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. What time of the day are you at your best?
From 5:30 until about 11 in the morning. Everything is downhill after lunch, which is when I turn into Sleepy Spice, hahaha! I don’t know when it happened, but somewhere along the way in the last 10 years, I became a morning person.
2. Things you like in your smoothie?
Greek yogurt, vanilla protein powder, raspberries (for fiber!) are my favorites. I also like bananas or apples for sweetness.
3. Something about your current makeup routine that bugs you?
Ugh, the concealer I’ve been using from MAC just doesn’t seal well after I use it. Bits and bobs of it end up all over the place. It’s super messy and it bothers me.
4. Something about your makeup routine that you love?
I’ve pretty much gotten everything so streamlined that I can get an entire face on in less than five minutes. The ability to put on makeup joyfully in very little time has been absolutely freeing.
5. Something beauty-related that you’re thinking about doing?
I’m very casually thinking about coloring my hair again. I’m not really serious about it because of the time and the money it takes for upkeep (ugh, ROOTS), but I kindasorta miss the thrill of changing it through highlights and whatnot. I dunno. I probably won’t do it for the sake of practicality, but then again, I just might!
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. What time of the day are you at your best?
2. Things you like in your smoothie?
3. Something about your current makeup routine that bugs you?
4. Something about your makeup routine that you love?
5. Something beauty-related that you’re thinking about doing?
1. What time of the day are you at your best? Probably 1:00-4:00.
2. Things you like in your smoothie? Don’t drink those. If I started, it would probably be banana-based because I always need the potassium.
3. Something about your current makeup routine that bugs you? The difficulty in getting all sunscreen and makeup out of the pores around my nose. Even at my age I can get pimples if anything is stuck in pores, especially around the nose.
4. Something about your makeup routine that you love? Finally finding some decent foundations that match my skin tone. That was impossible when I was much younger because the world was tanning-obsessed, and very fair skin was frowned upon (to put it lightly).
5. Something beauty-related that you’re thinking about doing? Stopping coloring my hair dark for a while, then coloring my hair blond when it’s sufficiently grown out. Only problem might be the 10% or so of still-dark hair might look orange or dark, depending on the process used.
By the way, if you want to color your hair again, I recommend home coloring with a standard kit, like L’Oreal Preference (stay away from Garnier as they screwed up the reformulation and it’s really thick and hard to use). Kit stuff is usually pretty easy to use, and mostly designed NOT to drip all over the place.
Sooo I’ve done the home kits and I’m terrible at them! The color gets all over the place and I’m just plain bad at it. I might try it again, though. Who knows, maybe I’ll do better this time around?
It helps to have a hinged mirror in the bathroom (one of the few good things about my house) that allows you to see the back of your head. Or a person watching behind you who can let you know when you’re missing a spot (or can apply it for you). There is a learning curve to it; I expect it takes most people 3 times before they’re very good at it. But it’s so much less expensive than coloring. My mother once spent over $200 in the late 70s or early 80s to have her hair colored and styled. That was a small fortune at the time and she didn’t tell me than until a few years ago, knowing that she had spent WAY too much of the family’s budget on her hair (but she said she didn’t know it would cost that much until it was too late).
Coloring at the salon, I meant.
1. What time of the day are you at your best?
After 10AM at the very earliest. I get a surge around 8PM, and another around 11PM. Suffice it to say I’m a night owl.
2. Things you like in your smoothie?
Blueberries, strawberries, all the berries. Skip the banana, please.
3. Something about your current makeup routine that bugs you?
The fact that I’m only using sunscreen! I might’ve applied mascara, eyeliner and a single color of eyeshadow maybe twice in the past year. I miss blush!
4. Something about your makeup routine that you love?
Well, it’s fast!
5. Something beauty-related that you’re thinking about doing?
I too am considering coloring my hair. When I got it cut the stylist commented that some highlights would help blend the greys that are growing in. That said, my overall natural color is a mousey blonde anyway, so how much of a difference would it make? I’m tempted to do something more noticeable, like a purple streak.
Ooh, purple sounds so fun! The only thing is that it’s hard to keep vibrant (should you go that route). Let me know what you end up doing. 🙂
1. What time of the day are you at your best? Mornings – I get most of my writing done between 7 and 10 a.m.
2. Things you like in your smoothie? Kachava Protein Powder (vanilla or chocolate), Kona coffee, Maple Hill Ogranic milk, ice, and some cocoa nibs.
3. Something about your current makeup routine that bugs you? I hate using a foundation brush. I only wear foundation a few times a month though.
4. Something about your makeup routine that you love? My AuNaturale Cream de la Cream eyeshadow, their liner/brow pencils and lip gloss. They take up little room in my bag, and the colors are wonderful. The passionfruit is my new favorite lip gloss color.
5. Something beauty-related that you’re thinking about doing? I’m letting my grey grow out (naturally dark auburn). I have surprisingly little at 67, but I’m tired of the time in the chair coloring/foiling it.
It’s an adventure growing out your grays! Just do it. You might like it. 🙂
What time of the day are you at your best? 9-12 AM
2. Things you like in your smoothie? Spinach, Apple, Banana, Grapes, Vanilla Protein Powder, Yogurt & Coconut Milk.
3. Something about your current makeup routine that bugs you? Nothing at the moment.
4. Something about your makeup routine that you love? Tinted sunscreen! Finally some nice colors/choices. I live in South Florida and sunscreen is a must.
5. Something beauty-related that you’re thinking about doing? Changing up my hair color also. Currently I get color and blond highlights. I may skip the highlights or the base color, don’t know which.