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five wonders of the makeup world
If there were ever a time to appreciate the wonders of a sheer, everyday workhorse foundation, this would be that time!

These are my favorites at the moment. What are yours?

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5 sheer foundations to Ace Your WFH Base

Lancôme Skin feels good Hydrating Skin Tint healthy Glow: Ultra lightweight with a demi-matte finish; looks great in person and in pics.

MAC face and Body Foundation: the most natural-looking of all the sheer bases, and it’s long-lasting too. I kid you not, skin still looks like skin when you wear this.

first aid charm Ultra repair tinted Moisturizer: A beautiful satiny finish with medium coverage! Plus, it blurs pores.

It Cosmetics Your Skin but better foundation + Skincare: this one is also medium coverage, but the finish is closer to matte than the others. The barely-there formula practically feels like water.

MAC studio fix Soft Matte foundation Stick: this one is SO easy to blend and has a gentle, soft matte finish. in some cases I like layering this on top of face and Body. ?

Thoughts on looking good and feeling good

Most of the time, when we look good, we feel good. I heard something along these lines recently in a fashion video (it was about how not to look “frumpy,” in case you’re curious), and it talked to me.

At the beginning, Erin, the host of the show, says…

“We’re talking about how the way you look affects the way that you feel, affects everything in your life. When you’re looking good, you will feel better. You will feel great. You will have much more to give everybody else.”

This struck a chord with me, because whenever I have something to give — whether it be my time, energy, money, love, etc. — I always give what I have to my friends and family, which I’m always pleased to do, but what I hadn’t realized, though, is that the strain of the past year has left me with very little (or rather, zero) leftover “oomph” for myself, and it’s been slowly chipping away at my confidence. My proverbial well is bone dry.

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Lately, I can feel myself getting dangerously close to the point where one rolls out of bed one day and stays in the same crusty pajamas for two weeks straight.

I think a part of it is my hair, to be honest. I haven’t had a cut in much more than a year, and it’s been bothering me. I haven’t wanted to do anything with it lately, because it’s practically impossible to wrangle it into any sort of workable style. That frustration then leads to me saying, “well, f*ck it,” to everything else. Why bother putting on sunscreen or mascara when none of it feels fun?

This cat looks like how I feel in the mornings lately…
Oh, and forget about getting correctly dressed, because nobody will notice if my t-shirt is inside out or backwards — not even the people I live with, and I know this because it’s happened several times.

Because I haven’t really spoke with anybody in person lately, unless it’s the occasional curt one- or two-minute conversation with the sales associate in the checkout line at Petco, or a brief in-passing conversation at preschool dropoff, I in some cases find myself wondering, “Why do I even keep trying?”

The funny thing is, logically I know that 1) this is all temporary, and 2) what’s mostly bothering me is exterior stuff. It’s all frosting, and not the cake, which is something I tell Connor all the time. I know in the grand scheme of things that the outside stuff is frippery. I’m 100% aware that what’s on the outside does not identify my worth on the inside.

You know I had to do it.
Yet…when I look in the mirror and see myself looking sloppy or unkept, even when I remind myself that the exterior stuff isn’t everything, and all the best stuff is on the inside, I still feel yucky. ?

People often say that the first step to helping yourself is being able to admit that you need help, and viewing that video made me realize that I need a little help.

So, here I am, gently reminding myself that doing the things that make me feel good are not a trivial burden. brushing my hair, putting on sunscreen in the morning, and curling my lashes — these are all good things, and they are worth the effort, because when I look good, I feel good, and I will have much more to give.

Oh, and another gentle note to self: it really doesn’t have to be hard. The effort does not have to be Herculean.

For the last few nights, best before bed, I’ve been setting out a bottle of one of the sheer bases noted above, along with a lash curler, a mascara, a brow pencil, blush and a lipstick, and I make sure to put on makeup first thing in the morning.

Surprise, surprise! — I’ve been feeling a little better because I started doing this, and my plan for the next few days is to do the same tomorrow, and the next day, and than næste ….

