I needed a pick-me-up the other day, so I decided to bring home a bouquet of freesia flowers.
They smell so good!
Do you ever get yourself flowers just because? I have to remember to do it more often…
DAILY PHOTO: To Me, From Me
DAILY BEAUTY: Kardashian Khroma Beauty Honey Stick Lipgloss in Orange Blossom Honey
Those Kardashian sisters are certainly entrepreneurial. I’ll give ’em that.
Here’s a gloss from their new Khroma Beauty makeup line, available now at Ulta and CVS.
Khroma Beauty Honey Stick Lipgloss in Orange Blossom Honey ($9)
- Has a non-sticky, thin texture and formula
- Smells and tastes like honey
- Only lasts about an hour on my lips
- Comes with a doe-foot applicator
- Very sheer
- Quite hydrating
Not bad for $9. Have you tried anything from the line?
7 Lip Combos With MAC Tropical Taboo’s Calypso Beat Cremesheen Glass
Calypso Beat Cremesheen Glass, part of the new MAC Tropical Taboo collection, and I have been glued at the hip — or rather, the lips — since last week.
It started as a red hot affair, but definitely no one night stand. Now I’m in it for the long haul…or until the next peachy nude gloss comes along (whichever comes first).
Calypso Beat isn’t just beautiful on its own. I also think it’s great for layering with other lip products, and I’ve been trying it with some combos, mixing and matching with the Mineralize Rich Lipsticks and Lip Pencils from the same Tropical Taboo collection (just for fun).
I stumbled on a few lip looks that I really like…
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A MAC Tropical Taboo Face of the Day and a Katy Cat Moment
I know I’m a few years late on this train, but I am super obsessed with Katy Perry at the moment.
I mean, I’ve always liked her music, and she seems pretty cool (girl loves cats!). I can’t even begin to guess how many miles I’ve logged listening to Teenage Dream on the treadmill, and how can you not like someone with blue hair who rocks out on stage next to a giant, person-sized cat??
But last weekend I Netflixed a documentary about her called Katy Perry: Part of Me that follows her 2011 Teenage Dream tour (and her breakup with Russell Brand), and that sort of tipped the scales for me from casual fan to full-blown obsession.
First of all, she’s a crazy cat lady, and you know I’m feelin’ that. 🙂 Throughout the movie, I kept thinking, “Awww, I bet she misses her kitties!”
Then there’s her music. Before the movie, I’d only heard her hits on the radio, but she performs a bunch of her other songs in the documentary (and her hits), and I liked them all. I think it’s cool that she writes her own music! How many pop stars actually do that these days? I ended up buying the rest of the Teenage Dream album after the movie.
Some of her songs are sugary cotton candy, like Peacock, which I was listening to when I got the idea to do this iridescent gold/brown/purple eye with the new MAC Tropical Taboo collection…
I wanna see yo’ Peacock!
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What Beauty Maintenance Do You Tend To Neglect?
Is it nails? Waxing? Getting your hair did?
Me, I tend to neglect shaving, but only in the winter. If nobody’s going to see my shins or my ‘pits, I figure I might as well use the extra fur to keep warm, haha!
In the summer, different story. I’m on it like abs on Ryan Phillippe. I’m like a Terminator when it comes to hair removal, and I absolutely, positively WILL NOT STOP until I’m de-fuzzed.
Um…let’s see. What else?
Toe paint. Yes, I’m guilty of letting pedicures go a week or two (or three) past their prime. In fact, I have a pretty chippy one right now that needs some tending, le sigh…
I’m also not always great about getting my hair cut on a regularly basis.
It’s weird. When I had it short (chin-length) back in the early 2000s, I got it cut at least once a month, because the moment I felt it creeping at the back of my neck, I’d go crazy!
But now that it’s longer, I can easily let it go a month or sometimes two. I just throw it in a ponytail or a low bun and forget about it. For me, having long hair is lower maintenance than having it short.
Gimme the deets, sweets. Tell me a bit about your beauty routines. What beauty maintenance do you tend to neglect?
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
DAILY BEAUTY: Total Tabby Domination!
In the event you were worried that there weren’t enough puzzles out there for cat ladies, I assure you, there are. 🙂
Tabs would like you to please note the abundance of striped tabby cats in these pictures.
Of course, my favorite is the marmalade disco ball party cat…
Hello, he’s wearing a jaunty cap!
DAILY PHOTO: A Lovely, Lazy Afternoon
Just a few things I did on my Sunday afternoon. 🙂
Don’t Risque Your Lashes to Just Any Old Mascara When You Can Treat Them to New Better Than Sex Mascara From Too Faced Cosmetics
If “just because it’s [INSERT ANY DAY OF THE WEEK]” is a good enough reason for you to wear sequins and four-inch heels, allow me to introduce you to your next mascara, the new Better Than Sex Mascara from Too Faced Cosmetics.
Yeah, I giggle whenever I say the name, like my mom just asked me what mascara I’m wearing and all I can do is grin from ear to ear, giggle maniacally and hold up the pink tube. “Uh-huh-huh-huh-huh-huh…” 🙂
Seriously, the last time I said the word “sex” to my mother was in sixth grade, when I had to get her to sign my permission slip for sex ed, and I still have not recovered from that trauma.
What you need to know
- Contains a film-forming polymer for smudge-proof, all-day wear
- Includes acacia senegal tree extract to nourish, thicken and lock curls into position
- Contains carbon black pigments and peptides for the deepest, most intense black possible
- Too Faced says it took them two years to perfect the formula
- Specializes in adding lash length and separation
- Takes some babying to maintain the curl
- Inspired by Marilyn Monroe’s bombshell curves
Speaking of bombshells, that’s how this mascara makes me feel, but conveying that in pics is easier said than done. Sh*t ain’t easy when you’re trying to channel yo’ sexy and trigger a remote control camera shutter at the same time. Get the timing wrong, and this is what happens…
But the mascara, it does a great job, thanks in large part to its cool, curvy brush.
It’s kind of the business.
See how the bristles are longer at the ends than they are in the middle? Like an hourglass?
Little in the middle but she got much back!
Sorry… I really need to stop quoting Baby Got Back in casual conversation.
So, the brush, it hugs the curve of your lid, separating, coating and curling each lash for an absolutely lovely, unique lash look. I’ve been wearing 2-3 coats.
Can you see how my lashes in the middle look a little longer than the ones on the sides?
Neat, yeah? I’m pretty sure it’s the brush.
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