Chanel combination Essentielle in beige intense ($61)
Way to stay ahead of the curve, team Chanel! The three new Chanel combination Essentielles from the travel Diary autumn 2017 Collection go against the grain of the “more is more” pattern taking over the mainstream makeup world right now.

They strip deal with makeup down to the bare fundamentals — a cream concealer, cream blush as well as a cream highlighter. That’s it. As a makeup junkie who now wholeheartedly embraces very little looks, I like it.

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Travel Diary is Chanel’s LE autumn collection, as well as it’s influenced by a California road trip that Chanel makeup designer Lucia Pica took with her buddies up the California coast.

Based on these deal with palettes alone, even though I’ve likewise liked whatever else I’ve tried from this collection, I can tell that Lucia totally gets me. I mean, did homegirl peek into my makeup bag?? since these palettes are precisely the type of palettes I’d want to bring if I were road-tripping.

Chanel combination Essentielle in beige medium ($61)
There are three of them — a light, medium as well as darker choice — as well as they’re all offered now with the rest of the collection at Chanel counters as well as online.

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Peach-toned concealer obliterates dark circles! news AT 11!

There’s so much I like about these palettes, starting with the peach-toned concealer… It OBLITERATES dark circles. It’s brilliant.

I was a bit concerned about the structure at first, since it feels dry — similar to Laura Mercier trick Camouflage, which I’ve never had fantastic luck with (looks heavy on my skin as well as settle into my lines), however this version looks much more natural. I can’t tell where the concealer stops as well as my skin begins.

I’m using Chanel combination Essentielle in beige intense under my eyes as well as on my cheeks, the Chanel road movie quad likewise on my eyes, as well as Chanel Rouge Coco in Daylight on my lips.

If you have yellow undertones in your skin like I do, I would most likely stay with utilizing the concealer under your eyes, since the peach can look extremely stark when used elsewhere. It’s not impossible to utilize it on other areas, however I like it finest under my eyes.

Yeah, that’s a bit limiting, as well as it’s annoying, thinking about that the combination costs $61, however it fits the very little aesthetic of travel Diary.

Scary blush looks shockingly natural

Oh, as well as that hella scary-looking blush? Shockingly, it looks natural on the skin. It’s pigmented, for sure, however with a light tap-tap-tap, you’ll look kissed by the sun, as if you’ve been cruising down the Pacific coastline highway with your finest babes for hours.

Long-wearing creams

Like the concealer, the creams are long-lasting. Um…totally important, right? Yeah, I most likely should’ve mentioned it earlier! all of the creams in the palettes last a long time. I can apply them in the morning on my combo dry/oily skin, as well as they last all day. Of course, there is some fading after 6-7 hours, however that’s to be expected with creams sitting on bare skin.

Swatches of beige medium as well as beige Intense
Is Lucia Pica a MAC CCB fan?

The highlighter is so much YES! I have a sneaking suspicion that Lucia Pica is a trick fan of the MAC cream Colour Bases, since the highlighters feel as well as look just like them. They have a likewise subtle sheen as well as glow that are just perfect for laid-back looks.

Status: recommended

I truly like these a lot, however I motivate you to try them first, if you can, since there are only three versions available, as well as you’ll want to pick the one with the right peach-toned concealer for your skin. For reference, I’m about an NC42 in MAC, as well as the 170 beige intense combination works finest for me.

Easiest poultry bake EVER

I made this truly tasty as well as simple poultry bake last night from a recipe I discovered on recipe Tin Eats, which is a great food blog, BTW, with zillions of recipes that I utilize as well as love.

This one takes five minutes to prep. then you throw it in the oven. The primary components are chicken, broccoli, spiral pasta, garlic, flour, milk, broth, garlic (haha! garlic twice), spices, salt as well as pepper, as well as you actually throw whatever into a baking pan, as well as shove it into the oven. Seriously, it’s that easy.

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Last night I substituted the poultry breast for ground chicken, as well as the poultry stock for vegetable stock. Basically, I utilized what I had on hand, as well as it turned out great! I should’ve taken a picture, however it’s already mainly gone, LOL. even the infant liked it.

Your friendly community beauty addict,

Karen

Dear Santa, I’ve been extremely great this year.
Merry ??? Christmas Eve’s ??? eve. two a lot more sleeps till the huge day. Well…one a lot more sleep for me as well as my fam, since we celebrate on the 24th. We stay up till midnight, eat, hang out, open presents, then pass out around one or two, although last year I passed out at like 10:30, LOL! That may occur again, too. We’ll see.

