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 more or less random questions I’ve been posting on this blog every Monday morning for the past quadrillion years (since 2007).
1. Denim skirt or denim vest?
I’ll take the cropped GAP denim vest I used to wear in 1995. I donated it to a thrift store in 1998, le sigh. Wish I kept it! Also, I’m short waisted, and skirts, denim and otherwise, never seem to fit me quite right.
2. Ice cream cake or ice cream sundae?
A simple ice cream cake, please. Ice cream sundaes have too much stuff going on between the syrup, the ice cream and the toppings — it’s too much for my taste buds.
3. Dry brushing: yes or no?
I’m going to give it a no. I did it once out of curiosity and it was terribly uncomfortable.
4. How’s your chess game?
Terrible. My Connect Four game, though, is 🔥.
5. Have you ever fostered any animals?
No, but I’d love to foster cats or kittens someday.
6. Do you wear any jewelry when you go to bed?
Nope, not usually. Sometimes I’ll keep my wedding and engagement rings on if I’m very tired, or if I’m in a situation where I’ll most certainly lose them if I take them off and never find them again, like camping.
7. Last skin care active ingredient you used?
Does SPF count?
8. Do you have more lipsticks or nail polishes?
More lipsticks at the moment.
9. Do you think Ben and J. Lo are gonna make it?
You know, I really wanna believe in love. So, yes!
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. Denim skirt or denim vest?
2. Ice cream cake or ice cream sundae?
3. Dry brushing: yes or no?
4. How’s your chess game?
5. Have you ever fostered any animals?
6. Do you wear any jewelry when you go to bed?
7. Last skin care active ingredient you used?
8. Do you have more lipsticks or nail polishes?
9. Do you think Ben and J. Lo are gonna make it?
P.P.S. Aloha for one last time. We’re headed back to the Bay Area today, so I’ll see you on the other side of the Pacific very soon. Have a great Monday!
1. Denim skirt or denim vest? Skirt for sure. I think I still have one.
2. Ice cream cake or ice cream sundae? Sundae. Usually the cake portion of an ice cream cake is subpar.
3. Dry brushing: yes or no? Even though I have KP, I have to say no – too painful. My relatives with KP love it though.
4. How’s your chess game? Not great.
5. Have you ever fostered any animals? No but I’m thinking about it.
6. Do you wear any jewelry when you go to bed? No, jewelry comes off when I get home, wedding rings included. Both of my parents have had their rings cut off – no thanks.
7. Last skin care active ingredient you used? The ingredients in The Ordinary Buffet serum or the vitamin C in my Ole Henriksen cleanser.
8. Do you have more lipsticks or nail polishes? Probably nail polish, but only because I haven’t cleaned them out as recently.
9. Do you think Ben and J. Lo are gonna make it? No. I don’t think he’ll stay sober or faithful for the long term.
1. Denim skirt or denim vest? Flashback to the early 80’s. I had a soft, light blue denim skirt that I loved to wear. No vests for me!
2. Ice cream cake or ice cream sundae? I’ll take an old fashioned hot fudge sundae; not because I particularly like it, but because it is so nostalgic and hot summer days are all about memories from our carefree days.
3. Dry brushing: yes or no? No!
4. How’s your chess game? About average. I haven’t played in awhile.
5. Have you ever fostered any animals? No.
6. Do you wear any jewelry when you go to bed? No. I take it all off—wedding ring included. I pick out different jewelry to suit my mood and outfit every morning so it doesn’t make any sense to sleep in it.
7. Last skin care active ingredient you used? Active ingredient? Are you kidding? I just looked at some of the labels on my lotions and potions and the list of actives is quite long. I’d be here all day typing 😁
8. Do you have more lipsticks or nail polishes? I typically have six lipsticks, but only one nail polish.
9. Do you think Ben and J. Lo are gonna make it? “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a . . .”
1. Denim skirt or denim vest?
I used to wear denim skirts a fair amount and I think they can be cute. I’ll wear a dress, especially in the summer, but I just never reach for skirts anymore.
2. Ice cream cake or ice cream sundae?
I’d love a sundae with hot fudge, nuts and real whipped cream. Yuuuumm.
3. Dry brushing: yes or no?
I have a brush and do this on occasion but I haven’t done it frequently enough to tell if it makes an impact. I have kp on my upper arms and read this technique is helpful. I can see it being a nice ritual.
4. How’s your chess game?’
Non-existent!
5. Have you ever fostered any animals?
No, but I think it’s a great thing to do.
6. Do you wear any jewelry when you go to bed?
Never.
7. Last skin care active ingredient you used?
I’m not sure. I’ll go with SPF!
