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. Duochrome powder shadow or matte cream stick shadow?
The matte cream stick shadow, please. It’s gotta be easy to blend, though. No creasing, either!
2. What blush have you been wearing lately?
Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer Blush in Corsica.
3. What’s a lipstick you could wear over and over again and never get tired of?
MAC Velvet Teddy!
4. Lava lamp or disco ball?
Um, disco ball, I guess? I’d get a tiny little one and hang it on a plant. LOL!
5. Last party you went to?
I took Connor to a Winnie-the-Pooh themed birthday party at a bowling alley last Saturday. She had fun, especially in the arcade! I kinda did, too. I chatted with a lot of parents and played ski ball, which was my go-to game back in the day.
6. What are you going to do after you fill out the Monday Poll?
A whole lotta nothing. Connor has this week off from school, and today we’re just going to relax. We’re going outside to draw on the sidewalk with chalk, ride bikes and just enjoy the day.
7. Carnations or tulips?
Tulips!
8. Do you remember getting your ears pierced?
Nope, I was a teeny tiny baby.
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. Duochrome powder shadow or matte cream stick shadow?
2. What blush have you been wearing lately?
3. What’s a lipstick you could wear over and over again and never get tired of?
4. Lava lamp or disco ball?
5. Last party you went to?
6. What are you going to do after you fill out the Monday Poll?
7. Carnations or tulips?
8. Do you remember getting your ears pierced?
P.P.S. Have a joyful day, beautiful girl!
1. Duochrome powder shadow or matte cream stick shadow? Matte cream stick please.
2. What blush have you been wearing lately? All kinds of blush, liquids and creams. Revolution, Flower, Undone Beauty, trying to find the “one”
3. What’s a lipstick you could wear over and over again and never get tired of? Clinique Black Honey. It’s a classic for a reason.
4. Lava lamp or disco ball? Disco ball. In an unexpected place like a bathroom or the kitchen.
5. Last party you went to? I moved out of state 9 months ago, we had a going away party.
6. What are you going to do after you fill out the Monday Poll? I’m thinking about putting on my hiking boots and going on a hike.
7. Carnations or tulips? Tulips.
8. Do you remember getting your ears pierced? Yes, I was six. Then I had to have one repierced when I was 8. They have again grown back, so I need to have them redone, I’m 47. And kinda scared. But I’ll probably do it this Summer.
1. Duochrome powder shadow or matte cream stick shadow? Duochrome – I loooove Moonwalk by Colourpop, it’s a pretty bronze/green shift that is a nice go-to for me.
2. What blush have you been wearing lately? Soft Peach by CoverFX
3. What’s a lipstick you could wear over and over again and never get tired of? Anything that’s a warm rose or mauve.
4. Lava lamp or disco ball? Disco ball!
5. Last party you went to? A friend’s karaoke party at another friend’s bar. Note: I did not sing.
6. What are you going to do after you fill out the Monday Poll? Get myself reading for therapy.
7. Carnations or tulips? Tulips.
8. Do you remember getting your ears pierced? Yep: it was my 9th birthday, and my friend’s dad who was an ENT doc had some piercing guns. We did it at my dining room table.😂 These are the only piercings that have held up! I got another at 15 from Claire’s, it’s…a touch and go situation (even 20 years later), and my cartilage I had to take out and give up at 19. I’m too scared to get any more piercings, despite having many tattoos, LOL.
1. Duochrome powder shadow or matte cream stick shadow? Neither! I don’t like matte sticks and I’m not into duochrome. If I had to pick, though, I guess I’d take the duochrome powder and do my best to make it work.
2. What blush have you been wearing lately? Clé de Peau cream in Fig.
3. What’s a lipstick you could wear over and over again and never get tired of? NARS Dolce Vita.
4. Lava lamp or disco ball? I wouldn’t mind a small disco ball hanging by a window where it would catch the sunlight.
5. Last party you went to? It was a holiday open house.
6. What are you going to do after you fill out the Monday Poll? Take a nap. I have a headache coming on.
7. Carnations or tulips? Carnations.
8. Do you remember getting your ears pierced? I was ten. My mom, who was an RN, pierced them.
1. Duochrome powder shadow or matte cream stick shadow? The powder – whenever I wear a cream shadow my mascara smears.
2. What blush have you been wearing lately? Dior Rouge Blush in Charnelle.
3. What’s a lipstick you could wear over and over again and never get tired of? GXVE Beauty in Tragic Me (a peachy beige matte)
4. Lava lamp or disco ball? I lived through both eras. Lava Lamp.
5. Last party you went to? Publisher’s book launch for my last book.
6. What are you going to do after you fill out the Monday Poll? It’s a day off so curl up with a rescue dog and a book.
7. Carnations or tulips? Carnations
8. Do you remember getting your ears pierced? Yes, I was 14. My Mom took me to a doctor to do it.
1. Duochrome powder shadow or matte cream stick shadow?
Matte cream stick! Powder eyeshadows irritate my eyes.
2. What blush have you been wearing lately?
Benefit Floratint!
3. What’s a lipstick you could wear over and over again and never get tired of?
I don’t know that I have one.
4. Lava lamp or disco ball?
Lava lamp!
5. Last party you went to?
My great nephew’s fourth birthday yesterday! Dinosaur themed.
6. What are you going to do after you fill out the Monday Poll?
My husband is making dinner, so I’ll eat that and then go to a pilates lesson.
7. Carnations or tulips?
Tulips!
8. Do you remember getting your ears pierced?
They’ve never been pierced!
1. Duochrome powder shadow or matte cream stick shadow? Cream stick – simpler the better
2. What blush have you been wearing lately? Merit – alternating between a raspberry pink and a peachy pink. Depends on my mood
3. What’s a lipstick you could wear over and over again and never get tired of? Not a lipstick girl but I love my Pillow Talk lip pencil lately
4. Lava lamp or disco ball? Disco ball – I’m all in on something sparkly
5. Last party you went to? Super Bowl party last week – been watch it with the same people since college
6. What are you going to do after you fill out the Monday Poll? Read – it’s after dinner right now
7. Carnations or tulips? Tulips
8. Do you remember getting your ears pierced? Yes – my dad took me when I was 12. Then I got the second set when I was 17 (before anyone cared about parental permission) and they didn’t notice for a month. I had a pixie cut at the time too
1. Duochrome powder shadow or matte cream stick shadow? Matte cream stick shadow.
2. What blush have you been wearing lately? Milani Luminoso.
3. What’s a lipstick you could wear over and over again and never get tired of? I suppose Revlon’s Pink in the Afternoon.
4. Lava lamp or disco ball? Lava lamp – I was a kid when these were super popular, but I have never owned one. They were really entrancing to little kids.
5. Last party you went to? Holiday office party (at work) in 2019. Nothing fancy, just a gathering.
6. What are you going to do after you fill out the Monday Poll? Watch TV, look after my elderly mother, get ready for tomorrow.
7. Carnations or tulips? I like both, but carnations last longer and usually are less expensive. I also like their scent. Tulips turn toward the closest light source, so you have to put wires on the stems to get them to stay the way they are arranged.
8. Do you remember getting your ears pierced? Mine are not pierced; my mother never had hers pierced, either. Too late now, from my point of view. I see body-piercing and tattooing as rather barbaric.
1. Duochrome powder shadow or matte cream stick shadow?
Matte cream stick shadow.
2. What blush have you been wearing lately?
No blush worn in a while.
3. What’s a lipstick you could wear over and over again and never get tired of?
REVLON Super Lustrous Cream
Lipstick in Wood Rose, I think.
4. Lava lamp or disco ball?
Lava lamp for meditative purposes.
5. Last party you went to?
In early June 2018 there was a surprise party for my cousin who was turning 70.