Åh, og tidligere i denne uge købte jeg mig nogle tøj for første gang i … Jeg kan ikke engang huske, hvor længe.

Jeg fandt også en stylist, der gør udendørs nedskæringer. Husk dig, jeg har ikke reserveret en aftale endnu på grund af viruset og WhatNot. Jeg er stadig nervøs for pandemien, men i det mindste ved jeg, at når jeg er klar, vil hun være der, og det er sådan en mental lettelse.

Anyway, det er hvad der sker med mig. Tak for lytning, og på den note …

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Din venlige kvarter Charm Addict,

Karen.

S.s. TGIF!

Som jeg sidder her, skriver jeg på min laptop i min spisestue, har jeg stadig sand mellem mine tæer, saltvand i min pels …

Faktisk, i mit hår, men ordet, “pels”, slog ud, fordi i hele vores hele turen ned til San Simeon og Hearst Castle i weekenden (jeg fortæller alt om det i morgen), holdt jeg tænkt på, hvor meget faner elskede Strande.

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Nogle af hans mest historisk succesfulde, legendariske kitty modellering foto skud opstod Ocean side. Waikiki på Oahu i Hawaii, og den centrale Californiens kyst, var blandt hans yndlingsstrand lokaliteter, og ikke kun for Kitty modelleringsarbejde. Han elskede også dem til afslapning og sjov.

Rejser med ham som hans professionelle kæledyrsassistent på disse japeller var altid lidt stressende for mig, selvom, da du kan forestille sig, måtte faner have det bedste af alt – den blødeste cal king seng, den mest episke havudsigt, 24 -hour på stedet masseuser, den friskeste fisk. Disse ture var aldrig rigtig ferier for mig, men det gjorde mig glad for at holde chefen tilfreds.

Denne gang havde han mig lukket hele Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, så han kunne gå på hver tur uden at skulle vente på linje. Det tog en masse finagling fra min side, men den bedste del om det var, at faner rent faktisk lod mig køre med ham. Jeg vil aldrig glemme os at gå op og ned i strandpromenaden, der spiser bomulds slik og rider den rickety rutsjebane sammen.

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Gode ​​tider…

Din venlige naboskabs skønhedsadmed,

Karen.

I baked a cake!
Hej gutter. happy Tuesday! has the universe ever sent you a gentle reminder that perhaps you should probably get back to doing what you love? I got one of those nudges to start baking again (it’s been months) because I made this kick-butt cake a few days ago… granted it was from a mix, but still!

Of course I had to share it with you… ?

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It’s the Sprinkle party Snack Cake mix With Frosting by a brand called Baked. I picked it up randomly at cost plus world Market a few weeks ago because it was on sale and…I liked how the box looked!

The box includes the frosting and the dry components for the cake.
Notice the stunning sprinkles…
My sous chef

Love the colors

I could whip up a cake from scratch, but eh, baking needs attention, precision and, well…heart. I haven’t had much leftover soul to invest in baking sweets lately, but then I found this cake mix. Not only did it make things easy, but the cake actually tastes homemade. højt anbefalet!

The mix includes a packet of dry components for a butter-based vanilla cake with rainbow sprinkles, and another packet for ordinary with vanilla frosting. The directions are pretty detailed, too, which makes it easy to not mess up.

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Here’s the batter…
THIS CAKE IS SO GOOD. It’s light-as-air and melts in your mouth, and it doesn’t have that obvious taste of your typical boxed cake. hard to explain, but to me boxed cakes all taste the same — kinda oily and heavy, without much flavor. Anyway, this one’s really, really good, and so is the frosting.

If you happen to live near a world Market, I suggest grabbing a box!

Anywho, that lovely cake opened up a metaphorical baking door, so I’ve made even more goodies since then, including brownies, chocolate chip cookies, and marbled cookies, which are half chocolate chip and half dark chocolate.

Chocolate chip cookies and brownies, YUM!
The most stunning thing I ever did see…
Marbled cookies
I’m thinking of making a pie next, because rumor has it that Trader Joe’s has a pre-made gluten-free pie crust. Or, maybe I’ll make some savory scones, or perhaps I’ll finally try my hand at croissants?!

Sorry, I’m getting distracted. before I lose my train of thought, I have one more world Market thing to show you — this box of dark chocolate sprinkles!

It’s from Holland and from a brand called DeRuijter (“masters of bread toppings”), and the picture on the front looks like a loaf of French bread cut in half with the dark chocolate sprinkles on top.

OK, so how does this work, exactly?
Can somebody please explain what’s going on here? Do you eat the bread with just the sprinkles on top, or do you toast the bread in an oven to melt the sprinkles? Or, are the sprinkles attached to the bread with Nutella or peanut butter or something? Or, do you just eat it ordinary like a dark chocolate sprinkle sandwich?

If someone from Holland could please explain just exactly how this works, please fill me in, because I don’t know what’s going on here, and I would love to, LOL!

Now, to ensure that this post is marginally related to beauty, I finished the packets of Hask Hair Masks I got a while back, so I popped into Ulta to grab some more and found out that they sell the Argan Oil version in a jar for six bucks!

Can I just say that I’m STOKED?! I’m kicking myself for not getting a second jar. Suk…

Also, I’m breaking in some fresh MAC eyeliners this week. They’re not really “new new,” since they’re new versions of old colors I’ve loved for a long time, but I’m still excited to use these sticks of Teddy, Costa Riche, Powersurge and Prunella!

The old-school G’s

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Hvad er nyt ved dig?!

Din venlige naboskabs skønhedsadmed,

Karen.

nars olie-infunderet læbe farvetone ($ 26 hver)
Når dine læber glider som en glaseret Krispy Kreme Doughnut, gør du det rigtigt! ?

De nye nars olie-infunderede læbere blæser lyse neon i deres rør, men de ser praktisk talt fjern på læber. Der er bare et kys af coy farve, samt takket være bunken af ​​frugtagtig fugtgivende elementer, de indeholder, min tørre lip flake center er i øjeblikket MIA.

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Formlen føles som et kryds mellem en glans såvel som en balsam, såvel som disse på en eller anden måde håndterer at ikke glide rundt om mine læbers oversigt, som som en kronisk lipgummi, jeg sætter pris på.

One swipe over min nedre læbe, samt en mere skruet over min overlæbe, såvel som da en hurtig smack-smack-smack, såvel som mine læber har den sunde, skinnende glans, der typisk reserveres for teenagere, bare at få ud af sengen.

Jeg kan især lide præcis, hvordan ren brødene er (den øgede er lidt så godt, der er sket på mine pigmenterede læber), såvel som jeg tror, ​​at deres delikathed får dem til at fungere godt med et større udvalg af udseende end en fuldhældning, højpigment Glans.

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De er $ 26 hver, begrænset udgave, såvel som du kan opdage dem på Sephora.

Diskotek infernal (forresten bruger jeg nars ønskede lille øjenskygge kombination på mine øjne).
Høj sikkerhed
Primal instinkt
Hvad bumpes i mine hovedtelefoner i øjeblikket?

Nogle gange, når jeg får hus fra fitnesscentret, kan jeg sidde i mit køretøj i garagen i et par minutter samt lytte til musik, fordi jeg dunno … Jeg er alene, ingen spørger mig nogen form for spørgsmål, så godt Som jeg bare kan stole dans i alt såvel som overordnet privatliv simmer med mine tanker.

I aftes lyttede jeg til en regional hip-hop station (106,1 km, som jeg har lyttet til, fordi jeg var i mellemskolen, OMG!) Når denne melodi begyndte at spille.

Jeg havde et øjeblik, mand! I omtrent fire minutter forvandlet min Mazda midlertidigt til Club Karen, i alt med booty shaking samt ARM-vinklen – hele sættet såvel som Caboodle.

