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hi and pleased Caturday!!! If you ever need shelter from the metaphorical storm, might I suggest Marshalls? — because each time I go there, I find so numerous cute kitty-themed things.

I went a couple days ago, and these blank kitty cards were soooo tempting, but I already have an entire drawer filled with cat steno that I need to work my way through…

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I also really wanted the kitty toothbrush holder at the top, but I passed because it had a small chip in one ear. ?

Oh, and then there were these cute jars, too…

Ah, so much cuteness! I might go back later today so see if any of these are still there, but I’m not holding out hope because you know how Marshalls is. If you snooze, you lose! You can literally turn around, and something you just saw on the shelf a minute ago will have disappeared.

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$ 42.

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אבל אני לסטות …

ארוחת בוקר. It’s calling me, and I need to take care of that, so while I go do that, here’s some light reading to keep you occupied.

The history of how one of beauty’s boldest pioneers, Helena Rubinstein, took makeup from being an accessory for “ladies of the night” and turned it into a sought after luxury item.

According to Tarang Amin, the CEO of e.l.f Cosmetics, the brand’s mission is to make luxurious charm available to all. “We take products that are unaffordable to so numerous consumers — products that are great but might cost $40 or $50 — and make them attainable.”

A deep dive into the skin care cult treatments on the rise and the science behind them.

Dang, Gwyneth Paltrow can certainly sell SOME STUFF. In the last 10 years, she’s transformed a newsletter into a lifestyle brand and a rapidly rising e-commerce business.

Weirdest thing I’ve read all week: mysterious bundles of hair are turning up on the streets of Santa Barbara!

Minnesota “hockey hair” is completely a thing. The main ingredient? כרך. (מובן מאליו!)

5 things you ought to always ask at the hair salon. Side note: I would add in a sixth question, and it would be “Could you please not butcher my mane?”

You know what they say — it takes a (cat) village. A team of four (!) kitties played Goose the cat in the new Captain marvel movie.

These pics of feline enthusiasts practicing yoga with their cats will make you wish you could downward canine with your best feline friend like best meow.

When a special cat enters your life, you’re hooked for life, and in some cases that love motivates a person to write a book.

Um, where is this train and how can I get on it?

British film stars talk about which American accent is the hardest

You know I’m all about that chunky braid life.

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How’s it going on your end of the keyboard this weekend? ?

מכור ידידותי לשכונה שלך,

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לפני, כמו גם אחרי שמונה שעות, באמצעות שאנל longwear eyeshadow primer כבסיס. (Btw, זהו הערעור PYT “לא BS” שילוב על המכסים שלי.)
תן לי להתחיל את זה על ידי קבע כי אני מדלג על צללית פריימר במשך חודשים.

אני פשוט לא ניצל את זה.

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זה היה רק ​​צעד אחד, אתה יודע? כמו גם הרגשתי כאילו אני יכול להזיז את זה מאז זה היה לא תואם עם החיפוש שלי עבור מינימליזם איפור קיצוני (כפי שהוגדר על ידי אדם שמביא לפחות חמישה שפתונים עירום בתיק שלה בכל דרך פעמים).

ביסודו של דבר, זה לא היה כמו שאני צריך איפור העין שלי כדי להתרענן כל אדם עבור Hella שעות בכל מקרה. זה לא כמו כרטיסיות, כמו גם קונור להצביע כאשר צבע הקפל שלי הוא דוהה לתוך הנשייה (למרבה המזל), עם זאת עם coywolf בגן עכשיו, אני רוצה להתחיל לעשות דברים שונים עם האיפור שלי שוב.

בעיקר, אני רוצה ללבוש עיניים מעושנות חום כמו גם שפתיים אדומות שוב. עם זאת אני ירידה לנוכח לך מכסים מטושטשים, אז אני רוצה פריימר עיניים, אבל אני רוצה אחד שיש לו את כל הפעמונים, כמו גם שריקות.

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חתולים & סווטשירט איפור ??

$ 42.

קנה עכשיו

ככה מן שאנל.

$ 32 Chanel לה בסיס Ombre à paupière longwear eyeshadow primer

זה untinted eyeshadow primer סחף אותי את הרגליים שלי חתול טנדרים!

אמנם, זה לא כמו החלת העין primer קשה, אבל זה בהחלט קל יותר מאשר נורמלי עם זה מאז עקביות חלקה.

מגיע בצינור עם רגל DOE. Props אם אתה יכול שם את eyeshadows chanel סביב כמו גם quads!
בסיס LA הוא “רטוב” מאשר primers מ nars, כמו גם מרקטולין מטרופולין, אבל זה נמשך בדיוק כמו זמן רב. ניצול זה כמו ליישם קרם עיניים, כמו גם אני מאמין שזה רק הרבה יותר קל, כמו גם מהר לי לנצל מאשר פריימרים אחרים מן dawgs ענק.

עצה: אם אתה לובש הרבה איפור עיניים בהיר, או אם אתה אוהב את eyeshadow שלך כדי להיראות רוויים להפליא, לבחור Nars Pro Prime במקום. אני מאמין שזה הפריימר הטוב ביותר עבור השתלטות בעוצמה. שאנל, כמו גם עששת מטרופולין, בינתיים, לעשות בסדר במחלקה, אבל יש להם שום דבר על nars.

La Base הוא גם נוצה, אשר הוא חיוני להפליא לי אידיאלי עכשיו מאז אני gotten ניצל לא מרגיש כאילו אני משתמש שכבות של איפור עיניים, אבל למרות בדיוק איך זה מרגיש, זה עדיין תלוי אבקות כמו כמו גם קרמים עבור החיים היקרים.

בונוס נוסף: זה גם מוסיף קצת רטיבות למכסים שלי, כמו גם כאשר העור שלך יבש בחלקים כמו שלי, כל microliter של ספירת רטיבות.

אני לא יכול לומר מספיק דברים גדולים על זה! אם הייתי יכול, הדבר היחיד שהייתי שינוי הוא המחיר … אבל זה שאנל.

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4 מתוך 5 לבבות.

מכור הקהילה הידידותית שלך,

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‘Sup?

אז … מהו סקר יום שני?

שאלה טובה! זה לא, בניגוד לשמו, סקר בפועל. זה רק רשימה של חמישה יותר או פחות שאלות אקראיות אני כבר פרסום על הבלוג הזה כל יום שני בבוקר במשך שנים רבות Gazillion (יותר מ 10!). אני אוהב לקרוא את התשובות שלך, וזה עוזר לי לקבל את השבוע שלי כדי להתחיל נהדר. ?

1. A drugstore beauty product you swear by?

Cetaphil, baby! It’s totally old school, I know, but it’s always worked for me, and I’ve been using it off and on for…gosh, almost 20 years now? It’s one of the longest relationships I’ve ever had!

2. When did you start shaving your legs?

חטיבת ביניים. כיתה ז. So, 12. I was wearing my favorite olive green plaid shorts with a matching green vest, and the girl who had the locker below mine said, “Did you forget to shave today?”

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I looked down at my shins and was suddenly and painfully aware that I had leg hair.

How did I never notice it before??

When I saw my mom that evening I asked if I could borrow a razor, and she said, “Why do you need to shave your legs? I don’t need to shave mine.” I’m pretty sure my response involved a very heavy and loud sigh…

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$ 42.

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Anyway, I sneaked one of my dad’s disposables, and shaved my legs for the first time in the shower that night.

3. Last beauty product you recommended to someone in person?

Biologique Recherche P50 1970!

4. Last time you washed your makeup brushes?

Um… A month ago? No, really, you don’t want to know… I have a whole box full of them that need to be deep-cleaned!

5. Something you have to do today?

Ugh, make an appointment with the dentist to get my teeth cleaned.

Best mug ever!

Please note that the mug I’m holding in the pic at the top says this:

Never in the history of mugs has this ever been more apt.
חה חה חה חה חה!

If my cupboards weren’t bursting with cat lady mugs, I would’ve picked it up in a heartbeat.

Speaking o’ mugs, I’m going to refill mine right now with coffee made from my new coffee maker! Did I forget to tell you about the coffee maker incident from last week?! אחי. I had a work call at the crack of dawn last Monday (or was it Tuesday? Anyway, it was really early!), and when I went into the kitchen to get a cup of coffee from the machine I’d programmed the night before to brew at 5:45, the coffee maker was KAPUT. מֵת. totally deceased!

