discovered em! I like the odor of two coats of Frida Kahlo nail polish in the morning (not truly tho). It smells like…victory!! Yeah, I discovered ’em. Last night. They were in these random bins on the outer edge of the appeal section near the registers, of all places, at the Novato CVS! ADVERTISEMENT It wasn’t a huge display. It was really semi-hidden among small bottles of hand sanitizer as well as travel-sized tins of Bag Balm (which is udder-ly fantastic, bah-dumdum!). The tiniest tins of Bag Balm that I ever did see… Thank you, girls, for assisting me track...

A resilient makeup look with the Jane Iredale spring 2017 collection I went outside today as well as felt the sun on my shoulders as well as my arms as well as my legs, as well as it was glorious! Spring. SPRING! It’s nearly here, after what has seemed like the longest, coldest, wettest wintertime ever. So, in event of spring’s upcoming awesomeness, I did a resilient makeup look today utilizing stuff from the new Jane Iredale spring 2017 collection, which is coming out on March 13th. ADVERTISEMENT The new six-piece Jane Iredale spring 2017 collection coming March 17 I...

From fair to Deep, the new $7.99 Maybelline dream Brightening Creamy Concealers whisper I’ll admit it, when it pertains to drugstore concealers, I’ve always been type of a snob.[/whisper] I blame it on my teen years… I started out using mainly drugstore products (back in the ’90s), as well as I had SUCH a difficult time discovering deal with products, like foundations as well as concealers, that matched my skin tone. ADVERTISEMENT It was a rough time for tan women back then, lemme tell you! say thanks to goodness we didn’t have selfies as well as Instagram back in the...

Tutti Dolci by bath & Body Works Let me tell ya…this whole counting calories thing? I’m still trying to lose the baby weight, and it’s the least fun thing in the whole entire world. It’s even less fun/more headache-inducing than being stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic on the Richmond Bridge, which is really un-fun, BTW, or stepping in a pile of pet dog poop in a new pair of shoes. That’s one good thing about bath & Body works Tutti Dolci! — no counting calories. even though they smell like delicious dessert foods, they aren’t, which indicates no extra burpees. (Side...

NARS is coming out with a new concealer, and my dark circles are excited! FOR real THO. Hey, want some pot? If you live in California and voted on Tuesday, you will probably get that joke. ADVERTISEMENT No, I’m not talking about that kind of pot. Well… I’m talking about these pots of NARS Soft Matte complete Concealer, a new full-coverage concealer coming to NARS counters in January. Are you familiar with NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer? comes in a little tube with a wand like a lipgloss? It’s terrific and has pretty good coverage. It’s one of my favorites, but...

Me and my bangs in happier times What possessed me to do this!? Why did I ever think that bangs would be a good idea? I’m never, ever doing this ever again. (Side note: If I had a dime for whenever I said that during this process I’d be a rich woman, LOL!) What the hell!? My leg hair, the hair on my big toe, my mustache, even MY CHIN — why does the hair grow so fast anywhere else except for where I actually want it to grow?? I must invest in a company that makes bobby pins, seeing...

Tabs is definitely a cat of the people, but he can’t deny that he has a taste for the finer things. When I think of Tabs, I think “luxury personified.” Like, he wears head-to-toe Tiffany jewelry just to walk downstairs and have gravy on a Tuesday. ADVERTISEMENT Sometimes on Sundays he likes to just sit around and quietly celebrate his fabulous fanciness, so he’ll ask me to light his favorite Tom Ford candle so that he may enjoy his jewels by candlelight. It’s much more romantic that way. ADVERTISEMENT He rarely shows the public his indulgent side, but he hopes...

So, this happened… You understand when you’re freaking out however trying not to freak out, however then trying not to freak out makes you freak out even more? I’m doing that best now. ADVERTISEMENT It’s since of these missing lashes! A huge chunk of lashes are missing from my best eye. My natural lashes aren’t “all that” to begin with, OK, as well as ever because I had Connor, they’ve gotten even thinner as well as shorter than they were before, to provide you an concept of the baseline. Basically, I’m not working with a great deal in terms of...

get prepared to go matte all night (or, in my case, all day!) long with metropolitan Decay’s new All Nighter water resistant Full-Coverage Concealer. Don’t go chasing waterfalls… That’s what I’m telling you, however if you’re going to do it anyway (despite TLC’s several warnings!), understand that you can stand beneath one using metropolitan Decay’s new concealer, as well as your makeup would emerge totally intact. It’s water resistant to the extreme, so keep your fave oil-based makeup cleaner handy, since you’ll requirement it to take this concealer off your face. ADVERTISEMENT 14 shades, $29 each, very waterproof! Extremely matte,...

When you’re well into your second decade of life, often you can’t help but look back at the cats, toddlers and humans you’ve known, the places you’ve been, the flowers you’ve sniffed, the collars you’ve rocked, and the makeup looks you’ve inspired. Call it a fall occupation retrospective, if you will. Tabs (and I) got a little emo today looking back at old pics from falls of yore. ADVERTISEMENT Fall has always been one of Tabs’ favorite times of year, and not just because the turkeys are plump and the lawn is extra green and tasty, but also because of...