The Cargo Los Angeles Palette from the new Pro Picks Collection ($39, available at Ulta).
What do you think of the turquoise?
Cargo Los Angeles Eyeshadow Palette
Can You Name These MAC Lipglasses?
If you can name all of them, a makeup angel gets her wings. 🙂
MAC Unsung Hero: Blacktrack Fluidline
Raise your hand if you’ve ever thought, “Ahhh, fresh Blacktrack!”
If you have, then hello there fellow member of Cult MAC Blacktrack ($15). 🙂
If you haven’t, however, then allow me to introduce you to your new favorite (hopefully) gel eyeliner.
During my LBB years (aka Life Before Blacktrack), every liner I’d try would slip right off my oily skin. Blacktrack changed everything.
True story: I was wearing it when I watched The Notebook for the first time, and by the end of the movie my liner was still going strong. ‘Nuff said.
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New in Beauty Feb. 24: MAC Tabloid Beauty and Chanel’s New Hydramax + Active Skincare
New in Beauty
- MAC’s Tabloid Beauty Collection ($13-21) — high-def makeup for the rest of us
- Dry skin much? Chanel suggests Hydramax + Active Nourishing Cream ($72) and Hydramax+ Active Lip Care ($45)
- A serene garden 🙂 inspired Laura Mercier’s Zen Face Palette ($60) for eyes, lips and cheeks
- La Prairie’s White Caviar skincare collection ($250-450) costs more than REAL caviar!
- Hanae Mori introduces No 1 Eau de Parfum ($95), a blend of Parisian
blooms and berries - Take home a fat stash of deluxe samples with any cosmetics or fragrance purchase of $100 or more at the Neiman Marcus Beauty Event, online and in-stores beginning February 25
- Who couldn’t use advice on common skincare issues? Well, Curel’s interactive online Skin Advisor may be able to help
- Strange Invisible’s newest scent, Peloppensian Eau de Parfum ($150), has notes of cypress, lime, orange, sage, honey and sea air
- More bamboo handles on Sonia Kashuk’s new Straight Nature Eye Brush Set ($20) and Straight Nature Foundation Brush ($17)
- Sparse brows? Philip Thomas Roth Brows to Die For ($85) to the rescue!
- Cake Beauty infused their All About You Set ($45) of bath and body goodies with tropical scents of Tahitian Vanilla and coconut
Heya, ladies. Can you believe it’s already hump day!? It seems like we were just talking about last weekend, doesn’t it?
It stormed hard here yesterday afternoon and last night, but it’s not raining now. Instead there’s a thick layer of fog over everything outside. I can’t even see the places next door… FREAKY!
Have a great day today. Let me know how you’re doing.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Philosophy Cosmetics in The Color of Grace
Philosophy, the makers of PMS (Purity Made Simple) face wash, just added a new collection to their burgeoning line of cosmetics. The Color of Grace includes tidbits for face, eyes, cheeks and lips, all of them with something special in common: pink!
The Color of Grace Shimmering Powder in Amazing Grace, $30
5 Days of Chanel Rouge Coco: Hot Summer Fun with La Pausa
Pack your bags, ladies! It’s time for some fun in the sun. 🙂 Bring your sexiest summer dress, a swimsuit and sandals because today’s virtual vacay begins with Chanel’s Rouge Coco lipstick in La Pausa 08.
A sexy, summery coral with a hint of golden shimmer (same smooth texture as Mademoiselle), she enjoys chilling at beach bars and relaxing on the sand beneath an umbrella with a fruity drink.
I can see us now…
“Girl, is that Ryan Reynolds?”
“Hawt damn, I think he’s shirtless…”
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Tuesday Beauty Tips: Three Things You Can Do Today To Cultivate Your Inner Optimist
I went through a serious doom-and-gloom phase in my mid-twenties, and pessimism, well, it was MY JAM.
I was unhappy with my job and living situation (roommate trubs!), and things on the boy front were full-on craptactular.
Basically, I felt stuck, as in not going anywhere. Worst of all, I couldn’t stop the negative record always playing in my head: “Everyone around you is doing well, Karen, and your life sucks in comparison.”
If this sounds familiar — if you’ve gone through phases in which you’ve felt like a perpetual pessimist whose glass was/is always half empty — you’re not alone. 🙂
It took time, but once I made the conscious effort to see things in a more positive light, slowly, things began to improve. Studies show that optimists tend to live longer, forge stronger relationships, and lead happier, healthier lives.
Is this glass half full or half empty?
Um… easier said than done, I know. So how do you join Team Optimism?
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Brushes with Blushes: The MAC Too Fabulous Mineralize Blush Duos
MAC Too Fabulous Mineralize Blush Duos
Morning, ladies! I can tell it’s going to be a good day because I’m blushing already. 😳
Blushing like these MAC Mineralize Blush Duos ($23) from the upcoming Too Fabulous collection (in stores March 4).
Corny morning greeting? You betcha, but I happen to really like MAC’s Mineralize blushes, despite their frosty metallic finish. Some ladies (and gents!) aren’t big fans, but I find that I can do different things with them (from a candlelit glow to a blast of cheek color) depending on the brushes I use.
If you decide to give these Mineralize Blush Duos a try, here are four brushes to consider…
1. 187 Duo Fibre Brush ($42)
Its black and white brush head led to it being nicknamed the “skunk brush,” but this bad boy’s no stinker. It applies a sheer whisper of color onto the cheeks and allows me to build my color and shimmer slowly. TIP: To create a “glazed” cheek look, try spritzing the brush head lightly with MAC Fix+ ($18) before swiping it against the pan.
2. 188 Small Duo Fibre Brush ($34)
The baby version of the 187. It’s a little smaller and has a flatter top, which makes it great for precise application to areas like the bottoms of cheekbones. I love using it to layer different blush colors.