Archives February 2023

MAC Unsung Heroes: Saddle Eyeshadow

install up! It’s MAC Saddle…
I understand that a few of you gals as well as dudes who see MBB likewise trip horses, so I requirement to understand — does MAC Saddle Eye shadow in any type of method remind you of actual saddles? Is this what color saddles are? since I’ve never ridden a horse, so I have no clue.

All I understand is I like this color, man, as well as I’ve been using it for years! It’s a — now please don’t run away when I state this — matte orange brown.

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Yep, I stated orange…but it’s more brown than orange. It’s not obnoxiously orange. The bit bit of orange just provides it some warmth.

What’s an unsung makeup hero? For me, it’s an frequently underrated makeup morsel, a long-term collection product that scoots under the radar screen of many makeup enthusiasts however on a regular basis rocks my world. The long-running Unsung Heroes series features a few of my favorites.

Howdy, pardner. I reckon I’m about a MAC NC42 for refrence, if’n yer inclined to know…
Sometimes I utilize Saddle to deepen my crease as well as make my eyes look like they’re set back further in my sockets…

OK, that sounded weirder than it did in my head…but anyway, mattes are useful when you want to make something look more recessed.

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You might begin with a light brown matte like MAC Soft Brown, Soba or Wedge in the crease first, then add Saddle on top on the part of your crease that you want to look deepest as well as furthest back.

Feathering it up into the lighter brown you started with likewise produces a gradient as well as provides the look a bit somethin’-something, a.k.a. complexity.

I’m using Saddle as well as Wedge on my lids as well as in the crease, Brun as well as Mulch in the outer corners, Ricepaper to highlight the inner corners as well as my brows, as well as Feline Kohl on my water lines.

There are so many matte dark browns out there, as well as you might utilize any type of number of them in this way, however Saddle truly is something special. You’ll be blown away by exactly how simple it is to blend, since you understand exactly how difficult mattes usually are to feather out, right? Saddle blends quickly into other matte shadows, which is my hallmark for “what makes a excellent matte shadow,” as well as it’s likewise super simple to blend into other finishes, too, like satins, frosts as well as sheens.

It’s one of my tried-and-true MAC must-have traditional colors, as well as it delivers across the board — color, performance, all-day wear time, as well as it’s a great value $$$ since of its versatility.

I like utilizing it with the MAC old-school neutrals, as well as one of my preferred looks is with Wedge in the crease, Saddle up in there to deepen it, as well as then Mulch on the lid, Brun in the outer corner, as well as a highlight of Brule or Ricepaper.

Another look I like is with Soft brown in the crease as well as Sable on the lid. then I add Costa Riche on the water as well as lash lines (or sometimes I’ll go with a traditional black kohl like MAC Feline or Smolder on my water line).

Basically, if your skin tone is NC42 or NW40, or thereabouts in that general vicinity, Saddle is a amazing all-purpose crease color.

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I online for it, like it, as well as I wear everything the time. Heck, I used it once again today.

Your friendly community beauty addict,

Karen

MAC Lipglass Swatches: All 57 shades in the long-term Line, SWATCHED!

great deals o’ Lipglass swatches coming at-chu
There are 57 (!) MAC Lipglasses in the long-term collection now ($17 each), as well as all of them just got new packaging/outfits.

Here are some fun facts you may or may not understand about them…

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None of them begin with the letter “F.”

Two of them begin with the word “love.” (Love kid as well as like Nectar)

Three of them begin with the word “pink.” (Pink Lemonade, Pink Nouveau as well as Pinkarat)

One of them is named after an insect. (Yellow Jacket)

There are three “Rs” (not two) in Prrr.

Several of them have color counterparts, like Russian Red (also a Lipstick), Impassioned (Lipstick) as well as Soar (a Lip Pencil).

Even though it’s not in the long-term collection, when upon a time there was a shade called development Revolution. ?

In addition to their even shinier outfits, they likewise got a bit bigger (update: the new tubes hold 0.10 ounces, as well as the old Lipglass tubes held 0.17 ounces).

You’ll acknowledge your old faves among them, like Nymphette, Spite as well as Lychee Luxe…

Oh, wait! Those are my old faves. The glosses themselves haven’t altered (same patent-leather radiate as well as hella sticky vanilla-scented formula). They’re just using new outfits.

