Checking In: TGIF | Leche Flan Adventures | A Most
Hi, friend! Thank goodness it’s Friday. No seriously. TGIF! Been a long week. I just finished a video interview with a beauty brand which I use and ...
27-01-2023 21:45
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Interview Makeup and Hair | Latest Beauty Buys
Hiya, and happy Thursday! Yesterday I had two interviews lined up. I spent the entire day prepping and studying, so I’d feel extra prepared. I did f...
26-01-2023 21:46
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17 Beautiful Things
1. All the good things the universe is sending to us. 2. Seeing the first cherry blossoms blooming all around town. 3. The milky foam on top of my Nes...
24-01-2023 21:45
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 765
So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a lis...
23-01-2023 21:49
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
X?nnián h?o (???) Gong hei fat choy (????) Happy Lunar New Year! Wishing you a wonderful, healthy and prosperous year. ? Rosie Today, Rosie Pose spent...
23-01-2023 21:49
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Saturday Surfing, January 21, 2023!
Happy Saturday, friend. I hope your weekend is off to a great start. I usually prefer making cookies from scratch (it’s tastier and more fun), but I...
21-01-2023 21:46
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Hourglass Solstice Gel Liner and Canvas Lip Gloss | Ove
Hiya! It’s just me, wearing some stuff I bought recently at Sephora — a bronze gel eyeliner (Hourglass Solstice) and a opaque pink gloss (Hourglas...
18-01-2023 21:47
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A Sephora Haul | Thoughts on Beauty and Mental Health &
Yesterday, I went to Sephora because I?ve been feeling kinda ?blah,? and I needed to do a little pick-me-up beauty shopping. Side note: I think it?s a...
17-01-2023 21:49
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 764
So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a lis...
16-01-2023 21:47
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
Hi, friend. I hope all is well. How’s it going where you are" Dry, I hope. Or are you also reveling beneath the watery joy of an atmospheric river" ...
16-01-2023 21:47
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Saturday Surfing, January 14, 2023!
Good morning and happy Saturday, my friend. Well, it looks like we’re getting a short break from the rain, so I’m going grocery shopping in a bit ...
14-01-2023 21:46
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Shiny Lids With Tarte Quick Stick | Thoughts of Sunshin
I think the more makeup feels like you’re just foolin’ around in art class, the more fun it is! I definitely get that vibe from the Tarte Quick St...
13-01-2023 21:46
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
OK! Fun’s over! We have had so much rain lately! It’s been…well, yeah. Rainy. I don’t know how many inches we’ve gotten, but it’s definite...
09-01-2023 21:46
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 763
So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a lis...
09-01-2023 21:46
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Saturday Surfing, January 7, 2023!
Happy Saturday, friend! Here’s a bright lip for an overcast day. It’s MAC Billion Dollar Smile lipstick, and it also happens to be the shade Coywo...
07-01-2023 21:45
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Rainy Days and Wednesday | Makeup by Jane Iredale
There’s a big rain storm happening right now in Northern California… Fingers and toes crossed that the electricity stays on and that flooding isnâ...
05-01-2023 21:46
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Some Days You’ve Gotta Flip Your Hair
Quick five minute makeup today! I followed this tutorial by one of my faves, makeup artist Hung Vanngo. The key makeup products I used are MAC Date Ma...
05-01-2023 21:46
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 762
So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a lis...
03-01-2023 21:44
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Checking In: Jane Iredale Makeup, Kamik Rain Boots, and Miss
Hey friend! How’s it going on this third day of the year" It’s quiet in my house, and I don’t know how I feel about it! We’ve had so many peop...
03-01-2023 21:44
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
Rosie The holidays are officially over, but we’re still feeling the Christmas spirit around these parts. Peace and love and goodwill toward all of t...
02-01-2023 21:45
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Saturday Surfing, December 31, 2022!
Happy New Year and happy Saturday to you, my friend. I hope this last day of the year is filled with love, sweetness, kindness and laughter. Just a qu...
31-12-2022 21:43
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5 Things I’m Looking Forward to in 2023
1. Asking people about their favorite planet Connor and I found this cool notebook while we were Christmas shopping, and we decided to use it for a fu...
29-12-2022 21:45
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
Hi, friend. Merry Christmas. I hope you had a wonderful holiday. Sending best wishes for joy, good fortune — good health, most importantly, for you ...
26-12-2022 21:46
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 761
So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a lis...
26-12-2022 21:46
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A Follow Up to Fenty Heat Gloss, Pie and Half, and All the E
In the last post’s comments, Tatiana (hey, Tatiana!) had some questions about the sheer red gloss Connor and I were wearing the other day: Does the ...
24-12-2022 21:42
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Girl Chat: Girls and Gloss, Sonoma, Scones and More!
Good morning from two girls who love their lipgloss. ? In this pic, Connor and I are wearing Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Heat, a sheer shiny red. We wante...
22-12-2022 21:43
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
Oh, man! If Tabs were still here" ’tis the season for adventure! Maybe it was the densely packed fluffy fur on his tum, but that cat did not slow do...
19-12-2022 21:45
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 760
So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a lis...
19-12-2022 21:45
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Saturday Surfing, December 17, 2022!
Question for you. Have you ever eaten a gingerbread house" Do they actually taste good" I wondered this while we were building one today with Connor. ...
17-12-2022 21:43
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 759
So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a lis...
12-12-2022 21:44
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
For Tabs, rainy days were synonymous with one bold pop of color. His favorite statement color to make a statement" Red, of course. I like how it pops ...
12-12-2022 21:44
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Saturday Surfing, December 10, 2022!
Hello, friend. Greetings from rainy Northern California. For some reason rainy days like this make me think of Connor’s toddler days, and how it fel...
10-12-2022 21:43
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A Friday Face of the Day and a Fun Blush Layering Trick to T
You know it’s going to be a great Friday when you’re having a good makeup day! The hair is another story, LOL! I swear it doesn’t look this wild...
09-12-2022 21:42
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Layered Eye Looks: Forest Green Liner with Champagne Eyeshad
I jokingly texted a friend to tell her that I finally put on a full face of makeup because I no longer wanted to look like I just crawled out of a pit...
06-12-2022 21:53
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Saturday Surfing, December 3, 2022!
Happy Saturday, my friend. How’s your weekend going so far" I got my last print issue of “Allure” in the mail earlier this week, and I’m a lit...
05-12-2022 21:43
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
I’ve only known one person — actually, strike that — one cat who could look debonaire in the middle of a rainstorm. Yes, it was Tabs. Trust me, ...
05-12-2022 21:43
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 758
So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a lis...
05-12-2022 21:43
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29-11-2022 21:44
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 757
So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a lis...
28-11-2022 21:44
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
He wanted fame, and fame wanted him. There was no way Tabs could have just been an ordinary housecat. He had too much swagger. Even when he was just m...
28-11-2022 21:44
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Saturday Surfing, November 26, 2022!
Hello and happy Saturday, beautiful girl. Look what I found randomly sitting in a tree last week — a painted rock! I took Connor to the pediatrician...
26-11-2022 21:42
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Happy Thanksgiving, and a Fall Walk in the California Sunshi
Happy Thanksgiving, friend. Guess what" This girl is giving herself lots of grace today. I’m not entertaining or cooking or really doing much. We’...
24-11-2022 21:42
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Latest Self-Care Mani: Essie Not What It Seams
Happy almost Thanksgiving, friend! I went to Target yesterday for a polish pick me up and the nail section was serving some serious WTF vibes. YIKES! ...
23-11-2022 21:43
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 756
So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a lis...
21-11-2022 21:44
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
Tabs the Cat — supermodel, philanthropist, barrier breaker and arctic explorer. That husky boy loved the snow. In fact, I think his whiskers might h...
21-11-2022 21:44
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Checking In: OPI You Sustain Me, Fighting the Yuck, the Wind
Hiya! Is it Wednesday already" I haven?t left the house in three days. Before we get into the why behind that statement, so that this is marginally re...
16-11-2022 21:43
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 755
So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a lis...
14-11-2022 21:42
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
The felines I’ve assisted are vastly different, but one thing they have in common is their love for faraway friends. For Tabs, it was a squirrel who...
14-11-2022 21:42
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Saturday Surfing, November 12, 2022!
Well, hi there Caturday! It’s good to see ya. Yes, that’s me next to a rug. I finally bought one for the dining room. Please excuse the crazy hair...
12-11-2022 21:44
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
I have been blessed to work amidst the greatness of two historically brilliant cat minds — Tabs and Rosie — but even among the caliber of cat inte...
07-11-2022 21:46
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 754
So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a lis...
07-11-2022 21:46
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Saturday Surfing, November 5, 2022!
Hey there, friend. Who’s up for a Caturday mani-pedi" I’m making it a priority from now until the end of the year to do a weekly polish session! H...
05-11-2022 21:43
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Thoughts on Changing Hair Texture as You Get Older
I have a section of my brain devoted solely to obsessing over beauty thoughts, and currently, it’s occupied by hair texture and how it changes as yo...
04-11-2022 21:43
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 753
So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a lis...
31-10-2022 21:46
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
Tabs never passed on an opportunity to get dressed up, and it’s funny…the more elaborate and more time consuming a Halloween costume was, the more...
31-10-2022 21:46
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Saturday Surfing, October 29, 2022!
Hi, friend. Happy Caturday! My new favorite thing lately has been making banana bread for my friends and neighbors. It’s one of the things I’ve be...
29-10-2022 21:45
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Share Your Self-Care List
What’s currently on yours" Since I found out that I would be laid off and my last day at work will be next Monday, I’ve been going back and forth ...
26-10-2022 21:43
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
When Tabs famously arrived to his annual Fierce Feline Costume Ball in 2015 wearing nothing but a black candy corn-themed bow tie, it was fire. ? “F...
24-10-2022 21:45
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 752
So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a lis...
24-10-2022 21:45
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Saturday Surfing, October 22, 2022!
Hiya, friend. I hope your weekend is off to a nice start. It’s been unusually quiet on this end, I know. I haven’t been feeling super great becaus...
22-10-2022 21:43
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Unsung Makeup Heroes: Chanel Joues Contraste Blush in Malice
Throwing it waaaaay back today with an oldie but goodie, Chanel Malice Blush. I first wrote about it in 2014! This peachy pink blush is still a classi...
19-10-2022 21:45
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 751
So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a lis...
17-10-2022 21:45
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
Fierce, fine fabulousness. Fabulosity. Furr-ocious feline phantasmagoria. Foine. Phenom. Fantastique. His majesty, the king of feline fashion, Tabs th...
17-10-2022 21:45
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Saturday Surfing, October 14, 2022!
Hiya, friend. It’s a cool, crisp autumn morning here in my neck of the woods, which makes it a purr-fect time to light one of my favorite fall candl...
15-10-2022 21:45
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14-10-2022 21:46
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Apples and Oranges! Seasonal Apple Treats from Trader Joe
One of my favorite lines from one of my favorite movies is from “Good Will Hunting,” and it’s when Matt Damon’s character, Will, tells off a s...
12-10-2022 21:46
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Fall Nails with OPI Malaga Wine, and Neighborhood Cat Politi
Well, hello reading glasses. I recently realized that in order to paint my nails successfully, I need to wear a pair in order to see what I’m doing....
11-10-2022 21:45
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 750
So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a lis...
10-10-2022 21:45
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
Back when Tabs was the ruling force in the neighborhood, all of the felines knew that once fall arrived, it was time to turn up their fashion game. In...
09-10-2022 21:46
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Saturday Surfing, October 8, 2022!
Good morning and happy Caturday! We made it. ? Right meow, I’m way too excited to put my hair up in one of these scrunchies. LOL! I went on a hair a...
08-10-2022 21:46
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Scrunchies, the Unsung Heroes of the Hair World, and TGIF!
TGIF, my friend! Thank goodness we’ve reached the end of the week because last night I had yet another evening of elusive sleep, and I’m barely fu...
07-10-2022 21:46
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Latest Ulta Haul, and a Thursday Hello!
Happy Thursday, my friend. How goes it" You know what I discovered in the past few weeks" If you need someone to chat with for 45 minutes about blinds...
06-10-2022 21:45
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Shopping My Stash: Honest Beauty Off Duty Liquid Lipstick
This is the face of a lady who desperately needs a haircut, LOL! Oh, and a lady who’s about to jump on a video work call in about 15 minutes. ? Do y...
05-10-2022 21:43
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 749
So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a lis...
03-10-2022 21:44
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
What is it with pumpkins" Is it because they’re so rotund" So majestic" So orange" So round" What is it about them that makes them so hard to resist...
03-10-2022 21:44
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Saturday Surfing, October 1, 2022!
Happy first day of October, friend. We’re headed to the pumpkin patch today, so to celebrate this exciting event, Connor asked if we could do matchi...
01-10-2022 21:42
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3 Recent Revelations, and Ilia Rococco Lipstick
1. Re: buying blinds for your house We finally caved in and went to a store that specializes in blinds because all the options and colors have just go...
27-09-2022 21:42
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
The following first appeared in Fortune magazine… “When I’m at work,” Tabs says, “I’m going to bring it, so I expect everyone on my team t...
26-09-2022 21:35
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 748
So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a lis...
26-09-2022 21:35
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Saturday Surfing, September 24, 2022!
Happy Saturday, beauty friend! It’s going to be a skin care kinda day because I’ll be headed to Ulta in a few. Their Fall Haul sale is happening r...
24-09-2022 21:32
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The Red Lipstick to Rule Them All!
I know I’ve been talking about Dior 999 lately, but dang, it really is that good! It’s kiss proof, mask proof, transfer proof… Basically life pr...
21-09-2022 21:35
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Mad About Mascara!
It’s clear from the answers to question nine in yesterday’s Monday poll that as a collective group we are mad about mascara! Did you think you wer...
20-09-2022 21:42
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
My goodness, first rain of the season! This was the first rain of the season. Earlier than usual, and it wasn’t a lot of rain, but it came down for ...
19-09-2022 21:39
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 747
So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a lis...
19-09-2022 21:39
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Saturday Surfing, September 17, 2022!
Good morning, and happy Caturday! Last night, I was just about to fall into bed when I made the mistake of checking Netflix. Did you know there’s a ...
17-09-2022 21:36
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15-09-2022 21:39
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A Little Bit of Dior! Dior 999 Lipstick
Please excuse the cray-cray clips in these pictures. I’m about to jump on a video call, and my stray hairs needed all the help they could get. LOL! ...
14-09-2022 21:35
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3 Reasons to Love Lipgloss
1. It’s nostalgic. Well, it’s nostalgic for me, at least, LOL! Shiny, sparkly tubes take me back to my 20s, when I was living in San Francisco and...
13-09-2022 21:33
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 746
So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a lis...
12-09-2022 21:35
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
Tabs recognized that good pet assistants were hard to come by, and he was a firm believer in starting one’s training early, ideally before the age o...
12-09-2022 21:35
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Saturday Surfing, September 10, 2022!
Good morning, beautiful. Happy Saturday to you. How was your week" Mine was long and filled with SO. MUCH. ADULTING. Being a grownup is so much harder...
10-09-2022 21:34
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Purr-Fect Cat Eyeliner Flicks Are Easy With This Quick Makeu
This is one of my go-to tricks for even eyeliner flicks. I used it this morning, as a matter of fact!
Throughout the long, hallowed (not really) histo...
07-09-2022 22:04
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 745
So…what is the Monday Poll"
Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a li...
05-09-2022 22:02
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
Our boy Tabs was a big cat with an even BIGGER heart. He liked to maintain his reputation as a self-centered diva, but if you knew the real Tabs, you...
05-09-2022 22:02
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Saturday Surfing, September 3, 2022!
Good morning! How are you doing, friend" I hope these gorgeous pink lilies bring you some cheer today. They’re called “naked ladies” (or Bellad...
03-09-2022 21:59
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Checking In: The Gift of Vegetables, Cabbage Rolls and Chane
The bounty of produce being gifted to me by my neighbors continues! Check out these beans…
What does one do with purple beans" I’m thinking of r...
01-09-2022 22:00
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