- Oh, snap! MAC at Ulta!? Yup, pretty soon you’ll be able to stroll into an Ulta store and snag a stick of Costa Riche. MAC is going to be carried on the Ulta website and in 25 Ulta stores starting in June.
Dear Ulta: now please add a restaurant so I can grab a grilled cheese and a latte while I’m there. Thx.
- In this piece about why women need their girlfriends even more as we get older, author Kari Kampakis gets some great advice from a group of older gals, and I’m taking it to heart. “Don’t ever lose touch with your girlfriends, sweetheart. The older you get, the more you’ll need them.”
- Did you ever wear Love’s Baby Soft? Here’s the fascinating (and sometimes full-on creepy) backstory of one of our most iconic fragrances.
- Two words: magnetic lashes. Who’s the glorious genius who invented these potentially life-changing doohickeys, and can I shake her hand?!
I REALLY want to try these ASAP, and I’m desperately hoping they won’t weigh down my lids.
- Some makeup-minded thieves recently stole $4.5 million in eyeshadow palettes… Holy cosmetics criminality, Batman!
- Apparently, foundation is really gross. I wanted to look away when I saw the title of this post (“Here’s How Much Bacteria Is Actually On Your Makeup Products”), but you know how it is… Curious kitty and all.
- I printed out this article and put it into a file I have of tips on raising Connor Claire (I’m nerdy that way, and I like to be prepared): “Want to Raise Empowered Women? Start in Middle School.”
- The best places to do a little retail therapy in NYC.
- The brilliant, bad-@ss and beautiful Rae from the Notice explores a budget beauty line that looks totally on point.
- What’s it really like to get a custom makeup makeover at Sephora?
- POP goes the Easel! 🙂 These new NARS Nordstrom exclusives look like a lot of fun.
- Will your skin lurve new It Cosmetics Confidence in a Compact Foundation?
- 5 ways to save, even if you occasionally splurge.
- Ever heard of a skincare brand called Scaf?Whoever did their packaging gets a high-five from me!
- If you follow the beauty biz, you might find this roundup of 2017 Beauty & Social Trends interesting.
- And from earlier this week on MBB…here’s a little look at a neat indie luxury brand called Kosas Cosmetics.
I also played with a few new things from Too Faced, namely the Natural Love Palette, the Love Light Prismatic Highlighters and the Peanut Butter & Honey Palette.
In other news, Benefit has some new contouring products and a spiffy pink highlighter, and here’s what it’s like to wear Urban Decay’s HBIC lash trios.
Wow… THIS IS BREATHTAKING! One of these days — I swear — I’m going to learn how to ride a horse!
The most realistic makeup tutorial to EVER hit YouTube! My favorite part? “My everyday makeup routine generally starts with a primer. I use this MAC primer that a lady sold me against my will. She was really attractive, and I was threatened by her, so I was just like, ‘I’ll just buy it because I’m intimidated by you.'”
Ooh, I’m going to try this combo with MAC Swiss Chocolate and Heroine Lipstick!
I keep trying to convince my body that’s it’s OK to sleep in a little on Caturdays, but it’s like, “Nope! Not gonna do it. WAKE THE EFF UP ALREADY.”
So I’m up early…but on the #glasshalffull side, maybe I can get my chores done early. 🙂 That way I can finish marathon-ing the second season of Love on Netflix. I’ve got a box of Pop Secret and a couch ready for my butt, LOL!
I may or may not also run a few miles on the treadmill…but we’ll see about that.
I hope your coffee is already on its way to your tum, my friend. May adventure find you.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Ha! I knew I liked you from the start. I love Love. I watched a couple episodes last night. Only reason I was able to show restraint was bc I had to be up at the crack of dawn this morning.
My annoying cat wakes me up at the same time everyday so no sleeping in for me! But I cleaned my house pretty good (it needed it!) and made a pasta salad for a little family get together today! Hopefully Netflix and napping will be in my future.
Hi Karen! Aaahh, how do you find all these cool posts and videos? haha I read the girlfriends and Love’s articles just now and I can’t wait to read the others you linked to. I also want to watch that realistic makeup tutorial, she sounds honest and funny ^_^ And of course I’m excited to see that MAC will be at Ulta, too! Happy Caturday!
Woot! I could read that article on how dirty your makeup and brushes actually are, while smiling. I regularly sanitize all of my make up with alcohol,(that includes my eye lash curler which I sanitize between each use) and I never EVER touch the surface of my makeup unless my hands are freshly washed. I wash my brushes every four uses, and sanitize them between every single use. & I do not store any products in the bathroom (gross.) Also as a rule, I never touch my eyes unless my hands have just been washed. I work with money, and I see people touching bills and then poking around in their eyes and it freaks me out!
Unrelated (although I’m so excited to be able to use Ulta points towards MAC! and Pixiwoo is so great) – but I’m looking at the Buxom lip creams for a color similar to NYX Tiramisu. I tried to discern which would be the most similar from your posts, but couldn’t – any suggestions? I was looking at Dolly, Mudslide, and Pink Lady.
I love that realistic makeup tutorial!! Hilarious! I have definitely been her more than once in my life! Have a lovely weekend, Karen!
Thanks for sharing my post Karen! Love this roundup though I’ll probably skip the one on my dirty makeup…LOL.
Aww thanks so much for the link love, Karen! I am not worthy of being called a badass by someone as badass as you 😉
Those magnetic false lashes sound crazy cool. I have lash extensions right now and I am MAD for them, but I just can’t afford the upkeep–$100/month and 1-2 hours of my time? I haven’t even been able to find the time to get my hair cut since last spring.
If you end up getting your hands on a pair, I know that I, for one, would love to read a MBB review of them!
Wow the makeup they stole was the Anastasia Modern Renaissance palette! 100,000 of them. I bet they will hit Ebay soon, at much reduced price, otherwise where else they gonna unload that stuff. If they send it to a discounter they will be apprehended soon enough.