Makeup & Beauty Monday: Foundcealer Skincare Foundation
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I haven’t used foundation much since the Before Times. About two weeks ago, I had a work trip and needed to step up my usual work-from-home makeup routine. I packed a sample size of this foundation to use and I was pretty impressed.
This medium coverage foundation had a natural, smooth finish that lasted from cocktail hour to after party. It didn’t even rub off on my mask. It offered sufficient coverage without feeling heavy or thick.
On top of its staying power, it has some skin-friendly ingredients like babassu, sunflower seed, and hyaluronic acid that moisturize, soothe, and nourish.
Tarte’s Babassu Foundcealer is $39 at Sephora and comes in 30 shades.
Sales of note for 5/14/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty Deals up to 25% off (ends 5/17)
- Ann Taylor – Suit Yourself! 30% off suiting (ends 5/16) + 25% off your full price purchase (ends 5/18) + extra 60% off sale (ends 5/14)
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – Up to 60% off everything + extra 60% off sale + $1 shipping on all orders
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off long-weekend styles + 50% off select swim and coverups
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + extra 15% off $100+ + extra 20% off $125+
- M.M.LaFleur – Lots of twill suiting on sale! Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 40% off all markdowns (ends 5/18) + 30% off dresses, skirts, accessories, and shoes
I made a post this morning that may still be in mod. A local moms group on F**ebook might be a good start, particularly if you don’t have many in-person connections in the area. I did a search and it looks like there is a Cary Moms group.
My oldest is going from elementary to middle school this fall. Tonight, from 6-7pm the middle school is hosting an open house/information session for parents. My oldest seems relatively unfazed by this upcoming transition, whereas I have some concerns. He has an IEP for Crohn’s and is also autistic. I had planned on going tonight from 6-6:45 while his little sister was at her lacrosse practice from 5:30-7pm. My youngest woke up last night with a fever, so she is home from school today. She is 8 and ok to stay home for about 30 minutes if I am close by (like on a run around the neighborhood or taking her brother to school that is 5 minutes from the house). Now, going to the open house would involve leaving both kids home alone. I really want to get the information and start getting a sense of how to approach the school and administration about my son, but I don’t fee like I can leave both kids or my daughter home alone for the full time. I don’t want to be “that” parent, but I need some reassurance that it is ok to reach out to the middle school to set up some time to talk about the transition. (And, for those who don’t know, I’m a single parent so this isn’t a situation where one adult can stay and the other go.)
You had some amazing advice/rules about meeting parents in the foster system, that applies to other situations too. I read it once and swore I’d never forget. Well, I forgot. Can you repost (or someone else, if I have this wrong!)
thanks!
Hit me with your best solo parenting tips? I’m in the fortunate position that I solo parent very infrequently but DH unfortunately has 3 weeks of back-to-back work travel starting next week, so I will be on my own for a long stretch, including most weekends. I will definitely let my already low housekeeping standards get lower, and plan for us to eat a lot of takeout and freezer meals, but would love any advice anyone else has.
The Facebook moms group for my neighborhood has been a great resource! I did a quick search on Facebook and one for Cary, NC is popping up when I searched for it.
Pregnant with our first, and starting to investigate daycares. Is there a Yelp type website that has ratings and reviews for daycares in your area, or at least some place where I can understand educational style that isn’t the center’s website? Care.com seems focused at sitters and right now I’m just blindly emailing centers based on their proximity and what’s mentioned on the website.
We are new to the area so asking other moms isn’t a good option. If it helps, we’re in Cary, NC.
