Just For Fun

Lovely. My stomach just growled at me for not having lunch ready yet. It’s even worse than Tabs, always clamoring for something to eat!

I sure hope it likes steamed artichokes and tomato soup…

What are you up to today? I spent some time e-surfing this morning and found a few choice pickings (beauty and otherwise). Hope you’re having a nice weekend so far. 🙂

• Gwen’s Harajuku Lovers are rockin’ bikinis for spring, TOO CUTE! — Bella Sugar
• Up your style with these November tips — Icing
• G is for Glitter! Feed your inner glitter monster with China Glaze’s Meteor Shower — Temptalia
• Um, can I eat these (soap nuts)? — The Notice
• Let’s be better together with a week of slight improvements — Too Pretty For This
• 7 ways to avoid nail polish stains — All Lacquered Up
• All the things you DON’T have to know — A Beautiful Ripple Effect
• Kiehl’s Rare Earth Pore Minimizing collection keeps those pores in line — We Heart This
• 5 ways to fake healthy hair — Daily Beauty Reporter Blog
• What’s the secret to becoming amazingly great at something? — Zen Habits
• Why stress can kill your success or help your blog succeed — Pro Blogger

Amazing what some people accomplish in their spare time…

Found it!

If your kids ask you how babies are made…

I better get my booty in gear. This place ain’t gonna clean itself, LOL!

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Rise and shine, morning glories. 🙂 Can you believe it’s another Friday already? Was there even a Tuesday this week, LOL?

While I make myself presentable and crank up the generator that is my coffee-fueled brain, take a moment to warm up with the gals in Daily Makeover’s Beauty Bloggerati.

• Beauty tips from Petra Strand of the Pixi Beauty line — A Mom in Red High Heels
• Tested: 3 holiday products for your man — Makeover Momma
• How to get glamorous waves — Hair Thursday
• GROSS! Why you might want to change your shower head, ASAP! — Beauty Blogging Junkie
• DIY: A Freida Pinto makeup look — Talking Makeup
• Cute! Bling me this eco-friendly jewelry for Xmas — The Jet Set Girls
• A quick peek at Shiseido’s Rich Rocks collection for the holidays — Makeup Bag
• How to keep your foundation from smearing — Spoiled Pretty
• Where’s the remote? NARS is coming to QVC — Product Girl
• Even more dry winter skin tips — Beyond Beauty Basics

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Winter’s right around the corner , and for many of us that means switching up ye olde skin care routine to include richer, more moisturizing products.

But no matter which season we’re talking about, one product I won’t stop turning to is Philosophy’s Purity Made Simple One-Step Facial Cleanser.

A creamy face wash for dirt, oil and makeup, it never rubs my combination dry/oily skin the wrong way, and that makes it a staple in my skin care arsenal.

It also brings me to the topic of this post…

Ready for a mid-week giveaway? 🙂

The prize

One lucky lady will win Philosophy’s Hope For the Best kit, with a bottle of Purity Made Simple One-Step Facial Cleanser, one Hope in Jar face cream and an Eye Hope eye cream (a $42 value).

How to enter…

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 about something you hope for. Your answer can be as long or as short as you like.

I hope my friends and family stay healthy for many years to come, and even though the odds are totally stacked against me, I kinda hope I win the lottery.

Second, enter by following me on Twitter and retweeting (RT) the following message:

RT @karenmbb: RT to win Philosophy’s Hope for the Best skin care (a $42 Value) http://bit.ly/4iRSBL

Recap…

1. Enter by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post, and don’t forget to use a valid email address so I can reach you if you win.
2. Follow me on Twitter and retweet the following message:
   
   RT @karenmbb: RT to win Philosophy’s Hope for the Best skin care (a $42 value) http://bit.ly/4iRSBL

I’ll pick the winner at random from among the people who enter by 11:59 p.m. PST on Friday, November 13.

ขอให้โชคดี!

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Ah… so many to choose from! But my WORST ones involve bad hair.

Remember Dorothy Hamill?

At the tender age of five, I allowed my grandmother, bless her heart, to perm my hair. She was enrolled in beauty school at the time and got my mom’s permission to practice perming skills on me. Dorthy Hamill bowl cut + too tight perm = hair of horrors!!!

Finals destination

One time back in college I walked into a random $8 haircut chop shop on a whim and told the stylist to do “whatever she wanted” to my shoulder-length black hair. It was during finals; I was broke, sleep-deprived out of my mind, and convinced that my hair was weighing down my brain. I probably should’ve left when it occurred to me that the other people in the waiting area were screaming children and dudes who looked like they never showered, but I was already in the chair. 🙂 Fifteen minutes later, I had my brand new lopsided triangle haircut, way too short and puffed up at the sides, WHEE! It looked horrible and took months to grow out.

Brow beating

Do not — I repeat — DO NOT attempt to wax your eyebrows unless you’re wide awake and alert. I learned this lesson the hard way last summer…

Care to ‘fess up? Come on, don’t be shy. 🙂 What’s the WORST beauty decision you ever made?

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen