So…what is the Monday Poll?
Well, it isn’t exactly a poll. It’s more of a constantly evolving (devolving?), somewhat random list of questions I’ve been putting out to readers every Monday morning for the past 10 (!) years. (It’s like a kickstart for your brain.) I’ve always enjoyed reading your answers in the comments, and I hope you enjoy reading mine. ?
1. Glitter or gloss?
Gloss
2. Classic or modern?
Classic
3. Apples or oranges?
Apples
4. Stay in or go out?
Go out
5. Cats or dogs?
Cats
6. Highlight or contour?
Highlight! (But you knew that already.)
7. Email or snail mail?
Snail mail
8. Cream or powder blush
Cream
9. Pizza or tacos?
PIZZA!!!
10. High heels or cowboy boots?
Um…cowboy boots?
11. Backpack or purse?
Purse
12. Face mask or hair mask?
Face mask
13. Bra or no bra?
Gimme that over-the-shoulder boulder holder
14. Neutrals or brights?
Neutrals
15. Calm or chaos?
Calm
16. Sunrise or sunset?
Sunrise
17. Sharp or smudgy?
Smudgy
Sometimes it’s hard to be excited about Mondays, ya know? It’s easier to get excited about coffee or chocolate or kittens or French fries. Sometimes Mondays, though? Not so much.
But today I feel really good. I feel like I just left the nail salon, and my toes are freshly done (although they aren’t). I don’t know why. I feel like I can handle anything today. I can take on the world!
How are you, my friend? I hope you feel good, and if you don’t right now, I hope you feel better soon. Sending you good thoughts and positive vibes. 🙂
I’m gonna do my best to enjoy the simple pleasures this week. Talk to you soon.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S. Here are this week’s questions to copy and paste:
1. Glitter or gloss?
2. Classic or modern?
3. Apples or oranges?
4. Stay in or go out?
5. Cats or dogs?
6. Highlight or contour?
7. Email or snail mail?
8. Cream or powder blush
9. Pizza or tacos?
10. High heels or cowboy boots?
11. Backpack or purse?
12. Face mask or hair mask?
13. Bra or no bra?
14. Neutrals or brights?
15. Calm or chaos?
16. Sunrise or sunset?
17. Sharp or smudgy?
sarahc says
1. Glitter or gloss?
Gloss
2. Classic or modern?
Classic
3. Apples or oranges?
Apples AND oranges!
4. Stay in or go out?
Stay in, or go out to a movie
5. Cats or dogs?
Cats AND dogs
6. Highlight or contour?
Highlight
7. Email or snail mail?
Email
8. Cream or powder blush
Powder blush
9. Pizza or tacos?
Both!!!
10. High heels or cowboy boots?
Boots
11. Backpack or purse?
Purse
12. Face mask or hair mask?
Face mask
13. Bra or no bra?
Bra
14. Neutrals or brights?
Neutrals
15. Calm or chaos?
Calm
16. Sunrise or sunset?
Sunrise
17. Sharp or smudgy?
Sharp 😉
Love the new look Karen! It’s very elegant and tres Chanel.
Karen says
Thanks, Sarah! That’s what I was going for. 🙂 Happy Monday!
Stephanie Smith says
1. Glitter or gloss? Gloss
2. Classic or modern? Classic, all day!
3. Apples or oranges? Apples, Jazz apples specifically
4. Stay in or go out? Go out
5. Cats or dogs? Dogs!!!
6. Highlight or contour? Highlight, but just a little
7. Email or snail mail? Snail mail
8. Cream or powder blush? Cream
9. Pizza or tacos? Tacos, I’d eat them every meal of every day
10. High heels or cowboy boots? Boots
11. Backpack or purse? Purse
12. Face mask or hair mask? Face mask
13. Bra or no bra? Bra, I need one.
14. Neutrals or brights? Neutrals on the face, brights on the nails
15. Calm or chaos? Calm
16. Sunrise or sunset? Sunrise
17. Sharp or smudgy? Smudgy
Karen says
Happy Monday, Stephanie! P.S. What are your favorite kinds of tacos? I loooooove me some grilled fish tacos.
Efrain says
1. Glitter or gloss?
Gloss, I’m all about lips right now.
2. Classic or modern?
Can I mix both? I love a classic style but with some modern twists.
3. Apples or oranges?
Oranges and add some Tajin.
4. Stay in or go out?
Most of the time go out, unless I’m exhausted.
5. Cats or dogs?
Dogs, Max won’t forgive me if I say cats.
6. Highlight or contour?
Neither, I love highlight but it gets lost with my natural oils. And I think that you have to use just a little contour if you want to look natural. I prefer bronzer and blush.
7. Email or snail mail?
Email, I’m too young to use snail mail normally.
8. Cream or powder blush
Powder unless is a dry and cold day.
9. Pizza or tacos?
Tacos but also what about a pizza which toppings are taco ingredients?
10. High heels or cowboy boots?
I used to use a lot of boots, not completely the cowboy style but with my crazy feet I prefer anything that is completely comfy.
11. Backpack or purse?
Backpack for everyday action and purse for going out.
12. Face mask or hair mask?
Face mask.
13. Bra or no bra?
No bra.
14. Neutrals or brights?
Brights
15. Calm or chaos?
Calm
16. Sunrise or sunset?
Sunrise
17. Sharp or smudgy?
Smudgy
I really like the blog new look, so fancy and chic. Have a nice Monday Karen!
Karen says
A pizza with taco ingredients is GENIUS. I’d be on that in a hot second if it had a cornmeal crust. 😀
What is Tanjin?
Efrain says
You know we have pizzas that actually have tacos ingredients but they’re made with the same crust. But in my family we also have our “Mexican pizzas”: we use a bigger homemade tortilla, add grounded black beans, steak, red sauce (tomato sauce), onions, white cheese and sour cream; it’s so delicious.
Tajin is a mix of Mexican chilies, lime juice and sea salt that is powdered and we add to fruits and vegetables. It isn’t completely spicy, if you don’t eat anything with chili you’ll think it’s a little hot but for us it only gives flavor but no spiciness/hotness.
Tatiana says
1. Glitter or gloss? Neither
2. Classic or modern? Modern
3. Apples or oranges? Both
4. Stay in or go out? Stay in
5. Cats or dogs? Cats
6. Highlight or contour? Neither
7. Email or snail mail? Snail mail
8. Cream or powder blush? Powder
9. Pizza or tacos? Tough one. It’s a toss up.
10. High heels or cowboy boots? Heels
11. Backpack or purse? Purse
12. Face mask or hair mask? Face
13. Bra or no bra? Bra. Underwire all the way.
14. Neutrals or brights? Neutrals
15. Calm or chaos? Calm
16. Sunrise or sunset? Sunset
17. Sharp or smudgy? Smudgy.
When did you do the new design? I really love it. I could have sworn it was different yesterday.
Recovering from a tenacious cold. Probably would feel physically better if I hadn’t gone to the Warriors game with Dear Husband last night. But when he’s willing to spend for last minute tickets you go, you cheer, you experience it.
Karen says
Sorry to hear you’re not feeling well and I hope you get better soon. Did you have fun at the game though?
You’ve got a good eye! It was different yesterday. 🙂
Tatiana says
I thought it was different. I was reading it on my phone before the game. Lol. Thanks for the well wishes. I’d probably get better quicker if I stopped going out. I missed Balanchine at the SF Ballet last Saturday and I’ve been dragging myself out of the house to see stuff since then. Mostly better now. My ears just ache today from the decibel level of the arena during the game.
Jenna says
1. Glitter or gloss? Gloss
2. Classic or modern? Classic
3. Apples or oranges? Apples
4. Stay in or go out? Stay in but love to go out when travelling
5. Cats or dogs? Cats though I have none as husband is allergic!
6. Highlight or contour? Highlight
7. Email or snail mail? Email
8. Cream or powder blush? Powder because it’s idiot proof
9. Pizza or tacos? Pizza
10. High heels or cowboy boots? Heels are more my speed I guess
11. Backpack or purse? Purse
12. Face mask or hair mask? Face
13. Bra or no bra? Bra if out of the house. No bra if home.
14. Neutrals or brights? Neutrals.
15. Calm or chaos? Calm please!
16. Sunrise or sunset? Sunset, I’m no early bird.
17. Sharp or smudgy?
Gloria Yang says
I’m so happy that you feel good today! Some mornings you just wake up feeling great!! Enjoy it! Don’t think too much about it!
1. Glitter or gloss?
Gloss. Glitter gets so difficult to remove.
2. Classic or modern?
I like the juxtaposition of classic and modern, like parts of NYC. There’s Trinity Church right next to 1 World Trade Center, and that meeting of classic and modern just blows me away.
3. Apples or oranges?
Apples!
4. Stay in or go out?
I’m an old lady and I prefer to stay in.
