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. First thing you wash in the shower?
Totally depends on the scenario. (Side note: Leave it to me to make a shower complicated, HA HA HA!) If I’m wearing makeup, then the first thing I’ll wash is the makeup from my face using an oil-based cleanser…but I won’t officially “wash” my face with my Fresh Soy Cleanser until the very end of my shower, because it’s just easier for me to remove my makeup at the beginning when my face is still dry, which is why I do it. 🙂 Then, I’ll wash my face with the Fresh Soy after I’ve shampooed and conditioned my hair (so I don’t end up with any leftover hair product on my face).
Scenario two: If I’m not wearing any makeup, then I’ll wash my hair first.
Scenario three: If I’m only in the shower to do a quick rinse-off (like after a morning or a midday workout), then I’ll wash my face and neck first.
2. How often do you plan your makeup?
Pretty often… I’d say about half the time, just because I like having a general idea of what I’m going to do before I start; otherwise, I always end up with some variation of the same bronzed neutral look.
It’s my default, and it’s easy. ?♀️
3. Are you sarcastic?
Um…no, not normally in print, because it’s just too hard to convey without facial expressions and intonation. In person, however? No, never. /s
4. What color is your favorite lipstick?
Lately, I’ve been all about warm rosy beige with a touch of peach. YES.
5. Would you go sky diving?
If you’d asked me 20 years ago, I would have screamed “YAAASSS!” I did it once a long time ago and had a blast, but it doesn’t sound as fun to me now… Purposefully putting myself in an unnecessarily dangerous situation seems less…appealing now. The world is dangerous enough without me willingly jumping out of airplanes, LOL!
Is it just me…
Or has the “dawn of a new decade” thing turned everything up a notch? Apparently, EVERYONE (including my cat, who’s an extra talkative torbie this morning) is “coming for 2020.” I don’t mind it because I do love a fresh start, although when I do the math, I try not to hyperventilate when I realize that I’ll be in my 50s in 10 years, and Connor will be a teenager (!).
Do you have plans for New Year’s Eve? We’ll be keeping it low-key here and celebrating at home.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S. Here are the questions to copy/paste with your answers in a comment. Talk to ya soon.
1. First thing you wash in the shower?
2. How often do you plan your makeup?
3. Are you sarcastic?
4. What color is your favorite lipstick?
5. Would you go sky diving?
1. First thing you wash in the shower?
Hair first unless its a non-hair day wash then it’s arms first
2. How often do you plan your makeup?
I used to plan my makeup around my outfits but now, I just go with whatever I’m feelin’. I lean towards brown neutral looks mostly.
3. Are you sarcastic?
Very much so.
4. What color is your favorite lipstick?
I’ve been wearing rose colored and mauve lippies lately.
5. Would you go sky diving?
Not now, no. I had done it a few times in my early 20s and loved it but I can’t willingly throw myself off of or out of things nowadays.
Hi Jae! I hope you’ve been having a wonderful holiday season. Thanks for filling out the last poll of the decade (!) today.
1. First thing you wash in the shower? My face, arms, etc then hair is last
2. How often do you plan your makeup? I plan it in my head to do different looks, run out of time and then wind up with the same look or variation of.
3. Are you sarcastic? Ummm….a touch yes lol
4. What color is your favorite lipstick? Peachy pink nudes, currently wearing Charlotte Tilbury pink Venus lipliner with her Dutchess matte lip.
5. Would you go sky diving? Only if the pilot threw me off the plane with a parachute. I went once in my 20s, I am resting on that memory!
1. First thing you wash in the shower? Usually my face
2. How often do you plan your makeup? On most days
3. Are you sarcastic? Yes, esp when my nephews are in town or if I’m with my siblings. It’s called survival?
4. What color is your favorite lipstick? Those warm terracotta shades like MAC Hug Me
5. Would you go sky diving? No I’m not too adventurous
1. First thing you wash in the shower?
If I’m washing my hair that day, I start with that. If not, then my body and face last.
2. How often do you plan your makeup?
Never. It just depends on my mood and how much time I have, or if I’m trying a new product.
