I keep thinking the lil’ guy needs a belly button…
(Lancome Sparkling Cherub Sheer Warming Illuminating Powder, $40)
Lancome’s Sparkling Cherub
The Stila Kitten Holiday Set: Take Two of These and Call Me in the Morning
Stila spokesmodel Tabs the Cat…
Rise and shine, morning glories. 🙂 How’d you sleep? Tabs tells me it’s going to be a beautiful day today. He’s been taking good care of me, and my headache’s all but gone. I guess the bed rest and Stila Kitten holiday set swatches ($18 limited edition, one of 10 new Stila sets at Sephora) he prescribed finally did the trick.
This particular two-piece set comes with one full-size eyeshadow pan and a Lip Glaze, both in Kitten, the shimmery, peachy champagne shade much beloved by Stila fans and tubby makeup-loving cats. 
Be Back Soon…
Hi, ladies. Just checking in. I hope you had a good hump day. This headache of mine pretty much put me out of commission this afternoon, but I’ll be back to my old self soon.
Have a good night.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
MAC Frisky Business
Sonia Kashuk Twist and Shout Kabuki Blush Brush: How Fast Can You Say Magic?
In a perfect world, I’d always have at least 45 minutes to do my makeup. Not because it always takes that long, but because I like being able to take my time and relax.
Unfortunately, the clock doesn’t always cooperate, especially with the holidays approaching fast.
That’s why ’tis the season for makeup shortcuts! 🙂 I’m always looking for makeup time-savers, and one of my new favorites is Sonia Kashuk’s Twist & Shout Kabuki Blush Brush ($13).
Remember Sonia’s Twist of Fate brush set last week? Well, her new kabuki brush models the same twisted faux silver handle, which, like its sisters, broadcasts every smudgy fingerprint (aargh!), a flaw I can easily forgive.
Why?
Baby, you’re much too fast!
Twist & Shout screams! With it I’m able to apply and blend blush in half the time it takes me with a regular blush brush. Fantastic when I don’t have minutes to spare.
Like a wand, this brush exudes magic. When I rest Twist & Shout’s wide and slightly flattened brush head against my cheek, it covers the entire apple — a large swath of cheek! It’s able to blanket almost my entire cheek with a light-to-medium layer of color in just a couple quick swipes.
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The Stila Kittens
Tabs with the new Stila Kitten Collection ($18).
Naomi Watts: Her Best Hair?
Born in Shoreham, England (September 28, 1968) but raised in Australia (where she met BFF Nicole Kidman at an audition), Naomi Ellen Watts has been cranking out films for almost 20 years.
Her love affair with the arts began in 1980 with a little thing called Fame — the movie that convinced her to pursue acting.
Starting with small roles in spectacular feasts of cinematic perfection, like the campy Children of the Corn IV, her star rose, eventually landing on the set of bona fide blockbusters (hello, King Kong?) and earning her an Academy Award nomination for 21 Grams.
Whether she’s working the red carpet or caring for her young son and baby daddy (Liev Shrieber), I think Naomi always looks great.
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Karen
Making Subtle Wishes Come True: Smashbox Wish for the Perfect Pout
Resistance is futile, y’all. Lipgloss value sets are falling from the sky!
If your makeup M.O. involves subtle, sheer colors that shine, you may be tempted by Smashbox’s Wish for the Perfect Pout ($29) (one of nine new holiday gift sets from Smashbox).
Dressed to the nines in a hot pink and silver box, these six tubes will be hard to miss on many a makeup counter this winter.
The set comes with four deluxe sample tubes and two full-size ones, each shade wearable by itself as a light-to-medium wash of color, or layered on top of a favorite lippie for added sparkle and shine.
Color 411
Have I said these are sheer? Yup, that they are. There’s not a huge difference among the shades.
- Medium thickness with a non-sticky texture
- Semi-sheer pigmentation similar to MAC Cremesheens
- Flavorless
- Faint cinnamon scent that dissipates within a minute or two of application
For the holidays, Smashbox pledges to donate $1 from each purchase (up to $25,000) to the Children’s Miracle Network, 🙂 a non-profit organization helping kids affected by disease and injury.
From left to right: Radiant, Aura, Candy, Tease, Luster and Pout
Tease
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