It just so happens that we had an extra 2-cup coffee maker my in-laws gave to us before they moved back to Hawaii, which I ended up using that morning, so crisis averted, but it’s one of those mini ones that you get at hotels, and it doesn’t really work well.

Long story short, I got a new one, and I’m very excited about it, because, apparently it makes some excellent coffee! — as evidenced by my rambling in print. ?

Hope your caffeine has also kicked in!

שכונה ידידותית שלך מכור יופי,

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נ.ב. here are the questions for you to copy and paste with your answers in a comment:

1. A drugstore beauty product you swear by?
2. When did you start shaving your legs?
3. Last beauty product you recommended to someone in person?
4. Last time you washed your makeup brushes?
5. Something you have to do today?

מדינת מה!? אין לך עץ מועדף? זה, ידידי, הוא עסק משוגע. אתה דרישה אחת. אתה חייב את זה לעצמך כדי לגלות עץ? זה מדבר על הנשמה שלך, כמו גם להקצות את זה כמו האהוב עליך.

זה היה המועדף שלי במשך שנים, כמו גם זה הולך באביב. אני מבין שזה נראה מגוחך, אבל אני מקבל כל כך emo על העץ הזה! אני עלול ללכת לאיבוד במשך שעות רק בוהה בו. אני אוהב את פרחים ורודים חיוורים, תא המטען האפור כסוף, כמו גם את חזזית האור ידידותית לסביבה על ענפיה. אני מסתכלת על זה כל אביב.

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באופן מוזר מספיק, מעולם לא קראתי לזה – זה בא מן האדם שמות כל פריט דומם שחוצה את דרכה. זה רק המועדפת שלי? עֵץ. זהו זה.

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מה איתך? האם יש לך עץ מועדף? או צמח אחד נוסף?

מכור ליופי הקהילה הידידותית שלך,

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feeling like an ahrr-teest
I’ve had painting on the brain lately for two reasons — one, since I’ve been costs virtually every totally free moment at house Depot since we’re planning some much-needed repair work as well as updates to the home this summer, including painting the location from top to bottom, since when El Hub as well as I bought our location as well as moved in about a decade ago, we had no concept what we were doing. We were first-time homeowners, as well as the whole process was (and still is kinda) a mystery. We painted the interior with a flat finish, however flat surface is not your buddy when you online with a young child and/or a perpetually ravenous tabby who eats with reckless abandon as well as gets gravy splashes on the walls. choose eggshell, homie. Eggshell is the way! It’s so much simpler to clean.

The second reason I’ve had painting on the brain lately is since of the new MAC eL Seed collection, which is coming out in a few days. It’s one of those LE releases that just feels so artsy to me, which I assumption makes sense because it’s a partnership with an artist. eL Seed is a Tunisian graffiti artist who was increased in Paris, as well as he’s well-known for integrating Arabic script with graffiti.

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It provided me the desire to paint! — as well as not just since of the beautiful eye as well as deal with palette…

The Cicero full deal with Kit, which is mainly eyeshadows as well as two blushes (the pink shades)
It’s the brushes.

Ooh, the brushes… They’re unusually long for makeup brushes.

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They look like legitimate painter’s brushes to me.

I was doing makeup with them the other day as well as got to believing about exactly how I fail to remember all the time that makeup truly *is* painting. When you believe about it, it’s so much like what painters do when they put clean to canvas. You’ve got your pigments as well as paint, as well as when you sit down to buff as well as blend whatever on the blank canvas that is your face, you paint a short-term work of art. זה כה מגניב!

Funny thing is, I never truly believed of myself as an “art person.” When I was in high school, I was in band as well as played every instrument under the sun, so I was a overall music nerd, as well as I was likewise on the newspaper, however the last true art class I took was in eighth grade (which I got a B+ in, by the way!). That’s the prolong of my art training.

Swatches of the Cicero full deal with set (the two pink shades are blushes) as well as three of the Lipsticks — Declaring like (pink), Maya La Belle (red) as well as Une Caresse (plummy brown)
So I don’t believe of myself as an artist, however makeup is art! For a few minutes (almost) every day, as I’m painting my lids as well as my lips as well as whatever else, I get to be in touch with my inner eighth-grade artist, or rather, ahr-teest.

