I like to eat an apple with a tablespoon of almond butter.
What are your fave post workout snacks?
Post Workout Snack!
Jordana Cosmetics Lip Out Loud Super Shiny Gloss
Have you tried Jordana’s Lip Out Loud Super Shiny Glosses ($1.99 each)?
The Sonia Kashuk Travel Duffel: Roomy Enough for XXL Tabbies
Just how roomy is Sonia Kashuk’s new $39.99 limited edition Travel Duffle? Well, it’s big enough to bear the bare necessities for a three-day weekend (or maybe four, with a few packing tips and tricks).
It’s also big enough to comfortably fit one XXL 18-pound tabby.
Ya know…in case you were wondering. 🙂
The Essie Cocktail Bling Collection and TV’s Latest Dance Craze
Watching The Jersey Shore is completely exhausting (but yet strangely hard to resist). And with all of the underwear flashing that’s been happening over the past few eps, it’s also been quite gross.
I want to stop, but I almost feel like I’ve already invested so much time in following these goofy characters that I can’t quit now. And, truth be told, I’m also weirdly fascinated by Ronnie’s unique outlook on dance.
He’s not the nicest boy in the world (that’s one way to put it), but I gotta give it up to the guy for taking his club moves so seriously.
Lately he’s been doing this one thing where he puts his hand in front of his face and wiggles it side to side really fast, like “Peek-a-boo!” 🙂
I started trying to work it into my own living room dance moves…but with a makeup and beauty twist. That’s Essie’s Cocktail Bling collection for winter on my nails (available in six shades; $8 each).
Essie Cocktail Bling colors from the left: School of Hard Rocks (creamy grayish green), Brooch the Subject (creamy pinkish beige with a touch of gray), Bangle Jangle (cool, creamy amethyst), Bobbing for Baubles (creamy blackish sapphire), Cocktail Bling (creamy periwinkle gray) and Size Matters (creamy ruby red)
Bobbing for Baubles
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Oct. 3
- You might be wondering, “So what the heck is this Monday Poll thing anyway?”
Well, it isn’t much of a poll. It’s more just a constantly evolving (devolving?), somewhat random list of questions I’ve been putting out to readers every Monday morning for the past three years, which I guess makes this somewhere around Vol. 188. I’ve always enjoyed reading your answers in the comments, and I hope you enjoy reading mine.
- Mood:
- Has a commercial ever brought you to tears?
- Something you’ve lost and would like to get back?
- When was the last time you thanked someone with a kiss?
- Three good things about your life right now?
- What store would you like to see open in your town?
- If you were a type of makeup, what would you be?
- First trip you remember taking on an airplane?
- Three songs that remind you of different times in your life?
- Weekly goals:
To quote Nina Simone, “I’m feeling good,” even though I got a late start. I went for a run this morning (endorphins, yay!), straightened out the papers on my desk and have a husky tabby at my feet. Things could be worse.
Man, that Dolphin Tale commercial had me bawling like a baby the first time I saw it. In my defense, I was totally PMS-ing at the time.
Um, my sanity?
Last night. El Hub made me a cup of Sleepytime tea to drink while we watched Win Win on the couch. Both the movie and the tea were great. 🙂
1) I’m healthy, 2) my loved ones are healthy and 3) a DSW Shoe Warehouse just opened in my ‘hood (and it’s only five minutes away!). Yesterday I brought home the boots up at the top (the Fallen boot by Fergie) to reward myself for sticking to my September workout schedule, since the Blowfish Brandi boots I’d originally wanted were out of stock.
Well, I’m pretty happy about the DSW, but a Neiman Marcus or an Ulta would be welcome additions to the area.
Gloss, fo’ sho’! It’s flexible, shiny and sparkly.
I was 11 or 12 at the time on a flight to visit my childhood best friend, whose family had recently moved from next door down to Southern California. About the flight I remember thinking how cool it was that they gave out free nuts and soda.
Another Night, by The Real McCoy, reminds me of my clubbing days with Jen in the late ’90s; Don McLean’s Bye Bye Miss American Pie reminds me of the day I packed up and left for college; Aaliyah’s Are You That Somebody? transports me back to that magical second half of my senior year.
This week I’m lifting my weekly goal from the movie I watched last night, Win Win. “Do whatever it f*cking takes.” LOL!
Mornin’! 🙂 Can we coffee talk for a moment about shoe heaven, aka DSW? The only other DSW store I’ve ever visited was in San Francisco, and that one was really stressful and overstimulating (crowded, messy, and I could never find a place to sit and try on shoes).
This one’s greater than great though. The aisles are nice and wide, there’s plenty of places to park your bum, and there’s even a Starbuck’s and a video game store (to entertain significant others) next door.
Yeah, I’m in trouble…
- To complete the Monday Poll, just copy the following list, and paste it with your answers in the comments.
1. Mood:
2. Has a commercial ever brought you to tears?
3. Something you’ve lost and would like to get back?
4. When was the last time you thanked someone with a kiss?
5. Three good things about your life right now?
6. What store would you like to see open in your town?
7. If you were a type of makeup, what would you be?
8. First trip you remember taking on an airplane?
9. Three songs that remind you of different times in your life?
10. Weekly goals:
Say it with me: great week, great week, great week. No matter what!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Just Really Love This Shot
My favorite prize pic from this year’s Breast Cancer Awareness Sign Project.
Have you sent me your sign yet? I know you’re not going to leave me standing here all by myself!
Jordana Cosmetics Color Effects Powder Eyeshadow Duos
Jordana Cosmetics Color Effects Powder Eyeshadow Duos, $3.49 each.
Available now at drugstores and also online.
Sundays with Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vol. 159
Do you guys read Feline Vogue? It’s considered the fashion and beauty bible for couture-minded kitties. Anywho, you may have noticed that Tabs was recently profiled in the latest issue. Here’s an excerpt from his Q&A questionnaire…
Need to Meet Tabs the Cat
Tabs the Cat made a name for himself on the catwalks of Mill Valley, New York, Paris and Milan, but this month he takes the leap into film in Kittyballs, the new blockbuster hit about the cats who revolutionized the plus-size kitty modeling game.
FV: What’s one thing most people don’t know about you?
TABS: I’m absolutely mad about plaid. I love it on collars, bow ties, kitty legwarmers — everything! It’s crazy, I know. I blame my love for it on my adoptive dad, who’s part Irish.
FV: Any scars?
TABS: I have a chip in my right ear from a fight years ago when I was a kitten living on the streets. It was a rough way to grow up, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything. The street smarts I learned back then prepared me for the cat-eat-cat world of runway modeling.
FV: What are you most proud of?
TABS: Wow, that’s a tough question. I’m glad that in an industry rife with backstabbing and competition I’ve been able to hold my head high and always say that I took the high road (a lesson learned from my mentor, the fabulous Tim Gunn). I’m also proud that I made it from the ground up. Literally from just one or two inches off the ground. I didn’t know anybody in fashion when I started, but I persevered, even when they called me “too husky.”
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