8. Do you have more lipsticks or nail polishes?
Lipsticks.
9. Do you think Ben and J. Lo are gonna make it?
Put me down for no.
Safe travels!
1. Denim skirt or denim vest?
Normally, I would say skirt but I recently bought a little brown fitted, cropped denim vest that’s very cute. Denim skirts that are fitted and zip either on the side or back are pretty great, too.
2. Ice cream cake or ice cream sundae?
Either! I like sundaes that have interesting flavor/texture combinations, like a splash of olive oil and salt, or red bean paste and mochi.
3. Dry brushing: yes or no?
Nah, way too much work and discomfort.
4. How’s your chess game?
Nonexistent.
5. Have you ever fostered any animals?
Many times! It’s really rewarding, one of my dogs is a foster fail, lol. Right now is a great time to foster, shelters and rescues all over the country are completely inundated and need help.
6. Do you wear any jewelry when you go to bed?
Just the permanent ones in my nose.
7. Last skin care active ingredient you used?
Bakuchiol in the Herbivore Moon Fruit night treatment and an azaleic acid spot treatment.
8. Do you have more lipsticks or nail polishes?
Oof, I have a ridiculous number of both.
9. Do you think Ben and J. Lo are gonna make it?
Meh, I have no skin in this game. Everyone deserves love and ultimately people who love and respect each other have a positive effect on those in their orbit, so wishing them the best.
1. Denim skirt or denim vest?
Neither
2. Ice cream cake or ice cream sundae?
Sundae
3. Dry brushing: yes or no?
Yes, if given the time and space
4. How’s your chess game?
I was learning, I think some time last year. The beginner level wasn’t too bad, the computer let me win a lot of the time.
5. Have you ever fostered any animals?
When I was small, we did
6. Do you wear any jewelry when you go to bed?
Yeah
7. Last skin care active ingredient you used?
Active ingredient… Vegan collagen?
8. Do you have more lipsticks or nail polishes?
Lipsticks, for sure
9. Do you think Ben and J. Lo are gonna make it?
No
1. Denim skirt or denim vest?
Skirt. A friend used to have a soft, straight one with buttons up the front that I loved to borrow. I’m also super short waisted, so only straight skirts work on me—like knit skirts with a slit or a mermaid hem and a flat, flexible waistband.
2. Ice cream cake or ice cream sundae?
Sundae! I looove all the extra stuff. Ring on the fudge!
3. Dry brushing: yes or no?
Hmm, no. Not for me.
4. How’s your chess game?
Passable. Okay when needed.
5. Have you ever fostered any animals?
Yes, cats in SoCal, aka one ginormous feral cat colony!
6. Do you wear any jewelry when you go to bed?
My wedding ring.
7. Last skin care active ingredient you used?
Maybe the lactic acid in a January Labs lotion.
8. Do you have more lipsticks or nail polishes?
About the same amount. But I use and rotate the lipsticks way more!
9. Do you think Ben and J. Lo are gonna make it?
Not my business. Wishing them and every newlywed well.
1. Denim skirt or denim vest? Vest.
2. Ice cream cake or ice cream sundae? Cake, sundaes are too sweet for me.
3. Dry brushing: yes or no? I like it, I just don’t have time to do it.
4. How’s your chess game? Lousy. But I want to work on it.
5. Have you ever fostered any animals? No. I know who I am as a human being, I’d keep every animal. It’s who I am.
6. Do you wear any jewelry when you go to bed? My wedding ring never comes off.
7. Last skin care active ingredient you used? A little retinol last night.
8. Do you have more lipsticks or nail polishes? Nail polish, I have almost 200 bottles.
9. Do you think Ben and J. Lo are gonna make it? Sure!
1. Denim skirt or denim vest?
Skirt! I have many pictures of when I was little wearing one! On my first day to kindergarten I believe was one.
2. Ice cream cake or ice cream sundae?
Ice cream cake, in fact all forms of cake!
3. Dry brushing: yes or no?
Yes- although I rarely do it.
4. How’s your chess game?
I have no idea how to play chess!
5. Have you ever fostered any animals?
Yes! Three kittens once when the shelter had too many – it was hard to give them back!
6. Do you wear any jewelry when you go to bed?
Nope.
7. Last skin care active ingredient you used?
Retinol.
8. Do you have more lipsticks or nail polishes?
Probably a close race now – I purged all of my nail polish except my Essie gel couture!
9. Do you think Ben and J. Lo are gonna make it?
Yes – they both need to settle down now 🤣
1. Denim skirt or denim vest?
Definitely a cute vest, with embroidered flowers or something on it. I’m not much of a skirt person.
