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OK, so, technically spring is still a few weeks away, but I’m already in full-on summer mode in the Long Live Lipstick Tee. 💄 Here it is in tropical Papaya. The store is chock-full of tees and accessories for makeup lovers and feline fanatics, also known as “my people.” Check it out. Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict, Karen P.S. This is one of many new products coming to the store over the next few months. Stay tuned! Continue reading "Say Aloha to the Long Live Lipstick Tee!" on Makeup and Beauty Blog.

The Two Big BangsWhen scientists say “the Big Bang” they mean two possible things. But only one of them is still correct.When cosmologists — that’s the sub-field of astrophysics dealing with the origin and evolution of the Universe — speak about the Big Bang, they mean one of two things:The hot, dense, expanding state that our observable Universe emerged from, that expanded, slowed, cooled, and gave rise to elements, atoms, stars, molecules, planets, and eventually us.The initial singularity that represents the birth of space and time.The only problem is, while these two explanations were interchangeable back in say, the 1960s, they no longer are.Image credit:...

Two little lines. At its core, that’s what winged liner is — just two little lines — but anyone who’s ever scored two fierce flicks knows that winged liner is so much more than double dashes angling from outer corners. To non-makeup people, winged liner may seem trivial, but we know the truth… It’s totally transformative! On any given day, all it takes is a small adjustment in the flick of a wrist, or a choice to use a different color or finish, and I can be whatever I want. 🦅🕊️🦋👼 On most days, you’ll find me wearing some variation...

The 10-Minute Makeup Must-Haves series shows off some of *the best* makeup for speedy (but sensational!) skin, eyes, cheeks and lips. Shake, shake, shake! Dot, dot, dot! Blend, blend, blend! No, these are not the steps to the latest dance craze 💃 all the kids are doing. They’re what I do whenever I use Kosas Tinted Face Oil ($42 for a 1-oz. bottle). I’m into speedy makeup at the moment, and this tinted face oil, which has a thin, somewhat runny consistency, is a minimalist’s dream come true. Have you ever used MAC Face & Body? It feels just like...

I think all the plastic costumes I wore as a child in the ’80s fall into a collective “worst” category. 😂 If you had to suffer through a plastic mask back in the day, you know what I’m talking about. The eye and nose holes were always juuuuuust a little bit askew, which left me unable to see or really breathe for that matter, LOL! Every Halloween in a mask was hot, sweaty and uncomfortable. The candy made up for it, though! 🎃 As for best, hmmm. Well, I quite enjoyed dressing up as the crazy-looking beauty queen inspired by...