5. Cats or dogs?
IF I had to choose, dogs. My allergies aren’t as reactive to dogs as they are to cats.
6. Highlight or contour?
Highlight because I’m so done with the word contour.
7. Email or snail mail?
Snail mail!
8. Cream or powder blush
Powder. I keep buying cream but powder works better for me.
9. Pizza or tacos?
Tacos, duh!
10. High heels or cowboy boots?
Neither. I hate wearing shoes in general.
11. Backpack or purse?
Purse because backpacks make me look like I’m 12.
12. Face mask or hair mask?
Face mask!
13. Bra or no bra?
NO BRA! Nowadays I wear sports bras or bralettes. I’m done with underwires and I don’t give a damn.
14. Neutrals or brights?
Neutrals.
15. Calm or chaos?
CHAOS!
16. Sunrise or sunset?
Sunset.
17. Sharp or smudgy?
Shardgy?
CrystalCandy says
1. Glitter or gloss? Glitter
2. Classic or modern? Classic
3. Apples or oranges? Oranges
4. Stay in or go out? Stay in
5. Cats or dogs? Cats, but I love dogs too.
6. Highlight or contour? Highlight
7. Email or snail mail? Email
8. Cream or powder blush? Powder, it’s easier to use!
9. Pizza or tacos? Pizza, can’t remember the last time I ate tacos?
10. High heels or cowboy boots? High heels, always.
11. Backpack or purse? Purse
12. Face mask or hair mask? Hair mask
13. Bra or no bra? Bra
14. Neutrals or brights? Neutrals
15. Calm or chaos? Calm
16. Sunrise or sunset? Sunrise, even if I rarely see a sunrise.
17. Sharp or smudgy? Smudgy
Chris25 says
1. Glitter or gloss?: Gloss.
2. Classic or modern?: Classic.
3. Apples or oranges?: Apples.
4. Stay in or go out?: Stay in for movies, go out for the ballet.
5. Cats or dogs?: One of each.
6. Highlight or contour?: Contour.
7. Email or snail mail?: Snail mail. It’s nice to get something other than a bill.
8. Cream or powder blush?: Powder.
9. Pizza or tacos?: Ohhhh, so tough! Tacos.
10. High heels or cowboy boots?: High heels.
11. Backpack or purse?: Purse.
12. Face mask or hair mask?: Face mask.
13. Bra or no bra?: Bra.
14. Neutrals or brights?: Neutrals.
15. Calm or chaos?: Calm.
16. Sunrise or sunset?: Sunrise.
17. Sharp or smudgy?: Sharp.
Simone Hjulmand says
1. Glitter or gloss?
Gloss
2. Classic or modern?
Modern
3. Apples or oranges?
Oranges
4. Stay in or go out?
Stay in
5. Cats or dogs?
I can’t choose hahahah!
6. Highlight or contour?
Highlight!
7. Email or snail mail?
Snail mail
8. Cream or powder blush
Powder
9. Pizza or tacos?
Pizza
10. High heels or cowboy boots?
High heels
11. Backpack or purse?
Purse
12. Face mask or hair mask?
Face mask
13. Bra or no bra?
No bra
14. Neutrals or brights?
Neutrals
15. Calm or chaos?
Calm
16. Sunrise or sunset?
Sunrise
17. Sharp or smudgy?
Sharp!