Pretty soon we’re hitting the road as well as driving as much as the chillier clime of Redding, which is just south of the Oregon border, where a few of El Hub’s side of the household lives. I’ve already double as well as triple inspected my bag to make sure I packed my reliable Nuxe Rêve de Miel as well as metropolitan Decay lip balms (gotta roll with a backup in situation one gets lost) as well as a lot more than sufficient body lotion — the two huge L’s, lip balm as well as lotion — since Redding, while lovely with its lakes as well as breathtaking views of snow-capped Mt. Shasta in the distance, is SO dry as well as chilly NOW. My deal with hurts just believing about it, so I’ll have thick layers of the two huge L’s on my person at any type of provided time.

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Tabs’s preferred pet sitter will be over shortly, as well as I’ve heard rumors that Tabs plans to take over my side of the bed as well as claw my silk pillowcase while I’m gone… This might be purely conjecture, however it DOES noise like something he’d do ’cause often he’s petty like that, even during the holidays! I’m not a fan when his Devil uses Prada side comes out, however what are you gonna do?

Oh, I really completed gift wrapping last night, which is great for me since I’m normally pushing everything the method down to the wire, actually taping up gifts just before midnight, so that’s an accomplishment. infant steps, right?

Saturday Surfing: some things that caught my eye this week

The avid hand-washing enthusiast in me wonders if she must stop utilizing antibacterial soap?

You’re going to want to “glow for it” when you see Lancôme’s most current highlighting palette.

When you want ALL THE ONE-SWIPE cream SHADOWS…

Um…is anybody else counting down the seconds up until all the holiday gift sets go on sale after Christmas? since these ones from Caudalie as well as L’Occitane look divine!

Which of these cult appeal products are worth the hype?

Did you understand that igari is a blush style where concentrated bright color is put high on the cheekbones?

Is that artificial fur on your Jenny-from-the-block coat (shout-out to 2002) really artificial fake fur?

Tasty-looking lipsticks from the Sephora collection line (there’s one called Brunch Date, exactly how cute!)

NYX has a new line of click matte lipsticks.

…And so does Laura Mercier!

Makeup for easy, sparkly holiday looks

Robin Fenty’s (you may understand her as Rihanna) new line of lipsticks includes a shade called PMS, which I’m undoubtedly going to requirement in my life ASAP.

Back in the day, getting dressed in the morning was dangerous, according to this history of women who burned to death in flammable dresses.

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How’s your holiday weekend coming? Do you celebrate Christmas? If you do, does your household do it on Christmas Eve, or the day of? If you don’t celebrate Christmas, have a terrific weekend too. I’d like to hear what you’re doing. speak to you soon.

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Karen

two new too faced face products: Hangover 3-in-1 Replenishing primer & setting Spray, and born This way Ethereal setting Powder ($32 each and available now)
Why you gotta be so cute, too Faced? between the pink ombre action on the Hangover 3-in-1 Replenishing primer & setting Spray and the heart sifter in the born This way Ethereal setting Powder, your cuteness level is off the charts.

These two face products are new to the too faced fam and available now in the permanent line for $32 each.

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Too faced Hangover 3-in-1 Replenishing primer & setting Spray ($32)

Does Hangover ring any bells?

Wait — that didn’t come out right.

I’m referring to the original too faced Hangover primer (the one in the tube), which inspired the new multitasking Hangover 3-in-1 Replenishing primer & setting Spray. The latter can work as a primer, moisturizing mist and/or setting spray.

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It’s packed with beauty buzz-worthy ingredients like hydrating coconut, and probiotic lactobacillus, which, by the way, is pretty darned cutting edge. Probiotics are trendy in skin care right now, with the idea being that “good” bacteria helps to keep skin in balance and regulate skin issues (Too faced founder Jerrod Blandino loves all things skin care, so this totally makes sense). The spray is also silicone-, alcohol- and oil-free.

See the heart? too CUTE!

First thing I notice when I use the spray is the way it smells exactly like coconut Life Savers (which is a very good thing to me, YUM). then I notice the mist, which drives me freakin’ batty, because the droplets always come out of the spray unevenly. and some drops are big and end up in random places.

Not my fave thing.

But as a straight-up hydrating spray, I like Hangover a lot. On the mornings after I use a retinol product and my combo skin is thirsty and like, “Gimme all the hydration!” the extra layer of moisture is wonderful.

