Cheeks and MAC harmony blush go together like lemonade and chocolate chip cookies…

Okay, wait — that might not have come out right.

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Seriously, though, have you ever had lemonade and chocolate chip cookies before? I indicate together? I know it sounds like a odd combination, but I vow it’s better than it probably sounds.

The two make harmonious music together, forming an unlikely alliance of sweet and sour that could nearly be a metaphor for my life.

Case in point: last Saturday morning I crawled out of bed feeling anxious and overwhelmed. I had a bunch of chores to do around the house (and when the house is a mess, it makes everything worse), but I didn’t want to do any of it. I wanted to unwind a lot more than anything else, and I knew that I wasn’t going to get anything productive done until I improved my outlook.

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Two words: window shopping. I threw on some clothes and minimal makeup and made a decision to hit the mall.

I drove down to The village at Corte Madera, which is about 20 minutes away, because they have a Nordstrom there with a great MAC counter, an Anthropologie store, Apple store, Bare Escentuals, Blue Mercury, Kate Spade and some other good stuff. Out of nowhere, I got a odd craving for a chocolate chip cookie and a glass of lemonade, so I walked over to this place called Boudin’s, a café/bakery chain here in the Bay area (they make a indicate loaf of sourdough). As usual, of course, the universe had other plans…

Gal at the register (who was clearly not having her best customer service day): Hi.

Me: Hi! everything always smells so good in here; it’s hard to decide. Okay, I think I’d like a chocolate chip cookie…but can you tell me first if they’re chewy or crunchy?

Gal at the register: They’re chewy and crunchy. If you get one you can find out.

Me: Uh-huh… The thing is, I don’t really like cookies that are too crunchy, sooo I only want to get one if it’s a lot more chewy than crunchy. [SIGH] Okay, um, do you have lemonade?

Gal at the register: We have water and sliced lemons. but no lemonade. You can squeeze the lemons into your water and make your own lemonade.

Me: (My left eyelid started twitching) Hmm… On second thought, ya know, I think I’m gonna pass. trotzdem danke.

Then, wouldn’t you know it, as I left the restaurant empty handed and rounded the corner outside, I saw a soda maker in front of me with what? – Limonade! and me without a cookie.

Mom always says not to sweat the small stuff, but when I’m cranky and craving sweets, that’s much easier said than done…

Still, I tried. I went back to walking around the mall and tried to neglect my rumbling tummy. I came upon a woman with her little girl, who sought to be about three years old, playing in the middle of the mall’s courtyard.

The girl was smiling and holding a green balloon. Suddenly, it slipped out of her hands!

Instead of screaming or bursting into tears (something I might have done had it happened to me at that moment), the girl chased after the balloon, laughing and jumping as she enjoyed it float higher and higher into the sky.

As I enjoyed the girl, who never stopped smiling, I felt something inside of me click. It was my reset button, turning me away from my crazy place and bringing me back to inner peace and harmony.

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Which reminds me about a blush…

How do I love thee, MAC harmony Blush? lass mich die Wege zählen…

This muted rosy beige could nearly pass for a brown.

Considering its versatility, $20 is a bargain for this blush. You can use it as a contouring face bronzer, a warming blush or an eye crease color to give depth to different looks.

If you’ve ever had trouble with bronzers having orange undertones before, take a look at Harmony. It adds warmth without the orange undertones. fantastic for skin tones from pale to medium!

I wear it when I want a natural-looking cheek color with a little warmth that won’t interfere with the rest of my makeup, like when I wear a strong eye and lip combo.

On my NC42 skin, I normally wear 2-3 layers to reach a level of color I like.

I wear harmony a lot when I’m in a hurry. I’ll do a couple quick layers on the apples of my cheeks, and give some definition to my eyes with a small amount swiped into my creases with a 217.

Sometimes, when I want a lot more color than I get from harmony alone, I’ll add a brighter pink like Dollymix on top.

Ihr freundlicher Nachbarschaftsberichtszusatz,

Karen

The MAC Unsung Heroes series features some of my favorite products from MAC’s permanent collection

MAC Unsung Heroes: harmony Blush

MAC Unsung Heroes: Careblends pressed Powder

MAC Unsung Heroes: fulfilled Plushglass

MAC Unsung Heroes: Bamboom Paint

MAC Unsung Heroes: Sublime Nature Paint

MAC Unsung Heroes: Prunella Eye Kohl

MAC Unsung Heroes: The 239 Eye Shader Brush

MAC Unsung Heroes: tarnish Eye KohlMAC UNSUNGEN HELDEN: Kohl Power Bleistift Liner in Katze

MAC Unbesungener Helden: Mac-irisierendes Pulver / lose in silberner Dämmerung

MAC Unbesungener Helden: Mac-irisierendes Puder / locker in goldener Bronze

MAC Unbesungener Helden: C-THRUL LIPGLASS

MAC UNSUNGE HELDEN: Laut & charmantes Cremesheen-Glas

MAC Unbesungener Helden: Breezy Sheertone Shimmer Ruil

MAC Unbesungener Helden: Pflege mischt ätherische Öle, Grapefruit + Kamille

MAC Unbesungener Helden: Bescheidenheit Cremesheen-Lippenstift

MAC UNSUNGE HELDEN: doppelt wagen cremesheenen lipglass

MAC Unstimmige Helden: Sandy B Lippenstift

MAC Unbesungener Helden: Club Lidschatten

MAC Unstimmige Helden: Uniform Technakohl-Liner

Mac Unbesungener Helden: MAC-roter Lippenstift

MAC Unbesungener Helden: Verlockender Lidschatten

MAC UNSUNGEN HELDEN: PHLOOF Lidschatten

Mac Unbewohnte Helden: Crème in Ihrem Kaffee-Lippenstift

MAC Unbesungener Helden: Paramount Lippenstift

MAC UNSUNGE HELDEN: MOCHA RULD

MAC Unstimmige Helden: Oh Baby Lipglass

MAC Unbesungener Helden: Mac Mulch Lidschatten

MAC Unbesungener Helden: Die Cremestick-Liner

MAC Unbesungener Helden: Sable Lidschatten

MAC UNSUNGE HELDEN: Weicher Ocker-Farbpotentopf

MAC Unbesungener Helden: Ricepaper Lidschatten

MAC UNSUNGEN HELDEN: Dieses Cremesheen-Glas ist ein wahrer Deelight

MAC Unbesungener Helden: Lipglas trotz

Mac Unbesungene Helden: leidenschaftlicher Lippenstift (und Wassermelone)

Mac Unbesungene Helden: Dieser Lippenstift ist synchron

MAC Unstimmige Helden: Soba Lidschatten

MAC Unstimmige Helden: Bombshell Lippenstift

MAC Unstimmige Helden: Sunbasque Sheertone Shimmer Ruil

MAC Unstimmige Helden: klares Lipglas

Mac Unbewohnte Helden: feuchter Lidschatten

MAC Unstimmige Helden: nacktes Mittagessen Lidschatten

MAC Unbesungener Helden: Russischer roter Lipglas

Mac Unbewohnte Helden: Sirup-Lippenstift

MAC Unbesungener Helden: Mac Blushbaby erröten

MAC Unbesungener Held: atemberaubende Goldlidschatten

MAC Unbesungener Held: Patina Lidschatten

Mac Unbewohnte Helden: Gesichts- und Körpergründung

MAC UNSUNGEN HELDEN: GREENSMOKE Lidschatten

MAC Unstimmige Helden: reichlich rosa Plushlass

MAC Unbesungener Helden: Indianwood Paint Pot

MAC Unbesungener Helden: Nackter Studienlacktopf

MAC Unbesungener Helden: Rubeneque-Farbpotentopf

Mac Unbewohnte Helden: Big Baby Plushlass

MAC Unbesungener Helden: Ambering Rose Rouge

MAC Unbesungener Helden: Rosa Pudel Lipglass

MAC Unstimmige Helden: frischer Flare Pro Langwaren-Lidschatten

MAC Unbesungener Helden: Viva Glam V Lipglass

MAC Unstimmige Helden: Viva Glam VI Lipglass

MAC Unstimmige Helden: Prep + Prime Vibrancy Eye Primer

MAC Unbesungener Helden: Ideales Bild Cremesheen-Glas

MAC UNSUNGE HELDEN: BAMBOO Lidschatten

MAC Unbesungener Helden: Lauter Cremesheen-Lippenstift

Mac Unbesungener Helden: Süße Fulfillment Pro Langwäsche Lidschatten

MAC Unbesungener Helden: Lady Danger Lippenstift

MAC UNSUNGEN HELDEN: RUBY WOO Lippenstift

MAC Unbesungener Helden: Retrospeck-Lidschatten

MAC Unstimmige Helden: Zweig Lippenstift

MAC Unstimmige Helden: Party Line Lippenstift

MAC UNSUNGE HELDEN: Melonenpigment

MAC Unstimmige Helden: prächstlicher Olivlidschatten

MAC Unbesungener Helden: Mac Vex Lidschatten

Mac Unbewohnte Helden: Costa Chic Lippenstift

MAC Unbesungener Helden: schnelle Action-Augencreme

Mac Unbesungene Helden: Strobe-Creme

MAC Unbesungener Helden: Blotpulver / gedrückt

MAC UNSUNGEN HELDEN: Subkultur Lippenstift

MAC Unbesungener Helden: Weiche braune Lidschatten

MAC Unbesungener Held: Woodwinked Lidschatten

MAC Unbesungener Held: PowerSurge Eye Kohl

MAC UNSUNGEN HELDEN: Alles, was Glitzer-Lidschatten nicht nur ein anderes Gold ist

MAC Unbesungener Helden: Die Technakohl-Liner

MAC UNSUNG HELD: FREUZWARTUNG PAINT POT

MAC Unbesungener Held: Nymphette Lipglass

MAC UNSUNGEN HELDEN: VIVA Glam V

MAC Unbesungener Held: BlackTrack-Fluidline

MAC UNSUNGE HELDEN: LYCHEE LUXE LIPGLASS