More fun with Instagram-ish filters and a few outtakes from the Rent-A-Tabby photo session.
I put Temptations treats in the box to lure him in…
See his little tongue? LOL!
Rent-A-Tabby Outtakes
Sundays with Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vol. 185
Just a quick hello before TV time (hello!). 🙂 Tabs and I are about to curl up on the couch to watch the new Game of Thrones, and we’re both pretty excited about it, too, because he actually scored a cameo. Yup, he’s “Alley Cat No. 3” in the season premiere.
Isn’t that cool? He’s been wanting to make the jump to cable television (he’s trying out for Mad Men next), but don’t worry — even if his acting career takes off, he won’t give up modeling; he loves it too much.
This week Tabs had kitty modeling jobs for a few pretty big beauty brands, like Aveda, Urban Decay, MAC, Becca and Physicians Formula.
Here are the latest pics from his portfolio…
The Weekly Roundup: Posts You Might Have Missed
Today is always one of my favorite days of the year. 🙂 First, for April Fools (like me), and second, because it means we’ve left the last of the winter months behind. No more March! From now on, at least for a while, it’s all about spring and summer, and what could be better than that?
A few beauty posts that caught my eye…
- A dazzling driver’s license makeup look — Kandee Johnson
- A pretty look with a pretty amazing $5 palette (Wet n’ Wild Comfort Zone) — Mostly Sunny
- Tabs wants a feline fur equivalent of the J.Lo glow, something like this but for cats — Bergdorf Goodman Blog
- I love that Tia Williams is back to blogging! — Shake Your Beauty
- I don’t know if it’s these pretty swatches or the lacquers themselves, but now I’m craving BYS Nail Polishes — Nihrida
- The Sephora + Pantone Colletion Collector’s Edition set makes me want to start collecting tangerines — My Weekend Ramblings
- Slow motion ballet makes everything better — simoniannelli on YouTube
- What a trip! B+W nails all the way — The Nailasaurus
- I like this easy video breakdown of a bold spring lip look — Bellasugar
- Nail & Art and food (Refinery29)? Or how about eyeshadow and burgers (Bellasugar)?
Hark! A freelance makeup artist on the outskirts of town near the borderlands reported seeing something very disturbing this week… She was tending to her flock of clients one sunny afternoon in a field of wildflowers, when all of a sudden she heard a buzzing sound. Slowly, the sound grew louder, and louder, and louder still! — until it was all she and her clients could hear.
Terrified, they turned their faces up toward the sky, their eyes feverishly seeking out the source of the sound, and then they saw it, approaching from the horizon. So vast that it blotted out the sun as it grew nearer. A swarm!
She and the others were lucky to escape with their lives that day…and their BB cream.
BB Bees
Description: Created by a deranged entomologist-turned-cosmetics scientist, BB Bees generally behave like their smaller honey-loving cousins. Although many times larger (growing to a length of about 5 feet), they spend their days searching for food, except in their case it’s not pollen they crave. It’s BB cream, also known as blemish balm, which they collect, sometimes from living victims, with their hind legs for transport back to the hive.
Frequency: Rare
Speed: Fast
Armor Class: 7
Special Attacks: Poison sting
Special Defenses: Flight
Intelligence: Animal
Alignment: Neutral
Size: Medium (5′ long)
MAC Unsung Hero: Cremesheen Lipglass in Double Dare
Rouge Bunny Rough Matte Eyeshadow in Sweet Dust Seriema
Sonia Kashuk Brush & Sponge Cleanser
Urban Decay Build Your Own Palette Eyeshadows
Urban Decay Summer 2012 Nail Polishes
Rouge Bunny Rouge Glitter Pigment in Caress of Mink
The New bareMinerals Eyeshadow Duos and Quads
What skin care products have you been loving lately?
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Zoya Carly
Zoya Carly, $8. From the new Beach & Surf collection.
Do you like?
Another Shot of My Favorite Tree
Instagram-ish filter applied. It’s hard to believe it’s the exact same tree, isn’t it?
