Pixi Lid Last Shadow Pens, $18 each. Available now at Target stores and online.
Banana of the Day
I Hope These Pens Last
Sundays with Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vol. 180
Just a quick note during the commercials. Tabs wanted me to tell you hi from the Oscars! He’s down there right now (that’s him sitting next to Colin Firth).
I’m holding down the fort here at home, while our satellite office in L.A. is taking care of the logistics, which basically means I get the night off. So I’m watching the show, eating a salted caramel cupcake and just hanging out. 🙂
It’s nice not having to put out any tabby-related fires for a change… That’s up to the L.A. office tonight (good luck, guys!).
While I devour this cupcake and watch the rest of the big show, here’s a look back at some of the kitty modeling jobs Tabs had this week.
L’Oreal Infallible 8 HR Le Glosses Make One Heck of a Claim
L’Oreal Infallible 8 HR Le Gloss in Glistening Berry
Now, when a gloss makes a Herculean claim and says that it lasts eight hours, that’s gonna attract some attention, and the first question many people are probably going to have is, “Does it actually last eight hours?”
Let’s find out. 🙂 The new L’Oreal Infallible 8 HR Le Glosses (about $10 each) are so confident in their stamina that they advertise it right on the tube.
Overlooking the possibility for a moment, however remote, that L’Oreal had something other than wear time in mind when they emblazoned these tubes (like eight home runs, eight happy remoras, or eight hungry rabbits), I tried two of the 20 shades available now at drugstores.
The first thing I noticed about Glistening Berry and Pink Topaz was how the texture changed on my lips over time. Both glosses started out feeling thin and smooth but thickened within the first few minutes into a thick, sticky film.
I took that as a positive sign, since sticky glosses tend to last longer for me than glosses with thin textures and consistencies.
And texture wasn’t the only change I noticed. These glosses also start out with a lot of pigment and high shine, but they settle down to a soft, sheer sheen over the first 15 minutes. Long term, I think it makes them more wearable and less intimidating, which I like.
As for the way I think they taste and smell, it’s a little strange… Like minty grape juice — or a magic, wear-time enhancing potion, perhaps? — but it dissipates after about 10 minutes.
Then there’s the million-dollar question: how long do these actually last on lips?
Glistening Berry on the left and Pink Topaz on the right
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The Weekly Roundup: Posts You Might Have Missed
Good morning and happy Sunday, fellow beauty lover! 🙂 What’s new?
When I hopped off the treadmill this morning I thought I’d fiddle around for a few minutes online while I cooled down, but here it is two hours later, and I’m still fiddling around…
Fiddle, fiddle, fiddle!
It’s the Oscars stuff. It’s everywhere I look. I’m reading about the show tonight and who’s expected to win what, not that I usually watch awards shows, because I don’t. But I might tonight. I’m curious about a couple of the categories, and I love Billy Crystal.
Are you gonna watch? As much as I love movies (and you know I do!), I usually skip the awards shows and catch the recaps the next day…although, I did watch the Oscars last year, but that was mostly to check out James Franco.
Speaking of James, what’s homeboy been up to lately? He’s been kinda MIA.
No big plans for me today, other than chasing food trucks again. Oh, and I should do some cleaning… Bluh.
A few beauty posts that caught my eye…
- Free your mane, and the rest will follow! A new multiethnic hair product line that’s eco-conscious, too — We Heart This
- A heavy duty drugstore hand cream for less than $3!? Yes, please! — 15 Minute Beauty
- Sometimes, you just need to sit and do absolutely nothing for two minutes — Do Nothing for 2 Minutes
- Apparently, you can exercise your face muscles. Who knew? — The Grooming Guru
- The new shades of Clinique’s Almost Lipstick look fun — Lipstick Rules
- False lash application made easy with this step-by-step tutorial — Beaut.ie
- Rock ‘n’ roll nails! — The Nailasaurus
- Yay! Chanel adds darker shades to their Perfection Lumiere Foundation line — Vex in the City
- If you love typography as much as I do, you might love these Brazilian murals — Visual News
- For the Madge fans among us, a historical look at Madonna’s magazine covers — Retronaut
MAKEUP MONSTER: ABOMINABLE POWDER PUNISHER
DESCRIPTION: Abominable Powder Punishers are gargantuan, grossly confused and filthy beasts that perceive all powders as a threat. They believe that poofs of powder are actually swarms of tiny biting insects, and they swat furiously at them when exposed.
FREQUENCY: Rare (thank goodness!)
SPEED: Medium (see below)
ARMOR CLASS: 10+ (heavy fur acts as a form of padded armor)
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Incredibly fast swatting. When an Abominable Powder Punisher detects the presence of powder, or sees a poof of powder in the distance, it flies into an uncontrollable rage, swinging and swatting its huge clawed hands and roaring in a combination of fear and fury, “NoooOOOoOOoOO!!!”
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Berserker rage
INTELLIGENCE: Low
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
SIZE: Huge (15′ tall)
The New MAC Eye Shadow X4 Quad in Colour Added
And the MAC Eye Shadow X4 Quad in Shop & Drop
The Roses Ultimes de Chanel Collection Glossimers
MAC Cremeblend Blush in Restores Dazzle!
Milani Haute Flash Full Coverage Shimmer Lipgloss
Lancôme’s Color Design Eye Palette in Vert Tendresse
I’m Getting Carried Away by L’eau de Chloè
New Milani Illuminating Face Powder
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Get Set to Go Glam
The NP Set Glam Set palette, $24. Available now at Target stores and online.
A Balm for Brilliance
Pixi Tinted Brilliance Balm, $16 each. Available now at Target stores and online.
It’s a Sheer Thing With the Jouer SPF 15 Lip Sheers
Wearing Positano on my lips
Next on the itinerary: Capri, St. Tropez, St. Barths and Positano. But these aren’t our upcoming destinations (I wish!). They’re the four smooth and moisturizing SPF 15 Lip Sheers from Jouer ($22 each).
Sans a scent or flavor, these radiant lipsticks do more for lips than meets the eye. Not only do they impart sheer color and a light touch of shine, they also soften lips and lock in moisture, thanks to vitamin E and aloe vera.
I’m always struggling with dry lips and fighting flakes, so I appreciate the fancy formula.
Would have been even cooler if I didn’t have to reapply it every couple of hours…but things could be worse. After all, it could be drying. 🙂
Capri, St. Tropez, Positano and St. Barths
From the left: St. Tropez, Capri, Positano and St. Barths
Capri
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