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So…what is the Monday Poll?

Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a list of more or less random questions I’ve been posting on this blog every Monday morning for the past quadrillion years (since 2007).

1. Last Halloween costume you wore?

Hmm, a couple years ago I was a panda! It was a low-effort panda though. LOL!

2. Best and worst Halloween candy?

I used to love Snickers, but now I find them too sweet, so please give me all the Ghrirardelli Caramel Squares. As for the worst ones, I automatically toss the rolls of Smarties and anything licorice related. Blech!

3. Pick your Halloween nail color – orange or black?

Black with a high shine top coat please.

4. Vampires or werewolves?

I’d rather hang out with the werewolves.

5. Scariest Halloween movie?

“The Shining” still freaks me out!

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S. Here are the questions to copy/paste with your answers in a comment. Talk to ya soon.

1. Last Halloween costume you wore?
2. Best and worst Halloween candy?
3. Pick your Halloween nail color – orange or black?
4. Vampires or werewolves?
5. Scariest Halloween movie?

Hiya and happy Saturday!

How’s your week been? You know, I thought of you the other day when I put lipstick on right before work; it was MAC Sweet Deal, a mid-tone pink that looks like a neutral on my skin. Anywho, I wondered if you were still keeping up with wearing lip color all week long. I hope so! Even though I wasn’t adventurous with color, I’m happy to report I wore Sweet Deal all through the week.

I grabbed it on Monday right before I brought Connor to school. We did a short presentation on Filipino History Month for all the grades in her elementary! You can kinda see it here in this pic one of her teachers took of us. 🙂

The presentation went well, and I think Connor was excited to share different things about Filipino history and culture.

At the end we taught the kids some Tagalog words and phrases, and even though my American accent makes things sound a little wonky, I figured it was better than nothing, LOL!

Anywho, work at the college was busy this week, although we did have a fun little team building exercise which involved me dressing up as a ghost in a wrinkly old sheet and jumping up and down in a field full of flowers.

We also climbed the dive tower at the aquatic center to do a ghost picture, and I stood on the seven meter platform which shockingly FREAKED ME OUT.

I never thought that I was afraid of heights until I tried to walk to the edge. In my mind, I was logically thinking, “Hey, if I fall, at least I’d fall into some water,” but oh no. There was something about standing at the edge looking down that was really, really scary.

Are you dressing up for Halloween? Sadly the wrinkly sheet is the most prep I’ve done for one of my favorite holidays. I really have to come up with a last-minute costume!

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

I’ve lived in the Bay Area practically all of my life and had no idea that this gorgeous place existed. Fioli Historic House and Gardens is just about an hour away from where I live Marin county. It’s in the peninsula, south of San Francisco. Back in the day, it was a private residence, but now you can visit it and explore the mansion and the grounds.

I went a couple weeks ago with my friends, Jen and Cindy; you might remember them from the MAC Evolution Revolution launch from waaaay back when. 🙂 We had tea at the cafe, explored the gardens and caught up.

Sometimes I can’t believe that I used to talk to these two and see them every day. That’s one of the magical things of my childhood and teenage years that I didn’t fully understand the wonder of until I got older. To be able to say that I spent almost every day of my formative years with good friends was such a gift.

Anywho, back to the gardens! Everywhere you go, there’s something gorgeous to see.

If you ever get the chance to visit, please make your way to the rose garden and read through all the names of the roses. They’re low-key scandalous, LOL!

Where you live, are there any cool houses with gardens like this one?

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

So…what is the Monday Poll?

Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a list of more or less random questions I’ve been posting on this blog every Monday morning for the past quadrillion years (since 2007).

1. Are you contemplating any limited edition holiday makeup releases?

I usually prefer products in the permanent collections because in my experience holiday makeup performs differently for whatever reason. I do love a holiday fragrance set, though!

2. Are BB creams worth your time?

My answer was no back in the day, but now that I’m into minimal base, I’m thinking it could be good if I find one that agrees with my skin. Hmm, maybe that will be my next makeup project – finding “the one.” I stumbled onto this one by Dr. Jart and it looks pretty good.

3. Your favorite video game?

It’s all about old school Tetris on a Gameboy, baby!

4.Advice you wish you would’ve received as a young person?

I wish someone would’ve found a way to convey to me without sounding judgemental or preachy that worrying about boys is a waste of time and that throwing yourself fully into your studies with an exciting end goal in mind (like studying abroad), is the key.

5. Something you hope to accomplish this week?

Make it through the week with a growth mindset. 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S. Here are the questions to copy/paste with your answers in a comment. Talk to ya soon.

1. Are you contemplating any limited edition holiday makeup releases?
2. Are BB creams worth your time?
3. Your favorite video game?
4. Advice you wish you would’ve received as a young person?
5. Something you accomplished this week?

I’m so proud of us, babe! First of all, we made it to Friday, which is no small feat. Secondly, we’ve risen to the challenge to wear lip color all week long! Good job, friend. 🙂

Here’s what I wore yesterday, MAC Velvet Teddy. Sometimes you just need an old friend to get you through the last bits of the week, you know?

OK, so whatcha got?

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen