You might be wondering, “So what in tarnation is this Monday Poll thing anyway!?”
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 eight (!) 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.
- Can’t stop/won’t stop! What beauty products are you guilty of hoarding?
GURL, you know I love me some foundation. I’ve got a drawer full of them because I fall in love with a new one every five minutes, LOL! (It’s so true, though.) I also stockpile lipsticks, nail polishes, body lotion and perfume. - What’s your favorite thing to do on Sunday morning?
Sleep in as late as I want, and then have a leisurely breakfast (ideally, made by someone else!) and sit on the couch and watch TV or read in my jammies for a couple of hours.Mind you, right now with the baby it feels like this is never, ever going to happen again, but I’m holding out hope…
- What are three makeup-related things you need/want?
Mostly, I need errrday basics…- A new pan of MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural face powder in Medium Tan (I’m just about done with mine)
- A stick of Urban Decay Brow Beater (I can’t find mine, and it’s breaking my heart into a million little pieces, WAH!)
- A lengthening mascara with killer curl hold, but I’m not sure which one… Ever since I gave birth, the lash situation has been dire, man. I don’t know what happened, but my lashes are even shorter now and absolutely will not hold a curl! If you have a recommendation, please let me know.
- Who always calls at the most innopportune moments?
My mom! I always love hearing from her, but she has an uncanny ability to call right as I’m about to fall asleep, or when I’m in the shower, or when I’m cleaning the bathroom, or when I’m almost to the front of the checkout line at Trader Joe’s, or when the baby’s feeding and my phone is somewhere on the other side of the house. - When was the last time you felt on top of the world?
This morning when Connor opened her eyes, smiled from ear to ear and made cooing noises when I picked her up and held her in my arms. It made my heart sing!I know, I’m such a cheeseball! But it was a great feeling.
Your turn. 🙂 Just copy and paste the following questions into a comment with your answers. I look forward to reading ’em!
1. Can’t stop/won’t stop! What beauty products are you guilty of hoarding?
2. What’s your favorite thing to do on Sunday morning?
3. What are three makeup-related things you want?
4. Who always calls at the most innopportune moments?
5. When was the last time you felt on top of the world?
Hi, friend. How are you doing this morning? What’s going on?
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
1. Can’t stop/won’t stop! What beauty products are you guilty of hoarding? Eyeshadow palettes, eyeliners, and lipsticks.
2. What’s your favorite thing to do on Sunday morning? Sleep in, then have a nice breakfast, and go for a country drive with my hubby.
3. What are three makeup-related things you want? The Urban Decay Alice Through the Looking Glass Collection. I want the palette and at least 2 or 3 of the lipsticks.
4. Who always calls at the most inopportune moments? My mother, and my older son. He inherited that “skill” from her.
5. When was the last time you felt on top of the world? The last time one of my kids hugged me and told me he loved me.
1. Can’t stop/won’t stop! What beauty products are you guilty of hoarding?
Blush and Perfume. My haul from the Sephora VIB was mostly blush products. I love highlighters too.
2. What’s your favorite thing to do on Sunday morning?
I’m usually up early to take the dog out for a walk and then we get back into bed and snuggle. Then we have brunch and watch some tv. Love my lazy Sundays.
3. What are three makeup-related things you want?
I really wanna try the new Lancome Juicy Shakers, lots of perfumes as always and probably more blush or bronzer.
4. Who always calls at the most innopportune moments?
Probably my mom. She seems to know exactly when I step away from my phone and that’s when she calls.
5. When was the last time you felt on top of the world?
I always feel super great when I have all the bills paid. That just feels so good, at least for a few weeks. It’s also so good when I get the house organized and have lots of stuff I want to get rid of gone! I love when the trunk of my car is full of stuff then suddenly empty after visiting the donation centre.
1. Lipstick. Just picked up 2 new ones yesterday. And magazine perfume samples. 😀
2. Dropping off the kids at the church child care so we can have an hour alone.
3. Living Proof hair products, cute barrettes that will hold all my hair.
4. My sister. I love her to death and she has a high level job at Apple so we don’t have the chance to talk as much as I’d like so I try to make time when she calls but she calls at the worst times! Like a month ago she called during my friend’s wedding. Or she’ll call right as I’m trying to put my boys to bed.
5. When I went hiking on my own a couple of months ago. There is something about being in nature that gets me all a flutter.
Your story of waking up Miss Connor Claire is so sweet, I can just imagine her being all cute!
1. Can’t stop/won’t stop! What beauty products are you guilty of hoarding?
Skincare products! I have so many lotions,creams, serums, toners, cleansers… I cleaned out under the bathroom sink yesterday and there’s practically a whole pharmacy shelf down there
2. What’s your favorite thing to do on Sunday morning?
I’m with you on sleeping in and breakfast! Maybe followed by a dance or circus class.
3. What are three makeup-related things you want?
The Body Shop lip stains (they just expanded the range of colors), a new cream maybe shimmery blush, and a new eyeliner pencil in a non basic color.
4. Who always calls at the most innopportune moments?
My husband’s friends!
5. When was the last time you felt on top of the world?
Maybe last Tuesday when I turned my papers in! Or when I booked a flight to Florida on Friday 🙂
That’s exciting! Are you going to Florida for work or for fun?
For fun! The husband and I are spending about 5 days in Orlando. We’re going to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and the rest of Universal Studios. We may stop at Disney, not certain, but I’m sure we’ll find fun things to do!
1. Can’t stop/won’t stop! What beauty products are you guilty of hoarding? Nail
Polish. I have so much. I love it though. Right now I’m tossing the older bottles so I can buy more!
2. What’s your favorite thing to do on Sunday morning? I normall eat very healthy breakfasts, but on Sunday I like to eat bacon and potatoes fried in the bacon grease. And drink four large cups of coffee. And linger on Pinterest a little longer than normal.
3. What are three makeup-related things you want? I want the new Urban Decay One and Done, I feel it has been tailor made for me. I want to try the Zoya nail perfecters, and I’m interested in trying the NYX matte liquid lipsticks, I need a neutral shade.
4. Who always calls at the most innopportune moments? I literally only talk to two people on the phone, my cousin and my BFF. Everyone else texts or FB messengers.
5. When was the last time you felt on top of the world? This morning! One of my BFF’s texted to let me know she’s 14 weeks pregnant with a baby girl!!! She’s been trying for a really long time and has had some sadness, so this is wonderful news!!!
That’s so exciting! Congrats to your best friend. And to you, too! 🙂
1. Can’t stop/won’t stop! What beauty products are you guilty of hoarding? Lip products–lipstick to pencil to gloss. I can’t get enough.
2. What’s your favorite thing to do on Sunday morning? Sleep-in, drink coffee and read multiple newspapers, then binge-watch something on Netflix or Hulu. (Hang in there, in 13 years, Connor will be able to fetch you cups of coffee/the remote control/misc. stuff and it’s the best!
3. What are three makeup-related things you want? Sunny Riley’s Good Genes Treatment, an undereye concealer that works, a new blush brush. I’ve put my only one someplace special for safekeeping and where that is has turned into a mystery.
4. Who always calls at the most innopportune moments? always my mom.
5. When was the last time you felt on top of the world? this afternoon when I was browsing T.J. Maxx at lunch and the salesclerk told me I looked amazing in a wrap I was wearing with oversized wooden buttons.
Ooh, what are you binge-watching these days? I’m re-watching the first season of Gilmore Girls (gives me something to do when I’m feeding Connor).
Karen, have you watched Revenge on Netflix? Remains one of my favorites
1. Can’t stop/won’t stop! What beauty products are you guilty of hoarding?
I’m a lipstick hoarder. I just love lipstick and I have way too many now.
2. What’s your favorite thing to do on Sunday morning?
Sleep in until Tulip hits me in the face to wake up.
3. What are three makeup-related things you want?
The Too Faced peanut butter and jelly palette. I have way too many palettes to justify buying another one
Anastasia catnip liquid lipstick
and a good translucent powder
4. Who always calls at the most innopportune moments?
I agree it would be my mom or my boyfriend
5. When was the last time you felt on top of the world?
Hmmm….that would be a hard one. Maybe the last time my boyfriend took me out on a real date a couple of weeks ago
Hey lady! Good to hear from you and Tulip. How are you guys been doing? Tabs and I are OK. He’s been a little needier than usual (I think because of the baby getting so much attention). Right now he’s sleeping next to her bassinet in my office — it’s super cute.
Awwww how cute! I was so inspired by your photo of Connor in the baby sling that I bought a sling for Tulip. I put her in there but it freaks her out a little bit because she’s just hanging in there. I’m glad that you are doing well and I think of you and Tabs when I walk Tulip. Talk to you later!
1. Can’t stop/won’t stop! What beauty products are you guilty of hoarding?
Nail polish. I’m not sure exactly how many I have. Too many (not really).
2. What’s your favorite thing to do on Sunday morning?
Chill out in bed with a latte and my iPad.
3. What are three makeup-related things you want?
Always more eyeliners. The new Urban Decay highlighter. And to know where my Marc Jacobs lip pencil wandered off to.
4. Who always calls at the most inopportune moments?
My MIL sometimes walks her dogs up the alley behind our house (she lives nearby, sadly) and if we’re out in the yard expects us to drop everything to chat. So that’s fun.
5. When was the last time you felt on top of the world?
Just a few weeks ago, after having a particularly successful day at work. Love that feeling!
Hi Allison,
I love hoarding nail polish, too. What are your fave nail polish brands? Right now I’m loving Smith & Cult (they have great wear time, and I love the bottles), the Sally Hansen Miracle Gels (they dry so fast and last a long time) and Chanel’s new gels.
I have mostly China Glaze and OPI, with a handful of Butter London and Deborah Lippmann and one or two othe brands (Nars and Spa Ritual are in there somewhere). I don’t have a favourite brand as much as I have an inability to resist red and/or glitter polishes (I’m wearing China Glaze Give Me the Green Light currently and it’s delightful, despite not being red).
Having said that, the Nars formula is quite good and I love their brush. I’ll check your suggestions out next time I ‘need’ a new colour.
1. Can’t stop/won’t stop! What beauty products are you guilty of hoarding?
Lip products, tons of lipsticks, lip pencils, lipglosses, colored balms, and a suspicious lack of lip liners.
2. What’s your favorite thing to do on Sunday morning?
Either go to the store with my husband and shop + breakfast or sit in front of my computer with a hot beverage catching up on blogs. Other perfect Sundays that don’t happen frequently are usually versions of the same thing but while on vacation. If I’ve slept really well and the weather is nice, I might throw in a walk with my dog by the ocean.
3. What are three makeup-related things you want?
Um, everything? Right now, I’m tempted to get the Hourglass palette with the blushes and powders. I need some more blush in my stash and even though it’s hella spendy and small I appreciate all the choices in the palette. Other than that, I need a little more fun colored eye products and some new foundations. For the foundations, I will probably just get samples.
4. Who always calls at the most innopportune moments?
My mother or my husband. In the shower, on the toilet, while driving, at the movies, or in interviews even when they know I’m going to be busy.
5. When was the last time you felt on top of the world?
Shizz, there have only been a few times ever. I got to step up and do some design work while at Nike and that’s totally outside my scope of education but I’ve never been happier at working on something. I won the lottery in a pool of my co-workers while at Nike too. It was 10k split 10 ways and was heavily taxed but I can tell you I’ve never seen happier people in my life up close. Even though it only worked out to be about $500 a person, it was money none of us had and each of us were struggling financially at the time. Times after that were all vacation related. Once I was quite literally on top of the world after climbing one of the highest peaks in the western USA which also happens to be an active volcano! Learning to fly as a kid was both literal and figurative. The best thing from my childhood were those times soaring through the clouds.
