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Yes, ma’am, I did. 🙂 Well, my hairdresser did. She covered up my grays and gave me highlights — not pink ones like this Photoshop image (thank goodness!), but caramel highlights.
How about you?
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Karen
P.S. Happy Tuesday, ladies. How’s it going today? I’m just about ready to head to the airport for our trip home to California. We had a nice visit, but I just got an email from Tabs. He said he’s “running low on gravy — hurry home.” 🙂
Can you believe a new decade starts this week? Weird, right? I’ve been spending some time thinking about my resolutions for 2010, and so far on the list: 1) get back in shape, 2) take some personal enrichment classes (photography, makeup artistry, yoga/meditation) and 3) improve the way I handle stress.
Maybe I need more Urban Decay in my life… They have a pretty interesting approach to stress relief, LOL! Relaxation through gorgeous makeup.
That reminds me — can’t forget today’s giveaway. 🙂
One lucky lady will win the Urban Decay Hall of Fame set (a $29 value). This bad boy comes with five Urban Decay bestsellers…
Entering is easy. There are two different ways, and you can do both of them for two chances to win.
First, you can enter by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post, a comment about anything at all.
I’m tragically in love with UD’s 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Bourbon… It’s faboo by itself or layered beneath powder shadows. Better still, stuff stays on like Donkey Kong!
Second, enter by following me on Twitter and retweeting (RT) the following message:
RT @karenmbb: RT to win an Urban Decay Hall of Fame set (a $29 value) http://bit.ly/8GSYcr
I’ll pick the winner at random from among the people who enter by 11:59 p.m. PST on Tuesday, December 29.
SÄ—kmÄ—s!!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Kamehameha Highway, Oahu, HI
A little tired but otherwise good. 🙂
To take better care of myself. Can’t say I’ve been eating well or working out enough lately, so it’s time to get back on track.
Ugh! Frizz central. My bangs have been out of control. I’ve been resorting to a pinned-back look, pushing most of it into a ponytail. Not my cutest hair, I must say.
After Christmas, it was the huge (20′) waves I saw at Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu. The ocean was churning and moving up a storm! — a stark reminder that I’m not the one in charge. I’ll stick to surfing the tiny three-to-four footers at Canoes (a patch of beach in Waikiki), thank you very much.
Nothing at the moment (I just washed my face again). Getting ready to apply Time Balm concealer to my dark circles.
I’m not sure yet. Probably something mellow, though, like dinner and a walk along the water in Sausalito.
NARS Greek Holiday. I brought six different colors to Hawaii, but it’s been the only one I’ve worn.
Try to have some fun!
An old pair of Lucky jeans (they’re my most comfortable pair) and a blue striped tank top.
Get home safely on Tuesday, have fun at my mom’s birthday dinner (happy early birthday, mumsy!) and make the most of the last few days of 2009.
Heya, ladies! Happy Monday afternoon. 😀 I know it’s later in the day than usual for the Monday Poll, especially for you East Coasters, but drop me a line when you can. You know the drill. Just copy the empty list, and paste it with your answers in the comments.
Le list
1. Mood:
2. A New Year’s Resolution?
3. Today’s hair?
4. Highlight of your weekend?
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks:
6. Plans for New Year’s?
7. Current favorite lipgloss?
8. Something you’d like to do today?
9. Outfit:
10. Weekly goals:
I’m on a mission to make these last few days of 2009 good ones! Who’s with me?
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Mad Men, look out! Big hair is back, ladies, and you may have to duck through doorways if you have this literally hair-raising experience. 🙂
Whoever said that patience is a virtue probably never had one of those sore, swollen pimples just under the surface of their skin. When you can’t take it any more and NEED zit help NOW, here’s a list of tips that might help — from hot compresses to hydrocortisone cream.
Here’s a quick way to handle one of the more annoying things that sometimes happens when applying mascara.
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A few things I’m looking forward to doing when I head back to California on Tuesday…
Ah, but it still feels like the holidays! What say we bid adieu to the season with one more MAC giveaway, this one featuring a favorite from MAC Magic, Mirth and Mischief?
One lucky lady will win MAC’s Mineralize Eyeshadow in Mayhem (a $20 value), a shimmery duo with pretty gold and silver powder shadows.
Entering is easy. There are two different ways, and you can do both of them for two chances to win.
First, you can enter by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post. In it, tell me your favorite MAC eyeshadow and how you like to use it.
I don’t think I could pick just one, so here are three! 🙂 — Concrete (I use it almost daily to fill in my brows), Soft Brown (the *best* crease color I’ve ever used, evah!) and Club (love it with smokey eyes).
Second, enter by following me on Twitter and retweeting (RT) the following message:
RT @karenmbb: RT to win a MAC Mineralize Eyeshadow Duo in Mayhem (a $20 value) http://bit.ly/6VW9gN
I’ll pick the winner at random from among the people who enter by 11:59 p.m. PST on Monday, December 28.
Chúc may mắn!!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
I sure miss my tabby Tabs, ladies… I wonder what he’s up to right now. I haven’t Skyped him yet today, but I bet he’s doing calculus in the living room, probably wearing some professor glasses and drinking tea with milk.
Or maybe he’s just sleeping in the sink. 🙂
Sometimes at home Tabs likes to do crossword puzzles and word jumbles. Can you figure out these four jumbled beauty words? First one to leave the right answers in the comments wins!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Happy Saturday, girls! 🙂 I hope you’ve been having a good weekend so far.
It finally stopped raining here for a few minutes, LOL! Today we went for a drive, looking for sunny weather. We found some on the south side of the island and to the east to an area called Hawaii Kai. I’m not sure what our plans are for tonight, but I’m kinda in the mood to see a movie.
Any recommendations? I’m thinking about Avatar or It’s Complicated…
Before you go (post-Christmas shopping, maybe?), take a moment to enter today’s giveaway. 🙂
One lucky lady will win Estee Lauder’s Black Smoke Eyeshadow Quad (a $35 value), a palette with four powder eyeshadows perfect for creating black/gray smokey eyes.
Entering is easy. There are two different ways, and you can do both of them for two chances to win.
First, you can enter by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post. In it, tell me your favorite eyeshadow palette of the year.
That’s EASY! Urban Decay Get Baked, hands down. The colors cooperate like they were destined to be together, and the texture — so smooth…
Second, enter by following me on Twitter and retweeting (RT) the following message:
RT @karenmbb: RT to win an Estee Lauder Black Smoke Eyeshadow Quad (a $35 value) http://bit.ly/5hjV2E
I’ll pick the winner at random from among the people who enter by 11:59 p.m. PST on Sunday, December 27.
Go n-éirà leat!!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Okay, ladies. It’s that time of year! Time to look back on the best/worst in makeup and beauty of the year. Cast your vote in the comments for the best brand, based on any criteria. Did your best brand exceed your expectations with a single particular release, or did they consistently knock it out of the park time and time again?
Who hit it f u r t h e s t out of the park this year? A titan like MAC, Chanel, Shu or Dior? Or was it a relatively new participant like Illamasqua or Dolce & Gabbana Make Up?
Cast your vote in the comments, preceding your pick with the word “VOTE:”
VOTE: Chanel
Under Peter Philips, global creative director for Chanel Makeup, every collection has been filled with surprises, like their latest holiday stuff — WOW! Not just your typical smokey eyes and red lips. They went with teals, blues and golds, and more sheer colors than I would have expected from a holiday release.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen