Did you know Tabs was one of the original models for the MAC To The Beach promo shots?
MAC To The Beach: Outtakes, Vol. 1
Do You Go to Sleep Wearing Your Makeup?
I never, ever, ever do. Tabs won’t let me, but because I’m tempted to from time to time, I keep makeup wipes on the nightstand (just in case).
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Karen
Saturday Surfing
Photo: a pool at a long-forgotten hotel in Waikiki on Oahu, Hawaii
Morning, ladies! Happy Saturday. I’m staring at this huge mountain of laundry, and truth be told I’d rather be doing something fun like web surfing.
Wait — we’re all grownups here. Why don’t we just bail and catch some e-waves instead?
New in beauty and other randomness
- The best brow products for blondes [Bella Sugar]
- Add it to your beach bag: Ouidad’s Sun Shield Conditioner [The Cut]
- OPI releases an iPhone app [Allure Daily Beauty Reporter Blog]
- Does hair grow faster in the summer? [The Beauty Brains]
- What do you think of the makeup bags in the new LeSportsac/Pat McGrath/Cover Girl collaboration? [Beauty Snob]
- These leaf ties organize those unruly computer cords AND look super cute [Astropixie]
- Military-inspired open-toe wedges: what say you? [Nitro:licious]
- NP Set’s new eyeshadow palettes look really tempting [The Daily Obsession]
- NYC Custom Compacts and Blushable Creme Sticks get rave reviews [We Heart This]
- A plethora of mint green polishes [Vampy Varnish]
- Does Rimmel’s Pink Blush lipstick dupe MAC Viva Glam Gaga? [Icyswirls]
- Rae reviews a few goodies from the Upper Canada Soap Fruit Frappe line [The Notice]
- Bright, beach-inspired colors: Essence does collection for surfer babes [Beautiful with Brains]
- Bare Escentuals says their Flawless Defintion Waterproof Mascara ($18) defines lashes and doesn’t smudge
- Make Up For Ever’s Aqua Creams ($22) offer ultra-pigmented, long-lasting color and comes in 22 shades
- Benefit’s Some Kind-a Gorgeous now comes in a smaller size made To Go ($9)
- Would you throw down $310 for La Mer’s Ocean Moisturizing Cream?
- Cartier’s Eau de Cartier Essence d’Orange ($100) has notes of citrus, wood and amber
- WANT! These Neutrogena Healthy Skin Cutom Glow Blush & Bronzer Duos ($11)
- Unleash your goth diva with the Ulta Glam Goth Collection ($10)
If only Tabs were this musically inclined!
I got a little teary watching this…
Random old school!
I hope your Saturday’s going just peachy. Anything new to report?
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Too Faced Makes Neutral Eye Looks Easy with Their Natural Eye Shadow Duos
I once dated a dude with a mullet.
In my defense, it was the ’80s, but I bring it up because these Too Faced Natural Eye Shadow Duos ($17) are like little mullets of the makeup world — business in the front and a party in the back. Each of the four new duos pairs a matte on one side (the bidness!) with a shimmery shadow on the other (the party!).
The duo’s are new additions to the company’s permanent collection, but if you recognize some of the names…
…that’s because some of the individual colors were liberated from last year’s Too Faced Natural Eye Kit and reassigned here to work alongside new colors.
I’ve fallen for the Sexpresso & Peach Fuzz duo. It’s the one with the dark matte brown and shimmery peach with golden glitter.
The brown has TONS of pigment, and both colors blend smoother than a good vanilla shake. For quick, no-brainer eye looks for day or night, this duo really hits the spot.
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Can You Guess the MAC Collection?
Do you know what MAC collection this pan of powder hails from?
Afternoon Cookie Break!
I’ve got macaron cookies to share (virtually, of course)!
Which one do ya want? Pistachio, lemon, passion fruit or caramel?
Hard Candy Hot Smudge for Spring/Summer 2010: The $6 Dream Cream Eyeliner
If you’re totally over lugging everything and the kitchen sink around in your purse (and that includes your bloated makeup bag), can I just say I feel your pain? Here’s what I had in my over-the-shoulder boulder holder today (cat not included)…
Do you carry enough eyeliner/eyeshadow in your purse to adorn a platoon of sassy drag queens? If so, then it’s time for a makeup intervention.
Streamline that makeup bag with Hard Candy’s newest edition to their permanent line, the $6 Hot Smudge Cream Eyeliner/Smudge Shadow Duos for spring/summer 2010 (available at Wal-Mart).
Six bucks gets ya two creamy colors that work as both eyeliners and eyeshadows, along with a dual-ended brush for lining and smudging. And get this: the brush actually works! I usually throw out (or set aside) the brushes that accompany products because 9/10 times they aren’t great, but this one lays down precise lines with ease.
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John Corbett: His Best Hair?
G’morning and happy Friday, ladies! I’m in the thick of things in my quest to re-re-re-watch the entire SATC series from beginning to end. Right now I’m in season four, and it’s deeply reminded me of why I’m TEAM AIDAN.
I’m not-so-secretly hoping that Aidan, played by John Corbett, steals Carrie away from Big… Keeping my fingers crossed!
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Karen