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Happy Thursday, gals! I’ve been thinking about doing something new with my hair for a while (still can’t decide), but I wanted to ask…
How do you keep your salon style?
What tricks do you use to keep your hair looking like you just stepped out of the salon? Do you ever take notes while your hair is getting styled? I’m totally guilty of that one, LOL!
Here’s a video with some of the things I do to get the most out of my trips to the salon.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
This month I re-entered the sparkly world of online video! Really, what I mean to say is I found my little camcorder, which had been buried under a stack of paper and some boxes for months.
Here are some recent clips, ranging from dance moves to a primer on blush.
Tabs and I have a whole bunch of hopefully helpful videos (and other things) planned for the next few weeks, so as they say in the TV biz (LOL!) … stay tuned!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Hi, ladies! How’s your day been?
Mine started out rough because I woke up sleepy, but things have steadily improved (coffee = joy).
Here’s another attempt at a video. This one’s about blush, and I apologize because I let Tabs do the editing. I think he got a little carried away. 🙂
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Sick of winter? Let’s just fast forward to summer with some Urban Decay. Here’s a video heads up on what to expect from the line.
Are we there yet?
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
I wanted to make a little video showing how I apply liquid highlighter, and wouldn’t ya know it? — I decided to do it today, a horrendous day for my dark circles, yippee!
It’s just been one of THOSE days…
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Some opportunities don’t come along very often, like sunny days in the dead of winter. To take advantage of this meteorological gift, El Hub and I hopped in the car and crossed the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco.
I was surprised that there weren’t many people out — well, as many people as usual for Fisherman’s Wharf.
Here’s a 3.5-minute video of today’s excursion…
Here’s a shot of San Francisco from a lookout just north of the city and the bridge in an area called the Marin Headlands.
No fog today…
I wandered into an outdoor shopping area called Ghirardelli Square. Yup, same Ghirardelli that makes the yummy chocolate.
I found a cool local boutique called elizabethW that carries body care, perfumes and home fragrances. I’d never heard of them before, but they’ve been around for 15 years.
Isn’t the packaging cute? It’s clean and girly and very my style. They had a bunch of unusual scents like sweet tea and asparagus (weird!), but they also carry classics like lilac and tuberose.
The shopkeeper told me about their website and how they sell the same items found in the store. They even ship internationally. 🙂
Women and girls (and one miscellaneous dude) were having tea service here at Crown & Crumpet tea salon. How fun! Unfortunately, El Hub wasn’t in the mood for finger sandwiches and fine china. 🙂
I love afternoon tea. Doesn’t Crown & Crumpet look like something out of Alice in Wonderland? I kept looking for the Cheshire Cat, LOL!
Those hills in the distance are my neck of the woods. If you look closely, you can just barely see the spires of the Golden Gate Bridge.
You just never know when the weather’s gonna cooperate, especially in San Francisco.
I hope you’re getting some sun in your neck of the woods.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Good morning, ladies!
Here’s a quickie video showing one of many ways to apply bronzer. I call it the Karen Quickie Bronzer Especial! 🙂
Have a great day today. Tabs says hi!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Since I’m headin’ back to school later this month, I’m playing with a few different looks for class.
Here’s the pink and brown eye I wore yesterday using products from Chanel’s spring 2009 Bohemian Fantasy collection.
I started the look with Chanel Fluid Iridescent Eyeshadow in Sand, placing it over the entire eyelid (1) with a fingertip.
Then, I applied the light brown shade from the Mystic Eyes quad on the lid (2) and, with a MAC 252 Large Shader Brush, applied the pink shade from the same quad on the browbone (3). Since that produced a few harsh lines, I blended them away with a MAC 224 Tapered Blending Brush.
Next up — I lined the lower lash line with Chanel Precision Eye Definer Crayon in Brun (4) and smudged the dark brown shade from the Mystic Eyes quad directly on top of liner (5) with a MAC 219 pencil brush.
With a MAC 228 Mini Shader Brush, I applied the same product (the dark brown) to the outer corner of the lid and lightly patted the silvery taupe eyeshadow from the Mystic Eyes quad into the inner corner of the eye (6).
To finish the eyes, I filled in my brows, curled my lashes with a Shu Uemura lash curler and applied two coats of Chanel Exceptionnel Mascara.
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