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bareMinerals Kissing booth Collection Marvelous Moxie Lipgloss in Jezebel
Thanks, bareMinerals, for inspiring my latest listing with your new $26 Kissing booth Lipgloss Collection.

I’m calling it “Carnival Attractions That I absolutely never want to Operate.”

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bareMinerals Kissing Booth, $26
At the top of the list, the kissing booth, which, yeah, most likely isn’t a great in shape for the woman who freaked-the-eff-out when she discovered out that her (now ex) boyfriend was utilizing her toothbrush (EWWWWWWW!).

Can you picture the germs exchanged during one afternoon at a kissing booth? Um…no say thanks to you.

Carnival Attractions That I absolutely never want to Operate

The kissing booth — Yuck! I don’t understand where those lips have been!

The Ferris wheel — people freaking out in buckets a hundred feet off the ground? I can’t… I just can’t.

The milk bottle baseball game — Oh, hell to the no. exactly how much do you want to bet somebody would hit me with a ball?

The carousel/merry-go-round — Make it stop! The music is driving me nuts…

Now, if I might firmly insist that there were only two clients at my kissing booth, El Hub as well as Tabs (who would get nose kisses, of course), then cool. as well as I’d likewise want these Kissing booth Collection glosses around, since their sheer pigments wouldn’t leave bright smooch marks behind.

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These non-sticky glosses look like they should be bright as well as intense on lips, however they’re not. They’re quite sheer sheer on mine — much sheerer than the glosses in the Lipspectacular holiday set.

From the left: huge Tease, lucky Lady, wonderful Kisser, major Flirt, excitement Seeker as well as Jezebel
All six Kissing booth shades begin out just timid of moderately pigmented as well as fade over the program of about 10 minutes up until I can see most of my natural lip color with them.

Even the three glitters are subdued, as well as after applying them, I can can truly only seem them briefly when I’m in full sunlight.

bareMinerals Kissing booth marvelous Moxie Lipgloss in wonderful Kisser
I like my glosses with a sprinkle o’ flash, so if I had to select between this set as well as Lipspectacular…I’d believe I’d go with the latter, which includes six moderately pigmented creamy nudes.

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But if you prefer semi-transparent glosses with a faint trace of color, don’t miss the Kissing Booth.

The bareMinerals Kissing booth set includes…

Mini Marvelous Moxie Lipgloss in huge Tease, a pinkish nude

Mini Marvelous Moxie Lipgloss in lucky Lady, a diamond rose

Mini Marvelous Moxie Lipgloss in wonderful Kisser, a strawberry sorbet

Mini Marvelous Moxie Lipgloss in major Flirt, a sparkling peony

Mini Marvelous Moxie Lipgloss in excitement Seeker, a rich lilac

Mini Marvelous Moxie Lipgloss in Jezebel, a glimmering fuchsia merlot

Size: 2.25 ml/0.07 fl. oz. each

PRICE: $26
AVAILABILITY: offered now on the internet as well as at Sephora as well as bareMinerals boutiques
MAKEUP as well as beauty blog RATING: B

Your friendly community beauty addict,

Karen

Hey, quite kitties! This cool, crisp autumn weather condition is getting me in the mood to wear autumnal colors like plums as well as golds. With the holidays approaching, I’ve been starting to wear a bit more makeup.

The carpet of autumn leaves covering the hill outside influenced me to whip up this attractive autumn makeup look today as a method run for Thanksgiving dinner as well as my other holiday parties. It’s one of those looks that seems like it would be challenging since of the false lashes, however it’s not. You can totally do it! It’s appropriate for all skill levels, even kitties experimenting with makeup for the very first time. I hope you provide it a try. -Tabs

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TOOLS:

Plum eyeshadow — I selected a plum eyeshadow since it flatters so many different eye colors, including eco-friendly eyes like mine.

Gold cream shadow — You can go as sparkly as you want with this, however I decided to go with a extremely subtle sheen, since the lashes already provide much of the drama.

Bronzy gold kohl pencil liner — A bronzy gold kohl pencil brightens the eyes as well as adds a subtle focal point that contrasts with the lashes.

