The fluffy pink scrunchie I wore with my ’80s Halloween look was the first scrunchie I’d worn since, I don’t know, about 1992. It was part of an 8-pack I found at Target (Goody brand, $5), hanging beside more highfalutin doohickeys like snag-free elastic hair bands and Spin Pins in the beauty aisles. Ya know, [...]
Archive for November 12th, 2010
Smell Ya Later, NYX Mega Shine Lip Gloss in Beautiful
Oh, Beautiful, why do you tease? Yeah, I’m talking to you NYX Mega Shine Lip Gloss in Beautiful ($5.50). It’s not just the newest of 61 colors in the Mega Shine line; it’s also the first NYX gloss I’ve ever tried. The line gets raves for texture, color payoff, shade selection and price, and I’ve [...]
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Tags: Drugstore Beauty Finds, nyx, Product ReviewsRandom Acts of iPhone Photography, 11.11.10
A few pics I’ve taken with my phone over the last few weeks. Doesn’t Tabs look like a kitten in the lower left? © Karen for Makeup and Beauty Blog: Makeup Reviews, Beauty Tips and Drugstore Beauty Finds, 2010. | Permalink | 4 comments |
Panthera Mascara
The tube of Ultraflesh Panthera Mascara ($26) I ordered from Sephora arrived today. Not gonna lie — the cat head’s a little weird. The pointy ears hurt my fingers, and the more I stare at it, the more it starts looking less like a panther and more like my neighbor’s pitbull. Hmm. It might come [...]
If You Throw Me a Line, Make It Velvet Rope: New NYX 10 Color Eyeshadow Palette in Velvet Rope
Oh, my goodness! Look at all that purple. Is this a Prince video or a beauty blog? Today I left the thugs to their gangsta’s paradise while I escaped yet again to my purple one. I could go on and on about how much I love purple eyeshadow, but the No. 1 reason why I [...]
Posted in Makeup, Skin Care, Tutorials, Wedding Makeup, Weight loss Tags: bargain, Drugstore Beauty Finds, nyx, Product Reviews