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Two Ways to Win a $50 eGift Card from Sephora!

Two Ways to Win a $50 eGift Card from Sephora!

Whenever I play Maroon 5 in my office Tabs runs out of the room (he will hang out for Biggie though, LOL!). I’m telling you this because I can’t get that Payphone song out of my head, and... Continue reading »

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MAC Ambering Rose Sheertone Shimmer Blush

MAC Ambering Rose Sheertone Shimmer Blush

MAC Ambering Rose Sheertone Shimmer Blush, $20. Have you tried this shade? Copyright Karen of Makeup and Beauty Blog: Makeup Reviews, Beauty Tips and Drugstore Beauty Finds | Read the full article Continue reading »

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No Really, Today I Saw a Rainbow

It appeared outside my office window at sunset. Copyright Karen of Makeup and Beauty Blog: Makeup Reviews, Beauty Tips and Drugstore Beauty Finds | Read the full article Continue reading »

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Milani Introduces Two New Glitzy Glamour Glosses, Fresh From the Watermelon Patch

Milani Introduces Two New Glitzy Glamour Glosses, Fresh From the Watermelon Patch

Wearing Milani Glitzy Glamour Gloss in Show Stopper on my lips A gloss with a creamy consistency and a formula that feels as light as a feather? — where? Right here? You’re saying both of... Continue reading »

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Plush Pigments for Peanuts! The New Milani Powder Eyeshadows

Plush Pigments for Peanuts! The New Milani Powder Eyeshadows

I’m all for a bargain, but the budget versions of some things can be all sorts of wrong, like “discount laser eye surgery” and “bargain basement tattoos.” Not good. My... Continue reading »

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MAC Extended Play Lash Mascara Is Something a Southern Belle Might Buy

MAC Extended Play Lash Mascara Is Something a Southern Belle Might Buy

In this week’s episode of The Mascara Chronicles: Go Drag or Go Home, blogger Karen takes a break from her seemingly never-ending quest for big, bold lashes so bad@ss that even RuPaul would... Continue reading »

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Today I Saw a Rainbow

A rainbow of Illamasqua Nail Varnishes! $15 each, available now at Sephora and sephora.com. Copyright Karen of Makeup and Beauty Blog: Makeup Reviews, Beauty Tips and Drugstore Beauty Finds | Read... Continue reading »

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Beauty Is Everywhere

Flowers in vase from my fave lunch spot in town. Copyright Karen of Makeup and Beauty Blog: Makeup Reviews, Beauty Tips and Drugstore Beauty Finds | Read the full article Continue reading »

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A Thursday Beauty Break With Starbucks and Summer Makeup From Tokidoki, Korres, Smashbox, Laura Mercier and More

A Thursday Beauty Break With Starbucks and Summer Makeup From Tokidoki, Korres, Smashbox, Laura Mercier and More

Tabs is quite the taskmaster, as you well know, but every once in a while, about as often as a solar eclipse, he takes pity on his lowly assistant and grants her (me) a break. Today was one of those... Continue reading »

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Dueling Naked Strangers, Exposed! The Illamasqua Naked Strangers Collection Is Thunderdome Approved

Dueling Naked Strangers, Exposed! The Illamasqua Naked Strangers Collection Is Thunderdome Approved

Preparing for the Thunderdome is a pain in the @ss. There, I said it. So many things to consider! First, there’s the whole post-apocalyptic desert thing, with the lack of potable water and... Continue reading »

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Illamasqua Naked Strangers Collection: Zygomatic Cream Blusher

Illamasqua Cream Blusher in Zygomatic, one of seven pieces in the new Illamasqua Naked Strangers collection. Copyright Karen of Makeup and Beauty Blog: Makeup Reviews, Beauty Tips and Drugstore... Continue reading »

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Enter the Makeup and Beauty Blog Buxom Photo Contest to Win a Prize Worth More Than $600

Enter the Makeup and Beauty Blog Buxom Photo Contest to Win a Prize Worth More Than $600

Ciao, vuoi un gelato? This series is brought to you by Buxom Color Choreography Eyeshadow. Buxom wants to inspire you to live life vividly. Got some beauty staples that need restocking? A collection... Continue reading »

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Kitty Claws

Tabs on my lap this morning. Copyright Karen of Makeup and Beauty Blog: Makeup Reviews, Beauty Tips and Drugstore Beauty Finds | Read the full article Continue reading »

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Still Sailing! More MAC Hey, Sailor! Lipglasses: Blessedly Rich and Cut Loose

Still Sailing! More MAC Hey, Sailor! Lipglasses: Blessedly Rich and Cut Loose

MAC Hey, Sailor! Lipglass in Blessedly Rich Man, if I were Blessedly Rich, I’d Cut Loose, yo! Fo’ reals! I would go buck wild. LOL! Here’s a look at the last two Lipglasses from the... Continue reading »

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The MAC Hey, Sailor! Pro Longwear Lip Pencils: Set Sail to the Land of Long-Lasting Color

The MAC Hey, Sailor! Pro Longwear Lip Pencils: Set Sail to the Land of Long-Lasting Color

Wearing MAC Hey, Sailor! Pro Longwear Lip Pencil in Shore Leave with Lipglass in Evolution Revolution When the long-lasting MAC Pro Longwear Lip Pencils came out last fall, I was floored. Seriously.... Continue reading »

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What Makeup Reminds You of High School?

What Makeup Reminds You of High School?

ZOMG, brows! And no concealer! My high school years were a mix of a handful Clinique (my gateway makeup drug, LOL!) along with lots of drugstore stuff. I mostly wore eye and lip makeup, and some... Continue reading »

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Deborah Lippmann Snow White & The Huntsman Nail Lacquer Set

Deborah Lippmann Snow White & The Huntsman Nail Lacquer Set

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s nails are the fairest of them all? Deborah Lippmann Snow White & The Huntsman Nail Lacquer Set, $25. Includes two full size bottles of Prelude to a Kiss,... Continue reading »

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I Ate This For Lunch Today

And it was dayum good! Shaved spring vegetable salad with carrots, asparagus, arugula, romaine, mint, peas and ricotta cheese on top of a parmesan piadini. Copyright Karen of Makeup and Beauty Blog:... Continue reading »

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Tempting Tuesday Cat Treats, and Swatches of Yves Saint Laurent and Laura Mercier Summer 2012

Tempting Tuesday Cat Treats, and Swatches of Yves Saint Laurent and Laura Mercier Summer 2012

No, I’m not eating cat treats. I may be a crazy cat lady, but I’m not quite there yet. Tabs ran out of his favorite treats last week, Turkey Temptations, so I thought we’d try... Continue reading »

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The MAC Hey, Sailor! Powerpoint Eye Pencils Are Proving a Point About Coordinating Colors

The MAC Hey, Sailor! Powerpoint Eye Pencils Are Proving a Point About Coordinating Colors

MAC Hey, Sailor! Powerpoint Eye Pencils from the left: Emerald Sea, Handforged and Blue Stripe This one’s for the off-the-charts MAC fanatics — the ones who collect obsessively and foam... Continue reading »