I met this adorable rescue pup on Saturday.
The good folks at the Northern California Family Dog Rescue are taking care of this pretty girl until she finds her forever home.
They Call It Puppy Love
Sundays with Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vol. 79
Tabs spent the entire weekend working on this video for his new YouTube channel. He’s reviewing some of his favorite makeup from spring 2010.
I think he wants to be the next feline “YouTube sensation,” ha ha! 🙂
Well, he has my blessing as long as he doesn’t let the fame go to his furry little head.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S. Tabs and I hope you had a great weekend, ladies, and I think the open thread was A LOT of fun. Thanks for participating. Now, onward to Monday!
Let Your Hair Down in the Open Thread
Wanna ask about these weird chickens? Go right ahead!
I’ve met so many cool people through blogging. Back when I started in 2007, one of the things I wanted was a place where friends could get together and chat over coffee (about more than just makeup), and I’ve been trying to think of new ways to help us connect.
Since I love chatting in the comments, I thought it might be fun to try something called an open thread, which is basically a post where we can talk about absolutely anything. You can chat and ask questions about makeup (“Can anybody recommend a cheap volumizing mascara that doesn’t smudge?”), talk about your blog/site, post links to pictures of your pets, share poetry, rants/raves — basically whatever you’d like to talk about or ask.
I think everybody needs a little unstructured playtime once in a while. Also, please feel free to reply to each other’s comments (but I’ll be here too!).
If you like this idea, maybe we can make it a weekly thing. 🙂
Chat with you soon!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Saturday in San Francisco
A shot of one of the historic street cars turning at the intersection of Market and Castro streets.
Sunflowers
I saw these cheerful sunflowers at a flower shop in San Francisco yesterday.
This Week’s Top Posts
How’s your weekend coming along? I woke up a little later than usual (thank ye gods for eight full hours of shuteye!!), and I’m just sitting here in my jammies, sipping green tea and catching up on your comments. 🙂
Yesterday’s jaunt in San Francisco was fun. I wanted to take some pictures, so I dragged my camera (and El Hub) around the city. I love wandering through SF streets and exploring new places… it’s one of my favorite ways to spend a Saturday afternoon.
Speaking of exploring, here are some of my favorite posts of the week. I’ve been having a blast with FOTDs this month. If you ever do FOTD’s of your own, please feel free to post links to them in the comments. I’d love to see what you come up with.
Also, I’m thinking about holding contests with makeup challenges where we all submit versions of different looks to win a prize (yes, definitely open to international readers too). Let me know if that’s something you might be interested in! I think it could be a lot of fun.
A Glittery Green and Gold St. Patrick’s Day Look with Milani and MAC
“On the agenda for tomorrow night: a pub that serves green beer, and since I want to look the part, this morning I worked on my St. Patrick’s Day green and gold eye look using MAC and a mix of new drugstore stuff from Milani.” 
A Sunset-Inspired Face of the Day with MAC, Urban Decay and Benefit
“What better inspiration than a beautiful sunset, right? I picked shimmery, peachy golden eyes and a pink lip with some random MAC, Urban Decay and Benefit.”
Are Milani’s Infinite Liquid Eye Liners Drugstore Duping MAC?
“Their five new Infinite Liquid Eye Liners fluid liners have a lot in common with the MAC Liquidlasts (similar thin texture, brush applicator and rich pigmentation), but one way they REALLY differ is price.”
Get a Dior-able Crushed Glow for Summer
“Dior maintained a classic feel with Crush Glow by going with five traditional summer eyeshadow colors in gold, coral, pink, taupe and bronze-brown. No color boundaries are broken here, for sure, but I’m cool with that because of how wearable these neutrals are…”
Urban Decay Eden Eyeshadow Primer Potion
“I really like Eden; I think it does a great job of getting the eyeshadows to stay on and hang on all day long, and it’s really user friendly, much more user friendly than the original Primer Potion.”
Honey, Lancome’s Juicy Tubes Are Turning 10!
“Lancome revamped the Juicy Tube formula, making Hungarian honey the main ingredient (WOW!). They also left out all of the preservatives and opted for naturally-derived hydrators and pigments like royal jelly, shea butter and annatto.”
Let MAC Art Supply the Makeup for Your Next Trip
“Arriving April 1, the 24-piece bonanza bursts with great-looking on-the-go goodies in pencil and pen form. MAC had self-portraiture in mind when they envisioned the collection, a theme I can really get behind. Aren’t our faces, after all, the canvases upon which we express our own makeup art? Duuuude, that’s kinda poetic, methinks.”
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Two Ways to Win a Little Lancome Love
- UPDATE: Mar. 23, 2010. The giveaway is now closed. Congrats, Kae! 🙂
Coming to you LIVE from a sidewalk in San Francisco via iphone. I am so happy it’s Saturday, gals. Let’s keep the good vibes going with a juicy giveaway, shall we?
The prize
One lucky lady will win two items from Lancome, a Juicy Tubes Lipgloss in Hallucination (shimmery nude seen all over the fall 2010 runways) and Ink Artliner in Plum Tease (a long wearing gel liner). Total prize valued at $42.
How to enter…
Entering is easy. There are two different ways, and you can do both of them for two chances to win.
First, you can enter by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post, a comment about anything at all!
Second, enter by following me on Twitter and retweeting (RT) the following message:
RT @karenmbb: RT to win the Lancome Juicy Tube in Hallucination and Ink Artliner in Plum Tease (a $42 Value) http://bit.ly/9NqSS5
Recap…
- Enter by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post, and don’t forget to use a valid email address so I can reach you if you win.
- Follow me on Twitter and retweet the following message:
RT @karenmbb: RT to win the Lancome Juicy Tube in Hallucination and Ink Artliner in Plum Tease (a $42 Value) http://bit.ly/9NqSS5
I’ll pick the winner at random from among the people who enter by 11:59 p.m. PST on Monday, March 22.
Buena suerte!!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
- UPDATE: Mar. 23, 2010. The giveaway is now closed. Congrats, Kae! 🙂
Saturday Surfing
Just a quick check in before El Hub and I head down to the city for an early dinner. I thought it was gonna be sunnier today (like it was yesterday), but at least it isn’t raining. What’s shakin’ out your way?
Random bright spots
- Exfoliation 101: What you need to know — Bellasugar
- Just added to my list of things to do before I die: Celebrate Holi — Gala Darling
- Estee Lauder makes a move toward bolder color — Stylelist
- What do you think of the eyeshadow palette in Clinique’s Brandied Bronze? — Temptalia
- My lips are intrigued by these Ellis Faas lipsticks — We Heart This
- If you’re trying to avoid products that contain silicones, here’s a handy-dandy list for foundations — The Notice
- Win a Bobbi Brown Nectar Shimmer Brick! — The Informed Makeup Maven
New in beauty
- Smashbox claims Limitless Eyeliner ($19) resists water and lasts for up to eight hours
- Ooh… I wanna sniff Pacifica’s Tahitian Gardenia ($9-22) body products
- Cute! The Color Institute’s Eyemobile Eyeshadow Compact kinda looks like an iPhone, and it’s ON SALE for half off (now $7.50)
- NP Set’s double-sided Duo Pens ($13) combine a liner with a blush
- Lancome says their long-wearing Teint Idole Silky Mat Foundation has a lightweight, natural finish
I love you like a rap kid loves breaks…
Catzilla, king of monsters!
Hope you’re having a nice weekend so far. 🙂
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen