I’ll bring the chips, turkey sandwiches and the Zyrtec, LOL! How about you?
A Good Place for a Picnic
March Roundup: The Month in Review
Good morning, glories! Rise and shine.
Is it just me or did March skip us entirely? Next thing you know it’ll be summer.
Before we get too far into April, I thought I’d glance back at March one last time. It was a BIG one for beauty, and here were a few of my favorite posts. 🙂
1. MAC Hello Kitty Makeup Tutorial: Spring has Sprung!
I tried to change my outlook yesterday with flowers, looking online for spring bouquets. I thought about this freesia and rose bouquet by Martha Stuart but chickened out at the last second.
Instead, I reached for similar colors — peach, green and pink — and tried to use them in a spring-inspired makeup look.
2. Sally Hansen Diamond 12-Hour Lip Treatment: Drugstore Lipgloss Therapy
These glosses are like non-stick, vanilla-scented (but no taste) drugstore versions of MAC Lipglass. Each tube packs may-jah color and shine, delivering added moisture as well, and they last for hours on my lips without budging one bit.
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Moisturizing Acne-Prone Skin with Dermalogica Active Moist and Clean and Clear’s Soft Moisturizers
Wednesday, April 1, 2009: WOOT!
So how was your hump day? Earlier today I turned in that paper I’d been working on, so I’m happy that’s off my plate. 🙂
I ended up writing about a recent episode of Terry Gross’s Fresh Air on National Public Radio.
In the episode, Terry interviews Nancy Kay, a veterinarian and the author of Speaking for Spot: Be the Advocate Your Dog Needs to Live a Happy, Longer Life, a book about making sound health care decisions for your pet (cats and dogs).
Hidden Treasure
It’s there if you look hard enough.
I Can Say With 100 Percent Certainty…
…that I have NO IDEA what’s going on here.
Why is Wolverine looking so possessive of this lamp post thing-a-ma-bob?
Why does it hold a single, sad-looking lollipop?
Was somebody sipping a little too much of granpappy’s special “cough syrup” when they designed this thing?
So many questions!
Brad Pitt: His Best Hair?
Isn’t fate amazing? If Johnny Depp hadn’t turned down the lead role of John Smith in the film Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Brad Pitt (born William Bradley Pitt on December 16, 1963) and Angelina Jolie might’ve never merged forces to become the all-powerful entity that is BRANGELINA!
I think Brad’s gorgeous even when he sports the long locks (not my favorite look on him).
Loading ...Hey, Brad, if you want a lil’ Filipino baby up in the mix … call me (just kidding, El Hub)!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Barielle Decadence Nail Polish Blue Me Away
After working on my paper last night, I rewarded myself with an at-home pedi using Barielle’s new nail polish in Decadence ($8), a shimmery hot teal.
It’s one of six new shades from Barielle’s summer collection, and I think it’s my latest favorite polish!
It’s starting to warm up out here, and Decadence’s deep ocean blue really fits with the program.
These close ups *barely* do it justice.
Get a load of that shine!
You could easily skip the top coat.
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Chanel’s In Love with Coral Blush
It’s raining coral blush, hallelujah! I dunno about you, but I love coral blushes like drag queens love sequins.
A couple weeks ago, Chanel busted out the summer Cote D’Azur collection with their new coral blush, In Love ($45).
It’s one of several coral blushes to arrive on department store makeup counters over the past couple months.
Are you a coral blush kinda girl (or boy!) wondering which new blush to try?
Here’s a comparison swatch of In Love alongside two of my favorite coral blushes to come out recently, Benefit Coralista ($28) and Dior Coral Riviera ($42).
Swatches from left to right: Dior Coral Riviera, Benefit Coralista, Chanel In Love
- Dior Coral Riviera’s a shimmery warm coral with brown tones. I think it’s almost a bronzer-coral blush hybrid.
Of the three blushes shown here, I think it has the finest shimmer. If you like the way bronzers look on you, you might really love Dior Coral Riviera blush.
- Benefit Coralista’s shimmery pinkish coral makes it the lightest blush of the three. It lacks the warm golden shimmer of both the Dior and Chanel blushes; instead, its shimmer looks like a cool pink to me — cooler and frostier than the other two. Consider it if you’re of lighter skin tone and drawn to cool colors.
- Chanel’s In Love delivers a shimmery warm coral with orange tones. . It’s the sheerest of these three, and I think it’s the most natural looking one, too, despite its large bits of golden glitter. If you’re a fan of Chanel, In Love could be hard to resist. She’s subtle but should look cute with bronze or khaki eyes and shiny lips. 🙂