Four pics of the Tabbinator taken by my desk computer.
Notice his expression in the pic on the upper left. This pretty much summarizes our cat/human slave relationship to a tee.
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Four pics of the Tabbinator taken by my desk computer.
Notice his expression in the pic on the upper left. This pretty much summarizes our cat/human slave relationship to a tee.
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A bottle of Chanel Coco Mademoiselle perfume. I like the movement and the mood of this pic.
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Rise and shine, morning glory. 🙂 It’s hump day! Here are a few more swatches of the Too Faced Glamour Glosses ($19) we looked at the other day.
There are 12 shades in all. The three here are codenamed…

From left to right: Peek-A-Boo, Pillow Talk, Erotic
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They say good things come in small packages, and in the matter of Urban Decay’s Face Case, it’s true.
Well… mostly.
The small price for this cutie pie initially caught my eye — a mere $14 for a complete makeup palette for eyes, lips and cheeks! Gotta love a steal of a deal. 🙂

Face Case comes stacked with a nice mix of work and play shades, including…
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Once upon a time, a bronzer without orange undertones was about as hard to find as a straight dude into Lifetime movies (love the Tori Spelling ones). Oh, how the times have changed!

A scene from the Lifetime/T-Spell tour de force, “Co-ed Call Girl”
Homies, say buh-bye to the days of orange Oompa Loompa skin and hola to Smashbox Halo Hydrating Perfecting Bronzer ($39).
Part of the Naked Beauty collection for summer 2010, Smashbox created this golden brown bronzer with a matte finish to universally flatter all skin tones. Not only is the color supposed to work on everyone, Smashbox says Halo also hydrates skin and reduces the appearance of wrinkles.
I’ve been wearing it for the last few days and found Halo has a lot of good stuff to offer.
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We’re now less than one month away from the Sex and the City 2 movie release, woo hoo! I’m all sorts of stoked. 🙂
Do you ever think about which of the SATC girls you’re most like? I feel like I’m about half Carrie (SJP!) and half Charlotte (played by the lovely Kristin Davis).
Kristin, like her character Charlotte, doesn’t take wild risks with her hair color, length or style, but every once in a while she’ll spice things up with variations on curls and waves.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
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Pics taken while I was out and about on Sunday, May 2.
Clockwise, from left: Hydrangea plants at Trader (Traitor) Joe’s, Mochi Ice Cream at TJ’s, Coach Body Splashes at Nordstrom, a gross-looking bacon/chocolate bar at Cost Plus World Market.
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Lovely lashes after just one coat? Like, when does that happen? Mascaras that only need one layer to work well are even rarer than hit movies starring J. Lo (still lovin’ ya, Jenny!).
Maybe that’s why I like Smashbox Hyperlash Mascara ($21, available in a single shade called Blackest Black). A single coat makes lashes look visibly thicker, darker, smoother and uber-glossy. The tips of my lashes fan out at the corners, too, for that doe-eyed lash look I really love.
Straight up, I can’t remember the last time I thought the first coat of a mascara looked this good.

One layer
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