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 five more or less random questions I’ve been posting on this blog every Monday morning for the past quadrillion years (since 2007). I love reading your answers, and it helps me get my week off to a good start.
1. Bath or shower?
I take showers our of sheer necessity because they’re so much quicker than long, luxurious (heavenly) baths, but if I were a lady of leisure, and perhaps also had a gloriously deep old-fashioned clawfoot tub, I’d be taking baths all day, every day, for sure.
With lots of bubbles… Can never have too many bubbles. And music!
2. A skin care step you won’t skip?
Removing my makeup every night before bed. I never skip it, even when I was shaking my groove thang and going out a lot back in the day and came home at an obnoxious hour (by which time I’m usually in my fourth or fifth REM cycle now), I would always take off my makeup.
I used to keep makeup remover wipes on my nightstand next to my bed so I could just collapse onto my comforter, start wiping my makeup away while I was horizontal, and then drift off to sleep right then and there…
3. What’s the last product you finished?
Body cream. I go through A LOT of that stuff. This time it was H2O Plus Coconut Lemon Verbena (smells tropical but not “sun-screeny”).
4. What’s the last dance you learned?
Um…that one that all the kids are doing, or may have been doing a few years ago? I think it’s called the floss?
It’s the one where you stand with your feet shoulder length apart and rock your arms back and forth (or something).
Previous to that, I also learned a six-step because I was learning how to break dance, but this was a while ago…
5. Your first beauty product obsession?
It was back in high school: Revlon Toast of New York lipstick!
All the girls wore it. (In case you’re wondering, yes, it’s still around.)
The thing I love most about cats
That you can never quite tell whether they’re about to swat you in the face, or give you a head boop.
They’ve got that whole mystery thing down pat! Even after all these years of assisting Tabs, I still can’t predict when he’s going to go full-on Naomi Campbell and throw a phone at me, or if he’s going to nuzzle me with purrs and lovies.
It’s one of his many talents…
He 🐱 and I want to remind you to make the most of this beautiful Monday. And in case you haven’t heard it yet today, you are 🌺 cherished, and you are loved. ❤️
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addicts,
Karen and Tabs
P.S. Question time! Here they are to copy/paste with your answers in a comment. Talk to you soon.
1. Bath or shower?
2. A skin care step you won’t skip?
3. What’s the last product you finished?
4. What’s the last dance you learned?
5. Your first beauty product obsession?
Loving the pictures of you and Tabs. ♥️
1. Shower. I can’t stand baths and the idea of floating in my own skin cells. 😬
2. Brows. If I wear nothing else I still do my brows.
3. My last ELF brow palette in Dark.
4. Oh geez. I have no idea. I guess the floss. 😁
5. Lip gloss and balms! Lip Smackers give me major feels. 🤗
Oh crap #2 was skin care, not makeup! In that case the skin care step I don’t skip is wearing sunscreen every day. And it’s paying off! I had an Estee Lauder appt at ULTA last week and the rep put cleanser on a cotton swap and rubbed my face to take off my foundation. I told her I actually wasn’t wearing any and she was SHOCKED. 😁😁😁 I’m 35 and really happy with my skin. wearing sunscreen every day since I was in my early 20s has made a huge difference.
Happy Monday – you are also loved and cherished and I hope you, Tabs and the entire family have a sunny, wonderful day. 🙂
1. Bath or shower? Always shower. Just the thought of a bath gives me the heebie-jeebies. Pruny fingers skeeve me out. HAHA!
2. A skin care step you won’t skip? Same as you. Always wash (and moisturize) before bed.
3. What’s the last product you finished? It was probably a Fresh lip treatment. I remember trying to dig the last bit out of the bullet.
4. What’s the last dance you learned? Remember when you posted that pop and lock video in late January (I know, probably not) but I learned it to show my friends I wasn’t a bad book end. It was not a convincing argument. 😉
5. Your first beauty product obsession? I think probably Hypnose, before I tried Faux Cils.
1. Bath or shower? Def shower but I’m with u claw foot tub and the more bubbles I do that too.
2. A skin care step you won’t skip? I always use the face wipes for washing my face every night and I use the wipes with a no wash off cleaner from can’t think of brand lol
3. What’s the last product you finished? Just finished my all time fav body lotion by Marc Anthony it’s called aloe and jasmine and the hand cream Is awesome too. I have a hard time finding it now cause the word is out thankfully I bought an extra lol. Will def buy more when I see it. It’s great for if u r outside and get a bit of a sunburn u wouldn’t know it next day. Smells divine.
