What’s One Thing in Your Makeup Bag Right Now That You Would Enthusiastically Recommend to Anyone and Everyone?
I gotta say that I pretty much love EVERYTHING I have in my makeup bag at the moment. There is absolutely nothing in there that I have “meh” feelings about, which I’m just now realizing is kind of awesome. All this to say that it’s really, really hard ...
The Post-it from Two Years Ago
Two years ago, in July of 2022, I wrote a note to myself on a Post-it and stuck it on the corner of my monitor after a particularly hard day. It says, “Imagine yourself in July 2024, looking back at yourself now.” At the time, I was several...
Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 840
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 morni...
Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vol. 822
Rosie, as one of the world’s leading cat scientists, is still hard at work on the development of a new element to add to the Periodic Table. The symbol is expected to be CHKN. Now, I don’t know how much you know about science, but this is k...
Nor Cal Beach Day
We’re packing up the car and taking Marnie to the beach again to help her with socialization. It’s a good place for her to practice being around new people and dogs. FYI, this is what going to the beach looks like in Northern California. It...
7 Things Beauty Enthusiasts Love
1. When beauty staples go on sale I especially love it when I can get a deal on the things I tend to use every day, like brow pencil, tinted moisturizer and mascara! 2. When eyeliner matches on the first try Oh, and those rare moments when the outer fl...
Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 839
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 morni...
Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vol. 821
So, the back deck has been more happenin’ since Marnie started interning here at the company. You know how it is, though. Interns may mean well, but they’re still learning the ropes, so they tend to make a few…boo boos. In Marnie̵...
Cream, Powder, Liquid or Gel: What Makeup Texture Do You Wear the Most?
The other day I was playing a game I like to call “fill up the beauty shopping cart” where I put all the things that catch my eye into a virtual cart just for fun. You know what I noticed? Most of the things on my makeup wish list are creams or gels. T...
7 Things Cat Ladies Try to Avoid
1. Getting that third cat Because every cat lady knows the third cat is the gateway cat to EVEN MORE CATS. 2. Clothes that don’t match your cat’s fur Unless you want to carry a lint roller everywhere, go with a color palette that matches yo...