Cicero full deal with set ($66), Lipsticks ($19.50 each) as well as the clean Bag set ($49.50)

Maya La Belle (a matte bright orangey red), Declaring like (a matte, bright awesome pink) as well as Une Caresse (a matte, cool, filthy plum brown)

And you understand what else is very cool? There’s so much flexibility in makeup as art. We can utilize as much color or as bit as we want, depending upon exactly how we feel that day. We can go subtle, or we can go bold, as well as the next morning, the canvas is blank once again as well as prepared to opt for one more piece of daily art that we get to show the world.

Did this in 20 minutes!

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To think, we have that much flexibility to reveal ourselves, as well as the possibilities are endless!

מכור הקהילה הידידותית שלך,

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The MAC eL Seed collection, offered on the MAC site in north america April 8th as well as April 11th at choose MAC locations

שְׂפָתוֹן

Declaring like — bright awesome pink (matte)

Maya La Belle — bright orange red (matte)

Un Baiser — pinky nude (matte)

Une Caresse — awesome filthy brown/plum (matte)

Suggested Retail Price: $19.50 US

FULL deal with KIT: CICERO

Shroom Eye shadow — soft beige with shimmer (satin)

Petit Lion Eye shadow — peachy beige (matte)

Honey Lust Eye shadow — bronze-dipped peach (lustre)

Ksar Eye shadow — peach beige with pink shines (lustre)

Chott Eye shadow — platinum metal (VLXP)

Finjan Eye shadow — intense warm rosy brown (matte)

Teboulbou Eye shadow — pink/brown plum (VLXP)

Texture Eye shadow — peachy-brown with shimmer (velvet)

Gabrielle Powder blush — intense bright awesome pink (matte)

Les Portes Bleus Eye shadow — bright vibrant blue (matte)

Carbon Eye shadow — black (matte)

Handwritten — filthy warm brown (matte)

Carnal appeal — intense orange coral (matte)

Vidigal Powder blush — awesome intense pink (matte)

Matmata — indigo blue (matte)

Suggested Retail Prקרח: 66.00 $ ארה”ב

מימד נוסף Skinfinish.

זוהר של דימה – שימר זהב חם

מחיר: $ 36.00 ארה”ב

ערכת תיק מברשת

600ses – Lipbrush משופע

577ses – עין מיזוג נקי

578ses – מברשת Shader

466ses

מחיר מוצע קמעונאי: $ 49.50 US

Rollin’ into Monday like…

אז … מהו סקר יום שני?

שאלה טובה! זה לא, בניגוד לשמו, סקר בפועל. It’s just a listing of five a lot more or less random concerns I’ve been publishing on this blog every Monday morning for the past gazillion years (more than 10!). אני אוהב לקרוא את התשובות שלך, כמו גם זה מסייע לי לקבל את השבוע שלי כדי להתחיל פנטסטי. ?

1. What’s the scoop on your makeup today?

It’s been hot, so I’m hell bent on getting away with using as bit makeup as possible (as bit as I can manage ideal now). I did a quick 10-min beachy bronzed look with warm brown lids, coppery increased gold cheeks as well as glossy nude lips utilizing a few new things as well as old faves. I utilized BECCA Be a Light deal with Palette, Covergirl TrueBlend Matte liquid Foundation, MAC Eye brows Styler in Spiked (been lovin’ this lately), Tarte Lights cam Lashes Mascara, MAC Coffee Eyeliner, BECCA glow Gloss in increased Gold as well as a bit bit of MAC Matchmaster Concealer (more on this in a sec).

2. exactly how frequently do you deal with diy projects?

Not that often, however I desire I felt like I had the time as well as metal area to do them a lot more often, particularly home-improvement DIYs, since I like the concept of being capable sufficient to do basic things by myself like altering curtain rods as well as installing new blinds.

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3. Something recent that made you feel truly great?

Somebody in my HIIT class last week tried guessing my age as well as asked if I was 28 (!), as well as I was like GIRL, YOU SO CRAZY! ? I smiled with the entire class (even the squat burpees!)

4. Where’s your preferred location to go hiking?

Indian Valley nature protect right here in Novato. It’s truly fantastic in the spring (assuming I’m hopped-up on allergy meds) when you can hike as much as a hidden waterfall, since the better you get to it, the crazier the plants are! It’s like a lost world. Last time El Hub as well as I did it, we saw these red as well as white identified mushrooms that looked directly outta incredibly Mario Bros.

