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Sundays With Tabs the Cat, makeup and beauty blog Mascot, Vol. 333

Dear Tabby is written by Tabs the cat, commonly regarded as “the world’s first plus-size kitty supermodel.” founded in mid 2012, it has quickly become the most widely syndicated cat advice column on earth — known for its fresh, feline perspective on lifestyle, fashion and style issues affecting cats and humans.

An unconventional office romance

DEAR TABBY: I’ve had a crush on the same cat since we were kittens, but I don’t think she even knows I exist. You see, I work late a lot. I’m a certified kitty accountant (you know how it is, Tabby, married to my job), and I think she must also work in the area, because I watch her through the windows of my office late at night.

Sometimes I’ll see her chatting with other cats under the street lamps and, yeah, it makes me jealous, but I’m also very introverted and shy.

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I rarely, if ever, go outside, whereas she, on the other paw, is a free spirit who stays out all night. It’s a classic case of when opposites attract.

My question is this: how do I let her know I’m interested without coming on too strong, and should I even bother? We work in the same area, but it’s as if we’re worlds apart.
— Interested Introvert

Let the rhythm move you

DEAR INTERESTED: I’ve counseled many cats in situations similar to yours, where one of the interested parties works indoors and the other one works outside, and here’s what I tell them: yes, I think you should absolutely let her know how you feel, and don’t worry about coming on too strong. romance is all about taking risks.

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I suggest interpretive dance. express your feelings through dance one night, and try to get her attention through the glass. You’ll never know what might be unless you try.

A cat who wants to be more than friends

DEAR TABBY: This week, completely out of nowhere, my best guy pal cat brought me a mouse, then started nuzzling me and purring.

I was like, “Whoa, whoa, whoa! What are you doing?!” and he looked terribly hurt.

Don’t get me wrong, he’s a very cute tom cat, but he’s also seeing one of my friends.

What should I do, Tabby? I’m not against purr-suing a relationship with him, but not while he’s seeing another cat.
— friendly Tension

You have to be very upfront with some cats

DEAR FRIENDLY: Your reaction was completely understandable. He’s putting the moves on you while he’s seeing someone else!

In this case, I think you just have to be crystal clear with him. Spell everything out.

Let him know that you would never consider dating him while he’s seeing someone else, and proceed with caution. Take it slowly when dealing with friendships and matters of the heart.

It’s the thought that counts

DEAR TABBY: I want to get my boyfriend a Valentine’s Day card from my cat, but I don’t know. Is that weird? I think it would be awesome.
— Feline Feelings

What does your intuition tell you?

DEAR FEELINGS: Is he feline friendly? You have to answer that question first. If he’s shown interest in your kitty companion, most notably, like, have you observed baby talking, or has he brought your cat any gifts? If so, then it would be completely appropriate.

If, however, he ignores your cat, sacrilege! Dump him.

Just kidding! (No, really, dump him.)

A cat with a question about gift-giving

DEAR TABBY: I’m thinking about getting a Valentine’s Day gift for my assistant. would a mouse be appropriate, or should I just go with something like shoes or chocolate?
— modern Mouser

I recommend See’s

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DEAR MOUSER: Don’t waste your time spending half your day hunting for a mouse. go with the chocolates instead. I speak from experience.

Much love, always,

Tabs

10 things I love about Tea (and T)

10 things I love about Tea (and T)
1. Trader Joe’s Vanilla and Cinnamon Black Tea

The Trader Joe’s brand teas! — especially the seasonal ones that come out around holidays. Every Xmas I hoard and stockpile a few boxes of the Vanilla and Cinnamon Black Tea and candy Cane green Tea (YUM!), and then obsessively ration them.

I believe I shall make a cuppa ideal now (lol, someone’s been enjoying BBC lately).

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2. Tabbies

I got mad love for all teh kittehs, but due to my current employment situation…husky tabby kids are my faves.

Tabs demonstrating the proper way to contour using the real techniques Contour Brush…
3. organic Raspberry leaf Tea by standard Medicinals

Otherwise known as “PMS Tea” around these parts, it improves my mood when my hormones are acting like irrational toddlers behind the wheel of a tractor trailer truck, if ya know what I mean.

4. cute tea pots and cups

I have a couple of cute, dainty pots and cups but rarely use them because I’m partial to huge mugs.

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Since we’re on the subject, though, did you ever have a toy tea set when you were a kid? I did! and I used to love playtime with tea.

Wish I could remember what happened to that thing…

5. Tom Ford Beauty

Tom Ford African Violet nail Polish, purse by Reed Krakoff, and bracelet by Na Hoku
“T” for Tom Ford. Don’t even get me started on Tom.

African Violet nail Polish, Cognac Sable Eye Quad, Negligee Lipstick, the Unabashed Palette, and oh! — that crazy expensive, utterly epic brow filler I’ve worn down to the nub.

Oh, Tom…

6. fragrant “tea” notes in perfumes

My current faves are by BVLGARI: Eau The Blanc White Tea (notes of artemesia leaves, white tea, ambrette, white pepper, musk and woody amber) and Au The Vert extreme (notes of Italian bergamot, green tea and pepper).

7. White tee tee shirts like this one from Anthropologie

This one’s by Left of center from Anthropologie a couple years ago.

Now that I think about it, I must have gotten a lot more than one because it’s been the best dang t-shirt I’ve ever owned, hands down.

I love the way the soft cotton drapes without getting too clingy (i.e., it hides my muffin top) and the cute little details, like the slightly twisted fabric around the neckline.

It’s also long, so it covers my bum and my lady parts, and I can wear it with leggings, too.

I’m not seeing the exact same one on sale anymore…but the Slubbed palette Tee and Catarina Tee are pretty similar.

8. This Tabby Tee from Target

I feel like Tabs must be getting royalties from this one, lol!

Feels great and soft, also not too clingy. Plus, hello! — there’s a cat DJ on the front.

I’m not sure if I must be ashamed to admit this (probably)…but 90% of the people who ask me about this tee tee shirt are children who want it for themselves.

9. Taylor Swift!

I may have just listened to Shake It Off five times in a row. Sorry not sorry.

10. Tissé Vendôme by Chanel

Tissé Vendôme
Of all the quads on planet Earth, Tissé Vendôme is my current favorite to wear with coral cheeks and lips.

The browns in this? Uh! Heart palpitations.

Tissé Vendôme
I like to sweep the lightest brown, the satiny golden one, on my lids and then line my lash lines with the darker rich chocolate. then I’ll buff that coral shade inside the inner corners.

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Makes for a delighted Karen.

Your friendly neighborhood appeal addict,

Karen

Illamasqua vintage Metallix Eye shadows and Glamore Collection Lipsticks

cream shadows and nude lipsticks by Illamasqua
I’m pretty ecstatic about tomorrow. I’m meant to be going hiking with a friend in Muir Woods, which I haven’t done for years, and then to Cheesecake factory for Avocado Egg Rolls.

I’ve been craving those things lately…

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I’m also going to trying out some new items from Illamasqua. The vintage Metallix Eye shadows ($26 each) are from the new once fall collection, and the lipsticks from the Glamore collection ($30 each).

It’s not as easy to find Illamasqua here in the us anymore, with Sephora no longer carrying the line, but you can still get your fix online at illamasqua.com.

Vintage Metallix Eye shadows in embellish (left) and Bibelot (right), $26 each
Glamore Lipsticks from the left in Tease, naked and Cherub ($30 each)

Before as well as After new metropolitan Decay Brow Beater as well as Brow Tamer

using the new metropolitan Decay Brow Tamer as well as Brow Beater in my brows
My brows as well as I don’t hold hands as well as sing tunes around the campfire.

My brows as well as I don’t “hug it out.”

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This is since my brows as well as I have dueling agendas. While they like the sparse areas that appear around their arches, I want brows that are fluffy as well as full.

While they like looking unfinished as well as being underwhelming, I want brows that provide out high fives as well as say, “Haaay, GURL, HAAY!” when they go into a room.

This epic, continuous battle for overall as well as total brow domination just recently led me to try two new brow products coming soon from metropolitan Decay — one, a new line of Brow Beater pencils ($20 each), as well as the other a new line of Brow Tamer brow gels (also $20 each).

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Both guarantee to bust out bad@ss submission holds on brows to wrestle them into place.

