A Visit to Fioli House and Gardens in Woodside

Makeup and Beauty Blog 10/23 2:05A Karen

I ve lived in the Bay Area practically all of my life and had no idea that this gorgeous place existed. Fioli Historic House and Gardens is just about an hour away from where I live Marin county. It s in the peninsula, south of San Francisco. Back...

Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 853

Makeup and Beauty Blog 10/21 3:30A Karen

So what is the Monday Poll? Excellent question! It isn t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It s just a list of more or less random questions I ve been posting on this blog every Monday morning for the past...

Fall 2024 Lipstick Challenge, Day 3!

Makeup and Beauty Blog 10/16 2:00A Karen

I m a little surprised that I don t look more frazzled in this picture because about 20 minutes before I took it, I stumbled down the hill in our cul-de-sac like a Looney Tunes cartoon character! No seriously, I full-on rolled down a hill. We live...

Fall 2024 Lipstick Challenge, Day 2!

Makeup and Beauty Blog 10/15 3:07A Karen

Happy Tuesday! For day 2 of the Fall 2024 Lipstick Challenge, I m wearing an oldie but goodie NARS Dragon Girl, a cool-toned red lip crayon. I ve got the old school version in the black packaging, RIP. NARS reformulated their lip crayon line into...

Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 851

Makeup and Beauty Blog 10/7 2:48A Karen

So what is the Monday Poll? Excellent question! It isn t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It s just a list of more or less random questions I ve been posting on this blog every Monday morning for the past...

Classic Smokey Eyes: Honest Beauty Get It Together Eyeshadow Palette

Makeup and Beauty Blog 10/1 2:52A Karen

Please enjoy this repost featuring one of my favorite eyeshadow palette for easy smokey eyes. Also, side note, I need to get back on the MAC Face Body train. I forgot how beautiful it looks in pictures! The Honest Beauty eyeshadow palette comes...

Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 849

Makeup and Beauty Blog 9/23 4:04A Karen

So what is the Monday Poll? Excellent question! It isn t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It s just a list of more or less random questions I ve been posting on this blog every Monday morning for the past...

Saturday Surfing, September 21, 2024!

Makeup and Beauty Blog 9/21 7:22A Karen

Hi, friend. Happy Caturday! Goodness gracious gravy. I am overjoyed to be sitting here, just happily typing away about whatever I wanna gab on about, and to not have to deal with a myriad of last-minute, pseudo work emergencies that could ve been...

What’s Something Beauty Related You Used to Do That Makes You Cringe Now?

Makeup and Beauty Blog 9/19 2:54A Karen

Honestly, so many things and that makes me wonder what I m doing now that will make me cringe in the future, ha ha ha! A couple have been relatively recent, like not washing my hair every day. This was during the phase when my hair was long and...

Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 846

Makeup and Beauty Blog 9/2 3:00A Karen

So what is the Monday Poll? Excellent question! It isn t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It s just a list of more or less random questions I ve been posting on this blog every Monday morning for the past...

Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vol. 828

Makeup and Beauty Blog 9/1 4:41A Karen

One year on a very special Labor Day, Tabs gave the employees of Tabs the Cat Industries LLC the day off I know! Obviously, this came as a shock because Labor Day was normally not one of the holidays the company observed because Tabs preferred to...

The Cute and Comfy Shoe Chronicles: The New Balance 574

Makeup and Beauty Blog 8/31 5:22A Karen

Isn’t the juicy orange color of these New Balance shoes so fun? I wear a lot of neutral clothes (grays, blues, beiges and taupes, so boring but totally practical for me right now), but when it comes to accessories like shoes or bags, I love a pop...

Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 845

Makeup and Beauty Blog 8/26 3:54A Karen

So what is the Monday Poll? Excellent question! It isn t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It s just a list of more or less random questions I ve been posting on this blog every Monday morning for the past...

First Day of Third Grade!

Makeup and Beauty Blog 8/24 6:59A Karen

Big news around these parts—your niece aka my little Coywolf started third grade. Her first day was on Thursday, and I’m happy to report that she came home all smiles and excited about class and her new teacher. She’s already made a new friend...

9 Things Beauty Lovers Should Never Feel Guilty About

Makeup and Beauty Blog 8/21 4:03A Karen

Buying the same lipstick color over and over again but in different finishes because yes, I need the same pinkish nude in matte lipstick *and* lipgloss forms. Spending a seemingly exorbitant time contemplating bangs. Hey, it’s a major lifestyle...