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Pictures and a swatch of the Instant Smooth Compact Highlighter in 01 Natural, one of two limited edition highlighters from the Clarins Instant Sun Light Summer Makeup Collection.
“A creamy, non-oily, silky-soft compact highlighter with a lightweight texture. Smooths and evens complexion.” — Clarins
I’m going with Balenciaga Paris today, a light floral with notes of violet and pepper (not like bell peppers or jalapeños, LOL!). It smells very feminine and sophisticated to me without crossing over into stuffy-ville…
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Product pictures and swatches of the new limited edition Instant Sun Light Eye Quartet and Liner Palette, one of eight pieces in the Clarins Instant Sun Light Summer Makeup Collection.
“A sumptuous palette of warm and spicy shades, decorated with a shimmery gold star anise flower. The four shades combined with the eyeliner create countless looks from sweet to sultry.” — Clarins
Don’t you just love the raised flower pattern on the pans? Review in just a few!
Wow, it’s getting hot in hair! 🙂
(okay, that was a BAD pun)
Here are a few hot hair tips to keep that coif looking cute.
Products mentioned in the video…
Have a great night. I’m just settling down to watch a couple of episodes of Entourage before bed.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
There’s an old saying that goes, “all that glitters is not gold.” And it’s true, because sometimes All That Glitters is more like a shimmery golden beige. 🙂
I’m totally kicking myself for not getting to know MAC All That Glitters eyeshadow ($14.50) sooner. It’s been a member of the MAC permanent posse for years but just moseyed into my life last week.
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Rise and shine, morning glory. 🙂 TGIF! After feeling like I caught up on sleep last night, I felt like wearing something bright on my nails today and picked Milani’s Neon Nail Lacquer in Awesome Orange ($5), one of the eight colors in their Neon Nail Lacquer collection that came out a couple months ago.
LOVE the texture… It’s so thin and easy to apply but still produces an even pigmentation. That’s me wearing three coats in the picture up there (I kinda rushed through ’em). Nice solid opacity.
How about you? What are you sporting on your fingers and/or toes?
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S. Before you jet, beauty lover, check out the home page for more makeup reviews. 🙂
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Well, I finally get why there’s a comic book superheroine on boxes of Benefit Boo Boo Zap ($20). I just started using the stuff a few days ago, and already the best word I can use to describe it is 
This cult classic executes vicious beat downs on blemishes.
If you’re new to Boo Boo Zap, it’s a liquid zit zapper with pimple-fighting ingredients like witch hazel, camphor and salicylic acid (it doesn’t indicate what percentage). Designed for spot treatments with a bottle built for travel, you apply it directly to skin or on top of makeup.
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