1. Can’t stop/won’t stop! What beauty products are you guilty of hoarding?
Lipsticks. There’s a shade for everything, isn’t there? 🙂
2. What’s your favorite thing to do on Sunday morning?
Ideally, wake up early and refreshed (because I *obviously* went to bed at a reasonable hour the night before!), make some herbal tea, and drink it slowly while I sit by the window and read. I’ve had one of those days in the last month! Wish they happened more frequently…
3. What are three makeup-related things you want?
Do hair products count? I really want to get a dry texturing spray, like the one by Oribe or something similar. Honestly, though, I already have waaayyyy too many hair products for this little pixie-cut mop o’ mine. So maybe that’ll just have to stay on the bucket list for now…
Other than that, I want to get a non-waterproof mascara that is a) very conditioning for my tired, dry lashes, and b) is easy to wash off. I have no clue if it exists, but I want it to! Third, I could totally go for a couple more of the e.l.f. Matte lip colors. They’re my jam right now, and I wants MORE of them!
4. Who always calls at the most innopportune moments?
hmm… probably my sister, but only because she’s the person who calls me most frequently. So she’s kind of bound to catch me at bad moments here and there, ha!
5. When was the last time you felt on top of the world?
Hmmm… I don’t know that I’ve had any “on top of the world” moments recently. I’ve had some really profoundly peaceful moments, which have been awesome – I’d say I was feeling pretty zen-like at certain points last week. And there were some really lovely happy moments, too, involving time spent with friends. The peace and happiness comes and goes, though. I’m trying to learn to be at peace with the ebb and flow!
Hi there! Happy Monday! It looks like your weather has been nice (flowers blooming near the Buddhas). 🙂
1. Can’t stop/won’t stop! What beauty products are you guilty of hoarding? Thank you because now the thing I can’t/won’t stop is singing the lyrics “Because you can’t, you won’t and don’t stop”. HAHA! I tend to hoard UD liner in Whiskey, of course. I’m down to half a pencil and I am a little itchy about it.
2. What’s your favorite thing to do on Sunday morning? Oh, gosh, same as you but, like a double rainbow unicorn sighting, it almost never happens.
3. What are three makeup-related things you want? I need a new back-up Whiskey, another tube of Benefit Porefessional and something to erase pores/blackheads forever. 🙂
4. Who always calls at the most innopportune moments? I tend to think that whenever the phone rings, it’s an inopportune moment.
5. When was the last time you felt on top of the world? I think I’m pretty fortunate to be fairly even-keeled, but I guess that means not many real top of the world moments. I was pretty proud of the fellas at hockey practice yesterday. I’m going to go with that!
Here’s my responses to my poll. Honestly this is the first time I’ve done this since following MBB?
1. Can’t stop/won’t stop! What beauty products are you guilty of hoarding?
When I think about my collection, I surprisingly have a lot of foundation, tinted moisturizers, and 1 bob cream. So I guess it’ll be bases?
2. What’s your favorite thing to do on Sunday morning?
I usually start the day off with church service and lunch with the fam.
3. What are three makeup-related things you want?
A new eye palette (not too fond of my Stila palette), Laura Mercier caviar sticks, a bronzer/contour palette (let’s just say I can’t choose between Marc Jacobs contour palette, too faced chocolate soleil, burberry’s contour stick, or if there’s anything better out there, lmk!!) since my current Shiseido bronzer has shimmer in it.
4. Who always calls at the most innopportune moments?
I don’t get too many calls these days… But I get interrupted often when I’m in te middle of studying, watching a show, etc.
5. When was the last time you felt on top of the world?
Mm… My birthday ☺️ Celebrated with family with some good food and good company.
1. Can’t stop/won’t stop! What beauty products are you guilty of hoarding?
All of them. I don’t discriminate!
2. What’s your favorite thing to do on Sunday morning?
Sleep!
3. What are three makeup-related things you want?
Everything from the NARS Summer Collection – I haven’t wanted a collection from any brand this much in ages!
4. Who always calls at the most innopportune moments?
Telemarketers!!!
5. When was the last time you felt on top of the world?
On vacation winning in Atlantic City!
Can’t stop/won’t stop! What beauty products are you guilty of hoarding? Seriously I am guilty of hoarding alot of different things from shampoo to body lotions. But, right now I am hoarding BB/CC Creams! In the last month I have bought about 20-the bad part is out of all of them there are only 4 that I dislike!
What’s your favorite thing to do on Sunday morning? I actually am pretty lucky and can sleep in anyday of the week and have a terrible habit of sleeping close to noon all the time. So I guess my favorite thing would be that my hubby doesn’t wake me up to say goodbye before he leaves in the morning!
What are three makeup-related things you want? FACE Stocholm Smart Face Nude Color Wheel, Milani Cosmetics Blush in Berry Amore, and Erborian BB Creme
Who always calls at the most innopportune moments? My Husbands ex!!! GRRRR!!!!!!
When was the last time you felt on top of the world? OK-this 1 is hard because their are 2 that happened recently. After an illness I was in a nursing home because I needed 24 hour care, therapy and couldn’t walk, so in September of last year I was able to get out of the wheelchair and walk with the aid of a walker! So that and then getting out of the nursing home and getting to come home after a year of either being in the hospital or nursing home!
1. Can’t stop/won’t stop! What beauty products are you guilty of hoarding?
Lipsticks, mostly… But in the end, I try to balance my hoards… So if I get two lipsticks I shall try to get two Eyeshadows next ?.
2. What’s your favorite thing to do on Sunday morning?
Feeling motivated and actually go on a long run. Always felt so great afterwards but it’s hard to get going!
3. What are three makeup-related things you want?
– NARS translucent powder pressed (I so want to try this product)
– Urban Decay Alice in wonderland
– one of the NARS lip cover (can’t decide which one yet)
4. Who always calls at the most innopportune moments?
Tbh I hate receiving unexpected phonecalls… So I guess just about everyone unless we had an appointment!
5. When was the last time you felt on top of the world?
Just the other day, when I celebrated my 12 year anniversary with the hubs!
PS: Connor is so sweet! Happy for you, Karen!
1. Can’t stop/won’t stop! What beauty products are you guilty of hoarding?
Foundations!!! I remember a time (uh, not so long ago…90’s, early 2000’s) where I could not find a foundation light enough to match my skin and it was so depressing! Now I feel like there are so many options for us super pale girls. If only they would follow suit with darker colors now. I have a drawer full of probably 10 foundations that I cycle through. I think it all comes from always wanting clear beautiful skin (I suffer from cystic acne) and feeling like all my other makeup doesn’t look as good without a flawless base.
2. What’s your favorite thing to do on Sunday morning?
Sleep in! Right now I am working Sundays, so that doesn’t always happen..Saturdays are my Sunday!
3. What are three makeup-related things you want?
I have been eyeing that Sweet Peach Pallet from Too Faced, but it’s sold out everywhere! It looks so pretty. My setting powder (I am almost out), and some kind of magical lip balm that will heal my perma-dry lips.
4. Who always calls at the most innopportune moments? Hmmm…not sure. I don’t love phone calls anymore, now that everyone is texting. I much prefer text to a call.
5. When was the last time you felt on top of the world?
When I signed the lease for my first ever office (weee!) a couple of weeks ago. This will be the first time in my life that I am self employed and I am so excited, and a little scared.
1. Can’t stop/won’t stop! What beauty products are you guilty of hoarding? Nail polish, lip products (balm, lipstick and gloss) and lotion.
2. What’s your favorite thing to do on Sunday morning? It’s usually my housework and go to church day. But it’s always nice if I get to eat French toast or waffles.
3. What are three makeup-related things you want? NARS lip covers (coming out in May or June), Bobbi Brown bronzer scented like her Beach perfume and the Prism (rainbow-colored) highlighter everyone is talking about on Instagram.
4. Who always calls at the most innopportune moments? My mom, but that is OK. 🙂
5. When was the last time you felt on top of the world? I don’t know. Probably when I graduated high school because it was the last time I felt like I could do anything without limits.
1. can never have enough blush! the more the better, and if it’s a blush palette, even better!
2. for sunday morning I like to go out n have brunch with friends, catch up, and then come back home to binge on bravo and take a nap on the couch 😀
3. hmm currently I have been so bad with all the sales going on that I can’t really think of anything more I need to buy. crazy right?
4. Mom too. I know she means well, but she always calls when I am in a meeting, out doing something with friends, taking a shower, etc. I try to answer when I can and let her know I’m alive and haven’t been kidnapped by the bad guys, but she’s usually ok with me calling her back, which is nice.
5. Yesterday, I went to a music festival where I live, and there were bands from my country (BELIZE BABY!) and I danced my little heart out 😀
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1.Can’t stop/won’t stop! What beauty products are you guilty of hoarding? I am a sucker for any kind of lotion, potion, serum, elixir made to improve my skin in some way.
2.What’s your favorite thing to do on Sunday morning? I make my big cup of English Breakfast tea, snuggle in on the sofa in my jammies and big fluffy robe, and read the paper.
3.What are three makeup-related things you want? A foundation that perfectly matches my skin without getting shiny, mascara that that never clumps or smudges under my eyes, AND FACIALS EVERY WEEK 🙂
1. Can’t stop/won’t stop! What beauty products are you guilty of hoarding? Tom Ford shadow palettes, lipsticks, and nail polishes.
2. What’s your favorite thing to do on Sunday morning? Go for a run, walk or hike with Dear Husband.
3. What are three makeup-related things you want? Other than wanting to find the perfect foundation (you know, the right color match, the right formula that lasts more than just a few hours and doesn’t break me out, doesn’t migrate into my pores and lines and doesn’t dry me out either) not much.
4. Who always calls at the most innopportune moments? I do. Because I’m a mom and that’s what moms do. Actually, I usually just text.
5. When was the last time you felt on top of the world? Last Friday after my killer workout. I felt taller and stronger. At 5’1″ feeling taller is major.
1. Can’t stop/won’t stop! What beauty products are you guilty of hoarding?
Blush, even though I want to buy more stuff when I’m feeling low I buy a 2 dollar blush from Bissú (or a lipstick which costs 1 dollar). Right now I have four and a highlighter but I think it won’t last more than a month without a new one. Or I would end up saving for a more expensive blush.
2. What’s your favorite thing to do on Sunday morning?
Right now is swimming classes but I don’t love the fact of not being able to stay in bed longer.
3. What are three makeup-related things you want?
1) Foundation, I want to buy both the Revlon Colorstay and the L’Orèal True match in a better match; if I can add a high end one I wouldn’t mind.
2)Brow mascara, my Maybelline one is drying and I want to try more brands.
3) MOAR BLUSH.
4. Who always calls at the most inopportune moments?
My dad he always talks when we’re eating or busy.
5. When was the last time you felt on top of the world?
Two weeks ago in a photo shoot, it was crazy because we were short of time but being the model made feel fancy. And probably tomorrow after delivering all the final projects.
1. Can’t stop/won’t stop! What beauty products are you guilty of hoarding?
It’s truly sad and at times I’m embarrassed of my collection. But when it comes to lipsticks (preferably MAC ones) and nail polish (I am a Zoya girl for life) I never seem to have quite enough. I’ve go a spreadsheet so that I don’t repurchase a specific color in my Zoya nail polishes – that is unless I’m out of that color and I need a back up.
Honestly I have more than 400+ of each (nail polishes and lipsticks).
2. What’s your favorite thing to do on Sunday morning?
Church – of course for me. After church relax and spend time with my family.
