I Bought This Affiliate Links I needed a new base coat, though I still have about a third of a bottle of now thickened Seche Base in my stash. Recently in a Facebook group, I noticed a recommendation for KB Shimmer Fillin’ Groovy Base Coat, a ridge filling base, and I thought I would try it. …
Mid-October Beauty Spotlight Team Weekly Roundup
It’s the weekend again already. Because of the Monday holiday, this past week just sped by. We’re finally getting some rain in drought-stricken Massachusetts, but I am a little sad that the rain is coming on Saturday. Oh well, my green grass appreciates it. Let’s see what the members of the Beauty Spotlight Team have …
Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray
PR Sample, Affiliate Links A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Push Up Lashes Mascara that I received from Influenster (here). I was lucky to be chosen to receive this Influenster box with luxe Charlotte Tilbury makeup that I most likely would not have purchased on my own. I …
Fashion Flash 12 October 2020
Better late than never! I’m more than a day late and a dollar short 😉 This has been a hectic week, but I didn’t want to miss posting this week’s edition of Fashion Flash, hosted by the generous and lovely Angie of Your True Self Blog. Here’s what on tap this week: how to make …
Self-Care for My Feet w 7th Heaven Soften Sock Masques
We’ve had a drought here for at least the past 11 weeks. Everything is dry, and the chance of forest fires have been high. Fortunately, today it finally rained. And I mean rain. It has been pouring since 4 am. In fact, it’s been raining so hard that I haven’t left the house even to …
Stay Safer with Grip Guard Touch Protector
Today I got my flu shot. I’m glad I got that out of the way. Press Sample, Affiliate Links Just a little while ago, I saw a map on Facebook that showed how fast each of the counties in Massachusetts will double their COVID cases. For my county, the map said 2-3 weeks, which I …
Quick But Yummy Pasta: Cacio e Pepe
The supermarket I shop at started carrying fresh pasta at reasonable prices about a year ago. This was a game changer for me. Fresh pasta cooks in no time flat. Plus my store sells different types of pasta, a couple of which I had never heard of before. I wish I could remember the name …
Weekly Roundup Beauty Spotlight Team October 10, 2020
Since it’s later than I thought, I am going to post the weekly roundup from the members of the Beauty Spotlight Team and wish you a lovely weekend! It’s officially Fall! And that means more Fall colors and shades! KBShimmer released All The Fall Things Collection and Kristi at BeginNails has all 9 polishes swatched …
Necklaces that Encourage Voting!
There are only about 25 days till election day in the U.S., and early voting has started in many states. In Massachusetts, our early in-person voting starts on October 17 and runs for about a week. I was amazed to find out that in my tiny town, there are even a few hours to vote …
Project Pan: September 2020 Beauty Empties
September was a good month for me in terms of finishing up quite a few beauty products. Hopefully, I’ll make 100 empties in 2020 after all, if I can keep this up! Let’s take a look. I Bought This, PR Samples, Affiliate Links (BTW, some of the products ended up in the wrong photo, but …
Rituals Ritual of Karma, Now at Sephora!
Rituals Luxury European Lifestyle Brand PR Sample, Affiliate Links I’ve been writing about Rituals, the unique European luxury lifestyle brand, for years now. A blogger friend from Lola’s Secret Beauty Blog introduced me to the brand’s Foaming Shower Gel ages ago. When I went to Holland two years ago, I discovered it was a Dutch …
Switching Up My Everyday Eye Look with Brown instead of Black
I Bought This, Affiliate Links Trying out the Super Black mascara, Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Push Up Lashes Mascara (reviewed here), made me question my everyday (or truthfully, my every now and then), eye look. As I’ve mentioned a number of times, I certainly am not wearing makeup or even eye makeup every day in …
Welcome October Beauty Spotlight Team Weekly Roundup
Lots of intriguing info in this week’s roundup from the members of the Beauty Spotlight Team! Hope you take a moment to have a look. Have a good weekend, and stay safe xo Farmacy Beauty Very Cherry Clean Makeup Meltaway Cleansing Balm is back for a limited time and Erika at Notes from My Dressing …
Pop*arazzi Mermaid Charade Duochrome Nail Polish
Maybe because I wear a mask when I go out and I’m wearing less makeup, nail polish has become more of a thing for me. I certainly am buying and wearing more nail polish than ever. I Bought This During my last visit to CVS, in my looooooooong strip of coupons from their vending machine …
Household Tips and Hacks that are Worth Sharing!
I was all set to write one of my traditional posts, but I changed my mind. A sister blogger shared an article on her Facebook feed today that she found helpful. After reading it, I did, too! If you’re of a certain age like I am, you may remember the newspaper column that your mom …