Selvfølgelig spillede denne melodi midt i en blanding, så jeg var nødt til at revidere ingeniør det for at opdage kunstneren (Ari Lennox). Jeg opdagede hende ved googling en sætning fra sangen: “Bryd mig af Gitchy Gitchy Ya Ya.”

Alvorligt er internettet fantastiske!

Også denne erykah badu sang, taske dame … ugh. modifikation dit liv. Præcis hvordan gik jeg glip af dette? Tilsyneladende er det 10 år gammelt.

Anyway, lyt ikke til det, medmindre du er parat til at analysere dit liv med et mikroskop samt efterlade, hvad der sker, du har krav til helt at frigøre dig fra.

Uanset hvad der er i disse tasker, lady, skal du lade det gå, da hvis du ikke vil savne din bus!

Jeg stildede utilsigtet på den næste kunstner – H.E.R. (which means having whatever Revealed) — when I discovered an acoustic piano performance she did for her mom, which turned me into a crying mess…

So mysterious! She’s understood for hiding her deal with to a degree. She uses big dark sun glasses when she performs, as well as whenever you see her on camera, you never see a full photo of her visage.

Girl’s got some major pipes.

OK, so about that acoustic piano performance by H.E.R. that made be blubber like a baby? It’s a cover of this tune by artist Donny Hathaway…

But wait, there’s more. Donny Hatahaway’s version is likewise a cover, as the tune was very first recorded by Leon Russell.

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I know, so numerous layers!

Din venlige samfunds charme addict,

Karen.

Når jeg ikke er på min tabby’s Beck samt Call, gør jeg andre ting … som bagning (eller forsøger at), se på Stemme, eller mennesker 2.0 eller den fantastiske MRS. MAISEL eller Developing Tees for Connorclaire.com.

Ja, jeg har en på internettet butik.

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JEG VED! Det har været en smule forsømt et stykke tid, men jeg har lige introduceret nogle nye produkter, jeg er virkelig begejstret over. Purr-sædvanlig, mange er til min kollega katte kvinder samt makeup elskere.

Der er også nogle nye tøj samt tilbehør! Jeg bor i øjeblikket i makeup nerd sweatshirt (ny 2018 version). Det er sødt, hyggeligt, blødt, såvel som den lilla accent, der kun forekommer at være på mønster i år (lilla er ligeledes min foretrukne farve). Plus, det er sort såvel som vælger hvad som helst (bonus: ligeledes skjuler mange farver af feline pels ganske godt).

Jeg elsker også den nye læbestift hjerter iPhone-sag, såvel som jeg tror, ​​at du også ville. Jeg brugte ægte læbestifter til at tegne hjerterne, så godt som du virkelig kan se strukturen af ​​de voksagtige kugler i print … som jeg tror er lidt cool.

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Connor, forresten, insisterer på at bruge den fremtidige Crazy Feline Woman Ensemble hver mulighed, hun får.

For at reagere, hvad der måske eller måske ikke er den bekymring, der bare dukkede ind i dit hoved, nej, tilbydes det ikke (endnu) i størrelser for voksne.

Kitty var hendes ide, jeg sværger.
Flere produkter kommer snart til forår / sommer 2018, samt jeg vil afsløre dem med nyhedsbrevet Connorcraire.com, som jeg håber du er registreret for.

Tak for at være så støttende gennem årene. Denne specifikke venture har været en kærlighedskraft, såvel som jeg planlægger at endelig dedikere meget mere tid til at udvikle såvel som at producere nye produkter, som jeg håber, du vil godt lide så meget som jeg gør.

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Anyway, gå inspicere de nye ting!

Din venlige samfunds charme addict,

Karen.

From the new MAC Throwback collection: Shrimpton (Satin), Bronx (Matte), icon (Frost), Skew (Frost), Marrakesh (Matte), Spanish Fly (Frost) and Rocker (Matte) Lipsticks
AHHHH! allow me to fly my MAC freak flag for a second, because I can remember with shocking clarity the night I wore MAC Skew Lipstick, one of the seven lipsticks in the MAC Throwback collection, to my pal Cindy’s birthday party in 2002.

