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Nordstrom over i landsbyen på Corte Madera kjøpesenter, har nylig nylig fornyet sin skjønnhetsavdeling, så vel som “nylig”, mener jeg at det ser ut som om de setter fullførte berøringene på det de siste dagene.

Nå er det satt opp med rader av hyller som en Sephora, som virker som et godt konsept for meg. Alle produktene er raskt tilgjengelige, så vel som jeg så en rekke kvinner som prøvde ting på mens jeg var der.

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Den nye Chanel-delen er stor! Jeg swooned en li’l bit da jeg så det siden testene var nesten uberørt.

Tenk deg hundrevis, så vel som mange uberørte, un-faste pans …

‘Twas strålende!

right here I’m using NARS Malacca single Eyeshadow, lost tropical Princess Duo Eyeshadow (the lilac side), Baalbek Eye Paint, hot Sand Illuminator, Turkish pleasure Lip Gloss as well as Libertango nail polish — all from the new NARS adult Swim summertime Collection
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PICK UP, pick UP, pick UP!

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Gah! Where the heck are you, girl?! You much better be in the shower room doing some hella fierce feline eye liner or something; otherwise, I’m going to be extremely offended!

“…please leave a message after the beep, as well as I’ll return your phone call as soon as –”

Oh, come on! You are missing one of the most crucial phone phone calls of your entire life!

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OK, that may have been an exaggeration…

Brace yourself for a loooooong rambling message, however what else is new?

“Beep!”

Hey, babe, it’s me Karen! desire you were there. concern for ya — are you complimentary on April 15th? You’re not gonna believe this, however I got an invite to a celebration as well as requirement you to be my plus one.

Before you answer, the hold is François Nars…

CRAZYPANTS, RIGHT!? It’s pool celebration with François-freaking-Nars!

It’s for their new summertime collection and, uh, I’m already stressing about what to wear. Du forstår meg!

The 12-piece NARS adult Swim Collection, new for summertime 2014
So, adult Swim — that’s the theme, however I’m quite sure it doesn’t have anything to do keeping that animation channel…

Oh, however can you picture if it did? We roll up as well as Stewie from the household person is there having a attractive party.

EWWW! Yeah, I might not manage that.

I believe it’s a lot more along the sultry pool celebration lines, as well as no, you cannot show up in your swim cap as well as goggles, you dork! I am not about to let you jump in the pool as well as do laps in front of François.

Because I understand you want to.

Priscilla Lip Gloss on my lips
The invite doesn’t state anything about attire, however I’m guessing bikinis, stilettos — basically, I believe if we gown for a rooftop pool celebration at a truly costly new York hotel, we’ll be alright.

NARS adult Swim Collection product Pics

Tropical Princess Duo Eyeshadow, $34

Tropical Princess Duo Eyeshadow, $34
And the for makeup, for you I’m believing we must do a tropical princess theme. Lime eco-friendly on your lids with an icy lavender along your lower lash line, ooh-la-la.

We’ll utilize the new NARS tropical Princess Duo Eyeshadow ($34).

Those metallic completes are just so dramatic, as well as I understand you like drawing interest to your eyes. We can even wet the shadows very first to make them look a lot more shimmery.

Oh, boy, this is a long message, isn’t it…?

Uansett! If you’re not feelin’ the incredibly high shine, or if you’re stressing about the frosty completes highlighting your fine lines (yes, dear, you do have fine lines), then we’ll just buff one of the shades on your lids with a domed fluffy brush, as well as do a light laundry of shimmery color.

Don’t concern about the fallout, either. With this, it ain’t no thing.

Malaaca single Eyeshadow, $24

Malacca single Eyeshadow, $24
For me, I’m going smokey — huge surprise! There’s a couple of things in the collection that are absolutely my smokey style, like the Malaaca single Eyeshadow ($24).

HOLY WOW, EGYPTIAN MAU! So pretty… It’s like a peacock feather in a pan, as well as it’s absolutely, freakishly gorgeous. It’s absolutely my preferred thing in the summertime collection, hands down.

Basically, it’s like MAC Club, however with less intense dark brown tones as well as a lot more teal.

Baalbek Eye Paint, $25

Baalbek Eye Paint, $25
Malaaca looks AMAZE-BALLS layered with Baalbek Eye paint ($25), by the way, the one lonely gel liner in adult Swim.

Baalbek is an intense shimmery bronze — gorgeous on it’s own, however layer it under Malacca since the two are like RyGos as well as Rachel from The Notebook together. Baalbek’s bronze intensifies Malaaca’s teal, as well as then there’s the shimmering bronze shine peeking through…

Superkul. My new preferred smokey eye.

Lost coastline Duo Eyeshadow, $34

Lost coastline Duo Eyeshadow, $34
Unnskyld! I understand this is a long message, however I’m nearly done.

There are likewise two a lot more eye pieces in the collection — lost coastline Duo Eyeshadow ($34), which homes a golden pewter as well as a lilac; as well as a creamy, rosy quartz Soft Touch shadow Pencil called Iraklion ($24).

I believe lost coastline would most likely be much better for daytime eye looks, considering that the shadows are muted, so perhaps not perfect for the party, presuming it runs late. I mean, they’re pigmented, however absolutely not as fancy as tropical Princess or Malacca.

Iraklion Soft Touch shadow Pencil,$24

Iraklion Soft Touch shadow Pencil, $24
If you’re wondering about Iraklion, I don’t know. It creases within minutes on me, so I believe perhaps we must put that a person aside for now.

Hot Sand liquid Illuminator, $30

NARS hot Sand Illuminator, $30
As for our cheeks, there are no blushes in the adult Swim collection, however I’m awesome just using the hot Sand liquid Illuminator ($30).

I’m going with a dewy skin phase anyway, as well as this peachy, champagne liquid highlighter must be best that that. I like to pat it on my cheekbones, ideal around the middle of the forehead as well as down the bridge of my nose with a flat foundation brush.

Totally subtle however still noticeable. Fresh however not excessively shiny.

And don’t trip about having to reapply. It lasts all the time on me.

Lip Glosses in Turkish Delight, Orgasm, Wonder, Salamanca as well as Priscilla, $26 each

Lip Glosses from the top down: Priscilla, Salamanca, Wonder, Orgasm as well as Turkish pleasure ($26 each)
For lips now, considering that I’ll be using smokey eyes, I’m opting for Turkish pleasure or Orgasm Lip Gloss ($26 each).

Yup, both are from adult Swim, as well as yes, they’re in new packaging! NARS totally revamped as well as repackaged their Lip Gloss line (which is separate from their larger Than Life Lip Glosses, incidentally), providing it a new silkier, smoother formula.

And you’ll most likely like this: they ditched the obnoxious plasticky flavor as well as scent, whoop-whoop!

We’ll talk a lot more about the Lip Gloss line when I see you, however generally they’re non-sticky, incredibly smooth, as well as last from 2-4 hours.

NARS brought creamy light pink Turkish pleasure over from their previous Lip Gloss line. It’s your quintessential glossy nude lip, as well as I like it since you can really see it on pigmented lips.

I don’t have to jump with any type of hoops to get it to show up. It’s just a straight-up creamy pink nude gloss. If you don’t have it yet, you requirement it.

Or I may do Orgasm Lip Gloss instead. that a person was likewise carried over from their previous lipgloss collection, as well as it’s the exact same lurvely peachy gold.

For your lips, considering that we’re doing eco-friendly as well as purple for your tropical Princess eyes, I believe we must opt for a complementary color from the opposite side of the spectrum, so either an orange or pink, like Wonder, Salamanca or Priscilla from the adult Swim collection.

The NARS adult Swim Collection Lip Glosses in Wonder, Salamanca as well as Priscilla

Wonder — Wonder, a creamy, sheer mandarin orange with barely-there pink as well as gold shimmer, is one more carryover from the previous line.
While rather visible in swatches, it’s harder to see on my lips. If you’re expecting a burst of disco glittery goodness, you’re not going to discover it in this tube.

I do believe it’s beautiful, though, as well as orange lips are having a moment…

Salamanca — HECTOR SALAMANCA!!
Sorry, breaking poor ref.

This sheer bright pink flamingo gloss absolutely rings my bell. A new addition to the NARS Lipgloss Line, it’s swiftly ending up being one of my pink gloss favorites.

So juicy… So sheer… So shiny…

It just screams hot summertime nights as well as spontaneous adventure!

This is a color you wear when you want to get into trouble.