2. Ice cream cake or ice cream sundae?
Ice cream sundae!
3. Dry brushing: yes or no?
I know I tried it a while ago and I didn’t notice any sort of difference so I never continued.
4. How’s your chess game?
Non-existent
5. Have you ever fostered any animals?
No, but I would be open to doing it in the future for sure!
6. Do you wear any jewelry when you go to bed?
Only my wedding band, sometimes my engagement ring if I forgot to take it off.
7. Last skin care active ingredient you used?
Salicylic acid, lactic acid and glycolic acid. It’s in a cleanser though, so I don’t know if that really counts.
8. Do you have more lipsticks or nail polishes?
More nail polish but not by choice. I had to basically throw out my beautiful collection of lipsticks because of a sudden aversion to beeswax.
9. Do you think Ben and J. Lo are gonna make it?
Nope, not at all. I think J Lo just knows how to keep herself somewhat relevant and in the public eye.
1. Denim skirt or denim vest? Skirt
2. Ice cream cake or ice cream sundae? Ice cream cake
3. Dry brushing: yes or no? Never tried it
4. How’s your chess game? Nonexistent
5. Have you ever fostered any animals? No because of lack of time but I’m afraid I’d keep them all too. I already have 5 cats
6. Do you wear any jewelry when you go to bed? Sometimes earrings if I forget to take them out
7. Last skin care active ingredient you used? SPF
8. Do you have more lipsticks or nail polishes? Lipsticks only because I don’t do my own nails I rarely wear lipstick too
9. Do you think Ben and J. Lo are gonna make it? Nope – 2 years max
1. Denim skirt or denim vest?
Skirt! a denim skirt is on my wish list right now in fact.
2. Ice cream cake or ice cream sundae?
Sundae. I haven’t had an ice cream cake I was wild about. (McD’s hot fudge sundae is so good. But why don’t they include the peanuts anymore?)
3. Dry brushing: yes or no?
Like others have said…used too, but don’t make the time for it as I don’t know if it did anything. But did think it was kind of enjoyable and felt like a little self pampering.
4. How’s your chess game?
Forgotten how to play
5. Have you ever fostered any animals?
No. Own two dogs though.
6. Do you wear any jewelry when you go to bed?
Not usually, except my gold wedding band. I always keep it on. Sometimes I remember to wear my diamond ring. I hate sleeping in earrings. Necklaces get in the way of washing my face and applying SPF.
7. Last skin care active ingredient you used?
Nightly, The Ordinary lactic acid 5% but not sure it’s doing anything…😤
8. Do you have more lipsticks or nail polishes?
Nail polish. (One if my favorite shades right now is OPI Don’t Bossa Nova Me Around)
Covid has pushed me into wearing less lipstick. Plus my lips are so dry that usually lipstick doesn’t look great. I do like Honest Beauty tinted lip balm in Plum.
9. Do you think Ben and J. Lo are gonna make it?
No. But I wish happiness for JLo, I really like her. I think living in the spotlight makes couplehood very very difficult….and imagine it would really suck.
1. Denim skirt or denim vest? Skirt.
2. Ice cream cake or ice cream sundae? Sundae.
3. Dry brushing: yes or no? No.
4. How’s your chess game? Good, I think. But I haven’t played in several years.
5. Have you ever fostered any animals? Took care of my brother’s dog for several weeks many years ago. It hated me, and seemingly everything – it was the worst dog I’ve ever had to deal with. My brother ended up giving the dog away shortly after he took it back. My advice – never buy/acquire a dog of Spitz breeding.
6. Do you wear any jewelry when you go to bed? No. but I used to wear my watch all night when I was a kid. I didn’t want to leave the house without it by accident.
7. Last skin care active ingredient you used? BHA.
8. Do you have more lipsticks or nail polishes? Roughly the same amount.
9. Do you think Ben and J. Lo are gonna make it? No – she makes a habit of discarding people. I think her ego is too large to live for long with anyone. I wouldn’t be surprised if he is like that, too. Also, two narcissists can’t successfully live together (though NO ONE should marry a narcissist). By the way, ABC TV embarrassed themselves a few days ago when they called her “legendary.” That’s flat-out insane hyperbole. In no way does she merit being called “legendary.”
1. Denim skirt or denim vest? Denim skirt for me, pls.
2. Ice cream cake or ice cream sundae? Neither? HAHA! I forced, I’d take the sundae but it would have to be hot fudge with whipped cream cherry and chopped nuts.
3. Dry brushing: yes or no? No, definitely not my jam.
4. How’s your chess game? I honestly don’t even know which pieces can make which moves, so nonexistent!
5. Have you ever fostered any animals? No, but all our pets have been strays.
6. Do you wear any jewelry when you go to bed? No, never.
7. Last skin care active ingredient you used? SPF, if it counts. If not, it’s Phenylethyl Resorcinol (I had to copy and paste that). I ended up getting the SkinMedica Lytera. It’s a bit too soon to tell if it will be a winner for me.
8. Do you have more lipsticks or nail polishes? Lipsticks, but you know me. I’d be all set with one lipstick and one polish. HAHA!
9. Do you think Ben and J. Lo are gonna make it? It’s funny you ask that because I am so out of the pop culture loop that I didn’t even realize they were an item until I saw a headline yesterday that they got married in Vegas. Based on other celebrity marriages, I’ll give it a 5% chance of lasting.
1. Denim skirt or denim vest? Skirt? I just prefer jeans.
2. Ice cream cake or ice cream sundae? Definitely cake. I’m with you that there’s too much going on in a sundae.
3. Dry brushing: yes or no? Since I don’t know what that is, I’ll say no.
4. How’s your chess game? Nonexistent
5. Have you ever fostered any animals? I guess you could say I’m fostering Dear Daughter’s cat right now, until she figures out her career path.
6. Do you wear any jewelry when you go to bed? Nope. Even when we travel I take my rings off and put them someplace secure.
7. Last skin care active ingredient you used? Vitamin C and then SPF
8. Do you have more lipsticks or nail polishes? Ugh, more nail polishes. And I really need to de-stash. I just need to swatch and take photos and post them for sale somewhere.
9. Do you think Ben and J. Lo are gonna make it? I hope for their happiness and the sake of their children that they do. But I’m not putting any money on this one.
Hope you had a lovely time in Hawaii. Your pictures of paradise bring me so much joy.
Happy Tuesday!
1. Denim skirt or denim vest? skirt.
2. Ice cream cake or ice cream sundae? Ice cream sundae with walnuts in syrup
3. Dry brushing: yes or no? what is that
4. How’s your chess game? I don’t play chess.
5. Have you ever fostered any animals? no
6. Do you wear any jewelry when you go to bed? Just my wedding ring.
7. Last skin care active ingredient you used? Vitamin C with Ferulic
8. Do you have more lipsticks or nail polishes? Lipsticks
9. Do you think Ben and J. Lo are gonna make it? truthfully, I could care less.
So, Zack may be getting a kitten. He will have to bring it to school with him because I am allergic. We shall see.
1. Denim skirt or denim vest? Vest.
2. Ice cream cake or ice cream sundae? Cake, please.
3. Dry brushing: yes or no? No, not comfy at all.
4. How’s your chess game? My 10-year-old granddaughter can beat me.
5. Have you ever fostered any animals? I’d like to foster when I retire. I usually have 1-2 senior rescues that weren’t getting adopted so we adopt them. I don’t have them long but they are the BEST days.
6. Do you wear any jewelry when you go to bed? No. I get eczema on my fingers if I wear jewelry for long periods, even the good stuff.
7. Last skin care active ingredient you used? Probiotics and Vitamin C toner. (Me Time Botanicals, no alcohols or witch hazel, just rose hydrosol, the actives frankincense and myrrh, cucumber extract and hibiscus extract LOVE it).
8. Do you have more lipsticks or nail polishes? Lipsticks
9. Do you think Ben and J. Lo are gonna make it? I wish everyone well but I give it two years max. When I was flying for an airline based in LAX I had some close friends who flew charter jets there. They HATED to fly her, because of how she treated people that couldn’t directly help her career. My Mom once told me when I was old enough to date “watch how he treats the staff at the restaurant. If he’s belittling or rude, don’t go on a second date.” Good advice.
1. Denim skirt or denim vest?
Definitely skirt. I loved denim skirts and dresses back in the days, but didn’t keep them. Which I regret now.
2. Ice cream cake or ice cream sundae?
Just the ice cream. I am a purist.
3. Dry brushing: yes or no?
Yes, I like it on my legs. The trick is to be gentle, but I feel it helps with Keratosis Pilaris (strawberry legs) and ingrown hairs.
4. How’s your chess game?
Very weak.
5. Have you ever fostered any animals?
Yes, once, but I can barely remember.
6. Do you wear any jewelry when you go to bed?
No. I usually take it off before I do my skincare the latest.
7. Last skin care active ingredient you used?
If sunscreen counts, then sunscreen.
8. Do you have more lipsticks or nail polishes?
Lipsticks by far. I’d say I even have more true red lipsticks than I have nail polishes.
9. Do you think Ben and J. Lo are gonna make it?
I had no idea they were even trying, so I don’t really have an opinion here.