Skew
I can’t remember what I had for lunch yesterday, but I remember wearing Skew 16 years ago with a blackened gray smoky eye (complete with glitter). I also remember touching it up underneath blue lights in a Castro dance club (and I may or may not have been a little tipsy) and thinking, “This is the best lipstick ever! This is the best night ever! I’m gonna dance like this forever!”

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Lol. Ah, the good times I had with Skew.

I love this pink duochrome coral so much, and I went through several tubes. I can’t believe I didn’t realize it had been discontinued.

That’s MAC for ya. So lots of colors, so little time…

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Like the other six lipsticks in MAC Throwback, Skew was cast aside!

OK, maybe that’s a little dramatic. It was “quietly retired.”

Well, now they’re back, at least temporarily.

MAC Shrimpton (Satin), Bronx (Matte), icon (Frost), Skew (Frost), Marrakesh (Matte), Spanish Fly (Frost) and Rocker (Matte)

I didn’t wear all seven of these colors way back when, but I remember seeing a lot of of them around, especially the dark mattes, Marrakesh and Rocker, which are/were very 1995.

Rocker
Marrakesh
I think the nude mattes, Shrimpton and Bronx, are completely new to me, but they look like something I would’ve layered under MAC Oyster girl in the early aughts.

Ooh, that’s old-school ideal there! Fist bump if you get that ref.

Shrimpton
Bronx
And icon and Spanish Fly (both Frosts) look like colors I wore around 1997 with incredibly dark lip liner (which would have been left unblended, of course).

The mattes in the collection feel like the MAC formula felt back in the day. They seem thicker and heavier than the newer MAC mattes to me, and the finish looks flatter and a lot more stark.

Aaaand, they’re also just as drying as those older MAC mattes were, FYI. So keep your favorite lip balm at the ready.

Icon
Spanish Fly
Even though these seven shades had their moment, I think this is a terrific idea for a collection. If you’re thinking about getting just one, I say get hold of Skew, or at least take a look at it. I think it’ll look fab on a lot of skin tones. It’s coral, but it has a pink duochrome, so often it looks a lot more pink, depending on what you’re wearing on your eyes and cheeks.

Bonus: It’s only moderately pigmented, which indicates that you can touch it up without a mirror.

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These seven are $17.50 each, and they’re available now at select MAC counters and the MAC website.

Din venlige kvarter appelmisbruger,

Karen.

A few pretties from the Chanel cruise 2019 collection
Despite my obsession with The love boat as a child, I’ve never taken a cruise…because HELLO, CLAUSTROPHOBIA! but I might consider one if the destination were Chanel. Lol! “Hello, ladies and gentleman!” announces the captain over the ship’s intercom system. “Next stop: Chanel, a.k.a. ‘Your makeup paradise.’ Please enjoy your step as you disembark the vessel.”

Who’s comin’ with me? ??

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The new Chanel cruise collection arrives in port next month, and judging by the pieces I wore today, Lucia Pica was going for a subtle look, as in sheer, luminous highlights on the high points of the face; soft, subtle contours on eyes and cheeks; a rosy brown lip; and a soft glossy glow on the lids.

Jeg kan lide det. Of course, I’ve been really into non-crazy makeup lately.

A few first impressions…

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DUO BRONZE ET LUMIÈRE exclusive creation BRONZER and HIGHLIGHTER DUO IN CLAIR ($70): This subtle powder highlighter duo, which is the lighter of the two duos in the release, has a light peach matte on one side and a luminous pinkish peach on the other. The lightweight, finely-milled powder feels nearly creamy, like the NARS dual intensity Blushes, and it’s very sophisticated and smooth… It’s absolutely NOT proper for bling-bling highlights.