3. Are you sarcastic?
Yes, to a degree, depending on who I’m talking with.
4. What color is your favorite lipstick?
I don’t think I could pick just one favorite, but right now I’m loving Bite Beauty’s Red Velvet matte pencil, which is a beautiful red with slight cool undertones.
5. Would you go sky diving?
I wouldn’t go out of my way to seek it out, but if the opportunity arose, yes!
Hi Karen. Hope you had a fabulous weekend!
1. First thing you wash in the shower? I wash my hair everyday so I always start with that.
2. How often do you plan your makeup? Usually, yes.
3. Are you sarcastic? Me, never! Yes, I am.
4. What color is your favorite lipstick? I am and always will be a neutral lip girl.
5. Would you go sky diving? I don’t know. Maybe. Knowing my luck, I’d have a heart attack on the way down.
Oh boy! I am so out of it with holiday days off that I did not realize it was Monday today! Yikes
I am going to a New Year’s Eve party (maybe two!) and then have a family event on New Year’s Day.
1. First thing you wash in the shower? Usually my hair, and if it isn’t a hair wash day then my arms are first.
2. How often do you plan your makeup? Only for big events. Usually I wing it but big things like Xmas or NYE I plan ahead.
3. Are you sarcastic? Absolutely! I am very sarcastic/sassy and really like snappy comebacks!
4. What color is your favorite lipstick? Oh gosh hard to pick one.. I love MAC Rebel but I also love rosy/muted red tones. I wore one like that for my wedding but I think the bright shades are more “me”.
5. Would you go sky diving? I think I would. I would need to research before but I think I want to take the opportunity for adventure!
1. First thing you wash in the shower?
– My hair!! I always shampoo up first, then conditioner, so I can let the conditioner soak in my hair, while I wash my face and bod!
2. How often do you plan your makeup?
-Pretty often!! I like to pick a shade, or tone the night before, and then build a look off of that!!
3. Are you sarcastic?
-Nope!!
4. What color is your favorite lipstick?
– If I MUST pick one, I’d say Red!! I wear it the most often!
5. Would you go sky diving?
– NOPE!! Not afraid of heights, at all. But I have chronic pain, and cant even imagine how that would make my joints ache LOL
Happy Monday Karen!!!❤?
1. First thing you wash in the shower?
I remove my makeup beforehand with micellar water and Ocusoft lid scrub, but in the shower I wash my hair first.
2. How often do you plan your makeup?
Only when I’m doing something special!
3. Are you sarcastic?
Usually ?
4. What color is your favorite lipstick?
Right now I’ve been using Clinique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey
5. Would you go sky diving?
Hell nah
During NYE day, my parents (who live three hours away) are going to be about thirty minutes away for my dad to see his rheumatologist, so we’re meeting them for lunch. That evening, my friends are putting on a burlesque show that I’m helping with, so I’ll get done up. I’ll probably be home by 10:30 or 11:00.
Where did the year go? I don’t even want to think about next year; we’ll have one of our girls getting ready to graduate, one baby going to kindergarten, one starting high school.
1. First thing you wash in the shower?
My face. I have a shower routine so that I can put it on auto-pilot those mornings I have zero brain power.
2. How often do you plan your makeup?
Almost never.
3. Are you sarcastic?
Frequently, but seldom in a mean way. Ironic might be the more accurate word.
4. What color is your favorite lipstick?
Currently, my favorite is MAC’s Mehr. I have no way to describe it, other than my lips but better.
5. Would you go sky diving?
Absolutely not under any circumstances.
1. First thing you wash in the shower?
I wash my hair first or if it’s a non-hair washing day, I’ll wash my face first.
2. How often do you plan your makeup?
Not very often. I usually start with the basics – filling in my brows and lining my upper water line and then decide from there.
3. Are you sarcastic?
Yes! Although the cats don’t seem to pick up on it. 🙂
4. What color is your favorite lipstick?
Right now I’ve been reaching for this Burt’s Bees gloss, which looks like a dark red in the tube but provides a nice sheer wash of color.
