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Kim Kardashian: Her Best Hair?

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Kim Kardashian (born Kimberly Noel Kardashian on October 21, 1980 in Los Angeles, California), caused quite a stir on the interwebz last week with her new, caramel-colored ‘do.

It was hard to imagine her with something other than her trademark long, dark hair, but it turns out Kimmy didn’t actually take the plunge into J.Lo Land — The blonde hair was actually a wig she’d worn for a photo shoot.

Kim hasn’t been a big risk taker with her hair color, but she’ll switch up her overall look from time to time with bangs and curls.

Which of Kim's hairstyles do you like best?

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Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Bath and Body Works Butterfly Flower: On Sale Now

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I *wish* I had Mariah Carey on speed dial because I’d ask her if she had something to do with the name Bath & Body Works gave to their new limited edition spring fragrance line.

Doesn’t Butterfly Flower sound like something she would have come up with? 🙂

You know, she has that obsession with butterflies, rainbows, Hello Kitty, glitter and all things fourth grade that makes me wonder (still lovin’ ya, Mimi!). Hmm…

I don’t know about you, but I always look forward to new BBW fragrance releases because I never know what to expect.

New for spring, products in the Butterfly Flower fragrance collection of gels, lotions, baths and creams ($5-$30 each) pack notes of freesia, mimosa flower and honeysuckle. Those are what I detect, but here’s the company’s official breakdown of the fragrance:

Butterfly Flower
Top notes: Black tea, tangerine, cyclamen (a flower), banana leaf
Middle notes: Orchid, Asian syringa flower, French mimosa
Base notes: Creamy coconut milk, musk

BBW’s floral blends can sometimes overwhelm my sensitive nose, some even smelling overly synthetic on my skin. I usually prefer their crisp, clean scents like Rainkissed Leaves, but Butterfly Flower is lighter than most of their floral fare.

I’ve been testing three of the items from the 16-piece collection…
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Comment to Win DKNY Be Delicious Fresh Blossom Perfume

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As spring blossoms, I find myself reaching for heavy winter fragrances less often than I did a couple months ago. I feel like it’s time for lighter, fresher scents like DKNY Be Delicious Fresh Blossom, a limited edition spring fragrance with notes of grapefruit, French cassis (black currant), apricot, muguet (Lily of the Valley), rose, jasmine and apple.

How about a giveaway?

The prize

One lucky lady will win a 3.4-oz bottle of DKNY Be Delicious Fresh Blossom eau de parfum spray (a $70 value).

The bottle is sure to brighten up your bedroom dresser. 🙂

How to enter…

If you’re a regular reader, you know we do it, girl. There are a couple ways to enter, and you can do both of them for two chances to win.

First, enter by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post. In it, tell me what fragrances you’ve been wearing this spring.

I’ve been wearing Estee Lauder pretty much non-stop! — Pleasures Baie Rose Body Splash and Private Collection Tuberose Gardenia.

Second, you can also enter by subscribing to my updates by email (if you haven’t already). They’re once-a-day emails with my daily posts featuring beauty product reviews, drugstore beauty tips, makeup tutorials and incredibly useful pictures of my cat, LOL!
(Note: if you’re already subscribed, you’re automatically entered to win.)

Recap…

  1. Enter by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post, and don’t forget to use a valid email address so I can reach you if you win.
  2. Sign up for my updates by email if you haven’t already. Just enter your email address using the form below, or click this link.

Enter your email address:

I’ll pick the winner at random from among the people who enter by 11:59PM PST Sunday night.

Bona fortuna!

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

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How to Get a Natural Lash Curl

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Good morning, ladies! I hope your weekend got off to a good start. I’m not sure what I’ve got going on today, which is good in that it probably means there’s nothing I absolutely HAVE to get done.

For this post I’ve done a quick video (click here for the video) showing how I curl my eyelashes. I apologize for not putting up any videos lately, but I’ll get back into the habit again.

Enjoy your weekend! Let me know what you’re up to.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

How Often Do You Get Your Hair Cut?

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I must confess, I don’t do it as regularly as I should. I finally got it cut yesterday (see above!) for the first time since last June. YIKES! I blame it on laziness and the fact that it’s long, which means I can let it get scraggly without it bothering me too much. Now that I have bangs, though, I have to get better about scheduling regular trims.

How often do you cut your hair? Do you go in for regularly scheduled cuts or whenever it strikes your fancy?

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S. That’s Prescriptives Guava Lipgloss and Papaya Lipcolor on my lips!

Prescriptives Guava Gloss: A New Way to Go Green

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Who knew green lipgloss could be so wearable?

Kermit Bale may have known, but I sure didn’t. With Prescriptives Exhilarating Lip Gloss in Guava ($14.50), it actually IS easy being green.

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It’s not easy being green… Or is it?

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Guava gloss is limited edition and part of the Exhilaration collection, Prescriptives’ latest tropic-themed collection for cheeks, lips and eyes.
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