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Saturday Surfing, Nov. 14, 2020

November 14th, 2020 by Karen 10 Comments

Twirling into the weekend

Hello, friend! Welcome to another weekend. We made it…and, therefore, you deserve pancakes. ? Because can one really consider Saturday Saturday if it doesn’t include pancakes? Hmm… I don’t think so.

Lemon blueberry LOVE

I highly recommend these sheet pan lemon and blueberry pancakes, also known as “the best thing ever.” You can quickly whip up the batter (the key is to not overmix!), pour it into a large baking sheet, and shove it in the oven.

Fifteen minutes later, you’ve got a massive tray of pancakes. All done at the same time. And you don’t even have to stand at the stove to babysit them.

They’re SO GOOD!

I’ve been making them with a couple of substitutions. Like, I replace the flour combination with straight-up gluten-free flour (because El Hub’s celiac), and I use whole milk instead of buttermilk because it’s what we usually have in the house.

FYI: the Lancôme Friends & Family sale

After we get our pancake on, I’m going to spend a little time with this pretty lady by Lancôme today…

lancome soiree
Isn’t she beautiful!?

This creamy pan of mate raspberry deliciousness is from the Le Monochromatique line, and it doubles as a blush and a lipstick. You could quite possibly use it as an eyeshadow, too, if you’re feeling feisty. I’m having a lot of fun playing with these. Basically, I’m low-key obsessed.

If you’re curious about ’em and think you might want to take a dip, wait till November 17th, because that’s when Lancôme starts their Friends & Family Sale this year, and you can get 25% off on makeup, fragrance and skincare gift sets on their website. Might be a good time to grab a bottle of La Vie Est Belle or Idole as a present for yourself (or someone else!). I’ve been talking nonstop about both scents to anyone who’ll listen to me, and here I am gabbing again… I just think they smell great!

lancome la vie est belle idole
LOVE
  • Speaking of Black Friday beauty deals, here’s a big ol’ list! The Kate Somerville one looks rad!
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My favorite Tammy Wynette song. Also, her hair and makeup in this video are MAGIC!


Well, now I’ve got to wear this to preschool pickup and/or drop off. It’s the right thing to do.


Take me back to freshman year of college, please.


Anybody know where I can get a Prince Muppet?


And while you’re at it, please direct me to a place where I can purchase Cher’s abs.


Beautiful and timeless.


I should watch this 1,045,099 times because apparently now I’m feral.


Well this is interesting!


Love you, Daniel.

Have a wonderful day! Please try to get some rest, if you can. It’s important. You deserve a break.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Saturday Surfing, Nov. 14, 2020 / Originally published November 14th, 2020

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  1. Savannah says

    November 14th, 2020 at 12:08 pm

    I haven’t tried much from Lancôme besides my holy grail mascara primer and mascara.

    I’ve been obsessed with fragrance and finally decided to get Givenchy L’interdit EDP (I had a coupon) and I love it! It’s more grown up from what I usually wear (I’m close to 30) and it’s so luxe. The L’interdit intense EDP has my eye as well. They share similar DNA, yes, but they’re completely different from one another.

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    • Karen says

      November 15th, 2020 at 1:42 pm

      Just looked up the scent notes for that one and it sounds lovely!

      Reply
  2. Chelsea says

    November 14th, 2020 at 4:06 pm

    I checked out the new Eau de Parfum version of Chanel Chance Eau Tendre this week (the EDT us one of my favorite fragrances) and it is so beautiful. I’m staying at home now (I’m working from home until July!), so is there really a point to perfume? I might ask for it for Christmas.

    I just got a new tube of Lancôme Hypnose Doll Lashes from Nordstrom because I had a reward, but those Monochromatiques look fun.

    I don’t know if Jiji needs a whole advent calendar but I should get him some new toys. When Quincy was still around, he liked catnip mice too ?

    My cousin did a tour of a local animal shelter (she works with a cat rescue) and there was a bonded trio of marmies who need to be adopted together ? My husband would definitely not be cool with that but if they weren’t all in the room at the same time, maybe he’d think there was just one. (My cousin did that with three husky tabbies and her dad once)

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    • Karen says

      November 15th, 2020 at 1:41 pm

      I would legit bring those three home without telling anyone. And then I’d wait until someone noticed before saying anything!!!!

      Reply
  3. Sherry says

    November 14th, 2020 at 5:26 pm

    Thanks for posting the Tammy Wynette video!! I miss this kind of music. I haven’t heard this one in a long time. My favorite one is “Golden Ring” which she sang with George Jones. Can you tell I’m an old school country music fan? LOL!!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      November 15th, 2020 at 1:40 pm

      Hi Sherry!

      I’ll have to look up that one. Thank you for the rec! BTW I also love Loretta Lynn, Dolly (OF COURSE) and Patsy Cline!

      Reply
  4. Kristen says

    November 15th, 2020 at 8:42 am

    I’ve never been a big fan of citrus, but over the summer I made some lemon and blueberry cupcakes and they were so delicious! That flavor combo is so good together. Those pancakes sound great!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      November 15th, 2020 at 1:39 pm

      Your cupcakes sound delightful! Did you put frosting on top?

      Reply
  5. Sherry says

    November 15th, 2020 at 3:59 pm

    Hey Karen!! I love that you love Loretta, Dolly, and Patsy. They’re all great in my book!! My mom grew up in the same town in Virginia as Pasty…Winchester. my mom and her family knew Patsy pretty well. In fact, my grandmom used to sew, and she used to do alterations for Patsy’s dresses. Fun times!!

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  6. Kim says

    November 16th, 2020 at 5:13 am

    I immediately thought the exact same thing about Cher’s abs. I used to do her step aerobics video back in the day and she didn’t get those abs from that workout…. or at least I didn’t. HAHA!

    Reply

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