False eyelashes — It’s the holidays! go for huge drama with long, rich lashes that kitties can see from a mile away.

Plum lipstick — Amplify your look with a dark plum lip. I prefer matte completes myself, which are stylish at the moment as well as extremely ’90s.

Gold highlighter — To balance out the strong eyes as well as lips, I skipped blush as well as went for a softly radiant golden cheek utilizing a powder highlighter.

Flat eyeshadow brush

Domed blending brush

Angled eyeshadow brush

Lip brush

Blush brush

STEPS:

Start by applying the plum eyeshadow around the lid as well as crease (if you have one).

Using an angled eyeshadow brush, sweep the exact same plum eyeshadow along the lower lash line.

With your domed shadow brush, stipple as well as press the gold cream shadow around your lid to add dimension as well as structure to the look.

Apply a bronzy gold liner along your lower water line. This doesn’t have to be extremely intense. just sufficient to open up the eyes.

Apply your false lashes! Do this with gusto as well as without fear.

Using your lip brush, apply a plum lipstick to your lips.

End with a light dusting of shimmery golden highlighter on your cheeks/whisker pads.

If you try this look, tag me on Instagram! #tabstutorials I would like to see it on you!

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(NOTE: I understand you most likely already understand this, however please don’t put makeup on your kitty cat. This is just for enjoyment purposes. No genuine life cats used any type of makeup for this tutorial.)

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Your friendly community beauty addicts,

Karen as well as Tabs

From the left, the Lilliputian-sized lipsticks in the $39 Kat Von D Studded Kiss Lipstick Set: Countess, Agatha, Adora, Sexer, Wonderchilde, Bachelorette, Motorhead, Lovecraft and Hexagram
The nine little lipsticks in the $39 Kat Von D Studded Kiss Lipstick set make me feel like Shrek, man! They’re just so precious and tiny in my paws.

Suddenly, it’s ogre time, which is like Hammer time, except without the backup dancers and shiny parachute pants.

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Kat Von D Studded Kiss Lipstick Set
OK, yeah, I’ve got that whole long-fingered E.T. hands thing happening, but really, my hands aren’t that big, and yet they seem like ginormous beast hands when I see myself holding one of these little lipsticks.

I’m starting to develop a complex.

The $39 Kat Von D Studded Kiss Lipstick Set

It doesn’t help that I’ve already broken a few of these little lipsticks on accident. Yup, snapped the bullets right in half like She-Ra.

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The nine 0.04-oz. tubes may look tough in their studded black packaging, and some of the colors clearly aren’t shy (especially those intense mattes!), but the lipstick bullets themselves are surprisingly delicate.

Either that, or I’ve developed Popeye strength, perhaps due to eating one too many Amy’s Spinach Pizzas.

Ogre girl issues aside, you gotta love these reds. Countess, Adora, Bachelorette (swoon!) and Hexagram just rock. Kat handles crimson in very amazing ways (if she released a set with just all reds, that would be so bomb!) — smoothly, and with a fearlessness when it comes to pigment. expect to get hooked by these tiny tubes and end up craving their full-size versions.

The mattes last on my lips from 4-6 hours, and the creams, from 3-4.

Tiny li’l thangs
Kat Von D Studded Kiss Lipstick set swatches from the left in Countess, Agatha, Adora, Sexer, Wonderchilde, Bachelorette, Motorhead, Lovecraft and Hexagram
Wonderchilde
Bachelorette
Some of the colors don’t really do it for me, like the (super patchy) pale nude matte and funky, iridescent ’80s purplish magenta, but you could always stash those in a drawer for next Halloween…or give them to a younger niece who wants to play with makeup (just don’t hand her the shade called Sexer, unless you want that tea party with Bobo the Bear to take an awkward turn).

The limited edition $39 set seems a little hard to find online, but it should be available now at your nearby Sephora store.

Desperately seeking sunny weather

Finally, a break in the storm!

I haven’t seen the actual sun in days, but at least it stopped raining. For now.

The other night we had the whole scary weather shebang — high winds, heavy rains, loud thunder and lightning. The storm even knocked down some traffic signs and patio umbrellas.