DUO BRONZE ET LUMIÈRE exclusive creation BRONZER and HIGHLIGHTER DUO IN MÉDIUM ($70): this one feels just as light as Clair, but it has a matte neutral chocolate bronzer on one side and a rosy gold highlighter on the other.

Note: It is VERY, very sheer, which I don’t mind, because it makes the product easy to control.

It must suit lighter lasses and medium-toned mavens particularly well.

Also noteworthy: The bronzer doesn’t have warm orange tones, so it’s a straight-up brown. If I apply it too heavily, I look like I have dirty stripes on my face…which is why I think you’re forced to wear it sheer.

(Works terrific as an eyeshadow duo, too.)

ROUGE COCO FLASH IN HYDRATING lively shine LIP COLOUR IN CONTRASTE ($38): This silky, moisturizing rosy brown lipstick looks a tad frightening in the bullet, but I think it’s absolutely wearable, comfy and oh, so shiny.

The formula smells and tastes a little like roses, and the color lasts about two hours for me.

I’m low-key addicted to this formula… Can I haz all teh colors, plz?

OMBRE PREMIÈRE GLOSSTOP coat EYESHADOW IN LUNAIRE ($36): No glitter. just pure silvery gloss.

Wear time is quite limited at about an hour. This is lighter than a MAC eye gloss, but not as light as the NARS one, which, overall, I like better because it lasts longer.

LE VERNIS LONGWEAR nail COLOUR IN AFTERGLOW and PURPLE RAY ($28 EACH): Ooh! pastel nails! I like that these aren’t simply pink or peach pastels. Afterglow is a grayish beige with a subtle golden pearl, and Purple Ray is a lavender cream with a subtle gray undertone.

I’ll be taking these for a spin after my current Sally Hansen mani disappears (or I remove it, whichever comes first).

I’m wearing the bronzer/highlighter duos in Clair and medium on my eyes and cheeks. There’s also a touch of the silver eye gloss in the inner corners and the center of my lids. On my lips is Rouge Coco Flash in Contraste, and I’m also wearing blush in this pi (I felt naked without it!). It’s Chanel Joues Contraste in rose Bronze.
Jeg er en NC42 i Mac.
The best thing I’ve tried from the collection so far is Rouge Coco Flash, and it’s stunning and effortless! I think I just found my new everyday lipstick.

It’s pricey…but you can wear it down to the nub.

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I also like the face duos, but they might be too sheer for some peeps, especially considering the $70 price. You really have to appreciate the subtlety of the look Chanel was going for in buy to “go there,” because there are similar products out there that will cost you a lot less.

THE CHANEL cruise makeup COLLECTION 2019 VISION D’ASIE: LUMIÈRE ET CONTRASTE INCLUDES…

DUO BRONZE ET LUMIÈRE exclusive creation DUO◊ BRONZER and HIGHLIGHTER DUO ($70)

CLAIR: LIGHT BEIGE, PINK PEACH

MÉDIUM: LIGHT CHOCOLATE, rose GOLD

OMBRE PREMIÈRE GLOSS top coat EYESHADOW ($36)

LUNAIRE: SILVER GLOSS

SOLAIRE: GOLD GLOSS

LES 4 OMBRES exclusive creation MULTI-EFFECT QUADRA EYESHADOW ($65)

LUMIÈRES NATURELLES: BRONZE PLATINUM, rose BEIGE, LIGHT CARAMEL, SATIN BRONZE

STYLO OMBRE ET CONTOUR EYESHADOW-LINER-KHÔL ($34)

PURE FLESH: rose CARAMEL

METALLIC FLASH:PLATINUM

VAGUE: SATIN TALPA

ROUGE COCO GLOSS MOISTURIZING GLOSSIMER ($30)

FRAÎCHEUR: GOLD GREEN

AURORA: brilliant PINK

LE ROUGE DUO ULTRA TENUE ULTRA wear LIP COLOUR ($38)

WARM BEIGE: PEACH NUDE

ROUGE COCO FLASH HYDRATING lively shine LIP COLOUR ($38)

LUMIÈRE: rose BEIGE

CONTRASTE: PINKY MAUVE

LE VERNIS LONGWEAR nail COLOUR ($28)

AFTERGLOW: BEIGE

OPEN AIR: LAVender.

