Just For Fun

Asking about these clothing subscription services for a friend (that friend being me, myself and I, LOL). It dawned on me the other day that I really should get help with my wardrobe situation, because it’s been in dire straights for, oh, about two years?

Basically, my pre-baby clothes don’t fit anymore, and I haven’t been wanting to spend the time or money to update my wardrobe to fit my post-Connor body.

Not to say that I’m walking around in the daylight hours in pajama pants or tees covered in spaghetti sauce and with holes in the armpits (at least not all the time), but I realized that I definitely have a tendency to dress like a college student who’s woken up late and just threw on whatever tee shirt and jeans were on top of the clean pile.

Anyway, I have some friends who love Stitch Fix and others who love Trunk Club, so I’m having a hard time deciding which one to go with. Have you tried either one? do you have another recommendation? Which one do you love and why? I could use the help.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S.

You beg your mom to put purple sequined cat ears on you, and then you wear them 24/7. 😸

And here is what happens when you watch your mom painting her face all the time and find out that there’s a face painting booth at the preschool BBQ, LOL!

This was last weekend. Connor didn’t want anything to do with it at first, but then El Hub said, “Do you want to wear makeup just like mommy?” and her eyes widened with amazement and she sprinted at full speed over to the booth. Then she refused to leave the BBQ until it was her turn to get her face done.

See the subtle blue gradient around the butterfly wings? I peeked inside the face painter’s kit, and she had a cool-looking box of colorful striped blocks called the Paradise Makeup AQ Prisma BlendSet Palette. It’s by a pro makeup line called Mehron. They do a lot of colorful makeup for body painting and performers.

The striped blocks look like bars of soap, and each one has a different combination of colors. You can wet a brush with water, run it along one of the blocks, and brush it on your skin for an instant gradient.

After these dry, they stay put, but they’re easy to wash off with water.

You can also get the blocks separately for $16.95 each… I think I’m gonna order one or two for Halloween so I can paint Connor’s face to match her butterfly costume.

I’ve never painted a butterfly on a human being before, but it can’t be any harder than walking a cat on a leash. 🙂

Have you ever done any theatrical face painting or body art?

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

I’m just curious. I read about this bronzing face mist from St. Tropez that you can get at Sephora for $30. You spray it on your face and neck, and apparently it’s like a misting self-tanner spray that gives you some color without making a mess on your clothes or hands.

I’m intrigued.

It made me think about fading summer tans. Like, this is not a big issue for me (obvi), but I do put on a little color during the summer. I’m usually an NC42 in MAC, but I’ll move up into NC44 territory. (I try to wear hats and sunscreen when I can, just because my face starts to hurt when I get too much sun.)

Anyway, I do have friends, though, who like to keep their summer color into winter, so I passed this bronzing mist info on to them (and you!).

Inquiring minds want to know. Is this a concern for you? For me, not so much. But let me know if it’s one for you in the comments.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

1. Lilly Pulitzer on sale at Pottery Barn

Lilly Pulitzer is an American apparel and textile brand that does BOLD, prints, and even though I can see how royal blue and hot pink decor can come across as tween/teenybopper…I don’t care. 🙂 Where does it say you have to give up teal just because you’re an adult?

But I digress…

Lilly Pulitzer collaborated with Pottery Barn last summer, and now almost everything they created together is on sale.

I snagged this cute quilt. It was originally $250, but on sale now for $50!

2. Bliss Poetic Waxing Hair Removal Kit

I’ve talked about this product before (most recently after a minor nail polish debacle that involved looking into the mirror and seeing my brother with a blue mustache in my reflection).

Man, I gotta say this again: This wax is really, REALLY good. Doesn’t matter if you’ve got a downy layer of peach fuzz on your upper lip, or a mustache to rival a circus ringmaster’s, Bliss wax zips off everything, and it does so without drama.

I usually de-fuzz in the morning right after breakfast. I warm up the mug, which is filled with wax, in the microwave (it takes about 5 minutes because my microwave, like Taylor Swift, was born in 1989), smear on a thin layer, wait a minute or two for it to dry, then zip! Smooth as a Sphinx.

3. My morning citrus concoction

I’ve been drinking this every morning for a couple weeks. It’s comprised of a Super Orange Emergen-C in a huge cup with a splash of Trader Joe’s tangerine juice.

It’s sweet but not too sweet, and I get a good dose of vitamins.

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