Makeup and Beauty Blog Introduces Rent-A-Tabby, a New Service That Delivers Tabs Directly to You
In the tradition of forward feline thinking here at Makeup and Beauty Blog, I am proud to announce a brand new service that brings the cat cafe experience directly to you.
Introducing: Rent-A-Tabby.
Why settle for mere pics and video when you can actually spend time interacting with the world’s first international plus-size kitty supermodel from the comfort of your own home?
Why Rent-A-Tabby?
Rent-A-Tabby, a new service here on Makeup and Beauty Blog, brings the Tabs experience right to your doorstep.
Feel Tabs making biscuits on your tum firsthand. Hear him sweetly beg for gravy in the middle of the night (“mrowww!”). Awaken to nearly 20 pounds of raw feline force catapulting off your bladder at 5 in the morning. Experience a kitty butt shoved in your face at all hours of the day (live and in 3D).
- Need a chest warmer or a furry chin to head-butt your face while you’re reading in bed?
- Looking for a lap warmer/TV companion?
- Interested in testing the waters for a career in full-time pet assisting?
If you said “Yes!” to any of the above, or if you’re just a cat fan and want to hang out with Tabs, Rent-A-Tabby is right for you.
Here’s how it works
- Click the big Sign Up button at the bottom of this post, and complete the eligibility form. Be sure to indicate the dates you would like to Rent-A-Tabby, and select your options. At the moment, I take Visa and Mastercard, but I’ll be rolling out a PayPal option soon.
- I ship Tabs to you. He’s guaranteed to arrive on your doorstep by your Rent-A-Tabby date (or your money back). I can ship to all U.S. and international addresses (overnight shipping available).
- When you’re done spending time with Tabs, just pack him up in the pre-paid return box, and drop the box off at your nearby FedEx (or DHL) office.
It’s Always Summer Somewhere With Tom Ford Beauty Spring 2012
Well, hello bronze. Things are certainly looking sun-kissed and smoldering over at Tom Ford Beauty this spring, and I, for one, am lurving it. 🙂
“I have always loved the look of tanned, glowing skin, whether it is achieved with bronzing powder or with a natural tan.”
— Tom Ford
A few noms…
Clockwise from the gold pot on the left: Cream Color for Eyes in Guilt ($35), Ultra Shine Lip Gloss in Gold Dust ($45) and Cream Color for Eyes in Illicit ($35)
Cream Color for Eyes in Illicit
Cream Color for Eyes in Guilt
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I’m Pretty Wild About Fierce: Illamasqua Intense Lipgloss in Fierce
Purple lipgloss? So totally my thing, and it has been ever since at least my 27th birthday, when my BFF Jen gave me a tube of Benefit Kiss Me Gloss. I haven’t turned back since.
But to be honest, the first time I swatched Illamasqua’s latest lavender-ish lippie, the appropriately named Fierce, I gasped before I squeed!
It’s just so purple. And opaque. And…purple.
Part of Illamasqua’s new Human Fundamentalism collection, it’s probably not what I’d wear to Easter mass (imagine the look on the padre’s face during communion!), but I do think it’s more wearable than teal blue Apocalips, another loud lippie from the same launch.
The notables
- Packaging: I think I would have preferred a doe-foot applicator to the brush that comes with Fierce. The fibers are a little long and unruly; some of the ones at the edges tend to splay out.
- Texture: I love it. It’s somewhere between a MAC Cremesheen and a Lipglass — moderately thick and just slightly sticky.
- Flavor and scent: Pop Rocks? Remember those? That’s what the scent and taste remind me of. A little weird…but I like it. For what it’s worth, both of them fade pretty quickly.
- Application: Still pretty easy despite the brush. The gloss itself applies smoothly and lays down nice, even color.
- Finish: It has a subtle shine (much shinier probably would’ve taken it over the top).
- Wear time: About three hours on my lips. It doesn’t last through a meal, but it will tolerate a cup of tea.
Intense Lipgloss in Fierce, $20
