rise and shine, morning glory, and show the world those beautiful eyes!
Hast Du gut geschlafen? I went to bed pretty late because I’m still hooked on The Shield. best now I think I’m on the fifth season (reruns; it ended filming in 2008), and just when I think things can’t get any worse for Detective Vic Mackey and the cops at the Barn, they do!
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I love that show… It’s like The Sopranos and law & purchase rolled into one.
Doing anything fun this weekend? Mine’s been pretty laid back, but I did catch a film last night with El Hub. We went to see Salt with Angelina. Can’t say either one of us were all that impressed, but it had its moments (like when she dyed her hair black).
What did you think about the worlds of makeup and charm this week? Did anything catch your eye? The much more I see of the new NARS fall stuff, the much more I like it (and Dior’s impressing me too). Here’s a quick look back at some of my favorite (and in one case least favorite) products of the week…
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BECCA
GLOSSY LIP TINT
Okay, where’ve the Becca glossy Lip Tints ($23) been all my life? Seriously, did you know about these? I guess they’ve been around for years, covertly gliding under my radar with their non-sticky, long-lasting and oh-so-shiny texture, and I’ve been woefully out of the loop.
Wet like juicy jelly, they ought to be ideal on days when all I want is a sheer (but not too sheer) wash of color.
This week I tried three of the 25 shades on for size, and you know the MAC Lip Gelees (LOVE THOSE!)? I think these have a similarly wet finish and that same cushiony feel on the lips. Weiterlesen…
NARS DAPHNE
LIDSCHATTEN
Oh, she’s quite the charmer… If you like sheer purple matte shadows, beware; she could rock your boat. I took her out for a spin today, and now I’m smitten.
The first thing I did was find my flat eyeshadow brush…which [turned out to be] the hardest part of this look (it was hiding in a purse)! With the clean (a MAC 239), I packed several layers of Daphne on my lids, drawing the color up into the crease. Next, I swept the shimmery golden brown side from the NARS Rajasthan duo, another new product for fall, into the crease and up a bit to the brow bone (I like how the shimmer contrasts with Daphne’s matte finish).
Then, to define the whole eye and tie it all together, I lined the upper lash line with the shimmery dark blue shadow from the same duo (Rajasthan), and lined the lower lash line with Coconut Grove (another eyeshadow from the fall collection). Weiterlesen…
NARS MANGROVE
LIDSCHATTEN
Even if someone at NARS had foliage in mind when they named this golden green eyeshadow, I can’t help but picture something else.
Mangrove bloomed as an eyeshadow single with the NARS fall 2010 collection. Francois (first name basis, yo!) loves unexpected colors and textures, and Mangrove fits the bill.
My first impression? — pureed vegetable baby mush. As an eyeshadow, it doesn’t jump out of its pan as something typically pretty, but like the plant from whence it draws its name, it just needs a little time to grow. Weiterlesen…
KIRKLAND DAILY
FACIAL CLEANSING TOWELETTES
Ladies, I’ve seen the light! They’re big, bright, and high above the charm section at your nearby Costco store.
Do you do Costco? On a recent trip I picked up a $12 pack of their Kirkland daily Facial Cleansing Towelettes, and now I’m kicking myself for not trying them sooner.
I’d been hearing raves about them for years but just never pulled the set off before. The soft (softer than the first kiss from a shy boy), moisturizing pre-moistened towelettes remove my makeup (even water resistant mascara) in a jiffy — and they do it without leaving behind a sticky film. The light, vaguely floral scent (roses?), which I don’t mind at all, fades quickly, so it doesn’t conflict with any other scents I may be wearing. Weiterlesen…
DIOR MISTY MAUVE
5-COLOUR EYE PALETTE
I know it’s a little unusual to start a Dior review with a question about MAC, but here goes: do you do MAC Satin Taupe eyeshadow? It’s a shimmery purplish taupe in MAC’s permanent line and a staple in a great numerous makeup bags (I it too).
If it’s also a favorite of yours, take a gander at the new Dior Misty Mauve 5-Colour Eye Palette.
This $58 princess is one of two new eye palettes Dior released with their fall collection (the other being Pink Design), and it shimmies onto lids with five cool-toned shades — a shimmery light pink, a shimmery white, a shimmery purplish taupe, a matte taupe and a shimmery mauve — that MAC Satin Taupe ought to get along with quite nicely. Weiterlesen…
DIOR PINK DESIGN
5-COLOUR EYE PALETTE
How do you feel about purple eyeshadows? Or pinks? If you’re not a fan, I completely get it. I love ‘em now, but I used to avoid both because I thought they made me look kinda trashy and tow up…like I just lost the kind des Katzenkampfs, bei dem Mädchen ihre großen Reifenoopringe entfernen und die Vaseline ausbrechen, bevor sie im Schulhof Toe Toe gehen (Hinweis: Gewalt ist nicht die Antwort, Kinder).
Aber wenn Sie überhaupt ein winziges, kleines bisschen neugierig auf rosa und lila Lidschatten sind, ist Diors 58-Dollar-5-Farben-5-Farben-Lidschatten-Palette möglicherweise eine stilvolle (wenn auch teuer) Möglichkeit, sie besser kennenzulernen. Weiterlesen…
Lipfusionslippe
Konditionierungsstöcke
Weißt du, es ist wahr, was sie sagen – es gibt nichts Schöneres als zwei Eggo -Waffeln, eine Tasse Kaffee und eine gehäufte Kugel Amplifat, um deinen Tag zu beginnen.
Ja, Boo, Amplifat.
Es mag sich wie etwas anhören, wie sich Muffin -Tops verziehen (blast Sie, Nutella!), Aber es ist eigentlich der starsarme Zutat in Fusion Beauty’s New Lipfusion Conditioning SPF 15 Sticks (22 US -Dollar). Weiterlesen…
Rimmel übertreiben
Auge Definer
Bevor ich neulich auf dem Laufband nirgendwo schnell auf dem Laufmühle ging, säumte ich meine Deckel mit rimmelübertreibender, wasserfestem Augendefinierer im tiefen Ozean.
Wie das große Billy -Idol war es nichts anderes als “Schweiß, Schweiß, Schweiß!” Nach 40 Minuten Laufen, wie ich von Aliens verfolgt wurde, hätte ich einen Eimer füllen können (eww!).
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Deep Ocean, einer von fünf Farben in einer neuen Linie von Eyelinern, hat einen automatischen Twist-up-Bleistift-Vorschlag (keine Notwendigkeit zu schärfen, yay!), Eine auffällige, reichhaltige blaue Tönung und einen tollen Preis von 6 USD. Weiterlesen…
Ihr freundlicher Nachbarschafts -Charme -Süchtiger,
Karen