Spring couldn’t have sprung at a better time for Rosie. All the rain we’ve gotten lately has turned our little neck of the woods into fields of wildflowers and forests of happy oaks. It’s lovely outside, and this weekend Rosie couldn’t get enough. Just in time for Earth Day! She spent hours outside this weekend[Continue reading...] The post Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vol. 809 appeared first on Makeup and Beauty Blog | Makeup Reviews, Swatches and How-To Makeup ..read more

Good morning, my friend. I hope your Caturday is off to a peaceful, joyful start. It’s been a week since I started doing the three small things I learned in this podcast for better mornings, and overall, my mornings are a little smoother, and I feel less tired in the afternoons. Oh, and in case[Continue reading...] The post Saturday Surfing, April 20, 2024! appeared first on Makeup and Beauty Blog | Makeup Reviews, Swatches and How-To Makeup ..read more

Oh my goodness, seeing how we have two gals with long hair in our household, it’s definitely hair products. We go through a lot of conditioner! Skin care is a close second; I’m forever buying sunscreen, lotion and body wash. I wish I could say that I spent more on fun things like perfume and[Continue reading...] The post What Takes Up the Biggest Part of Your Beauty Budget? appeared first on Makeup and Beauty Blog | Makeup Reviews, Swatches and How-To Makeup ..read more

Love this stuff My main criteria for dry shampoo is how my day-two roots feel after a few sprays. If they’re stiff and coated in a thick layer of crusty powder, forget about it! I prefer lightweight sprays that virtually disappear into the hair yet still manage to soak up any jankiness. For years my[Continue reading...] The post Amika Dry Shampoo Is Awesome | Important Lessons on Aging appeared first on Makeup and Beauty Blog | Makeup Reviews, Swatches and How-To Makeup ..read more

Bold tiger. Sex symbol. Cat stud. When it came to kitty modeling, Tabs dominated. He pretty much invented the field of feline supermodelry. I mean that posture, those angles, that uncanny ability to strike a pose anywhere. Bam! Look at that. But we all know that wasn’t all. Tabs was also a business genius. He[Continue reading...] The post Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vol. 808 appeared first on Makeup and Beauty Blog | Makeup Reviews, Swatches and How-To Makeup ..read more

Good morning and happy Caturday. Rosie’s been stuck to me like glue all morning! She would like to wish you a wonderful day, and she also wants to remind you that weekends are the best times for cuddles and extra treats. ? What are your plans for the day? I’m going to do some reading[Continue reading...] The post Saturday Surfing, April 13, 2024! appeared first on Makeup and Beauty Blog | Makeup Reviews, Swatches and How-To Makeup ..read more

I was at Sephora yesterday to get a few things from the savings event (more on this in a second) and the experience was a little better than the last time I was there. I got to chatting with a very nice salesperson about his favorite things in the store, and our conversation reminded me[Continue reading...] The post More Thoughts on Shopping at Sephora in 2024 appeared first on Makeup and Beauty Blog | Makeup Reviews, Swatches and How-To Makeup ..read more

First things first, I’m not mad at the newly reformulated Velvet Teddy Maximal Lipstick by MAC. I know! I thought I’d be grumpy about it after taking Sweet Deal for a spin last week and feeling underwhelmed by the experience, but the wear time on Velvet Teddy 2.0 is almost as good as the original,[Continue reading...] The post Lip of the Day: The Newly Reformulated MAC Maximal Velvet Teddy, Eclipse Adventures and What’s for Lunch appeared first on Makeup and Beauty Blog | Makeup Reviews, Swatches and How-To Makeup ..read more

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. Bowling or tennis? Bowling because I could[Continue reading...] The post Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 826 appeared first on Makeup and Beauty Blog | Makeup Reviews, Swatches and How-To Makeup ..read more

Are you excited about tomorrow’s solar eclipse? Boy, I know someone who would have been. Tabs would have been fired up! He went all out for the one in 2017, made himself a sunflower cat collar, got a bunch of eclipse sunglasses and meowed about it with anyone who’d listen. He thought it was the[Continue reading...] The post Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vol. 807 appeared first on Makeup and Beauty Blog | Makeup Reviews, Swatches and How-To Makeup ..read more