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T-rex Karen says, “Gaaar! Do your highlighting first, and then do your contouring and/or bronzing.” Actually…I was meant to be doing air quotes in this picture, but I think it looks a lot more like I have T-rex claws.
For starters, there’s going to be a lot of “and/or” in this post, so I apologize in advance.

Buuut, the next time you don your war paint, try this: if you do any highlighting and/or contouring and/or bronzing (see?) try doing your highlighting before your contouring and/or bronzing, because the buy matters! It make a difference.

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This is probably a good time to mention that I don’t go gaga over contouring, but I will do it every once in a terrific while. Bronzing, on the other hand, is an everyday thing for me. I am completely non-functional without a little bit of bronzer, LOL!

Anywho, for the longest time, I did my bronzing before my highlighting. I’m not sure why though… I guess it was just force of habit.

Speaking of highlighters, here are five I really like

But I went to another one of those amazing Sephora makeup classes last weekend, the one called Contour & Highlight, the instructor suggested doing your highlighting first, before bronzer or contouring, because when you do it the other way around, it’s much easier to go overboard with your bronzer or contouring without realizing it.

It’s like when you wear a bright lip and do your blush. It helps to do your lipstick before applying your blush, because that way you can use your finished lip look as a reference for how much blush you must use.

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That’s the remarkable, radical $4.99 Rimmel natural Bronzer in sun Bronze, by the way
When you do your contouring and bronzing before you highlight, it’s harder to gauge whether you’ve used the ideal amount. For instance, if you contour first and you think you’re at, like, a level five, and then you do your highlights, you can unexpectedly realize, WHOA! — that’s actually contour level 10! I didn’t realize I did *that* much contouring.

So try doing your highlighting before your contouring (or bronzing) one of these days. You just might like the results. I know I do. It’s a whole new bronzing world!

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Karen.

S.s. completely unrelated to highlighting, but how do you feel about banana bread?

Right now I’m all about banana bread, and baking in general, but especially banana bread. I made some last weekend for the first time in forever, and it brought a big smile to my face (and a lot of banana into my tum). I followed this recipe from skinnytaste.com for low Fat Banana Nut Bread.

All this makes two loaves…or one loaf and some muffins
This recipe results in uber-dense, flavorful banana loaf, so it’s not light and fluffy, but it is hella filling and delicious. One slice makes a tasty breakfast.

If you’re a banana bread goddess, hook a girl up! What’s your recipe? Unless it’s a secret…and if it’s a secret, can you just bake it for me, and send it overnight by FedEx, so I can have it for breakfast tomorrow, haha!

Totally kidding. På en måde.

(PLEASE!) let them eat cake

OK, the other reason I’ve been into baking lately is this show I’ve been enjoying on Hulu called The terrific British baking Show.

Babe. Helt seriøst. This show will make you want to eat an entire three-tiered lemon cake, and by “you” I indicate “me,” haha! Det er virkelig sjovt.

I ask again, can you please let them eat cake?
The contestants are all just a bunch of everyday people from the united kingdom — none of them are professional bakers — and they have to bake different dishes in categories like savory, sweet, biscuits, breads, pies and standard English, and then their creations are judged by a panel of judges that includes Mary Berry.

To be honest…I have no idea who the other judges are, because it’s all about Mary Berry. She’s a very elegant older lady whom I guess is a big deal in the British baking world, and I love her because she always has her hair did, her makeup on point, and she’s always dressed to the nines.

The competition takes place under a substantial white tent in the middle of the English countryside, which seems kind of weird, but it’s very entertaining and rekindled my appreciation for baking and how tough it can be, ’cause if you leave that cake in that oven for a minute too long, it’s game over, babe. tak for at spille.

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Interestingly, maybe it’s because it’s on PBS and not network TV or Bravo, the judges are always very respectful and polite, and they don’t rip into people the way they do often on American cooking shows, where the contestants are viciously pitted against each other for the sake of drama. It’s a kinder, gentler reality competition…but with lots and lots of yummy-looking cake.

KAGE!!!

Off to get hold of a third slice of banana bread…

using products from the restricted edition Disney Minnie appeal by Sephora Collection
I’m not even a significant Minnie fan!

Don’t get me wrong, I like Disneyland, as well as the Disney motion pictures from the early 1990s are seriously a part of my soul, but I’ve just never been one to gather Disney paraphernalia.

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My goodness, though, the restricted edition Disney Minnie appeal By Sephora Collection is blowing me away. now I want to begin hoarding all things Minnie.

I’ve been playing with the Minnie’s world in color Eyeshadow combination ($45), Minnie’s Black & White felt eyeliner Duo ($20), reflection of Minnie Compact Mirror ($26), clean up on beauty – Minnie’s appeal tools ($58), Minnie’s inner glow Luminizing blush ($22) as well as the best Red Lipstick ($15) this month, as well as I have to state that I’ve been so impressed, both with the high quality of the products and, of course, the incredibly adorable packaging.

That packaging is just gorgeous!
And exactly how adorable is this clean set?
Minnie’s world in color Eyeshadow combination is available in a strong black hold with gold polka dots, as well as both the mirror as well as the eyeshadows are removable, making the hold absolutely usable!

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There are 20 eyeshadows of diverse sizes, and I like the arrangement, like how the middle of the combination has the larger sized eyeshadows in a lot more neutral colors, while the outer rows have smaller sizes for the bolder colors.

A closeup of the Minnie’s world in color Eyeshadow Palette

I’d never tried Sephora’s eyeshadows before, however the eyeshadows in the Minnie combination are extremely smooth as well as pigmented. The only ones that I believe are less than outstanding are I’m All Ears (the matte black) as well as Puppy Love (the light creamy yellow).

Overall the combination has so much range that I believe it might quickly be an daily staple. You get neutral colors in the middle, together with great deals of fun brights as well as deeper colors to flavor things up.

Swatches of the Minnie world In color Eyeshadow combination (L-R): miss Minnie, Puppy Love, You-Hoo!, Flirt In a Skirt, huge shades To Fill, Starlet, Ex-boyfriend, hey there Mickey!, pick Me Up At 8, Red Carpet Arrival, Some like It dot as well as put a Bow On It
Swatches of the Minnie world In color Eyeshadow combination (L-R): Whoopee Party, Girlish Appeal, Mickey’s Squeeze, Daisy’s My BFF, Be My Bow, So Demure, Blue Rhythm as well as I’m All Ears
LOVE exactly how the eyeshadows as well as mirror are removable!
The charming $58 “Brush Up On beauty – Minnie’s appeal Tools” is a set that includes five brushes.

I likewise like this clean set!
The fun packaging is still glam as well as sophisticated
There’s a fluffy powder brush, an angled blush/contour brush, a tapered blending brush, a flat eyeshadow clean as well as a little angled eyeliner brush. 

I believe the three larger brushes are natural fiber, as well as the smaller two are synthetic. All of them feel great in my hand, as well as the adorable handles are a great length. The bristles feel relatively soft (but Morphe as well as Zoeva brushes do feel softer, IMO), as well as I observed any type of shedding yet, although I haven’t utilized them extensively yet as well as have only washed them once.

With as adorable as they are, they’re a need to if you’re a Minnie lover, or if you just want something truly adorable on your vanity.  

Note that the clean stand has bit holes along the back so you can only hold the five brushes (or five other brushes with similar barrels), so it’s not something that you can easily repurpose.

Next, there’s the Minnie’s Black & White felt eyeliner Duo, which is one of my preferred things in the collection. The ideas are a best balance between thin as well as long lasting — not so thick that you can’t utilize them to draw a small flick, however they aren’t so thin, either, that they end up being incredibly flimsy as well as difficult to control. I’m extremely pleased with these liners as well as suggest them highly.

Minnie’s Black & White felt eyeliner Duo
But my favorite, preferred product in this collection is the best Red Lipstick, as well as its name is quite spot-on. It’s vibrant, rich, as well as it has a truly quite sheen that stops short of being glossy.

The packaging likewise feels heavy as well as luxe, however a lot of of all, I like exactly how Minnie is embossed on the idea of the lipstick.

Seriously, I don’t want to utilize this lipstick… It’s as well pretty!
Full disclosure: for these pictures, I utilized a lip clean to apply the lipstick so I wouldn’t disturb the tip. I just couldn’t bring myself to spoil it!

An apricot blush with gold shimmer, Minnie’s inner glow Luminizing blush isn’t excessively shimmery. Det har meget mere af en stor glans end en høj udstrålende shimmer. På min hudfarve tilføjer det bare et strejf af glans, men på lettere toner tror jeg, det ville være en virkelig ret fersken rødme.

Minnies indre glød luminiserende rødme
Og lige her er et par meget mere farveprøver af nogle af de andre produkter:

L-R: Minnie’s Indre Glow Luminizing Blush, Best Red Lipstick, White Eyeliner samt Black Eyeliner fra Minnie’s Black såvel som White Felt Eyeliner Duo
Endelig er der ligeledes et utroligt sødt, ekstremt godt lavet guldkompakt spejl (har typisk såvel som 2x forstørrelse), der føles godt såvel som tunge såvel som inkluderer en sød sort såvel som guld bringe sag, så det vil ikke få ridset op i din taske.

Et andet kig på Disney Minnie appel af Sephora kollektion …

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Her er en rundown af, hvad jeg bruger i disse billeder: Giorgio Armani Maestro Glow i 8 (Review samt farveprøver i dette indlæg) // Glossier Stretch Concealer i Dark (Review såvel som farveprøver i dette indlæg) // Make Up For evigt HD mikrofinish Pulver // Minnies indre glød luminiserende rødme // Nogle som det prik fra Minnies verden i farve øjenskygge kombination // bedste rød læbestift // sort liner fra Minnie’s Black & White Felt Eyeliner Duo // Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz I mørkebrun // Dior pande styler gel i brun (gennemgå i dette indlæg) // samt behandlet meget bedre end sexmascara.

Mine valg for “Bedste produkter generelt” er den bedste røde læbestift, Minnie Compact Mirror og Minnie’s Black & White Felt Eyeliner Duo, men alle produkter tilbydes nu på Sephora.

Er du en Disney Collector? Har du noget fra denne samling endnu?

You may be wondering, “So what in tarnation is this Monday Poll thing anyway!?”

Nå, det er ikke netop en afstemning. It’s more of a constantly evolving (devolving?), somewhat random listing of concerns I’ve been putting out to visitors every Monday morning for the past seven years. (It’s like a kickstart for your brain.) I’ve always enjoyed reading your answers in the comments, as well as I hope you enjoy reading mine.

Are you currently utilizing any type of serums?
Ja! I’ve got two in rotation at the moment…sort of, except for not right at this second, since I ran out of one of them as well as requirement to replace it ASAP. however when I do, I’ll have two in rotation again. The very first is Clarins double Serum total Age manage Concentrate, which I utilize mainly for hydration as well as to even out my skin tone. I’ve gone with two huge bottles of it, as well as I still like it. The second is great ol’ Skinceuticals CE Ferulic, one more anti-aging serum which I’ve been utilizing for many years since it’s high in antioxidants as well as assists my skin texture.

What was a game-changing makeup product for you?
I truly wasn’t into lash primers at all before I satisfied Estee Lauder’s bit Black Primer. Basically, I believed they were a squander of time as well as money, however bit Black primer totally altered that. now I feel like it’s a necessity for me as well as my lashes. Whenever I utilize it under mascara, it kicks things up a number of notches. My lashes look longer, curlier as well as more lush. I just completed a tube (Why does it seem like I always run out of batches of beauty products at the exact same time? It’s so weird…) as well as requirement to replace it ASAP.

Do you have a preferred pair of boots?
JA! I like boots, which is a bit funny since I’m all about toe flexibility in spring as well as summer, however I don’t mind confining those poor boys when it gets cold.

I have a pair of sassy suede olive eco-friendly boots by Fergie (as in the singer! — Fergalicious) that I’ve used for the past few seasons. They’ve held up well, as well as they’re my preferred pair to wear in fall, although I don’t understand exactly how much utilize I’m going to get out of them this year since they have likewise have a heel, as well as I keep noticing that my lower back gets all wonky when I wear high heels. infant woman has been keeping me in flats these days.