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1. Angel

Angel
2. Baby’s a Vamp

Baby’s a Vamp
3. Beaux

Beaux

4. Bittersweet Me

Bittersweet Me
5. Blissful

Blissful
6. C-Thru

C-Thru
7. candy Box

Candy Box
8. candy Yum Yum

Candy Yum Yum
9. Chai

Chai
10. Chestnut

Chestnut
11. Cultured

Cultured
12. Desire

Desire
13. filthy Dark Martini

Dirty Dark Martini
14. Dive Bar

Dive Bar
15. Dreamy

Dreamy
16. Explicit

Explicit
17. Gal Friday

Gal Friday
18. woman about Town

Girl about Town
19. Gold Finch

Gold Finch
20. Heroine

Heroine
21. Impassioned

Impassioned
22. like Child

Love Child
23. like Nectar

Love Nectar
24. Lust

Lust
25. Lustrewhite

Lustrewhite
26. Lychee Luxe

Lychee Luxe
27. Misbehaving

Misbehaving
28. Morange

Morange
29. Myth

Myth
30. new Galaxy

New Galaxy
31. night & Daze

Night & Daze
32. Norwegian Sky

Norwegian Sky
33. Nymphette

Nymphette
34. undoubtedly Bare

Obviously Bare
35. Oh Baby

Oh Baby
36. Oyster Girl

Oyster Girl
37. Pink Lemonade

Pink Lemonade
38. Pink Nouveau

Pink Nouveau
39. Pinkarat

Pinkarat
40. Please Me

Please Me
41. Prrr

Prrr
42. Purple Mocha

Purple Mocha
43. Rambunctious

Rambunctious
44. Ravishing

Ravishing
45. Rebel

Rebel
46. Roulette

Roulette
47. Ruby Woo

Ruby Woo
48. Russian Red

Russian Red
49. Saint Germain

Saint Germain
50. Saucy bit Thing

Saucy bit Thing
51. indications of Spring

Signs of Spring
52. Snob

Snob
53. Soar

Soar
54. Spice

Spice
55. Spite

Spite
56. Steel Kiss

Steel Kiss
57. Yellow Jacket

Yellow Jacket
Ingredients (from the shade indications of Spring)
You have to tell me — what was the very first Lipglass you ever wore?? If you can’t remember, what’s your present favorite?

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My very first was Spite! as well as my present preferred is my all-time preferred (well, one of my all-time favorites), Nymphette.

Your friendly community appeal addict,

Karen

Saturday Surfing: June 10th, 2017

Uh…

Um…is anybody else low-key freaking out about the new Trader Joe’s Fearless Flyer?

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I guess they redesigned it, and I just got one in the mail the other day.

First impression? “Ooh, colorful!” but it seemed kind of thin with fewer pages than usual. then I set it aside to read later in bed. (Don’t judge! It’s usually great bedtime reading.)

I can’t believe it! Where did all the rambling intros with fun facts about coffee beans, weather patterns, ducklings and four-leaf clovers go?? Or the creative puns and silly wordplay? everything in this new version is succinct, matte-of-fact and blah. It looks great, but dayum, TJ, why you gotta do me like that!? bring back THE OLD FEARLESS FLYER!

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On that note, a little light reading for your Saturday morning (beauty and otherwise)…

The hidden history behind the Maybelline new York makeup line

Ehrmahgawhd! The print on this dress is purr-fection. WANT.

Lumpia and pancit for everyone! The food of my people is gonna be the next big culinary thing, according to Vogue.

Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about Clinique Black Honey nearly Lipstick

How do the chemicals in sunscreen secure our skin from damage?

Makeup legend Pat McGrath talks makeup, tech and what’s next in the future of beauty.

Thanks, Carolina, for giving me a severe Dior mascara lemming.

My girl Adia compiled a lengthy list of nude lipsticks for deeper skin tones, YES!

And in case you missed it, here’s the skinny on the awesome Ouai haircare line, urban Decay’s newest naked heat palette (it’s hot stuff), Milk Makeup’s skin-like Sunshine tint, and how your face powder can be a secret makeup weapon in your appeal arsenal.

Violette_Fr’s videos are binge-worthy. SO GOOD!

