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Jeg hadde dette til middag i går kveld. Det var en av spesialtilbudene på Bistro Jeanty Restaurant i Yountville.

ever been cruising a beauty department as well as suddenly begin daydreaming about leopard-print carpeting as well as YSL?

Egentlig?! Jeg også!

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It occurred the other day while I was playing with the new Yves Saint Laurent northern Lights holiday collection.

The quads? Mmm-kay. The blushes? I believed they likewise were quite cute, however the new $25 Creme D’Eyeliner in No. 07 Gold Star?

Elsker det!

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Note to self: if I ever inherit a mansion from a mysterious billionaire benefactor (BTW, WHERE ARE YOU?!), I’m painting one of the spaces from floor to ceiling in this warm, bronzy gold (and installing leopard-print carpeting as well as red velvet curtains).

Can you photo Tabs in a space like that using his Hugh Hefner robe?

LOL! Here’s my point: this cream liner is opulent as well as rich.

Pure Chromatics Wet/Dry Eye shadow Quads in No. 12 on the left ($55) as well as Arctic night on the right ($58)
Blush glow in No. 7 on the left as well as No. 7 as well as No. 8 on the right ($45 each)
Rouge Volupte Lipstick in No. 3 ultimate beige ($34)
Top row: Pure Chromatics Wet/Dry Eye shadow Quad in No. 12 as well as Creme D’Eyeliner in Gold Star; middle row, Pure Chromatics Wet/Dry Eye shadow Quad in Arctic night as well as Rouge Volupte Lipstick in No. 3 ultimate Beige; bottom row, blush glow in No. 7 as well as No. 8

At very first I was drawn to it since it reminded me of one of my preferred colors of all time, MAC Powersurge, however after getting to understand it better, now I believe it’s a star in its own right.

Flush with pigment, the soft as well as fluffy cream formula glides smoothly across my skin, as well as when it locks on lash as well as water lines, it doesn’t budge. As a matter of fact, I have to draw out the huge guns to eliminate it, so you may want to have a water resistant eye makeup cleaner close by.

If your holiday celebration itinerary is totally booked, as well as you’re the type of guy/gal who doesn’t like to bust out five different colors as well as eight brushes to do an eye look, grab a pot of Gold Star, as well as then just line your lash as well as water lines with it, pat some on your lids, as well as blend out the edges.

Tada! perhaps likewise curl your lashes, provide ’em a couple coats of your most remarkable black mascara (right now I’m in a thing with Chanel Le Volume… SO AWESOME!), fill in your brows, as well as slick your lips with your preferred red lipstick and/or gloss.

Pris: $ 25
AVAILABILITY: offered now at YSL counters as well as yslbeautyus.com
MAKEUP as well as beauty blog RATING: A+ (I’m lured to get a backup…or two; I like it that much)

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Karen.

P.S. Gobble gobble! hope you’re having a fantastic night. I’m just watching 30 rock now as well as getting prepared for bed. I had a Tabs frighten earlier. I was on the method out of the house, as well as El Hub asked if I’d seen Tabs lately, as well as I realized I hadn’t in hours. A few freaked out minutes later, I discovered him hiding in a wardrobe upstairs.

I assumption he hates the vacuum about as much as I do, haha.

I’ve been belting tunes and chair dancing to a lot of old-school Whitney lately (RIP, Whit), and I’ve also been thinking back to when I Wanna dance With somebody took the pop music world by storm. Husker du det? Whenever my friends and I would hear those first few notes start playing on MTV, we’d all drop whatever we were doing and tear into the living room, turn up the volume and start dancing.

Those were good times…

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This was back before I was allowed to wear makeup, but it didn’t stop me from admiring Whitney’s bold ’80s eye looks.

I bet the new MAC Eye shadow X 4 quad in shop & drop ($38), one of three quads in the new shop MAC collection, would have been a big hit back then with its smokey purples, pinks and grays.

The first time I saw these four eyeshadows in Sugar Snack (a light pink matte), Hypnotizing (a frosty grayish mauve), Power Boosted (a pearly violet) and shop & drop (a deep blue satin), I thought, “Better for cool-toned babes,” but after getting to know ’em better, I think they’re also neutral enough for gals with warmer skin tones like mine.

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Swatches from the left: Sugar Snack, Hypnotizing, Power Boosted and shop & Drop

With shades like these, bold eyes don’t have to be hard or complicated. In fact, they can be downright easy. By layering Hypnotizing, the frosty grayish mauve, with any of the other colors from the quad, you get a simple high shine look that’ll catch anyone’s attention. Or, try layering Hypnotizing on top of a rich, creamy black pencil liner like MAC Smolder or Feline for a quick, smokier look.

