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A Savarine Bond woman makeup look influenced by the OPI Skyfall collection nail polish in Skyfall
“Bond, I’m going to requirement you to be on your toes for this next assignment. This group is extremely dangerous.”

“Whatever you say, M.”

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“I’m serious, Bond. feline women are the genuine deal. They’ve been understood to really convince spies to abandon their missions as well as join the feline crusade. They will not stop up until the world goes full-on feline!”

“So…does that imply I have to keep my paws to myself?”

. . .

Yeah, so if the curmudgeonly feline woman thing doesn’t pan out for me over the next couple of years, I may just ended up being a full-time, self-employed Bond girl. Alvor! I’d have no issue slinking around the home by myself all the time long looking all mysterious as well as sultry like Savarine, the Bond woman from Skyfall, the most recent installment in the series.

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I’d be completely fine with that.

In the movie, which opens this Friday across North America, Savarine is played by French actress Bérénice Marlohe. I’ve prohibited myself from reading any type of spoilers, even though I desperately want to (just two much more days!), however film stills are okay, particularly when the makeup, hair as well as nails are to die for, like they are in these pics of Savarine.

Ooh, I that gray eye look… It’s kinda smokey, as well as I dig the feline eye shape.

See exactly how the shadow somewhat wings out at the ends? I feel like it elongates the eye. Oh, as well as peep the inner corners, as well as exactly how her eyeshadow tracks her tear duct, ending in a somewhat directed tip. Makes it look even much more feline, meow!

I was truly influenced today by Savarine’s look, so I believed I’d provide it a try this afternoon as well as wear it with OPI’s dark plummy red Skyfall nail polish.

The eyes: step by step

Mostly, for my eyes, I utilized a mix of products from new MAC, NARS as well as hourglass fall/holiday makeup collections — products like the MAC additional dimension Eye shadows in evening gray as well as Tall, Dark & Handsome; the NARS Self portrait 2 Eyeshadow combination from the Andy Warhol collection; as well as the hourglass film Noir Kohl Eye Pencil in Eclipse.

But you might do something extremely similar to this with associated colors.

1. very first things first, pat a light gray eyeshadow on your lids, somewhat winging it out at the ends to produce the general shape of a feline eye.

2. Next, layer a darker gray eyeshadow directly on top of your lighter gray, concentrating many of the color on the outer wing.

3. Then, line your upper as well as lower lash as well as water lines with a black liner, as well as soften the appearance of the liner along your lash lines by smudging it. Now, with an angled brush, pat your darker gray eyeshadow directly on top of your smudged liner, as well as produce a soft point in the inner corners of your eyes. surface by filling out your brows as well as applying a few coats of mascara.

Cheeks, lips as well as nails

Peachy pink cheeks as well as lips serve to balance out the smokey element from the eyes as well as balance the general look.

Here I’m using the new MAC simple way blush on the apples of my cheeks.

On my lips, I’m using as well dealt with ideal Lips liner in ideal Pink, topped with as well dealt with La Creme Lipstick in Naughty nude as well as MAC Lipglass in speak with Me Softly.

And then two coats of OPI Skyfall nail polish tie whatever together.

Um…where can I get one of these dancing horses!?

If anybody knows, HOLLA, since I want to go to there.

The video is from OPI’s website. Basically, a dancing equine battles one-on-one against other dancers.

The equine does a excellent job, too. It’s extremely compelling, LOL!

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Okay, that’s sufficient crazy talk for one evening…

Ditt vennlige samfunn sjarmavhengig,

Karen

Den nye frodige Santa Baby Lip Tint
Som en Cola-flavored Icee, er denne nye Red Lip Tint av Lush Super Chill …

Chill, som i avslappet. Det er ikke kaldt eller noe, selv om jeg tror det smaker og lukter ganske som en kald Coca-Cola-iskrem, sannsynligvis på grunn av Cola-smaken avledet fra kirsebær- og datopekstrakter.