As a primer and setting spray, however, I think there are other sprays out there that have more kick to ’em and do a better job of keeping that face paint from sliding away. make up For ever makes a terrific one called mist and Fix, and urban Decay has a whole line of sprays devoted to priming and setting. two of my faves are chill and All Nighter.

If your top priority is mega moisture, this Hangover is great, but I wouldn’t recommend it for much else. Funny, but I felt the same way about the coconut Marc Jacobs setting spray. Hmm…

Too faced born This way Ethereal setting Powder ($32)

Sure, this loose powder was made to set too faced born This way foundation and Concealer, but born This way Ethereal setting Powder will also work with whichever other face products you may be crushing on at the moment.

It’s only available in a single shade called Natural, but it’s supposed to work for everyone.

Incidentally (but highly interesting to me), the silky texture feels like you’re petting a Persian kitty’s tum-tum (no, SRSLY, it’s that soft!).

Can you spot the flashback? Yeah, I could’ve probably done a better job with that blending, LOL!
I think it blots oil exceptionally well (comparably to UD’s naked Skin and MAC Blot), but when I’m not careful about reeeeallly buffing it in and there’s even a whisper left un-blended on my skin, I can see a white layer of powder in any pictures that I take with flash.

Darn you, flashback! Why you gotta mess up my groove?

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All told, I think this one will work best for lighter lovelies, especially the ones who want major oil-control.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

and my skin goes “AHHHH!”
Quick take: Here’s a hidden Clinique gem for any individual with red, irritated skin, or for any individual who simply loves creamy, moisturizing cleansers.

Ugh. Red patches.

So not fun! I started using a retinol product about three months ago, which has also indicated that my skin freaks out every so typically and the aggressive exfoliation triggers these red patches to appear. and MAN, those spots hurt like a mutha.

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Yesterday I took a walk around the neighborhood, and the red spots on my neck were so itchy and sensitive that I couldn’t even zip up my hoodie all the way. The fabric rubbing against my neck felt like straight-up fire on my skin.

Thank the appeal gods for Clinique Redness options Soothing Cleanser, which is one of those cleansers that’ll have your skin sighing with relief — AHHH! — after you wash your face.

It’s from the Clinique Redness options line, which is their calming and soothing skin care collection for people with Rosacea or “reactive redness,” which is when an event, like a sunburn, or certain medications or retinol, in my case, causes your skin to become red and inflamed.

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From clinique.com…

Details:
For any skin with occasional or persistent redness.

What It Is:
Non-drying cream cleanser is the first step in our Redness options Regimen. use the entire regimen to see an immediate improvement in visible redness.

What It Does:
Melts away makeup and impurities. helps calm redness and irritation while preserving skin’s moisture balance.

Key Ingredients/Technology:
Probiotic technology includes our patented, skin-soothing lactobacillus extract.

Ingredients:
Water\Aqua\Eau, Cyclopentasiloxane, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Cetearyl Alcohol, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Sucrose, Isostearyl Palmitate, Peg-100 Stearate, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) leaf Extract, Polygonum Cuspidatum root Extract, Hordeum Vulgare (Barley) Extract\Extrait D’Orge, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Extract, Cetearyl Glucoside, Camellia Sinensis (Yellow Tea) leaf Extract, Aspalathus Linearis (Red Tea) leaf Extract Saccharomyces Lysate Extract, Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract, Asparagopsis Armata Extract, Camellia Sinensis (White Tea) leaf Extract, Yeast Extract\Faex\Extrait De Levure, Algae Extract, Caffeine, Lactobacillus Ferment, Sodium Lauroyl Oat Amino Acids, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Polyethylene, Glyceryl Stearate, Salicylic Acid, Sorbitol, Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Cholesterol, Linoleic Acid, Acetyl Carnitine Hcl, Glycine, Inulin, Tromethamine, Decarboxy Carnosine Hcl, Phytosphingosine, Cetyl Alcohol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Bisabolol, Squalane, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Behenyl Alcohol, Carbomer, Silica, Disodium Edta, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol, Blue 1 (Ci 42090), Yellow 5 (Ci 19140), Chromium Hydroxide green (Ci 77289), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Mica

It’s a gentle moisturizing cream cleanser, so no bubbles, and the moment that it hits my skin, my face and neck right away feel better…less itchy and tight, and just normally less angry. The smoothing “ahh!” effect lasts for hours afterwards, too, which I love.

If you wear minimal makeup, Redness options can also double as a makeup remover, but if you’re a “foundation, concealer and setting powder” kinda girl (or guy), I’d suggest using a separate makeup remover first (I like Fresh Seaberry), and then doing a second cleanse with Redness Solutions.

But even if you don’t have redness, and maybe just have sensitive skin and/or you like gentle, creamy cleansers, I still think you’ll like this, just because it’s so, so agreeable.

A big 5-oz. bottle is $23, and I like it so much that I’m carving out a permanent space for it in my skin care lineup. Such a hidden gem!

Let it gooooo

You’d think it would be essentially impossible for someone who spends a lot of days chillin’ with a theatrical tabby and a toddler to NOT have seen Disney’s Frozen until now, but I’m living proof that miracles can happen. We *just* enjoyed this movie, and now I get what all the fuss was about.

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I’ve been blasting let It Go so much and so loudly that I’m pretty sure my neighbors have also memorized the lyrics, ha ha!

Your friendly neighborhood appeal addict,

Karen

Desperately seeking Persistent polish is a series where I wear a nail polish for seven days and take before and after pics to paper the condition of my paws over the course of the week!

As you know, I’m still nursing my slashed Freddy Krueger fingernails from The terrific Gel Debacle of 2018 back to health, which is why I’m feeling Dermelect. They’re a line of polishes created to help heavily damaged, brittle nails.

I haven’t seen or heard a lot about them… I feel like they’ve been on the down-low, but you can find them at Ulta.

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Their formula is infused with keratin to strengthen nails, and after spending a week with this gorgeous, foggy lilac gray cream called Tribeca ($14), dare I say that my paws are looking the best they’ve looked in weeks? — especially the ideas of my nails. They’re looking much healthier and stronger.

I normally avoid pastel creams because they chip like crazy on my nails (like, seriously, I’ll normally see big chunks missing at the base within a day). plus — ugh — I’m not into layering the three or often four coats it takes to improve creams up to full opacity. I’d rather spend those precious minutes of my life doing a lot more crucial and pressing things…like enjoying people taking baths with their cats and rapping about it.

Tribeca only chipped a bit, and I only needed two coats!

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I’m shocked how well it held up over the course of seven days. For the record, I used the same base and top coat I’ve been using throughout the 7 Days series.

It held up even better than my Smith & Cult rose gold glitter mani a few weeks ago, which had been the best performer in the series so far.

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Tribeca is a “do” for me. give it a whirl if you feel like a foggy, moody pastel.

Day 1

Day 7

Your friendly neighborhood appeal addict,

Karen

This may or may not be the very first time I’ve done my hair in a couple weeks.
Hey there, wonderful pea. happy Caturday!

I have a theory that if there’s ever anything I’ve felt or believed, possibilities are, somebody else available has felt or believed it too, soooooo…let’s talk hair.

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I understand it’s insignificant in the universal plan of things, however I’ve been feeling kinda low-grade “meh” lately since of different starved viruses over the past month since Connor started preschool, as well as I’ve only truly started feeling like myself once again in the last few days, so yesterday I required myself to style my hair for the very first time in weeks, even though I truly just wished to put it up in a untidy bun as well as fail to remember about it…

But you understand what? I feel so much more practical when my hair is done.

Is that weird?

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It’s like when I wear pajamas all the time long… Whenever I do it, I feel crappy as well as unmotivated to do anything at all, as well as obviously it’s the exact same method for me with hair. When I take the time to style it as well as do at least a bit something to smooth my bangs as well as curl a few pieces framing my face, I feel much better as well as more capable of heading out into the world.

Anywho…are you like that too?

By the way, the base makeup I’m using right here is the Charlotte Tilbury Magic Away liquid Concealer as well as brilliant Magic Powder combo I talked about the other day, as well as I just have to state it again: It’s SO GOOD. Also, the lipstick is MAC Powder Kiss in Sultriness.

Now onto this week’s reading…

What you requirement to understand before getting your upper lip or eyebrows waxed

This hurricane map is bringing out everyone’s 13-year-old sense of humor (and yes, I laughed too!).

If you’re having a hard time with growing out your brows, all is not lost!

In situation you were unaware, butt masks as well as vaginal care products are growing classifications in the beauty biz.

Text messaging may be the newest method beauty brands offer you their products.

If you’re an Amazon Prime member, every week throughout October, you can get 30% off a different classification of beauty products at whole Foods.

What do you believe of side-split jeans? like ’em or loathe ’em? I’m gonna pass…

Speaking of jeans, there are some remarkable sales happening at Old Navy right meow, including $15 jeans.

