I freakin’ love birthdays.
What on earth is better than a day made to celebrate the sheer fact of your birth?
Nothing else is required! All you have to do is get borned.
Which is why I often think it’s my mom who should be celebrated on April 16th.
Do any of you have moms that are beautiful and wonderful who gave you life and then spent the rest of theirs making your life as good as humanly possible, yet they have no idea how great they really are and still manage to feel guilt for silly ridiculous things they didn’t do?
That’s my mom.
If I made the rules of Birthdaying a good mother would be entitled to at least 65% of all presents and well wishes.
I love you, mom. You really are the best mom in the world. Thank you for going through all you did 28 years ago. Thank you for everyday since.
I can only hope that Christian loves and appreciates me half as much as I do you someday.
PS You can vote for the Allure contest once a day all week. I’m trying not to pimp myself out too much (and get incredibly annoying) but I still want to have the link available. (HERE) Thank you SOOOO much to anyone who has voted so far, I know most of you only have so much free time at the computer so it means a lot that you would give some of it to me:)
86 Comments
Madelyn
April 16, 2013 at 5:09 amUgh… Allure said I voted already today. But I haven’t even had coffee yet! Loved your blog subject today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I’ll keep trying to vote as hard as I keep trying to remind my own Mother that she wasn’t Betty Davis for putting salt instead of sugar in my banana pudding when I was five. 😉
Jen
April 16, 2013 at 9:37 amIt seems like you can only vote once in 24 hours. As soon as the time that you voted yesterday passes, you’ll be able to vote again. At least that is what happened to me. 🙂 Happy Birthday Cara. Yours really was the best post. Hope you win. You deserve it.
Liza Lu
April 16, 2013 at 5:14 amVoted 🙂 and will be voting all week! Hope you win 🙂 happy birthday beautiful!
Debra Rhodes
April 16, 2013 at 5:33 amVoting of course!!! Happy Birthday Cara & Have a blessed day!!
amanda
April 16, 2013 at 5:41 amI love that we have the same birthday! I hope yours is amazing! Happy birthday girl
Sharron
April 16, 2013 at 5:43 amIt wouldn’t let me vote again either…. 🙁 why oh why?? It says I already voted when I did two days ago…. ? Happy Bday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Miss Viola Swamp (@imaqt209421)
April 16, 2013 at 5:45 amMy mom is the same way, and I loved my childhood!
I’m having the same voting issue as Madelyn, but I will keep trying too! Have a happy birthday, stay grateful 🙂
Sharon
April 16, 2013 at 5:51 amI would dearly love to vote for you as I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your blog but it seems it’s only open to US residents. Boo! Hope you win, you are head and shoulders above the rest!
Sharon
April 16, 2013 at 5:52 amOh, and Happy Birthday!!!
Jackie
April 16, 2013 at 5:59 amHappy Birthday! Yours is exactly a week after mine and I turned 28 too! April birthdays are the best.
Maribeth
April 16, 2013 at 6:04 amAww Happy birthday!! Mine is tomorrow, the 17th! I totally agree, I always go to my mom and thank her for having me.
Marsha
April 16, 2013 at 6:07 amI wanted to vote, but it’s not possible from germany 🙁 Happy birthday anyway 🙂
Sabrina
April 16, 2013 at 6:08 amHappy birthday cara ! <3
Amy
April 16, 2013 at 6:16 amHappy Birthday!! I am from Canada so I can’t vote……. *sigh*
Michele
April 16, 2013 at 6:28 amBirthdays are awesome, even at 43! Happy birthday, Cara. May you feel loved and celebrated today and all year long..
beth
April 16, 2013 at 6:32 amWouldnt let me vote said I already voted today but I haven’t!!!
Kait
April 16, 2013 at 6:32 amHappy Birthday!! I tried to VOTE for you again today but it says I already voted (yesterday) ..
Natalie
April 16, 2013 at 6:33 amYou only get one vote per week…
Ams
April 16, 2013 at 6:49 amHappy Birthday Cara! I totally agree, I send my mommy flowers every year on MY birthday.