Do you do large rings?
On a everyday basis, no, since I can’t type with ’em! They’re as well heavy as well as distracting, however I do like to wear a tasteful mixed drink sound on special occasions.

Have you ever had a catastrophe with bangs?
Honestly, when have my bangs not included a disaster? It seems like every time I get bangs something goes awry. I have wavy hair, as well as the shorter it is, the more unruly it gets. all of my bangs catastrophes have come about since of this. You’d believe I would have discovered this lesson by now, however noooo. There’s one range of bangs I can handle, as well as that’s the side sweep. I like me a great side sweep…

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Din tur. Bare kopi såvel som indsæt, at de overholder bekymringer i en kommentar med dine svar. Jeg ser frem til at læse dem!

1. Are you currently utilizing any type of serums?
2. What was a game-changing makeup product for you?
3. Do you have a preferred pair of boots?
4. Do you do large rings?
5. have you ever had a catastrophe with bangs?

Hej! Helloooooo! *waves from my desk in northern California* happy Monday to ya. I believe that today will be the day when I get my very first autumn pumpkin flavor latte from Starbucks (decaf, of course). It’s really overcast as well as awesome outside right now. Er du med?

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And P.S., I won’t decline to split a brownie with you. just putting that out there.

Din venlige Community Beauty Addict,

Karen.

den nyeste boksede rødme ved fordel
Pige, jeg plejede at bære sko som parret på denne boks til fordel Gold Rush rødme, og jeg kunne også køre i dem!

Ah, minder om mit tidligere højere liv … og ved “højere”, angiver jeg 5 fod 5 inches høj i 4 tommer? hæle.

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(I mit sind er jeg en 5-fods 8-tommers Glamazon, lol!)

Ok, nok rambling. Benefit Gold Rush, deres mest nuværende boks o ‘rødme, lige ankommet på tællere i to størrelser, en fuld størrelse 0,17-oz. Version for $ 29 og en mindre 0,08-oz. lille for $ 15. Begge er Peachy Pink med Big Baddie Goldlecks.

Det øverste lag af Golden Shimmer er et overspray, men der er også glitter i selve Peachy Pink Powder. Så du vil ikke blive såret for glitter med guld rush. Det er alt, jeg siger, “.

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Ja, det er en overspray, men der er også glitter indenfor!
Du vil heller ikke blive såret, hvis du har kigget på hele dit liv for en stærkt duftende rødme, der er stærkt nok til at passere til en parfume, fordi denne ene kan.

Alle ydelseskasser o ‘rødme er duftende (jeg tror), men det er den stærkeste. Absolut den stærkeste jeg kan huske. Jeg får stærke sandeltræ og sukker noter, og det er også meningen at have citrus og vanille, men jeg opdager slet ikke dem.

Så jeg kan faktisk lide et par parfume-y pulvere, som Guerlain og Chanel bronzere, og jeg totes ikke har noget imod lugte som en Nordstrom duft tæller, når jeg bærer dem, men Gold Rush er en smule for sød til min smag. Jeg synes, det er cloying, som det tilhører en varm lyserød kropsspray med neon stjerneformet glitter, men du ved, hvordan det er med duftende produkter. Bare fordi jeg ikke er en fan, angiver ikke, at du ikke vil elske det.

Se nøje, fordi farveprøven er der, mand!

Også du ville nok grine, hvis du så mig at anvende dette rødme, fordi jeg ser ud som om jeg kan churning smør eller slibende urter med en mørtel og pistle. Lol! Jeg skal arbejde for at få det til at dukke op, mand.

Den stive hvide børste den kommer med faktisk gør et godt godt stykke arbejde. Jeg skubber bare den ind i panden virkelig hårdt og hvirvler det rundt og rundt og rundt for at hente nok produkt, og hvis du er karamel latte som jeg er, skal du bunke den på, men lettere laser mellem lys og Medium behøver ikke at arbejde så hårdt overhovedet.

