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Blue Barn Marin’s like an upscale deli that serves yummy sandwiches, salads and soup.
I had the Spicy Ahi Tuna Salad, and El Hub ordered the Kickin’ Chicken Sandwich. A meal for 2 without drinks will run ya $20-25.
Everything was fresh and full o’ flava! I can’t wait to go back.
Guerlain, all day, every day. 🙂
I can’t get enough of the new Gloss d’Enfer Maxi Shines ($30 each). They’re like my new comfort makeup food.
Kitty overlord got a taste for the finer things? Is he/she hooked on products with high-end prices?
With Tabs, been there, done that.
But ya know what? This spring and summer, refreshing your makeup bag (or your feline employer’s) doesn’t have to empty your Kate Spade wallet.
Not with my girl, Sonia Kashuk, swooping in to save the day. 🙂
Whether you’re saving up for a toy or trip, or just tightening up your beauty budget, get haute couture for less with Sonia Kashuk’s new spring and summer 2013 makeup.
With a packaging revamp across her permanent line, there’s excitement in the air! Say so long (at least for now) to Sonia’s signature white and silver compacts, because they’ve been replaced by new black and white cases.
Of course, you’ll still be able to find your favorite product shades, as well as some new ones, too.
On the limited-edition side, we head to Morocco!
Or rather, Sonia did, and it influenced her spring and summer makeup, bags and tools.
It’s a HUGE collection this year (available now at Target, in stores and online), and here are some of the pieces that have caught my eye…
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You may want to avert your eyes.
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Urban Decay’s recently relaunched collection of long-wearing, waterproof 24/7 Glide-On Pencils has been known to drive makeup lovers bat-sh*t crazy (in the best possible way).
The brand recently added 13 new shades and 14 previously released limited edition colors to their permanent line, bumping up the total number of available shades to 40.
40!
Heck, on most days I’m lucky if I can decide between Perversion and Bourbon. Forget being able to decide among 40 shades.
And the rainbow of colors comes in a range of finishes, too, like matte, shimmer, sparkle and satin.
Here are pics and swatches of the new and previously released shades… Let me know if any of these pencils draws you in. (Haha, draws? Get it? Okay, I’ll stop.)
Hello and welcome to the hump! I’ve been awake since the crack of dawn because your nephew has figured out a new way to annoy me.
A good 30 minutes before my alarm’s supposed to go off, he claws at the side of the mattress so that I’ll wake up and feed him the gravy he so richly deserves.
Tabs isn’t exactly a kitty rocket scientist, but when it comes to food, the gears in his tiny brain churn just enough for him to put two and two together. Ah, the joys of pet assisting a plus-size diva super star…
Needless to say, I’m feeling like I need an extra jump start to go along with the coffee this morning, so I’m thinking about re-creating the same look I wore in the Too Faced Better Than False Lashes post from the beginning of the week. I feel extra sassy when I’ve got this makeup on, and it’s my new favorite look. 🙂
I guess you must like it too, because I’ve gotten a lot of requests for a step-by-step breakdown. So here it is!
Since it was a post for Better Than False Lashes (by the way, have you entered the giveaway yet?), I’m wearing mostly Too Faced makeup.
Too Faced Shadow Insurance in Candlelight (primer)
Too Faced Framboise eye shadow from the Shadow Bon Bons Palette (lids and lower lash lines)
Too Faced Endless Summer 16 Hour Long-Wear Bronzer (crease)
Too Faced Licorice Glitz and Burnt Sugar eye shadows from the Love Sweet Love Palette (outer third)
Too Faced Peach Fuzz eye shadow from the Summer Eyes Palette (brow bones)
Too Faced Nude Beach eye shadow from the Shadow Bon Bons Palette (inner corners)
Too Faced Cinnamon Sugar eye shadow from the Shadow Bon Bons Palette (lower lash lines)
Too Faced Better Than False Lashes (upper lashes)
Bobbi Brown Jet layered with MAC Rich Experience (water lines)
MAC Concrete Eye Shadow (brows)
Too Faced Endless Summer 16 Hour Long-Wear Bronzer (just below cheekbones)
Too Faced Pink Caramel and Lollipop blushes from the Love Sweet Love Palette (apples)
Too Faced Perfect Lips Liner in Perfect Pink
Too Faced La Creme Lipstick in Juicy Melons
Also, today’s the last day of the Better Than False Lashes giveaway, so if you haven’t already entered, head on over right away! You don’t want to miss out.
Enjoy the rest of your Wednesday, and I’ll talk to you soon.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S. What makeup are you wearing today? Tell me about your look in the comments.
I came *this close* to buying this shirt last weekend.
The kittens in the glasses, man! It’s all about the kittens in the glasses.
Sonia Kashuk’s Chic Luminosity Bronzer/Blush Duo in Glisten ($12.95). Check it out at Target stores and target.com. Available now.
Very reptilian, isn’t it?
I’ll be the first to admit it because it’s totally true. When it comes to purple eye liner, I’m the star of my own personal snooze-fest. 
It happens sometimes after 25 or 26 years… That’s how long I’ve been wearing purple eye liner (since about 1987).
I started by sneaking a rogue stick of purple Lancôme liner out of the house with me every day and lining my upper lash lines with it when I got to school (so sneaky!).
Admittedly, I had no idea what I was doing, so I probably looked like Honey Boo Boo on a bad pageant day, but I didn’t care. I loved the stuff. Still do.
So predictable, I know. 🙂 But you know what? Purple liner does great things for brown, green and hazel eyes.
I’ve always loved the look and felt that brown eyes (mine are brown) look so much more chocolatey and delicious when they’re lined with plum.
Lately, the purple liner love o’ my life has been BECCA’s new teeny, tiny jar of Belle Époque (a shout-out to France’s “Beautiful Era,” I presume), a deep, shimmery eggplant cream liner that draws feathery strokes in a single sweep and has a formula that lasts all day long.