5. A appeal product you’re currently prowling for?

For reasons I don’t understand, my under-eyes have been even drier than usual, as well as my normal go-to products (Make Up For ever HD as well as MAC Matchmaster Concealer) aren’t sitting rather right, so I’m on the prowl for a full-coverage concealer that works truly well on extra, additional dry skin.

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חתולים & סווטשירט איפור ??

$ 42.

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Got any type of recs?!

DIY/home enhancement job ideas?

UPDATE 6/25/18: woman Sanctuary Herb garden 2018 — my dill plant left this world as well as transitioned to the ancestral airplane last weekend… I assumption it couldn’t take the heat, as well as I don’t blame it since אני גם לא יכול! I swear, in the 10 years or so I’ve lived right here in Novato, it’s been getting hotter as well as hotter.

Anyway, RIP, dear dill plant. I’ll miss you…particularly in potato salad.

I’m gonna stop by the garden store this week to get a replacement. Or some chives, maybe? Or mint? What’s simple to grow?

Have a spectacular week, babe. Can’t wait to hear from you.

מכור הקהילה הידידותית שלך,

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נ.ב. right here are the concerns for you to copy as well as paste with your answers in a comment:

1. What’s the scoop on your makeup today?
2. exactly how frequently do you deal with diy projects?
3. Something recent that made you feel truly great?
4. Where’s your preferred location to go hiking?
5. A appeal product you’re currently prowling for?

So…what is the Monday Poll?

ובכן, זה לא בדיוק סקר. It’s a lot more of a regularly evolving (devolving?), somewhat random list of questions I’ve been putting out to readers every Monday morning for the past 11 (!) years. (It’s like a kickstart for your brain.) I’ve always took pleasure in reading your answers in the comments, and I hope you take pleasure in reading mine.

1. pick one: microbladed brows or lash extensions?

Lash extensions, for sure, and I’d opt for the most conservative option available. nothing too long or voluminous, so, basically, the most natural-looking option.

I’ve never had lash extensions done, but I know that when I wear falsies, I get headaches when the lashes feel too heavy (I also hate when I can see the lashes out of the corner of my eye), so I couldn’t deal with cray-cray long or curly extensions.

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2. how would you do if you tried to paint your nails with 100 layers of nail polish?

I’d give it an earnest try and would probably get through four or five layers before quitting to go eat some string cheese instead!

3. speaking of nail polish, what are you wearing on your nails?

Smith & Cult Dark like Me on my fingers and Kulandini Hustle on my toes.

ללא שם: — back to #2 for a sec. I’m also 100% sure that one of the little animals I live with would need something at some point during the 100-layer challenge, and I’d have to stop early anyway. Tabs would demand a slice of turkey or cheek scritches, or Connor would need someone to share a pretend slice of blueberry cake with.

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You know, the usual!

4. think back to your early 20s… Where would you have usually been on a Friday night?

Chances are I would have been doing antiquated things that kids today will never experience, like wandering around a Tower Records for CDs (and only getting something once in a blue moon!), or searching for a motion picture to rent at Blockbuster.

Once in a while, I’d go clubbing in SF with a friend.

5. Biscotti or scones?

Biscotti, ideally with a latte.

Scones do nothing for me… too dry.

יום שני שמח

If you’re having a case of the Mondays ideal now, so am I, friend. It’s been one of those “I feel overwhelmed” days so far, but I’ll do my best, and I hope you do, too.

In other news, guess who got a wreath at HomeGoods yesterday. Yup, that was the highlight of my Sunday… It’s a springy green wreath with what I believe are dried eucalyptus leaves on it, and I like that it doesn’t look fake or plastic.

Sigh… I wish I could just live in HomeGoods today. Doesn’t that sound like a great little vacation? לצחוק בקול רם.

מכור לערער את השכונה הידידותית שלך,

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קארן

נ.ב. הנה השאלות להעתיק ולהדביק עם התשובות שלך בתשובה:

1. pick one: microbladed brows or lash extensions?
2. how would you do if you tried painting your nails with 100 layers of nail polish?
3. speaking of nail polish what are you wearing on your nails?
4. think back to your early 20s. Where would you normally be on a Friday night?
5. Biscotti or scones?