Priscilla — A hot pink with bluish undertones, Priscilla is likewise new to the NARS Lip Gloss line. like MAC Pink Poodle, however without the silver glitter, I believe it’s the most pigmented of the five Lip Glosses in the summertime collection.
Yes, it’s bold, however the truth that it’s not completely opaque keeps it wearable.

You might absolutely rock this, no prob.

Libertango nail Polish, $19

Libertango nail Polish, $19
I’m sorry about the length of this message, babe, however I’m nearly done.

Last, however not least, our nails. I state we both wear Libertango ($19). It’s like MAC woman risk Lipstick in nail polish form. two coats of this pigmented reddish coral will do fine.

Swatches from the left: neon lemon lime as well as icey lavender from the tropical Princess Duo Eyeshadow; golden pewter as well as lilac from the lost coastline Duo Eyeshadow
Swatches from the left: Malacca single Eyeshadow, Baalbek Eye paint as well as Iraklion Soft Touch shadow Pencil
Hot Sand Illuminator unblended (left) as well as mixed (right)
Adult Swim Lip Gloss Swatches from the left: Turkish Delight, Orgasm, Wonder, Salamanca as well as Priscilla
Orgasm Lip Gloss on my lips
Priscilla Lip Gloss on my lips
Salamanca Lip Gloss on my lips
Wonder Lip Gloss on my lips
Turkish pleasure Lip Gloss on my lips
Så! I truly hope you can make it, babe. Please be my plus one. It must be tons of fun! perhaps we’ll even area a celeb or two. phone call or text me later as well as let me know.

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Karen.

I can’t believe I haven’t unsung the heroic MAC 239 Eye Shader brush yet!

Merkelig! — considering how much I love it. I’m even thinking about getting a second one to go with the first. That way, I could reserve one for powders and one for creams.

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Heck, while I’m at it, might as well get a third (strictly for blending, of course).

No, no, I guess one is enough… It’s just a brush, after all.

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A medium-sized flat eyeshadow brush with gloriously soft goat hair fibers packed into a firm, dense head with a rounded shape, the $25 MAC 239 is capable of a multitude of makeup tasks, from applying and blending eyeshadows (loose and pressed powders, and creams), to highlighting beneath my brows, lining my eyes and adding color into the outer V and inner corners.

I have a handful of brushes from other brands that by all appearances, look like the MAC 239, but that’s where the similarities end.

The size of the 239’s brush head is like my favorite part of the story of Goldilocks and the three Bears, juuuust right. Not too big, not too small. It covers a fairly wide area on my lid, and yet is small enough to fit into the inner and outer corners of my eyes, and directly below my lashes.

It’s like getting a bunch of different brushes in one!

The firm, yet splendidly soft bristles pick up lots of product, too, and more importantly, deposit it evenly. As firm as it is, this bad boy never feels scratchy against my skin.

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Oh, and did I mention that it’s also a breeze to clean and hardly ever sheds?

Din vennlige nabolag skjønnhetsavhengige,

Karen.

The MAC Unsung Heroes series features some of my favorite products from MAC’s permanent collection

MAC Unsung Heroes: The 239 Eye Shader Brush

MAC Unsung Heroes: tarnish Eye Kohl

MAC Unsung Heroes: Kohl Power Pencil liner in Feline

MAC Unsung Heroes: MAC Iridescent Powder/Loose in Silver Dusk

MAC Unsung Heroes: MAC Iridescent Powder/Loose in golden Bronze

MAC Unsung Heroes: C-Thru Lipglass

MAC Unsung Heroes: Loud & lovely Cremesheen Glass

MAC Unsung Heroes: breezy Sheertone Shimmer Blush

MAC Unsung Heroes: care blends vital Oils, Grapefruit + Chamomile

MAC Unsung Heroes: Modesty Cremesheen Lipstick

MAC Unsung Heroes: double dare Cremesheen Lipglass

MAC Unsung Heroes: Sandy B Lipstick

MAC Unsung Heroes: Club Eyeshadow

MAC Unsung Heroes: uniform Technakohl Liner

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MAC Unsung Heroes: Phloof Eyeshadow

MAC Unsung Heroes: Crème in Your Coffee Lipstick

MAC Unsung Heroes: Paramount Lipstick

MAC Unsung Heroes: Mocha Blush

MAC Unsung Heroes: Oh baby Lipglass

MAC Unsung Heroes: MAC Mulch Eyeshadow

MAC Unsung Heroes: The Cremestick Liners

MAC Unsung Heroes: Sable Eyeshadow

MAC Unsung Heroes: Soft Ochre paint Pot

MAC Unsung Heroes: Ricepaper Eyeshadow

MAC Unsung Heroes: This Cremesheen Glass Is a Veritable Deelight

MAC Unsung Heroes: Lipglass in Spite

MAC Unsung Heroes: Impassioned Lipstick (and Watermelon)

MAC Unsung Heroes: This Lip Pencil is in Synch

MAC Unsung Heroes: Soba Eyeshadow

MAC Unsung Heroes: Bombshell Lipstick

MAC Unsung Heroes: Sunbasque Sheertone Shimmer Blush

MAC Unsung Heroes: clear Lipglass

MAC Unsung Heroes: humid Eyeshadow

MAC Unsung Heroes: naked Lunch Eyeshadow

MAC Unsung Heroes: Russian Red Lipglass

MAC Unsung Heroes: Syrup Lipstick

MAC Unsung Heroes: MAC Blushbaby Blush

MAC Unsung Hero: gorgeous Gold Eyeshadow

MAC Unsung Hero: Patina Eyeshadow

MAC Unsung Heroes: Greensmoke Eyeshadow

MAC Unsung Heroes: Ample Pink Plushglass

MAC Unsung Heroes: Indianwood paint Pot

MAC Unsung Heroes: Bare study paint Pot

MAC Unsung Heroes: Rubenesque paint Pot

MAC Unsung Heroes: big baby Plushglass

MAC Unsung Heroes: Ambering rose Blush

MAC Unsung Heroes: Pink Poodle Lipglass

MAC Unsung Heroes: Fresh Flare pro Longwear Eye Shadow

MAC Unsung Heroes: Viva Glam V Lipglass

MAC Unsung Heroes: Viva Glam VI Lipglass

MAC Unsung Heroes: Prep + Prime Vibrancy Eye Primer

MAC Unsung Heroes: right image Cremesheen Glass

MAC Unsung Heroes: Bamboo Eyeshadow

MAC Unsung Heroes: speak Louder Cremesheen Lipstick

MAC Unsung Heroes: sweet satisfaction pro Longwear Eyeshadow

MAC Unsung Heroes: lady danger Lipstick

MAC Unsung Heroes: Ruby Woo Lipstick

MAC Unsung Heroes: Retrospeck Eyeshadow

MAC Unsung Heroes: Twig Lipstick

MAC Unsung Heroes: party Line Lipstick

MAC Unsung Heroes: Melon Pigment

MAC Unsung Heroes: Sumptuous Olive Eyeshadow

MAC Unsung Heroes: MAC Vex Eyeshadow

MAC Unsung Heroes: Costa elegant Lipstick

MAC Unsung Heroes: fast response Eye Cream

MAC Unsung Heroes: Strobe Cream

MAC Unsung Heroes: Blot Powder/Pressed

MAC Unsung Heroes: Subculture Lip Pencil

MAC Unsung Heroes: Soft brown Eyeshadow

MAC Unsung Hero: Woodwinked Eyeshadow

MAC Unsung Hero: Powersurge EyeKohl.

Mac Unsung Heroes: Alt som glitter Eyeshadow er ikke bare et annet gull

Mac Unsung Heroes: TECHNAKOHL LINERS

Mac Unsung Hero: Groundwork Paint Pot

Mac Unsung Hero: Nymphette Lipglass

Mac Unsung Heroes: Viva Glam V

Mac Unsung Hero: BlackTrack Fluidline

Mac Unsung Heroes: Lychee Luxe Lipglass

great morning, glory! exactly how did you sleep? assist yourself to a cup of coffee in the kitchen.

So, Godzilla last night… El Hub as well as I went.

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Now, let me just begin by stating that I kind of missed the whole Godzilla thing growing up. El Hub, on the other hand, appears to have seen lots of Godzilla motion pictures over the past zillion years, perhaps since he grew up in Hawaii or something, as well as they need to have been truly prominent over there. Jeg vet ikke.

At any type of rate, I went into the movie theater only expecting this: gigantic MONSTER DESTROYS CITIES! (With the all-caps like that since I expected a great deal of it.)

And, uh, that’s quite much what I got. however you understand me, I like sci-fi, as well as it was sci-fi-ish, so I liked it well enough.

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Still, I can’t believe there are lots of Godzilla motion pictures out there. I question what the other ones are about…

Lol!

In other news, have you ever observed exactly how long cats drink when they drink water? It’s a freakishly long time, right? Tabs will sit at his water bowl lapping water for like three minutes!

Sorry, random thought…

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Din vennlige samfunn appellavhengige,

Karen.

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Disse bildene er ganske gamle. De er fra min tur til Kauai i fjor, Aka ferien der jeg gikk rundt med kattemat i lommene mine.

Uansett, jeg leste en historie om en tapt tortie som heter Holly som gikk 200 miles for å gå tilbake til familien hennes, og i det siste har jeg blitt konsumert med å få faner en tortie søster.

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Det kommer sannsynligvis ikke til å skje (#wishfulthinking), men en kattdame kan drømme.

2003, at the halfway point of the Haiku stairs on the windward side of Oahu
Do you wear much more makeup now or less? has your skincare regimen gotten much more challenging than it utilized to be? exactly how about your hair situation? Do you fuss with your mane much more these days than you did 10 years ago, or have you discovered to let it be?

Jeg er nysgjerrig. exactly how have your charm routines altered over the past decade?

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Let’s see… ten years back I was a wee lass o’ 28. My charm routines have certainly altered a great deal because then.

Ti år siden!
I’d state the most significant modifications have been with exactly how I do my hair. On a everyday basis, I don’t mess with it as much as I utilized to. It took a long time to like my naturally wavy hair as much as I do now. ten years back I was straightening it practically daily, which took 20-30 minutes as well as was the most time consuming part of getting prepared in the mornings for me.

Now I just let it do whatever it wants…and unsurprisingly that takes a great deal less time! I’m typically performed in five minutes. Fifteen at the most if I take a curling iron to it.

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Of course, I utilize up that additional time with my skincare routine, which has gotten much more complicated. It utilized to be quite very little — cleanser, toner, benzoyl peroxide (for le zits), moisturizer as well as sunscreen.

I didn’t even utilize an eye cream back then! Nå gjør jeg det. I utilize method much more products than I utilized to, including anti-aging goodies (like this as well as this).

Christmas 2003: satisfying El Hub’s (at the time, “El Boyfriend’s”) household in Hawaii for the very first time
As for makeup, I believe I’m less fearful of trying new things as well as brighter colors than I was then. At 28, I mainly stuck to conventional colors — browns as well as beiges on my eyes, MAC Blushbaby on my cheeks as well as a slew of pinkish golden glosses (hello, MAC Nymphette).

My concept of pushing the envelope back then was a little amount of teal liner softly smudged along my upper lash line, as well as I would have never even thought about using bright coral or hot pink lips.

Shoot, now I’ll try anything!

Let’s hop in the Wayback Machine… ten years ago, what was your charm routine like? as well as exactly how has it altered over the past decade?

Ditt vennlige samfunn sjarmavhengig,

Karen.

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P.S. Tgif! Here’s to a loooong weekend (*raises coffee mug*).

I hope you slept well last night. I really slept in this morning…to 6:40, woo-hoo! That’s a great deal later than typical lately. between the Finch household as well as the Tabby alarm clock, 6:40 feels alright.

What’s the plan for today? You understand what I’m doin’. I’m hitting the pool, as well as then maybe, hopefully, the shopping center later today.

using the the new MAC pressed Pigments in Pink Pepper, Damson as well as Moth ($21 each) on my peepers
And they’re likewise rather helpful when your fussy feline employer sends you the complying with office text: “I will terminate your @ss if you don’t begin using a lot more glitter.”

Yes, sir!

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The 12 new $21 restricted edition MAC pressed Pigment shades are…

Vanilla Diamond, warm yellow beige with a frost finish

Sweet Acting, a mid-tone pink with a frost finish

Summer Honey, a pastel coral with a frost finish

Lime Ice, a seafoam eco-friendly with a frost finish

Rock Candy, a mid-tone fuchsia with a frost finish

Pink Pepper, a deep coral with golden pearl as well as a frost finish

Enlightening, a deep silver with a frost finish

Moth, a mauve with silver pearl as well as a frost finish

Black Grape, a deep aubergine with multicolored pearl as well as a frost finish

Jet Couture, a charcoal black with a frost finish

Damson, a deep brown with golden pearl as well as a frost finish

Midnight, a lively deep blue with a frost finish

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Summer Honey pressed Pigment, a pastel coral with a frost finish
Lime Ice pressed Pigment, a seafoam eco-friendly with a frost finish
Rock candy pressed Pigment, a mid-tone fuchsia with a frost finish
Pink Pepper pressed Pigment, a deep coral with golden pearl as well as a frost finish
Moth pressed Pigment, a mauve with silver pearl as well as a frost finish

Black Grape pressed Pigment, a deep aubergine with mutli-colored pearl as well as a frost finish
Damson pressed Pigment, a deep brown with golden pearl as well as a frost finish
Midnight pressed Pigment, a lively deep blue with a frost finish
Clockwise from the left: Vanilla diamond (a warm yellowish beige with a frost finish), wonderful Acting (a mid-tone pink with a frost finish), enlightening (a deep silver with a frost finish) as well as Jet Couture (a charcoal black with a frost finish)
Summer Honey on the left (wet as well as dry) as well as Lime Ice (wet as well as dry)
Rock candy on the left (wet as well as dry) as well as Pink Pepper (wet as well as dry)
Moth on the left (wet as well as dry) as well as Black Grape on the ideal (wet as well as dry)
Swatches: Damson on the left (wet as well as dry) as well as Midnight on the ideal (wet as well as dry)
Moth in the crease, Pink Pepper on the lids as well as Damson along my lower lash lines; this eye look is really much a lot more glitteru in genuine life…the cam didn’t truly pick up on the shimmer

Things you must know…

Hva er de? They’re significantly shimmery, glitterful powder eyeshadows created to be used wet or dry.

Who may like ’em? Gals/guys who like bold, remarkable eye looks as well as makeup bling.

What’re they like? Shiny, pigmented as well as shimmery with very little autumn out

What else must you know? a few of the lighter pastel shades look alike on my NC 42 skin, which is a bummer, as well as a lot of of the shades don’t look extremely glittery in pics. however they sure perform in genuine life. We’re talkin’ HELLA glittery, however for some reason the cam doesn’t show the shimmer as much as I’d like. I truly have to crank up the flash.

What do they feel like? It varies, however a few of them are harder than I expected, like summertime Honey as well as rock Candy, while as well as others are incredibly buttery as well as simple to blend, like Pink Pepper, Damson as well as Midnight. None of them feel gritty, though, which is great.

How are they used? just pat them on your lids with a flat eyeshadow clean like the MAC 215 medium Shader or 239 Eye Shader (with these I like to utilize brushes with flat heads since I believe they make it much easier to press the products onto the skin). Then, sweep a matte shade into your crease for contrast.

How about value? Well, each $21 0.10-ounce pan of pressed Pigment is twice as big as a $15 0.05-ounce pan of routine MAC Eye Shadow. That’s a quite great value.

Which ones stick out in the crowd? From the ones I’ve used so far, coral Pink Pepper, golden brown Damnson as well as deep blue Midnight are the ones that have stood out so far.

PRICE: $21 each
AVAILABILITY: restricted edition as well as offered now on the internet as well as at worldwide as well as North American MAC stores as well as counters with September 12
Sminke samt klageblogg Rating: B +

Din vennlige samfunn appellavhengige,

Karen.

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wearing the new Bobbi brown date night Lip & Eye palette on my eyes and lips (that’s Berry Punch Lip Color)
Maybe I’ve passed the point of no makeup return, but when I think of date night, my first thoughts are normally something like, “Oooh, let’s pop two different colors in the crease,” or “I wanna layer these three liners for a smokey cat eye gradient, yeah!”

Then again, I do have a tendency to over-complicate things (says the woman who just mixed three different concealers to customize a color for her cheeks).

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Berry Punch Lip color and diamond Pink High Shimmer Lip Gloss on my lips; Ivory Eye Shadow, storm Cloud sparkle Eye shadow and Caviar Eye shadow on my eyes
Bobbi Brown’s new $30 date night Lip & Eye palette tries to keep things easy and streamlined, and even though I don’t normally equate paring down my makeup with date nights, I appreciate its simplicity, because often those holiday palettes with, like, 25 different eyeshadows and 10 different lipsticks are just straight-up overwhelming.

Ready for date night
Sometimes it’s much easier to make a decision when you limit your options, ya know? and I think that’s one of this palette’s strengths. It comes with just enough to put together a pretty date night look, and you can always incorporate other products if you feel like it.

The shades

You get three basic eyeshadows — a dark, pigmented matte black; a sheer matte ivory and a sheer, glittery taupe (for drama!) — as well as two lipsticks — a light pink and a bright magenta — and a shimmery shell pink gloss.

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Swatches from the left: Ivory Eye Shadow, Strom Cloud sparkle Eye Shadow, Caviar Eye Shadow, Sandwash Pink Lip Color, Berry Punch Lip color and diamond Pink High Shimmer Lip Gloss
Nothing too fancy, but you know, who wants to do fancy all the time? It’s exhausting.

Sandwash Pink Lip Color
Sandwash Pink Lip color with diamond Pink Gloss on top
If you wanted to stick to just the colors in the palette, you could do a wash with the sheer ivory all over your lids, line your lash lines with the matte black, and buff them out with a pencil brush… maybe also pat the sparkly shade on your lids if you’re into glitter.

I’m also wearing MAC give Me sun Bronzer (in my crease and on my face ), L’Oreal Blackest Black Infallible Lacquer liner (lash lines), Ellis Faas Mascara (lashes) and MAC Margin blush (cheeks)
I like to add a couple a lot more things to make the look my own. For these pics, I patted the ivory all over my lids as a base, sculpted my eyes by sweeping a bronzer into the crease, and lined my upper lash line with a black gel liner, which I then smudged out with the palette’s black matte shadow.

Now that’s a look I’ll absolutely wear with El Hub to the movies.

Simple, pretty packaging
As for the quality of products in the palette, I like ’em. No problems with fallout from the shadows, not even the dark shade, which is a big plus, and the pigmented lipsticks and gloss last from 3-5 hours each.

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I recommend date night for ladies (and gents!) with light or medium skin tone who wear cool and neutral shades well. Darker damsels and/or ladies who like warmer color temps may not get the most from these colors.

PRICE: $30
AVAILABILITY: available now at Bobbi brown counters and online
Smink og klageblogg Rating: B + / A-

Din vennlige nabolag appellavhengige,

Karen.

The restricted edition Puttin’ on the Glitz set by Jouer ($25)
I may like my tabby cats super-sized (fun fact: Tabs is 20 pounds of brute-force love!), however when it pertains to my makeup, I have a major soft area for minis — tiny perfumes, tiny soaps, tiny lipsticks, tiny whatever — like these charming glosses in the Jouer Puttin’ on the Glitz holiday set.

A trio of small Moisturizing Lip Glosses, each with a doe-foot applicator, cheers up this holiday set. select from sheer, sparkling pink Glisten; creamy awesome pink Peony or sheer red Riviera.

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There’s likewise a extremely Kate Spade-esque tiny artificial leather “it” bag, which is completely sized to store an I.D., your glosses as well as a handful of Temptations feline treats, if you’re so inclined (and Tabs really hopes you are).

The Puttin’ on the Glitz set is offered now for a restricted time at choose Nordstrom stores, Henri Bendel new York as well as on the internet at jouercosmetics.com. It’s $25, as well as it even is available in a adorable box, so it’s prepared to be stuffed in a stocking.

Just add the bow.

From the pink tube on the delegated the right: Peony, Glisten as well as Riviera
From the left: Riviera, Glisten as well as Peony
The four-piece set in my paw for scale…
Cute lil’ box!

Fantastisk! – Chanel Fantastisk Le Blush Creme de Chanel ($ 38)
Bwah!

Åh, beklager … det er bare at denne burgundy krem rødmer skremte meg i sin panne.

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Men da så jeg det på kinnene mine og tenkte, “rett og slett fantastisk!” Med det beste rene (jeg liker det med en flat-top duo fiber ren som Mac 188) og en lett berøring, tror jeg det er fantastisk, som navnet antyder.

Fantastisk tørker til en pulverfinish som jeg mener, ser spesielt hentet på mørkere hudtoner.

Det er begrenset utgave, så hvis du føler deg trang til å bli fantastisk, må du stoppe av din favoritt Chanel-teller eller peke nettleseren din mot Chanel.com snart.