Today my sweet Makeup and Beauty Blog turns 16.
To think that a little MAC haul and a blurry picture taken next to the heater in my old apartment (LOL!) would lead to so much.
If you would’ve told the Barbie Loves MAC version of Karen that one day MBB would eventually help her find a place in the beauty world writing for brands she loves, she would probably do a dance of joy in her jaunty cap!
Here’s to many more cupcakes, lipsticks and adventures ahead for all of us.
And thank you, thank you, thank you for always being here and for hanging out with me.
It’s been so much fun, and I can’t wait to see where we all go in the next few years.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Congratulations! You are especially to be congratulated for sticking it out–unlike many of us whom I am too discreet to name, lol.
Happy sweet 16 to Makeup and Beauty Blog! And Happy 1st Birthday to my twins, Linleigh and Phaedra! It’s been a challenging year but I wouldn’t change any of it!
Happy, happy birthday, sweet girls! You’ve got so much ahead of you. And happy mamma-versary to you, Rachel!
Happy Anniversary, Karen! Thanks for always being there for all of us. Here’s to many more happy years together!
Yes, Daphne! Here’s to great things ahead for all of us.
Gotta say “grown up” Karen is such a beauty!
Aww, thank you Lauren!
Happy birthday, MBB! You have always been my.favorite blog and I’m so.happy you are still doing it! You have been just like a friend to us all over the years and I’ve loved seeing how you have evolved into this amazing, gorgeous, strong, writer/woman/wife/mom/cat photog/person. 💜
Sandy, you are the sweetest. Thank you for this bit of kindness today! 🙂
Congratulations, Karen! I always look forward to your posts (Sundays are my personal favorite) 🙂 I don’t always have time to comment but I always read them! Here’s to 16 more years!
Sundays are one of my favorite days too. 🙂 Thank you for saying hi today and for reading all this time!
Happy 16th Blogaversary!
Thank you, Suzanne. 🙂
Congratulations – I’ve so enjoyed the many posts – always brings a smile to my day (and I LOVE those cat cupcakes). Happy day!
Happy birthday MBB! This is a wonderful blog and an amazing community. Thank you so much Karen for bringing us all together in the joy of makeup. This is a special place and I love checking in every day 🙂
Happy sweet 16 Karen! I too don’t comment much, but read all.
I still have, and use, one of the Barbie Loves MAC highlighters 😉
My kitty household loves Sunday with Tabs (and Rosie) the best 😻😻
Wow-Happy Sweet 16! I haven’t followed since the very beginning but probably close. It’s the only blog I regularly read and it’s not really for beauty related purposes anymore. It’s for the nice little community you have cultivated. So thank you and here’s to the future!
Happy Blogaversary! So enjoyable to read your posts. Thank you! Looking forward to what’s to come
Happy sweet 16 Karen, your post make my day and to 16 more! Sending you a big hug from Las Vegas.
Happy, happy 16th birthday and I hope you have many more. I always enjoy reading what you have to say each day. Thank you Karen.
I can’t believe it!! Happy birthday MBB and big hugs to you! ❤️
Happy birthday!!!
Happy anniversary MBB!
I’m really lucky to have found your blog many years ago Karen and I’m so happy to see how far you’ve come with it.
Thank you for all the beautiful posts you’ve shared with us.
Hauʻoli Lā Hānau! I remember when you posted This…Sweet 16 and Thank goodness my memory is still sharp! More beautiful as time mives forward…Mahalo🐾🐾🌺
Happy sweet sixteen MBB! Thank you for everything Karen, I’m so glad I got to know you through this.
Congratulations and Happy Blog Anniversary!
Don’t know how I found this blog, but I’ve very glad I did. Definitely one of the most welcoming, warmest places in the blog universe.
Wishing you many years of success and beauty writing to come. I look forward to reading more of your creative and thoughtful writing.
Thanks so much for sharing your journey with us.
Happy Blog Anniversary MBB! I too don’t comment often but I read your blog every day and look forward to your incites. Thank you for being a bright spot in my day!
Happy Anniversary Makeup and Beauty Blog!!
Congrats Karen! You inspire us all every day with your words and your kindness. I am so glad I found your blog – the only blog I follow now!
Look what brave and adventuresome you did with that Barbie MAC collection all those years ago – wow! And I am glad you are still writing and sharing with us all.
Thank you!
Happy 16th!!! I have loved your blog for many years. Your writing style is fun and refreshing. I always feel like I am sitting there having a conversation with you. Thank you for sharing a little bit of your thoughts and life with us. Your blog is my safe place…never any negativity and always relatable. Just a place that I can sit down and take a few moments to myself.
Congratulations! I remember reading your blog as part of my morning routine at work back when you first started. 16 years later I still check in nearly every day. Still one of my favorites!
Belated happy bday to my very favourite blog and the best online friend out there! Congrats on your many achievements and…rock on, Girl!!!!
I’ve been following you from the start and am so happy to see how far you have come. I travel vicariously with you to Hawaii, and the baking, suffered with you through the loss of your kitty and the birth and growth of your baby. You are an amazing woman, open and sharing…an inspiration and very much well loved! I hope you know how much you mean to people all over this internet world 🙂
Happy (belated) Birthday, Sweet 16!! Congrats on so many years of bringing positivity to the internet. That’s truly an accomplishment, especially in these times! You should be very proud. Thank you for all your excellent content; it’s truly a pleasure to stop by and “chat” with you. <3