So…what is the Monday Poll?
First of all, it’s late! SO LATE TODAY! I got carried away gardening and trying to beat the heat this morning, and I only just now realized the poll hadn’t gone up. WHOOPS! Better late than never.
As for what the Monday Poll is, in technical terms? Well, it’s a list of more or less random questions I’ve been posting on this blog every Monday 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. Your favorite type of taco?
I love a battered fish taco with lots of veggies, crema sauce and lime wedges FOR DAYS. I could be left alone with a big platter, and I’d be a happy camper. I’m also a big fan of shrimp tacos…
2. Light, medium or full-coverage base?
I’m going with light today, but ideally something highly moisturizing because my skin has been so dry lately… I think it’s because of all the wildfire smoke! Like, my cheeks hurt when I smile. ? I’ve been drinking a ton of water and slathering Avene on my face, and it still hurts.
3. Have you ever fixed a broken piece of makeup?
I’ve stuck broken lipstick bullets back into their tubes, but that’s about it!
4. When was the last time you went to a museum?
Gosh, it’s been a minute… I believe the last time was 2018, and it was an exhibit at the Asian Art Museum.
5. Gel pen or mechanical pencil?
This is the Sophie’s choice of writing utensils for me, FOR REAL… Mechanical pencil, I guess, because they’re erasable, and I need all the flexibility that I can get in my life right now.
6. Crab, lobster or shrimp?
Mmmm… All of them. ?
But if I have to pick one…crab please.
7. Winged liner, smokey eyes or cut crease?
Winged liner in a dark brown!
8. What time did you get up this morning?
I really wanted to sleep in a little, but my body (and my cat) demanded that I get up at 5 this morning. So rude!
9. Hair spray, gel or mousse?
I’ll take a soft hold gel, thanks!
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. Your favorite type of taco?
2. Light, medium or full-coverage base?
3. Have you ever fixed a broken piece of makeup?
4. When was the last time you went to a museum?
5. Gel pen or mechanical pencil?
6. Crab, lobster or shrimp?
7. Winged liner, smokey eyes or cut crease?
8. What time did you get up this morning?
9. Hair spray, gel or mousse?
P.P.S. Have a wonderful rest of your day, OK? Try to focus on the good, and smile if you can. I ABSOLUTELY recognize that it isn’t always possible to focus on the good OR to smile, as I can attest to firsthand, but they can make a world of difference when possible. ?
1. Your favorite type of taco? Baja style fish taco, or carnitas or al pastor. Dang, now I want tacos for dinner.
2. Light, medium or full-coverage base? Light. At most medium.
3. Have you ever fixed a broken piece of makeup? No, not that I haven’t broken stuff.
4. When was the last time you went to a museum? Sigh, just before the shelter in place began. It’s the one thing I miss the most. Used to go often. I love museums.
5. Gel pen or mechanical pencil? Pencil, but not mechanical. I like a variable lead. Also not gel pens, but Dear Husband used to bring back these amazing ball points from Japan.
6. Crab, lobster or shrimp? All of the above please! If I had to choose one, I’d go with Singaporean Chili Crab.
7. Winged liner, smokey eyes or cut crease? Uhh… I don’t think I know how to do any of these. If I had to choose I guess I’d try smoky but not super dark.
8. What time did you get up this morning? 6:45
9. Hair spray, gel or mousse? Mousse
Hope you’re having a good Labor Day and that the heat has abated up your way. Not as sizzling hot down this way. We hit 106 yesterday. Ugh.
I miss museums so much, too!
Girl, yesss- so hot and dry here, too! No rain for days. But also no hurricanes, for which I am extremely thankful. I’ve been thinking about y’all with the wildfires; hope they stay away and you stay safe.
1. Your favorite type of taco?
Anything our local Tex-Mex restaurant makes. I’m just so happy that they opened a second one only 10 minutes from our house!
2. Light, medium or full-coverage base?
Light, most of the time. Medium, if I’m doing something a little more formal. (Literally can’t remember the last time I did that, lol.)
3. Have you ever fixed a broken piece of makeup?
No.
4. When was the last time you went to a museum?
We went to a special exhibit at a Florida History museum maybe 3 years ago.
5. Gel pen or mechanical pencil?
Gel pen. Specifically, Frixion erasable pens, gel or otherwise. Life-changing pens.
