Just For Fun

A Smokey Eye Tutorial with MAC Cosmetics Metal Urge Gilded Ash Cream Shadow and Cocomotion Pigment

“I don’t know if I’ll ever tire of doing smokey eyes. There are just so many different ways to work the look, like this spin on a daytime eye for work. It’s a method I learned from my favorite MAC artist, Jen, using products from the MAC Metal Urge and Red She Said collections.”

MAC Makeup for Work: Club and Woodwinked Eyeshadows

“I’m sporting two of my very first MAC eyeshadow purchases, Club and Woodwinked (both part of the permanent collection). I could write sonnets on both of these colors, as they’ve seen me through a lot over the past few years.”

NARS The Multiple Duo and The Multiple Bronzer

“I’d been looking forward to trying the new oil-free, cream-to-powder The Multiple Duo ($45) in Portofino/Malibu and The Multiple Bronzer ($37) in Malaysia since they debuted last month, but because I’d never used any of the original The Multiple products, I had no clue how and where to apply ’em! Thank goodness for Nars National Trainer Janice Daoud. She was nice enough to offer a few of her favorite application tips and tricks.”

Benefit Coralista Blush Has Got Me Purring

“MEOW! I’m a packaging ho, and Benefit Coralista ($28) blush’s jungly, cheetah print box (don’t you just love the font?) sucked me in immediately. It makes me feel like a cat woman on the prowl! Arriving at Benefit counters in February, this shimmery coral powder has cult beauty fave written all over it.”

MAC Cosmetics Dame Edna Collection Swatches and First Impressions

“Like Le Grande Dame herself, the collection is a little odd. It’s heavy on blue-based shades and frosty finishes with splashes of coral. I haven’t figured out how it’s all supposed to mesh together, but I think I’ll have a better idea once MAC posts the face charts online.”

How to Cover Up Dark Circles For a Wedding, Prom or Party with MAC Cosmetics Studio Finish Concealer

“I suffered through a really bad bought of insomnia a few weeks ago, and my dark circles were extra terrible. My regular concealer, MAC Select Moisturecover, just wasn’t gettin’ it done. My friend Jen’s wedding was right around the corner, and I didn’t want to show up looking like death warmed over. I needed serious coverage, and I needed it fast.”

With Pop Beauty Cat Eyes Liners It’s Good to Be Catty

“OBSESSION ALERT! Pop Beauty Cat Eyes Liners ($16) make applying eyeliner easy and, well, kinda fun. Slanted like the tips of calligraphy pens, these three three highly pigmented pencil liners are built to hit the right angles for slick cat eyes (think Amy Winehouse pre-hot mess).”

Berry Me in Tarte Berry Couture for the Holidays

“Tarte wants to wish you a very berry Christmas with the Berry Couture gift set ($35). It comes with two products (actually, three, because one’s a duo) — one full-sized Cheek Stain and a mini-Rise and Shine lip duo with a gloss and a stain — items perfect for rushed makeup morning or for those moments when you just want a little color.

Chanel Spring 2009: Product Pictures and Description

“Inspired by boho-chic style and gypsy dresses, the new look features plum and beige colors for the eyes, fiery red and nude lip shades and a brown cheek color. I haven’t seen it in person (yet), but the product descriptions and pictures make me think of singer Stevie Nick’s early 80s witchy-boho-gypsy style.”

Go Purple with Diorshow Plum Mascara

“After fall’s flood of faux plum mascaras (ahem, Benefit BadGal Plum and Clarins Wonder Plum), I started to think plum lashes were the stuff of legend — just something from the land of make believe, like unicorns and hit movies starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. But Dior had a little something to say about that. They’ve proved me wrong with their limited edition Diorshow Plum Mascara ($24). Finally! A plum mascara that actually looks purple on lashes and not just the brush.”

Slumdog Millionaire: SERIOUSLY. FREAKIN’. BRILLIANT.

I went to see the movie Slumdog Millionaire last night, and can I just say WOW? Run to your nearest theater and watch it. Today! Brilliant storytelling and cinematography, and I wouldn’t be surprised if director Danny Boyle takes home some big awards for this one.

In the film, slumdogs are unfortunate people born and raised in the sprawling slums of India. From birth they’re almost assured a life of extreme poverty and squalor, and the story follows a small group of slumdogs trying to break free from their past.

Actress Freida Pinto plays the female lead character, Latika, and HELLO, the woman’s uber-gorgeous. I’d never heard of her before I saw the movie, but she (along with the rest of the cast) does a fantastic job.

What’s the last great movie you’ve seen?

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Orange hibiscus

1. Mood:

Inspired and ready to kick some ARSE!

2. Theme song o’ the week and why:

Luck be a Lady, because my horoscope says I’m supposed to come into some money this week (*fingers crossed, yo*) 🙂

3. Lips:

Chanel Ultra Wear Lip Colour in Alexandrite (from the Spring 2009 collection)

4. When I grow up I want to be _____:

I want to be famous! I want to be a star! I want to be in movies! LOL, not really. I want to be a writer with 60 cats just like Ernest Hemingway (sans the drinking problem).

5. Face wash:

Philosophy Purity Made Simple

6. Blush:

Chanel Joues Contraste Powder Blush in Fandango

7. Things I’m really good at:

Being easily amused, eating chocolate, running up hills, poking fun at myself and making friends

8. Things I need to work on:

Time management, eating too much chocolate, not beating myself up when I don’t perform/write/achieve the way I want to, popping and locking (my body just won’t do it, and when I try I look like a complete dorkus maximus), photography

9. Foundation:

Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer

10. Weekly goals:

To stick to my writing deadlines, to go to yoga class, to watch the second season of The Tudors, to cook a meal in my crock pot (any recipe suggestions?), to make out with Christian Bale, LOL!

Hey, cuties! Are you ready to play? Please copy the empty list, and paste it with your answers in the comments.

Le list

Mood:
Theme song of the week:
Lips:
When I grow up I wanna be _____:
Face wash:
Blush:
Things I’m really good at:
Things I need to work on:
Foundation:
Weekly goals:

Face of the day: When a wave unexpectedly rushes up and your pants and booty get completely drenched, this is what happens.

Let’s BRING IT this week!

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Okay, contestants, stretch those brain muscles because it’s time for another round of What Is this Japanese Beauty Product?

I can’t speak or read a lick of Japanese, but I love Japanese product packaging.

Without searching online or scanning the comments for clues, can you guess what this product is?

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Morning, girls. Tabs, El Hub and I wish all of you a very merry Christmas. I hope it’s filled with joy and good tidings, family, friends and good food (you know me; stretchy pants time). 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen