Makeup & Beauty Monday: Afterglow Lip Balm
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I know a lot of readers love Dior’s Addict Lip Glow — I was happy to buy it in berry to add to my collection of tinted lip balms. And honestly, for me, the Addict Lip Glow in berry is a bit too pink, so I rarely wear it. I keep meaning to try other shades of it but haven’t been super excited by any of them.
When Nars extended their popular blush color “Orgasm” into a whole suite of products, I bought their Afterglow Lip Balm during the big Sephora sale and was surprised by how much I was reminded of Dior’s Addict Lip Glow.
However, when I compare the two, I prefer the Afterglow Lip Balm. It’s more coral-ly than I might have expected, but the lip balm itself is very comfortable, and it isn’t too glittery (always a concern).
It is $28 at Nordstrom — with a GWP available if you spend $100 in Nars products — and it comes in four other shades. Afterglow Lip Balm
Sales of note for 2/7:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Winter Sale, up to 60% off! 7850 new markdowns for women
- Ann Taylor – Extra 25% off your $175+ purchase — and $30 of full-price pants and denim
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 15% off
- Boden – 15% off new season styles
- Eloquii – 60% off 100s of styles
- J.Crew – Extra 50% off all sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40% off everything including new arrivals + extra 20% off $125+
- Rothy’s – Final Few: Up to 40% off last-chance styles
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 40% off one item + free shipping on $150+
And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interest – working mom questions asked by the commenters!
- The concept of “backup care” is so stupid…
- I need tips on managing employees in BigLaw who have to leave for daycare pickup…
- I’m thinking of leaning out to spend more time with my family – how can I find the perfect job for that?
- I’m now a SAHM and my husband needs to step up…
- How can I change my thinking to better recognize some of my husband’s contributions as important, like organizing the shed?
- What are your tips to having a good weekend with kids, especially with little kids? Do you have a set routine or plan?
I know it’s a bit late in the day, but I am searching for recommendations for toddler boys bibs. My son was a happy spitter/major drooler as a tiny infant (major drool especially as teeth came in). We had a whole drawer of bibs, and loved the green sprouts ones the best. Now we appear to be in another teething phase and there’s lots of drool, but all the baby bibs are too small. I got some of the green sprouts toddler bibs, but am not liking them as much as the baby ones. What are people’s favorite cloth bibs for toddlers?
Internet is bringing up either waterproof ones for eating, or bandana style ones. I really don’t care for the look of the bandana ones, and we don’t need the waterproof food ones. Thank you!
Will someone please give me permission to stop pumping for my 8.5 month old? I know I’m being ridiculous, but sometimes you just need some validation that it’s going to be okay.
With my first I pumped for 10ish months (I think?) and completely stopped nursing after a year. This time around I’m just over it. She’s getting combo bottles already at daycare and is happy to drink formula when offered. We still nurse in the morning, but even that is starting to get old as she’s hardcore teething and has never been a peaceful eater. I wanted to BF as long as possible to keep the antibodies flowing as we hit cold/flu season and maybe to assuage my (unfounded) guilt of sending her to daycare amidst a pandemic.
So I needed to vent/whine. And maybe hear it from someone that I’m not a terribly selfish mother if I give up on pumping for no good reason other than I’m just over it. Why is this such an emotional decision?!
has anyone ever made a claim on an umbrella policy? just curious what types of things get covered?
Why am I not rich? On days like today I think I’d be a great stay at home mom.
I was recently cleared to start exercising again postpartum. Pre-pregnancy I ran and did the BBG workouts both of which I enjoyed.
I’m a little concerned about starting any high impact exercise so soon because I had a somewhat physically traumatic birth with a significant tear. I don’t have any incontinence issues luckily, but have heard that high impact workouts like running so soon can cause more damage. No evidence of severe diastasis recti.
Does anyone have suggestions for specific workouts or videos that are good for postpartum? It goes without saying that I need to do them at home and ideally less than 30 minutes. Im thinking about just starting the BBG workouts again and doing low impact modifications for the cardio, but it does get boring. I have a mat and a set of the adjustable dumbbells
I vaguely remember someone here recommending a book on only childrern/being one and done. Does anyone remember the name or author? Or have something you’d recommend?
At what age did you allow alone playtime in a kid’s bedroom?
DD is 2.5 and loves playing in her bedroom. It’s a split level house so on more than one occasion recently we’ve turned around to find her headed up the half-staircase on her own to her room. She plays with dolls, sometimes sits in her rocking chair to “read books” – honestly it’s really constructive, much needed quiet time for an otherwise wild-child 2.5 year old. She won’t replicate it on the main level or in her playroom, only in her bedroom and really wants to be alone, asking us (kindly) to leave. I generally go into the next room to do laundry but sometimes I’m just out of reasons to be upstairs with her and would rather be prepping dinner, for example.
To me, 2.5 feels too young to be playing alone on a floor of a house, but she’s my only/we’re struggling for #2, and sometimes I find that I infantilize her probably as a result. We have a camera that allows us to see +/-80% of the room. I can stand at the bottom of the stairs and see directly into her room at the end of the hall. If we go through and seriously ‘baby proof’ for independent play, does that seem reasonable?
My soon to be 6 year old asked for Chuck E Cheese birthday party. I told him that it wasn’t in the cards, and he said ”No Mommy! I watched the ad (on YouTube) they clean the tables and even give you a mask!” I went into the pantry and cried. He loves Chuck E Cheese. During his last birthday party, our ‘party coordinator’ was a young black college student who said the job was how she put herself through school. She was so amazing, I tipped her out $100 at the end of the party. I’m sad. For my kid. For the jobs lost. For the lives we will never get back. I fully appreciate that this is a silly little thing, but I’m just so sad.
Question on bikes — we are about to get our first ones, kids are 22 months. Balance bikes seem like the obvious choice, but son has low muscle tone (“low to low normal”) and at PT they put him on a tricycle. I think the idea is that pedaling will help him develop muscle. Anybody have experience with this and thinks a tricycle is way better?
After 12 years of unprotected sex and fertility issues (did IVF to have our almost 4 year old son) just found out that I am 5 weeks pregnant. I am 40 and my husband is 43. We are totally freaking out. I have balanced translocation which makes it likely that I will miscarry. My husband had the idea of us contacting the Reproductive Endocrinologist that we worked with to have our son. Just looking for advise for anyone that has been in a similar circumstance, etc. Thanks in advance!
I feel almost embarrassed to ask this but asking in case anyone else has been there. I have the weirdest weekend-type hangover every Monday. I don’t understand it – my kids are small and difficult and most of the weekend I’m counting down until it’s over. But on Monday’s I am always very sad and unfocused and missing my kids. It absolutely kills my productivity to feel this way. I usually snap back into my productive self by Tuesday but I’m tired of having a whole day each week that I’m in a funk. Anyone else been there? Tips?
This morning kiddo (3.5) and I were perusing the aquarium web site, discussing the different kinds of fish. Our aquarium web site also features a photo of a white tiger reclining next to a statue of Buddha. Kiddo looked at the Buddha and said “Is that George Washington?” I almost died. Kids are so weird and great.
Anyone else having a *Monday* so far? Just me?
A personal rec for the Cabidor – we just put one in the closet door in our mudroom and it is making me SO freaking happy that the sunglasses (I swear my husband has 8 pairs), water bottles, wallets, keys, etc. all have a place to live that is easily accessible and out of sight instead of cluttering up our storage-challenged kitchen. We did the inside the door mount as I felt it was more stable for kids.
https://www.cabidor.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4-fcsbD66wIVC-DICh2mywyfEAAYASAAEgJVofD_BwE
Thanks everyone for the advice about how to talk about people who passed away. My son is obsessed with this album that my MIL made for my husband’s birthday, and asking lots of questions about when he can meet various people. I used the ‘sometimes, peoples bodies stop working and they aren’t with us any more, but we’ll always keep them in our memories’ and he seemed to accept this. My husband and I definitely had a good cry though, his sister passed away at age 50 right a few weeks before lockdown. My son saw that we were sad and gave us a cuddle, and we talked about how it is okay to be sad.