Categorized: Misc.

OPI Sparkle-Iscious.

Question of the Week: – If you were advising a makeup newbie, which three items would you suggest that they get to start with? (not counting base items)

Answer: – Brow filler of some kind, mascara, lip gloss. Those are the very basics I MUST wear when leaving my house!

Prime Beauty – gets downright giddy when she discovers a new beauty brand and Rae Cosmetics has her squealing with delight. See why!

Phyrra – compares theBalm’s Shady Lady Vol. 1 and 2 side by side for you.

Vampy Varnish – talks about common new blogger mistakes and how to avoid them.

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We made it, at last.

This weekend is supposed to be a sunny and warm one here in the bay. I think I am going to bust out some more painting for this office re-design which is taking me 14 thousand years. Also I want to try and avoid the Superbowl as much as possible.

Now for the question…

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Pure Ice Cheatin.

It happens to all of us. We’re innocently checking out some new blogs then blam-o! We’re hit with flashing banners, or loud music or an indecipherable cursive font. Wait, what decade am I in? Is this 1999?

If you have a blog or are considering starting one, there are some definite do’s and dont’s you should be aware of. I made a few of these “don’t” mistakes when I was starting out also, so don’t feel bad if you’ve committed any of them. We don’t start off knowing everything, we learn along the way!

Themes

There are a million different ready-to-go blog themes out there for the various blog platforms, which is great. However you probably should customize it somewhat if you chose one of them. You don’t want a blog that looks exactly like hundreds of other blogs. If you can afford to have someone customize a personal design (or logo) for you, or maybe just tweak a design you like, it’s definitely money well spent!

Distracting backgrounds

It’s fine to have some kind of background pattern or texture for your blog. And by this I mean outside the main column where you write. Never put a background pattern underneath the main column. Subtlety is KEY here people. No colorful stars, no flashing anything, no neon cats. You get the idea, Subtle, subtle, subtle.

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