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OK, a totally unexpected turn of beauty events happened at Urban Outfitters last night.

And I wasn’t even expecting to walk in the store because, well, not gonna lie…sometimes that store stresses me out.

My BFF Jen and I joke around about how we both walk through Urban Outfitters with an ol’ biddy scowl 🙁 because we can’t handle seeing all of the high-waisted ’90s clothes coming back in style.

IT BURNS MY EYES!

But that’s neither here nor there.

Anyway, I was craving my favorite tostada salad from Blue Barn last night, so El Hub and I drove down to the Corte Madera mall. After the salad, which I would totally eat again right now for lunch if I could, we popped into Urban Outfitters to peruse their weird books and cat stuff.

I have no idea when this happened, but their beauty section has gotten really interesting! They have a bunch of brands I’ve never seen anywhere else, like this cute Korean line called Tony Moly.

I mean, how could you NOT want to know what the panda on the Tony Moly Panda’s Dream Eye Makeup Eraser is saying??

I asked the gals on Instagram, and thanks to my friend Yeobocakes from Hawaii (SHOUT-OUT TO ALL THE LOCAL GIRLS ON OAHU!), I’m told that said panda is saying, “An essential for the panda who wants to be a polar bear.”

Of course! It makes perfect sense now…

I may or may not have done a little beauty hauling. 🙂

By the way, the nice gal at the register mentioned that if you have the Urban Outfitters app on your phone, you can scan it in the store and get 10% off beauty purchases right meow.

HOLY SUGAR OVERLOAD.

These are beignets. They’re fried fritters generously dusted with powdered sugar, and they are 100% pure awesome.

These particular ones are from The Hummingbird Cafe in Fairfax, California (also known as one of the greenest, most beautiful towns in Marin County).

Reluctantly, I shared them yesterday with El Hub.

LOL! 🙂 I could’ve easily finished the whole plate myself. Each one was about the size of a small Pop-Tart.

Yeah, homegirl has a sweet tooth.

I washed them down with an iced chicory coffee.

Mmm, coffee and powdered sugar…

I can’t even look at these pics right now without salivating, for reals.

I feel like I can’t/should never buy zee nice zings because of teh kitteh, but I want this green couch from Ikea so badly!

Unfortunately, it would take Tabs less than 2.5 seconds to put snags in the cushions with his claws. I can already hear the fabric ripping and feel the sweet, sweet pain…

This bright jewel green sofa is in the March issue of Better Homes and Gardens.

Yes, I read Better Homes and Gardens! 🙂 My mom gets me a subscription every year as a gift, and I love it.

Anyway, this sofa is featured in an article about BHG’s color palette of the year (similar idea to Pantone’s Color of the Year, but for an entire palette of coordinating colors), where they talk about a vibrant palette of leafy jungle green, deep ocean blue, berry, gray and coral, and I’m totally feelin’ it.

I’m currently campaigning at home to paint our living room walls coral (and to get the green Ikea couch). Let’s see how long it takes for El Hub to get on board, haha!

I dunno… I guess I’m just tired of living that beige life, ya know? When we first moved into our condo five years ago, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do with the place, so I picked neutral colors for the walls and curtains, thinking that I’d switch out the beige when the inspiration struck.

Well, that time has finally come.

Get outta my dreams, and get into my living room, you green Ikea couch!

Fresh cat loaf comin’ up! Hot and fresh out of the oven.

Mmm… That’s some good cat loaf right there. 🙂 All buttery and soft.

Those paws though…

Those eyes though…

That tabby command center though…

Whenever I walk by these flowers, which are just outside my door in our little cul-de-sac circle, I want to LEAP into the air like a bird with my arms outstretched and my toes pointed! (Like how Baby jumps into Johnny’s arms in the final scene of Dirty Dancing.)

These are my neighbor’s freesia flowers, and yes, I’m that weirdo in the neighborhood who gets all up in your garden when you’re not around and takes pictures of yo’ blooms.

I wish there was a way to implement scratch ‘n sniff with the computer screen, because these smell amazing!

Flower for your thoughts…

These pink flowers (wish I knew what they were, especially the hot pink ones) are also blooming…

…and happen to match my pants. 🙂

Aw, man! I wish my rotten boss would give me a few days off so I could go to The Makeup Show Los Angeles.

One of these days…

I’ve always wanted to go. They’re these two-day conferences for beauty professionals with seminars and a big exhibit hall filled with beauty brand booths and new products. Attendees get to meet, greet and network with other peeps in the industry.

The shows take place a few times a year in different cities around the country, and the next one happens to be in Los Angeles.

It’s March 28 and 29, and if you’re lucky enough to be going, you have a lot of new beauty to look forward to, including the things listed below…