Just For Fun

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Reunited, and it feels so good

Hello from the mainland, ladies. I returned home late last night and then woke up at the crack o’ dawn this morning to pick up Tabs from the Hotel Cattyfornia. He insisted that I provide “limo service” so that he could get in an early photo shoot with his new MAC Style Warrior collection goodies. He claims early morning light is the best for his fur, go figure!

Tabs says that MAC Style Warrior brings out the animal in him. He hearts it, and now he wants you to heart it, too.

The prize

One lucky lady will win an Eversun Beauty Powder Blush from the MAC Style Warrior Collection (an $18 value).

It’s a neutral peachy bronze with gold pearl and one of my favorite items from the release (you might remember it from last year’s Beauty Powder Blush collection).

This versatile blush creates a light flush that balances out bold eyes. I like to wear it with green and purple on the eyes and neutral lip, but you can pretty much wear it with anything.

How to enter

To enter, all you have to do is leave a comment below telling me what your favorite item is from the MAC Style Warrior collection.

My favorite item from the MAC Style Warrior collection is Eversun Beauty Powder Blush!

I’ll pick the winner at random from among the people who enter by 11:59PM PST Wednesday night.

Meow mrrrroow (Tabs claims that’s “good luck” in kitty language!),

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

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Whenever I make it over to see my family in Hawaii, I try to get a shave ice, one of my favorite sweet treats.

Pronounced “shave ice”, it’s a souped up snow cone with finely shaved ice flavored with syrups like Liliko’i (a variety of passion fruit), guava, mango and tangerine. People will sometimes add a scoop of vanilla ice cream and/or sweet, chewy azuki beans to the bottom of the cone (trust me — it’s good).

My favorite place to get shave ice here on Oahu is Matsumoto Shave Ice on the North Shore. I always get the same thing: a small Liliko’i with ice cream and beans at the bottom and condensed milk on top. YUM!

Sweet Hawaii-style shave ice reminds me of MAC’s Sugarsweet collection, and today’s giveaway features two of its tasty treats!

The prize

One lucky lady will win two items from MAC’s Sugarsweet collection (a $32 value):

• MAC Tricolour Lipglass in Tasty: a sheer raspberry pink
• MAC Eyeshadow in Dear Cupcake: a shimmery pinkish coral

How to enter

To enter, all you have to do is leave a comment in the comments section below. It can be about anything at all. Tell me about your pet, your job, what deodorant you’re wearing — seriously, anything at all!

I’ll pick the winner at random from among the people who enter by 11:59PM PST Monday night (tonight).

Suwertehin ka sana!

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

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1. Mood:

Torn. Sad because we fly home to Cali today; happy because I can’t wait to see Tabs.

2. Hobbies other than makeup?

Surfing, reading, gardening and knitting.

3. Hair:

Side-swept bangs and a low ponytail.

4. What’s your favorite snack?

Any kind of fruit salad that doesn’t have cantaloupe.

5. Outfit:

Skinny stretch jeans (oops, I ate too many malasadas on this trip) and a loose yellow and brown top with a hibiscus flower print.

6. Eyes/lips/cheeks:

I’m in travel mode today, wearing a basic look with Stila Lash Visor Mascara, Cargo Blu Ray High Definition Gloss in Belize on my lips and NARS the Multiple in Portofino on my cheeks.

7. What’s your preferred method of hair removal?

I wax my upper lip, pluck my brows and shave everywhere else. I’m a hairy beast, and hairy beasts gotta do what hairy beasts gotta do, ya know?

8. What are your plans this summer?

El Hub and I are hoping to move into a new place, assuming I don’t have a nervous breakdown while we look for it, LOL!

9. Are you a night or a morning person?

I love the night life. I got to boogie… on the disco ’round, oh yeah.

10. Weekly goals:

Get back into the groove of things with my freelance writing, go through all of the e-mail I missed, catch up on my blogging, pay some extra attention to Tabs, and do some push-ups because I feel weak!

Aloha, homies. El Hub and I are getting ready to leave for the airport and to head on home to California. It was great to see our family, but we have to get back to work.

Are you doing anything for Memorial Day? Let me know how you’re doing by copying the following list and pasting it with your answers to the Monday Poll in the comments. 🙂

Le List

Mood:
Hobbies?
Hair:
What’s your favorite snack?
Outfit:
Eyes/lips/cheeks:
What’s your preferred method of hair removal?
Summer plans?
Are you a night or a morning person?
Weekly goals:

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

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I was a late blooming water baby…

Large bodies of water terrified me until I hit my mid-20s, before which time I could barely handle the shallow end of a pool!

Things changed on my 26th birthday.

That’s when I treated myself to a week of surf lessons with a couple girlfriends. We found the place online, booked the class and drove down from the Bay Area to San Diego in Southern California. The lessons and accompanying basic swimming instruction helped me get over my fear of the water for good.

By no means am I a great swimmer, but now, when I’m in the water I feel light, free and at peace with everything; all my worries slip away, and I feel loved — pure, unconditional love.

Was that too corny?

Sure it was, but it leads us to the prize in today’s giveaway. 🙂

The prize

One lucky lady will win a bottle of Philosophy’s Unconditional Love Spray Fragrance (a $40 value).

In Philosophy’s own words…

“Wrap yourself in the warmth and comfort of unconditional love, a soulful, passionate, enduring fragrance. Unconditional love was created to make a woman feel loved and cherished and to remind her that to love and be loved unconditionally is the greatest love of all. Wear this heartfelt fragrance and feel surrounded by love and happiness throughout the day.”

I can totally get behind that!

The scent smells like a yummy blend of blackberries, vanilla and musk. It’s one of those food fragrances that tempts me to gnaw off my arm when I’m wearing it, but I’m told that would be unwise. 🙂

How to enter

To enter the giveaway, just leave a comment at the bottom of this post. In it, complete the following sentence: I unconditionally love _______.

I unconditionally love my family and my cat.

I’ll pick the winner at random from among the people who enter by 11:59PM PST Sunday night (tonight).

Good luck, beauties!

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

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Hi, ladies. 🙂 Happy Saturday. This was me at Shark’s Cove yesterday. Snorkeling was a lot of fun. When I get back to California in a couple days, I swear I’m going to get a pair of fins and snorkels to use at the community swimming pool. I don’t care if it makes me look crazy.

Right now I’m sitting here in the living room of my in-law’s place listening to the oldie’s radio station (which they listen to constantly) and sipping some coffee.

Let me know what you’re up to this weekend. I hope you’re having a good one.

It’s hard to look graceful walking in swim fins…

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen