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4 Mighty MAC Crease Brushes

February 9th, 2009 by Karen 24 Comments

Do you have a favorite crease brush? If I had to pick one (oh, the horror!), I’d choose the MAC 217. That bad boy’s smoother than Al Green’s Let’s Stay Together…

But who says there can be only one? Here are four MAC crease brushes to consider (click for the video).

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

How To Do Whitney’s Hairstyle from The City

February 7th, 2009 by Karen 33 Comments

Doesn’t Ms. Whitney Port have some hella cute hair? I totally dig that twisty style she wears a lot on The City.

Here’s how I get all twisted up (click for the video).

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

A Quick Way To See If Your Eye Makeup Is Applied Evenly

February 7th, 2009 by Karen 10 Comments

Happy Saturday, ladies! I hope your weekend got off to a good start.

When I think I’m done with my eye makeup, I do this (click for the video) to double check my work.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

A Quick Brush Cleaning Tip

February 1st, 2009 by Karen 27 Comments

Rise and shine, ladies! I hope you’re having a lovely Sunday morning. 🙂

I’m just straightening up my work area while I wait for the coffee to brew. Tabs was raising hell last night, running laps around the perimeter of the bedroom in the dark, so El Hub let him out just before dawn. I hope he makes it back in time for kickoff.

Here’s a quick tip for cleaning those makeup brushes (click here for the video).

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

One Way to Save on Makeup Brushes

January 30th, 2009 by Karen 34 Comments

How’s it going, girls? Did you do anything fun tonight? I just got back from the movies with El Hub. We saw Rachel Getting Married. I thought Anne Hathaway did a great job. That girl’s got game, but if you decide to see it, make sure you’re in the mood for a long, slow talkie… yep.

Before we left for the movies I was thinking about makeup brushes. If you’re new to makeup or looking to build your collection of makeup brushes, here’s one way to save a few bucks (click here for the video).

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Blush Technique: The Swirl

January 26th, 2009 by Karen 32 Comments

A few days ago I showed one way to apply blush using a technique called The Bounce (bounce, baby!). Here’s a second method. This one’s nicknamed The Swirl (click for the video).

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S. Tabs says hi. He tried to get in on the video action tonight. What a ham!

Making High Heels More Comfortable

January 24th, 2009 by Karen 48 Comments

When it comes to high heels, I figure women either love ’em or hate ’em. I’m in the love ’em camp, but sometimes love hurts!

Here are some of the things (click for the video) I do to make wearing high heels a little more comfortable — err, I mean a little less uncomfortable. 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Blush Technique: The Bounce

January 23rd, 2009 by Karen 35 Comments

Rise and shine, morning glories. It’s Friday, yea! Are you ready for the weekend? In this short video I talk about one of my standby blush application techniques, codenamed “The Bounce.”

Have a good one today.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S. Did you happen to see last night’s America’s Best Dance Crew? How about Strikers All-Stars, huh? WOW! That seven-man monkey roll was out of this world.