Playing this all the time, over and over and over again…

Makeup in 5, 10 and 15 minutes with MAC next to nothing (a.k.a. my favorite thing in the world ideal now)

I’m in last-minute vacay mode, packing and getting the place ready for the tabby’s favorite pet sitter. As Tabs describes it, he’s a consummate deep-tissue kitty massage pro. He’ll be the tabby’s on-site temp assistant this week.

I wish I could bring Tabs along on this trip, though. I briefly contemplated emptying my big green bag and trying to sneak him aboard in it, but I can see the TSA agent now. “Um…ma’am? Is there a large cat in your bag??”

Well, yeah, obviously.

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Do you ever wish you could bring your family pets on holiday with you? I wish I could every time.

Your friendly neighborhood appeal addict,

Karen

Saturday Surfing, June 23rd, 2018

Operation: J. Lo Booty
I woke up this morning as well as saw a rainbow…of resistance bands! got these for my birthday. now sweatin’ like a mofo.

Here’s the workout I’m doing:

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Feel that booty ? burn

Have you ever utilized resistance bands before? OH EM GEE. Dude, they don’t look like much, however they are no joke. They’re an ultra-portable, inexpensive method to up your workout game.

Apparently, they double as jewelry!
Think durable rubber bands. You wrap them around different parts of your body during particular exercises where your muscles work against the resistance of the bands, as well as the different colors as well as sizes of the bands correspond to different levels of tension. Some are equal to a 10-pound dumbbell; some are rather a bit much more or less.

Slip one around your knees or ankles, as well as all of a sudden your squats as well as side lunges are next level. I’m speaking major shed ? (in a great way)! You can likewise utilize them for upper body (like for assisted pull-ups) as well as core work.

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That’s Harris the cat, by the way…
One can only withstand so numerous burpees since they are really the devil’s work, as well as when I want to exercise however can’t bear the believed of going to an HIIT class or having a hard time with a run, a resistance band workout is practically fun.

Or, at least, different. They’re an easy, low-impact method to mix things up.

Now, I’m gonna go jump in the shower as well as de-funk myself, although I don’t understand why I bother, since it’s expected to be 90-something today, so I’m just gonna end up all sweaty once again anyway. While I embark upon stated useless endeavor, right here are some stories that caught my eye this week:

If you’re a lady of color, here’s a guide to discovering a nude lippie for darker skin tones.

New brand to view out for at Sephora: 7 Virtues. To support regional residents as well as households in war-torn areas, the brand sources raw components from locations caught in dispute as well as really overpays to assist farmers offer much more for their families.

Soon, fans of “the ‘gram” will be able to view hour-long videos with something called IGTV. Side note: would anybody be thinking about viewing me ramble for an hour on Instagram about cats? INQUIRING MINDS want TO KNOW.

I’m a huge fan of unisex scents (see: clean Reserve Sel Santal), so I can’t wait to sniff these three new fragrances Chanel is introducing for women as well as guys.

What’s in a name? former appeal Editor Linda Wells is introducing a new makeup line called Flesh. right here she talks about the semi-scandalous name as well as their products (she was going for controversy). The short article is likewise full of fun facts (which you understand I loooove), like exactly how the Peach Crayola crayon color utilized to be called Flesh, however it was rebranded during the begin of the civil rights movement.

Well, I just discovered what I’ve been missing all my life: CHOCOFLAN!!!

I certainly did not look such as this when I danced to push It at the eighth-grade dance…

Current summertime soundtrack

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What are you as much as this weekend? Is it hella hot there too?

Your friendly community charm addict,

Karen

The nail polish Club

$2 a hand!!!
The fires are slowly however certainly being contained, as well as the air has cleared up sufficient to opt for walks again. We went for one on Monday evening as well as discovered a indication marketing a new community business…

For The nail polish Club!

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Two dollars a hand… That’s a overall bargain compared to the regional nail location I typically go to, as well as it’s excellent if you’re, say, right-handed as well as can only paint the nails on your left hand decently. If you only requirement assist painting the nails on one hand, you can phone call The nail polish Club, as well as they’ll help you for just two BUCKS!

Oh, they likewise do nail art. It’s 50 cents for add-ons like glitter, stickers or flowers-slash-dots.

What I like many is the specificity of the sign. They’re offered for clients on Tuesdays, as well as each visit is 30 minutes.

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Seriously, though, as well cute! Connor as well as I wanna join.

Your friendly community charm addict,

Karen