I saw them last Thursday. Yay or nay?
What Do You Think of These Nine West Shoes?
What’s the Beauty Tool You Always Like to Have with You When You Travel?
I never go anywhere without my MAC 266 (here’s an ancient review from YEARS ago; don’t laugh). It keeps me from venturing into The Land of Funky Brows. And then there’s my beloved Shu Uemura lash curler, but you probably know all about that, ha ha!
How about you? 🙂 What’s the beauty tool you never leave home without?
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Saturday Surfing
Three things that take a Saturday from good to great: coffee in my mug, a cat on my lap and two uninterrupted hours of random web surfing. 🙂
Before you roll out to watch Hot Tub Time Machine (which is on my to-do list, fo’ reals), pull up a chair, and let’s do some surfing. C’mon, you’ll have fun!
Random bright spots
- Peep the new Tom Ford Private Blend Lip Color Collection — British Beauty Blogger
- Christine’s got pics and details of Urban Decay’s Summer Pocket Rocket glosses — Temptalia
- Is the “repeat” step really necessary when shampooing? — Bella Sugar
- Jimmy Choo and Tory Burch shoe dupes for less! — I am Style-ish
- This Light & Easy Yogurt Pie would make a yummy Easter dessert — Love Maegan
- You can get with this, or you can get with that… 🙂 — Sicka Than Average
- Have you ever tasted this strage fruit? — Boing Boing
- I’ll take one of everything from H&M’s Garden Collection, please — H&M
- Meow, meow! TGIF kitties
— Kitty Stampede - 30 habits that will change your life — Freestyle Mind
- Peep Peepshi is sushi made from marshmallow Peeps — Neatorama
New in beauty
- Clinique’s Acne Solutions Liquid Makeup ($25) conceals blemishes AND redness
- Get heavenly-scented hands with Philosophy’s Amazing Grace Hand Wash and Lotion ($35)
- SOUNDS GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT: Tela Beauty Organics packed their Sugar Scrub ($25) with pure cane sugar, almond oil and honey
- Paul & Joe’s Foundation Primer ($30) now comes in a shade for women of color called Miel
- I love
how this Dianne Brill Lip Lingerie gloss set ($47) looks like a box of chocolates - Lipstick Queen’s Discovery Kit ($48) comes with three bestsellers in red, nude and fuchsia
- Get a look at all the makeup that comes with Ulta’s 69-piece Beauty School Blockbuster ($19), WOW!
- Smashbox says their Limitless Eye Liner ($19) won’t smudge or budge for up to eight hours
- S’MORE SMASHBOX: Hyperlash Mascara ($21) revs up lashes by lifting, thickening and defining with a unique dual comb/brush applicator
- Laura Mercier’s new Shine Control collection ($27-32) introduces two new ways to get a fresh matte complexion
- Speaking of oily skin, Shu Uemura is introducing Purenovate ($35-50), a purifying program for oily skin
Stop motion rawks
Argh! I can’t get this song out of my head
Enjoy the rest of your Saturday! I’ve got a date with a Hot Tub Time Machine. 🙂
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Can’t Get Enough of…
… Cupcakes!
These chocolate ones are from Kara’s Cupcakes in SF. Don’t they look perfect for Easter?
Green is Good
Another shot of Indian Valley, Novato, in the early spring.
MBBTV #8: Tweezerman for Benefit & Crazy Lunch Lady Hairs
How’s it going, girl? 🙂 What are you up to today, and are you doing anything for Easter this weekend?
Can’t say I have anything exciting on the agenda (other than hopefully watching Hot Tub Time Machine), but we are driving out to visit my parents in the East Bay tomorrow morning. I’m looking forward to seeing them and getting out of dodge for the day.
Anywho, here’s a video look at the Tweezerman for Benefit collection of tools for cute brows and lashes.
For more on the Tweezerman for Benefit collection…
NOTE: The pattern on the slanted tip tweezer in the video is supposed to be yellow and not orange or pink (something goofy happened to the color in that part of the clip).
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Thar She Blows! Getting Blown at the Blo Bar, SF
Okay, so the name’s kinda cheesy/pervy, but don’t let that scare you away. I got blown at the Blo Bar in San Francisco yesterday, and I can’t wait to go back. It’s completely legit and involves two of my favorite things: efficiency and fabulous hair.
The one I visited is the first to open down here in the States, but there are nine (soon to be 10) other Blo Bars in Canada.
The exterior of Blo Bar SF… they’re so new that they don’t have a sign yet!
Their schtick? No cuts, no color — just a fantastic 30-minute wash/blowout/style for $33 bucks (not including tip).
It may sound a little pricey at first, I mean for something so temporary, but after I did the beauty math 🙂 I think it makes a certain kind of sense.
The inside of the salon
My usual salon charges upwards of $50 for the same thing — a wash and blowout — and they require an appointment sometimes as far as a week out. Blo Bars, however, take walk-ins (as well as appointments), so they’re great for last-minute events when you want a fresh style.
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Jayma Mays: Her Best Hair?
Nerdy television confession of the day
I’ve been counting down the days until the season premiere of Glee (April 13!). Yes, I’m shamelessly addicted to a show about misfit high school choir members. 🙂
Oh, the writing’s beyond top notch. Plus, there’s catchy music AND flawed characters? Sign. Me. Up!
One of my favorite characters on the show is the quirky guidance counselor, Ms. Emma Pillsbury, played by actress Jayma Mays.
If you watch Heroes, she played a waitress with preternatural memory, a superpower I wouldn’t mind having… Just think of all the money you could make on game shows, LOL!
Born Jayma Suzette Mays on July 16, 1979, in Grundy, Virginia, she’s kept busy in television and films in mostly small roles since 2004 (Anyone? Paul Blart: Mall Cop? Anyone?).
I like that she doesn’t look like the typical Hollywood bombshell babe and seems like she’d be cool to hang out with, and it’s nice to see that she’s scored a steady gig on Glee.
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Karen