It’s true. Time flies when you’re having fun, and my afternoon in SF yesterday with Jen and Cindy flew by in a blink of an eye!
I miss living closer to them… I can’t believe there was a time when we’d see each other every single day (we were band geeks in high school).
ANNONSE
Åh! about those french fries at Absinthe. They ranked right up there with some of the best I’ve ever eaten — thin, tasty, crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside — but I don’t think I’m ready to award them the “Best in the City” premie. Not while there are still so many tasty fries out there I haven’t tried.
After the restaurant we went to the movies and saw young Adult, starring Charlize Theron. I thought she did a great job, as usual, but let’s just say that the movie wasn’t my idea of a rollicking good time. I thought it was a little slow and quiet — so quiet that I’m sure everyone around me in the theater could hear my stomach gurgling (I guess I had too many fries).
And Charlize’s character in the movie isn’t the nicest gal in the world. She’s a narcissistic, alcoholic young adult fiction writer who’s having something of a mid-life crisis. liked the performance, but it wasn’t one of my favorite flicks as of late.
ANNONSE
Katter og sminke Sweatshirt ??
$ 42.
Handle nå
Ikke noe problem. I still had a great afternoon spending time with the girls.
Hva med deg? What are you up to on this lovely Sunday? Chillin’ at home, or are you out and about?
Before we close the book on another week, how about one final look at some of my favorite recent posts from this blog and others?
Please be careful while you’re reading. A new makeup monster has been sighted in the area…
MAKEUP MONSTERS: THE brush BREAKER
Frekvens: Sjeldne
SPEED: Normal
Armor klasse: 7
SPECIAL ATTACKS: simply put, they break brushes. They’re not the strongest creatures, but they have perfect technique when it comes to breaking brushes. They can break even the thickest brushes in half, but they prefer to cause ferrules to come loose and fibers to fall out (because they’re insidious like that).
SPECIAL DEFENSES: They wear chain mail armor made from broken metal brush ferrules.
INTELLIGENCE: High (They have to be pretty smart to figure out how to break all the different kinds of brushes.)
Justering: ondskap
SIZE: M (6′ tall)
Noen få skjønnhetsposter som fanget mitt øye …
Everyday Makeup: A recreation of Dolce & Gabbana spring 2012 RTW runway look — glitter Geek
LOVE this Orla Kiely dress… — See Creatures
Josie Maran Argan color Stick in Petal Pink — My weekend Ramblings
Best nail polishes of 2011 — Ã la Peach
If you’ve ever played Guitar Hero… — The Nailasaurus
A tutorial using urban Decay’s Rollergirl palette — style By Cat
3 pieces of advice I’d give my 18-year-old self — Raptitude
For high schoolers out there thinking about college: how to make the most of your great scholastic adventure — Bailey Powell
How to dress like a rebel or a disco doll — Rookie Mag
This tutorial on how to style a twisted bun makes me want to grow my hair out again — A beautiful Mess
The weekly Roundup: MBB posts You might have Missed
The new Smashbox Be Legendary Lipsticks
Answer the Question, “What Are Legends Made Of?”
Ugh. Projectile sports. You know, the ones that involve airborne objects like baseballs? I’m just so bad at them. Whenever I see something flying at me at high speed my first instinct is to run away, but if there were a projectile sport involving lipsticks and perhaps cute uniforms, well, that I might play.
Especially if the lippies were as pigmented as the new Smashbox Be Legendary Lipsticks ($19 each).
The new line of 20 bold lipsticks in matte and creamy finishes recently launched at Sephora stores, on Smashbox counters and also online, and I’ve been wearing three of the creamy shades for about a week — Chai (a caramel nude), Fig (a red grape) and vivid Violet (a bold berry). Les mer…
A good Zombie Survival kit should Include
the new Smashbox Be discovered cream Cheek Trios
To someone with survival training, including the Smashbox Be discovered cream Cheek Trios ($29 each) in my zombie apocalypse survival kit probably makes about as much sense as a Shake Weight, but believe you me, if the dead one day rise, I will not go down without a fight, and I won’t evacuate without bringing at least a little bit of makeup.