4. What’s the last dance you learned?
5. Your first beauty product obsession?
1. Bath or shower? We have a lovely spa tub and nothing helps me relax like a leisurely soak in fragrant bubbling water. In addition to the jet or bubble options, there is also a hand held shower head so I usually do a quick rinse before stepping out of the tub.
2. A skin care step you won’t skip? Sunscreen!
3. What’s the last product you finished? Skin care: Crème de la Mer. Makeup: Bobbi Brown Smoky Eye Mascara. It wasn’t really used up but it had gone past the three month mark which, for me, means it is “finished”.
4. What’s the last dance you learned? It was the hula to “Going to a Hukilau”.
5. Your first beauty product obsession? All things Yardley of London, but in particular, I loved Yardley Slickers. Those were pale, frosty glosses in lipstick form.
1. Bath or shower?
Showers, but if I have time I enjoy a relaxing bubble bath. Although, Louis enjoys laying in the bathtub and drinking water from the faucet so I need to clean out the cat hair before taking a bath!
2. A skin care step you won’t skip?
Sunscreen.
3. What’s the last product you finished?
Pixi Retinol Tonic. It was a little drying so switched back to the Pixi Glow Tonic
4. What’s the last dance you learned?
I have no rhythm whatsoever and I haven’t danced in ages. Probably since college!
5. Your first beauty product obsession?
Revlon Coffee Bean lipstick!
I love how all my cats different personalities. I swear they roll their eyes at me sometimes. 🙂 Hope you have a great day.
1. Bath or shower? Shower. I’ve never liked baths.
2. A skin care step you won’t skip? I skip steps all the time (really try to only do what I think my skin needs), but on the rare occasions that I wear makeup, it always comes off before bed.
3. What’s the last product you finished? Probably a pack of Cetaphil daily cleansing cloths.
4. What’s the last dance you learned? I have no idea, but it would have been many years ago.
5. Your first beauty product obsession? Hmm, either flavored rollerball lip glosses or those giant cheap palettes of eyeshadow that were all over in the late 80s.
1. Bath or shower?
showers. the bubbles arent ph balanced if you know what i mean
2. A skin care step you won’t skip?
sunscreen, even if i am in a rush i will wash my face and apply sunscreen if nothing else
3. What’s the last product you finished?
a body puff.
4. What’s the last dance you learned?
the cha cha slide
5. Your first beauty product obsession?
a covergirl eye shadow ( i even remember the color being this concrete grey color. . this has caused my love hate affair with eye shadow. i buy eye shadow by the buckets but dont even apply it like i applied that original grey color which i applied 30 times in one day
1. Bath or shower? Always a shower. Sitting in water doesn’t hold any charm for me.
2. A skin care step you won’t skip? Another vote for removing makeup, washing my face and applying moisturizer nightly, every.single.night.
3. What’s the last product you finished? Yep, body lotion. I live in a dry climate and go through gallons of the stuff.
4. What’s the last dance you learned? The floss.
5. Your first beauty product obsession? OMG, too senile to remember back that far, but it was some kind of black eyeliner when I was in high school. I went through gallons of that stuff too, back then.
1. Bath or shower?
Shower, I don’t feel clean enough with baths.
2. A skin care step you won’t skip?
Sunscreen.
3. What’s the last product you finished?
A brow pencil from Maybelline that I’m going to repurchase.
4. What’s the last dance you learned?
The dance for the German song: Helikopter 117.
5. Your first beauty product obsession?
I can’t remember an specific product, but makeup in general was a big deal and I remember starting with concealer.
1. Bath or shower? Same as you; love a hot tub, too
2. A skin care step you won’t skip? Same as you, MUST!
3. What’s the last product you finished? Same as you, only Laura Mercuer Tarte au Citron Soufflé . . heavenly
4. What’s the last dance you learned? Same as you, Floss
5. Your first beauty product obsession? Max Factor Roman Holiday lipstick
1. Bath or shower? – Shower.
2. A skin care step you won’t skip? – Makeup removal.
3. What’s the last product you finished? – I just finished the pencil portion of the Urban Decay Brow Blade in Brown Sugar.
4. What’s the last dance you learned? – Yikes, I don’t know. I did dance as a kid.
5. Your first beauty product obsession? – I believe it was the Covergirl Eye Enhancer Quad in Ice Princess or something like that.
1. Bath or shower? Shower. Every day. No other option. I hate sitting in water.
2. A skin care step you won’t skip? There are two. Thoroughly cleansing my face at the end of the day. And SPF application in the morning and every few hours after.
3. What’s the last product you finished? Pixi/Caroline Hirons Double Cleanse.
4. What’s the last dance you learned? Hmm. Haven’t learned any new dances lately, but I’ve been watching London Royal Ballet class videos on YouTube and have been doing plies and tendus along with them.