Lilla ray: mauve grå

Din venlige kvarter appelmisbruger,

Karen.

There’s a new base in town.
I was perusing the list of ingredients for stay naked Hydromaniac tinted glow Hydrator, urban Decay’s latest foray into moisturizing foundations, and I started getting thirsty! It contains fermented black tea, also known as kombucha (which is such a great word, isn’t it?) and ginger extract (for skin brightening) — both which sound like the start of zesty afternoon drink that you’d pour over ice and squeeze a wedge of lemon into.

AHHH, delicious!

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Urban Decay has a new hydrating, long-wearing base with a luminous finish called stay naked Hydromaniac tinted glow Hydrator. It has some pretty ingredients for brightening and moisturizing, like kombucha, marula and argan oil, and ginger extract. It comes in 12 shades that are $29 each (1.1 ounces), and you can grab it now on the urban Decay website.

INGREDIENTS (INGRÉDIENTS): AQUA / WATER / EAU, PHENYL TRIMETHICONE, DICAPRYLYL ETHER, GLYCERIN, TRIETHYLHEXANOIN, CETYL PEG/PPG-10/1 DIMETHICONE, DEXTRIN MYRISTATE, HYDROGENATED STYRENE/METHYLSTYRENE/INDENE COPOLYMER, PEG-8, synthetic FLUORPHLOGOPITE, PENTYLENE GLYCOL, POLYGLYCERYL-4 ISOSTEARATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, PHENOXYETHANOL, DISODIUM STEAROYL GLUTAMATE, CHLORPHENESIN, ETHYL MENTHANE CARBOXAMIDE, SACCHAROMYCES/XYLINUM/BLACK TEA FERMENT, ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE, PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE, TOCOPHEROL, HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE, ARGANIA SPINOSA KERNEL OIL, SCLEROCARYA BIRREA SEED OIL, ZINGIBER OFFICINALE root EXTRACT / GINGER root EXTRACT, SODIUM CITRATE, CITRIC ACID, POTASSIUM SORBATE, BIOTIN. [+/- (MAY contain / PEUT CONTENIR): CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES]. (D250959/1)

Hydromaniac is urban Decay’s latest foray into skin-like bases, and it’s designed as a medium-coverage product to even out skin tone and freckles ever-so-slightly, although it can be layered for full coverage). The lightweight liquid foundation moisturizes with marula and argan oils while leaving a luminous, natural-looking finish behind.

I’m wearing 50 underneath my eyes, on my cheeks and in the center of my forehead. The lipstick is urban Decay Menace, and the blush/bronzer/highlighter is the urban Decay stay naked Threesome palette in Naked.
The obligatory “before” pic
The luminosity isn’t “blinged out” to the extreme, so you don’t get a high-shine pearl, a la Charlotte Tilbury’s Hollywood flawless Filter. This is more like the subtlest sheen. It’s comparable to medium-coverage tinted moisturizers like Skin feels good by Lancôme and Ultra repair tinted moisturizer by first aid Beauty. If you like either of those, you’ll probably dig Hydromaniac too… Well, that is, if you can find a shade that matches your skin.

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I’m STILL a MAC NC42 after all these years, and I’ve ended up with 50 medium Warm, which is a little bit too light for me to haphazardly blend all over my entire face, but I can wear it under my eyes, on my cheeks and down the center of my forehead, which is where I like the most coverage anyway. It has a minor highlighting effect on my face, too, which I like. I just have to really buff out the edges to prevent any obvious lines of demarcation where the product fades into my jawline and up into the the perimeter of my forehead.

A few more things of note…

Pore blurring: Hydromaniac has a minor blurring effect, which I think is lovely.