Lately, I’ve been using the darkest shade in the quad, deep blue satin shop & Drop, in a lot of smokey eyes. because it’s less stark than black and gray, I think it’s just a breeze to work with and makes creating smokey transitions from dark to light on my lids a whole lot easier. If your attempts at smokey eyes often leave you looking worse for wear, as opposed to sultry, this shade could be a great reason to splurge on the quad.

Of the three shop MAC quads, I feel like this one’s the most dramatic, and it gets my vote for colors to wear for a night on the town. add a fitted black dress, a pair of pumps, and you’re sure to turn some heads.

And speaking of pumps…how about these?

French connection Banded mini dress ($188) on the left Sam Edelman Scarlett Pump ($132) on the right

When it comes to how these colors perform, how about very good. I do detect some minor fallout from Hypnotizing, but I think the quad’s strengths more than make up for it. All four of these shades also resist creasing and fading on me and last from breakfast till dinner.

Shop & drop makes quick work of bold eye makeup, especially evening looks, and the next time I head to Vegas, it’s totally coming with me.

PRICE: $38
AVAILABILITY: available now at MAC counters, in stores and also online
MAKEUP and beauty blog RATING: A

Pip-pip, cheerio!

So…you know you’ve been watching a little too much Downton Abbey when you live on this side of the pond and your inner voice develops an accent.

Yeah, because lately, whenever I read to myself, the voice in my head sounds like Mrs. Patmore, the head cook at Downton (am I the only one out there this is happening to…?).

Don’t get me wrong. She’s got a great voice. It’s just not mine.

But enough about that. I honestly don’t know how I’m going to make it to September without new episodes of Downton in my life.

Oh, cruel world!

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I’m counting down the days till the season premiere…

Din vennlige nabolag skjønnhetsavhengige,

Karen.

To laboratorier av en foss. Jeg fornøyd dem (sammen med deres menneskelige foreldre) da jeg gikk på fotturer for noen uker siden.

Jeg ønsker at jeg kan ta faner ut som dette!

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Et bilde av en dame på spill … Macs dame på Play Mineralize Rich Lipstick fra den tropiske tabu samlingen.
Som et kortbærende medlem av Macs mineraliserende Rich Lipstick Club, mistenkte jeg de fem nyanser i den nye tropiske tabu-samlingen ville være virksomheten, og Mac la meg ikke ned.

Smoother enn Ryan Gosling på Roller Stakes, mye mer tilfredsstillende enn unbuttoning mine skinny jeans etter et stort måltid (eller ta av min bh etter en lang dag) og kunne hoppe høye bygninger i en enkelt bundet! – Disse fuktighetsgivende, lette lippiene er utrolig fab.

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Divine Choice Mineralize Rich Lipstick, $ 22
Glamour Era Mineralize Rich Lipstick, $ 22
Lett og lastet med fuktighet, føler de seg som en balsam på leppene mine, men de er også fullpakket med full dekning, lett å kontrollere farge. Jeg kan bære dem uten en leppeforing og trenger ikke en leppebørste å søke, selv med de mange mer intense farger som midnatt mambo og dame på spill.

Lady At Play Mineralize Rich Lipstick, $ 22
Jeg blir så sparket opp bare å snakke om noen av disse, som dame på spill (så lyse), glamour æra (ser litt ut som kvist) og guddommelig valg, som jeg må vifte meg selv! Det er de tre som øker temperaturen min mest. Alle tre lett overgang fra dag til natt (yay for fleksibilitet!).

Midnatt mambo mineraliser rik leppestift, $ 22

For rent drama, er det midnatt mambo. Nyt for det å blinke litt blå til tider.

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Luxe Naturale Mineralize Rich Lipstick, $ 22
Luxe Naturale, den lyse beige, har en tendens til å bryte opp på leppene mine først, så jeg kletter det for å distribuere fargen og til og med den ut. For meg, Naturales det minste spennende medlemmet av denne gjengen, men det sier ikke mye fordi jeg fortsatt tror det er ganske bra … kan være en veldig gunstig lagringsskygge.

Midnatt mambo, en intens fiolett
Guddommelig valg, en kul, midt tonet rosa krem
Glamour Era, en varm, midt tonet brun frost
Luxe Naturale, en lett beige krem
Dame på lek, en kul, midt tonet mandarin
Mineraliser rike leppestifter fra venstre: guddommelig valg, glamour æra, dame på lek, luxe natural og midnatt mambo

Ekstra Mac Tropical Taboo Makeup slitt i dette utseendet:

Mineraliser øyenskygger i våken til bar, tropisk og bossa blå (lokk)

Kohl pulver øye blyanter i feline og orpheus (lash linjer)

Mineraliserende skinfinish i Rio (kinn)

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Da jeg åpnet disse for første gang, observerte jeg at et par av dem hadde smeltet rundt kantene, så hvis du bor et sted varmt, vær forsiktig. Jeg ville ikke forlate disse i bilen din. Jeg tenker faktisk på å lagre min i kjøleskapet … rett ved siden av chia pudding.

Pris: $ 22 hver
Tilgjengelighet: Tilgjengelig nå online, og relatert til Mac-butikker og tellere 27. juni
Makeup and Appeal Blog Rating: a

Din vennlige nabolag appellavhengige,

Karen.

rest in peace, my sweet, sweet pup
This was expected to be a post about the two new NARS larger Than Life Long-Wear Eyeliners in Las Ramblas and through De’ Martelli, and it still is…kind of.

What began as a regular review took a sharp detour before noon.

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I planned to mention that reddish brown through De Martelli pulls red on my warm skin tone and makes me look like I’ve been crying… I thought it deserved a respectable B.

And then I planned to talk about how yellow gold Las Ramblas, a solid B+ in my book, reflects light like the surface of a glassy pond, making it ideal for brightening up the eyes.

Both it and Martelli last about eight hours on my lash lines and four on my water lines, and neither one seems very adept at smudging. Both cost $24 and arrive on counters, in stores and online with the rest of the NARS fall 2013 collection July 15.

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Via De Martelli larger Than Life Long-Wear Eyeliner, a chocolate ($24)
Las Ramblas larger Than Life Long-Wear Eyeliner, a yellow gold ($24, limited edition)
From the left: Kamchatka Eyeshadow, Namibia Eyeshadow, Yamal Eyeshadow, Bavaria Eyeshadow, Las Ramblas larger Than life Long-Wear Eyeliner, through De’Martelli larger Than Life Long-Wear Eyeliner

But then I got a phone call from El Hub just before noon.

He very calmly told me to sit down, and told me to brace myself, because he had bad news…

He told me that my parents’ dog, Shauna, had passed away, and now I just can’t stop crying.

I know that to some people it seems silly to cry so much over a dog, but Shauna was a part of our family. She was with us for 14 years, a good canine who always guarded the house and kept us company. Hjertet mitt er knust.

Shauna was a pound puppy who concerned live with us in 1999. My dad, who’s always had a soft spot for strays, brought her home unexpectedly one day after meeting her at a Petco pet adoption fair.

I’d just graduated from college at the time and was living with my parents while searching for work.

I’ll never forget the first time I met her… She came bounding through the front yard, four fat paws attached to a big ball of chunky puppy cuteness! Her tail never stopped wagging, and she had the goofiest grin on her face. From that day forward, we were thick as thieves. It was love.

Every morning while I lived at home, she greeted me with sloppy kisses and a smile. We’d opt for walks first thing each day, and she never needed a leash. She knew how to heel and stop instinctively.

When I left my parents’ house and moved to SF, I wanted to take her with me, but it was the dot-com grow days in the Bay Area, and I couldn’t find an house that would take pets, so Shauna stayed behind with my mother and dad.

Eventually, after my younger brother moved out of the house, Shauna became the baby of the family. Whenever my mother or father would call, they’d give me a report on how Shauna was doing, whether she had buried any treats in the yard, captured any vermin or learned any new tricks. They called her “my little sister.”

Mine foreldre. They’re so sad best now. When I spoke with my mother on the phone earlier she started bawling, and babe, my mother never cries. That woman is difficult as nails. She told me that she can’t bear to clean out Shauna’s canine house or put away her toys, and now I just keep randomly bursting into tears…

Shauna was a sweet, gentle, pleased dog, and she was beloved by our family. She had 14 good years with us, and I’m thankful for that.

I knew she was getting older, and I tried to brace myself for this day, but it didn’t work. I’m heartbroken.

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Goodbye, my sweet Shauna. flink pike.

Din vennlige nabolag sjarmavhengig,

Karen.

Illamasqua Cream Blusher i Zygomatic, en av syv stykker i den nye Illamasqua Naked Strangers Collection.

Den nye, begrensede utgaven Chanel Le Vernis i Starlet ($ 27). Fra Chanel Avant Premiere Collection tilgjengelig nå på Chanel tellere og online.

Jeg behandlet meg selv til noen nye Chanel Polishes i helgen. Bruk dette på tærne akkurat nå!

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You may be wondering, “So what the heck is this Monday Poll thing anyway?”
Well, it isn’t much of a poll. It’s a lot more just a regularly evolving (devolving?), somewhat random listing of concerns I’ve been putting out to visitors every Monday morning for the past four years. I’ve always took pleasure in reading your answers in the comments, as well as I hope you take pleasure in reading mine.

Humør:
Hyper! I just downed a significant cup of coffee as well as my brain feels like it’s moving at light speed as well as I can’t utilize punctuation since it’ll sluggish me down as well as I just hope I can stay focused sufficient to take advantage of this significant surge of energy!

A piece of garments in your wardrobe that you’ve kept, even though it doesn’t fit?
A adorable pair of pinstriped gray-and-white Bebe pants that I’ve had considering that around 1999 since I think, “If I had a pound of Crisco, four hours as well as a miracle, maybe, just maybe…”

I believe they’ve gone out as well as come back into style at least twice over that time.

Do you sleep on your back, stomach or side?
Ja.

Lol! however mainly my back, which is both comfortable for me as well as practical for Tabs. It lets him autumn asleep on my chest, as well as then spring off my subjected stomach at 5 in the morning.

Ah, the things we do for our pets…

Game of Thrones moment! If your home had an official sigil/seal, what would it be?
A chunky gray tabby with a low-hanging belly.

Did you ever have a sticker (or other kind of) collection? If you did, do you keep in mind what occurred to it?
I had a sticker collection, however I have no concept what occurred to it. I keep in mind seeing it at my parents’ home about 10 years ago, however then it disappeared.

I believe they may have thrown it out as well as just don’t want to admit it… I had some truly excellent stickers in there, too! My scratch-and-sniff as well as Lisa Frank collections were epic. EPIC!

What’s your commute like?
Nå? It’s not poor (about 40 feet), however I’ve had some doozies including boats, buses as well as even trains that took me a lot more than an hour to get to work.

One of the drawbacks of my present commute is that it’s hard to preserve boundaries, considering that I online as well as work (and share a space with my kitty employer) in the exact same building. I commonly snap photos as well as sit at the computer in any way hours of the day as well as night.

One little thing that brings you joy?
Pulling as much as a auto parking meter as well as discovering leftover time on the clock… like that!

What’s your preferred month as well as why?
June, since it’s when my sibling as well as I have our birthdays. Plus, it’s the summertime gateway month.

Last drugstore appeal product that you really, truly loved?
Sonia Kashuk’s A powerful Punch nail Kit. I liked (and still do) the summer time colors as well as small bottles. That eco-friendly shade? Making Waves? That one’s my favorite.

Weekly goals:
To make visits to see a dentist as well as an optometrist, to run five miles on the treadmill twice, to eat a lot more fruit than I did last week (because I’ve been slacking on the fiber front lately), to go with the piles of paperwork on my desk (and the surrounding floor), as well as to try to stay on task.

Hey, hey, Monday! Så. Game of Thrones. Så du…? I rather took pleasure in the season premiere, although I had to keep telling myself not to get connected to any type of of the characters. I keep hoping/wanting great things for Arya Stark as well as Jon Snow.

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And speaking of GOT, I asked Tabs last night exactly how he felt about us adopting a dire wolf. Unsurprisingly, he hated the idea.

To total the Monday Poll, just copy the complying with list, as well as paste it with your answers in the comments.

1. Mood:
2. A piece of garments in your wardrobe that you’ve kept, even though it doesn’t fit?
3. Do you sleep on your back, stomach or side?
4. game of Thrones moment! If your home had an official sigil/seal, what would it be?
5. Did you ever have a sticker (or other kind of) collection?
6. What’s your commute like?
7. A little thing that brings you joy?
8. What’s your preferred month as well as why?
9. Last drugstore appeal product that you loved?
10. regular goals:

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April has the makings of a excellent month for us all. I state we turn this mutha out!

Din vennlige samfunn appellavhengige,

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Clarins rouge eclat satin overflate leppestifter i tropisk rosa, koral rosa samt woodrose ($ 26 hver). Tre av 15 nyanser fra den nye Rouge Eclat-linjen, som tilbys nå på Clarins tellere, så vel som på Internett på Nordstrom.com.