How to play
Pick one or the other for each of the questions below, and copy/paste your answers in the comments. Can’t wait to see your picks! Mine are listed below.
This or That: The Back-to-School Beauty Edition
- First day of school: do you plan your outfit ahead of time, or wing it at the last minute?
- Bold lips on the first day: yes or no?
- If you said yes to bold lips, which would you rather wear: red or pink?
- Do you start off the school year with a totally new hairstyle, or do you keep the one you currently have?
- For picture day, do you wear your hair up or down?
- For picture day, do you wear your glasses, or do you take them off?
- What’s more important for your daily mid-morning touchup: powder or lipgloss?
- What’s more important for a daily afternoon touchup: hairspray or dry shampoo?
- Pick one: Caboodle or makeup bag?
- On the first day of school, would you rather wear a new pair of shoes that you haven’t broken in or a comfortable pair of extremely well-worn shoes you love?
- Perfume or fragrance on the first day: yes or no?
- Paint your nails for your first day: yes or no?
First day of school: do you plan your outfit ahead of time, or wing it at the last minute?
I’d plan it ahead of time. In fact, I’d plan out every outfit for every day of the whole week!
Bold lips on the first day: yes or no?
I’ve definitely done it before, so my answer is yes.
If you said yes to bold lips, which would you rather wear: red or pink?
Red, but with stipulations. It would have to be matte to reduce the likelihood of it smearing all over my teeth and face.
Do you start off the school year with a totally new hairstyle, or do you keep the one you currently have?
Keep the one I have. I’d save the dramatic change for the middle of the year to maximize the impact, ha!
For picture day, do you wear your hair up or down?
Down, no doubt! Wearing it up just seems like an invitation for something to go terribly wrong. I totally know my mane, and even if I cemented every stray hair into place with an updo, something would find a way to spring out.
For picture day, do you wear your glasses, or do you take them off?
I could go either way, but eh…I’d probably take ’em off so my winged liner could be recorded for posterity.
What’s more important for your daily mid-morning touchup: powder or lipgloss?
Lipgloss.
What’s more important for a daily afternoon touchup: hairspray or dry shampoo?
Hit those flat roots with some dry shampoo, baby! 🤗
Pick one: Caboodle or makeup bag?
Caboodle. Vintage. Pink and mint green.
On the first day of school, would you rather wear a new pair of shoes that you haven’t broken in or a comfortable pair of extremely well-worn shoes you love?
Back in the day, I would’ve suffered for great shoes. 👡
Perfume or fragrance on the first day: yes or no?
Sure, why not?
Paint your nails for your first day: yes or no?
Definitely, yes, and survey says it would be a last-minute mani completed right before bed the night before. 😁
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S. Howdy, neighbor. I’ve got back-to-school on my mind right now because Connor’s first day of kindergarten is tomorrow, and I’m already feeling all the feels. 😿
It has been so long, but:
First day of school: do you plan your outfit ahead of time, or wing it at the last minute? I would have somewhat of an idea, but would probably wing it.
Bold lips on the first day: yes or no? G-d no.
If you said yes to bold lips, which would you rather wear: red or pink?
Do you start off the school year with a totally new hairstyle, or do you keep the one you currently have? Definitely a new hairstyle.
For picture day, do you wear your hair up or down? Down
For picture day, do you wear your glasses, or do you take them off? I don’t wear glasses.
What’s more important for your daily mid-morning touchup: powder or lipgloss? Lipstick, I don’t wear powder or gloss.
What’s more important for a daily afternoon touchup: hairspray or dry shampoo? I have never used dry shampoo and haven’t used hairspray in like forever. I’d just let my hair do its thing.
Pick one: Caboodle or makeup bag? Makeup bag
On the first day of school, would you rather wear a new pair of shoes that you haven’t broken in or a comfortable pair of extremely well-worn shoes you love? Comfy shoes.
Perfume or fragrance on the first day: yes or no? Fragrance
Paint your nails for your first day: yes or no I would paint my nails with something sheer.
Good luck to Connor on her first day of Kindergarten! Back to Ithaca tomorrow.
First day of school: do you plan your outfit ahead of time, or wing it at the last minute?
Plan it down to the underwear. It’s much too important to wing.
Bold lips on the first day: yes or no?
Yes
If you said yes to bold lips, which would you rather wear: red or pink?
Hot pink
Do you start off the school year with a totally new hairstyle, or do you keep the one you currently have?
Current hair style
For picture day, do you wear your hair up or down?
Down
For picture day, do you wear your glasses, or do you take them off?
Take them off
What’s more important for your daily mid-morning touchup: powder or lipgloss?
Powder for the oily nose
What’s more important for a daily afternoon touchup: hairspray or dry shampoo?
I went to school in the 80s. My hair would’ve been moussed and sprayed with Aquanet, and itwouldn’t move the rest of the day. Lol. (Dry shampoo wasn’t a thing then.)
I would’ve done an after lunch touch-up on my lip color.
Pick one: Caboodle or makeup bag?
Makeup bag. I don’t even think Caboodles came out till I was in college.
On the first day of school, would you rather wear a new pair of shoes that you haven’t broken in or a comfortable pair of extremely well-worn shoes you love?
New shoes for school
Perfume or fragrance on the first day: yes or no?
Yes
Paint your nails for your first day: yes or no?
No, I’m a nail biter.
It’s been a minute since I’ve been in school, but I’ve got this! Lol!
First day of school: do you plan your outfit ahead of time, or wing it at the last minute? Plan it!
Bold lips on the first day: yes or no? In my high school days, yes, these days, I like a natural lip.
If you said yes to bold lips, which would you rather wear: red or pink? If I went bold, it would be red!
Do you start off the school year with a totally new hairstyle, or do you keep the one you currently have? Keep, I’m not great with hair, so probably a braid or messy bun.
For picture day, do you wear your hair up or down? Down.
For picture day, do you wear your glasses, or do you take them off? Wear them, I don’t feel like myself without them, and I’m blind without them.
What’s more important for your daily mid-morning touchup: powder or lipgloss? Lipgloss, I don’t mind a little shine.
What’s more important for a daily afternoon touchup: hairspray or dry shampoo? Dry shampoo for a little volume.
Pick one: Caboodle or makeup bag? Caboodle all the way! Pink and mint green also. Yes.
On the first day of school, would you rather wear a new pair of shoes that you haven’t broken in or a comfortable pair of extremely well-worn shoes you love? New shoes, there’s something about new shoes and the first day of school.
Perfume or fragrance on the first day: yes or no? Yes. Not heavily doused in it, just a bit.
Paint your nails for your first day: yes or no? Yes, always. And I’d plan my nails before my outfit. And they wouldn’t match, because matching is not for me.
Woohoo for the pink n green Caboodle and new shoes for school!
First day of school: do you plan your outfit ahead of time, or wing it at the last minute? First day planned out…all days after are a mad rush of craziness every morning to pick an outfit.
Bold lips on the first day: yes or no? YES!!!
If you said yes to bold lips, which would you rather wear: red or pink? Red
Do you start off the school year with a totally new hairstyle, or do you keep the one you currently have? Keep what I have
For picture day, do you wear your hair up or down? Down
For picture day, do you wear your glasses, or do you take them off? Off
What’s more important for your daily mid-morning touchup: powder or lipgloss? Powder when I was in school…so oily🙄. Now, I don’t need touch up powder very often.
What’s more important for a daily afternoon touchup: hairspray or dry shampoo? Hairspray
Pick one: Caboodle or makeup bag? Caboodle…they are so cute:)
On the first day of school, would you rather wear a new pair of shoes that you haven’t broken in or a comfortable pair of extremely well-worn shoes you love? New
Perfume or fragrance on the first day: yes or no? In school, I always wore fragrance (ln high school I loved Clinique Happy or Victoria Secret Love Spell). Barely wear fragrance anymore because of my husband’s asthma and allergies.
Paint your nails for your first day: yes or no? No…I always chip my fingernails. But painted toes are a must!
Breathe, Karen, breathe! You’re gonna do great, although I can empathize with your feelings (even though I’m not a mom); it’s okay to not be okay. Connor Claire will be a fly little lady ready to take on the world!
I had a hard time answering these because I kept wavering between what I would have done back in the day versus what I would do today! LOL. But I’m also imagining my first day on the new job at the end of this month, so here goes…
First day of school: do you plan your outfit ahead of time, or wing it at the last minute?
Puh-LAN.
Bold lips on the first day: yes or no?
Hmmmm…prolly not.
If you said yes to bold lips, which would you rather wear: red or pink?
N/A
Do you start off the school year with a totally new hairstyle, or do you keep the one you currently have?
I think new. I remember wanting to show a “brand new me” on the first day, especially if I was in the same school (i.e., not shifting up to the junior or high school yet).
For picture day, do you wear your hair up or down? Down
I actually think up.
For picture day, do you wear your glasses, or do you take them off? Off
Off.
What’s more important for your daily mid-morning touchup: powder or lipgloss?
Woulda been powder; these days most likely lip gloss.
What’s more important for a daily afternoon touchup: hairspray or dry shampoo?
I don’t think I would have either of these products on hand.
Pick one: Caboodle or makeup bag?
MU bag. I might have had minimalist tendencies back then already.
On the first day of school, would you rather wear a new pair of shoes that you haven’t broken in or a comfortable pair of extremely well-worn shoes you love?
brand new me + brand new shoes = OUCH (but so worth it)
Perfume or fragrance on the first day: yes or no?
Yes, a body spray, equivalent of unscented lotion with my favorite Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab oil mixed in. I love how fragrances smelled on me at the end of the day, I think they smell better dried down.
Paint your nails for your first day: yes or no?
Most likely yes.
First day of school: do you plan your outfit ahead of time, or wing it at the last minute? Oh I’m planning it, some blend of summery and academic with a splash of goth.
Bold lips on the first day: yes or no? Sure! A purple.
If you said yes to bold lips, which would you rather wear: red or pink? Doh!
Do you start off the school year with a totally new hairstyle, or do you keep the one you currently have? I’m starting off with curtain bangs, that would be new to me. (This is all hypothetical btw)
For picture day, do you wear your hair up or down? Up but the bangs down.
For picture day, do you wear your glasses, or do you take them off? On! I wanna look smart.
What’s more important for your daily mid-morning touchup: powder or lipgloss? Powder, to match my edgy lewk.
What’s more important for a daily afternoon touchup: hairspray or dry shampoo? Dry shampoo, it probably got hot and my bangs got limp.
Pick one: Caboodle or makeup bag? A Caboodle! With a handle.
On the first day of school, would you rather wear a new pair of shoes that you haven’t broken in or a comfortable pair of extremely well-worn shoes you love? New booties that make my feet sore but my heart happy.
Perfume or fragrance on the first day: yes or no? Yup! I want everyone in the Peach Pit to smell my new fragrance from Sephora, Dirty Coconut by Heretic.
Paint your nails for your first day: yes or no? Yah! Black.
I love that picture of Connor! I hope today is going well for you and she LOVES school! Hang in there and be your perkiest – I found that helped. 🙂
PS I thought this was a new pic of you and that I’d missed a hair transformation! I know the journal says 2016, but details, shmeetails. HAHA!