Goooooooood morning, beautiful girl! ? As we say in our house, I think you’re beautiful inside and out. The outside stuff? — it’s all temporary. It’s the inside stuff that’s important, and I think you’re beautiful on the inside.
Watcha got planned for the day? Aside from the usual Caturday chores (Side note… At the top of the list is to carry Tabs around like a newborn baby, since he woke up acting *extra* needy.), I plan to paint my nails, and yes, those plans will probably involve pastels, ha ha ha!
I’m ready to say bye to that pastel peach Sally Hansen Mega Strength mani at the top, which made it five days before “peace-ing out” on me.
I was a little surprised it didn’t last quite as long as the other colors I’ve tried from the line (Boss Gloss and She-Ro made it to seven days before big chips appeared). The only thing I did differently was, well…I had a bad cold, so I was blowing my nose a lot. I wonder… Could blowing the living crap outta your nostrils cause that much wear and tear on your nails? I don’t know. At any rate, it’s time for this nail polish to GO.
Your beauty reading for the week…
- 70-year-old makeup artist Sandy Linter has painted the faces of Iman and Cindy Crawford, and she has this to say about makeup: “Wear the makeup, don’t have it wear you. Instead of trying to hide flaws, enhance what you’ve got.”
- Top tips from dermatologists on how to increase your skin’s tolerance to handling irritating products like retinol.
- On that note, here’s what derms think every 40-something should be doing for better skin.
- Just in case you were wondering how to get Jon Snow’s hair from Game of Thrones (it’s a legit concern, apparently).
- Got fur babies? OF COURSE YOU DO. These are supposedly the best vacuums to handle all that pet hair!
- Not sure what to make for dinner tonight? How about something from this roundup of 24 absolutely horrendous vintage recipes?
- Why your 3-year-old acts like a threenager, and side note, WELCOME TO MY WORLD.
Me and Coywolf in a few years
Cue the soundtrack to my ’80s childhood…
Shirley Manson, forever my style icon
Enjoy the rest of your weekend, ‘k? ? It’s the last one in March. I hope you do something fun. Talk to you soon.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
It’s not that u were blowing all u could out of your nose but that your immune system was down from the cold. Since last April I’ve been fighting my immune system because I was just diagnosed with Addison’s disease and my nails chipped just as fast I was doing my nails every week. So hoping that now I’m on the meds my nails will grow and not be so gross looking lol. Def going to try this brand too see if it helps once I’m off bedrest uggggg lol
My teenage daughter came home from watching Capitan Marvel singing Garbage I’m Only Happy When It Rains. Things certainly have come full circle. I was her age when I had posters of Shirley Manson on my bedroom wall. Garbage was the first CD I bought w my first paycheck. Time certainly flies?
Btw I couldn’t make it through those recipes. So much gelatinous, jiggly oddly combined food. I don’t know how people could have stomach it!
Oh god, those vintage recipes ? When we went to see some of Zack’s family in Milwaukee there was a green jello salad at dinner with vegetables in it, Buh!
Loved the Sandy Linter article! Lots of fun tips. I’ve been laying in bed with the critters – my foot hurts and my sinuses are going nuts so it seemed like the best use of the day! It’s finally looking like spring is coming to southeast Michigan but the season changes always make my allergies go crazy.
The Vogue article was a great read. However I wish people would realize that being 40 or older doesn’t necessarily mean you’re dry as a desert. I’m still oily and if I would wear 1/3 of what she suggests not only would I be an oil slick but I’d have clogged pores galore. Not saying I never need to moisture and I do use a gentle cleanser and exfoliate. I just wish “experts” wouldn’t reduce everyone to one type. Sorry to rant but I find it annoying when you want suggestions and trying to figure out what would best work for you:)
Erica- I so agree with you. While I’m not oily, not dry I don’t think I’d use any of the products recommended. Since when is Creme de La Mer a lightweight moisturizer? Lol! It’s as thick and pasty as they come. As for the other products, the only one that has worked for me is the Armani concealer and it’s not my favorite one. I wish they would realize that makeup is a very individual thing and one size does not fit all even if you’re over 40.
Sorry that peachy pink polish didn’t last as long as you hoped. I’d be happy if any polish lasted five days on my nails. I painted my nails shimmery holo blue on Monday. Cooked dinner on Tuesday and by Wednesday night I had to take it off because it had chipped so much I was going to start peeling it off in layers. I find cooking where I’m washing lots of veggies and chopping food and then cleaning up afterward totally destroys my polish. Not sure if it was the cooking or the fact that I used a base coat I never used before.
Sigh. Why does the beauty industry never learn? That article on over-40 skincare was so far off the mark. If I put some of those products on my sensitive skin, they would literally burn me. Not to mention that several of them had $100+ price tags.
The video of the parents and kids dancing together made me ugly cry. It’s been an emotional few weeks over one of our kids and seeing that video reminded me of why everything we’re going through is worth it. Thank you, Karen, I really needed that.
I feel you with the threenager drama. The current fight at our house is “sorry (not sorry), your sister really doesn’t have to do what tell her to do”.
Not kidding when I say I got sucked into Buzzfeed’s recipes after your vintage link. I spent hours alternately laughing and gagging. HAHA!