Urban Decay Brow Beater from the left in Dark, Neutral Brown, Taupe as well as warm Brown

Urban Decay Brow Tamer from the left in Clear, Dark, Neutral Brown, Taupe as well as warm Brown

Because my brows are so unruly that it takes a team to wrangle them, I’ve been utilizing both the new Brow Beater as well as Brow Tamer at the same time to fill as well as shape, however if the battle with your brows is much more of a testy skirmish than a mixed martial arts fight, you ought to be able to get great results from just one or the other.

If utilizing both, I’ll typically begin with Brow Beater, which includes a very skinny twist-up brow pencil on one end as well as a spoolie on the other.

I like brow pencils with thin suggestions such as this one since they make it simple to draw very fine hairs, resulting in a much more natural brow look. this likewise has a few other great things going for it, like a firm spoolie to skillfully corral unruly brow hairs, natural-looking colors as well as a difficult texture. I feel that harder pencils are typically simpler to wield as well as longer long lasting than creamy ones (Brow Beater lasts all day).

If you like Anastasia’s Brow Wiz, you’ll most likely likewise like this. They’re extremely similar.

Recommended for even the sparsest o’ brows. It’s $20 as well as coming soon in Taupe, Neutral Brown, warm brown as well as Dark. The shade I’m using right here is Dark.

From the left, that’s metropolitan Decay Brow Beater in Taupe, Neutral Brown, warm brown as well as Dark; as well as metropolitan Decay Brow Tamer in Clear, Taupe, Neutral Brown, warm brown as well as Dark
Then, after I’m done filling out my brows with Brow Beater, I’ll add some meaning as well as soften the impact of the pencil by running one of the Brow Tamer gels with my entire brow from suggestion to tail. These are medium-hold gels for adding subtle color as well as leaving brows looking as well as feeling soft, so they’re finest for women as well as gents who don’t want their brows to look as well severe.

If you want something with firm hold as well as intense color, Brow Tamer may not be ideal. It’s $20 as well as coming soon in Clear, Taupe, Neutral Brown, warm brown as well as Dark. I bounce back as well as forth between Dark as well as Clear.

Before

Before utilizing either Brow Beater or Brow Tamer
After

After utilizing Brow Beater in Dark as well as Brow Tamer in Dark

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Both Brow Beater as well as Brow Tamer are coming soon to metropolitan Decay counters, the UD website, Sephora, Ulta as well as choose Macy’s stores.

PRICE: $20 each
AVAILABILITY: Coming soon to metropolitan Decay counters, the UD website, Sephora, Ulta as well as choose Macy’s stores.
MAKEUP as well as charm blog RATING: Brow Beater gets a solid A, as well as Brow Tamer gets a borderline A-/B+

Your friendly community brow addict,

Karen

When You want Marvelous medium protection as well as Natural-Looking Skin, There’s Tom Ford Traceless Perfecting Foundation: Pores Don’t concern It, however Pocketbooks may

Tom Ford Traceless Perfecting foundation in Caramel, $80 (OMG!), one of 15 shades offered now at Tom Ford counters as well as online
Yeah, this foundation is $80. It’s Tom Ford, so it includes 10,000 volts of taser-like TF sticker shock.

Traceless Perfecting foundation is a new addition to Tom’s long-term line, liquid foundation formula, offered in 15 shades for $80, as well as that gets you a 1-ounce bottle.

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The medium-coverage formula has a incredibly subtle sheen as well as a velvety finish, so skin looks natural, genuine as well as not flat, as well as you can sheer it out even a lot more to improve that.

The formula doesn’t do much by method of controlling oil, so if you have oily skin, it may not assist you out there, however for typical or dry skin, this would be a good, lightweight, natural-looking foundation for daily wear.

With a relatively agonizing price.

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To be honest, the protection doesn’t dazzle me in pics, where I like my protection better to full as well as opaque, as well as my pores are absolutely unafraid of this stuff. I desire it blurred them into the background a bit better, however that’s me. If you already have best skin, you’ll be fine, however homegirl needs a lot more help. Seriously, it takes a village.

I’m usually an NC42 in MAC, however that varies a bit depending upon my tan. I’ve been using the shade called Caramel, however I believe it’s a bit dark for me now that I’m starting to lose my tan, so I mix it with NARS sheer glow in Stromboli to lighten it up a little.

