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My Essie mani from last week is on its last legs so I need to paint my nails tonight. I’m thinking maybe one of these shades from the new Estee Lauder Pure Color Nail Lacquer Line ($19 each). Clockwise from the orange polish on the bottom: Hot Coral, Violet Diva, Fuchsia Flame and Purple Passion.
Do any of these catch your eye?
Top o’ the morning to you, lass! Happy St. Patrick’s Day. 🙂 There’s green all over the place! — green clothes, green beer (soon) and now green makeup in this here giveaway.
Tabs and I teamed up with drugstore brand Milani on today’s prize package of 10 pieces of eye makeup and nail polishes in festive shades of green.
Kermit the Frog once said, “It’s not easy being green.” Well, we’ll see about that. The giveaway starts in three, two, one…
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Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Hey, cutie. Remember the Dior Electric Tropics collection you and I drooled over last week? Today I spent some time getting to know one of the limited edition Nude Healthy Glow Powders, Sunset #002 ($46), and now we’re officially attached.
Sunset’s a warm orangey brown with coral accents (like a blush version of MAC Soft Brown Eyeshadow), and I swear it’s just as gorgeous in person as it is in the promo pics. Here I’m wearing it on my cheeks as a blush, but I also tried (and liked) it as a bronzer and an all-over face powder.
Beauty confession: I haven’t been drinking enough water this week. I usually try to drink at least 64 oz. a day because — well, you know why. It’s good for your health, and I also think my skin looks plumper, with fewer dry patches, when I’m drinking enough.
The problem is that I’ve been extra lazy lately, and even the effort it takes to raise the bottle to my lips has been more effort than I can spare. Lame, I know.
I hope these two new product lines from Make Up For Ever encourage me to get my H2O on again and WAKE ME UP like a splash of cold water in the face. Both of them have something to do with agua.
The new Uplight Face Luminizers are lightweight gel highlighters that contain more than 70% water. Available now at sephora.com (although they won’t arrive on shelves until April), they’re oil-free, and Make Up For Ever says the high water content enables them to melt right into the skin.
They’re supposed to be multi-talented (like Broadway stars). Apply them alone to highlight specific areas, like your eyelids, lips and cheeks, or mix them with foundation or cream blush to make your full face glow. MUFE says they even work on collar bones, yo.
Among the colors, there are three different finishes — Dewy, Pearly and Sparkling. The Dewy and Pearly ones contain MUFE’s Star Powder for a bold, iridescent effect; the ones in Sparkling contain MUFE Diamond Powder for softer shimmer.
Since my skin naturally looks duller than it did way back in the day, light-reflecting products have become staples in my daily routine. That means I hope these work. 🙂
Right now I’ve got my heart set on #12 Dewy Golden Warm, which looks to me like a warm version of MAC Strobe? Could it be? WANT!
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So I realize that I don’t review shoes often, but the more I wear these Coconuts sandals, the more obligated I feel to share their awesomeness with womankind. 🙂
These Coconuts Raye Wedge Sandals usually go for $65 a pair, but I stumbled upon them at Marshalls for $30. They come in three colors — Metal (multicolored gold, silver and bronze), Pink (multicolored pink, orange, purple, blue and green) and Black (multicolored black, pewter and gold; the ones I got). I usually wear shoes in a 7, but the closest size I found was an 8. Luckily, these run kinda small. They’re still a touch big, but not annoyingly so, and they’re surprisingly comfortable for high heels. As a matter of fact, I barely had to break them in.
Exactly how high are they? Well, they’re 3 and a 1/2 inches beneath a platform of about an inch. Gurl, my vertically challenged self feels SUPER tall with ’em on!
It hasn’t stopped raining here for days, so I haven’t wanted to wear them out yet, but I have been wearing them around the house. You know, for fun. They’re quite stable and easy to walk in, despite the height, and the soft straps don’t dig into my skin.
Bite Beauty SPF 15 Sheer Balm in Violet ($19), available now at sephora.com.
For more info on Bite Beauty check out Resveratrol, and Not Vampires, Puts the Bite in Bite Beauty Lip Products.
The new Bite Beauty Lip Rouge in Nectarine ($22) doubles as a cheek and lip color.
I’m taking it for a test run today…
For more info on Bite Beauty check out Resveratrol, and Not Vampires, Puts the Bite in Bite Beauty Lip Products.
It doesn’t have to be a perfume, per se. You could be rockin’ your favorite deodorant (not gonna lie, I do love me some Dove Go Fresh), a body splash or a body butter, even.
Today I’m wearing Gucci Guilty Perfumed Body Lotion ($50). I’ve been majorly stuck on the Eau De Toilette since September, and now I can’t seem to get enough of the lotion, which on me smells like a lighter version of the original scent.
What about you? What fragrance are you wearing today?
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