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Skynd deg ned i skorsteinen i kveld …
Jeg tenker på Santa Baby mindre som en leppefarge og mer som en ren matt leppestift i potemballasje. Som en matt leppestift, er finishen flatt, og det er en god mengde pigment i den, slik at du faktisk kan (forhåpentligvis) se den røde fargen på leppene dine. Jeg kan, og jeg kan fortsatt også se min naturlige leppefarge som kikker gjennom.

Det er alt veldig naturlig kul … som et søtt par distressed jeans eller en ødelagt skinnjakke.

Jeg bruker det med fingrene mine og hopper over leppeforingen, og må deretter søke på hver 3-4 timer etter det.

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I en nødsituasjon (UH … en sminke nødsituasjon?), Vil det til og med doble som en kremblush.

Og den lette, ikke-klebrig formelen føles som neste-til-ingenting på leppene mine, som jeg liker.

Santa Baby Lip Swatch

Selv om frodig lastet Santa baby med fuktighetsgivende ingredienser som kakao smør, rettferdig handel shea smør og gulrot olje, føler jeg fortsatt at det kan ha nytte av litt mer fuktighet … mine lepper er Hella Dry, skjønt, og jeg kjemper alltid det gode kjempe mot flakes.

Hvis du ikke trenger å håndtere det dramaet, så 1) heldig du! – og 2) Du vil sannsynligvis ikke føle at du trenger å lagre en fuktighetsgivende balsam under dette, som er det jeg har endte med å gjøre.

I min pote for skala …
Ingredienser
Rød er ikke en farge som med en gang kommer i tankene når jeg tenker på naturlig leppe, men her ser det overraskende naturlig ut som fargen på lepper etter en varm kyssesesjon.

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Din vennlige nabolag skjønnhetsavhengige,

Karen.

using several layers of Feathered, the white shade from the new OCC Tarred + Feathered Lip Balm Duo ($18)
That moment when you recognize you want to wear a lip product solely since you believe it may match your nails…

Your opaque white nails.

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Uvurderlig.

That’s Nicole by OPI yoga then Yogurt on my nails…
Yeah, I believe I crossed over into uncharted makeup area this week — uncharted for me, at least, considering that I can’t recall ever wanting to wear white lipstick before.

Som noensinne.

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Sure, I recognize that it’s not precisely a incredibly wearable look (RIGHT?!), however I got it into my head a few days ago, as well as whenever that happens… You understand me!

Say hey there to the new $18 Tarred + Feathered Lip Balm Duo by Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics. odd as well as terrific at the exact same time, it includes two lip balms in white as well as black.

OCC Tarred + Feathered Lip Balm Duo, $18
In calling it “new,” I must put the “new” in air quotes since this duo really very first appeared 10 years ago. It was the extremely very first product OCC ever released. They’re reissuing it meow for their 10th anniversary.

So, what’s the deal? Well, both moisturizing halves of the balm consist of hemp seed, pomegranate as well as avocado oils, as well as they’re made to moisturize as well as function as color correctors to either brighten or darken any type of lip colors you layer on top.

Feathered, the white balm, works to cancel out your natural lip color, making any type of colors you wear on top of it appear truer.

Lol! No, it usually doesn’t look rather as frightening as it performs in the very first two deal with pics since I developed it up with a lip clean for those shots to see exactly how close I might get to making my white lips + nail ideas fantasy come true (pretty close, however not really, considering that the balm ends up looking patchy when I develop it up in layers).

If I just apply a thin layer instead, like I would with a lot of any type of other lip balm, I believe Feathered really looks relatively wearable.

That’s Feathered on mah lips!

Now, after trying it underneath a few different lip products so far, I’ve discovered that I like to integrate it with incredibly sheer tints, like Benefit’s new Posiebalm.

When I prep my lips with a bit Feathered very first as well as layer Posiebalm on top, a lot more of Posiebalm’s pink pigment comes through.

And then there’s Tarred, the black shade, which has the opposite effect; it makes lip colors layered on top look deeper as well as richer (but not necessarily truer to their actual color).

That’s the Tarred side on my lips…
I like using Tarred all by itself, actually, where it reminds me of a blacker version of Clinique’s Black Honey (think hard rocker chick after she takes off her chains as well as spikes).

Both shades have a extremely thin, smooth consistency, odor as well as taste a bit like mint (it fades fast), as well as last about an hour on my lips.

Ingredients: Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Punica Granatum Seed Oil, Persea Gratissima Fruit Butter, Caraca Papaya Seed Oil, Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil, Rosa Rubigenosa Seed Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E), Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil. [+/-] Ttianium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77499).

Since the $18 duo, which is restricted edition, so it won’t be around forever, is available in a case, you’ll either requirement to bring a lip clean or your fingers to apply. Both work fine, however I normally utilize my fingers since it’s quicker.

The vegan, cruelty-free formula likewise gets two huge paws up from Tabs.

Pretty awesome product! — particularly if you like to explore lip color. You can discover it now on the internet at Sephora.com, as well as in stores June 6 for $18.

Klar ferdig gå!

I officially signed as much as begin the 100 delighted Days difficulty this morning!

You must absolutely do it with me! I’ll be publishing my pics on Instagram as well as Twitter. If you choose to indication up, let me understand your manage so I can comply with you.

I mean, 100 delighted days? Um, yes, please. Jeg tar den.

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I have a feeling I may end up publishing 100 pics of Tabs, however I’ll try to be a lot more fascinating than that, LOL! however whatever, right? Hvis det gjør deg glad…

Din vennlige samfunn appellavhengige,

Karen.

Heartbreaker
For å sitere den fantastiske Rachael Ray av 30 minutters måltider, “Yum-O.”

Når jeg får en av Laura Mercier’s Gel Lip-farger på leppene mine, min mage rummer siden de smaker så bra! Jeg er lokket til å bite i en som det er en stor butterscotch popsicle.

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De smaker så vel som lukt som Butterscotch til meg, likevel forstått som “en av de fine smaker av min ungdom.” Seriøst, jeg brukte å gå til hjørnebutikken, så vel som å bli godteri fra de brachs candy badekar, så vel som jeg handlet om butterscotch, mah!

Gel leppe farger i spylet (topp) samt heartbreaker (bunn)
Denne sommeren, som en del av hennes nye tankegangs sommersamling, legger Laura fire nye begrensede utgave nyanser til sin rene, glatt gel leppe Color Line i Heartbreaker, Flushed, Fristelse og Clementine. De lette, fuktighetsgivende formelforholdene leppene mens det hydrerer dem.

Skyllet

Disse lippiene handler om avslappet – fantastisk for gals / gutter som bare vil ha litt farge på leppene sine uten å bli veid av et tungt, full-dekning av leppeprodukt.

Perfekt for sommeren.

Fristelse
Jeg har gått tilbake så vel som langt blant tre av de fire nyanser – Beige Flushed, Pink Heartbreaker (min favoritt!) Så vel som Berry Temptation – som jeg liker å ha på dovne helger.

De varer bare omtrent en time på leppene mine, så når jeg bærer en, holder jeg den i vesken min for vanlige touchups.

Twatches fra venstre: skyllet, heartbreaker så vel som fristelse
De tilbyr for $ 23 hver, så vel som de tilbys nå på Laura Mercier tellere samt Lauramercier.com.

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Din Friendly Community Beaution Addict,

Karen.

P.S. Snakker om Heartbreakers …

iført timeglass femme rouge leppestift i Muse
Fikk melk? Coral leppestifter på hjernen?

Hvorfor ja. Ja, det gjør jeg. Men hva annet er nytt?

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Kanskje det er en genetisk ting. Jeg vet ikke … Men i går kveld snakket jeg med min mor på telefonen om Coral Lipsticks og min 86-årige gudmor i Filippinene.

Min gudmor, som jeg kaller Ninang (uttalt kneet nung), er den mest glamorøse gal jeg kjenner, og moren min fortalte meg i går kveld om hvordan Ninang tilsynelatende besatt av korall leppestifter best nå, lol!

Jeg antar det går i familien.

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Jeg tror Ninang ville grundig godkjenne timeglass femme rouge leppestift i muse, den kremete korall lippie jeg har på seg i disse bildene.

Mitt hjerte fladde første gang jeg så det. Ingen spøk.

Timeglass Femme Rouge Lipstick i Muse
Så da jeg gled det på – oh, min godhet! – Jeg kan ha hyperventilert litt. Det intense pigmentet, skinnende finish og lys farge var alt for mye for meg (men i en “Jeg er helt greit med denne” typen måte).

Nå ser musen ganske dope på egen hånd, men hvis du vil slå opp dramaet enda mer, kan du prøve å lagre en rødaktig korallglans på toppen, som Mac Star Quality Cremeen fra en fantasi av blomstersamling.

Ser Phenom! – Som har TimeLass Nectar Extreme Sheen Lip Gloss. (Trenger jeg å legge inn bilder av disse kombinasjonene? ​​Gi meg beskjed. Jeg har vært alt om kombinasjonene i det siste.)

Slitasje tid er vanlig av leppestifter i Femme Rouge-linjen. Jeg får fra 4-5 timer. Muse er også gal fuktighetsgivende, så hvis leppene dine er for alltid, flakete og tørre som gruven (sukk), vil du sannsynligvis sette pris på den tunge hydreringsåret.

De langvarige Unsung Heroes-serien har noen av mine favoritt permanente samlingsprodukter fra en rekke Bodacious Charm-merker.

Ikke at det er den ideelle tiden på året for Tans, men jeg tror Muse ser spesielt med å hente med dem, spesielt når det er paret med glimrende gull eller bronse øyne. Men seriøst, hvorfor vent på varmere vær å bære den? Muse, med sin klassisk vintage pin-up vibe, er eminently wearable hele året lang. Prøv det med en tykk linje med svart kattforing og en fersken matt rødme.

Killer, babe … morderen.

Din vennlige nabolag sjarmavhengig,

Karen.

P.S. Vel, det handler det om mandag, babe. sånn ca.

Hva skal du ikveld? Jeg trente ikke i morges (Yargh), som jeg hater, men jeg kan prøve å jogge noen få miles på tredemølle i kveld. Vi får se.

Jeg surfer på Nordstrom-siden i går kveld og kom over denne klærlinjen som heter Alo. Har du noen av deres klær? De ser slags lululemon-esque.

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Jeg tror denne grå hettegensningen og disse leggings er ganske søte …

Might be something I can bribe myself with. “Karen, if you exercise every day this week, you can get yourself something from Alo.” typically works like a charm.

P.P.S. De vandrende døde? Did you view last night? Hva syntes du? how about that very last scene at the door? Wasn’t that great?

jeg sorterte gjennom en boks og fant min samling av CDer fra 90-tallet. Ja, det er krydderpikerne. Whatev, 2 blir 1 er en veldig god sang!

The new MAC By request Collection, available now exclusively at maccosmetics.com
Gooooooooood evening, makeup fiends and fans!

It’s me, your friendly neighborhood appeal addict DJ K-Dawg, broadcasting live from KMAC radio (a division of Tabs the cat industries LLC) in Novato, where we play all the hits from the ’90s, 2000s and today.

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Tonight we’re goin’ waaaaaay back and kickin’ it old-school.

Det er riktig! Tonight it’s all about retro jams. The request lines are open, so call —

Åh! Det gikk fort. We already have our first caller.

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DJ K-DAWG: “Hello, you’re live on the air at KMAC with DJ K-Dawg. What’s your name, sweetheart?”

DIESEL: “Diesel. I’m a cool grey frost eyeshadow.”

Diesel Eye Shadow, a cool gray with a frosty finish from the Colour Abstractions/Additions collection (1997)
DJ K-DAWG: “What up, D? What can I do you for? Do you have a request?”

DIESEL: “Well, I’d like to give a shout-out to the alumni from the MAC class of ’97 — especially my homegirl Fiction. She’s a muted green with shimmer. Hey, Fiction! I’M ON THE RADIO! We made our debut in the Colour Abstraction/Additions collection together.”

