Dolce & Gabbana Smooth Eye Colour Quad in Petal, $59.
What do you think?
Dolce & Gabbana Petal Smooth Eye Colour Quad
Wet N Wild Lagoon
Wet N Wild Color Icon eyeshadow single in Lagoon, $2.
Do you do blue eyeshadow? I’m totally into it…
Take Center Stage with Benefit Scene Queen
So there I was, minding my own beeswax, when I caught Tabs staring at his reflection in the big @ss mirror that comes with the new Benefit Scene Queen The Annie Collection palette ($38). I think he might have been checking his eyeliner (cat’s got wicked tightlining skillz) or plotting makeup larceny…
I swear, Benefit must have a soothsayer on staff because they always know what I’m craving. The particular mix of dramatic neutrals in this stash of goodies for eyes, lips, face and cheeks is, again, right up my alley. The second of two new limited edition Sephora exclusives from Benefit Trend Makeup Artists Annie and Maggie (peep the other palette, Sunday Funday, here), Scene Queen’s big drama is designed to steal scenes (and the limelight).
Dolce & Gabbana Smooth Eye Colour Duo in Blossom
Dolce & Gabbana Smooth Eye Colour Duo in Blossom, $36.
Would you rock this?
Too Faced Papa Don’t Peach
Papa don’t peach; I’m in trouble deep. Papa don’t peach; I’ve been losing sleep!
Sorry, I can never resist a Madge reference. 😉
Too Faced Papa Don’t Peach Brightening Blush, $20.
Benefit Sunday Funday Palette Looks Pretty Any Day of the Week
The situation: The My So-Called Life marathon you hosted last night was a BIG success, but it went all night long, and now you have just 10 minutes to do your makeup before you meet your Jordon Catalano lookalike for brunch. What to do! what to do!
Yes, it’s totally unfair that dudes get to just pull on a plaid shirt and call themselves “date ready.” Life is cruel that way, but thank goodness for palettes that facilitate fast makeup like the new Benefit Sunday Funday The Maggie Collection palette for eyes, lips, face and cheeks ($38).
This cutie pie (isn’t the packaging to die?) comes with a nice mix of neutrals and breezy pops of color perfect for easy, natural-looking makeup looks in almost no time flat.
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, June 21
- Mood:
- Do you like musical theater?
- What makes you sexy?
- Which outfit makes you feel your best?
- Your all-time favorite lipstick?
- Blow dry or air dry?
- Do you think men and women can be platonic friends?
- What can you hear *right now*?
- Outfit:
- Weekly goals:
Cheerful, albeit a touch sniffly, on this first official day of summer. My cold’s just about gone, so things are looking up!
I was a fiend for it back in high school and college but haven’t been to a show in years. The last ones I caught were Wicked in 2004 and Lion King around 2005 (?). It’s been a while!
That’s a tough one because I don’t think of myself as sexy AT ALL. I see myself more as the home girl next door, ya know? But if I had to say something…I’d say spunkiness, if that’s even a word, or maybe my hair, LOL!
A navy blue and cream printed wrap dress from some miscellaneous designer I found at a vintage store years ago. When I wear it I feel like the tallest, thinnest, cutest version of myself.
Hmm, that’s another tough one… It’s a toss up between NARS Dolce Vita and MAC Viva Glam V.
Both, but I air dry more in the summer.
Definitely. I think a lot of people get in relationships and feel that the only guy/girl in their life can be their significant other, but I think that’s limiting. If you and your partner trust each other, then friendships with other guys/girls shouldn’t be a cause for jealousy.
A truck rumbling in the distance, the hum of an air conditioner, my fingers on the keyboard and Tabs grooming himself in the corner (he grumbles and moans).
The navy blue and cream wrap dress I mentioned up above and my favorite silver heels!
Read at least an hour each day, get back into exercising (I laid off when I caught that cold), figure out what I want to do with the rest of my life (an ongoing project, LOL!) and cut back on the ice cream
What’s up, buttercup? Happy summer solstice, by the way (today is, quite literally, the longest day of the year for folks in the Northern Hemisphere). I’m just glad the sun’s out. We’ve had hella wonky weather lately, like chilly at night with high winds, but it finally feels like summer.
If you can, please take a minute to say hi with the Monday Poll. You know how we do it. Just copy the following list, and paste it with your answers in the comments.
Le list
1. Mood:
2. Do you like musical theater?
3. What makes you sexy?
4. Which outfit makes you feel your best?
5. Your all-time favorite lipstick?
6. Blow dry or air dry?
7. Do you think men and women can be platonic friends?
8. What can you hear *right now*?
9. Outfit:
10. Your weekly goals:
Y’all ready for this? I am if you are!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Sundays with Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vol. 92
Complete the comic
Tabs insisted we hold another comic challenge today because he thought the gals who entered the last one did awesome! Seriously, I cracked up laughing.
Here’s a new template for you to work with. I can’t wait to see what you come up with this time! To participate, just write some dialogue for each of the 13 comic regions in the template, and then Tabs and I will pick our favorites from among your creations and share them with the world a little later this week.
Here’s an example:
PANEL #1: Mr. Tiger always knew he was different, but tonight he would show America just how different he really was…
PANEL #2: Did you ever know that you’re my hero! You’re everything I would like to beeeeeee! I can fly higher than an eagle! ‘Cause you are the wind beneath my —
PANEL #3: CUT! STOP! That’s enough, Mr. Tiger. We’ve heard enough.
PANEL #4: Really? But I’m not done. There’s still another verse.
PANEL #5: That will NOT be necessary.
PANEL #6: Oh, hello, Tabs… Still trying to sabotage my career, house cat?
PANEL #7: Great… This just went from bad to worse.
PANEL #8: House cat…? Who you callin’ house cat?
PANEL #9: When does Oprah come out?
PANEL #10: Oprah? I thought this was Tyra.
PANEL #11: Are you kidding me!? Tyra isn’t half the singer I am!
PANEL #12: Excuse me. I don’t know if this is the right studio, but I have a Ms. Tyra Banks waiting in a limo outside. Should I bring her in through the —
PANEL #13: Good night, Tiger. And now, your banner must fall…
Your turn!
Go on and stretch those creativity muscles, girl. 🙂
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen