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. What’s something in your closet that makes you feel good when you wear it?
I have this robe I got from Macy’s a while back. It’s by Charter Club, and every single time I put it on, I feel like I’m being enveloped in a cocoon of love… It’s so soft and so cozy, and once I’m in it, there’s always chance I may never take it off, ever again.
2. Coffee or tea?
To quote Lorelei Gilmore, “Coffee, coffee, coffee!” ☕☕☕
(Although tea does have its time and place.)
3. What’s scarier: clowns or spiders?
DUDE. I’m not afraid of spiders at all. I’m cool with spiders, and I think that’s because I read Charlotte’s Web at a young age, so they never really freaked me out… But clowns? that’s another story. I want to know who it was in my life that deemed it appropriate for a small child to watch Poltergeist, because whoever it was, they basically ruined clowns for me.
Oh, hell no
4. Planner or spontaneous?
Naturally spontaneous, but my life is less chaotic and more peaceful when I plan, so these days I try to plan the sh*t out of everything, LOL!
5. What’s something you’re wearing today, makeup-wise, that you absolutely love?
I’m really into the MAC Love Me Lipsticks right now! I’m wearing pinkish brown Bated Breath today.
Speaking of spooky things…
Gentle reminder from the person who’s trying to get better about planning ahead (me!): five weeks till Halloween!
I’m already excited about the mini-Snickers I’m going to eat. ?
If you haven’t yet, you might want to work out your costume situation meow. I might revisit the Pink Sweeties costume I did last year, but I’m also thinking about dressing up as a flapper. Or perhaps Rosie the Riveter… Really, I just want an excuse to do some fun makeup and hair.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S. Question time! Here they are to copy/paste with your answers in a comment. Talk to ya soon!
1. What’s something in your closet that makes you feel good when you wear it?
2. Coffee or tea?
3. What’s scarier: clowns or spiders?
4. Planner or spontaneous?
5. What’s something you’re wearing today, makeup-wise, that you absolutely love?
P.P.S. Sending you some extra positivity and good vibes today and all week long. ?
1. This is a great question! I love the Michael Kors jeans I got that fit me amazingly and look SO GOOD and the best part is I snagged them at a thrift store for $11. I knew soon as I saw them on the rack we were going to be besties. I’m wearing them rn!
2. Tea tea tea! I carry my own tea bags with me in my purse. ? it’s tough being a tea girl in a coffee world!
3. Spiders for sure! Clowns are pretend. Spiders are NOT!
4. I’m a mom so I have to plan. But sometimes when I’m lucky I get to plan to be spontaneous. ?
5. I signed up for Walmart’s quarterly beauty box that they send out. The last one included a full size blistex “lip vibrance” lip balm. I LOVE IT. It makes my lips look hydrated healthy with a hint of color and shimmer. Perfection.
1. What’s something in your closet that makes you feel good when you wear it?
I have a few sweatshirts that are so old, but super soft and comfy. I love changing into them when I get home from work.
2. Coffee or tea?
Tea. I drink coffee occasionally because it makes me feel kind of jittery. Although I seem to notice the effects less with cold-brew iced coffee.
3. What’s scarier: clowns or spiders?
Spiders. The small ones don’t bother me too much, but the big hairy ones can be pretty creepy.
4. Planner or spontaneous?
Planner but some spontaneity too. For example, when I plan a vacation I’ll make notes of places I want to visit but I don’t necessarily have to stick to a strict schedule each day.
5. What’s something you’re wearing today, makeup-wise, that you absolutely love?
Nothing I super-duper love, but I really like the way L’Oreal True Match foundation matches my skin color. I just find I get a bit shiny with it during the day.
Happy Monday! I cannot believe this is the last week of September. It feels like I blinked and the month went by. I’m going to start stocking up on Halloween candy when I see it on sale. That stuff can get kind of expensive and we get a lot of trick-or-treaters. My faves are Kit Kat and Twix. Have a great week! 🙂
1. What’s something in your closet that makes you feel good when you wear it? A flowing coverup I bought at target, I want a bunch so I can feel great every day.
2. Coffee or tea? COFFEE!
3. What’s scarier: clowns or spiders? Clowns. I too was a devoted Charlotte’s Web fan, my mom read it to me a lot growing up.
4. Planner or spontaneous? Planner, but with a desire to be spontaneous.
5. What’s something you’re wearing today, makeup-wise, that you absolutely love? I am not loving my makeup today, but I am wearing my beloved Balm Desert bronzer from The Balm. It’s a great color on me, and has been my go to eyeshadow lately for a quick monochromatic look.
1. What’s something in your closet that makes you feel good when you wear it?
I have this great- I think they called it a kimono, but that’s not really what it is- that I wear over jeans and a tank top. So cute and comfortable and looks like I put a lot of effort into an outfit, even though I didn’t.
2. Coffee or tea?
Usually tea.
3. What’s scarier: clowns or spiders?
Clowns. I mean, really, what are those people hiding underneath all that mess?
4. Planner or spontaneous?
100% Planner.
5. What’s something you’re wearing today, makeup-wise, that you absolutely love?
No makeup today. Just doing things around the house.
I personally would love to see you as either a flapper or Rose the Riveter. You would slay either of those. I’ll bet you could get excellent flapper inspiration if you went to see Downton Abbey, as I plan to do as soon as possible.
1. What’s something in your closet that makes you feel good when you wear it?
A vintage faux bark cloth Hawaiian print mini shift dress that is bright pink with even brighter pink flowers. I’ll wear it with my pink boots if I want to be seen from space.
2. Coffee or tea?
Kawffee, of cauwse.
3. What’s scarier: clowns or spiders?
Clowns. One of my earliest memories is literally BEING DRAGGED to get a face painting by a clown.
4. Planner or spontaneous?
Spontaneous now.
5. What’s something you’re wearing today, makeup-wise, that you absolutely love?
UD Perversion mascara.
Happy Monday, KMBB! I showed up to work last year as myself when I was 15, i.e., a goth. I really want to get a cammo green jacket, spray paint in white “I don’t care do you?” on the back, part my hair down the middle, and then smoke out my eyes and wear a puckered scowl this year for Halloween.
That dress sounds amazing!
1. What’s something in your closet that makes you feel good when you wear it? This is so random, but my 13 year old daughter is really into thrifting right now, and I bought a pair of magenta peep toe heels with black bows for $3.99 and I love them! Will I ever wear them, probably not, but they’re adorable and I had to have them and I sit on my sofa with those shoes on my feet and I just love it! Makes me feel like a movie star!
2. Coffee or tea? Coffee! All. The. Coffee!!!
3. What’s scarier: clowns or spiders? Neither, except for that clown clip you posted and John Wayne Gacy. Clowns are adorbs, and spiders don’t scare me, I don’t want them in my bathtub, but they’re normally fine.
4. Planner or spontaneous? I’m always down for spontaneity but my stress level is a little higher than normal right now, so let’s make plans for a little while until things calm down.
5. What’s something you’re wearing today, makeup-wise, that you absolutely love? Undone Beauty Light on Lip in Berry Glow. It’s a hint of color lipstick that just works perfectly to make you look like you’re not totally made up but put at least some effort in.
I love the idea of wearing the heels around the house cause they make you happy!
1. What’s something in your closet that makes you feel good when you wear it? My mom jeans! I love that it makes my butt look great.
2. Coffee or tea? Tea all the way. Can’t do coffee — it feels like anxiety to me.
3. What’s scarier: clowns or spiders? Clowns, hands down.
4. Planner or spontaneous? Spontaneous planning or planning spontaneity? I’m both.
5. What’s something you’re wearing today, makeup-wise, that you absolutely love? Maybelline lipstick in Nude Nuance. perfect nude for me!
1. What’s something in your closet that makes you feel good when you wear it?
Honestly, it’s my long-sleeved check shirts from J Crew. I wish I could wear them everyday.
2. Coffee or tea?
Tea. (Chai)
3. What’s scarier: clowns or spiders?
I would say spiders. I haven’t been to many clown-related things or seen that many clowns in my life. I don’t really like clowns but I wouldn’t say they were scary.
4. Planner or spontaneous?
Mostly spontaneous but I need to change that.
5. What’s something you’re wearing today, makeup-wise, that you absolutely love?
Actually, you know what, I’m completely barefaced today. I’ve been not caring about makeup for several weeks now. I think I need to change that too…
1. What’s something in your closet that makes you feel good when you wear it? haha, I got a pair of teal floral pajama pants at T.J. Maxx last summer. They have a bit of beige lace at the hemline. They are really cute and so comfortable. Basically I want to wear them to work but they clearly look like jams so I haven’t.
