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Valentine’s Date Idea & Beauty Look To Go: Casual Night Out

Some of my favorite Valentine’s Day dates (or any kind of date for that matter) are the low-key ones where you just go out with your honey to do your favorite thing and have a good time while you’re at it.

Today’s date idea is the casual day or night out – a picnic and stroll in the park on a Sunday afternoon, a couple of hours at the bowling alley, or cozying up to each other at the movies.

For this kind of date, you don’t want to look overdone.  Aim for more of a comfortable beauty look but spark things up with some pretty accessories like jewelry and a colorful scarf.  Wear a cute top and throw on your favorite jeans for your fun day out.

For me, I start with my holy grail products I use every day so that I feel most comfortable but I throw in a little something extra, too, for the special occasion.

For lips, apply your MLBB (My lips but better) lipstick to subtly enhance. Try Urban Decay Lipstick ($22 US) in Jailbait, a nude sheer cream, or Hotpants, a medium pink with sheer shimmer.

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Splurge or Skip: Urban Decay Holiday 2009

Urban Decay Holiday 2009

Heavy metal and glitter makeup doesn’t really work for every day. But Urban Decay makes it accessible and has perfected this uber-glam style. Their empire was built on heavy pigmentation and night makeup for day. It’s their trademark, and they’re oh-so-good at it.

Holiday collections are always something to look forward to and Urban Decay’s Holiday offerings are full of surprises, as well as the expected basics.

Urban Decay Book of Shadows 2

Urban Decay Book of Shadows Vol 2 ($48 US) offers 16 gorgeous, colorful shades of eyeshadow at an affordable price. I have the original Book of Shadows, which is very good, but I love that this palette includes two mini 24/7 Glide on Liners in Zero and Bourbon, a mini bottle of UDPP, and a look book.

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Holiday 2009 Gift Guide: For the Teen

Holiday Gift Guide For the Teen 2009

Most people have to live with the fact that they wore unflattering, crazy makeup and wild hair as a teen.  Remembering the blue eye shadow trend or the popular “mullet” might bring tears of laughter and disbelief as you look back on it now.

Gifting ideas for teenage girls who love experimenting with trends like you did back then might be tricky. However, our Gift Guide for the Teen ensures that you won’t have to rely on the been-there-done-that iTunes gift card.

Throw in a coupon for a makeup lesson from you so that (hopefully) they won’t have to hide their yearbooks pictures ten years later. :)

MAC Frisky Business Lipglass Set

Lipsticks are the most appropriate for teens; it’s too aging and heavy. Try to distract your teen away from bleeding lipstick with the high shine glamour of MAC 5 Frisky Business Bright Lipglass Set ($29.50 US). The colors are bright, so your teen will be satisfied, but not clownishly opaque.

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Bold Colors and Glitter Liners to Create Festive Eyes!

Milani Infinite Liquid Eye Liner

My favorite time of the year is definitely the holiday season. It’s the best time to try “party” eye looks without looking like a disco ball. When else can you experiment with glitter, bold colors, and falsies in every shape besides Halloween?

Still, I don’t like to stray too far from my roots, so I’m super excited about the discovery of the Milani Infinite Liquid Eye Liners ($5.99 US) and the Urban Decay Heavy Metal Glitter Eyeliner in Distortion ($18 US). These two products are fabulous additions to my makeup bag for quick changes to glam up my day look.

Milani Infinite Liquid Eye Liner swatches

These Milani Infinite Liquid Eye Liners ($5.99 US) come in five colors but I test drove three. Everlast, an inky black; Endless, a royal purple with gold shimmer; and Infinite, a bright azul color.

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