Makeup & Beauty Monday: Honey Butter Beeswax Lip Balm
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I’m thrilled to introduce the newest member of our writing staff, Ann! She has a daughter (born winter 2014) and a son (born fall 2019) and is a public interest lawyer in Washington, DC. Ann will be choosing our morning picks every weekday — a big, warm welcome to Ann. – Kat
I’ve had dry lips as long as I can remember — in fact, one of my earliest memories was pulling out a Chapstick during kindergarten to slather on my cracked lips.
Over the years, I’ve tried all kinds of lip balm. While most have been serviceable, I hadn’t found one that met my trifecta: ease of use (I prefer a tube, especially in the age of Covid), effectiveness, and texture (nothing goopy).
I actually tried Farmacy’s Honey Butter Beeswax Lip Balm on a whim because I needed something for free shipping. This has been one of my best impulse purchases: It smoothed and moisturized my lips better than anything else I’ve tried. Just one swipe of this “Clean at Sephora” lip balm lasts me through lunch and beyond. It also works well as a lip primer when you want to add a little color on top for those Zoom meetings.
The lip balm is $10 at Sephora. Honey Butter Beeswax Lip Balm
Sales of note for 6/30/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – 2,700+ new markdowns for women — and the Anniversary Sale preview has started!
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, including new arrivals + summer steals $39+
- Banana Republic Factory – July Fourth Event, 50-70% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – $19+ select styles + extra 50% off all sale
- J.Crew – End of season sale, extra 60% off sale styles + up to 40% off select cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – All-Star Sale, 40-70% off entire site and storewide and extra 60% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – Sitewide Sale, save 25% with code — 48 hours only! Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Free shipping on everything
- Talbots – 40% off entire purchase, includes all markdowns (ends 7/3)
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?
Was thinking of doing family photos ourselves this year with a tripod. We usually have some good vacation shots of the kids individually, each of us with a kid, etc. to include on a card but since not much happened this year in the travel dept would like to just get a nice family photo.
Outside is not going to happen. Any cute ideas for indoor family photos? Poses? Location? I did try a search engine but I don’t feel like I’m having much luck, especially for what can be captured with a tripod.
We are going to work remotely from my home state for awhile and are leaving soon. Any tips of snacks to bring so we can reduce the need to stop? Kids are 2 and 4.
We plan to bring granola bars, fruit snacks, and applesauce pouches. Those are our staples. What other good options are there?
Any recommendations for a room deodorizer for the nursery? We have an ubbi and it keeps most of the smell in, but after some particularly fragrant poos the baby’s room can get a little stinky. I don’t want to change the bag constantly and produce more waste. Preference for a neutral smell vs a strong fragrance and my husband despises the smell of vinegar.
just got off a work call where all my colleagues talked about how relaxing it was to have 5 days off (we got off wed, thurs and fri). DH and I spent this time potty training our twin toddlers – all i could do was smile and nod
Like everyone else, I’m looking for all the winter gear for my kids this year. Does anyone have favorites? Lands End is having a 50% off sale today, bonus if anyone has experience with those. I’m looking for snow-proof gloves I’ll bust out for building snowmen, sledding, etc., not the cheapie kind I buy in droves.
Any body pillow recs?
Looking for one that is large/firm/holds it shape. It is for a male elderly relative that is over 6 foot tall and needs it for safety/positioning in bed. The prices vary so much online that I a suspect some are overpriced and others collapse in a week. Maybe one from Costco?
Thanks!
as strange as it was to not be with family this thanksgiving, i do have to say it was kind of nice not to fly with two toddlers and to sleep in our own beds. we also decided to let the kids eat pie for breakfast on Thanksgiving Day, which they thought was quite fun. Anyone else have any positives (or negatives) to report back from their weekend?
With at least one COVID vaccine likely to get emergency FDA approval later in December, has anyone who is pregnant talked to their doctor about whether they would be eligible to get the vaccine / whether that would be a good idea (assuming sufficient supply)? I’m in an area that for a variety of reasons is likely to have high early vaccine availability for non-high risk groups so I think I could probably get vaccinated by spring or early summer. We’re thinking about kid 2, but I would be willing to hold off until I was vaccinated if the vaccine isn’t advisable for pregnant women.
What’s on your kid’s Christmas list this year?
We’re keeping T’s (3) fairly minimal – a few additions to his railway, some play kitchen accessories that he’s been asking for, and a 00 gauge railway as his big present (although unclear if this is more for my son or my husband). Oh and an old school turtle sandbox as our DIY solution finally cracked.
We’re also trading in his balance bike for a pedal bike – but it won’t arrive until a week after Christmas. We have to meet the courier outside with the old one and make the swap so it’s slightly less exciting than finding it under the tree.
Can anyone speak to leaving a law firm as a junior partner to be a principal at a big four accounting firm? lifestyle? pension? buy-in? interest of work?
I’m in the beginning exploration with two Big4 firms. It seems a bit too good to be true.