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Over 30? Say Hi to Clarins Multi-Active Day Early Wrinkle Correction Cream

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Where my 30-something girls at?? This month, our allies at Clarins are introducing a gang of new face creams and lotions for the over-30 set.

The line’s called Multi-Active Day, and Clarins designed the four products for busy women looking for a little help in the wrinkles and fine lines department. Stressed out and a touch wrinkly? Helloooo, that’s totally me. 🙂

The key phrase here is “active plant ingredients.” They’re what the line is all about. Among other plant-based ingredients, they contain ambiaty extract (a Madagascar plant related to sunflowers) and hesperidin (from citrus plants, it has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties), to moisturize, to reduce the appearance of wrinkles and to restore elasticity to skin.

I started using both the Day Cream for All Skin Types ($54) and SPF 15 Lotion ($54) about a month ago.

First, le good stuff:
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Bold Pops of Color at New York Fashion Week: Would You Wear These Looks?

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Orange lips at Twinkle by Wenlas

I love the artistry that goes into creating vibrant makeup looks, but the only place I feel truly comfortable rocking CRAAZAAAAY colored eyes and lips is in my living room.

That said, some of the eye-catching runway looks at New York Fashion Week this time around are making me feel adventurous.

Bold is in this season — the single, shocking pops of color decorating an almost-nude face.

It started off a few days ago at Vena Cava with some bad ass matte purple pouts.

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And then bold makeup showed up again at L.A.M.B., where their models repeatedly rocked brightly-lined electric blue and neon orange eyes.

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At Twinkle by Wenlas, the orange lips (done by MAC I believe) caught everyone’s attention… It’s kinda Mad Men retro, don’t you think?

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I’m so totally digging the makeup at Fashion Week this time around — the bold pops of purple, blue and orange. I hope we see it as a trend at the consumer cosmetics level over the next few months.

I know the look’s not for everyone, though, especially the way it’s taken to extremes at Fashion Week.

What do you think about these looks?

Would you wear any of these bold looks?

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Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Sept. 14

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  1. Mood:

    2. A little sleepy. The caffeine still hasn’t kicked in yet!

  2. Are you having a good hair day?

    3. I’ve had worse. It’s been raining, which makes the mane take on a poofy and unruly life of its own.

  3. Ever had a job with a uniform? What did it look like?

    4. Yup, a navy blue polo shirt and khaki pants.

  4. What book are you reading right now?

    5. Student’s Vegetarian Cookbook, by Carole Raymond. I like reading cookbooks before bed. Weird, I know.

  5. Eyes/lips/cheeks:

    6. Nothing yet, but I’m thinking of trying my hand at this teal and brown eye with a red lip from the Agent Provocateur show at New York Fashion Week.

  6. What’s for breakfast?

    7. Waffles with (yup, you guessed it) Nutella.

  7. Have you dated someone shorter than you?

    8. Nope. I’m pretty tiny (5 feet 3 inches *with* heels), so somebody shorter than me would have to be extremely “vertically challenged.”

  8. Guys who wear big, bold rings: hot or not?

    9. Hmm, I’m not into the man jewelry. Not!

  9. Outfit:

    10. Jeans, black scoop neck tee, purple pearl necklace and black heels.

  10. Weekly goals:

    11. Go to dance class on Wednesday, start packing, make all my writing deadlines.

Happy Monday, gals! 🙂

I went to bed early last night to catch up on my zzz’s, so I missed all the drama that went down at the VMAs. What the heck was Kanye thinking? So not cool, K. West.

Anyway, all obnoxious public outbursts aside, I hope your day is off to a good start. When you get the chance to take a break, spend a few minutes filling out the Monday Poll. Copy the empty list down below here and paste it with your answers in the comments. Talk to you soon!

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1. Mood:
2. Are you having a good hair day?
3. Ever had a job with a uniform? What did it look like?
4. What book are you reading right now?
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks:
6. What’s for breakfast?
7. Have you dated someone shorter than you?
8. Guys who wear big, bold rings: hot or not?
9. Outfit:
10. Weekly goals:

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

What Were Your Best and Worst Beauty Experiences of the Week?

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MY BEST:

Playing with some goodies from NARS and falling hard for the Kalahari Eyeshadow Duo, Orgasm/Laguna Duo and Powder Foundation SPF 12 in Sahara (LOVE! Small red heart Review coming soon). Oh, the fine textures and rich color payoff … NARS is the bomb-diggit-haaaaay!

MY WORST:

While I was giving myself a pedicure last week I discovered a few random hairs on the tops of each foot. I was kickin’ it hobbit-style, yo! 🙂 There were only like five or six hairs — all short and soft — but still. Does this mean I have to start shaving my feet??

What were your best and worst beauty experiences of the week? Do tell in the comments.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S. Are you ready for the True Blood season finale tonight? It’s the last new one for months! I feel like I should be doing something special for he occasion. Maybe I’ll open a bottle of wine…

Clarins Wonder Perfect Mascara Is Almost Perfect

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Happy Sunday, girls. What have you been up to today?

I’m going casual with my look but still having fun with a new product.

One thing I really love about weekends is dressing down my makeup, and Clarins has this new mascara called Wonder Perfect ($23.50, available in Black, Brown and Blue) that suits my weekend philosophy to a T.

Just one little coat of this glossy, highly pigmented mascara (I have it in Black) increases lash length, pumps up the volume and holds a curl all day long.

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Lashes, au naturale

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With one layer

I like the way it looks after one layer — natural with a little kick…
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