6. What are you going to do after you fill out the Monday Poll?
Read more emails and go to bed.
7. Carnations or tulips?
Tulips. Love them!
8. Do you remember getting your ears pierced?
Yes, I was a teenager at the time.
1. Duochrome powder shadow or matte cream stick shadow? Definitely the matte stick.
2. What blush have you been wearing lately? I don’t wear or own blush. My cheeks are pink enough on their own.
3. What’s a lipstick you could wear over and over again and never get tired of? Not sure, probably Tom Ford Indian Rose.
4. Lava lamp or disco ball? Lava lamp.
5. Last party you went to? Not sure, but it was pre-pandemic.
6. What are you going to do after you fill out the Monday Poll? Back to work collating a chemical inventory.
7. Carnations or tulips? Tulips for sure. I don’t like the smell of carnations at all.
8. Do you remember getting your ears pierced? Yes, my mother did it shortly before I turned 8. Coincidentally, I’m wearing those earrings today – round pink jade studs that I had picked out at a gem show a couple of weeks before.
How cool that you still have your first earrings! I would’ve lost them, for sure.
Hope your week is off to a great start.
1. Duochrome powder shadow or matte cream stick shadow? Duochrome…I’m not very good at using matte shadows
2. What blush have you been wearing lately? Rare Beauty Hope with Nars Orgasm
3. What’s a lipstick you could wear over and over again and never get tired of? Nars Dolce Vita Pencil
4. Lava lamp or disco ball? Disco Ball
5. Last party you went to? Trampoline Park Party for my nephew (5)
6. What are you going to do after you fill out the Monday Poll? It’s Tuesday…so work😜
7. Carnations or tulips? Tulips
8. Do you remember getting your ears pierced? Yes…I got my first ones in elementary school. My second & third ones were done with my sisters. When they got their first ones…I did it as moral support. We always went to Claire’s. I have learned that only sterling silver or real gold works for me. Since my daughter (8) just got hers done, I am only buying her sterling silver or gold also.
Hi Mandy! Have a nice day at work today. Happy Tuesday!
1. Duochrome powder shadow or matte cream stick shadow? Powder. I’ve never found a cream shadow that I can apply evenly and blend out the way I want. Don’t have the patience to keep trying.
2. What blush have you been wearing lately? Decorte cream blush in a pink color. Can’t remember the number.
3. What’s a lipstick you could wear over and over again and never get tired of? Tom Ford Indian Rose
4. Lava lamp or disco ball? Lava lamp! The switch on ours broke last month and I need to find someone capable of replacing it. I rolled my eyes when Dear Husband got that thing off of someone on NextDoor, but I’ve grown to love it.
5. Last party you went to? Does a graduation reception count? Then last May for Dear Daughter’s graduation from grad school.
6. What are you going to do after you fill out the Monday Poll? Go for a long walk. It’s ski week in our school district, so my trainer is headed up to Tahoe with her kids for the week, so I’m on my own when it comes to fitness this week.
7. Carnations or tulips? Tulips!
8. Do you remember getting your ears pierced? Yes. I was a freshman in high school. My mom was dead set against it, so my dad drove me to have it done.
Have a fun week with Connor!
1. Duochrome powder shadow or matte cream stick shadow? Matte cream stick shadow
2. What blush have you been wearing lately? Hourglass luminous flush
3. What’s a lipstick you could wear over and over again and never get tired of? Nars velvet matte lip pencil in Dolce Vita is just so easy to wear
4. Lava lamp or disco ball? Lava lamps look calming to me so I pick that
5. Last party you went to? A small birthday lunch on a boat way back in June of last year
6. What are you going to do after you fill out the Monday Poll? Quick run to Trader Joe’s
7. Carnations or tulips? Tulips but preferably as a potted plant. The blooms last so much longer
8. Do you remember getting your ears pierced? Nope I was a baby too!