Tom Ford is broadening the F–king wonderful fragrance line.

Remember when Origins offered makeup? They stopped for a while, however now they’re throwing their hat back in the sound with a new lipstick launch.

How preschools in Iceland teach gender equality is fascinating!

Um…just in situation you have $17 million earmarked for a single pair of shoes…

Why does your feline chew your hair while you’re sleeping? This feline professional answers your burning kitty behavioral questions.

Even though Tabs would just end up sleeping in the box these elegant kitty beds came in, I kinda want one of these spaceship-inspired feline beds anyway.

I’d eat these snacks late at night, however I most likely wouldn’t make them, LOL!

I just found Kim Soane (she’s a makeup artist for Bobbi Brown), as well as I’m just a wee bit consumed with her.

I was in the cars and truck the other day as well as heard this tune for the very first time in years. Yes, I lost my damn mind, LOL!

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Have a great day today, OK? See ya later.

Your friendly community beauty addict,

Karen

So…what is the Monday Poll?

Good question! It isn’t, in contrast to its name, an actual poll. It’s just a list of five a lot more or less random questions I’ve been posting on this blog every Monday morning for the past gazillion years (more than 10!). I love reading your answers, and it helps me get my week off to a great start. ?

Rise and shine, morning glory! delighted Monday. ?? I’ll be in and out today because I have some cool things to do for the Connor Claire store. and I want to do ’em. So that’s what I’m doing today, but I’m also blogging in a way because I’ll be wearing makeup and testing a few things to share with you.

Now, the poll!

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1. A little…never hurt anyone.

A little dry shampoo never hurt any individual (best one of all time: R+Co death Valley). I mean, if you think about it, you get an extra day out of your hairdo, lift at your roots, and, in some cases, kick-@ss perfumes (hi, Oribe)… Actually, when I’m made with this, I’m gonna use some because my hair feels gross. It’s been like two days considering that I washed it.

2. crazy baby hairs — how the heck do you tame them?

Well, you can stop battling them and just let them be all crazy, which is what I do sometimes. Or, you can do certain things, like redirecting your part, to make the taming process a little easier.

I part slightly down the center left now, whereas I used to do a deep part on my right, and the only reason I do this now is because of a few weeks when I was too worn out to bother with my hair, and I just let it do what it wanted to, and the baby hairs always went a certain way…so when I just opt for it and don’t spend all my life battling them, it makes my life easier.

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So, opt for the grain.

Also, use lots of products if you need to. I highly recommend R+Co – control flexible Paste, and also use a strong hairspray that doesn’t flake (I like Bumble and Bumble strong finish firm Hold Hairspray).

3. who or what do you currently need a break from?

Honestly, I would love a break — or, perhaps, a permanent breakup — from my anxiety. That would be nice. Basically…it’s hard to adult in the Bay Area. There are so lots of times when I just wish we could pack up and step someplace 1) cheaper, 2) that isn’t out in the middle of nowhere, 3) that’s still close to my family, 4) that has great weather 5) and lots of Asians and different cultures.

Where is this place?? You tell me, ’cause I’ll step there. I’ll be your neighbor! ??

Anyway, kids are expensive! and Connor’s starting preschool soon. If we conveniently won the lottery, that would be great.

4. What kind of pie would you like?

I don’t think peaches are in season yet, but they must be soon, right? I would love a peach pie with a crust made from scratch and a big scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side. (Not Breyers though. Breyers is bullsh*t.)

5. Reggae — love it or leave it?

I love it for about three hours if it’s sunny and I’m drinking a Corona and wearing shorts and a tank top, but after that I’m asking the DJ to please play something else. I’m done pretending I’m in a Shaggy video.

~ recommendations on fancy ice cream and life ~

I went to a frou-frou ice cream place last weekend for birthday ice cream, and I appreciated their attention to detail with all organic everything, but you have to test every single flavor you’re considering when you go to a place like that. You don’t just jump in and get the mint and then be shocked when it actually tastes like real mint (like El Hub did, haha).

I checked all the flavors. I did my due diligence. ??

So test, test, test! test all those flavors, girl — even if you’re holding up the line and people are behind you tapping their foot.

Your friendly neighborhood appeal addict,

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Karen

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

1. A little…never hurt anyone.
2. crazy baby hairs — how the heck do you tame them?
3. who or what do you currently need a break from?
4. What kind of pie would you like?
5. Reggae — love it or leave it?