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Saw an article recently in Allure about how mega-influencer Huda Kattan likes to spritz some perfume before she goes to bed. I’m wondering… Do very many other people do that? Is that a thing here in the United States, or wherever you happen to be in the world? Do you do a spritz before you drift off to slumber? I do. Wearing perfume to bed has become a habit/tradition I accidentally fell into last summer. It all started with the Great Mosquito Incident of 2019… We had an unusually intense mosquito season 🦟 here in Novato, so every evening when...

This is NOT my breakfast, I swear. This is the practice pre-Easter roast chicken and potato dish I made earlier this week. I get really nervous when I have to cook something new for people other than El Hub, Tabs and Connor, so I like to practice a dish one or two times. I dunno… It’s just that I’m not naturally gifted with cooking. Sure, I can follow a recipe and do OK, but I don’t want people to leave hungry. I want you to come over and stuff yourself silly. That’s my new mission in life, which is why...

Years before Choupette Lagerfeld’s reign at Chanel, Tabs was the fashion house’s most fabulous spokescat. His kitty modeling ad campaigns decorated subway tunnels, murals, cat condos and billboards across America and around the world. Tabs dominated haute cat-ure catwalks for more than a decade and still holds the record for “Longest Feather Boa Worn by a Cat Model” at Milan, New York and Paris Fashion Week. Here were some of his most iconic Chanel campaigns, many of which are studied by kittens in fashion schools to this day. Your friendly neighborhood Chanel addicts, Karen and Tabs Continue reading "Sundays With...

You know when you get something new that you really like but you want to save it for a special occasion, but then Mother’s Day comes and goes, your birthday comes and goes, and you realize that if you keep waiting for a big moment to bust it out, you’ll just end up waiting forever, so one day you just go for it and use it on a random Wednesday? Well, I’ve been saving this gorgeous neutral eyeshadow palette from Chanel — which is certifiable Karen makeup crack! — for a special occasion because it’s just SO DANG PRETTY. Simply...

Morning! Got a little cheese to go with your coffee today. 🙂 LOL. Perhaps some yummy gouda with a sprinkle of fresh mozzarella? No, seriously, that quote at the top is only partially for you. It’s also for me, because I’ve been thinking lately about making a career change/adjustment. Basically, I love Makeup and Beauty Blog, and I have no intention of ever stopping it, but I’m starting to really miss going someplace to work… Don’t get me wrong! Tabs is a wonderful 🐱 employer. He’s fair, generous, fluffy, and I get fantastic fringe benefits (unlimited kitty hugs and purrs),...