Splurge or Save Thursday: Lash Clash Extreme Volume Mascara
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The woman who does my brow waxing/shaping recently raved about YSL mascara, and I just saw it’s available at Nordstrom (though not part of the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale, alas).
Clearly, since I wasn’t even aware YSL made beauty products, I’m usually a drugstore-mascara person (my current fave is Maybelline’s Falsies Lash Lift Mascara), but this looks like a nice French splurge, or a gift for your favorite mascara connoisseur.
This paraben-free mascara contains iris extract to nourish lashes, and YSL claims it boosts volume up to 200% and provides 24-hour smudge-proof wear. It has thousands of positive reviews, too.
Lash Clash Extreme Volume Mascara is available at Nordstrom and comes in black, brown, and a fun electric blue for $33; Sephora has it for the same price. There’s also a waterproof version.
If you love bright-blue lashes but would prefer something less pricey, I recommend Sephora Collection’s Size Up Volumizing Mascara in “vibrant cobalt blue,” which was a perfect pick for my lashes for Pride last weekend.
Sales of note for 7/15/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – The Anniversary Sale is open for everyone — here’s our roundup!
- Ann Taylor – Semiannual sale, extra 50% off sale styles
- Banana Republic Factory – 40-60% off everything + extra 50% off clearance
- Eloquii – Limited time, 100s of styles starting at $9
- J.Crew – End of season cashmere sale, take 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 – All markdowns, buy 2 get 1 free, on TOP of an extra 40% off (ends 7/15)
Nothing brings out the comments here like school talk! I hope everyone can enjoy the last few weeks of summer here at least (we’re only halfway through!)
Pep talk needed. I am really struggling with work right now. I have some relatively boring things that need to get done and I just can’t initiate the tasks. I have been unproductive for too many days in a row. I’ve even had the house to myself for WFH some of those days, which should help, but instead I just stare blankly at my screen in silence. I am prioritizing getting outside for a long walk with the dog first thing in the morning, but that’s about all I can manage. How can I get myself in gear?
Having a really down day. The pace of summer is really tough – we’re traveling on the weekends to camp and do daytrips and swim, and on weekday evenings we have activities and sports and parties and playdates. The house is a disaster zone with the piles of random stuff just exponentially multiplying (and it adds stress to get everything picked up for the cleaners on a weekday morning, even though that is a privilege!). My car is a tornado and there is a mysterious bad smell that I haven’t been able to source for the last couple of weeks. I’m trying to be a “yes mom” and a “fun mom” this summer because I’m at an office all day and my kids are at daycare all day and I don’t do summer things with them during the work day. I end up feeling bad about myself – why at the end of the day after the kids are in bed can I not even give my husband the time of day? Why am I so exhausted and dysregulated all the time? Why can’t I just enjoy all of the special fun we’re having and watching my kids discover the world, and accept that the cost of that is chaos? Why do I look around and see other moms having an easier time?
I’m just curious – how much do /did your toddler sleep?
My daughter turns 2 in early September. She currently sleeps about 10 to 10.5 hours overnight. I thought this was because she was taking a long nap at daycare. But I talked to them yesterday, and she only sleeps for about 45 minutes during her nap. So she is just getting a little over 11 hours of sleep a night.
What are little kids actually supposed to do in swimming lessons? Kiddo is 3, and in the first level of class where the kids are supposed to follow a teachers instructions and learn something. Of course, there are some kids who are scared and some kids (mine!) who struggled to pay attention, which I expected. They do stretches beside the pool, which probably helps the kids learn how to hold their bodies. Then the teachers tell them to practice bubbles, and each kid gets 1 or 2 chances to float out into the water with someone holding them.
I know I’m mostly annoyed because of how the schedule is affecting the whole family, but I don’t see how this teaches kiddo anything. Like, I could do this myself and I don’t even know how to swim. Is this just a lousy program, or is this how it’s done?
Planning food for my 3-year-old’s birthday party and several attendees have nut, dairy, and egg allergies. Does anyone know of any chain/fast-food places or food categories that could be safe options? I know chickfila makes their nuggets using eggs and pizza probably is a no-go. I can reach out to confirm with the moms, but I’d like to be able to ask about specific ideas. Any suggestions?
Do your kids do chores? When, and what? I’ve been reading about how important it is for kids to have these responsibilities, but it feels a little overwhelming when we’re not home during the day. Kids are 6.5, 5, and 2.5. Any suggestions appreciated!
My husband and I both attended very good private schools from K-12. I didn’t grow up wealthy but my family did really prioritize education and back then you could scrimp elsewhere to make it work… that is not the case now.
Our eldest is starting public K this year. We did extensive research when moving to the burbs to be in our preferred district. It’s a very, very good district. However, it’s still not at all like the school environment I grew up in.
As much as I tell my children that different is not better or worse, it’s just different… I cannot get over the fact that this school is worse. Part of me feels like I am failing my children by not providing them with a top tier education and part of me is judging the public school and what it offers.
I know that the biggest indicator of a child’s academic success socioeconomic standing, home environment, and parental involvement. But, I still can’t get over the class sizes, unhealthy cafeteria food, and while I’m sure adequate whst feels like limited specials and limited recess. As the kids get older, I worry about discipline / classroom management and academic standards.
Has anyone been in a similar boat? How was it?
I am not the mom who posted two days ago but I am also contemplating ditching daycare for a nanny. Getting two kids (4 and 9 mo) out the door in the morning is harder than expected and packing lunches for the kids is a
massive source of frustration at this point and both of us are in jobs without flexibility these days and I have been missing quite a few morning meetings which is upsetting to me.
I just have no time to invest in interviewing or figuring out how to hire someone so am debating – if I am truly burnt out – just using an agency, which seems absurdly expensive in our already HCOL living area (hourly rates for Nannys seem to start at like 35/hr). Has anyone used an agency and was that worth it?
Chiming in from holiday / the lobby of my son’s climbing lesson – I bought the Boden sporty raglan swimsuit and it’s been really comfortable for ocean swimming with kids. Stays in place, appreciate the long sizes (I’m in a 14L) and so much less real estate to sunscreen. The Portuguese must think I have a body complex, but I’m really happy with the purchase.
My son will be starting at a new elementary school for 1st grade in a few weeks, and I’m starting to get nervous (he seems fine!). What sort of things should we do to prepare? He’s been at a private kindergarten that was really open about communication, and I’m getting the sense the new school is not as communicative. I’ve had no sense of when we’ll meet the teacher, there’s no orientation or anything, so it feels like we’re sending him into a black hole. Any advice?
Re: post yesterday about heat and no AC in camp
My high school in NY didn’t have AC and it was an old building that definitely trapped heat. We had fans in every classroom. But we still had “heat days” off if the temperature or “feels like” got to 100F