El Hub laughs, but it’s the truth. (SIDE NOTE: I used to work with a woman who wore false lashes every single day, even once when she had to go in for surgery! now that’s what I’m talking about.)
The two new trios are part of the Smashbox Be discovered collection for spring 2012, and since they fit in the palm of a hand, it’s not like they’d take up much space in a typical survival kit. There’d still be plenty of room left for peanut butter, toilet paper and various kinds of weaponry. Les mer…
I’m feeling Catty about the new Smashbox
Be discovered Jet set waterproof Eye liner & Brush
Ooh, Tuesday morning cat drama! guess who just sauntered across the front yard with a twitchy tail and her little kitty nose raised up in the air? — the Russian Blue from next door, exuding tons of cattitude.
It’s been a while since the last time she visited, and when Tabs caught a glimpse of her through the window in my office upstairs, he hissed like a fiery cobra!
The window overlooks a row of overgrown rosemary bushes and what’s left of a large catnip plant, the same plant that Tabs caught her snacking on before their last altercation. Les mer…
Bounce with Me and the
Maybelline dream Bouncy Blushes
It started with pics of the new dream Bouncy Blushes and my ’90s hip-hop playlist.
Next thing I knew, Jay-Z was bumping on iTunes, and I was bouncing with Hov, directly in front of my office window. I was on my feet, waving one of Maybelline’s new $8 blushes to the beat when I glanced outside and saw my neighbor staring up at me from his front door with a look like “she’s crazy.”
Ha ha! Hella moded. Les mer…
NARS Unsung Heroes
Cyprus Eyeshadow
Power-nap eyeshadows are like soft white lightbulbs for your eyes — shades that instantly brighten up tired peepers after a late night or an insomnia attack.
Some people yearn to scale mount Everest; I yearn to amass a collection of power-nap eyeshadows so vast that it would scare the hosts of Hoarders!
My latest power-nap love, NARS Cyprus Eyeshadow ($23), is a shimmery bronze with a golden whisper. The morning after a rough night, I apply one layer over my lids and mellow out the edges with a finger.
“Ah!” instant relief. and quicker than a shower and mani. Les mer…
$7 Maybelline color Tattoo 24HR Eyeshadows
Vibrant color for less Than 30 Cents an Hour
Dang, it’s getting so hot in here that I started sweating glitter!
I mean, just look at these colors from the new Maybelline color Tattoo 24HR Eyeshadow line ($7 each) of what Maybelline calls “gel-cream” shadows.
The line sure looks promising. vibrant colors in a crease-resistant formula designed to last a full 24 hours. The 10 shades come in a variety of neutrals and brights and shimmy onto counters this month.
So…I can’t exactly remember the last time I needed or wanted to wear an eyeshadow for a full 24 hours, but you never know, right? Les mer…
A Laura Mercier lingerie Collection face of the Day
and a few wise Words from Tabs
Whoa! Time to go get my hair cut, but I still haven’t decided what to do!
When I asked style icon and world-renowned kitty supermodel Tabs what he thought, he twitched his tail twice and plopped his husky body beside the new Laura Mercier Eye & Cheek palette ($60, available now) sitting on my desk.
Tabs believes that if you’re going to be looking at yourself in the mirror for 2-3 hours at the salon (haha, I accidentally typed “saloon”), you want to look cute. Normally, I’d apply some mascara and gloss and head out the door, but today Tabs insisted that I “break my cycle of lameness” (his words via text) by incorporating Laura’s new palette of six eyeshadows and two blushes from her lingerie Collection for spring 2012. read more…
The $59 Dior 5 Couleurs garden Pastels
Eyeshadow palette Is Quintessentially Dior
Might as well take a chisel to Michelangelo’s David. That’s how I felt about swatching the new Dior 5 Couleurs garden Pastels Eyeshadow palette ($59) and why it took me so long to build up the courage.
Every time I’d contemplate taking a brush to the raised roses on the pans, I’d see myself tearing into a beautifully wrapped present, squishing a frosted cupcake or picking apart a delicate hors d’oeuvre.
I don’t want to do it! I don’t want to do it! I don’t want to do it!
ANNONSE
But I finally did. Les mer…
Din vennlige nabolag skjønnhetsavhengige,
Karen.