None of our old oak trees fell down, though, which is a big relief (knock on wood, no pun intended), because that would have been terrible. I sure love those trees…

I realized the other day while getting soaked out at lunch that I need a decent raincoat.

I do have a boxy black one with a hood that I got from The gap about 10 years ago, and it gets the job done, but I think it makes me look like a tiny serial killer…

I like this red London Fog coat at Nordies, but they don’t have my size in stock.

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Fashionable gals, if you have any cute raincoat recs, please send them along. This vertically challenged, waterlogged girl needs help!

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

big kiss!
You know that moment after a looong day when you finally take off your false lashes and your Spanx? Yeah, the six glosses in the $26 bareMinerals Lipspectacular set feel even better than that.

The $26 bareMinerals Lipspectacular set, available now exclusively at Ulta
They’re just so smooth and creamy and oh, my friggin’ goodness! — comfortable. and not sticky at all.

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Swatches from the left: forbidden Nude, Juicy Mango, Sassy Sorbet, must-have Pink, flirty Mauve and Moody Berry

Juicy Mango
Moody Berry
Sassy Sorbet
Normally, I encourage you to break up your holiday lip sets to spread the love, but no, don’t do that with this one. keep all six of these glosses for yourself.

All six shades are absolutely wearable, from the pale pink one (Forbidden Nude) to the deep blackberry (Moody Berry). Moderately pigmented and creamy (no glitter here), they manage service suits and boardrooms as well as t-shirts and jeans.

Or t-shirts and stretchy pants…’cause that’s what I wear when I get In-N-Out cravings.

Speaking of which, I love those damned vanilla shakes, and these glosses taste and smell a little like ’em.

Mmm, vanilla shakes…

The bareMinerals Lipspectacular set includes…

Mini Marvelous Moxie Buttercream Lipgloss in forbidden nude (buffed pink)

Mini Marvelous Moxie in must-have Pink (antique pink)

Mini Marvelous Moxie in Juicy Mango (coral pink)

Mini Marvelous Moxie in flirty Mauve (toasted mauve)

Mini Marvelous Moxie in Sassy Sorbet (strawberry crème)

Mini Marvelous Moxie in Moody Berry (blackberry currant)

0.07 fl. oz. each

Heck, the set is only $26! That’s not bad at all, and it’s available now exclusively at Ulta stores and ulta.com.

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Your friendly neighborhood appeal addict,

Karen

P.S.

The Kipling Europa carry Bag ($89)
Like my husky tabby, my cherished Kipling Europa carry Bag is big as well as in charge.

With several pockets as well as a roomy interior, it is available in extremely helpful if you, like me, commonly discover yourself compelled to bring around whatever as well as the kitchen area sink.

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Sometimes that includes five nude lipsticks as well as glosses that are all a lot more or less the exact same shade…

Right now the bag holds two wallets, a big makeup bag, an umbrella, a knit yarn hat, my phone, secrets as well as a pouch of feline treats. as well as it still has space to spare!

I might most likely complimentary up even a lot more area in it if I emptied a few of the pockets, however it has so lots of that often I fail to remember what’s in where.

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Like, I opened one of the pockets this afternoon as well as discovered a trick stock of vitamins as well as hair pins…

The bag is made from lightweight, water-resistant nylon, so it’s extremely simple to clean.

Once upon a time, it likewise had a adorable bit stuffed animal monkey appeal dangling from it, however somewhere along the method the monkey disappeared… I vaguely recall providing it to a captivating child.

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By the way, often I even utilize this bag to hold my DSLR camera. I’ll just set up an ONA cam bag insert in the primary compartment.

I got the bag at Macy’s back in 2010, as well as it’s still as great as new (sans the missing monkey charm). I see that it’s still offered on the internet in three shades — black, silver as well as gray — for $89 each.

Highly recommended!

The Europa carry Bag by Kipling ($89)

Water-resistant nylon that’s simple to clean with a sponge or a moist towel

Adjustable carry strap

Top zipper closure

Multiple zippered pockets on the front as well as sides

Interior features zip pocket, crucial clasp, organizer panel with cell phone pocket, open slip pocket as well as pen sleeves

12-1/4″ wide, 8-3/4″ tall as well as 6-1/4″ deep