Love the new design! xxx
simonehjulmand.com
Eileen says
1. Glitter or gloss? Gloss
2. Classic or modern? Classic
3. Apples or oranges? Apples
4. Stay in or go out? Day: go out. Night: stay in.
5. Cats or dogs? Dogs
6. Highlight or contour? Highlight
7. Email or snail mail? In general, email, but I love snail mail for sending cards for holidays or just because 🙂
8. Cream or powder blush? Powder
9. Pizza or tacos? Crunchy, grilled veggie tacos. Yum!
10. High heels or cowboy boots? High heels.
11. Backpack or purse? Purse.
12. Face mask or hair mask? Face mask.
13. Bra or no bra? Bra. At my age, I need some help holding the girls above my waist. LOL
14. Neutrals or brights? It depends entirely on my mood.
15. Calm or chaos? Calm.
16. Sunrise or sunset? Sunset.
17. Sharp or smudgy? Smudgy.
Jane says
1. Glitter or gloss?
2. Classic or modern?
3. Apples or oranges?
4. Stay in or go out?
5. Cats or dogs?
6. Highlight or contour?
7. Email or snail mail?
Here goes
1. Glitter or gloss? I don’t like either.
2. Classic or modern? Classic
3. Apples or oranges? Apples, especially in September
4. Stay in or go out? I like to go out, but stay in more often these days
5. Cats or dogs? Dogs, I am allergic to cats
6. Highlight or contour? neither
7. Email or snail mail? Email
8. Cream or powder blush? Lately, I like cream blush more
9. Pizza or tacos? Pizza
10. High heels or cowboy boots? I’d have to go with heels, but not too high
11. Backpack or purse? Handbag, does anyone still call it a purse?
12. Face mask or hair mask? Face mask
13. Bra or no bra? Like I could ever go braless!!!
14. Neutrals or brights? Neutrals
15. Calm or chaos? A little bit of both makes life interesting.
16. Sunrise or sunset? Sunset, especially on Cape May
17. Sharp or smudgy? a bit smudgy.
Hope all is well. So I bought the NARS Sheer Glow foundation to replace the Bobbi Brown Moisture Rich and am so loving it! Love the concealer too.
Be well!
breyerchic04 says
1. Glitter or gloss?
Why not both?
2. Classic or modern?
Classic mostly
3. Apples or oranges?
Apples
4. Stay in or go out?
Out to dinner but no “clubbing”
5. Cats or dogs?
BOTH always
6. Highlight or contour?
Highlight
7. Email or snail mail?
Email
8. Cream or powder blush
I’m feeling creams right now.
9. Pizza or tacos?
Pizza.
10. High heels or cowboy boots?
I love them both.
11. Backpack or purse?
Purse
12. Face mask or hair mask?
once a week both
13. Bra or no bra?
I hate wearing one but have to.
14. Neutrals or brights?
Neutralish eyes mostly, bright lips often. Clothing is both.
15. Calm or chaos?
Chaos
16. Sunrise or sunset?
Sunset.
17. Sharp or smudgy?
I can only make Smudgey work for me.
Jamie @fiveproductface says
1. Glitter or gloss? Gloss
2. Classic or modern? Modern
3. Apples or oranges? Oranges
4. Stay in or go out? Stay In
5. Cats or dogs? Neither!
6. Highlight or contour? Highlight
7. Email or snail mail? Email
8. Cream or powder blush Cream
9. Pizza or tacos? Tacos
10. High heels or cowboy boots? High heels
11. Backpack or purse? Purse
12. Face mask or hair mask? face mask
13. Bra or no bra? Bra
14. Neutrals or brights? Neutrals
15. Calm or chaos? Calm
16. Sunrise or sunset? Sunset
17. Sharp or smudgy? Smudgy
Lulle says
1. Glitter or gloss?
Gloss
2. Classic or modern?
Classic
3. Apples or oranges?
Apples
4. Stay in or go out?
Go out
5. Cats or dogs?
Cats
6. Highlight or contour?
Highlight
7. Email or snail mail?
Email
8. Cream or powder blush
Cream
9. Pizza or tacos?
Tacos, especially fish tacos!
10. High heels or cowboy boots?
I’d rather wear fancy sneakers!
11. Backpack or purse?
Crossbody purse
12. Face mask or hair mask?
Face mask
13. Bra or no bra?
Yeah bra
14. Neutrals or brights?
Hmm, depends on my mood.
15. Calm or chaos?
Calm. If possible.
16. Sunrise or sunset?
Sunset
17. Sharp or smudgy?
Sharp
Good morning Karen! I hope you had a fantastic weekend!
I ran a 5K yesterday and the course was just sooo hard. Full of hills, up and down all the way, with one uphill that was just absurdly steep. I’ve made so much progress in my running lately but with this course it didn’t show, I had to stop and walk up a few of the hills, so I felt really bummed and exhausted… Just too challenging for me I guess!
Anyways, it was hard to get up this morning, but the weekly poll is always something I look forward too!
Jane says
1. Glitter or gloss?
always gloss
2. Classic or modern?
mix of both
3. Apples or oranges?
apples – in season Ontario MacIntosh apples
4. Stay in or go out?
stay in…
5. Cats or dogs?
currently: cats
6. Highlight or contour?
highlight
7. Email or snail mail?
email
8. Cream or powder blush?
depends but usually cream
9. Pizza or tacos?
tacos all damn day
10. High heels or cowboy boots?
flip flops
11. Backpack or purse?
a purse that is too big for a sensible human
12. Face mask or hair mask?
sheet masks for ma face
13. Bra or no bra?
sigh. bra.
