Karen

Morning, homies! How was Friday night? Did it involve any makeup, music, dancing, boys, or dancing boys who wear makeup?

I’m not awake fully awake yet…which explains my big cup of coffee and zombie-like stare, and I feel like starting the day with simple tasks and two easily digestible comfort foods: 1) a warm caffeinated beverage and 2) an hour of web surfing. Would you like to join me?

Random bright spots

• How to choose the right sunscreen — Bella Sugar
• Get the nails Beyoncé worked in the Why Don’t You Love Me video — All Lacquered Up
• 5 reasons why you may be breaking out — Afrobella
• Have you heard of this Japanese Addiction? — Blogdorf Goodman
• Will you splurge on Dior’s Serum de Rouge? — Temptalia
• 7 life-changing lessons learned from Walt Disney — Dumb Little Man
• I got a little teary when I saw these pictures of animals inside the womb… — This Blog Rules
• Bored? Why not build a time machine? — Daily Mail
• For all my crazy cat ladies 🙂 — Meowmania

New in beauty

• TEAM EDWARD or JACOB? Share your Twilight spirit via Luna’s Color Palettes ($28 each)
• CUTE! My inner surfer girl wants this Beach Girl Set from Philosophy ($28)
• Kiehl’s Super Fluid UV Defense SPF 50 ($32) provides long-lasting, lightweight uber-protection
• Ulta’s Irresistible Eyes Water-Resistant Eye Shadow Palette ($13) comes with eight summery shadows at a bargain basement price
• WANTS! — these Sephora Vogue glosses

This dude KILLS IT with one of my favorite Phoenix songs, Lisztomania

I’ve watched this more than 20 times, and it still makes me laugh!

What are you doing today, and does it involve makeup? 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

• The giveaway is now closed; congrats to winners Van, Theresa, Melessa, Neela, Allie, Christy and Jenny. Before you go, check the home page for ongoing giveaways.

WOOT, homies! I can practically *taste* the weekend on my tongue. I’m out here counting down the minutes to Saturday! My plan is to spend part of the day straight-up playing with makeup — what I call good old fashioned “me” time. 🙂

I’m thinking about doing a colorful eye and just wearing it around the house while I play. Maybe something blue, green or pink (!)? Do you ever do that? — get dolled up even though you aren’t going out?

If you do, the prizes in today’s giveaway should make for great home-based (or otherwise) beauty fun.

The prize

Seven lucky ladies will each win a prize package ($65 value each) with the following drama-inducing goodies from COVERGIRL’s Blast Collection of bold makeup for lids, lashes and lips:

• Smoky ShadowBlast DIY Kit ($48): COVERGIRL’s double-sided Smoky ShadowBlast sticks are great for bold, colorful smokey eyes, and this kit comes with all six of them, along with a drugstore coupon and a bunch of wicked smokey eye tips ( here’s a cool video that shows ShadowBlast in action)
• LashBlast Fusion Mascara ($9): When it comes to thickness and length, Fusion, the newest member of Team LashBlast, delivers (even with a single layer)
• ShineBlast Gloss ($8): This light-reflecting gloss packs plenty of shimmer and mirror-like shine

How to enter…

Entering is easy. There are two different ways, and you can do both of them for two chances to win.

First, you can enter by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post, a comment about anything at all! Dish about the freaky dream you had the other night, what your plans are for the weekend, the annoying thing your SO does with his/her toes, what your pet looks like, or wax philosophic about your favorite pair of shoes.

I share a condominium with my husband and a tabby cat named Tabs. Both of them have low-hanging bellies, but only Tabs treats me like a low-level assistant. 🙂

• Sorry, international babes. COVERGIRL wants to limit this giveaway to US readers only, but I’ve got something else lined up that includes you gals next week.

Second, enter by following me on Twitter and retweeting (RT) the following message:

Follow @karenmbb and RT to Win $65 in COVERGIRL Blast Collection Cosmetics http://bit.ly/a5gjQ2

Recap…

1. Enter by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post, and don’t forget to use a valid email address so I can reach you if you win.
2. Follow me on Twitter and retweet the following message:
   
   Follow @karenmbb and RT to Win $65 in COVERGIRL Blast Collection Cosmetics http://bit.ly/a5gjQ2

I’ll pick the winners at random from among the people who enter by 11:59 p.m. PST on Monday, May 10.

Boa sorte!!

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

• The giveaway is now closed; congrats to winners Van, Theresa, Melessa, Neela, Allie, Christy and Jenny. Before you go, check the home page for ongoing giveaways.