Just For Fun

Good morning, ladies!

Did you do anything fun last night? Tabs says meow, which loosely translated means “hey, girl.” The three of us (El Hub, Tabs and I) just chilled at home. It was a Hulu and pizza night, aka one of those nights you need every so often to recharge your batteries.

I’m off to a lazy start this morning, filled with giant mugs of coffee and high-intensity web surfing. 🙂

Here are the highlights of my e-travels so far…

• Christmas gift ideas for the woefully unprepared — Icing
• Easy makeup tips for South Asian Women from MAC Senior Artist Vimi Joshi — Bella Sugar
• Revisiting the Bronze Age with the Prescriptives Luster Baked Eye Color Quad — Temptalia
• What kind of dream is Maybelline Dream Mousse? — The Notice
• Product recommendations for dry winter skin and hair — Glamour and Love
• The Cargo Hands of Hope Palette looks like a collectable — Karla Sugar
• Love is in the hair with Kerastase Nectar Thermique — The Punk Cat
• If you like cool shadows and have an extra $60 sitting around… — The Beauty Look Book
• Is CoverGirl’s ShineBlast the new LipSlick? — Raging Rouge
• 6 reasons why bacon is better than true love — The Oatmeal
• Prosthetic designs (yes, that kind of prosthetic) of the past, present and future — Web Urbanist
• Gifts for goths — We Heart This

This makes me feel happy 🙂

I am deeply obsessed with Phoenix

Scooch over, Frank!

I’m heading to the city this afternoon to see a few friends from school. I haven’t seen them since last year, so I’m really looking forward to it.

What are your plans for today?

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Heya, ladies. How’s it going tonight? I’m kinda taking it easy. I’ve been guzzling de-stress tea and watching Law & Order: SVU reruns with Tabs. He was naughty earlier tonight (tried to eat my Trader Joe’s cookies), but he’s cool now.

While I eat another few dark chocolate stars and gaze longingly at Detective Stabler, take a minute to see what the ladies of Daily Makeover’s Beauty Bloggerati have been up to.

• A natural, peachy holiday look with a little bronzer and brown eyeshadow — Makeup Bag
• 5 tips to becoming a successful makeup artist — Spoiled Pretty
• Love + Toast Sugar Grapefruit Hand Cream sounds yummy! — Beauty Blogging Junkie
• Try these makeup tips before your next holiday party — Beyond Beauty Basics
• Create a pampering spa at home — Makeover Momma
• Enter to win a Coach bag for Christmas (nice odds) — A Mom in Red High Heels
• Pumpkin-scented beauty products? Sounds delicious, yum! — Product Girl
• Have you seen Sephora’s holiday looks? — The Jet Set Girls
• Check out these great green face scrubs — Talking Makeup
• Do you remember Terax Crema conditioner? — Hair Thursday

Have a good night! Don’t let the bed bugs bite. 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

1. Mood:

Unusually calm for a Monday… We’ll see how long that lasts, LOL!

2. What’s your favorite body lotion at the moment?

I’m fickle when it comes to body lotions and rarely stick with the same one for long, but last week was all about Vaseline Sheer Infusion. Over the weekend I started crushing hard on Olay In-Shower Moisturizer — a *powerful* enabler of laziness (review coming soon!).

3. Yay or nay for ankle booties?

Yay with skinny jeans or leggings. 🙂

4. Are you a creative person?

It depends on my general well-being from day to day. On bad days, your average piece of cold, greasy bacon has more imagination than I do.

5. Eyes/lips/cheeks:

It’s a NARS kinda day. I’m going with the Kalahari Duo (LURVE!) on my eyes, Sweet Revenge Lipgloss on my pucker and the Portofino/Malibu Multiple Duo on my cheeks.

6. Are there any beauty items on your holiday wish list?

I’m thinking about hand delivering my list to Santa at the mall to make sure he gets it. On the list so far — the NARS I Want You Lip Gloss Set and Chanel Professional Makeup Brush Set.

7. How did you sleep?

Pretty well, mostly. I’ve had some insomnia lately, but I took a sleeping pill before bed last night :(, and that helped. With the exception of one weird dream (I ran into Roger Sterling from Mad Men at the grocery store), I slept soundly through the night.

8. What are your plans for the upcoming holidays?

Home to visit our family in Hawaii, but I’ll be back in the Bay by New Year’s Eve. On that note, does anyone know much about pet sitting services? Any things to know before I look around? King Tubby Tabs will need an assistant while I’m out of the office.

9. Outfit:

Stretchy dark jeans with a black t-shirt and brown sweater.

10. Weekly goals:

Get a small Christmas tree, go running at least three times before Saturday, and find a kitty sitter/executive assistant for Tabs.

It’s hard getting back to the grind after a long weekend, isn’t it? I’m determined to make this a good day, though.

I was chatting with a friend last night about ruts and routine tasks, and how they tend to overtake life. It’s not always easy to see the forest through the trees… I told myself that today, if I start feeling overwhelmed, I’m gonna take a step back and remind myself to keep everything in perspective. 🙂

If you have a sec, pop in and let me know what’s shaking in your land of milk and honey. Just copy the list below, and paste it with your answers in the comments.

Le list

1. Mood:
2. What’s your favorite body lotion at the moment?
3. Yay or nay for ankle booties?
4. Are you a creative person?
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks:
6. Any beauty items on your wish list?
7. How did you sleep?
8. What are your plans for the holidays?
9. Outfit:
10. Weekly goals:

Do you believe there’s power in positive thinking? I think there is, and I’m positive we’re going to have a great week (assuming we make it through Monday, ha!). 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen