Hold Tight

Makeup and Beauty Blog 9/26 6:47A Karen

At 5:45 in the afternoon, as I was making bunny ears with Connor’s shoelaces to get her out the door in time for dance class, my beautiful, spunky, red-haired granny took her last breath and left this earth. It made me think of one of the biggest...

Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 800

Makeup and Beauty Blog 9/25 4:20A 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. 779

Makeup and Beauty Blog 9/24 10:32A Karen

Rosie Rosie has been feeling very overwhelmed lately. She has a lot going on between her professorship at MIT and her many feline physics grants. You know how it is. Too many projects, too little time Basically, she s stressed out. It s par for...

Saturday Surfing, September 23, 2023!

Makeup and Beauty Blog 9/23 7:50A Karen

Good morning and happy Saturday to ya! I hope your weekend is off to a quiet and peaceful start. For the last few weeks, it s become really clear to me how wonderful it truly is to just be alive, so one thing I ve been trying to do is to break...

A #PSL Pumpkin Spice Look (I Call It “Pumpkin Spice Jewels”), and Bowing Down to the Wonder That Is...

Makeup and Beauty Blog 9/21 8:30A Karen

A quick hello Hi, sweet friend. I ve been having a hard time sitting down to write lately, so please enjoy this repost from October 2018 featuring Charlotte Tilbury products and lots of talk about Starbuck s legendary Pumpkin Spice Latte. I need...

Checking In: Red Nails for Granny, and the Best Gifts

Makeup and Beauty Blog 9/19 7:11A Karen

I painted my nails red in this shade a couple days ago because I ve been thinking of my granny. Red is her favorite color. I saw her last Sunday, probably for the last time. She s 95 and currently in hospice care, so any day now, she ll be headed...

Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 799

Makeup and Beauty Blog 9/18 8:51A 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. 778

Makeup and Beauty Blog 9/17 4:31P Karen

After weeks of intense study and low-grade panic, Rosie believes she is close to solving the famous Poulet Theorem, the mathematical equation that calcuates the quantity of chicken flavor crunchies that appear in her food bowl daily. For reasons...

Saturday Surfing, September 16, 2023!

Makeup and Beauty Blog 9/16 8:17A Karen

Hello and happy Saturday! Thank you so much for your kindness, love and care in yesterday s post. A few words of support seems like a such small gesture, but it truly means a lot. Thank you. What are your plans for the weekend? One of my small...

Checking In: It’s Been a Weird Week

Makeup and Beauty Blog 9/15 8:36A Karen

I wanted to pop in to say hi and wish you a happy Friday. I ve been quiet lately because I haven t really felt like writing. Truth be told, it s been a weird week. Between the handful of doctor s appointments and the in-between time waiting on...

3 Things Beauty Lovers Do

Makeup and Beauty Blog 9/13 7:45A Karen

1. They revel in getting a great deal Yesterday I practically danced out of Ulta because I paid $5.97 for an $83 Murad Serum! A little backstory: Ulta is in the midst of their awesome 21 Days of Beauty sale. Every day for 21 days, they feature a...

Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 798

Makeup and Beauty Blog 9/11 7:05A 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. 777

Makeup and Beauty Blog 9/10 4:59P Karen

Tabs Kitty Supermodel / Feline Fashion Mogul / Philanthropist / Entrepreneur / Auteur / Former Professional Feline Football Player According to the latest economic statistics, US inflation has leveled off, but everything is still so expensive!...

Saturday Surfing, September 9, 2023!

Makeup and Beauty Blog 9/9 6:46A Karen

Happy Caturday, friend! A certain cat lady and a lil spunky feline had quite the adventure at the cat clinic recently. Rosie went in for routine vaccinations, and I learned how just gangsta she truly is. Out of all the kitties in the waiting area...

Have You Ever Wanted a Perm?

Makeup and Beauty Blog 9/8 8:10A Karen

If you were a teenage girl in the late 80s and early 90s living in the East Bay Area, everyone you knew either had or wanted a spiral perm. I can still remember the scent of that distinct perm smell lingering in the salon whenever I got a hair...