Trying on a big floppy hat at The Gap. It wasn’t the best for peripheral vision!
I’m in There Somewhere
Edging Closer to Cat Eyeliner Perfection With the ELF Studio Eye Makeup Remover Pen
Yes, Tabs, I’m well aware that you and your feline friends laugh at me behind my back whenever you see me drawing thick cat eyeliner on my upper lash line and flicking out the ends.
I’ve watched you, laughing at me… “Haha!” you say. “Look at her trying to look like us. Haha! Silly human. We wake up like this!”
Well, you better watch your six, kitties, because this human is getting closer and closer to cat eyeliner like yours thanks to the ELF Studio Makeup Remover Pen ($3).
It’s a moisturizing liquid makeup remover made with a meow mix of Vitamin E, cucumber and chamomile, and it comes in a felt-tip pen.
I’ve been using it to correct minor mistakes, smudges and smears with wayward mascara, liner or eyeshadow (even the waterproof stuff) without messing up the rest of my eye makeup. It’s quick and easy and works without the need to rinse.
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It’s All About the Essentials This Fall at Chanel: The Chanel Fall 2012 Les Essentiels de Chanel Collection
Chanel Fall 2012 Les Essentiels de Chanel Levres Scintillantes Glossimer in 297 Sweet Beige on my lips
Okay, so I think I’ve finally figured out my plan, and I have to thank the new Chanel Fall 2012 Les Essentiels de Chanel collection for this bit of inspiration.
It’s not “The Plan for the Rest of My Life,” which I’m still working on (I get the feeling this one will take quite a while), but my fashion plan for the rest of the year. The one-sentence summary: hunt for iconic Chanel-esque pieces to up my wardrobe game.
The plan is just a first step, I know, but seeing as how I can’t even commit to a dining room table, it still feels like I’m making progress on something.
The idea hit me like an airborne canvas shoe at a middle school dance when I was thinking about how Chanel Makeup Creative Director Peter Philips translated Coco Chanel’s timeless fashion sense — quilted handbags, two-toned shoes and little black dresses — into the 27-piece collection.
Strutting its stuff now on Chanel counters and chanel.com, the elegant release features a mix of limited edition and re-promoted pieces for lips, eyes, nails and cheeks. Classic pinks and natural beige shades softly define faces and lips while fuchsia and black accessorize nails.
Pish-tosh, you might be thinking. More basics?
Well, don’t hit the snooze button quite yet. I think there’s some pretty interesting stuff going on here from what I’ve seen so far.
Secret micro-glitter, subtle color shifts and sheen finishes spice up these seemingly everyday shades.
The four pieces I looked at today seem every bit as classic to me as a black quilted Chanel purse. They’re understated, and yet able to make a statement without having to shout.
Lumiere D’Artifices Beiges Illuminating Powder
Le Vernis Nail Colour in Vertigo
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My Lips Scream for Ice Cream and These Cute Tokidoki Gelato Lip Balm Stains
Truth: sometimes I like products just because they’re cute.
And if they’re cute and on sale, like Tokidoki’s Gelato Lip Balm Stain in Skeletina ($5, regularly $9), I’m liable to like them even more. 🙂
Chanel Lumière d’Artifices Beiges for Fall 2012
Chanel Lumière d’Artifices Beiges for fall 2012, $65. Available now at Chanel counters and online.
I Heart Carbs
Improv pasta for lunch again today!
Bold, Shimmery Eye Makeup That Doesn’t Break the Bank: It’s Easy to Fall for These Six New L’Oreal Paris Infallible Eye Shadows
Wearing L’Oreal Paris Infallible Eye Shadow in Endless Sea
I’ve been kind of feelin’ the spirit lately with my eye makeup, you know, wanting to wear looks with 20 steps involving primer, 10 different shades of eyeshadow, liner (pencil, liquid, gel AND cake) and false lashes. Basically any and all eye makeup I can get my furry little hands on.
SIDE NOTE: And I’m so not kidding about the fur! Here’s what nobody tells you about your dirty thirties: they’re hairy, as in you start noticing hair growing in odd places (LIKE ON YOUR FINGERS), and suddenly questions like, “Is it faux pas for a woman to shave her hands?” cross your mind.
Ahem! Inside voice, Karen.
Right. But what about those days when Tabs is blowing up my phone with “urgent” pet assistant requests, like, “Please alphabetize my gravy cans, thanks!” and I have the inkling, but don’t have the time, to indulge in complicated eye makeup?
Well, there’s always one of the six new L’Oreal Paris Infallible Eye Shadows ($7.95 each). 🙂
Liquid Diamond, Golden Emerald, Endless Sea, Glistening Garnet, Bottomless Java and Smoldering Plum join 12 existing permanent shades in L’Oreal’s faboo Infallible Eye Shadow line of long-wearing, easy-to-blend powder shadows so satiny smooth that they make velvet jealous, and so shimmery that I keep expecting cherubic angels to emerge from the clouds and say, “DAYUM, GINA!”
And did I mention they’re long lasting? Worn with a primer, they cling to my lids for 8-10 hours without creasing.
Endless Sea
Golden Emerald
Glistening Garnet
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MAC Unsung Heroes: Format Blush
Well, damn.
I can’t find my pool key, which throws a wrench in my Fourth of July plans to laze about (slathered in sunscreen, of course) and frolic in the deep end.
I hope it turns up soon…before my Kauai tan is just a distant memory (or before I melt!).
Summer’s in the house, and it is 
HOT! Just like today’s Unsung Hero, MAC Blush in Format ($20).
It’s a bronzed, pinkish brown with a glint of golden shimmer, and it’s highly compatible with darker complexions and summertime tans. No third-party software required.
Bronzed poolside and beachside babes, don’t be afraid of Format based on how it looks in its pan. I was totally freaked out the first time I saw it, but then a friendly MAC artist insisted that I try “just a little bit” on my skin. It makes magic happen, she said, on skin tones from NC and NW 30-35 and up.
Hello, sun-kissed glow! Format brings the glam. Is that Beyonce in a Burberry bikini? All it’s missing is a wind machine to blow my hair back and Jay-Z (HOV!!) by my side, LOL!