5. Your first beauty product obsession? I’m old I can’t really remember that far back. Clinique mascara?
Hi Tabby Cat and Karen! The tulips are finally blooming over here in Wisconsin and my peonies are growing.
1. Bath or shower?
Shower x1000. I really loathe baths. Only if I must.
2. A skin care step you won’t skip?
Washing my skin at night. I have to do it. I hate the feeling of a dirty face.
3. What’s the last product you finished?
A bottle of Eucerin lotion. Girl, I go through that stuff so quickly.
4. What’s the last dance you learned?
Um, I don’t remember. Been a loooooong time since I learned a new dance.
5. Your first beauty product obsession?
Covergirl mascara. Can’t remember which one.
1. Bath or shower? Both. Yes baths are relaxing and I enjoy that but I also enjoy the hot water of the shower beating down my back esp when it is negative 20 in the winter!
2. A skin care step you won’t skip? Washing my face and removing my makeup. Acne from not doing so is so not worth it
3. What’s the last product you finished? Two travel size bottles of body wash. I’m trying to use up product and that includes the umpteenth bottles of travel size shampoo, conditioner and body wash
4. What’s the last dance you learned? A la vibora de la mar
5. Your first beauty product obsession? I was and am a Revlon fan. I was obsessed however with Coffee Bean instead of Toast of New York. Sad thing is I think they changed the color. I thought it was the perfect pinky brown (yea I know not very coffee). Now it is orangey brown. Probably more coffee but it bums me out bc it is not the coffee bean I remember and loved!
1. Bath or shower?
I loooove baths but showers are so much better for washing my hair.
2. A skin care step you won’t skip?
All of it. I don’t feel right if I’m not cleansed and moisturized.
3. What’s the last product you finished?
I don’t know!
4. What’s the last dance you learned?
I’ve been mostly off my feet for 2 months. It’s been a minute!
5. Your first beauty product obsession?
There was a champagne scented lip gloss by Bonne Bell I loved. It felt bubbly!
1 – Bath or Shower? Both! Shower in the AM, bath at night.
2 – A Skincare Step you Won’t Skip? Washing my face (double cleanse) before bed. I’v had acne all my life, my skin is good now and I want to keep it that way.
3 – Last product you finished? Kate Somerville’s Anti-Bac.
4 – Last dance you learned? Texas Two Step.
5 – First beauty product obsession? Lip gloss, lip stick. You name it, I probably have over 100 lip products!
The picture of you and Tabs is so sweet.
1. Bath or shower? Shower
2. A skin care step you won’t skip? I try the most not to skip taking off eye makeup. Crumbling mascara is especially nasty for sensitive eyes.
3. What’s the last product you finished? NYX Angel Veil Skin Perfecting Primer.
4. What’s the last dance you learned? No idea. I don’t think I’ve learned a dance since 5th grade.
5. Your first beauty product obsession? My very first was an insanely bright fuchsia lipstick my mother owned when I was little. I don’t remember the brand (maybe Avon?), but the packaging was black with a floral design. (I still have a fuchsia lipstick obsession.) That I actually owned? Probably the original Wet n Wild eye liner pencils. I layered the iridescent sheer lavender shade over the bright blue shade to get this shiny, bright blurple that I thought was totally awesome and unique for the early 1980s.
1. Bath or shower? I love baths but the tub in our house is gross – the bathroom needs to be gutted so I only take showers at home. I always pack bubble bath on trips
2. A skin care step you won’t skip? Eye cream
3. What’s the last product you finished? Sunblock for my face
4. What’s the last dance you learned? Probably the electric slide in college a long time ago 😂
5. Your first beauty product obsession? Mascara – still obsessed
1. Bath or shower? Shower!
2. A skin care step you won’t skip? SPF!
3. What’s the last product you finished? My tinted moisturizer with SPF.
4. What’s the last dance you learned? Um…a 1950s choreographed dance with my high school bestie.
5. Your first beauty product obsession? Green mascara from this J-brand in Singapore in the early 2000s. I cannot remember the name!
1. Bath or shower?
Love both, but prefer shower for a myriad of reasons.
2. A skin care step you won’t skip?
Cleansing. If that’s too basic, toning. I’m all about that k skincare!
3. What’s the last product you finished?
Farmacy Honey Drop! I didn’t get another though, I’m using Tidal a bit more now. That might change again.
4. What’s the last dance you learned?
A belly dance move!
5. Your first beauty product obsession?
Foundation, GURL! I had bad skin from age 8 so I was on that foundie train before my tween years.
I was thinking of you today because my beautiful 13 year old black cat, Midnight, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. He’s still himself so like you we are spending as much time as possible with him before the end comes. Love t you and Tabs xx