Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
If there’s one thing Tabs loved, it was a bold rainbow statement piece. ? I mean, he loved real rainbows too. We chased many together in our years ...
25-01-2021 21:42
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 662
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...
25-01-2021 21:42
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Saturday Surfing, Jan. 23, 2021
Goooood morning, my dear! ? How are you"
Here’s a not-so-pressing question for you on this lovely Caturday morning: Is grapefruit great or gross"
I...
23-01-2021 21:35
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Briogeo Now at Ulta!
Wait — hold up! Now I’ve got yet another excuse to fill my Ulta cart, because now they carry Briogeo hair products at Ulta.
YESSSS! ?
A couple of ...
22-01-2021 21:38
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I’ve Found the Perfect Pale Blue Denim Nail Polish, an
I’ve hoarded/fan girl-ed pastel blue nail polishes ever since Hard Candy Sky burst on the nail scene in the 1990s.
I kid you not — my mind was BL...
21-01-2021 21:35
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This Matte Brown Classic Eye Makeup Goes With Everything
If I were cruelly forced to select a tiny handful of eye makeup looks to wear for the rest of my life the rest of the winter, this matte brown look wi...
21-01-2021 21:35
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Road Tripping in the North Bay Area: Historic Sonoma Plaza
We’ve been sticking pretty close to home for a while, as you can probably imagine (because you’re in the same boat!). We haven’t ventured out of...
19-01-2021 21:48
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
Rosie is a cat of science and claims that she has no interest in anything fashion or modeling related. I really want to believe this is true because,...
18-01-2021 21:37
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 661
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...
18-01-2021 21:37
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Saturday Surfing, Jan. 16, 2021
Good morning! Guess what…"
We made it! IT’S THE WEEKEND.
Oh, yeah. ?
OK…so, normally I’m a coffee kinda girl, but lately I’ve been all abou...
16-01-2021 21:35
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It’s a CeraVe Jamboree! CeraVe Healing Ointment Soothe
This month I’m highlighting skin care products from CeraVe, a most-excellent drugstore brand. It’s a CeraVe jamboree! This week’s allstar is a b...
14-01-2021 21:37
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9 Reasons to Love Berets
1. They camouflage cray-cray hair
A beret instantly hides unruly baby hair so you don’t walk around looking like a mad scientists who hasn’t slept...
13-01-2021 21:37
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Unsung Makeup Heroes: Urban Decay Stay Naked Threesome in Na
What’s an unsung makeup hero" For me, it’s an oftentimes underrated makeup morsel, a permanent collection product that scoots under the radar scre...
12-01-2021 21:38
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
Tabs was primarily known for his fashion sense and his flair for fabulousness and the food-related arts, but he wasn’t just a husky tabby. Sure, he...
11-01-2021 21:37
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 660
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...
11-01-2021 21:37
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Saturday Surfing, Jan. 9, 2021
Salutations on this spectacular Saturday! Hi, friend. ?
OK, not-so-serious question for you… Have you discovered the wonder of combining popcorn wit...
09-01-2021 21:39
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New Urban Decay Stay Naked Hydromaniac Tinted Glow Hydrator:
I was perusing the list of ingredients for Stay Naked Hydromaniac Tinted Glow Hydrator, Urban Decay’s latest foray into moisturizing foundations, an...
08-01-2021 21:36
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A Little Chanel Les 4 Ombres Tissé Vendôme Eyeshadow Quad Lo
Quick shout-out to a quad I’ve been loving lately! — Chanel Les 4 Ombres Tissé Vendôme.
I wear the two browns and the beige the most, and the lig...
07-01-2021 21:35
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Chanel Eclosion Rouge Allure Velvet Extreme Lipstick and Boy
I was going for a little French girl flair today, hence the beret. Admittedly, I’m also wearing it because I didn’t feel like dealing with all the...
06-01-2021 21:37
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It’s a CeraVe Jamboree! Hydrating Facial Cleanser Hand
This month I’ll be highlighting skin care products from CeraVe, a most-excellent drugstore brand. It’s a CeraVe jamboree! Kicking off the series i...
05-01-2021 21:35
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
Glamour-puss. Diva. “It cat.” Tabs wasn’t simply a trendsetter. He was a kitty supermodeling savant, a feline fashion icon and the cat kingpin ...
04-01-2021 21:38
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 659
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...
04-01-2021 21:38
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Saturday Surfing, Jan. 2, 2021
Hi, friend. Happy Saturday! I’m taking extra time to spend with the fam-bam this weekend before the rhythm of regular life returns, so short-and-swe...
02-01-2021 21:36
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Happy New Year ???
Happy new year, my friend. You made it! I’m starting 2021 with love in my heart and hope for good times to come.
Sending you hugs and hope on this...
01-01-2021 21:36
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CeraVe Moisturizing Cream for Your Body and Face: Highly Rec
OK, so the packaging for CeraVe Moisturizing Cream ($18.99 for a 16-oz. jar) is a bit…clinical, and it isn’t particularly schemxy, which is why, i...
31-12-2020 21:36
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Hanging With the Chanel Les Fleurs de Chanel Spring-Summer 2
Maaan, I gotta hand it to Chanel. They have a knack for releasing righteous reds that are preternaturally easy to apply.
How do they do it"!
I didnâ€...
31-12-2020 21:36
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This or That: The New Year’s Edition ?
How to play
Pick one or the other for each of the questions below, and copy/paste your answers in the comments. Can’t wait to see your picks! Mine a...
29-12-2020 21:37
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
This time of year, I keep my gaze looking forward, which is something I learned from Tabs. Right after every Christmas, he’d always have me draft h...
28-12-2020 21:37
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 658
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...
28-12-2020 21:37
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Saturday Surfing, Dec. 26, 2020
Good morning and happy Boxing Day! Please say hello to our newest boarder, Grogu, otherwise known as “The Kid,” otherwise know as Baby Yoda.
(Sid...
26-12-2020 21:38
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Merry Christmas! ? ? ?
Merry Christmas, my sweet friend. I feel like a broken record because I say this every year, but I still don’t feel like I say it enough — THANK Y...
25-12-2020 21:36
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Bite Beauty Upswing Full-Volume Mascara, and a Merry Christm
“Like sands through the hourglass…so are the days of our lives.”
You know you watched HELLA soap operas when you see the brush on the new Bite B...
24-12-2020 21:36
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Fun Faces of the Day With Chanel Rouge Coco Lipstick in Edit
I may or may not have been wearing nude lips for the better part of nine months now, sooooo one could call this a “nude lip rut,” but I intend to ...
23-12-2020 21:37
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This or That: The Holiday Beauty Edition, Part II
How to play
Pick one or the other for each of the questions below, and copy/paste your answers in the comments. Can’t wait to see your picks! Mine a...
22-12-2020 21:36
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 657
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...
21-12-2020 21:38
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
This thug and his low-hanging belly… It certainly complemented his poinsettia collar purrfectly.
The collar is a statement collar, and it takes a ...
21-12-2020 21:38
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Saturday Surfing, Dec. 19, 2020
Well, this is probably the best makeup I’ve worn in weeks.
Possibly months.
This is what the first day of Christmas break looked like ’round thes...
19-12-2020 21:38
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Goin’ OTT in the Burbs! Green Lids and Glitter, and a
So, I was wearing this glittery green eye look yesterday when I went to pick up Connor from school, and with the foiled forrest green lids sparkling r...
18-12-2020 21:37
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Product Spotlight: Wander Beauty Trip for Two Blush and Bron
This $34 dual-ended blush and bronzer brush by Wander Beauty gets used daily! It’s a workhorse. It never sheds, and it beautifully blends all manner...
17-12-2020 21:37
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16-12-2020 21:36
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This or That: The Holiday Beauty Edition
How to play
Pick one or the other for each of the questions below, and copy/paste your answers in the comments. Can’t wait to see your picks! Mine a...
16-12-2020 21:36
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 656
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...
14-12-2020 21:37
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
Tabs liked his Christmas trees full and lush…and now that I think about it, they were often shaped like him, with a very round, robust bottom.
He ...
14-12-2020 21:37
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Saturday Surfing, Dec. 12, 2020
Hello and happy Saturday, beautiful girl! And just so we’re totally clear, I think you’re lovely inside and out.
We’re in full-on lockdown mode...
12-12-2020 21:39
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Easy Cheesy Cheddar Garlic Biscuits (GLUTEN-FREE!)
To ensure that this post is kindasorta makeup related…here I am wearing the new Urban Decay Boogie palette and eating a gluten-free cheddar garlic b...
11-12-2020 21:36
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Urban Decay Decades Collection Swatches and Impressions
Watch out, Elon Musk! ? Urban Decay just took the lead in the race to develop a time machine, but no, science fiction nerds, I’m not referring to a ...
10-12-2020 21:38
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09-12-2020 21:39
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
We put up our Christmas tree today, and every time I string the lights around the tree, I always have to tell the story of how, one year, Tabs tipped...
07-12-2020 21:36
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 655
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...
07-12-2020 21:36
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Saturday Surfing, Dec. 5, 2020
Hello and happy Caturday! Rosie sends her regards (along with a healthy dose of torbie-tude.) I am SO EXCITED to drink coffee today because I’ve rec...
05-12-2020 21:38
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Wearable Glittery Pink Lids and Lips | MAC Extra Dimens
Ya know…sometimes you just need to wear a little pink glitter to go with your pink cat socks!
The glittery pink on my lids is MAC Explosive Chemistr...
04-12-2020 21:37
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03-12-2020 21:40
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Two-Ingredient Smokey Red-Bronze Eyes | Totally Wearabl
Can I get a whoop-whoop from my friends out there who have worn MAC Teddy down to the nubbiest of nubs"!
I was using this teeny, tiny stub yesterday a...
03-12-2020 21:40
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A 10-Minute Glittery Neutral Makeup Look With the MAC Froste
My new motto for the next few weeks, months and possibly years is to “wear glitter, and wear it everywhere, because you never know when the world w...
01-12-2020 21:36
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 654
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...
30-11-2020 21:41
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
There were a few months — a very brief window — when Tabs was just, like, checked out and burnt out from kitty modeling, and he actually packed u...
30-11-2020 21:41
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Saturday Surfing, Nov. 28, 2020
Is it just me, or does today feel like the third Saturday in a row" ? MAN, sure is nice to have some time off. I love Thanksgiving week!
I’m about t...
28-11-2020 21:35
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A 15-Minute Face With Shimmering Cocoa Brown, Pink and Gold
For the record, I absolutely did *not* look this fabulous on Thanksgiving (this was from the day before), and to the ladies who can pull off prepping...
27-11-2020 21:37
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Happy Thanksgiving! ?????
What a year, ya know" Hasn’t it been one for the ages" Happy Thanksgiving, my friend. Our holiday, like that of many other families today, will loo...
26-11-2020 21:35
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25-11-2020 21:38
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
Tabs was quite the professional athlete, but as much as he tried, he just could not get into yoga. He would go, lay down on the mat, get ready to str...
23-11-2020 21:39
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 653
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...
23-11-2020 21:39
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Saturday Surfing, Nov. 21, 2020
Raise your hand if you’ve ever walked around your neighborhood taking pictures of fall leaves! ???? Yes" OK. Now keep your hand up if after taking ...
21-11-2020 21:36
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This or That: The Eyeshadow Edition
How to play
Pick one or the other for each of the questions below, and copy/paste your answers in the comments. Can’t wait to see your picks! Mine a...
20-11-2020 21:39
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Fresh, Feel-Good Wearable Makeup With Sparkling Champagne Li
I went to a candy store yesterday, and this is the makeup I had on while engaging in a deep discussion with my loved ones about popcorn-flavored jelly...
19-11-2020 21:41
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Budget Anti-Aging Skin Care Haul: Retinol Cream, Vitamin C S
If you need me, you can find me buried under all the things I unintentionally bought at Target while under pandemic duress. ?
DUUUUUUDE. It recently o...
18-11-2020 21:36
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DIY Eyeshadow: Mixing Bronzer and Highlighter for Effortless
I stumbled onto this fun way to make your own customized shadow yesterday while I was putting on some makeup to run errands — mix bronzer and highli...
17-11-2020 21:37
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
Rosie got no chill.
For such a tiny torbie, she’s surprisingly high strung when it comes to the gangs of turkeys roaming about the estate. Yes, sh...
16-11-2020 21:38
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 652
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...
16-11-2020 21:38
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Saturday Surfing, Nov. 14, 2020
Hello, friend! Welcome to another weekend. We made it…and, therefore, you deserve pancakes. ? Because can one really consider Saturday Saturday if i...
14-11-2020 21:40
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Using the Multi-Use Le Monochromatiques by Lancôme for Today
It’s Friday the 13th! IN THE YEAR 2020! Seriously, good luck to us all… ?
Side note: are you superstitious" I like to think of myself as not overl...
13-11-2020 21:38
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12-11-2020 21:49
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Product Spotlight: You’ll Be Drawn to Maybelline Color
Your amusing factoid of the day!
The part of a pen responsible for the click-click-clickity sound is called “a thrust device.” ??
You’re welcom...
11-11-2020 21:43
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This or That: The Blush Edition
How to play
Pick one or the other for each of the questions below, and copy/paste your answers in the comments. Can’t wait to see your picks! Mine a...
11-11-2020 21:43
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
I did not want to get out of bed this morning! It was cold!
Well…cold for us. It was about 50 outside this morning, but Rosie still wanted to go f...
09-11-2020 21:39
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 651
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...
09-11-2020 21:39
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Saturday Surfing, Nov. 7, 2020
WOO-HOO! It’s the weekend, my friend. Greetings from a keyboard in Novato, California. It dips below 60 degrees here in Marin County now, which bas...
07-11-2020 21:39
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This or That: Mascara Edition
How to play
Pick one or the other for each of the questions below, and copy/paste your answers in the comments. Can’t wait to see your picks! Mine a...
07-11-2020 21:39
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Latest Trader Joe’s Finds
I do most of our grocery shopping at Trader Joe’s, so every week, in addition to picking up the usual staples (milk, eggs, nacho cheese tortilla chi...
05-11-2020 21:40
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Trying New Things: Winged Liner for Lifted Lids
Pop quiz, hot shot:
The pic below is the face one makes when trying…
A. To get through 2020 with one’s sanity relatively intact
B. A new winged ...
04-11-2020 21:40
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’90s-Style Lip Liner, Cool-Toned Smokey Lids, and Hall
When I said I was on a ’90s lip liner kick last week, I WAS NOT KITTEN!
Way back in 1994, Baby Karen would have probably laughed at me for doing t...
03-11-2020 21:38
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 650
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...
02-11-2020 21:39
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
Of all the things Tabs was, he was definitely not a minimalist. He’d go big on every occasion, but especially Halloween, and the day after his epic...
02-11-2020 21:39
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Saturday Surfing, Oct. 31, 2020! Happy Halloween!
Good morning and Happy Halloween from this panda.
(Yes, my affinity for smokey eyes was the driving factor for this costume.)
We’re just about to h...
31-10-2020 21:40
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An Autumnal FOTD With Orange, Warm Brown, Red and Copper (Mo
If you require makeup inspiration, might I suggest looking at your doorway"
Wait — hear me out. That’s where I’ve been finding “inspo” for...
30-10-2020 21:39
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Urban Decay Empire Eyeliner Is an Enchanting Jewel-Toned Gem
If you like the KAPOW! of black eyeliner but usually gravitate toward subtler shades like charcoal gray and brown, first of all, HELLO, ARE WE MAKEUP ...
29-10-2020 21:39
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A Ghost Bride Vibe: Sooty Smokey Lids With Matte Black Lips
Is this look wearable" I guess it depends on who you’re talking to. If you’re chatting with El Hub, he’d probably say, “Um, not really,” an...
28-10-2020 21:39
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Moody Makeup Time! Smokey Blue Lids and Matte Berry Lips (an
You know you’re a makeup lover when your penchant for puffs of sooty blue drives your Halloween decor decisions.
Behold the floaty ghost bride curre...
27-10-2020 21:40
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
Crab cakes, tuna tacos and sweet turkey crisps, cat intrigue and politicking, tons of tail twitching and furtive glances — I tell ya, there’s not...
26-10-2020 21:41
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 649
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...
26-10-2020 21:41
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Saturday Surfing, Oct. 24, 2020
Hey there, pumpkin. ? Happy Saturday to ya. Two (not-so-pressing) pumpkin-related things on this glorious weekend morning:
First, it occurred to me *...
24-10-2020 21:37
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Recipes for a Tropical-Inspired Plate Lunch: Hawaiian Chicke
Hi, friend! If you’ve been hanging with me here at MBB for a while, you might already know that my husband (the infamous El Hub!) is from Oahu in H...
22-10-2020 21:40
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21-10-2020 21:39
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Checking In: A Chanel Blush Brush Haunting, and a Jewel-Tone
I will totally get to these purple lids in a second (BECAUSE PURPLE), but first, can we pleeeeease talk about the latest mystery to unfold on this en...
20-10-2020 21:49
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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 648
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...
19-10-2020 21:44
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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo
Along with exhibiting a growing interest in the kitty modeling arts, Rosie has been going through the company archives of Tabs the Cat Industries, LL...
19-10-2020 21:44
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Saturday Surfing, Oct. 17, 2020
OK, totally shook. I had the weirdest dream last night… Well, technically, early this morning, because the ones I have just before I wake up are for...
17-10-2020 21:48
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16-10-2020 21:41
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This or That: Nail Polish Edition
How to play
Pick one or the other for each of the questions below, and copy/paste with your answers in the comments. Can’t wait to see your picks! M...
15-10-2020 21:42
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Product Spotlight: It Cosmetics Your Skin But Better Foundat
This is GREAT stuff! I haven’t been this excited about a base product in eons. If you’re into a natural matte look and want a foundation that cove...
13-10-2020 21:41
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