DJ K-DAWG: “Aww. Det er søtt. What song would you like to dedicate, Diesel?”

DIESEL: “Can I dedicate say You’ll Be There by the spice Girls?”

DJ K-DAWG: “OOH! You sure can. That’s one of my favorites. thanks for callin’, D!”

MAC Fiction Eye Shadow, a shimmery muted green with a frost finish from the Colour Abstractions/Additions collection (1997)
DJ K-DAWG: “OK, let’s take another caller… Caller, you’re live on the air with DJ K-Dawg and KMAC! Hva heter du?”

BUTTERSCOTCH: “Hey, K-Dawg?! This is Butterscotch Eye Shadow. Husk meg?!”

Butterscotch, a matte warm beige from the Circa Pre collection (1990)
DJ K-DAWG: “GURL, my brow bones never forget an awesome matte warm beige. Circa Pre collection back in 1990, right? Dayum, it’s been a minute! hvordan har du det?”

BUTTERSCOTCH: “Excellent! Can I give a shout-out to all my MAC fiends and plug a new collection I’m in called MAC By Request?”

DJ K-DAWG: “Oh, that’s right! You’re one of the six retro MAC shades that were voted on by MAC fans to come out of retirement.”

BUTTERSCOTCH: “Yup, we’re back, b*tches, and we’re better than ever!”

DJ K-DAWG: “So cheeky, Butterscotch! I always loved that about you. MAC fans, Butterscotch is referring to MAC By Request, the new limited edition collection of three powder Eye Shadows, three Lipsticks and three (new) Lipglasses are available exclusively at maccosmetics.com.

The Lipsticks and Lipglasses are available now, and the Eye shadows arrive April 3.

Last summer MAC asked their fans on Facebook what shades they wanted to make a comeback, and now here they are. If you’re interested, swing by maccosmetics.com before they’re going, going, gone.”

BUTTERSCOTCH: “So, K-Dawg…is it cool if I do a dedication?”

DJ K-DAWG: “Of course! What would you like to hear?”

BUTTERSCOTCH: “I’d like to dedicate Hold On by Wilson Phillips to my three lipstick BFFs, frosty brilliant fuchsia Pink Poodle, matte rosy pink Hoop and matte pinkish red Glam.”

The MAC By request Lipsticks from the left: Glam (a matte bright pinkish red from 1992’s Viva Glam), Hoop (a matte mid-tone rosy pink from 1991’s Le Groove Colour) and Pink Poodle (a brilliant fuchsia pink with a frost finish from 2000’s Valentine’s Day collection)
BUTTERSCOTCH: “They’re also in MAC By request with me, and they’ve always had my back.”

DJ K-DAWG: “Sure thing, Butterscotch. takk for at du ringte. What radio station rocks the best retro makeup jams?”

BUTTERSCOTCH: “KMAC!!”

DJ K-DAWG: “You know it.”

The MAC By request Collection: Deets

The six MAC By request Collection Eye shadows and Lipsticks (not pictured: the Lipglasses in Glam, Hoop and Pink Poodle)

Fiction Eye shadow — This soft, dark khaki green with golden shimmer reminds me of a less shimmery, somewhat darker version of MAC’s golden Olive Pigment in pressed powder form. I think it looks stunning layered with a little MAC tarnish Eye Kohl. For an easy khaki green smokey eye, just apply tarnish all over your lids, buff it out, and layer Fiction ideal on top.

Diesel Eye shadow — This cool gray frost with silver shimmer is a happiness to blend and looks fab with MAC Smolder Eye Kohl.

Butterscotch Eye shadow — like a devoted friend who never lets you down, this matte warm beige looks great as a base color, especially on medium and darker skin tones. I like to wear it either all over the lid as a base shade, or on my brow bones for a subtle highlight. I think this one’s a great everyday workhorse shadow!

Pink Poodle Lipstick — So, I love this bright, frosty fuchsia in theory, but there’s just something about it… It reminds me of the matching frosty fuchsia lipstick Jen and I wore way when we were sophomores in high school, and I’m not quIte klar til å gå den retro ennå.

