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Snuggles With Tabs
A DMV FOTD, and the Kindness of Strangers
“Aww, you’re not smiling in this pic. Get back there and take it again.”
— DMV Picture Lady
Nope, I wasn’t smiling. I was at the DMV this afternoon for what felt like ages, breathing in the scent of humanity — which, by the way, smelled like a mix of cigarettes, man funk, greasy roots and barbeque potato chips — and listening to teenagers fight with their mothers (was I ever that bratty? I’m pretty sure I was, sigh).
I was fussy because, you know, the DMV, and because I ended up not having enough time to put on false lashes before going (boo!).
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Mr. T Says, “I Pity the Fool Who Overlooks Chanel Bel-Argus Le Vernis Nail Lacquer!”
I’m starting to believe that Chanel creates nail polishes for nefarious purposes…like distracting me while toy poodles are trapped in my garage (more on this shortly).
I’ve just been sitting here for the past 10 minutes losing myself in the shimmery blue Bel-Argus on my nails…
Can you blame me? It’s enchanting… Much like Chanel’s other summer stunner, Azuré.
Iridescent Like a Butterfly’s Flitting Wings, Chanel Azuré Nail Polish Conjures Butterfly Beauty in a Bottle
Growing up, I always had an overactive imagination. Sometimes, it was great, because all I needed were two branches and an empty flowerpot to entertain myself for hours (I’d pretend I was hosting a cooking show).
But sometimes, it wasn’t great, like when one of my aunties visited from the Philippines and stayed with us for a month in the spring when I was in second grade.
For some reason, it was a good year for butterflies. There were way more of them than usual, and my auntie, who had a fondness for what my family refers to as “Filipino old wives’ tales,” (here’s one: “Don’t fall asleep with wet hair, or you’ll wake up blind.”) said that the butterflies were the spirits of dearly departed relatives coming to say hello.
Um…
Of course, instead of taking that as a quaint, poignant fairy tale, I kept thinking, “WOW! There are SO MANY dead people flying around my front yard,” and I assumed that it was only a matter of time before one of them, or perhaps a swarming mass, would open an otherworldly gateway in the yard, like from Poltergeist and Salem’s Lot.
I spent that entire spring running away from butterflies…
Butterflies play an inspiring part in Chanel’s new L’Été Papillon de Chanel summer collection, and it shows in the $27 Azuré Le Vernis Nail Coulour.
The first time I saw it, I gasped! — but not in fear. In sheer delight! The conjurers at Chanel captured the beauty of butterfly wings in a bottle.
Sometimes, depending on the light, it’s difficult to describe Azuré’s color (just like a butterfly’s wings).
Smashbox’s Heat Wave Eye Shadow Palette
The Smashbox Heat Wave Eye Shadow Palette ($48), new for summer 2013. Find it now at Sephora stores and online.
Chanel’s Lilis Le Vernis Nail Colour
Sometimes ya need a POP of color. Can’t you just see this cheerful coral on toes? So cute!
Chanel’s Lilis Le Vernis Nail Colour, $27. From the new L’Été Papillon de Chanel collection for summer 2013. Available now at Chanel counters, boutiques and online.
Satin Breathes Life Into These MAC Nudes From the New MAC Nudes & Metallics Collection
First things first: I have accidentally typed the words, “MAC Nudes & Metallica,” one too many times this afternoon.
Second thing: get your butt back in that chair! I know, I know… Another neutral collection for eyes, lips and cheeks?!
But check it. There’s an Olivia Pope-esque elegance to the nine pieces in the MAC Nudes sub-collection, so don’t whip your ponytail just yet. These are the kinds of neutrals I’d wear to a corner office gig if I had a Prada and Gucci budget.
Nudes, the quieter neutral half of the new MAC Nudes & Metallica Metallics collection, is available now exclusively at MAC Pro stores.
The blush and the four splendid, expensive-looking eye shadows feel soft, like tracing fingers across silk sheets, and the satin finish breathes life into the sheer pink and tan shadow shades, each of which comes in a warm and cool tone.
As for the four creamy Lipsticks, MAC’s Amplified finish gives them a slight sheen that’s sure to garner some attention (although if your lips are very pigmented like mine, you might want to blank them out first with concealer to accentuate the nuances among the colors).
Are you ready? Let’s get Nude…
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Sink Your Fangs Into the Metallics From the New MAC Nudes & Metallics Collection
Late last night, outside in a field under the light of the full moon (or was it the lamp on the nightstand by my bed?), I brought a frosted, deep plum lipstick from the MAC Nudes & Metallics collection up to my lips and thought, “On my list of favorite supernatural things…turning into a vampire ranks way down near the bottom.”
There’s the whole blood thing, the vampire politics, the aversions to garlic and ultraviolet light, the blood…
It just seems so very, very depressing.
But I guess if I weren’t given a choice in the matter and suddenly found myself turned into a vampire, I wouldn’t be taking my style cues from the squeaky clean Cullens up in Forks. Hell, no! I’d go the Underworld route (mostly because of the interesting makeup potential).
Picture it: dark eyes, dark lips and chiseled cheeks. Frosted deep reds, browns, berries and purples.
Seductive meets sumptuous meets scary, like the nine pieces from the MAC Metallics collection, one of two sub-collections from the limited edition Nudes & Metallics release, available now exclusively at MAC Pro stores.
Clad in any mix of Metallic’s four lipsticks, four eye shadows and its solitary blush, you’ll be so ready to pursue your prey. As you confronted him/her/them (whatevs, you’re hungry!) in a dark alley, they wouldn’t know whether they should attempt to run away, try to make out with you, or ask you what you’re wearing on your eyes, cheeks and lips.
Here’s a quick look at eight of the nine pieces…
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