Baby naming rant ahead – apparently, when DH’s grandmother passed away (before we met), MIL promised her on her deathbed that they would name the first female grandchild after her. So here we are, expecting the first girl on that side of the family. GM’s name is perfectly fine, but a little old school and just not what I would pick. I’ve tried to tell DH that I made no such promise, and have attempted a few reasonable compromises (GM name as middle name, other first names that are derived from that name, other first names that have family history). He keeps accepting these in theory, I get excited that we have a great name picked, and then a few days later he circles back to “why not just name her [GM’s name] and you can just call her [Nickname] if you prefer?”. I realize honoring his grandma is very nice and maybe I’m being petty but it’s really robbing me of the joy of getting to name my kid. As far as I can tell, MIL is not applying direct pressure and told him we can name baby whatever we want, but he’s really internalized this promise and now I feel like a jerk for saying I don’t like GM’s name. Also this kid is getting his last name, which I am fine with, but I feel like I should get input on the first name at least. Anyway, my first almost-to-be-a-Mother’s Day was great…
Does anyone else almost immediately disregard lifestyle advice from people who don’t have kids? I have always LOVED “my morning routine”-style content and self-help-y books but now with two little kids, as soon as I pick up a book or look at an article, I can tell almost immediately whether or not the author has kids and…I just don’t value the advice of childless people as much. Like, I know you think you need to be efficient with your time as a single person, but um, you just have NO idea. I mean, I still read them on occasion, but yeah. Thinking specifically of the first 15 pages of Atomic Habits that I read last night.
hope everyone had a nice Mother’s Day. mine consisted of DH and I waking up with the virus our kids have had for the past week. and of course in typical fashion, DH never plans ahead and so he gave me a card, but hadn’t had the kids make cards yet. at least they made something for me during the one day they were at school last week
You’d think I’d have the summer footwear formula perfected by now, but nope. Kiddo (7) is doing day camp, which requires closed-toe shoes at all times. Tennis shoes are required on field trip days. She currently has:
1) a pair of Adidas running shoes that should fit for several more months
2) a pair of EVA Birkenstocks that she wears to the pool but nowhere else
I feel like we may need a third pair because stuff gets muddy, wet, etc., and the Birks are essentially useless for camp. I’m stuck between whether to get her a new pair of Natives, or another breathable pair of slip-on shoes. She’s unfortunately between sizes in Natives at the moment, which is my hesitation. DD will not even consider Keens or any kind of athletic sandal, and it’s not a battle I want to fight.
Just ranting into the ether – another daycare COVID closure. Ugh! Grateful DH and I can work from home this week, but so tired of the rest of the work thinking COVID is over. That is all.
You guys my (new-ish) boss wished me Happy Mother’s Day. First time that’s happened to me since I became a mom. I know it’s just a silly Hallmark holiday but it feels nice to be seen and recognized as a mom in a positive way in the workplace.
I had a gap between trains and spent a few hours with a friend who is a foster carer and I got to snuggle a 6 month old baby for literal hours. Which made me super happy but also reaffirmed my happiness at being one and done.
Do any of you have your in laws live with you for part of the week? We have been talking about having my in laws live with us Mon-Thurs as an extra set of hands and so they can enjoy their grandkids. We are from Asian immigrant backgrounds where this is not out of the norm, but I do know that living with in laws or even your own parents is an adjustment. The kiddos (toddler and baby) will be in full time childcare so they are not providing childcare for us, just extra help. We’d also like them to benefit from being close to their grandparents, which we never had the luxury of.
Any thoughts or advice on things we should mentally prepare for or discuss?
We are generally on pretty good terms. I have learned to just ignore them when they provide unsolicited advice about things, which has worked fine so far. My FIL works out of the home but my MIL would be WFH, as I would be too, so I could see that being an issue with maybe never getting any separation from eachother. Our levels of cleanliness/mess are also very different, and though we have cleaners come biweekly, I could see it being problematic since we have a small home. Do we need to do a trial run and reassess after a few weeks?
Any book recommendations for kids on how to take care of yourself? Despite many demos, my second grader does not know how to wash her hair and face, never wants to brush her hair, doesn’t remember to wipe, etc. she’s great about hand washing and brushing teeth, but that’s where it ends.