Makeup & Beauty Monday: Emulsion Hydra-Mat
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I recently read a magazine article about what a particular makeup artist always keeps in her kit, and while the name of the magazine and of the makeup artist escape me, I did immediately put her pick on my beauty product wishlist. This moisturizer from Embryolisse is for combination/oily skin, which I feel like I don’t see very often. Side note: It always seems like interviewees are lamenting their horribly parched skin. Where my oily skin peeps at? Anyway, since I have and always have had oily/combination skin, I would love to try this, which advertises matte skin and absorbing excess oil under makeup. It’s available at dermstore.com for $40. Emulsion Hydra-Mat
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Sales of note for 9.10.24
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; up to 50% off everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off wear-to-work styles; extra 30% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything; extra 60% off clearance
- Lands’ End – 30% off full-price styles
- Loft – Extra 40% off sale styles
- Talbots – BOGO 50% everything, includes markdowns
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- Carter’s – Birthday sale, 40-50% off & extra 20% off select styles
- Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all baby; up to 40% off all Halloween
- J.Crew Crewcuts – Extra 30% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 40% off everything
- Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs
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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?
Birthday present ideas for an almost 2 year old? My daughter is going to a birthday party for a girl in her daycare, and I have no idea what to get her. She and my daughter are apparently good friends at daycare, but I know nothing about her, and I’ve never met her parents. Maybe a board book?
Nap question – we have a friends having a birthday party for their 3 year old this upcoming weekend. The party is from 12:30-2:30 PM, which is pretty much exactly when DS naps on the weekends, sometimes even a full 3-hour block. Dude loves his sleep — a few weekends ago, during naptime, he couldn’t get back down after falling asleep in the car, and was a hot mess by 5 PM.
How to manage this?
Thinking maybe just going at the beginning for an hour and leaving, but happy to hear any ideas. Without going into detail, these friends can be challenging/stressful to hang out with so we don’t see them outside of these larger social settings a few times a year, so not going isn’t really an option. Plus it’s at a venue where I think DS will have fun.
I found out today that my husband has been having an affair, for the last few months. Does anyone have experience recovering from this? He’s incredibly sorry and wants to end it and try to save the marriage. In my mind the marriage is done but I would like to give us at least one chance to work on the issues that led to the affair and recovering from the cheating itself.
I’m going to visit a relative who has a 4 year old boy and a new baby. I wanted to bring a “big brother” present for the boy – any suggestions? I’ll be bringing my daughter, who’s a few months younger than him, so I was thinking play dough since it’s something I know she likes and they might be able to play with together. My experiences with this kid thus far are that he can be sort of prickly and aggressive, but, to be fair, we’ve never really visited him on his home turf, and I’m hoping that he and my daughter can play together some.
I’m still struggling with what to do with an embryo we have in storage from IVF. Our son is 2.5 years old. I am 90% sure that our family is complete I feel like my time with him is already so limited, etc. I feel like there has been a lot of baby news lately that sometimes makes me jealous – trying to sort these feelings out. Anyone have any advice?
Has anyone adopted from foster care across state lines? Just looking to hear experiences.
What’s your favorite baby luxury? I’m looking to buy my sister/her new baby something h fancy that she wouldn’t buy for herself but will be useful. Up to a thousand dollars.
Do you guys do learning apps like ABC Mouse etc? Our 3 year old is (somehow) unaware of the iPad so I’m reluctant to introduce it (she watches more than enough TV so I feel like we are at screen time capacity) but wondering if it’s actually beneficial.
I’m having a rough realization of how on my own I am. After STBX (soon-to-be-ex) “overslept” and didn’t pick up the kids last Wednesday, he picked them up on time on Saturday but was 2.5 hours late on Sunday. With the timing of the pick-up on Sunday, I missed my opportunity to go to church on Easter. For me, church is one of the few things that actually fills my emotional bucket. Then, he had a mental health crisis while he had the kids on Sunday. The kids were ok, and I had to quickly abandon my plans for the day (brunch with my mom — she made food and brought it over). I’m now considering whether he should even see the kids while he is this low. He was also non-renewed from his job a few weeks ago, which means that it is unlikely he will be able to afford to refinance our marital home. I don’t want this house, and the plan was that he would pay me my equity out of the refinance. As a result, I now need to get the home ready to put on the market. That is a ton of work, and I do not think he will help at all. UGH.
Someone please remind me why I need and want to continue working! I left biglaw for a mid size firm and my husband is still there. I recently dropped my schedule to part time and we’ve decided it makes sense for husband’s career to take precedent for now (much more money, doing very well, more demanding work, up for partner very soon). I know it’s the choice we made and I’m happy to have more time with the kids but I’m struggling with getting motivated to keep my own career going. It seems pointless right now and I miss my kids and am tired and distracted from juggling all kid things myself. I feel like I’m really sucking at work and want to throw in the towel even though rationally I know it’s not what I really want or is best for my family. Any advice/commiseration for being in this support spouse role but still keeping up your own career?
Baby teething biscuits – are rice rusks the only thing that people do nowadays? I’m not gonna go down the BLW rabbit hole, but we just bought her some baby Mum Mums and she LOVES them. Other similar packaged snacky things?
On topic – I’m a big fan of this moisturizer. I use it daily under makeup and it smells neutral. I think guru Caroline Hirons turned me on to it. Cheap + effective + feels a little luxe + separate from SPF. Will be repurchasing.
I have just been offered an incredible opportunity at work that I have been waiting 10 years to get. It’s a unicorn of a role, and one that, if passed up, isn’t likely to come around again during my career. The problem? The role would be in addition to my regular work and I am already at 100% capacity between work and family obligations. I really can’t take on any more and the new role would require a lot of travel throughout the year and more work on the weekends. I already outsource everything so hiring more help wouldn’t make a dent. (In fact, there isn’t anything left that I could outsource.) My husband also doesn’t have the capacity to take on more because he is also at 100%, which is why we have so much hired help. When I really think about it, I know the only area in my life where I could steal some time is from the time I spend with my LO, who is only 2 years old.
Someone please talk me into taking the roll. I have been knocking on this door for 10 years and it has finally swung open. But at the same time, I am just so tired all the time that I can’t imagine taking on even more work.
For babies and LOs who are not yet walking, what do you put on their feet for daycare? My LO is 8 months and will not leave socks on. We’ve been sending him in sleep n play/ footed pajama type outfits but as the weather gets warmer I’m not sure that’s a great option, and I’d like to put him in cute little outfits again sometimes! Is it weird to send a baby to daycare barefoot?
PSA that Target just started its car seat trade in event!
What convertible carseat do you have and what do you like/ dislike?