14. Neutrals or brights?
neutrals – maybe a small pop of bright
15. Calm or chaos?
calm, please
16. Sunrise or sunset?
sunset but I do love the occasional early rise sunrise (not an all nighter…)
17. Sharp or smudgy?
smudgy
Jennifer says
1. Glitter or gloss? Both!
2. Classic or modern? classically modern
3. Apples or oranges? apples, preferably Granny Smith
4. Stay in or go out? stay in
5. Cats or dogs? cats
6. Highlight or contour? highlight
7. Email or snail mail? email
8. Cream or powder blush cream
9. Pizza or tacos? pizza
10. High heels or cowboy boots? boots
11. Backpack or purse? purse
12. Face mask or hair mask? both
13. Bra or no bra? Bra, one made of steel and whalebone
14. Neutrals or brights? brights
15. Calm or chaos? calm
16. Sunrise or sunset? sunset, with cocktail in hand
17. Sharp or smudgy? smudgy
Astrid says
Loving your new blog layout, Karen! Looks super clean and polished. And the new logo with the cat ear! <3
1. Glitter or gloss? Glitter, looks good on the eyes and the lips!
2. Classic or modern? Modern, gotta stay (feel) young as I age :P.
3. Apples or oranges? Oranges.
4. Stay in or go out? Stay in!
5. Cats or dogs? Cats, definitely cats!
6. Highlight or contour? Highlight.
7. Email or snail mail? Email, I don't particularly enjoy the trip to the post office.
8. Cream or powder blush? Powder (although I've been loving that Kjaer Weis blush)
9. Pizza or tacos? Pizza
10. High heels or cowboy boots? Neither. Prefers ballet flats and sneakers.
11. Backpack or purse? Backpack.
12. Face mask or hair mask? Face mask. I'm too low maintenance for my hair.
13. Bra or no bra? Bra. I wish I could let em free, but no.
14. Neutrals or brights? Neutral with a pop of color :P.
15. Calm or chaos? Calm.
16. Sunrise or sunset? Sunrise. New day, new beginning!
17. Sharp or smudgy? Smudgy.
Wish everyone a great start of the week (and spring, yay!)
Kim says
It feels so strange filling out the Monday Poll on Monday. 😉 I like your clean, new site look, btw. It feels airy!
1. Glitter or gloss? Gloss
2. Classic or modern? Classic
3. Apples or oranges? Bread (OK, oranges)
4. Stay in or go out? Stay in
5. Cats or dogs? Cats
6. Highlight or contour? Highlight
7. Email or snail mail? Email
8. Cream or powder blush? Powder
9. Pizza or tacos? Pizza
10. High heels or cowboy boots? Boots (sneakers, really)
11. Backpack or purse? Backpack
12. Face mask or hair mask? Face mask
13. Bra or no bra? Bra
14. Neutrals or brights? Neutrals
15. Calm or chaos? Calm
16. Sunrise or sunset? Sunset
17. Sharp or smudgy? Smudgy
Katie says
1. Glitter or gloss?
Both!
2. Classic or modern?
Classic with a modern twist
3. Apples or oranges?
Apples with cheese
4. Stay in or go out?
Stay in
5. Cats or dogs?
Cats, but dogs were my second choice
6. Highlight or contour?
Highlight
7. Email or snail mail?
Email
8. Cream or powder blush
Powder
9. Pizza or tacos?
Gimme a piece-a pizza
10. High heels or cowboy boots?
Boots
11. Backpack or purse?
Purse
12. Face mask or hair mask?
Face mask
13. Bra or no bra?
85% bra, 15% no bra
14. Neutrals or brights?
Neutrals with a pop of color
15. Calm or chaos?
Calm
16. Sunrise or sunset?
Sunrise
17. Sharp or smudgy?
Smudgy
Rachel R. says
Hi, Karen! I like the new look for the blog. Very clean and quick-loading.
My hubby’s birthday is tomorrow, and my younger son’s 20th b-day is Friday. It’s going to be a busy week. It feels a bit surreal to know I’ll have two “kids” in their 20s. I feel older on my sons’ birthdays than I do on my own! lol
1. Glitter or gloss? Glitter
2. Classic or modern? Modern
3. Apples or oranges? Apples
4. Stay in or go out? Go out
5. Cats or dogs? Cats
6. Highlight or contour? Highlight
7. Email or snail mail? Email
8. Cream or powder blush? Powder
9. Pizza or tacos? Pizza
10. High heels or cowboy boots? High heels
11. Backpack or purse? Purse
12. Face mask or hair mask? Face
13. Bra or no bra? Bra
14. Neutrals or brights? Brights!!!
15. Calm or chaos? Calm
16. Sunrise or sunset? Sunset
17. Sharp or smudgy? Sharp
Chelsea says
1. Glitter or gloss? Glitter!
2. Classic or modern? Modern
3. Apples or oranges? Apple quality is easier to predict, but I love good oranges, they’re just hard to find.
4. Stay in or go out? Stay in.
5. Cats or dogs? Both? And bunnies.
6. Highlight or contour? Highlight!
7. Email or snail mail? Email. Paper mail gets lost.
8. Cream or powder blush? Lately I’m into cream.
9. Pizza or tacos? Pizza!
10. High heels or cowboy boots? High heels. No cowboy boots.
11. Backpack or purse? Crossbody purse
12. Face mask or hair mask? Face masking is my favorite!
13. Bra or no bra? Bra is a necessity most days
14. Neutrals or brights? Neutrals
15. Calm or chaos? I aim for calm, but I’m more chaos.
16. Sunrise or sunset? Sunset, I don’t get up early enough for sunrise :p
laura says
1. Glitter or gloss? Glitter all the way!
2. Classic or modern? Classic.
3. Apples or oranges? Oranges.
4. Stay in or go out? Depends on the mood.
5. Cats or dogs? None.
6. Highlight or contour? Highlight for sure.
7. Email or snail mail? Email.
8. Cream or powder blush? Powder.
9. Pizza or tacos? Pizza baby!!!
10. High heels or cowboy boots? Booties!
11. Backpack or purse? Purse.
12. Face mask or hair mask? Face mask.
13. Bra or no bra? Definitely bra.
14. Neutrals or brights? Neutrals.
15. Calm or chaos? Calm.
16. Sunrise or sunset? Both.
17. Sharp or smudgy? Sharp lips and smudgy eyes makeup.
ericca says
1. Glitter or gloss? gloss
2. Classic or modern? classic
3. Apples or oranges? oranges
4. Stay in or go out? go out
5. Cats or dogs? cat
6. Highlight or contour? highlight
7. Email or snail mail? snail mail. who does not like to recieve presents in the mail
8. Cream or powder blush powder
9. Pizza or tacos? both ( thats too hard )
10. High heels or cowboy boots? high heels
11. Backpack or purse? back packs
12. Face mask or hair mask? face mask
13. Bra or no bra? no bra in the house , definitely bra on outside
14. Neutrals or brights? neutrals
15. Calm or chaos? calm
16. Sunrise or sunset? sunset
17. Sharp or smudgy? sharp
Suzanne C says
1. Glitter or gloss? Gloss
2. Classic or modern? Classic
3. Apples or oranges? Apples
4. Stay in or go out? Stay in
5. Cats or dogs? Dogs
6. Highlight or contour? Highlight
7. Email or snail mail? Email
8. Cream or powder blush? Cream in winter, powder in summer
9. Pizza or tacos? Either or both
10. High heels or cowboy boots? Flipflops- this is Florida, for heavens sake! 😉
11. Backpack or purse? Purse
12. Face mask or hair mask? Hair mask
13. Bra or no bra? Bra
14. Neutrals or brights? Neutrals
15. Calm or chaos? Calm
16. Sunrise or sunset? Sunset
17. Sharp or smudgy? Smudgy
So I was in a local restaurant today, admiring the cashier’s hot pink nail polish. She said “Oh, you’ll love this, then…” and stuck her hand into a nearby display of beer in ice. Her polish turned blue from the cold!!! And I thought to myself “OMG, Karen would buy all the bottles!”
Jaclyn levy says
1. Glitter or gloss?
Gloss! I left glitter behind with my middle school days.
2. Classic or modern?
A mashup of both!
3. Apples or oranges?
Apples
4. Stay in or go out?
I’m a stay at home mom, so I want to go OUT!
5. Cats or dogs?
Neither. I know, i suck as a human.
6. Highlight or contour?
Contour
7. Email or snail mail?
Snail mail!
8. Cream or powder blush
Both! Currently using a powder palette one of your interns recommended back in the day!
9. Pizza or tacos?
Tacos
10. High heels or cowboy boots?
Heels
11. Backpack or purse?
Backpack
12. Face mask or hair mask?
Hair mask
13. Bra or no bra?
No bra!
14. Neutrals or brights?
I go back and forth on this all the time! Today I say brights
15. Calm or chaos?
Calm
16. Sunrise or sunset.
Sunset. With 2 little boys I’ve seen my share of sunrises!
17. Sharp or smudgy?
Sharp AF
Syah says
Am down with the flu today but I got my butt outta bed. And am doing this now.
1. Glitter or gloss? Gloss.
2. Classic or modern? Classic.
3. Apples or oranges? Apples.
4. Stay in or go out? Stay in.
5. Cats or dogs? Cats.
6. Highlight or contour? Contour.
7. Email or snail mail? Snail mail.
8. Cream or powder blush? Cream.
9. Pizza or tacos? Pizza.
10. High heels or cowboy boots? Boots.
11. Backpack or purse? Backpack.
12. Face mask or hair mask? Face mask.
13. Bra or no bra? No bra.
14. Neutrals or brights? Neutrals.
15. Calm or chaos? Calm.
16. Sunrise or sunset? Sunrise.
17. Sharp or smudgy? Smudgy.
Kate & Zena says
1. Glitter or gloss?
Gloss with GLITTER. (I can’t help it. I like glitter flecks in my gloss.)
2. Classic or modern?
Classic. Those weird asymmetric dresses still puzzle me. But I love modern hair colors. Purple….
3. Apples or oranges?
Apples!
4. Stay in or go out?
I’m a homebody…unless going out means horseback riding.
5. Cats or dogs?
DOGS! Ahem…dogs. Cats seem to hate me.
6. Highlight or contour?
I don’t really like either. I find them too fussy.
7. Email or snail mail?
Snail mail!
8. Cream or powder blush
Powder because it’s easier to manipulate for me; cream for performances.
9. Pizza or tacos?
Piiiiiiiiiiiiizza.
10. High heels or cowboy boots?
Cowboy boots because you ain’t riding no horse in high heels.
11. Backpack or purse?
Backpack because you can fit your horse riding crap in it.
12. Face mask or hair mask?
Face mask. Ahhhhh.
13. Bra or no bra?
No bra! Like Edna Mode, who hates capes, I hate bras. NO BRA! *flings bra out window*
14. Neutrals or brights?
Neutrals for performances; brights when I’m feeling creative.
15. Calm or chaos?
Calm. Seriously, I hate chaos. Chaos and me do not mix.
16. Sunrise or sunset?
Sunset.
17. Sharp or smudgy?
I tend to prefer sharper lines.
How is Tabby dealing with a mobile Connor? Does he run away from her like Zena runs from the T-Rex? Or does he grudgingly tolerate her?
Amy says
Beaches is such a great movie.
Mel. B. says
1. Glitter or gloss? Gloss
2. Classic or modern? Classic
3. Apples or oranges? Apples
4. Stay in or go out? Go out
5. Cats or dogs? Cats all the way!!!
6. Highlight or contour? Highlight
7. Email or snail mail? Email
8. Cream or powder blush Cream blush
9. Pizza or tacos? Pizza
10. High heels or cowboy boots? High heels
11. Backpack or purse? Purse
12. Face mask or hair mask? Hair mask
13. Bra or no bra? Bra
14. Neutrals or brights? Neutral
15. Calm or chaos? Calm
16. Sunrise or sunset? Sunset
17. Sharp or smudgy? Smudgy
Leelee B says
Gloss. Classic Style. Oranges. Stay In. Dogs. Contour, I guess. Email. Cream Blush,
Raining Tacos. Heels, always. Purse, Never Backpack! Face mask. Bra, Bra, Bra!!!! Brights. Calm. Sunset. Sharp.
Georgia says
1. Glitter or gloss? Gloss
2. Classic or modern? Modern
3. Apples or oranges? Apples
4. Stay in or go out? Go out
5. Cats or dogs? Cats
6. Highlight or contour? Highlight
7. Email or snail mail? Email
8. Cream or powder blush Both
9. Pizza or tacos? Tacos
10. High heels or cowboy boots? Cowboy Boots
11. Backpack or purse? Purse
12. Face mask or hair mask? Hair Mask
13. Bra or no bra? Bra
14. Neutrals or brights? Makeup – Neutrals; clothing – brights!
15. Calm or chaos? Calm
16. Sunrise or sunset? Sunrise
17. Sharp or smudgy? Sharp
Holly says
Hi Karen and happy Monday! I haven’t checked in for awhile again and didn’t know your site changed: wow! I love the crisp, clean look!
Here are my answers, just for fun:
1. Gloss
2. Classic
3. Apples but only tart green Granny Smiths and sweet Manadarins but only at Christmas
4. Stay in
5. Cats
6. Highlight
7. Email for a running conversation I have with one of my best friends on the other side of the country and snailmail for encouraging cards I send to others.
8. Powder blush
9. Pizza, oh Lord, I love pizza!
10. High heels
11. A big enough purse to carry my dozen pens, four notebooks, two chargers, Kindle, wallet, corkscrew (you never know!), and all the other miscellaneous items I may need.
12. Face mask
13. Bra in public, none at home
14. I’m 50/50 on neutrals and brights
15. Calm. Please, God, let it be calm.
16. I like both ends of the day. Ideally, I’d have a sleep schedule something like, get up at 5 am, take a nap from 1 pm to 3 pm, then go back to bed around midnight or so.
17. Sharp kitten flick all the way
My week has filled up rapidly but I have next week off as both my clients are on vacation. Sort of leaves me at a loose end though I’m hoping to buckle down and start writing again. I hope you and yours have a wonderful week!
Powerpuff says
I think this the first time I’m commenting on this… Here goes:
1. Glitter or gloss? Gloss
2. Classic or modern? Classic
3. Apples or oranges? Oranges
4. Stay in or go out? Stay in
5. Cats or dogs? Both!
6. Highlight or contour? Highlight
7. Email or snail mail? Email
8. Cream or powder blush Powder
9. Pizza or tacos? Tacos!
10. High heels or cowboy boots? Wedges :p
11. Backpack or purse? Purse
12. Face mask or hair mask? Hair mask
13. Bra or no bra? Bra
14. Neutrals or brights? Neutrals
15. Calm or chaos? Calm
16. Sunrise or sunset? Sunset
17. Sharp or smudgy? Neither…?
Erin says
1. Glitter or gloss?
Gloss
2. Classic or modern?
Hmm, depends on the application.
3. Apples or oranges?
Apples
4. Stay in or go out?
Stay in usually, I do like going out though.
5. Cats or dogs?
Both!
6. Highlight or contour?
Highlight, contour can look odd on me if not 100% perfect!
7. Email or snail mail?
Email, though I still do write cards.
8. Cream or powder blush?
Depends! I like both but usually use powder blush!
9. Pizza or tacos?
UG, your killing me. I love both!
10. High heels or cowboy boots?
Heels.
11. Backpack or purse?
Purse
12. Face mask or hair mask?
Face mask!
13. Bra or no bra?
At home, no bra. Out, I need a bra.
14. Neutrals or brights?
All. I’m very happy to wear all but prefer neutrals in my decor. Easier to decorate with.
15. Calm or chaos?
Calm!
16. Sunrise or sunset?
Sunset!
17. Sharp or smudgy?
Smudgy.
Sorry I’m late to the party! Things have been crazy!
Trude says
Hope you’re having a great week! Love the redesign.
1. Glitter or gloss?
Gloss
2. Classic or modern?
Classic
3. Apples or oranges?
Oranges
4. Stay in or go out?
Stay in
5. Cats or dogs?
Dogs
6. Highlight or contour?
Contour (lightly!)
7. Email or snail mail?
Email
8. Cream or powder blush
Powder
9. Pizza or tacos?
Tacos
10. High heels or cowboy boots?
Heels
11. Backpack or purse?
Purse
12. Face mask or hair mask?
Face mask
13. Bra or no bra?
Bra!
14. Neutrals or brights?
Neutrals
15. Calm or chaos?
Calm
16. Sunrise or sunset?
Sunset
17. Sharp or smudgy?
Smudgy
Lissa says
1. Glitter or gloss? Gloss
2. Classic or modern? Classic
3. Apples or oranges? Apples
4. Stay in or go out? Stay in
5. Cats or dogs? Dogs
6. Highlight or contour? Highlight!
7. Email or snail mail? Email
8. Cream or powder blush Powder blush (I am not coordinated enough for cream)
9. Pizza or tacos? Pizza
10. High heels or cowboy boots? Heels (I am a ci-ty gurl)
11. Backpack or purse? Purse
12. Face mask or hair mask? Face
13. Bra or no bra? Bra (gotta roll them up after two amazing kids)
14. Neutrals or brights? Neutral (but bright lippies)
15. Calm or chaos? Depends on the day and availability of coffee
16. Sunrise or sunset? Sunset
17. Sharp or smudgy? Smudgy