Hey, friend! Rise and shine, morning glory. I’m excited because I don’t have any big house-related chores to do today.
I mean, there are things I could do around the house, and things I probably should do around the house…but I’m not going to do them today, haha! 🙂
All I have to do is help a friend with something this afternoon, but outside of that, I plan to veg and play.
One thing I want to do this weekend is peruse the MAC lipstick permanent line. There are still so many MAC permanent lip products I’ve never tried before, so if you have any MAC permanent lipstick loves you think I should try, let me know.
Speaking of permanent products…I was chatting with my friend Steph the other day about the whole “limited edition chase.” It’s fun sometimes, isn’t it? Trying to track down LE items before they disappear? But at a certain point, I get tired of the effort it takes. Sometimes I just want to walk up to a counter and get a replacement for something I like when I run out. No muss, no fuss.
That’s one of my favorite things about lipstick — how easy it is to change your mind. I love how noncommittal it is. It’s not like getting locked into a relationship with a new foundation or mascara, which for me are kind of like buying a couch! Your foundation covers so much of your face, and when it comes to mascara, you know, you only have one set of lashes. There’s some risk involved there.
I feel like foundation and mascara are the big ticket items, but lipstick is more like a seasonal throw pillow…
OK! I think that’s enough crazy talk for today. Seriously, though, if you have any MAC perm lipsticks recommendations, please send them my way.
Now for some light reading…
- I had a feeling (and a fear) this would eventually happen: Hourglass is getting sold. Shocker! And the buyer isn’t Estée Lauder.
- How much time do the people in your neck of the woods spend grooming?
- Anna Sui’s summer makeup collection takes you under the sea.
- What it’s like to be a small beauty brand in Sephora.
- Jouer has some beautiful new high-pigment glosses.
- Are you a fan of any of these cult-fave beauty products?
- I mean, if Connor asked for a Ken doll with a man bun, I guess I’d say yes?!
- 25 successful women talk about how to be productive.
- Kenya is promising free sanitary napkins to help keep girls in school.
- Holy crap, this is kinda scary! If you have a whipped cream dispenser in your home, be careful.
- What’s driving the billion-dollar (!) natural beauty movement?
- Get your glow on with Charlotte Tilbury’s #GLOWMO collection.
- Would you do this? Now there’s a Drybar-like store for makeup application, where you pop in and pay between $35-60 to get your face beat.
Talk to you later, and psssst! — try to take a nap today. For reals, it does a body good. 🙂
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
I tried to take a nap, but the husband was quicker and then our daughter woke up and I couldn’t. Probably going to go to bed early instead.
Hi Karen! Thank you so much for mentioning my Anna Sui Post! I barely get any blog traffic so I really appreciate it. And speaking of MAC and LE collections, I spend so much time looking at the LE ones I hardly ever explore their permanent stuff! I also need to check out their permanent eye shadows.
Thanks so much again!!
Took a quick nap this afternoon. Feel so much better for it.
I read the article on the natural beauty movement. I sure hope some nice lab created, so called “chemical” based cosmetics still remain. I have so many plant allergies that I have yet to try a “natural” product that hasn’t caused stinging, burning or a rash on my sensitive skin. Give me a lab created product that has been created to be gentle and allergy tested any day.
I think this is part of their permanent collection, but I always get compliments when I wear Whirl Matte A27.
I feel like learning to grab a quick nap, even 10-20 minutes, is what has been getting me through they day the past few years! Stress often keeps me laying awake at night and I’ve been a terrible sleeper my entire life regardless of stress. Even just sitting quietly in my chair and closing my eyes for a few minutes helps.
And I totally agree, I have way too many lip products because you can change them up so much! I refuse to allow myself to buy any more lipsticks for a LONG time! I think I have more than I could go through at this point.
I want to visit that beauty bar. I’ve long been fantasizing about a place like that.
Karen, have you seen this?
http://www.tastecooking.com/salt-potatoes-around-lot-longer-syracuse/?ref=PRH17564EA86B&utm_source=Crown&utm_medium=Advertising&utm_campaign=Taste_Keywee&kwp_0=402539&kwp_4=1577546&kwp_1=683213
How about a Steiner/Waldorf baby doll for Connor Claire? Do google one and have a look – much nicer than Barbie. Or a lovely cuddly Tabs doll?
My cat Freya likes felt dolls with fluffy hair – unfortunately she likes to rip them to shreds, but that’s another story…