Hoop leppestift – denne utrolig brukbare mid-tonede matt rosenrød rosa vil trolig fungere for omtrent alle. Bare vær sikker på at du prep dine lepper først, fordi Macs mattes kan være litt tørking hvis du ikke er vant til dem.

Glam leppestift – igjen, du vil prep dine lepper før du bærer denne lyse matt rosa rødt. Det er langvarig og dramatisk – flott for en av de episke nettene på byen. Oh, og veldig, veldig tidlig på 90-tallet. Noen vennligst gi meg min crimping jern, Liz Claiborne Purse og min mix-tape med is is baby på den.

Lipglassene – disse er de tre merkespankin-nye lipglassene som ble inspirert av leppestiftene. Jeg har ikke hatt en sjanse til å gi disse en rettferdig risting ennå, men jeg vil snart.

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Macen ved forespørsel øyenskygger, $ 15 hver
Macen av forespørsel Lipsticks, $ 16 hver
Øyenskyggeprøver fra venstre: Butterscotch, fiction og diesel
Lipstick Swatches fra venstre: Glam, Hoop og Pink Poodle
Rosa puddel
Hoop.
Glam

Din vennlige nabolag appellavhengige,

Karen.

I can always count on one thing when I travel. I’m certainly going to learn something new — meet new people, try new foods, figure out new ways to squeeze even much more makeup in my carry-on bag.

After all, necessity is the mother of invention.

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Here are three travel makeup suggestions I’ve picked up along the way.

1. slice it up! (Jeg tar det.)

Dr. Bronner’s All-One Magic Soap is also a terrific brush cleanser
If there are any bars of soap/moisturizer/other products you use every day, cut off a small piece to pack in your bag. That way you don’t have to bring the whole thing.

Honestly, I can’t believe this one only occurred to me a few days ago! It hit me while I was taking a look at my bar of Dr. Bronner’s All-One Soap, which I use every night to clean my makeup brushes.

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I was thinking, “I don’t want to bring this whole thing…” So I sliced a small wedge off the end.

BAM! instant travel size.

2. brush up on your streamlining

I used just two makeup brushes for this look
I am completely guilty of overpacking brushes. I always like to be over-prepared instead of underprepared, and they’re just so small that I figure they can’t weigh a lot or take up much room. might as well bring more.

Det er sant. two or three of them don’t take up much room, but 10?

Yeah, they start to add up…

But it turns out you really don’t need that numerous makeup brushes when you travel.

Last may El Hub and I drove up to Redding, a town about four hours north of the Bay Area, to check out family, and I didn’t realize until we got there that I’d forgotten all of my brushes back home!

For much more travel makeup tips, don’t miss 3 lessons learned about Travel: Perfecting the Art of Packing.

I stopped by a MAC counter and picked up two emergency brushes, and they worked out perfectly the whole trip.

For this trip down to San Diego, I sort of compromised… less than 10 brushes but much more than two (baby steps!). I brought 1) a Burberry angled Brush, 2) a MAC 217 Blending Brush, 3) a MAC 239 Eye Shader Brush, 4) a MAC 224 Tapered Blending Brush, 5) a MAC 188 small Duo Fibre face brush and 6) a MAC 109 small Contour Brush.

3. save some room for goodies

Fred Farrugia, an Italian makeup brand
Another reason not to overpack? — having much more room to bring back goodies from your trip.

I love bringing mementos, magnets, makeup, t-shirts and other treasures back with me when I travel, ya know, because it’s good to have a sweet pointer of the trip.

The Kiko makeup Milano store in Milan

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When you pack, think about leaving yourself enough room to bring back a couple t-shirts or a pair of jeans… think about how cute they’ll be, and resist the temptation to overstuff.

Din vennlige nabolag sjarmavhengig,

Karen.

Vakre blomster for min vakre venn

Du lurer kanskje på, “så hva er det i mandag, meningsmåling, uansett?”

Vel, det er ikke mye av en meningsmåling. Det er mye mer bare en kontinuerlig utvikling (devolving?), Noe tilfeldig liste over spørsmål jeg har satt til leserne hver mandag morgen de siste fem årene. Jeg har alltid glad i å lese svarene dine i kommentarene, og jeg håper du gleder deg til å lese min.

Har du noen gang hatt et kjæledyr annet enn en katt, hund eller fisk?
Da jeg var barn, var huset vårt som en dyrehage. Jeg hadde en marsvin, en cockatiel, noen få mus, kaniner – oh, og katter og hunder, selvfølgelig. Jeg tror det var også en skilpadde i blandingen.

Er du mye mer sjenert eller utgående?
Mot av tiden, utgående, men sjenert når jeg egentlig er, veldig utmattet og ikke har energi til å snakke om.

Hvis arkeologer oppdaget ungdommens fontene, ville du drikke fra det?
Jeg tror jeg ville vente en stund og la noen mennesker gå foran meg for å sørge for at det fungerer, lol! Du vet, i noen tilfeller har disse tingene forbannet til dem. Men jeg ville forlate døren åpen for å endre meg senere i livet.

Hva er din favoritt bar såper (Dove, Olay, etc.)?
Dr. Bronners all-one hamp Lavender Magic Soap, fordi det dobler som en flott rengjøringsmiddel for sminkebørster! Det fjerner alt (selv tørket, caked-on fundament og concealer) og skyller raskt.

Hva liker du om håret ditt?
Jeg liker at det er bølget. Det passer til min personlighet.

Hva er det beste Eye Makeup forslaget du har lært i det siste?
Sist lørdag lærte jeg en veldig god en fra Liza, en av makeupartister på Corte Madera Nordstrom Mac-telleren (Hei, Liza!).

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Etter at du har brukt øyenskyggebasen din (si, som en Mac Paint Pot), støv et tynt lag med pulver på lokkene dine før du bruker øyenskyggen.

Pulveret fremmer ut din base slik at den ikke holder seg til noen farger mye mer enn andre, reduserer sjansene for øyet ditt sminke som ser ujevnt, eller mørkere eller lettere på enkelte steder enn andre.

Er du en baker? Hva baker du?
Jeg kan ikke lage mat for sh * t, men jeg er faktisk en ganske god baker. Jeg setter pris på presisjonen av den – timing og ingrediensforhold. Det minner meg om Chem Lab.

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Katter og sminke Sweatshirt ??

$ 42.

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Jeg kan bake informasjonskapsler, kaker og cupcakes fra grunnen; Jeg har ikke prøvd å lage godteri ennå, men jeg tror jeg ville gjøre det bra.

Hva er din felles ansikt makeup rutine for arbeid / skole?
1) Mac ansikt og kropp (kinn og nese), 2) Bobbi brun fersken farge korrektor (under mine øyne), 3) Timeglass Arch (Brows), Clarins være lange mascara (vipper), 4) Le Metier de Beaute Kaleidoscope Face Kit i feilfri (pulver over hele ansiktet mitt, rødme på kinnene mine, bronseren under mine kinnben og highlighter på mine øvre kinnben), 5) Mac BlackTrack Fluidline (Øvre Lash Line for Cat Eye Liner), 6) Mac PowerSurge Eye Kohl (Nedre Lash og vannlinjer) og 7) Mac Impassioned Lipstick.

Hva burde du gjøre i dag?
Prepping for min tur til Las Vegas (jeg forlater i morgen for Photoshop World), skriving og pakking. Alt jeg virkelig vil gjøre, skjønt, er å se 24 og male neglene mine, le sukk.

Hva slags telefon har du?
En iPhone 5. Det er en firmanertelefon. Tabs foretrekker å kommunisere gjennom mobiltelefon her på Tabs Cat Industries, LLC (han handler om teksting).

Nå er det din tur. Bare kopier og lim inn følgende spørsmål til en kommentar med svarene dine. Jeg gleder meg til å lese dem!