2. Coffee or tea? Coffee, coffee, coffee, espresso, coffee, espresso. I’m actually drinking an iced espresso right now at the the Starbucks.
I do like tea but late in the day when I can’t have caffeine. I also like to have a cup of Yogi Bedtime tea in the evenings sometimes to help me fall asleep faster. I also adore a cup of jasmine tea. Also, Republic of Tea makes a couple of my favorites: Cinnamon Cardamon/Cardamom sp? and Peppermint. They make the most delicious peppermint tea I’ve ever had.
3. What’s scarier: clowns or spiders? Both, and if you’re scared of clowns don’t go see IT. However, while scared of both, I will kill any spider I come into contact with. I will just evade and avoid any clowns in real life.
4. Planner or spontaneous? I need to be spontaneous. I don’t like planning things because often when the day comes around, I don’t want to do whatever it is..
5. What’s something you’re wearing today, makeup-wise, that you absolutely love? I’m wearing the Urban Decay Naked something or other foundation in shade I can’t remember but I love it. I have really difficult skin to read. I’m sure everyone says that but for me it really is true. I have really dark hair but a pale face. I have a lot of pinkness so when I get color matched at Sephora, they always want to slap a yellow tone on me and it’s always too yellow or too dark. This UD though is the closest thing to my skin color I’ve worn in a dog’s age.
Something in my closet .
My gray Uggs
Coffee or tea
Coffee all day but tea when it’s cold out
Not spiders ? for me . I can tolerate clowns .
I have a planner but w three grandchildren I learned to be more spontaneous!
1. What’s something in your closet that makes you feel good when you wear it? I have a few pairs of jeans that do the trick!
2. Coffee or tea?
For sure coffee! I like tea but it is not as satisfying or relaxing or enjoyable as coffee!!
3. What’s scarier: clowns or spiders? I HATE bugs so I’d say spiders
4. Planner or spontaneous? I like my lists and post its so definitely planner!
5. What’s something you’re wearing today, makeup-wise, that you absolutely love. Essence Lash Princess mascara, MAC Kid, Bobbi Brown Glimmer Stick in Gilded, Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer
BTW Poltergeist was a favorite movie as a kid. I watch it constantly now as an adult too. I read Charlotte’s Web and spiders still creep me out. I’m indifferent about Clowns. I mean IT is creepy but I don’t freak out about clowns in general
1. What’s something in your closet that makes you feel good when you wear it? I have a Cow Cow skater dress in a beautiful red coral and giant black cat-eye glasses all over it. It feels a little bit pin-up like, and it always gets me tons of compliments.
2. Coffee or tea? Tea. I hate coffee.
3. What’s scarier: clowns or spiders? I don’t find either scary. I suppose a poisonous spider. Brown recluse bites can get very nasty fast.
4. Planner or spontaneous? Planner. I have anxiety disorder.
5. What’s something you’re wearing today, makeup-wise, that you absolutely love? My Pretty Zombie eyeshadow in Everything Looks Better on a Meat Hook. Reddish brown with some blue shimmer. It makes for an easy, one-and-done grunge look.
1. What’s something in your closet that makes you feel good when you wear it?
I have a polka dotted dress from Torrid that makes me very happy!
2. Coffee or tea?
I hate coffee but I don’t really drink tea either – I can’t have caffeine.
3. What’s scarier: clowns or spiders?
I’m okay with both! One of my best friend’s mom and stepdad are both clowns – they met at clown camp ?
4. Planner or spontaneous?
A little bit of both!
5. What’s something you’re wearing today, makeup-wise, that you absolutely love?
Clinique Pretty Easy Liquid Lining Pen in brown! I just got a new one.
Halloween! I’m hula hooping in a student showcase the 12th dressed as a Siren – so think sinister mermaid.
1. What’s something in your closet that makes you feel good when you wear it? my lv purse i bought with my own money
2. Coffee or tea? tea
3. What’s scarier: clowns or spiders? spiders
4. Planner or spontaneous? a little bit of both
5. What’s something you’re wearing today, makeup-wise, that you absolutely love? my pat mcgrath lip gloss in flesh 4
1. What’s something in your closet that makes you feel good when you wear it?
These pants from eShakti that feel like sweatpants but are so much more fashionable. I wear them EVERYWHERE.
2. Coffee or tea?
I hate both in equal measures, but if I must have one, I will drink tea. Peppermint tea.
3. What’s scarier: clowns or spiders?
I kind of lost my fear of spiders once I started going to a barn (well, small spiders. Big ones still make me run for my dad. Daddy Long Legs, I’m looking at you), but clowns…clowns will forever be a nemesis.
4. Planner or spontaneous?
A wee bit of both.
5. What’s something you’re wearing today, makeup-wise, that you absolutely love?
HA! I got you, I’m not wearing any today! Ha ha ha ha ha!
1. What’s something in your closet that makes you feel good when you wear it?
My vintage 50’s leopard coat. I always feel very glamorous when I wear it, unfortunately it doesn’t really get cold enough in the Bay Area to wear it very often.
2. Coffee or tea?
I like teas, but coffee is my true love.
3. What’s scarier: clowns or spiders?
I’ve been working on my fear of spiders, I successfully rehomed one from my bathroom a few days ago! Clowns are just annoying, I cannot stand their attention seeking behaviors.
4. Planner or spontaneous?
Spontaneous to a fault. Even when I plan, most of the time I augment the plans to do something different.??♀️
5. What’s something you’re wearing today, makeup-wise, that you absolutely love?
Armani concealer, my daily savior. I use a tinted spf/ moisturizer and spot conceal the redness in my cheeks.
1. I have a pair of pants with fancy floral embroidery on one leg near the cuff.
2. Neither. Don’t really care for hot liquids, and I’ve never been able to stand the taste of standard tea.
3. I’m not too scared of spiders, so I’d have to say clowns. I wasn’t really scared of clowns as a kid – I just thought they weren’t funny. I never cared much for slapstick.
4. Mostly a planner, though growing up in a large family, it wasn’t unusual for plans to change frequently.
5. Nothing today. I frequently wear TheBalm BalmShelter, and it works well for me even on hot days (where I am it’s still in the upper 90s).
1. What’s something in your closet that makes you feel good when you wear it? Well, to be honest, if it didn’t make me feel good, it wouldn’t be in my closet. Life’s too short to spend it in clothes that are uncomfortable, unflattering, or just aren’t “you”.
2. Coffee or tea? I’m an equal opportunity sipper. Some mornings I start with tea; some mornings I start with coffee.
3. What’s scarier: clowns or spiders? I absolutely hate clowns. I live in a semi-rural area near foothills so spiders really don’t bother me.
4. Planner or spontaneous? I’m much more comfortable planning, but as I’ve gotten older, I’ve gotten better about going with the flow when unexpected things come up.
5. What’s something you’re wearing today, makeup-wise, that you absolutely love? I went to lunch with friends and wore Chanel’s Les Beiges eyeshadow quad in Dark. The deep warm browns and sparkly golden shades look beautiful this time of year. It’s fall!
Hola,
1. What’s something in your closet that makes you feel good when you wear it? I would like to say dressing up smart! But I’d be lying, has to be my loungewear! ha
2. Coffee or tea? Coffe, white with one sugar, please.
3. What’s scarier: clowns or spiders? That video you have posted! Arggggggggh! Clowns 100% – Can`t watch it!
4. Planner or spontaneous? Gotta be a planner – like having my day in the office all set out – goals at the ready.
5. What’s something you’re wearing today, makeup-wise, that you absolutely love? Rimmel matt foundation, I can`t face the world without it.
Love the Blog sooooooo much
Oh, my gosh – I can’t believe that Halloween is in 5 weeks. This month is flying!
1. What’s something in your closet that makes you feel good when you wear it? Most of my clothes make me fee comfy, which is good. But I’d probably feel REALLY GOOD if I could fit into my skinny jeans again. 🙂
2. Coffee or tea? Coffee in the mornings and tea in the evenings.
3. What’s scarier: clowns or spiders? I’m jumping the tracks here to say centipedes. HAHA! I’m not afraid of clowns or spiders but a lot of bugs creep me out.
4. Planner or spontaneous? Spontaneous in my everyday life. A planner if I’m traveling.
5. What’s something you’re wearing today, makeup-wise, that you absolutely love? I can tell you what it’s not. The new formula for Faux Cils that reminds me more of Hypnose (thin and wet when it’s new). I don’t think I can properly relay my disappointment about that change. I do always love my Malice, though. And I’m wearing it today, of course.
Please, show us the robe!!!