Korres Giveaway Winner & Updates

Howdy, y'all!

The winner of my Korres Giveaway is...

Diana of Diana's Beauty Corner!

Congratulations!  Please contact me via e-mail at: kategeneblog [at] gmail [dot] com.  You have one week from today to claim your prize, otherwise a new winner will be selected using random.org.

So, for the past six months, I have resembled Cher (circa 1970).  My locks literally reached my gluteus maximus, were stick straight, and lacked shape.  I finally got a cut and feel much better.  I also dyed my hair jet black.  Chiggity check it:

Wow.  This picture is borderline too hot for Blogger.  Frizzy hair and a baggy t-shirt?  Me-ow!  Playboy Magazine is sure to call after seeing this sexy gem of a photograph.

By the way, I made entering my latest giveaway a little easier.  Click on the photo below to enter:

I hope you all have a fantastic weekend!

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I like goooooold!

Benefit's Creaseless Cream Eye Shadow and Liner in 'Recess' is a pretty, shimmery gold base.  The packaging is super cute and, more importantly, it works extremely well!  At the end of the day, my shadow looks exactly as it did in the morning: smokey and crease-free.  Believe it or not, this is my first real eye shadow base.  I normally use Cover Girl's Aqua Smooth Foundation in 'Buff Beige' as a primer.  (For the record, it's fantastic to use with pressed shadows!)

Benefit's products are great, but can cause serious damage to one's bank account.  Fortunately, a little bit goes a long way.  Two light light swipes with my fingertip is all I need per eye.  I love pairing this base with deep brown and gold shadows.  It adds just a hint of shimmer on my lids and makes my gold toned shadows pop.  (I got a little carried away the other day and applied it all the way up to my brows.  I looked more glittery than the girls that shake their money makers for "college tuition"!  OMG...  I just had a visual of Elizabeth Berkley yelling, "I'M A DANCER!"  Bahahaha!)

[photo credit: www.ulta.com]

Here is a neutral, natural (well, natural for me) look I created the other day:

Products Used:

♥ Benefit Base (obviously)
♥ NYX Eye Shadow in Iced Mocha
♥ Coastal Scents 88 Matte Palette
♥ Almay Liquid Liner in Black
♥ Loreal Voluminous Mascara in Blackest Black & Korres Mascara

I hope you're all having a fantastic day!  Is anyone else suffering from "springing forward"?  I sure am!