3. What are three makeup-related things you want?
The newest LORAC highlighters and blushes (that’s 2 things) and a few satin Colourpop lippies.
4. Who always calls at the most inopportune moments?
Bill collectors lol. I’m never prepared for their call and they always call when I’m either sleeping, just waking up or eating a meal.
5. When was the last time you felt on top of the world?
Every day I wake up.
1. Red lipstick. I could wear one everyday for the rest of my life and still have some left.
2. Sleeping in and then eating breakfast while watching YT videos.
3. a) A true matte foundation
b) Concealer
c) more concealer
4. My sister. With a life crisis.
5. When I held my son for the first time.
1. Can’t stop/won’t stop! What beauty products are you guilty of hoarding? Lipstick, lip gloss, or anything lip related.
2. What’s your favorite thing to do on Sunday morning? Go for brunch.
3. What are three makeup-related things you want? Mascara, blush, and lipstick.
4. Who always calls at the most innopportune moments? Mom.
5. When was the last time you felt on top of the world? Planning a trip with my husband to California, our favourite place.
Love your poll questions!
I’m a hoarder of nail polish (okay, okay – and many other products). But I once took my vintage case full of polish to my nail tech and, get this, she said it was ridiculous. Uhhh, mainly because they were all varying shades of pink. Yeah…she was right. 🙂
1. Can’t stop/won’t stop! What beauty products are you guilty of hoarding?
Nail polish & lipstick. It’s a lifelong hunt for the ‘perfect lipstick’. I thought I found it, but it’s limited edition. Drives me nuts. Oh, and suddenly perfume has become a thing. I love the rollerballs at Sephora.
2. What’s your favorite thing to do on Sunday morning?
Sit in my comfy chair eating Special K mixed with vanilla Greek yogurt while watching CBS Sunday Morning. Charles Osgood is the best!
3. What are three makeup-related things you want?
a) a quick and easy eyeliner; b) a good color-correcting primer; c) more advanced makeup skillz, ’cause I’m a pretty basic girl.
4. Who always calls at the most innopportune moments?
My grandad. He’s my last living biological grandparent and, at 88, I’m so blessed to still have him. But he can’t remember that I live in another time zone.
5. When was the last time you felt on top of the world?
Saturday evening, when I fi-nal-ly passed my QuickBooks Online Certification exam. I knew the info, but I’m truly terrible at taking tests. But now I’m a certified Bookkeeper and can start getting my business off the ground!
1. Can’t stop/won’t stop! What beauty products are you guilty of hoarding?
Lipsticks. I.CANT.STOP!!
2. What’s your favorite thing to do on Sunday morning?
Sleep!
3. What are three makeup-related things you want?
I need to repurchase a Blot powder from MAC, I need a natural-looking mascara, and I need something to save my undereyes from the severe dryness that makes any concealer look awful. The area is often dryer in the winter but I don’t think it’s ever looked so dehydrated!
4. Who always calls at the most innopportune moments?
My mother-in-law. And you can’t just talk to her for 5 minutes, it’s just impossible.
5. When was the last time you felt on top of the world?
Hmmm it’s been a while. I’ve had more bottom of the world kind of moments lately, so I can’t remember.
How’s the human-feline family doing Karen? I’ve been in SF for a few days and I spent the day walking around the city, I’m so tired! And dreaming of a foot massage…
1. Can’t stop/won’t stop! What beauty products are you guilty of hoarding?
Eyeshadows, and to a lesser extent, lip products and eyeshadow palettes.
2. What’s your favorite thing to do on Sunday morning?
Sleep late.
3. What are three makeup-related things you want?
The ability to use all kinds of eyeliner with ease.
Find the perfect foundation for my oddball skin.
Find the perfect red lipstick.
4. Who always calls at the most innopportune moments?
My parents. Or people at work who call while I’m eating lunch at my desk.
5. When was the last time you felt on top of the world?
So long ago, I really can’t remember when. I’m not clinically depressed, I just have what I call “bad life syndrome.”