6. Crab, lobster or shrimp?
Yes! But if I have to choose, Florida Gulf shrimp, please.
7. Winged liner, smokey eyes or cut crease?
Smokey eyes.
8. What time did you get up this morning?
10:30. A little Labor Day treat!
9. Hair spray, gel or mousse?
Hair spray.
I hope your face feels better! I’m sorry it hurts to smile. You seem like a smiley person so I’m sure that’s rough!
1. Oh man, this question is mean. Tempting me with tacos right off the bat! I’ll say battered fish tacos with red cabbage slaw and avocado. mmmmm! 2nd place is al pastor with cilantro and diced white onions. Get in my belly!
2. Light. Most days I walk out the door with a little bit of benefit primer and that’s it. I’m too impatient for foundation usually!
3. No doubt. I’ve glued pans back into place and I think I even fixed a makeup brush once.
4. Aug 18! It was closed, though. Bummer. I got there about 5 min after closing time.
5. Gel pen. I feel the opposite about mech pencils. They stress me out! I never know how much lead I have left and they break all the time.
6. Shrimp.
7. Winged liner is my go to! I can’t quite pull off a smokey eye, I look like someone punched me in the face. Even makeup artists can’t do it.
8. 9:00am. 😀 My husband and I stayed up late watching Parks N Rec on Netflix.
9. Hair spray works for me! Takes me back to my youth. 😀
Happy Labor Day! I’m spending the day painting my laundry room HOT PINK. It is epic.
1. Your favorite type of taco? Grilled veggies with a bit of chipotle for some smokiness and heat.
2. Light, medium or full-coverage base? Light but buildable to medium for the times I want a more glam look.
3. Have you ever fixed a broken piece of makeup? No.
4. When was the last time you went to a museum? It was sometime in late February. We went to The Huntington Library to visit the exhibits and stroll around the gardens. I love museums of all kinds and the greater LA area has some fun ones like the automotive museum, the miniatures museum, the movie costume museum, etc.
5. Gel pen or mechanical pencil? Gel pens. My favorite is the Jetstream which glides effortlessly and has a barrel that is wide enough that it doesn’t cause my arthritic hands to cramp when I’m doing a lot of writing..
6. Crab, lobster or shrimp? No, thanks. I’m a vegetarian.
7. Winged liner, smokey eyes or cut crease? Smoky eyes forever. They’re actually much more versatile than people realize. They can be a soft haze or quite dramatic. I never do all that heavy lining of the waterline, though . That particular application makes my deep set eyes look smaller.
8. What time did you get up this morning? About 6:00.
9. Hair spray, gel or mousse? I use a bit of hairspray when I have a lot of flyaways.
1. Your favorite type of taco?
Shrimp, grilled fish, or veggie. All day, every day.
2. Light, medium or full-coverage base?
Light to medium, I actually prefer a tinted moisturizer with spf.
3. Have you ever fixed a broken piece of makeup?
Broken lipstick, just shoved it back into the tube.
4. When was the last time you went to a museum?
Just before the pandemic closures. It’s one of my favorite things to do.
5. Gel pen or mechanical pencil?
Pencil. I can draw with it.
6. Crab, lobster or shrimp?
All of them. Now!!!
7. Winged liner, smokey eyes or cut crease?
Smoky eye.
8. What time did you get up this morning?
7:30 ish.
9. Hair spray, gel or mousse?
Nine really, I prefer a cream, but given the choices, I’d go with mousse.
1. Your favorite type of taco? Crunchy Corn shell with ground beef, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, and a little sour cream. The al pastor is very good as well.
2. Light, medium or full-coverage base? Medium to full
3. Have you ever fixed a broken piece of makeup? I had an eye shadow color in a palette that crumbled. I tried to press it back together, but it didn’t work so well.
4. When was the last time you went to a museum? The shoe museum in Toronto last November.
5. Gel pen or mechanical pencil? Mechanical pencil because gel pens sometimes smudge, though they look cool.
6. Crab, lobster or shrimp? Shrimp
7. Winged liner, smokey eyes or cut crease? I’m not good at any of them! I love winged liner though!
8. What time did you get up this morning? I was up at 7am, but didn’t get out of bed until 7:45am.
9. Hair spray, gel or mousse? Hair spray!
1. Your favorite type of taco? Grilled steak
2. Light, medium or full-coverage base? Medium
3. Have you ever fixed a broken piece of makeup? I’ve repressed pressed powder eyeshadows and blushes, and fixed broken lipsticks.
4. When was the last time you went to a museum? September of last year. Hubby and I went to the Maryhill Museum of Art and the Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum.
5. Gel pen or mechanical pencil? Gel pen, fine tip
6. Crab, lobster or shrimp? I love all three, but if I could only have one, I’d go with lobster.
7. Winged liner, smokey eyes or cut crease? Smokey eyes
8. What time did you get up this morning? I went to bed at 4:30 a.m., and woke up at 2 p.m.
9. Hair spray, gel or mousse? I occasionally use hair spray.
Happy Tuesday! You never have to worry about being late to post the Monday Poll for me, since I hardly ever see it until Tuesday. HAHA! I hope your weekend was good and I’m sorry to hear about the dryness and that the fires are raging on. 🙁
1. Your favorite type of taco? Anything with a soft shell and cheese, guac, sour cream and salsa. Well, any meat besides shellfish.
2. Light, medium or full-coverage base? Light.
3. Have you ever fixed a broken piece of makeup? I’ve jammed melted lipstick back into the tube also but I wouldn’t say it was fixed. More like a clump that required me to use a brush!
4. When was the last time you went to a museum? Oh, gosh, last July if aquariums count. But if art is a requisite, I can’t remember the last time. Many years!
5. Gel pen or mechanical pencil? Gel pen. The boys love mechanical pencils so we have 100 of them but they squeak (and the lead breaks too easily for me) so I can’t do it. 🙂
6. Crab, lobster or shrimp? I love all three but can’t eat any of them. Back in the day, I’d choose lobster, then crab, then shrimp.
7. Winged liner, smokey eyes or cut crease? Winged liner but that would be the height of adventurous for me.
8. What time did you get up this morning? This morning, at about 5:45. That’s the usual work day wake-up time. On weekends, it’s usually not until 10 since I go to bed MUCH later.
9. Hair spray, gel or mousse? When I’m “doing” my hair, I gel or mousse the roots and then blow dry and finish with hair spray. These days, if I have to look halfway decent, I hair spray. But none of the above for my “everyday” hair.
Oh great, now I have to see if my mechanical pencils squeak! ?
I totally ruined them for you now. HAHA! Maybe it’s the pressure I use that’s the problem but it’s like nails on a chalkboard for me. 🙂 Even the feel of the lead on paper for me is “wrong”. Then again, I’m funny about the tips of my pens, too.
OK, since you love gel pens, I have to share my favorite ones with you. They’re by Sarasa. The ink dries super fast! I have the 0.7 and the 0.5 tips.
I’m going to check them out – thanks for the rec! And, btw, I still only use Cocofloss so they should be giving you a royalty. I converted my parents and even the staff in my dentist’s office. HAHA!
Oh wow! That’s so cool! I’m glad you like them because I’m a massive fan. I have a trio of Cara Cara orange ones in my bathroom cabinet right now. Did you know that you can buy the floss inserts by themselves to save a few bucks? I haven’t done that yet but plan to going forward.
1. Your favorite type of taco?
Carne asada taco on a crunchy tortilla with all the crema, veggies & cheese
2. Light, medium or full-coverage base?
My go-to is a light coverage because it’s been so ridiculously hot.
3. Have you ever fixed a broken piece of makeup?
Yes. When my boys were little, they’d sit and play with my brushes/makeup when I would get my face ready and there have been a few accidental falls with my blushes that cracked them. So, I followed a few youtube vids to put them back together.
4. When was the last time you went to a museum?
Right before the SIP happened…took the kiddos to the DeYoung museum
5. Gel pen or mechanical pencil?
I like a good gel pen and when I want to doodle, I reach for my colorful and glittery gel pens!
6. Crab, lobster or shrimp?
Dungeness crab!
7. Winged liner, smokey eyes or cut crease?
Winged liner
8. What time did you get up this morning?
5:30 if I’m doing a morning workout otherwise 6:15
9. Hair spray, gel or mousse?
None of the above, unless I’m styling my hair in which case, a soft touch hair spray
Thanks for filling out the poll today, Jae. Have a wonderful Tuesday!
