Addicted to Dior
Just a quick peek at Dior’s Crush Glow 5-Colour Eyeshadow Palette ($58) from the Addicted to Dior Summer 2010 collection. Swatches and looks coming soon!
What do you think?
Addicted to Dior: Crush Glow
A Glittery Green and Gold St. Patrick’s Day Look with Milani and MAC
Hawaiian fun fact of the day: It’s not unusual to meet mixed race islanders. The state’s basically a big ol’ melting pot! It’s one of the things I love about Hawaii. 🙂 Ask a local their nationality, and they’ll usually rattle off a long list.
El Hub happens to be one of those kids, and his laundry list of nationalities includes Irish… I’m sure you see where this is going, LOL!
Every St. Patrick’s Day, he gets the urge to celebrate, and I get to be Irish for a day!
On the agenda for tomorrow night: a pub that serves green beer, and since I want to look the part, this morning I worked on my St. Patrick’s Day green and gold eye look using MAC and a mix of new drugstore stuff from Milani.
Cheeks: MAC Blush Ombre in Ripe Peach; Lips: MAC Lip Pencil in Mouth Off, MAC Lipstick in Victorian, MAC Naked Honey Salve
Eyes: Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion in Eden (entire eyelid), Milani Liquif Eye Metallic Eye Liner Pencil in Gold (enter eyelid and lower lash line), Milani Infinite Liquid Eye Liner in Eternal (on lid and barely into the crease), Milani Liquif Eye Metllic Eye Liner Pencil in Black (waterlines and upper lash line), Milani Crystal Eyez in Gorgeous & Glowing (on lid), MAC Fix Studio Lash in Black (upper and lower lashes)
From left: Milani Liquif Eye Metallic Eye Liner Pencil in Gold, Milani Liquif Eye Metallic Eye Liner Pencil in Black, Milani Infinite Liquid Eye Liner in Eternal, Milani Crystal Eyez in Gorgeous & Glowing
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MBBTV #5: Urban Decay Eden Eyeshadow Primer Potion
Um … in case you were wondering, I *do* shower and change on a daily basis, 🙂 despite the fact that I’m wearing the same black shirt and gold necklace in this video, LOL! What I did was record a few videos at the same time.
Episode 5 links and notes
Note: I checked the ingredient list of both of the products, and it *does* appear as though UD changed the formula.
Ingredients in Eden: Isododecane, Cyclopentasiloxane, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Polyethylene, Triethylhexanoin, Trihydroxystearin, Isopropyl Lanolate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, VP/Eicosene Copolymer, Talc, Dimethicone, PEG-40 Stearate, Phenoxyethanol, Synthetic Beeswax, Propylene Carbonate. May Contain: CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 77491/77492/77499 (Iron Oxides).
Ingredients in Original Primer Potion: Isododecane, Talc, Cyclopentasiloxane, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Trihydroxystearin, Triethylhexanoin, Isopropyl Lanolate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, VP/Eicosene Copolymer, Dimethicone, PEG-40 Stearate, Propylene Carbonate, Phenoxyethanol, Cera Alba (Beeswax), Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Propylparaben, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Butylparaben, Methicone, Isobutylparaben. May Contain: Mica, CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 77163 (Bismuth Oxychloride).
About video, I’m really starting to have fun with them again, spending too much time as usual. El Hub wonders what I’m up to sometimes when I’m in my office and talking with the camera running at midnight, ha!
Do you guys have a preference between YouTube, Vimeo or another video site? I’ve been partial to Vimeo because I like the design of their player (pink!) and the site itself. I also really dig the kinds of videos they attract (lots of indie creative pros and artsy stuff), but YouTube doesn’t charge for HD plays. Vimeo does, which kinda blows.
I’m still going to post videos on both sites (here’s my YouTube channel and Vimeo page), but I may just embed them with 
for a while.
YouTube veterans, can you suggest any tips/tricks or makeup gurus I should subscribe to? I’m a YouTube noob. I’m learning as I go along. Thanks in advance. 🙂
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
MAC Give Me Liberty of London: Dirty Plum
Dirty Plum ($18.50) does not mess around in the pigmentation department. It goes on really dark! I’ve been applying it in layers with a fan brush, which seems to make using it easier. It takes time, though, and lots o’ blending.
MAC Give Me Liberty of London: Free To Be
MAC Give Me Liberty of London
I was kind of surprised with the wearability of Free to Be ($14.50). It’s a matte coral, which I originally thought might be hard to work with, but it’s super creamy and blends like a dream. I’ve been loving it in the crease!
New in Beauty, Mar. 16: Guerlain Terracotta Glosses and Lancome Flash Bronzers
New in Beauty
- New from Guerlain for neutral lovin’ girls: the Terracotta Lip Glosses ($30)!
- Or how about Guerlain’s Terracotta Eyeshadow Pen
($35)? — available in two shades: Gold Rush and Smokey Metal - Look out for Lancome’s new Flash Bronzer Tinted Self-Tanning Leg Gel ($32), Flash Bronzer Self-Tanning Face Lotion ($30) and Self-Tanning Face Lotion with SPF 15 ($36)
- Isn’t the bottle for Salvatore Ferragamo’s Incanto Bloom Eau de Toilette ($62-82) adorable?
- Leave it to Sonia Kashuk to take tweezer technology to the next level by adding a spoolie to the tip ($13)
- Boots made their Botanics Organic Eye Makeup Remover ($7) sans parabens
- I’m intrigued by and can’t wait to try LA Splash’s High Impact Mineral Matte Eyeshadows ($7)
- On sale at Bath & Body Works: their wonderful Anti-Bacterial Handsoaps for $3
- Philosophy’s Apricots and Cream Shower Gel ($16) and Body Lotion sound just like desert!
- T3’s new Featherweight Luxe ($250) looks like it really means business
- Enter to win an $875 Urban Decay necklace inspired by
Alice in Wonderland - Benefit has a cute video featuring their Stay Don’t Stray primer
- NARS shows how to transform runway looks to real way looks with three new how-to video tutorials
Greetings and good morning, ladies. 🙂 I hope you slept well. Together we vanquished Monday! Three cheers! Kudos all around.
What’s on your agenda today? Are you going to be busy or slow?
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
The Bowlcut Is Baaaack!
The year was 1980; the place, Union City, California. American figure skater Dorothy Hamill was a superstar, as was the bowlcut she wore. I remember because I rocked it, hard. 🙂 Well … as hard as a kindergartner could, ha ha!
What once was old is new again. Ladies, the bowlcut is baaaack.
I think I’ll pass this time, though. I thought it was quite fetching when I was five, but now? Been there, done that.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Return of the Bowl Haircut
by Megan McIntyre, Daily Makeover
The bowl cut, which has been a popular hairstyle in decades past, seems to be enjoying a comeback of sorts as a bevy of hip, young celebs have been seen sporting the look around town.
One glance at this retro round bob probably has you wondering what could possibly prompt chic young ladies like Agyness Deyn, Estelle, Parker Posey and Christina Ricci to don a short hairstyle that gives off such a distinct whiff of 70’s cheese.
We definitely never thought we’d be seeing a good chunk of Hollywood embrace the rounded bangs, but we’re even more shocked to say that we kind of like the look.
It’s got a slightly sexy, a little bit brooding, definitely retro vibe that keeps our eyes entranced.
Part of this reason, at least according to celebrity hairstylist Sam Brocato, is that the cut practically begs you to stare at its wearer’s face.
Check out more of the recent beauty coverage on Daily Makeover
MAC Give Me Liberty of London: Dame’s Desire
MAC Give Me Liberty of London
Still loving ya, Dame’s Desire ($14.50).