Bit By the Beauty Bug

The Beauty Bug and The Beauty Bug Boyfriend retreated to Connecticut for Christmas. Right before they left, just in the nick of time, a box arrived at their door that contained the must-have, quintessential holiday accessory, MAC’s Russian Red. Russian Red is part of MAC’s new ORIGINALS Collection, a collaboration of the new and the [...]

Hanukkah came early this year for The Beauty Bug; today She received samples of MAC’s Holiday Collection. Knowing that the samples were supposed to arrive soon, She’s been running home from work everyday to see if that day was the THE day. Well, today was that day and so began the MAC holiday celebration. She [...]

These past few weeks Boston has been a sea of red and blue. While Bostonians Red Sox pride is always present and visible, it’s been on over-load since post-season baseball started. Flags, hats, banners, t-shirts, stickers and posters adorn windows, car bumpers and hopeful fans. Boston is the capital of Red Sox Nation. To show [...]

On counters today, the first round of many Holiday collections from MAC – a tell-tale sign that the Holidays are approaching! The Beauty Bug took some time during Her lunch break to go check out these new collections. She arrived at the store just in time – they had just finished unpacking them. She was [...]

Today, The Beauty Bug did something She hasn’t done in ages – in fact, She can’t remember the last time She did this. She wore lipstick to work. She let her glosses stay buried in the bottom of her purse, and reached for her new MAC Mattene Lipstick – a new smooth lipstick that’s as [...]

The Beauty Bug is normally a very punctual person…normally. She hates being late and will do anything She can to avoid it – especially when it comes to work. There’s nothing worse than having to walk past everyone to get to your desk – everyone who is already busy at work. Well, this morning, when [...]

Day 2 brought shiny cheeks, brow bones and eyes…. Little-to-no mascara Slightly Bitten Lips with MAC’s Cafe Matte Lipstick Strong lips covered with shades of electric pumpkin Pale blush 3-D smoky gray eyes and sheer beige lips White fingernails The common denominator on all runways: a return to irridescence

Day one brought makeup that was so well blended the models’ faces looked absolutely nude…. Other trends included: Dabbed silver, white pink or gold powder patches high pony tails catch the light “Plastic skin” (not dewy, not matte) achieved by using a tiny amount of natural lip gel and cheek highlight Blacked out/electric blue eyes [...]

The bar: A little no-name hole in the wall place that’s secluded in a back alley. There’s no sign – it’s just there. It’s barely lit -candles align the walls and tables. The music: A subtle jazz number coming from the piano hidden in the corner. The piano player is old, and continues to take [...]

Just to clarify, FTW stands for “for the win”. The Beauty Bug knows what you’re thinking, and no, “For The Win” isn’t a part of her regular vocabulary – She gets it from the Beauty Bug Boyfriend. Back to the matter at hand… The summer brings out the worst in The Beauty Bug’s hair and [...]