Happy Monday-Tuesday! Or whatever day it is. What is time, anyways?! LOL
1. Your favorite type of taco?
(I want to start with saying I love the first question is about tacos!!) Chicken tinga. Shredded chicken, on a double corn tortilla, topped with onions and cilantro. A squeeze of lime for good measure. Excuse while I drool and also rethink dinner!
2. Light, medium or full-coverage base?
Lately it’s been light because gross humidity and summer, but the weather JUST dropped to the low 60s and I busted out a medium coverage. Also, I’m breaking out because I waxed my lip, and I feel more at home in a medium coverage, I feel it’s most versatile.
3. Have you ever fixed a broken piece of makeup?
I’ve tried to repan a broken eyeshadow. I think I said, welp, it’s loose shadow now!
4. When was the last time you went to a museum?
Last October – we went to DC for vacation and it was a museum-palooza.
5. Gel pen or mechanical pencil?
Gel pen. I don’t knowif LePens are gel pens, but they’re my jam right now.
6. Crab, lobster or shrimp?
Lobstahhhhhh! And never crab.
7. Winged liner, smokey eyes or cut crease?
Winged liner, please.
8. What time did you get up this morning?
My alarm went off at 8:02am, but the cat did not allow me to get up until 8:10.
9. Hair spray, gel or mousse?
Mousse for the waves.
1. Your favorite type of taco? Shrimp
2. Light, medium or full-coverage base? Light to medium
3. Have you ever fixed a broken piece of makeup? Nope
4. When was the last time you went to a museum? March – the Saga Museum in Reykjavík
5. Gel pen or mechanical pencil? Mechanical pencil
6. Crab, lobster or shrimp? Shrimp – I only like crab cakes and hate lobster. (Usually people are shocked when I say this)
7. Winged liner, smokey eyes or cut crease? Liner
8. What time did you get up this morning? Awake at 5:30. Up at 7
9. Hair spray, gel or mousse? Light gel
1.Your favorite type of taco?
I love a chicken and rice taco. Bake or fry onions and bell peppers, add tomato, lettuce, cheese, salsa and sour cream.
2. Light, medium or full-coverage base?
Today is none, but yesterday was full.
3. Have you ever fixed a broken piece of makeup?
I’ve put broken lipstick tubes into plastic baggies to be forgotten forever… lol
4. When was the last time you went to a museum?
Winter of 2019. I went to the human rights museum. Don’t get me started on this ridiculously expensive, architectural masterpiece that literally looks like a pile of dog poo (that is essentially the shape of this building). I wasn’t impressed. I can find more info about human rights injustices online or in books.
5. Gel pen or mechanical pencil?
Mechanical pencil
6. Crab, lobster or shrimp?
Shrimp!
7. Winged liner, smokey eyes or cut crease?
Smokey eyes
8. What time did you get up this morning?
7:30 but I easily could have slept an hour more
9. Hair spray, gel or mousse?
Hairspray or mousse. Love both.
I’m loving all of the taco ideas here! I’ve never had a chicken and rice taco and now I want one, yum!
1. Your favorite type of taco? anything just flour tortilla
2. Light, medium or full-coverage base? light to medium coverage
3. Have you ever fixed a broken piece of makeup? yes
4. When was the last time you went to a museum? years ago.
5. Gel pen or mechanical pencil? gel pen
6. Crab, lobster or shrimp? i love them all
7. Winged liner, smokey eyes or cut crease? winged eyeliner
8. What time did you get up this morning? 7 then 8:45
9. Hair spray, gel or mousse? gel
1. Your favorite type of taco? World’s pickiest water here! This is probably going to be mind blowing.. ive never had one! If I tried one it would just have meat and cheese LOL
2. Light, medium or full-coverage base? Light and dewy! I hope Rare Beauty sent you some things to test. It looks like my dreams!
3. Have you ever fixed a broken piece of makeup? Nope
4. When was the last time you went to a museum? Wow, it’s been so long I don’t remember. Definitely while I was still in middle school.
5. Gel pen or mechanical pencil? Gel pen! They are so addicting
6. Crab, lobster or shrimp? See #1 LOL None
7. Winged liner, smokey eyes or cut crease? Winged liner!
8. What time did you get up this morning? 9 am
9. Hair spray, gel or mousse? Spray!