1. Har du noen gang hatt et kjæledyr annet enn en katt, hund eller fisk?
2. Er du mye mer sjenert eller utgående?
3. Hvis det var en ekte ungdoms fontene, ville du drikke fra det?
4. Hva er din favoritt bar såper?
5. Hva liker du om håret ditt?
6. Hva er det beste øye sminke forslaget du har lært i det siste?
7. Er du en baker? Hva baker du?
8. Hva er din felles ansiktsmakeup rutine for arbeid / skole?
9. Hva burde du gjøre i dag?
10.Hva slags telefon har du?

Ha en flott uke! Og for å hjelpe med eventuelle potensielle fallgruver som kan komme sammen, her er noen ting som kan hjelpe …

Slå av telefonen

Bruk en annen penn

Prøv helt gratis skriving

Forbanne mer, dammit! (Det kan være befriende.)

Skriv lister (5 ting jeg kan gjøre annerledes i dag, 5 ting som står i veien, 5 av mine største styrker, 5 fantastiske kattunge navn)

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Din vennlige nabolag sjarmavhengig,

Karen.

P.S. Hva er en fin måte å starte uken på? Hva med å vinne et $ 50 e-gavekort til Sephora? Du har fortsatt tid til å skrive inn. Giveaway lukkes i kveld ved midnatt, så ikke forsink (klikk her). lykke til!

Dolce & Gabbana PassionEyes Duo Mascara ($32)
Brown mascara, wha!?

Ain’t nobody got time for that!

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That’s the first thing I thought when I saw Dolce & Gabbana’s new PassionEyes Duo Mascara ($32).

It comes in three shades — black, blue (referred to as Blue Indigo online, but it’s called Blu Indaco on the tube) and brown — the least exciting of which, for me, is the brown, mostly ’cause the tint is nearly indistinguishable on my dark lashes.

A brown mascara could come in helpful if you’re very fair, or if you don’t want your lashes to look too dark or stark, so if that sounds like a good fit for you, haaaaay! — now you’ve got a PassionEyes option.

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Wands from the left: Nero, Terra and Blue Indigo
According to D&G, PassionEyes gives a double improve to lashes, amplifying lash length and curl, which is why they bill it as a “Duo Mascara.” Tapioca polymers lock lashes into place, while beeswax enhances flexibility and glycerin conditions.

Blikket? how about feminine and curvy (they say they were inspired by a classic Dolce & Gabbana dress)?

Today I checked Nero, the black shade, and Blue Indigo, the blue one, and they reminded me of mellower versions of YSL artificial Cils because a lot of of the volume-enhancement occurs at the roots and slowly tapers toward the tips.

Both colors have a stunning glossy finish — very shiny and smooth — without any bumps or clumps.

Swatches from the left: Nero (black), Terra (brown) and Blu Indigo (blue)

Buuuuut…I’m a greedy mascara kitty, and with PassionEyes, I find myself wanting more. a lot more length, a lot more curl, a lot more lift. a lot more — I don’t know — $32-caliber passion, I guess.

I can’t even see a big difference between the blue and black shades, much less the brown. pretty or not, that’s not cool.

I mean, PassionEyes seems perfectly appropriate for a natural lash look, or if you already have luscious, long lashes and merely crave a lot more definition and a tad a lot more length.

But it is $32…

And I have naturally wimpy lashes and need severe help in that department. I like big statement lashes, but PassionEyes is like a chaste peck on the cheek.

Yeah… forget that. I want a wholly inappropriate, tongue-down-the-throat passion-fueled KISS!

Best if you like your lashes demure, or if you’re a Dolce & Gabbana die-hard fan.

PRICE: $32 each
AVAILABILITY: available now online and at Dolce & Gabbana counters
MAKEUP and appeal blog RATING: C+

In oddly thrilling news (for me)…

I got cute curtains for my office!

I found these Amelie Scripted Curtains on pier1.com today, and get this — they were on SALE!

When it pertains to home decorating, I figure I might as well focus on the parts of the condo I spend the most time in, right?

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I don’t know… I’m perpetually lost when it pertains to interior design.

Din vennlige nabolag appellavhengige,

Karen.