Det er fire (4!) Lag af guld rush på mine kinder, og du kan stadig næppe se det, yah?
Her er sagen, selvom: Selv med al den indsats tager denne rødme, jeg kan lide, hvordan det ser på min hud. Jeg synes, det ser ud “naturligt” (i airquotes på grund af glitteren) og smuk, især når jeg bare har det på bare hud eller tonet fugtighedscreme.

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Det er dejligt, men du skal være i humør til arbejde.

Din venlige kvarter appelmisbruger,

Karen.

Fælles af det, jeg har på en given dag. Kidding! (Dette var den kjole, jeg bar til Emmys for nogle år siden.)

FALL indikerer Fall Color, som bringer mig til dette spørgsmål, jeg spørger hver gang imellem: I hvilket omfang koordinerer du din makeup for at matche dine outfits? Ligesom, har du nogensinde planlagt, hvilken makeup du skal bære med et outfit natten før? Eller gør du typisk dine beklædningsgenstande på flugt, med en åbenlyst ignorering for læbestift og / eller øjenskygge farve?

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Forespurgende sind vil gerne vide.

Historisk set har jeg været meget mere af en “lad os se, hvordan jeg føler mig i dag” Kinda pige, både med tøj og makeup. Jeg har sandsynligvis kun koordineret min makeup / tøj en håndfuld gange i alle mine års ansigtsmaleri; Men jeg kan godt lide ideen i teorien. Jeg kan godt lide ideen om at planlægge alt dagen før, især dagen før noget vigtigt.

Methinks, jeg vil give det et forsøg engang snart.

Hvad med dig? Koordinerer du din makeup for at matche dit tøj? Og hvis du gør det, hvor langt vælger du det?

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Din venlige kvarter Charm Addict,

Karen.

S.s. Fornøjet HUMPAY. ?

new lipstick shades from Sonia Kashuk as well as one more gorgeous Sonia K makeup bag!
Sonia Kashuk’s radiate Luxe sheer Lip Colour as well as Satin Luxe Lip Colour lipsticks are sooo good!

I’d never tried Sonia Kashuk lipsticks before, as well as now I’m kicking myself for waiting so long. They’re super pigmented as well as beyond comfortable (which is really a difficult combo to find by, as well as from a drugstore brand, no less). After trying these shades, both of which are new for spring, now I want the rest of the range!

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The very first new shade right here is called sheer delicate Nude, as well as it’s part of the radiate Luxe sheer Lip Colour collection. It’s soft, creamy as well as has a truly quite gloss to it, as well as even though it’s semi-sheer, it has a heavier finish, almost like a lip balm, so it’s likewise extremely hydrating.

The structure reminds me a great deal of the Palladio lip balms that I mentioned in my post about my makeup bag essentials.

It’s just a truly quite nude. Plus, it’s incredibly comfortable. When I wear it I feel like I’m pampering my lips.

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Sometimes with lipsticks I have to layer a lip balm under them (like the Murad lip treatment I reviewed a while ago) to add additional moisture, as well as I don’t mind doing that, however it is an additional step… With the radiate Luxe sheer Lip Colours, though, they’re so moisturizing that I can happily wear them alone, which is really impressive. I’m always down for anything that will save me a bit time in the morning.

Sheer delicate nude as well as the other eight radiate Luxe sheer Lip Colours are offered now at Target for $11 each.

Wearing Sonia Kashuk radiate Luxe sheer Lip Colour in sheer delicate Nude, one of nine shades

My other new lip color from Sonia is called Fig, as well as it’s from her Satin Luxe Lip Colour collection.

These are more pigmented than the radiate Luxe sheer Lip Colour range, however they’re still truly creamy as well as smooth. Plus, they have SPF 16, which is a nice bonus.

I’m truly impressed by exactly how smooth these lipsticks apply. I dislike that I’m not able to test lipsticks at drugstores since I definitely would have tried these sooner if I’d had the possibility to do a bit swatching!

Sonia Kashuk Satin Luxe Lip Colour in Fig (L) as well as Sonia Kashuk radiate Luxe Lip Colour in sheer delicate nude (R)
Fig is such a pretty, bright, resilient purple, as well as it has just sufficient warmth to be wearable. I like purple lipsticks, however they don’t always work for my coloring. Y’all understand I like my nudes, however this color is stunning!

The Satin Luxe Lip Colours are available in 14 shades for $10 each, as well as you can discover them all at Target.

Wearing Sonia Kashuk Satin Luxe Lip Colour in Fig
For my makeup right here I utilized the new Sonia Kashuk Eye Couture combination in Eye On textured Nudes 4, which has 12 super smooth, easy-to-apply nude eyeshadows in matte, shimmers as well as glitters! 

The Sonia Kashuk Eye Couture Eye On textured Nudes 4 combination as well as two of the new spring Sonia Kashuk lipsticks

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For the rest of my makeup, I’m using Giorgio Armani Maestro glow in shade 8 (review as well as swatch in this post) // Zoeva blush in Burning Up, which is quickly ending up being my go-to natural blush (review as well as swatch in this post) // Anastasia Beverly Hills Illuminator in So Hollywood (my picks from ABH in this post) // ColourPop Cosmetics Brow Pencil in Black N’ brown // Palladio Lash consumed Mascara.

And this super adorable makeup bag is likewise offered at Target for $11.

What are your preferred Sonia Kashuk lipsticks? What should I try next?

DUDE…there’s a lot of sunscreen action happening on my body right now. I’ve got Clinique on my left arm, Supergoop on my right, a little Neutrogena on my neck, some Babyganics on my left cheek (the cheek on my face, in case you’re wondering, haha!).

No, I’m not going to the pool. Still too cold for that. but may is moving at light speed, and summer is quickly approaching, so I’m testing some “new to me” things.

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This makes me cringe to admit, but I haven’t been very good about wearing sunscreen lately…

I know, I know. just been too lazy. even though I religiously applied it from the age of 19 onward, I sort of fell off the wagon about a year ago, and I’ve been off and on ever since.

Long story short, though, I’m back into it. In fact, I jumped into the sunscreen swimming pool at the deep end, but I’ve been much more careful about what I put on my face since I broke out in January. now when I’m testing something new on my skin, I apply it to small test patches, instead of slathering it all over with reckless abandon.

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Which leads me to Saturday Surfing. I read a lot this week, and it felt really good. I found some great pieces about sunscreen, perfume and mascara.

So let’s get to it!

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to understand how sunscreen works. This article can help.

According to dermatologists, these are the best sunscreens for your face, and these are the best sunscreens that won’t break the bank.

I’m very curious about this one for women of color: Black girl Sunscreen, which claims to not leave behind a gray or white cast on darker skin.

IMO, Supergoop Unseen Sunscreen is one of the best sunscreens to wear under makeup.

Hawaii recently banned the sale of sunscreens containing oxybenzone or octinoxate.

Let’s talk lashes, because the gap in my upper right lash line is taking forever to grow back (WHY THO?).

This $125 diy Lash extension kit looks cool because you apply them underneath — not on top of — your lashes, so they’re supposed to look really natural.

If that’s out of your budget, these two drugstore mascaras are less than $10, and both are supposed to be bomb.

Speaking of drugstore gems, Serena Williams uses this L’Oréal mascara to shape her brows.

For some women over 40, wearing mascara is a battle.

Oh, and even though I appreciate products that target very specific issues, do women actually *need* lash shampoo, a.k.a. makeup remover made specifically for lashes? I mean, what’s wrong with regular eye makeup remover?

In perfume news, vintage powdery notes — found in scents like Chanel Misia, Prada Infusion d’Iris (one of my faves) and Kenzo flower — are making a comeback.

I enjoyed learning about French line eight & Bob Perfume, which traces its history back to the Fouquets, a Parisian aristocratic family.

The line presents their bottles in books, because as “WWII was beginning, Philippe (the family butler and close confidante) wanted to protect the fragrances’ secrets from the Nazis. He made hidden compartments inside books to hide the bottles and perfume formulas. decades later, he was able to recover the perfumes that he had helped create in the attic of Fouquet’s family home all those years ago and make them available again.”

Also: Target’s launching a Disney-themed beauty line.

Indy green/clean beauty lines like Kosas (which I’m a huge fan of, BTW) are getting big $$$ from investors.

And this is what it’s like to groom the Queer Eye guys.

In non-beauty reading news, I just started a mystery called Faithful place by author Tana French about a teenage girl who disappears without a trace. It takes place in Dublin, Ireland.

Tana has a gift for dialects, which I’ve always had a hard time conveying in print. When I read her stuff, I feel like I can hear the characters in my head.

I’m about a quarter of the way through and loving it so far.

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Hvad læser du ? denne weekend? Whatever it is, I hope it’s rad. ?

Din venlige naboskabs skønhedsadmed,

Karen.

, når du vil bære alle de ting …
Åh, gosh, hvor starter jeg endda? – Fordi der er så mange niveauer og lag til dette svar! Ud af alle de ting, der er svært for mig om at gøre øjenmakeup (og fyr, er der så mange af dem), det sværeste for mig anvender øjenskygge.

Elskede det fordi begyndelsen af ​​tiden, men det tog mig år at finde ud af, hvad der skulle afslutte med det med nogen grad af kompetence.

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Og da jeg virkelig begyndte at lægge alle de ting på mine låg, læste jeg bøger og forsøgte at følge tutorials, så jeg ville sætte farve i crease og den ydre tredje (som alle makeup junkies bliver ikke at gøre), og så jeg ‘ D Kig i spejlet ved slutproduktet og tænk, hvad den faktiske f * ck? Helt seriøst. Lol!

Til sidst regnede jeg ud på, at jeg placerede øjenskygge på mine låg på måder, der ikke passer til min øjenform (de er lidt hooded og bliver ned på de ydre hjørner), og det tog en masse forsøg og fejl at regne ud En bedre måde for mig (jeg er nødt til at sætte øjenskygge højere op på mine låg og tættere på centrum; ellers trækker det mine øjne ned).

Det er stadig ikke let at i dag, især når jeg bruger flere farver, men i det mindste er det lidt håndterbart.

Hvad med dig? Hvad er det sværeste ved at gøre øjenmakeup?

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Din venlige kvarter Charm Addict,

Karen.

S.s. TGIF!

Så hvordan føler vi os om, at Unicorn Charm Trend sker nu?

Hvis du ikke har bemærket, er der fundet enhjørninger bag mange makeup tællere på det seneste. Det er en hel trend. Der er endda en enhjørning-tema samling, der sker over hos Tarte bedst nu …

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Og et stykke tid tilbage også konfronteret udgivet en læbestift kaldet Unicorn tårer. Der er også et charme mærke kaldet Unicorn Snot (!).

De er overalt. OVERALT. Hvilket er en mærkelig ting for en skabning, der typisk har været ret sjældent …

For mig indebærer “Unicorn Beauty” alle ting glitter, holografisk og regnbue, og det er på point bedst nu i makeup, hår og negle.

Jeg vil gerne vide, hvordan du føler om dette, fordi jeg er helt konflikt. Den del af mig, der mener, at Rainbow Dash er min soulmate, er bestemt til det, men så en anden, lige så overbevisende del af mig, tænker, “Jeg er en 40-noget dame og en mor. Har jeg virkelig brug for at vende tilbage til det samme udseende, jeg havde til at ravne i 90’erne? ”

Hverken side har endnu ikke vundet denne debat. Jeg er stadig overvejende.

For mig synes jeg det er sjovt i hånd her og der, som en holografisk læbe, men jeg skal være forsigtig med ikke at gå overbord.

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Unicorn Charm Trend – Giv mig dine tanker.

Din venlige kvarter Charm Addict,

Karen.

Bare nogle sene nat billeder af faner fordi … hvorfor ikke?

Disse er fra tidligere i dag. Det var en solskinsdag, og han tog virkelig glæde i det.

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Bemærk opadgående tværboks handling under …

Overhold den marmorerede side og pantaloger …

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Og et tilfældigt skud af en tomat …

Din venlige kvarter appelmisbruger,

Karen.