got a sweet tooth? I like to bake. Naw, dawg, I love TO BAKE. ADVERTISEMENT Love. It. ??????? What’s that? You need a cake baked from scratch? Brownies? Lemon bars? A loaf of artisan bread?? I got YOU, GIRL. That said, when someone tells me that they don’t like sweets, or they claim to never, ever order dessert, my lips right away form into a tight smile and my right eye starts twitching…because I’m completely short-circuiting inside. ADVERTISEMENT Cats & makeup Sweatshirt ?? $42 Shop Now HOW CAN YOU NOT like DESSERT…? 1011101011010101111010110100010011101010111 That does not compute. Thankfully, it’s sweet...

It’s a hot tub time machine! Are you the type of person who can just stroll best into a hot tub like it ain’t no thang? since I am not. My good friends Jen as well as Cindy are. They won’t avoid a beat. They’ll just swoop best in, however I promise it takes me like 10 minutes to slowly lower my body into the hot water inch by inch, as well as even when I’m lastly submerged down to sitting level, I stay unpleasant for at least five minutes. ADVERTISEMENT We really have a hot tub right here in...

just a few things I’ve been into as of late Some people were born to sing (En vogue shout-out!). Me? I was born to make lists. here are 5 things I’ve been loving lately. 1. amazing August mornings June and July were brutally hot here in the Bay Area, and if you didn’t have air conditioning, it was like living in an armpit. ADVERTISEMENT Cloudy August mornings = yes Lately, though, like for the past two weeks, it’s been cooler here. Borderline cold. and what a welcome change. I am NOT hating on those overcast mornings in The lady Sanctuary!...

Chanel Rouge allure Ink Matte liquid Lip Colour in Créatif What’s an unsung makeup hero? For me, it’s an oftentimes underrated makeup morsel, a permanent collection product that scoots under the radar screen of lots of makeup lovers but regularly rocks my world. The long-running Unsung Heroes series features some of my favorites. I’m always down for a summer time coral lippie, and Chanel Rouge allure Ink in Créatif ($37) is THE ONE. Well…the one for this week, ha ha ha! ? Hello, have we met? My name is Karen, and I have a new coral crush every other day....

using Eye shadow X 9 in Age Ain’t Nothing, Bronzing Powder in infant woman as well as Lipglass in Li Li’s motor City from the new restricted edition MAC Aaliyah collection, coming June 20th to the MAC site as well as choose stores June 21st. You understand what I just realized? I just realized that I can tie different eras from my teens as well as 20s to Aaliyah’s music. Like, Jen, Cindy as well as I played Back as well as Forth so much in the summertime before I left for college, as well as then in the spring...

live long and prosper! Nope, I haven’t, but it looks like fun. one of these days, if I can ever make it down to San Diego Comic-Con, I’d go as Khaleesi from game of Thrones…but only if I had a legit wig (she has the best hair) *and* a dragon. This star trek costume with hair and makeup is probably the closest I’ve come, and I’m not even sure if that counts, LOL! ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT How about you? have you ever done makeup for yourself or someone else for cosplay before? Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict, Karen

concerning SpaceNK stores February 16th I may or may not have just opened all of these minis from the SpaceNK spring charm edit gift-with-purchase set and liberally applied them to various places on my body, my face and in my hair. ? SpaceNK’s new GWP comes with some sweet samples, yo! — including dry shampoos from Oribe and R+Co, as well as this Ouai hair mask, which I’m so thrilled about trying that I’m literally (OK, figuratively) salivating at the mouth… ADVERTISEMENT When a find a incredible new dry shampoo, I feel like a phoenix rising from the ashes!! It’s...

Softer than delicate kitten paws The Unsung Heroes series highlights a few of my ALL-TIME preferred long-term collection products from all kind of brands. Dang, I had my heart set on being crabby about these Shiseido Facial Cotton pads, since girl, they’re $10, as well as you only get 165 of them, which is craziness to me since you might roll as much as Target right now as well as get a huge pack of 300 up & up brand cotton pads for $5. But ugh, these Shiseido ones are so good! ADVERTISEMENT I didn’t expect to be bougie about...

Well, there was a time back in my hair-bear days, around 14 and 15, when I would take any old pair of scissors and just, like, trim my bangs willy-nilly. I purposefully cut them choppy and at different lengths because I wanted “a layered look” (seriously, Karen?!), even though I really didn’t understand what that meant… ADVERTISEMENT The front looked crazy, dude! but I didn’t care. As long as those bangs were high and lacquered such that not even a category 5 hurricane could fell them, I was happy. But I’d never attempt it now. I think I’ve gotten progressively...