Guess what?! I have more empties and garbage to show you! Skin&Co – Truffle Therapy Cleansing Oil I was sooooo upset with myself because I didn’t fully seal this bad boy and it *somehow* tipped over in the middle of the night (I’m blaming the fiancé) and a third of it’s contents were lost to the bathroom counter! I know I have too many products anyway but I was actually thoroughly enjoying this oil! It was taking off my makeup and dare I say leaving my skin moisturized at the same time?! This was definitely good to both me and
Books: Emma
I’ve done the (un)lovely pleasure of reading this classic so you don’t have too! Aren’t I the BEST?! First off, Emma is the most hypocritical character you will ever meet. EVER. She thinks she’s a matchmaker that can best even Cupid (spoiler: she is terrible at matchmaking). Also: She thinks she is doing a service for her friend, Harriet, whom is, well, in a lesser place in society by trying to hook her up with men higher up the ladder so to speak. Why is it so important that Harriet climb the social ladder? Because Emma wouldn’t be able to
Paula’s Choice Skin Perfecting Gel with 8% AHA
Anyone remember when I discussed the disappearing blackheads and the Triple Action BHA Gel? Well, I decided to try it’s cousin, the skin perfecting gel that works with AHAs instead of BHAs and now I’m ready to reveal… MY OPINION. (Overly dramatic but it’s hard to spice up a beauty review sometimes). Let’s just say… This did everything the BHA stuff didn’t do. And what I mean by that, is it purged the holy hell out of my skin and then left me looking like a ate some kind of glow-bomb. Which I am definitely not opposed to. I mean,
Five Favorite Things – December 2019
Our Record Player – We finally had the good sense to purchase a record player for all the LPs we were randomly collecting. Yes, we had been collecting vinyl for well over a year before deciding we should probably have something to play them on. The music quality is insane and the only way to listen to Adele is on this baby. It’s an experience. Kerastase Magic Night Serum – Talk about the ultimate leave in treatment! Leaves my hair feeling thoroughly conditioned and less like I’ve fried it with hair dye and straighteners. My hair feels… healthy! and manageable?!
Happy New Year aaaand… It’s My One Year Blogiversary!
So, by the title, it’s pretty obvious what my resolution was last year right? But I had no idea what this year would bring. Like my sudden desire to return to grad school and actually getting accepted into several programs. Or actually deciding to treat my body right and inflict Barre and Strength and Sculpt classes on it. Or, the love of my life proposing and knowing he’s a super amazing guy that I’m stupidly lucky to have. Or, that people would actually read this blog and want me to show up in their reader. I feel like I am
Sephora Strikes Again!
Just thought I’d provide another illustration of why Sephora has progressively gotten suckier. I ordered from them merely to clean out my beauty bank balance so I wouldn’t have any unfinished business with them. I received my order, went for the packing slip to make sure all of my things arrived aaaaand… I got Melissa’s packing slip who lives in New Jersey. Not Kristen’s packing slip for Washington. Well, this explains the spate of wrong items being shipped out. Seriously Sephora?! You are two for two in screwing up when it comes to my orders. Moral of the story? Forget
Happy Holidays and What I’ve Been Up To
First of all, happy holidays to all! Secondly, I disappeared. But I had good reasons, I swear! I finally took my GRE and I am very happy with my scores. Colleges are apparently happy with them too because I’ve been accepted into several graduate programs. Squuuuuuueeeee! I’m so excited for my future! On top of that, I got to go gallivanting around both Seattle AND Orange County. You know how I like traveling and seeing ALL the places. I’ve got some open letters to write! BUT THE MOST EXCITING OF ALL… I’m engaged! The man decided to make me legitimate!
Five Favorite Things – November 2019
My hair transformation. It is changing my lifestyle and making me feel like an Instagram model. Pretty soon I’ll be doing bougie things and talking with an accent. The Burberry Kilt – I ordered this kilt off of Poshmark and I adore that it both fits and looks ridiculously cute. Add that it was affordable for what it is helped make this a total home run for me. These Maple Oatmeal Scones I made. I don’t even like scones but these were so delicious that I mean to make an extra batch. They are everything a scone is supposed to
Creamy Pork Stew
I am not a big fan of pork. By that I mean pork chops, because YOU KNOW I love ham and am having a not-so-secret affair with bacon. But pork chops? Hard. Pass. BUT, since I’m always in the pursuit of new recipes, and diving into foods that I would normally say “No, thank you” too, I decided to give this Creamy Pork Stew a try aaaaaaaand…. I think I just found *THE* winter soup recipe of the year. Really. And it’s strange because one of my favorite parts of this was the pork. It was all juicy and tender
Week in Review #17
Before we discuss anything else, can we just respect my hair for a moment? I chopped it and now I’ve re-colored it. I’m walking around telling people I feel like I have someone else’s hair attached to my head. Like a stole the super stylish wig worn to some fabulous charity auction dinner thing. My week seemed to center around food this week. Of course it would being Thanksgiving happened, which is usually just a reason to stuff our faces with way too much food and say we’re grateful. But I swear. I really AM grateful! I tried Cauliflower Steak