Ashley Grissom
April 16, 2013 at 6:56 amHappy birthday Cara!!! Welcome to 28:) Hope your day is absolutely amazing!! And I love to see a child who loves and appreciates their mother like I do. They truelly are the bomb.com, lol! I’ll try to vote again today but from the comments above it looks like I might have trouble since I voted yesterday… but we’ll see!
Katie
April 16, 2013 at 6:59 amHappy Birthday! I do have a request . . . I would love it if you could incorporate more makeup looks for blonde hair/blue eyed light complexions. I don’t wear heavy makeup and I’m looking for a natural clean look, but with some tricks to look amazing at the same time. I hope your day is great!!
Rachel
April 16, 2013 at 7:06 amHappy Bitthday sister! I love you.
Ashley
April 16, 2013 at 7:06 amLet me just say….your entry for this week was by far the best. Out of the ones I looked at (which, I’ll be honest, were only a few, I lost interest) just talked about their “beauty obession” like it was an essay or something. I LOVE that you, in true Cara form, TAUGHT people how to HAC, instead of just blabbering on & on. Love you, love your face, LOVE your blog. If you don’t win, I’m going to…..well, I dont know what I’m going to do, but it won’t be pretty, so let’s not go there.
monica
April 16, 2013 at 7:14 amHappy Birtday!!!!
Kristen
April 16, 2013 at 7:29 amWishing you such a Happy Birthday! Your little man will definitely feel the same way about you because you project how much you care about your mom <3
Adrianne
April 16, 2013 at 7:29 amHappy b-day!!!!
Adrianne
April 16, 2013 at 7:31 amI agree with @ashley, if you don’t win, we are going to have a fit!!
The Baker
April 16, 2013 at 7:50 amHAPPYYYYYYYYY BIRTHDAYYYYYY!!
Lauren Jasper
April 16, 2013 at 7:53 amI’m voting everyday you are thee best! Happy Birthday 🙂
Tammy Toppe
April 16, 2013 at 7:58 amHappy Birthday!!! Please keep reminding me to vote. I really would love to see you win and Iay forget to do it without your link and reminder!!! Love love love your blog!!
Your VERY Lucky Mom!
April 16, 2013 at 7:59 amYou are an angel!!! I will love you forever.
Christy
April 16, 2013 at 12:12 pmYOU are the cutest mom ever!
Christy
April 16, 2013 at 12:13 pmHappy birthday love!
Bridget
April 16, 2013 at 8:00 amHappy Birthday, Cara! You will always have a special place in my heart! Love, Bridget
Jordan
April 16, 2013 at 8:04 amHappy Birthday! I recently celebrated my 28th as well. Voting everyday day for you!
Deegan
April 16, 2013 at 8:16 amVoted yesterday and off to vote again today. Happy Happy Happy Happy Birthday! (“Pickles”- which is what my kids shout at the end of Happy Birthday – I don’t know why, but it makes them happy and me too)
Deegan
April 16, 2013 at 8:41 amWill not let me vote again (voted yesterday)
Evie
April 16, 2013 at 8:17 amhappy birthday cara!! voting for you all week, you are such an inspiration!!
Megan M.
April 16, 2013 at 8:18 amHappy Birthday! So sweet when people honor their mothers. I might tell my daughter that since I did all the work, I should get at least half of her presents. (She’s turning six this June.) I can just see the look on her face now! LOL
Ainsley
April 16, 2013 at 8:23 amMy birthday is Thursday so I know the excitement you must have. I just wanted to let you know that you don’t look your age at all!!!!!!
Andi
April 16, 2013 at 8:35 amI love your post today….you are so right!! Have a wonderful birthday!!
Whitney
April 16, 2013 at 8:48 amOk, I just re-read the rules at the contest and it states: “Limit: One entry/vote per person and one entry/vote per e-mail address/and one entry/vote per day during the Promotion Period.” So we all should be able to vote again today! It won’t let me either!
Oh, and Happy Birthday Cara!!
Rachel
April 16, 2013 at 8:52 amHappy Birthday to YOU!!!!
Allison
April 16, 2013 at 9:03 amVoted for you today! Love your tutorials! Happy Birthday!
Laura Phelan
April 16, 2013 at 9:17 amVoted! Happy Birthday from Alabama, gorgeous girl!
kellyntay
April 16, 2013 at 9:41 amHappy birthday! I never have done this myself (haha) but my sister sends my mom flowers on my sisters birthday every year! Just as a thanks for birthing her (:
kassie (@kmakesithappen)
April 16, 2013 at 9:51 amhappy birthday
Vika
April 16, 2013 at 10:38 amHappy Birthdaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy :*
gingererin
April 16, 2013 at 10:47 amHappy Birthday, pretty lady!!!! I hope it’s the most wonderfulamaztastic of days! I’m gonna go vote for you again as your b-day present!
Maddy Cane
April 16, 2013 at 10:48 amI voted! Happy Birthday, mine is tomorrow! Hope you had a lovely day! xxx
Maddy from http://unstitchedd.blogspot.co.uk/
♥
Chelsey Patti
April 16, 2013 at 11:08 amHappy B-day Cara! Please keep reminding us to vote, bc that’s the only way I’ll remember everyday! With all your little beauty secrets & tips, you definitely deserve it! I took a peek at the competish, seem like lovely ladies but didn’t really tell me anything I didn’t already know. You’re the one I learn from!!! Thanks for that.
Lindsey Prange
April 16, 2013 at 11:28 amHappy birthday! I just voted for you! Good Luck!!!! (i’ll be voting for you everyday, love your blog)
Sandra
April 16, 2013 at 11:28 amHAPPY BIRTHDAY, CARA! Just entered my vote! 🙂 Are you flippin’ kidding … you annoying? After all the time you spend sharing your wonderful beauty tips that have given us the inspiration to be a more beautiful version of ourselves … voting for The Best Beauty Blogger is our way of hopefully giving back. You absolutely deserve the title and the perks too! xoxo!!!
Aly
April 16, 2013 at 11:30 amVoted twice now. Girl, you’re gonna win this!
Teresa
April 16, 2013 at 11:31 amI voted for you! I’ve never hard of the other bloggers, but I’m sure you are the best anyway!!
Have a great birthday today!
Tiffany
April 16, 2013 at 11:45 amVoted! And will continue to do so…
Happy, happy birthday!
Hope Howland (@HHDesigns)
April 16, 2013 at 11:48 amHappy Birthday!
Hope
hchdesigns.blogspot.com
liz @ btb
April 16, 2013 at 11:51 amHappy Birthday to my beauty guru! Off to vote for you!
Katia
April 16, 2013 at 12:37 pmIt’s my birthday too! YAY for April Babes!
Sena
April 16, 2013 at 1:06 pmAs others have said, you have to wait for a full 24 hours since your last vote. I wasn’t able to vote today earlier in the day than the time I voted yesterday. If you waited a full 24 hours and still have problems, try clearing your browser’s cookies. That helped as well. Let’s help our awesome girl WIN! What better birthday gift than that?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARA! I hope it’s as beautiful as you make us feel. And yes, moms do deserve the congratulations. I live in the U.S. now but am originally from Bulgaria and there mothers always receive giant bouquets by everyone on their children’s bdays. I try to keep this tradition alive here as well.
Sandra
April 16, 2013 at 2:26 pmI really like that idea … gonna do that for my mom next year (my bday has come and gone for the year).
Lacey
April 16, 2013 at 1:58 pmHappy Birthday beautiful Cara! Hope it’s fabulous! xo
Christiana
April 16, 2013 at 2:29 pmHappy Birthday!!!:) you do not look a day over 22!
Jamie
April 16, 2013 at 4:13 pmHappy birthday, Cara! I discovered your blog via Pinterest about two weeks before the Allure nomination was announced. I am now the owner of almost all of your recommended products for “the ultimate makeup kit.” I have received two compliments of, “You look nice. Something’s different about you but I’m not sure what.” HAC and the Lorac Pro Palette! All thanks to you!
I’d be interested to hear your recommendations for how (if at all?) make-up should be altered for people who wear glasses. I usually wear contacts but break out the specs from time to time.
Just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy and appreciate your blog! You’ll be receiving my votes — I did go through and read the other contestants’ but you’re the winner in my book!
Kristal
April 16, 2013 at 4:25 pmSo crazy! Today’s my 28th birthday too! Hope you (and your mom) have a GREAT day! 🙂
kristen @ glambunctious
April 16, 2013 at 4:32 pmHappy birthday, Cara! 😀
erika
April 16, 2013 at 4:58 pmi freakn’ love your blog! =) i’m turning everyone i can on to your blog by introducing them to your entry about applying concealer properly. thanks for always keeping your posts budget conscience!
Erin Barrow
April 16, 2013 at 5:45 pmHappy Birthday!! Mine is tomorrow – no wonder I think you are so great!
Tristan Baverstock
April 16, 2013 at 5:53 pmBooyeah! Happy Birthday girl! I agree about celebrating moms more than ourselves…I grew up in a family of 5 kids! My mom deserves more credit than just her own birthday!
Sophia Katsaropoulos
April 16, 2013 at 6:50 pmHappy Birthday, Cara! You’re such a beautiful person inside & out, and you’re such a great role model 🙂 here’s wishing you many more years! Xxxxx
Morgan
April 16, 2013 at 7:27 pmHappy Birthday Cara! I hope your day was great and I also voted for you yesterday but it wouldn’t let me vote again today but I’ll keep trying! I have to tell you that I checked out your competition and I don’t think you need to worry. Your entry was definitely the best, I don’t think I’m partial or anything 😉 Thanks for your awesome blog, keep up the good work!
Taryn
April 17, 2013 at 7:37 amHappy Birthday!!! I’m a fan from South Africa and it seems that you can only vote if you live in the US, is that correct? Thanks for an awesome blog!
Elisa
April 17, 2013 at 3:08 pmI hope you had an awesome Bday!
Vote: “check” I hope you win!
Heidi
April 18, 2013 at 6:34 pmCara-Happy Belated Birthday! When I watched this Dove experiment it made me think of the misson of your blog.http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XpaOjMXyJGk&feature=share&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DXpaOjMX
yJGk%26feature%3Dshare
I hope it inspires you the way you inspire all of us that have the pleasure of following your great beauty advice
www.bobbysueboutique.com
April 19, 2013 at 7:21 amVoted for your beautiful Face & techniques! That’s the least we can do for giving us so many amazing tutorials (: xoxoxo
Lots of Love,
Bobby Sue Girls
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Agnieszka
April 19, 2013 at 1:05 pmHappy Birthday Cara,you are simply the Best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!X
Debbie Pinchot
April 20, 2013 at 3:24 pmYes I remember 28. You don’t get happy about birthdays when you hit 50. I young 50. But still 50. 53 to be exact. You are adorable though. I guess enjoy it while you can.
Rachel Kuykendall
April 20, 2013 at 8:38 pmHi Cara! So I don’t know if you will ever get past all your amazing birthday comments and make your way down here to mine but I just had to let you know these feelings I’m having right now. I just spent three hours searching through your blog and I want you to know you are truly inspiring. I have been following your blog for months and I had no idea about all the posts I haven’t seen yet! I love all of your tutorials (seriously have tried pretty much all of them) but I haven’t ever taken the time to search for your other blogs..I just read your Mean Girls blog and laughed hysterically..I read about your pregnancy journey and it really made me feel a lot more hopefully about my post-baby-bod I will have some day. You are just so down to earth and I appreciate that so much in a person. I never second guess if what you are saying is true and I take every piece of advice you give to heart. It is so hard for us girls to overcome our jealousy, but you lay it straight out on the table and let us know it is okay to admit we aren’t perfect! But that we need to embrace our beauty and completely be ourselves. You would be an amazing speaker at a seminar or something…I know a lot of your followers really, really look up to you and I guarantee I wouldn’t be the only one to buy a plane ticket to come hear you tell your story and even do a couple makeovers! Anyway, don’t ever stop what you’re doing! You were born to change people’s lives and you truly have a gift. Thanks for everything you do. <3
Emily Albrecht
June 12, 2013 at 12:22 pmHey! I just discovered your blog and have been basically reading every post. I saw your birthday post and laughed-because my birthday is April 15! Anyway, I love your blog and am going to continue on my journey through your many posts.
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