Oh, babes… You know, you’d think that being an “adult” (“air quotes”) would make things like going to the dentist easier, but it most certainly does not. At least for me.
Sigh…
I went the other day, and I’m not kidding, even though I spent a good three days mentally preparing myself for the two fillings beforehand, I still left the dentist’s office feeling like I had just run back-to-back marathons.
(Let’s just say that there were a few shots involved, moments of sheer panic and lots of clenched muscles.)
By the end of it — an event I’ll characterize as an ordeal — I felt so emotionally drained that I needed to do something to keep it together afterwards, and that something was finding a safe place to LOOK AT MAKEUP. Sooo I made an emotional emergency pit stop to Ulta, which is conveniently located just three minutes away from my dentist’s office in Petaluma.
Side note: I found a new dentist! Now I go to Permalla Dental Care in Petaluma, and Dr. Permalla is fantastic. She’s kind, caring and has endless amounts of patience…even with me, the world’s most anxious and difficult crybaby, HA HA! She uses cool dental techniques to make you feel as comfortable as possible, and out-of-the-box tools like NuCalm to decrease stress. The entire office has a good vibe, and — bonus (well, I think it’s a bonus) — everyone who works there is a woman! And they’re all super nice.
Right before I left the dentist’s office, the doc told me not to eat anything chewy or crunchy for the next few hours because of the numbness, and she didn’t want me to bite my tongue, so of course, me being me, I interpreted this as “I should eat a pint of häagen-Dazs Dulce de Leche ice cream,” which I totally did after I got home from Ulta!
While I was there at Ulta, I figured I should look for this $8 dual-ended Clinique mascara (there’s primer on one side and mascara on the other), which my friend Chelsea recommended in the comments, but it was out of stock in the store AND online (BUMMER), so instead, I restocked my favorite conditioning wash by Joico and got a cream shadow palette from Revlon.
Oh, and you know how there’s always that one person looking through every freakin’ bin in the area near the cash wrap where they have all the little extras? THAT WOULD BE ME.
I found a few interesting things there this time, like this big-@ss bag of pink glitter! The glitter pieces were MASSIVE, and dude — if I’d had this during my clubbing days in the ’90s, I probably would’ve just poured the whole thing all over my body from head to toe. Dang, that’s some serious glitter.
I also saw a product for boob sweat (it’s a thing?!), and my old fave, the UD Naked Basics palette, which I’ve always thought was vastly underrated.
Eventually, I made my way through the store and then back home to my pint of ice cream. Then I fired up a series I started watching on Netflix called You, which is about a guy who stalks a girl and eventually gets her to fall in love with him. Total guilty pleasure!
All I have to say is thank goodness for makeup, ice cream and Netflix!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Wow, Karen, your Ulta is waaay better than the Ulta near my house in Georgia. The bins look big and well-organized, and have way better stuff in them. My Ulta (which I complain about all the time) has a small round station with little tiny bins in front of the register that are A MESS and never have much in them, and certainly nothing as impressive as what you show. You are so lucky! I have reached the point where I am just going to order online and stop going to the store, because it is so disorganized and they are out of stuff all the time! Has anyone else noticed their Ulta going steadily downhill? Maybe it is just our neighborhood.
Gah! I’ve been telling everyone I know to watch You. It’s SO CREEPY! So creepy in fact that I was only watching one episode every other day or so because it was just too intense for my delicate sensibilities.
I totally feel your pain. You deserve all the ice cream and all the makeup after a trip to the dentist.
I woke up with a lady problem, which I won’t get into. But it means a trip to see my gyno so I too need ice cream and makeup shopping and Netflixing but I have to work a while longer and then cover a meeting tonight 🙁
Also, I learn so many new things from you. I had no idea there was such a thing as Bust Dust!
You deserve all the ice cream, glitter, creamy eye palettes, bust dusts and thigh rescues you want! Dentist trips suck – especially after having a child when your body has already been through so much and keeps being asked to put out more. Keep Living, Mama!
HAHAHAHAHA I thought I was the only one who had to get to Ulta (or Sephora) to decompress from something stressful like that!! Thanks for showing that I’m not alone! And I’m glad you survived your dental horrors!
That glitter would end up in the ocean, so am glad you didn’t buy it.
I’m in the midst of bingeing You and think it’s great! Creepy and there are a few laugh out loud moments. Reminds me a lot of Dexter in that way. Ummm…that boob sweat thing I’m going to have to look into when summer gets here!
Sounds like the perfect rewards for braving two fillings! I love going through all those little bins too.
Hope you’re feeling better from your dentist visit Karen. Glad that you found a nice way to de-stress. I saw that series on Netflix. It’s pretty heart pounding. It freaked me out a little, but I enjoyed it. When something bothers me that much, I know that it’s well written. Enjoy!! The other one that gets to me is “Dirty John”, which is on Bravo. This one is based on a true story though, which bothers me even more. Hope all is well with you and enjoy your Netflix!!
So I need to start watching You? I was putting it off because I didn´t want Dan from Gossip Girl to get a new connection in my head, but maybe it is time to move on.
It’s a crazy show! Watch it.
I freaking love the bins near the cash wrap! I always have to tell people I’m not in line LOL