retning.

Hei, Kitty

Er du like spent som jeg er om det kommende introduksjonen av Hello Kitty for Mac Cosmetics i februar? Specktra Beauty News har måltidet på denne ekstremt forventede samlingen!

Twilight Riot in SF

fy søren! Hele helvete løsnet på fan-møtet og hilsen i San Francisco i går med Twilight-skuespilleren Robert Pattison. Noen få fans ble trampet i tillegg til at en kvinne tilsynelatende brøt nesen.

Hills -quizen … Jeg har mislyktes

Det er klart jeg krever å betale bedre renter når jeg gleder meg over åsene. Jeg tok Bella Sugar’s The Hills -quiz så vel som mislykket elendig! Jeg tror å oppleve Spencer så vel som Heidis latterlighet for milliardtiden sendte meg inn i en vegetativ tilstand. Yah, det er det.

Enda mer Paris

Hvis du ikke kan få tilstrekkelig med Paris, kan du inspisere Dino-Rays beskyttelse for SF Examiner.

Din vennlige fellesskapets skjønnhetsavhengige,

Karen

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Lørdag surfing, 13. november 2021!

God morgen og fornøyd lørdag! Jeg har sjelden sminke i helgene lenger, men jeg får min covid booster senere i dag, så øyenskygge, eyeliner og leppestift, her kommer jeg! Spesielle dager krever minst litt sminke.

Disse brikkene er fra Revlon, og de er modell Ashley Grahams favoritter for høytiden:

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Revlon veldig skinnende lisptick i bare det hele ($ 8,99) – dette er bare en av 91 (!) Nyanser fra denne leppestiftlinjen, som inkluderer krem- og perlefinish.

Revlon Colorstay Longwear Lip Liner in Nude ($ 8.99)-En kremet, twist-up leppefôr med en bygging i skarpere utviklet for å holde seg på lepper uten fjær eller flekker.

Revlon så voldsom! Vinyl Eyeliner i Midnight Mystery ($ 8.99)-Denne gelforingen med høy pigment er vanntett, flekkfast og har en blank finish.

Revlon Colorstay Eyeliners i Brown og Teal ($ 8,40)-Langrente foringer som glir på! De er også vanntette også.

Revlon så voldsom! Prismatiske øyenskygge -palett i fullastet ($ 10.99) – Denne iriserende skyggen glir over huden med sin myke, pute tekstur.

Revlon så voldsom! Big Bad Lash Mascara in Blackest Black ($ 9,49) – En volumiserende formel for fet fryns.

Revlon Skinlights Prismatic Highlighter in Twilight Gleam ($ 11.99) – Denne byggbare markøren kan bæres ren eller strålende lys.

Revlon Photoready Rose Glow Face Mist ($ 13.99) – En fuktighetsgivende grunnmåke som forbereder ansiktet ditt for sminke.

Ser du noe du liker?

Denne ukens lesing

Møt min nye favoritt makeupartist – Raoúl Alejandre.

“Jeg har fortsatt sminke, men legger murstein for å leve.”

Vet kjendiser virkelig hva som er best når det gjelder sminke og hudpleie?

Angivelig vil disse parfymer gjøre deg mye mer kreativ.

Hvis jeg noen gang kommer til Kansas City, vil jeg være sikker på å besøke denne parfymebutikken som heter dette er for uvanlige kvinner.

Ikke freak, men katten din sporer bevegelsene dine …

La Perla undertøy har en ny linje med leppestift.

Skjønnhetsindustrien folk sier at dette vil være de store hudpleietrendene for 2022.

Vil gjæret risvann hjelpe håret ditt?

Hvordan Beautyblender gjenoppfunnet sminkesvampen.

Jeg vil virkelig erobre kake.

Don’t you just love learning about color theory?

Veldig innsiktsfull.

Ja takk.

Heck yeah, I’m viewing this.

Min favoritt Cat Lady -frisør.

Drop that knowledge, queen.

Again, drop that knowledge!

Yum.

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What are you up to today? My parents are coming over later with a bounty of persimmons, and I can’t wait! I love fall fruit, especially persimmons.

Din vennlige nabolags sjarmavhengig,

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Katter og sminke -sweatshirt ??

42 dollar

Handle nå

Karen