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 morning for the past quadrillion years (since 2007). 1. Have you bought anything on sale recently?[Continue reading...] The post Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 783 appeared first on Makeup and Beauty Blog | Makeup Reviews, Swatches and How-To Makeup ..read more

Today I looked back at the first Sundays With Tabs and Rosie, which was just about three years ago (!). I can’t believe it’s already been that long. Here’s a look back at that post. Tabs got along with almost everyone. Almost, with the exception of a few people and cats, including his corporate nemesis[Continue reading...] The post Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vol. 763 appeared first on Makeup and Beauty Blog | Makeup Reviews, Swatches and How-To Makeup ..read more

Hi, friend! Happy Saturday. How are you feeling today? I’m in the mood to get some stuff done. I’ll be puttering around the house and running errands in town, so I’m going to put on some blush, brow pencil and mascara. Maybe a lil’ gloss because why not? A little bit of makeup puts that[Continue reading...] The post Saturday Surfing, May 27, 2023! appeared first on Makeup and Beauty Blog | Makeup Reviews, Swatches and How-To Makeup ..read more

I think it’s a do, but if you’re going go there, you have to be very thoughtful with the gift. A long time ago in a galaxy far away, I read somewhere that if you’re going to give a gift, chances are, if it’s a gift you’d like to receive, then you’re on the right[Continue reading...] The post Skin Care Gifts — A Do or a Don’t? appeared first on Makeup and Beauty Blog | Makeup Reviews, Swatches and How-To Makeup ..read more

1.The travel-size Chanel summer collection I’m excited about this launch! I feel like this is the collection Chanel fans (especially the ones like me, who adore the summer launches) always wanted but didn’t know they needed. It’s chic and portable, with just enough coverage and color for beautiful summer skin, eyes, cheeks and lips. It[Continue reading...] The post Small Things That Bring Me Joy (Makeup and Otherwise) appeared first on Makeup and Beauty Blog | Makeup Reviews, Swatches and How-To Makeup ..read more

Agh, busy weekends. Don’t you hate ’em? So many things to do. Gotta pay the Paris team in QuickBooks, order 1,000 orchids for the office, pay the gravy caterers, take the Maserati in for an oil change. SO many boring errands to run, but a cat’s gotta do what a cat’s gotta do. You know,[Continue reading...] The post Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vol. 762 appeared first on Makeup and Beauty Blog | Makeup Reviews, Swatches and How-To Makeup ..read more

Happy Saturday, my friend! I hope your weekend is off to a colorful start. A tiny moment of beauty for ya: I saw these pink cotton candy clouds at sunset the other night. Aren’t the colors perfection? Almost like a rainbow across the sky. Whenever fleeting moments of natural beauty come my way, I can’t[Continue reading...] The post Saturday Surfing, May 20, 2023! appeared first on Makeup and Beauty Blog | Makeup Reviews, Swatches and How-To Makeup ..read more

Here are mine, in a nutshell These days I rely more on a bright lip, blush and lots of mascara; it’s the easiest way for me to look polished without having to deal with eye makeup. Speaking of eye makeup, I wear thinner eyeliner because hello hooded lids. On that note, I rarely do dramatic[Continue reading...] The post How Has Your Makeup Style Evolved as You’ve Gotten Older? appeared first on Makeup and Beauty Blog | Makeup Reviews, Swatches and How-To Makeup ..read more

I’ve been listening to songs with the word sunshine in the title all morning. No particular reason other than it’s sunny outside today in my neck of the woods (Marin County), and the temperature is at that sweet spot where it’s warm enough to go outside in jeans and a t-shirt. It’s so nice! If[Continue reading...] The post A Little Bit of Sunshine appeared first on Makeup and Beauty Blog | Makeup Reviews, Swatches and How-To Makeup ..read more

Rosie has a mysterious benefactor! Someone slipped a can of Fancy Feast in my mailbox yesterday. Does this mean that I’ve officially reached iconic cat lady status? Maybe? Rosie’s new favorite place to fall asleep at night is right next to my head. She presses her tiny little body right up against my hair, so[Continue reading...] The post Cat Lady Things and Thoughts appeared first on Makeup and Beauty Blog | Makeup Reviews, Swatches and How-To Makeup ..read more