First, I hope you’ve been having a good July 4th weekend. It’s been rainy and cold here in the Boston area. We went to the Peabody Essex Museum on Sunday, the first time we’ve been there in at least 18 months. At the end of the day, the sun came out for a bit, but …
Viseart Theory VII Siren: 6 Shade Professional Eye Shadow Palette
I Bought This, Affiliate Link As usual, Sephora posted a sale on some Viseart palettes a couple of weeks ago, and I couldn’t resist a good sale on this fabulous French brand of professional eye shadows. It was 50% off the regular price of $45, and I had $10 in Sephora dollars to use. The …
Wayne Goss Luxury Cream Lipsticks
I Bought This, Affiliate Links Last winter, I saw the new Wayne Goss Luxury Cream Lipsticks on Beautylish, and I was very intrigued by them. But I didn’t see the point at the time in spending money on lipstick since I wasn’t wearing it very often. Lately, the situation changed. I have some Wayne Goss …
Orange Is Having A Moment
Watching the judging of the Working Group in the Westminster Dog Show this evening, I noticed that a female judge and two of the handlers were wearing orange outfits. I must have gotten the memo subconsciously today because I wore orange, too. I Bought This, Affiliate Links Jeff and I went to a Tea & …
Giving Urban Decay Vice Lipstick Another Try
When I bought something either from Urban Decay directly or from Sephora last year, I received a sample of Urban Decay Vice lipsticks. I Bought This, Affiliate Links I have tried Urban Decay lipsticks in the past, and I even own two or three of them. But unfortunately, the ones I bought in the past …
End of Weekend Chitchat: Bread Baking, New Shadow Palette, Sore Feet Cure
I had intended to write a review blogpost for Monday, but I am just too tired. This was a busy weekend, and time just got away from me. I Bought This, PR Sample, Affiliate Links On Friday, the weather was so-so, and I decided to spend time baking bread. I made my usual loaf of …
Surratt Smoky Eye Baton, Silver
I Bought This, Affiliate LInks Bergdorf’s had a 30% off sale on select beauty products a few weeks ago. I had hoped I could pick up another Hourglass eyeshadow brush, but Hourglass brushes weren’t part of the sale. Not to miss out, I went through all of the products that were on sale, and I …
Are You Going Back to Wearing Makeup or Is the Natural Look for You Permanent?
Informational Link Did you happen to read the article in The New York Times last week, “How Will You Look When You Emerge From the Pandemic?” The gist of the article, though you should read it, is that so many women have stopped wearing a full face of makeup during the pandemic that it seems …
Beauty Products I Forgot I Had & A New One
Jeff’s older daughter was visiting him this past week from NC, and on Saturday we did a couple of fun things outdoors. In the afternoon, we went on a hike through the woods that came out on giant granite boulders at the ocean. I Bought This, Affiliate Links For that outing, moisturizer with SPF was …
Project Pan: April 2021 Beauty Empties
It’s that time again: counting up my beauty empties. Because I have such a huge stash of everything, instead of “repurchase”, I will switch to whether I recommend the product or not and mention if I would repurchase it in the future. Here’s what I used up in April 2021. I Bought This, PR Samples, …
Rare Beauty Stay Beautiful Melting Blush, Shade “Nearly Neutral”
I Bought This, Affiliate Links I had been seeing photos of the Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Stay Beautiful Melting Blush all over Facebook and blogs over the past several months. Both the cream formula and the beautiful packaging caught my eye. When Sephora had their VIB sale, I decided to give it a try. …
My Spring ’21 Sephora VIB Mini-Haul
I didn’t buy enough from Sephora in 2020 to keep my VIB status, so I was very happy that they (and also Ulta) extended my status through 2021. The VIB Sale started today and goes through April 19, and the discount is 15%. Though I consider 15% discount to be rather paltry, I couldn’t do …
Sephora Collection Cream Lip Shine: $5 Each!
I don’t know, maybe no one is buying and wearing lipstick. But I am. Especially when it’s a lip product I love, and it’s on sale. I Bought This, Affiliate Links Sephora Collection Cream Lip Shine. I discovered this combination lipgloss/ liquid lipstick a couple of years ago. I love it because it is creamy, …
Never Say Never: Half Caked Totally Tubular Mascara, The Heights
I Bought This, Affiliate Links Was it just last week that I reviewed my March Ipsy Plus bag? I think it was. And I remember writing that maybe I was going to give away the tube of Half Caked Totally Tubular Mascara that was one of the products chosen for me by Ipsy. In fact, …
Project Pan: February 2021 Beauty Empties Update
February is a short month, so it seems like it was a hot minute since I wrote my last Project Pan update. I Bought This, PR Samples, Affiliate Links Here’s what I used up last month: Skincare City Beauty Multi-Action Sculpting Cream: I think this is either the second or third jar of City Beauty …