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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 down below.
This or That: The Friday Fun Edition!
- Face mask or hair mask?
- Lip oil or lip mask?
- Flat iron or curling iron?
- Try a new beauty brand or stick with what you know?
- What’s more essential: eye cream or perfume?
- Silk pillowcase: yes or no?
- Pick one: eyelash extensions or a lash lift?
- Brow microblading: yes or no?
- Shiny metallic or sparkly glitter?
- Berry or burgundy lipstick?
- Wide-tooth comb or a paddle brush?
- Body wash: save or splurge?
- Long, pointy nails: yes or no?
Face mask or hair mask?
Hair mask, because my mane is dry!
Lip oil or lip mask?
Lip mask, please.
Flat iron or curling iron?
Curling iron! Flat irons are too much of a struggle.
Try a new beauty brand or stick with what you know?
Try something new, why not?
What’s more essential: eye cream or perfume?
Perfume does more for my soul. Also, I’m at the point where eye cream isn’t enough to do any actual heavy beauty lifting, ha ha ha! I’m going need something stronger than hope in a jar.
Silk pillowcase: yes or no?
Yes, ma’am!
Pick one: eyelash extensions or a lash lift?
Seriously, neither. The less I mess with my lashes, the better off I seem to be. If I had to pick one, though, then the lash lift.
Brow microblading: yes or no?
Nah!
Shiny metallic or sparkly glitter?
Sparkly glitter.
Berry or burgundy lipstick?
Berry, with a matte finish.
Wide-tooth comb or a paddle brush?
I’ll take the comb so I can use it to rake conditioner through my hair while I’m in the shower.
Body wash: save or splurge?
Save, babe. I’d rather use the funds for perfume, LOL!
Long, pointy nails: yes or no?
No thank you!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S. TGIF!
Face mask or hair mask? Face, Currently alternate using Eminence Organics Stone Crop Mask with Stone Crop (a healing plant), lemon, honey, Coenzyme Q10, and Alpha Lipoic Acid. Very cooling and plumping and doesn’t incur the wrath of acne (thank you menopause!) and Me Time Botanicals Berry Bright with honey, blueberry cranberry, Aronia berry, turmeric, and hibiscus when I want to mask AND exfoliate.
Lip oil or lip mask? Oil. Currently using Arbonne tinted lip oil in Dragonfruit.
Flat iron or curling iron? Neither, I have soft curls, if I try and flatten them I just look like I slept on my pillow wrong.
Try a new beauty brand or stick with what you know? I love trying new things but have a few key products I’ve used for years.
What’s more essential: eye cream or perfume? Perfume!
Silk pillowcase: yes or no? Never used a silk pillowcase.
Pick one: eyelash extensions or a lash lift? Neither, mascara is about as exotic as I get with my lashes.
Brow microblading: yes or no? No
Shiny metallic or sparkly glitter? Soft shimmer works for me. The last time I could get away with shiny or sparkly was a Led Zeppelin concert at the Kingdome.
Berry or burgundy lipstick? Berry
Wide-tooth comb or a paddle brush? Wide Tooth Comb
Body wash: save or splurge? Save – I have eczema so my goat milk soap works and keeps my skin soft and non-itchy.
Long, pointy nails: yes or no? No. Short and square-cut is easier to care for.
The silk pillowcase is life changing, especially for gals with curly hair.
Face mask or hair mask?
Face mask
Lip oil or lip mask?
Lip mask
Flat iron or curling iron?
Curling iron
Try a new beauty brand or stick with what you know?
Always trying new stuff
What’s more essential: eye cream or perfume?
Silk pillowcase: yes or no?
Pick one: eyelash extensions or a lash lift?
Eye cream
Brow microblading: yes or no?
Nah
Shiny metallic or sparkly glitter?
Sparkly glitter, please
Berry or burgundy lipstick?
Burgundy, love deep, dark colour lipsticks
Wide-tooth comb or a paddle brush?
Paddle brush
Body wash: save or splurge?
Amount needed for a wash.
Long, pointy nails: yes or no?
Nope
Face mask or hair mask? I love both, but I’m gonna go with hair mask.
Lip oil or lip mask? I also love both of these, but I’ll go with the lip mask.
Flat iron or curling iron? Curling, I like curly hair on me.
Try a new beauty brand or stick with what you know? Try something new.
What’s more essential: eye cream or perfume? Perfume, it makes me feel put together.
Silk pillowcase: yes or no? Sure.
Pick one: eyelash extensions or a lash lift? Lift.
Brow microblading: yes or no? It’s not for me.
Shiny metallic or sparkly glitter? Glitter.
Berry or burgundy lipstick? Berry, my favorite color to wear.
Wide-tooth comb or a paddle brush? Comb. I have curly hair.
Body wash: save or splurge? Save.
Long, pointy nails: yes or no? No on me, but they look great on others.
Face mask or hair mask?
I got my hair bleached recently so I’d like a hair mask please.
Lip oil or lip mask?
Lip oil.
Flat iron or curling iron?
I honestly don’t use these gadgets, but if you made me choose, a flare iron as I’m not going against my straight hair.
Try a new beauty brand or stick with what you know?
What I know. New and my sensitive skin can be scaaaaaaaary.
What’s more essential: eye cream or perfume?
Eye cream. It may not work well on me, but it feels good!
Silk pillowcase: yes or no?
Yes, pleeeeeease.
Pick one: eyelash extensions or a lash lift?
I’ve never had either but extensions?
Brow microblading: yes or no?
I’d really love to try it!!!
Shiny metallic or sparkly glitter?
GLITTER ALL THE GLITTER. – coughs – Glitter.
Berry or burgundy lipstick?
Berry.
Wide-tooth comb or a paddle brush?
Paddle brush with no handle.
Body wash: save or splurge?
I like Native body wash so worth a tiny splurge for a big bottle.
Long, pointy nails: yes or no?
Noooooooo. Horses and long nails don’t mix. I like short, rounded nails.
I had not heard of the Native Brand before so tried it. Thanks so much for this. LOVE the shampoo and body wash (though the grandkids keep swiping the candy cane shampoo).
Brigid,
Is the Candy Cane scent back out? That’s a good one. I have their cucumber & mint body wash currently. I love that the bottles aren’t slippery when wet because that’s a big issue for me. If it can be dropped, I will drop it.
And yes, little kids love them! My nephew keeps trying to get my bottle. 😂
The Candy Cane is back. I just got the shampoo. The cucumber was sold out 🙁
Face mask or hair mask?
Hair mask, my hair is dry and my skin doesn’t love trying new things. The only mask i really do is just colloidal oatmeal mixed with water or aloe juice.
Lip oil or lip mask?
Lip oil!
Flat iron or curling iron?
Oof I’m not great with either but flat iron.
Try a new beauty brand or stick with what you know?
Depends on the product. Try something new with makeup and hair, stick to what I know for skin.
What’s more essential: eye cream or perfume?
Eye cream, my eyelids are hella dry.
Silk pillowcase: yes or no?
I wish I liked silk pillowcases for my hair’s sake but I don’t like the way they feel.
Pick one: eyelash extensions or a lash lift?
These both scare me.
Brow microblading: yes or no?
Nope
Shiny metallic or sparkly glitter?
Glitter!
Berry or burgundy lipstick?
Berry!
Wide-tooth comb or a paddle brush?
I usually just use my fingers in the shower and try not to mess with it.
Body wash: save or splurge?
Save!
Long, pointy nails: yes or no?
Not on me!
Face mask or hair mask? Face mask. I keep meaning to try a hair mask someday, but I still haven’t got round to it.
Lip oil or lip mask? Lip oil. I never knew lip masks were a thing!
Flat iron or curling iron? Neither – my hair won’t stay in a curl for anything longer than half an hour, even with heavy duty hair spray, so I’ve given up curling now.
Try a new beauty brand or stick with what you know? Stick with what I know mostly, although every now and then something new will catch my eye.
What’s more essential: eye cream or perfume? Eye cream. Perfume often gives me a headache, although I wear it on occasion. But my eyes get so dry without the eye cream!
Silk pillowcase: yes or no? No, tried it once and never noticed any difference to hair or skin, and didn’t like sliding across it all night.
Pick one: eyelash extensions or a lash lift? Eyelash extensions I suppose. I don’t really need either though.
Brow microblading: yes or no? 6 months ago I would have said no. But lately I have noticed that my eyebrows have thinned out so much! I am nearly tempted to try microblading to fill in the gaps.
Shiny metallic or sparkly glitter? Shiny metallic, but don’t often wear either.
Berry or burgundy lipstick? Both! I love both colours 🤗
Wide-tooth comb or a paddle brush? Wide tooth comb.
Body wash: save or splurge? Splurge – nothing nicer than being clean and smelling nice!
Long, pointy nails: yes or no? I love them, but can’t seem to grow them anymore. I used to use an Avon nail strengthener which was amazing, but we can’t get Avon in the southern hemisphere anymore.
Face mask or hair mask? Hair mask. I tend to get a dry scalp.
Lip oil or lip mask? Lip oil-it’s the closer option to lip gloss.
Flat iron or curling iron? Curling iron. My hair’s naturally straight, but I prefer it wavy or curly.
Try a new beauty brand or stick with what you know? Both!
What’s more essential: eye cream or perfume? Perfume!
Silk pillowcase: yes or no? No, but I do have a Slip silk scrunchie that I like-it’s a snow leopard pattern!
Pick one: eyelash extensions or a lash lift? Neither, but I’ll wear just about any colored mascara out there.
Brow microblading: yes or no? No.
Shiny metallic or sparkly glitter? Metallic-I don’t like how much glitter tends to shed.
Berry or burgundy lipstick? Berry, although I wouldn’t say no to either!
Wide-tooth comb or a paddle brush? Wide-tooth comb-it’s less likely to remove the texture I worked to put into my hair.
Body wash: save or splurge? Save. I’ll use just about any body wash I like the smell of, which is usually either the Neutrogena plum scent or something from a perfume box set.
Long, pointy nails: yes or no? No. I work in a library and my nails are constantly breaking.
This or That: The Friday Fun Edition!
Face mask or hair mask? Hair
Lip oil or lip mask? Lip
Flat iron or curling iron? The flatter the better
Try a new beauty brand or stick with what you know? Same ol same ol
What’s more essential: eye cream or perfume? Dior Addict perfume 🤍
Silk pillowcase: yes or no? No
Pick one: eyelash extensions or a lash lift? Lift. Let’s just lift everything!
Brow microblading: yes or no? No
Shiny metallic or sparkly glitter? Metallic
Berry or burgundy lipstick? Berry
Wide-tooth comb or a paddle brush? Paddle brush
Body wash: save or splurge? Splurge
Long, pointy nails: yes or no? No. Short and rounded. I’m old school
* Face mask or hair mask?
Hair mask. The hair, she needs help.
* Lip oil or lip mask?
Lip oil.
* Flat iron or curling iron?
Curling iron. This hair is flat enough. Limp, even.
* Try a new beauty brand or stick with what you know?
Let’s try something new!
* What’s more essential: eye cream or perfume?
Perfume.
* Silk pillowcase: yes or no?
Yes please!
* Pick one: eyelash extensions or a lash lift?
Lash lift, I guess.
* Brow microblading: yes or no?
Nope.
* Shiny metallic or sparkly glitter?
Bring on the shiny!
* Berry or burgundy lipstick?
Berry. It’s festive.
* Wide-tooth comb or a paddle brush?
Paddle brush.
* Body wash: save or splurge?
Save. It all goes down the drain.
* Long, pointy nails: yes or no?
No, no, noooooooo. No.
Face mask or hair mask? I really, really like Karestase masks.
Lip oil or lip mask? Lip masks. They are more soothing and they seem to last longer than lip oils.
Flat iron or curling iron? Neither. I don’t like to use heat appliances on my hair.
Try a new beauty brand or stick with what you know? I like to try new things, but I also stick to my old tried and trues—the best of both worlds!
What’s more essential: eye cream or perfume? I appreciate a good eye cream (current fave is SkinMedica TNS Eye Repair), but I can’t imagine beginning my day without perfume.
Silk pillowcase: yes or no? Yes! I don’t know why I took so long coming to the party.
Pick one: eyelash extensions or a lash lift? I don’t need extensions so maybe a lash lift.
Brow microblading: yes or no? No! I still have thick, black brows.
Shiny metallic or sparkly glitter? I love just a dab of ultra fine fairy dust patted on my lid.
Berry or burgundy lipstick? Berry shades suit my coloring best.
Wide-tooth comb or a paddle brush? Paddle brush
Body wash: save or splurge? Save. I used to splurge, but now that so many brands have a variety of lovely scents in moisturizing formulas, there is no reason to do so.
Long, pointy nails: yes or no? No, definitely no!
Face mask or hair mask?
I’m a hair dresser but I don’t ever use a hair mask. I think I need to now!
Face masks don’t seem to do much for me, but I do use a sheet mask every now and then.
Lip oil or lip mask?
Haven’t found either one I like. I have really dry lips so I could use something though. I’ve recently looked into lip masks, but can’t find one I want to invest in. I definitively want a fragrance free one. I did get a Sephora Rose lip scrub recently that I like. Then apply Vaseline.
Flat iron or curling iron?
I struggle with both. Currently love my waver though and occasionally a curling wand.
Try a new beauty brand or stick with what you know?
Undecided
What’s more essential: eye cream or perfume?
Perfume. I use one from Doterra. It has lasting power, unlike regular perfume. I like scented hand creams too.
Silk pillowcase: yes or no?
Used a silk once but didn’t love it.
Pick one: eyelash extensions or a lash lift?
Neither. Don’t want to fuss.
Brow microblading: yes or no?
No way
Shiny metallic or sparkly glitter?
Minimal shiny metallic
Berry or burgundy lipstick?
Berry. I miss lipstick. I wear a mask to work, church and shopping…. So I rarely wear it these days.
Wide-tooth comb or a paddle brush?
WetBrush instead
Body wash: save or splurge?
Save. But I do like to treat myself to exfoliation with a body scrub. Tree Hut I think is the brand. The rose smells so good, you would love it Karen.
Long, pointy nails: yes or no?
Short