That works, however is it worth the effort? For $80, I don’t know. survey says…probably not.

This is genuinely a medium-coverage foundation — excellent for undeniably gorgeous, natural-looking skin — if you don’t requirement a lot more coverage.

PRICE: $80 (GREAT CAESAR’S GHOST EGAD!)
AVAILABILITY: offered now in 15 shades in the long-term line at Tom Ford appeal counters as well as online
MAKEUP as well as appeal blog RATING: B

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Your friendly community appeal addict,

Karen

P.S. Humpity-hump-hump! delighted hump day, my friend.

MAC laundry as well as dry Collection High-Light Powder in freshen Up: before as well as After

MAC laundry as well as dry collection High-Light Powder in freshen Up ($35.50)
In less time than it takes to throw a tons of delicates in the laundry (read: extremely bit time; i.e. super fast), you can “freshen up” your cheekbones with MAC freshen Up, the brand’s newest highlighting powder, coming soon as part of the laundry as well as dry collection.

So, what’s the 411 on freshen Up?

It’s a restricted edition warm-toned highlighter housing three satiny shades in one pan — a deep pinkish coral, a peachy coral as well as a yellow gold. Bust it out to add shimmer as well as radiate to your skin. Interestingly, the shimmery golden overspray that coats the entire pan sticks around for a surprisingly long time — this, compared to other oversprays that seem to vanish into thin air after a couple swipes. The shimmer dust right here settles into the bit holes as well as crevices in the pan’s design, so even after it appears like it’s all gone, my clean continues to pick up a few of the shimmer.

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MAC laundry as well as dry collection High-Light Powder in freshen Up, $35.50
How do you utilize it?

I sweep the powder on the high points of my deal with — my cheekbones, down the bridge of my nose, on my Cupid’s bow as well as just above my brow bone — where I want to catch the light. wear the shades individually, like by packing a little tapered eye clean (like the MAC 266), as well as then applying, or utilize a fluffier blush or a highlighting clean to swirl all three colors together. In this pic, I’m using all of them swirled together.

(Note: if you’re a lighter lovely, you’ll most likely likewise be able to utilize freshen Up as a blush, too.)

How well does it work?

Here’s the deal: with more of a satiny sheen than the high-shine surface that many traditional highlighters have, these powders remind me of the hourglass Ambients. It takes a second to realize, “Oh! Homegirl is using highlighter,” so they don’t reach out as well as slap ya silly, in other words.

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It’s more like a gentle tap. LOL!

That said, if you like that type of high-shine highlight, freshen Up’s soft shimmer most likely won’t do it for you. I occur to truly such as this level of shimmer, since I believe it’s easier for me to wear than highlighters with a high beam, metallic-type finish. Those can make my combo skin look additional dry, as well as make my fine lines come out to play (which is not good).

As for wear time as well as blending, neither are bad. No issues buffing out the edges, as well as the formula stays put for at least 6-7 hours.

MAC laundry as well as dry collection High-Light Powder in freshen Up from the left: the coral, peach as well as gold powders swatched individually; as well as on the far right, a swatch of all of the shades mixed together
Who’d most likely like it?

A enthusiast of nuanced sheens as well as subtlety. If you adore the hourglass Ambients, and/or prefer highlighters that aren’t strikingly shiny, you’ll most likely like freshen Up. If, on the other hand, you online for strong highlights, you may be left wanting more.

Before

Before I used MAC laundry as well as dry collection High-Light Powder in freshen Up
After

After I used MAC laundry as well as dry collection High-Light Powder in freshen Up

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Look for freshen as much as freshen up MAC stores as well as counters when it shows up with the rest of the MAC laundry as well as dry collection may 21 (May 14 online).

PRICE: $35.50
AVAILABILITY: restricted edition, part of the MAC laundry as well as dry collection; coming may 14 to the MAC website, as well as may 21 to MAC counters as well as stores
MAKEUP as well as beauty blog RATING: B+

Your friendly community beauty addict,

Karen

IT’S GIVEAWAY TIME! Win Kitty Noms From Purina pro plan (Sundays With Tabs the Cat, makeup and charm blog Mascot, Vol. 311)

*** The giveaway is closed now, and the winners have all been contacted (please check your email!). thank you for entering. ***

This post is sponsored by Purina pro plan #proplancatpartner. For information about my posting policy, please see my Disclaimer.

Tabs is such a fan of Purina pro plan Savory snacks that he made arrangements with a bigwig exec over there to give some away (seriously, he told the lady, “Mrow!”). five lucky winners will each receive a special prize pack of Purina pro plan cat snacks and other swag, paw-picked by Tabs. You can enter in up to five ways, and the giveaway closes at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, September 10, 2014.

Scroll down for the full details… good luck!

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Prize

Tabs and I will randomly select five (5) lucky winners to each receive the following: 3 Purina pro plan Savory Bites snack bags in Tuna, Salmon and Chicken; 1 Purina pro plan tote bag; 1 plastic food bowl; easy-clean placemat; extra large refrigerator magnet; and a $5 discount coupon for Purina pro plan brand cat (or dog) snacks. BONUS: an 8×10″ glossy autographed picture of Tabs.

How to enter

Twitter (1 winner will be randomly selected)

Follow me on Twitter @karenmbb

Send me a tweet and finish the phrase, “My cat is great because…” and include the hashtag #winkittynoms and @ProPlanCat

Instagram (1 winner will be randomly selected)

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Be sure you’re following me on Instagram @karenmbb

Leave a comment there on the Instagram post finishing the phrase, “My cat is great because…”

Facebook (1 winner will be randomly selected)

Find the original giveaway post on my Facebook page (here’s a link to it)

Leave a comment there finishing the phrase, “My cat is great because…”

Pinterest (1 winner will be randomly selected)

Follow me on Pinterest @karenmbb

Create a new Pinterest board called, “Things My cat Loves”

Pin at least 5 pictures of things your cat loves into it

Re-pin the following image to your board

Leave a comment on this blog post (1 winner will be randomly selected)

Leave a comment here on this post finishing the phrase, “My cat is great because…”

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Fine Print
Giveaway is open to us residents only (sorry, international babes!). You may enter once per entry method (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and makeup and charm Blog). Giveaway closes at 11:59 p.m. PST on Wednesday, September 10. Winners will be announced here on this blog post.

Your friendly neighborhood charm addicts,

Karen and Tabs

Say “Chai” to the Aveda Light the method Candle: restricted edition for earth Month

Mmm…chai tea.

That’s precisely what the new Aveda Light the method candle ($12) smells like to me. I have one scent-ifying my office ideal now, as well as oh my gosh, it smells good! — like vanilla as well as cinnamon (but not like somebody discarded out two bottles of pure vanilla as well as cinnamon in the room).

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Happy earth Day Eve.

This restricted edition Aveda soy wax candle is made of soy as well as other plant waxes, as well as it burns for about 30 hours (!). all of the proceeds from it go toward supporting water-related jobs funded by the worldwide Greengrants Fund. According to Aveda, one Light the method candle purchase supplies a year’s worth of drinking water for a person.

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The glass it includes is made completely of recycled glass beverage bottles, too. Isn’t that cool? even the box is made of 90% post-consumer recycled paperboard, as well as the candle’s scented with licensed organic important oils, including organic vanilla, cinnamon as well as ylang-ylang from Madagascar. Aveda likewise states that kids living in the Manakara region of Madgascar drew the artwork for the packaging.

Established in 1993, the Colorado-based worldwide Greenrants Fund supplies grants to grassroots environmental triggers around the world. checked out a lot more about their work at greengrants.org.

Look for the Light the method candle now at Aveda salons, spas, stores as well as on the internet at aveda.com while supplies last.

By the way, if you purchase one online, the shipping is free.

3 fascinating (and slightly Frightening) new appeal tools From Sephora

1. Sephora Collection show curl XL lash curler ($17)

Sephora Collection show curl XL
I’m a dedicated Shu Uemura lash curler girl, and when mine went missing a few years back, I seriously lost my sh*t! Like, I had a full-on ballistic meltdown.

But I’m also a curious kitty who likes to meow new thangs.

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This one is designed, first and foremost, for deep-set eyes (which I don’t really have) and incorporates advanced Cyberdyne Systems-like technology, like an “extreme curved band shape” for dramatic lash curls. It’s also extra large and has a long manage to help you get as close as mathematically possible to your lash lines…

Or something like that. a lot more importantly, it comes in three colors (of course my favorite one is the one with the hot pink band), and each one includes two spare replacement pads.

The Sephora Collection show curl XL (bottom/front) with a Shu Uemura Lash Curler (top/back). See how show Curl’s band is curved?
“But does it work!?” she cried, clenching her fists by her sides and stomping her feet in a fresh storm puddle.

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Yeah…it actually does, but it takes a little getting used to. It’s quite large, and I kept pinching my lashes on my first few tries, which could be partly due to muscle memory, considering that I’ve spent 10 years using Shu’s curler.

This curler nicely lifts my lashes, though — especially the ones on the ends that are inherently harder to curl — and the effect is pretty dramatic and defined. It’s a good starting point for mascara.

Sephora Collection show curl XL (right) with a Shu Uemura Lash Curler (left)
I’m still hooked on Shu’s curler and don’t see myself ever giving it up, but the Sephora Collection show curl XL is a worthy contender. It might also be the cat’s meow if you have deep-set eyes.
MAKEUP and appeal blog RATING: B/B+

2. Sephora Collection long Lashing Contoured Eyelash Comb ($14)

Sephora Collection long Lashing Contoured Eyelash Comb
HOW scary IS THIS CONTRAPTION?

The first time I ran the comb through my lashes, I thought of that chant from the end of A Christmas Story. “You’ll shoot your eye out, kid!”

Thankfully, I have not, yet.

Not as of 2:56 p.m. on February 9, 2015.

Um…so this one’s genuinely innovative. It’s a lash comb, but the teeth are set up vertically, so instead of holding the manage parallel to your lash line, you hold it perpendicular.

I think it’s about a million times much easier to use than conventional lash combs, like, I don’t have to hold it at odd angles. I just hold the brush above my lashes, and brush down a few times.

That’s it.

It’s way a lot more intuitive and, I guess, ergonomic than old-fashioned lash combs. absolutely much easier to manipulate and hold, and it separates lashes well.

Added bonus? The comb folds in half for travel-friendly convenience.

Bravo, Sephora!
MAKEUP and appeal blog RATING: A+

3. Sephora Collection pro Contour Blender brush #77 ($34)

Sephora Collection pro Contour Blender brush #77
I’m not a hardcore contouring fan all the time, but I’ll go there on occasion.

After I got beyond the intimidation aspect from this synthetic brush’s curved head, I realized that using it is, in fact, intuitive.

It fits snugly under my cheekbones and reaches ideal where I like to place contouring products — in this case, probably creams, as they play well with synthetic fibers — around the edges of my forehead.

I’ve started using it with the new cream BECCA Lowlight/Highlight Perfecting Palette, and I like the way it carves out my cheekbones.

The only thing is…its shape makes it a little challenging to evenly load with cream products that come in flat pans (read: a lot of of them). I end up pressing the brush head into the pan and wiggling it side to side. then I gently massage the brush head in the palm of my hand to saturate the soft, dense bristles.

Incidentally, I bet this will also be a good brush for applying and/or blending foundation.
MAKEUP and appeal blog RATING: B/B+

The lemming list…

On the one hand, I desperately want to tell you about the Nordstrom Instagram feed, but on the other, I’m terrified what could happen if I do.

Your lemming list could increase 10 fold! Gah!

I can’t stop thinking about this Mixed print fit and Flare dress by Taylor dresses ($148).

I love those stripes with that floral pattern. Plus, the colors! incredibly pretty.

It’s nowhere near warm enough to wear it yet, but oh! Soon…

Right now it’s patiently sitting in my cart, waiting for me to pull the trigger.

Also, these Valentino Rockstud T-Strap Pumps haunt my dreams…

No, really. I’ve actually dreamt about these shoes, and that’s where they’ll remain — in my dreams — because THEY ARE $995.

If I were making it rain on a daily basis, hells yeah, I’d find a way to get these out of my dreams, and into my car (Billy ocean ref!), but that is not the case, so for now, I need to lust.

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The Nordie’s feed also features yummy pictures of food from their cafes and restaurants, as well as men’s stuff, if you’re ever trying to find gifts for the dudes in yo’ life.

Your friendly neighborhood appeal addict,

Karen