5. Would you go sky diving?
Nope. I’m just not a big risk taker.
Happy Monday! Wasn’t 1995 just like five years ago? I’m still having a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that it will be 2020. I’m looking forward to having a low key evening at home for New Year’s Eve before heading back to work on Thursday.
1. First thing you wash in the shower? legs. I work my way up. For some reason i do my feet last
2. How often do you plan your makeup? not often unless its a date, wedding or special occasion
3. Are you sarcastic? yes.
4. What color is your favorite lipstick? i want to say red but lets be honest, brown
5. Would you go sky diving? hell no no naw
1. First thing you wash in the shower? I do your first two scenarios. If I workout I have to do the first one, because I’m always wearing sunscreen for my workouts.
2. How often do you plan your makeup? Not often enough which is why I’m always running late and upset that my makeup looks like shirt.
3. Are you sarcastic? Sassy, snarky and sarcastic. Always. But I agree it’s hard to do in print, so I save for in person.
4. What color is your favorite lipstick? A mauvish rose or a rosy mauve. Mostly midtone.
5. Would you go sky diving? Oh heck no! Dear Husband used to go when I first met him and he tried to convince me it would be ok. At my age I don’t relish the thought of broken shins from landing incorrectly.
We’re going out to dinner as a family. When I booked the reservation I told my family they have a 5:45 and an 8:15 left, what should I book? Dear Daughter replied, book the 5:45 because I basically have the bedtime of a grandma. So yeah, I think we’ll celebrate New Year’s on NYC time instead of CA time.
Hope you have a sweet, joyful and wonderful new year filled with new adventures!
1. First thing you wash in the shower?
After I warm up (because I am always cold), hair. Always, always hair.
2. How often do you plan your makeup?
Only on special occasions or competitions.
3. Are you sarcastic?
I dunno, did you have coffee….yes, YES I have a steady stream of sass and sarcasm and rainbows.
4. What color is your favorite lipstick?
When I wear it, it’s hot pink. Anarchy just makes me feel like taking on the world (even if it’s a tad high-maintenance.)
5. Would you go sky diving?
Would I go skydiving? The better question to ask is would you take your cat 15,000 feet in the air, equip it with nothing but a parachute and goggles and throw it out of the airplane? No, no you wouldn’t. That is about how thrilled I feel when someone mentions “sky diving.” I like my crazy activities on the ground. Luge, horseback riding, dune buggy….
1. First thing you wash in the shower? Usually my hair
2. How often do you plan your makeup? Practically never. I kinda planned it for my wedding
3. Are you sarcastic? At times
4. What color is your favorite lipstick? Pink/rose not a big lipstick person
5. Would you go sky diving? No – I’ll do a lot and I’m adventurous but not where if something goes wrong I’d die
Dinner out for NYE – then home well before midnight since I can barely make it to 10 anymore
I hope you had a great Christmas and will have a wonderful New Year! We stay in for New Year’s Eve. We’re all starting to come down with the bug my older son had, so it’ll probably be even more low-key than usual.
1. First thing you wash in the shower? Face
2. How often do you plan your makeup? Rarely. Usually only for special events.
3. Are you sarcastic? Very, but not intentionally nasty. I tone it way, way, waaaayyy down with everyone except immediate family. I’ve accidentally pissed off too many people in the past with my sarcasm and weird sense of humor, because I have a dry delivery, and they think I’m being serious.
4. What color is your favorite lipstick? Anything fuchsia
5. Would you go sky diving? No. I only jump out of planes if they’re on fire.
1. First thing you wash in the shower?
If I have to do everything, then the hair. If just my body, usually my back first, followed by my face.
2. How often do you plan your makeup?
Pretty often but I stick with variants of neutrals. I hardly ever wear color anymore.
3. Are you sarcastic?
Rarely. I used to be more sarcastic back in the day.
4. What color is your favorite lipstick?
My lips but better, basically. A rosy pink that’s neutral, not too warm or cool.
5. Would you go sky Diving?
Nope! Never.