Archive for July, 2011

MAC Costa Chic Lipstick

Posted under Beauty Tips on Sunday, 3 July 2011 by
Man, I love this color. It’s one of my favorite corals (so summery!).MAC Lipstick in Costa Chic ($14.50), available now at MAC stores and also online.Copyright Karen of Makeup and Beauty Blog: Makeup Reviews, Beauty Tips and Drugstore Beauty Finds | Read the full article ...
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I Really Want to Care for These $1.99 Essence Caring Lip Balms (Really, I Do)

Posted under Beauty Tips, Makeup on Sunday, 3 July 2011 by
I really wanted to be Loving, Laughing, Hoping and Dreaming about the four $1.99 Essence Caring Lip Balms, because they have so much promise to be cool.Four of them for less than $8? Incredible! Just look at them in their adorable duds.Each of them has a different color and scent, and the two I...
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The Beauty of Blogging: A Reader Q&A

Posted under Beauty Tips on Saturday, 2 July 2011 by
It’s been such a long time since I posted anything about blogging that I thought this excerpt of an e-mail exchange with reader Juli might be interesting to someone trying to build an existing blog or thinking about starting one soon (any kind of blog; not necessarily one about makeup and...
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Buzzin’

Posted under Beauty Tips on Saturday, 2 July 2011 by
My new favorite ring (thanks, mom!).Bee Crystal Stretch Ring by Cara Accessories, $38. Available now at Nordstrom stores and also online.Copyright Karen of Makeup and Beauty Blog: Makeup Reviews, Beauty Tips and Drugstore Beauty Finds | Read the full article ...
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Dolce & Gabbana Mandorla Lipstick

Posted under Beauty Tips on Saturday, 2 July 2011 by
Doesn’t Dolce & Gabbana Classic Cream Lipstick in Mandorla ($30) kinda remind you of a ballet dancer with her perfect posture? No? Is that just me?Available now at Saks Fifth Avenue stores and also online.Copyright Karen of Makeup and Beauty Blog: Makeup Reviews, Beauty Tips and...
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MAC Unsung Heroes: Impassioned Lipstick (and Watermelon)

Posted under Beauty Tips on Saturday, 2 July 2011 by
It’s official: I am in food lust with watermelon. That one from the other day? Completely gone. And it was ginormous, too! — like bigger than Tabs, and I ate it all by myself in, like, two days. On the one hand (and I’m thrilled about this) I’m not having any, um, fiber issues,...
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Tarte for True Blood Natural Cheek Stain: Y’all Red-y for This?

Posted under Beauty Tips, Makeup on Friday, 1 July 2011 by
Remember the True Blood episode last season when Pam busted out the NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil? I turned to El Hub on the couch and was like, “ZOMG! Did you see Pam with her NARS!? AAAHHHH!”He just stared at me like I’d lost my mind… Don’t you just love it when you...
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Outfit of the Day, Vol. 3: Call Me Cat Lady (and a Trick to Look Taller)

Posted under Beauty Tips, Fashion on Friday, 1 July 2011 by
I’m pretty short at 5’1″, but in my mind I’m taller.How much taller?On a good day, at least 5’8″. Of course, the rest of the world disagrees.Once, years ago when I worked in San Francisco, I was walking through China Town on my lunch break in four-inch heels when...
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Next Stop, Fangtasia

Posted under Beauty Tips on Friday, 1 July 2011 by
The limited edition Tarte for True Blood Natural Cheek Stain, $30. Available now at Sephora stores and also online.Copyright Karen of Makeup and Beauty Blog: Makeup Reviews, Beauty Tips and Drugstore Beauty Finds | Read the full article ...
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Tame House Tabby or Jungle Cat? The Dolce & Gabbana Animalier Bronzer

Posted under Beauty Tips, Makeup on Friday, 1 July 2011 by
Card carrying members of Team Cat Lady, whether you’re a a tame house tabby or a certified jungle cat, chances are you WILL meow when you see the leopard print on Dolce & Gabbana’s limited edition Animalier Bronzer ($50).Isn’t it just the coolest thing since leopard-print...
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