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Thought you might like to see a few more pics from my trip to the San Francisco Academy of Sciences yesterday, aka “the only place on the planet with an aquarium, a planetarium, a natural history museum, and a 4-story rainforest all under one roof.” 🙂
The bees over at Burt’s house have been busy. Last fall they reformulated their cruelty-free Naturally Nourishing Milk and Honey Body Lotion for normal to dry skin, and it’s raising quite a stir.
With skin softening milk, honey and botanical moisturizers like coconut, grape seed and sunflower oil, the thick lotion feels like a body cream.
Back when I used the O.G. version a few summers ago, it was thinner and made from 98.2% natural ingredients, but Burt’s kicked that up to 99% now.
I remember liking the original bottle, the sweet honey fragrance and how fast it absorbed, but when winters rolled around it wasn’t moisturizing enough for my alligator skin. Being the fickle lotion lady that I am, I moved on to other things.
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One of the thirsty inhabitants of the tropical biome at the San Francisco Academy of Sciences.
Written by TrishaKiss me, you impetuous fool! And put that lipstick to good use. Trisha of Makeup Files shows that a girl doesn’t need dozens of lip products to have plenty of options.
If only the beauty world came with directions. Most products, including lipsticks, don’t specify exactly how they’re supposed to be used. So most of us assume it’s a function of trial and error, or we learn tips from family and friends.
But there are at least five different ways you can wear a single tube of lipstick, and here they are!
These five lipstick looks use a combination of the following three products:
1. Lipstick — I’m using IsaDora Lip Treat Color in Pomegranate.
2. Clear Lip Gloss — I’m using Mary Kay Satin Lips Lip Gloss.
3. Colored Lip Gloss — I’m using MAC Lustreglass in Ornamental.
The classic approach. Apply it to your lips right from the tube. You’ll get the most pigmented lip color this way in a shade true to what the manufacturer intended. After applying, blot with a facial tissue to remove any excess color.
Slather on a layer of clear lip gloss first. Then, apply your lipstick on top. Starting with a clear gloss base dilutes the pigments in the lipstick, so you end up with a lighter tint than using the lipstick alone. A good look if you want a more natural look while still using your favorite lipstick. Blot as needed.
In this look, you’re trying to augment an already colorful lip gloss with color from a lipstick. Use this method to add variety and dimension to the color of your lips. This approach results in something completely new.
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The seven long-handled makeup brushes tucked within the lovely limited edition Sonia Kashuk Dripping In Diamonds Travel Brush Set ($24.99) may not get a lot of use this holiday season…
…because opening the stylin’ silver clutch is like trying to crack a safe!
I swear, Rubik himself would have struggled to figure it out. The latch, which is set flush against the side, looks the same from the top/bottom. It takes a good deal of force to pry open. Poor El Hub looked like a gorilla with a Gameboy when I asked him to give it a try, and after pawing, growling and clawing at it for about a minute, he finally figured it out (still lovin’ ya, babe!). 🙂
For the life of me, I could not take a good picture with Chanel Extrait de Gloss in Emoi ($32) this morning, gah! I don’t know what happened… Maybe it was just the Friday crazies, but whatever it was, I looked either shocked or constipated in every single shot.
But I did learn a valuable lesson about Chanel Emoi during this exercise in photographic futility: no matter what else might be happening, when you wear this shimmery berry gloss, at least your lips will look dignified.
Emoi’s one of nine permanent members of the Extrait de Gloss line, a recently released line of non-sticky, unscented and unflavored lipglosses designed for high shine and long wear (about four hours). It’s the third one of the colors I’ve tried, and just like the other two, Insolence and Imaginaire, its pigmentation is off the frickin’ chain!
While Tyra and Tabs may have been disappointed in my inability to WERK IT this morning, I gotta say — it’s so nice to find a berry gloss that looks great no matter what.
I ate them all! And I keep staring at the pictures I took last week because I still want more!
I may need a bumper sticker on my car that says “Powered by macarons” very soon.
Just a pretty pink flower I found in my yard the other day!
I would love a pair of high heels in this color. A lipgloss would be nice, too.
