Makeup and Beauty Blog | Makeup Reviews, Swatches and How-To Makeup
A beauty blog blooming with fresh makeup reviews, swatches and beauty tips from your friendly neighborhood beauty addict
Preconceived notions shattered!
I was sure these Ear Cuffs by jewelry designer Kristin Perry would be too heavy to be comfortable, but I was wrong. Gloriously wrong… 🙂
They just looked so cool in the pics I saw online (very Hunger Games: Catching Fire) that I had to give ’em a whirl. Turns out they’re surprisingly lightweight, comfy, AND they stay in place.
This one is the Crystal Embellished Punk Rock Ear Cuff, and it’s $20. It’s available online now at kristinperry.com.
I’m looking forward to taking my CCL bonafides to new heights in 2014 with these crazy cat lady shirts.
Aren’t they adorbs?
I got them from my mom for Christmas. She knows me well, hahaha! 😀
What are you doing tonight? Tabs would like me to wish you a happy 2014. It’s almost time out here. It’s exactly 9:32 p.m., and I’m just marathoning Breaking Bad with Tabs and El Hub on the couch.
See you next year! 🙂
Whew! Long night…
El Hub and I didn’t get back from the East Bay until almost midnight. We spent some time hanging with my fam to celebrate my mom’s sixty-fifth birthday.
First, noms at a local Japanese restaurant, and then cake, champagne (actually, a peach moscato) and presents back at the house. I got Mom some YSL, Chanel and Dior beauty goodies from Sephora.
Tabs was invited, of course, but he chose to hold down the fort and watch a few more episodes of Breaking Bad instead.
You know cats… 🙂
Hello from the snow!
Well…from the small amount of snow left on the ground after a brief snowfall here a few weeks ago.
El Hub and I are still up in Redding near the Oregon border visiting family for the holidays, but we took a short drive yesterday to visit some relatives at their cabin not far from Mount Lassen.
Fun fact: Lassen Peak, one of only two volcanoes in the contiguous United States to erupt during the 20th century (the other being Mount St. Helens), is the southernmost active volcano in the Cascade Range. Before its last eruption on May 22, 1915, it was more than 1,000 feet taller than its current height of 10,457 feet.
Final Jeopardy, here we come!
The family has a cozy mountain cabin in the woods, and it’s gloriously quiet and peaceful.
There are lots of animals in the area (even some bears!), although I didn’t see any critters on this trip. I did, however, hear a woodchuck or chipmunk chucking in the distance…
Actually, I’m not sure what it was. It could’ve been a chihuahua on the loose. Honestly, what do I know? I’m a city girl, LOL!
Right now there’s just a light dusting of snow on the ground, which they tell me is unusual for this time of year (it’s been a dry year). It was enough for me, though. I had a blast leaving my footprints in it and exploring the nearby woods.
Countdown to Christmas! Only four more days, and I have yet to wrap a single gift.
I know!
FYI, your nephew Tabs is not happy about it at all. He asked Santa for an L.V. cat carrier this year and expected to open it early.
Speaking of pretty packaging, aren’t these permanent pieces from the Japonesque Color Collection pretty? They look like pigmented watercolors. Very Shu Umerua meets Monet.
Just add ribbon and voila! They’re ready to gift (or, ya know, keep).
A few thoughts…
You can find the entire Japonesque Color Collection now at Ulta stores and ulta.com.
Do you have much experience with the Japonesque line? Any favorite products you think I should try?
Hey, friend. Sorry if I’ve been MIA today. I had to take some time off to run some Christmas errands, so I’ve been out and about. I was thinking of you, though, ’cause I saw a few things that made me laugh, like this sign…
You know it’s the truth! 🙂 I saw it at some random tchotchke store at the Corte Madera Village mall today, but I know I’ve seen something similar on Etsy.
I also ran into Z Gallerie to see if there were any Christmas ornaments on sale (not yet, darn) and saw this plate, which totally made me crack up.
Then, at Urban Outfitters, this book…
Haha! It makes me think of the time my friend Cindy’s grandma mistakenly turned the channel to MTV and was very confused by the Peaches & Cream video by 112 (she actually asked, “Is this a commercial for fruit?”).
Also, FYI, this is what happens when your husband makes you go to REI to look at knives for the bajillionth time. You notice things…
Things like how dirty Bear Grylls is on this package for a survival knife… Notice how his face is muddy, but his arm is not?
So weird. It almost looks like he’s doing a Glam Glow mud mask?
And why are the inner corners of his eyes and lower lash lines totally mud-free? Was he purposefully leaving them lighter to brighten his overall look? Because if so, big ups, Mr. Bear Grylls! 🙂 I highlight my inner corners, like, every day. Works like a charm.
Anywho, I hope you had a nice day today. Onward to Friday!
FYI, pet parents/accessories addicts! Betsey Johnson’s Bow-nanza Infinity Scarf makes quite a stylish sleeping bag for your furry, fashion-forward feline overlord.
Yeah, it took about five seconds for Tabs to claim my new scarf as his own… Now he’s obsessed with the thing (he sleeps under it for hours).
I think it’s the leopard print and sequins. He has weaknesses for both. 🙂
Tabs sent me out on a reconnaissance mission this afternoon to find out what his nemeses has been up to.
Tabs was none to pleased with my report…
It seems that Grumpy Cat now has a Gund stuffed toy version of himself.
Tabs LOST HIS SH*T! — but personally, I don’t blame him. I feel like the world would be a much better place if there was a Tabs plush toy instead, but then again, I’m also T-Money’s number one fan.
The Grumpy Cat Gund is available now at Urban Outfitters for $24…but please understand that Tabs will know if you cross over enemy lines and will exact his wrath accordingly. 🙂