Long wearing: urban Decay calls it a “24HR” formula, and to remove it, I do need to do a double cleanse with an oil-based cleanser first, followed by CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser afterward.

No SPF: many similar lightweight foundations/tinted moisturizers contain SPF, but Hydromaniac does not.

Vegan formula: Yup, it’s vegan. ?

Medium warm 50
Bottom line, I like the interesting ingredients, and I appreciate that urban Decay is offering something for people who prefer less coverage than full. My skin still looks like my skin, and I love how I don’t feel it sitting on top of my face. It’s very comfortable! I’d say that there’s also a good amount of moisture, but I wouldn’t rely on this as my one-and-only face moisturizer.

The only thing is…I sure do wish there were more shades. If you can find one that works for you, I say go for it!

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Din venlige naboskabs skønhedsadmed,

Karen.

P.S. TGIF!

Åh, mand! Efteråret var min tidligere arbejdsgiverens foretrukne tid på året. Det indebar Purr-Fect Combo of Comfy Temps samt lav luftfugtighed for fantastisk pels.

Faktisk gjorde han alt hans fineste pels arbejde i efteråret. Fineste kitty modellering pels kampagner, det er sikkert.

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Han kunne også lide efterårsmode. Chunky tørklæder, støvler med pelsen (faux pels, selvfølgelig), såvel som han også havde noget for ned ad veste såvel som behagelige bånd.

Jeg forstår ikke, om du forstod dette, men tabs var den allerførste for at gøre Tabby LunchTime går en ting. Han hovedsagelig pionerer hele Feline Lunchtime Physical Fitness Craze.

Han type blæste verden væk, da han introducerede begrebet to frokoster om dagen. Før faner har katte bare ikke det.

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Det er bare præcis, hvordan han rullede. Han var altid en foran tænker.

Din venlige samfunds charme addict,

Karen.

så voldsomt, skat!
Dette er en serie med fremragende apoteker perler, hvor min (meget leat late) kæreste Keanu Reeves hjælper mig med at teste makeup … han er galant sådan, du ved det? ?

I aftes, Keanu såvel som jeg lo såvel som græd vores metode med notebook’en (han er så følsom!), Samt selv med alle tårer, min nye Revlon så voldsom Vinyl eyeliner forblev sat. Jeg forstår dette siden i slutningen af ​​farten, Keanu nogensinde-så-ømt vrede min hage såvel som sagt, “babe, selv når du græder som en baby, er du såvel som din vingede liner helt perfekt.” Senere tilføjede han: “Din liner ser næsten lige så godt ud som min.”

Revlon så voldsom Vinyl eyeliner ($ 8,99)

En vandbestandig langvarig gelpencilforing med en blank – men ikke skinnende – overflade, der tørrer på mindre end et minut

Fås i tre nuancer

Helt Budge-bevis med tårer, sved såvel som stænk med vand

Stærkt pigmenteret

Gælder jævnt

Overfører ikke op i min krølle; Men da jeg aggressivt gnider det med mine fingre, smuser det, så hvis du gnider dine øjne, er du højst sandsynligt meget bedre med noget langvarigt såvel som væske som Mac liquidlast i stedet.

Forbliver lagt på lash linjer såvel som vand linjer, men jeg ville ikke bruge det på vandlinjer, hvis din er ekstremt tørre.

Revlon Royal Rules Eyeliner samt Mac Lust Lipglass

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De tre tilbudte nuancer af så voldsomt vinyl eyeliner
Han ønskede at blive i, da han har rejst en belastning i det seneste, så vi bestilte thailandsk mad fra vores foretrukne regionale område (ekstra krydret drunken nudler til ham, såvel som pad thai for mig) samt afsluttet notebook’en igen for , som den millionste gang.

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Keanu har galse respekt for Ryan Gosling, BTW, som er så fantastisk af ham, tænker på, at Ryan er min ex (vi er stadig i god tid, tro det eller ej). ?

Din venlige Community Beauty Addict,

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Karen.