Makeup & Beauty Monday: Liquid Powder Eye Shadow Tint
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After years of using traditional eyeshadow, I’m now a convert to liquid eye tints like this one from Ilia.
This easy-to-apply, cream-to-powder shadow quickly dries to a budge- and smudge-free finish. Blend it for a natural wash of color or add another layer for a bolder look. Ingredients like horse chestnut flower smooth and firm the delicate skin around the eye area.
Ilia’s Liquid Powder Chromatic Eye Tint is $28 at Sephora. It comes in three matte finishes and eight metallic ones.
Sales of note for 3/26/25
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- Nordstrom – 15% off beauty (ends 3/30) + Nordy Club members earn 3X the points!
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- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
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Any suggestions for art supplies for an almost 7 year old boy? Parents specifically requested art supplies because they want something consumable. I have an almost 7 year old girl who loves art, so I have lots of ideas for things I buy her and her friends but I think most of them (jewelry kits, fashion design stuff, nail art, etc) skew too girly and wouldn’t interest a boy. Looking to spend $25-40 ideally but could go a bit higher for the right thing.
I may repost tomorrow because it is late, but my daughter started middle school this year. She is generally smart and conscientious and is in the most challenging classes, but has a tendency to “give up” if an assignment is too hard. E.g., if she doesn’t understand the material, she won’t do her homework and won’t study. I think she becomes overwhelmed and avoids the issue entirely. This is the first year she has challenging classes. In particular, she seems to be struggling the most in pre-algebra. How do we help her other than helping her with her homework (which is mostly dad, because I do not remember anything from school)? Do we get her a tutor? The goal for me is not for her to make As, but to learn to work through challenges rather than giving up.
i have 6 year old fraternal same sex twins. Twin A gets sick much more frequently than Twin B. Twin A is a terrible sleeper when sick, so I often end up awake half the night, and then spend the next day at home with Twin A while Twin B goes to do stuff with DH. We do try to switch it up sometimes and also make sure Twin B gets other alone time with me. Twin B gets SOOOOOO jealous at the idea of Twin A spending more time with me. Yesterday, Twin A woke up sick. Twin B went to sunday school, lunch and tennis with DH and FIL who was visiting from out of town and who the kids adore while I stayed with Twin A. The second twin B walks in the house its “did Twin A get to watch TV?” I took twin B to a party in the afternoon, then to run a few errands and to dinner. We spent like 4 hours together and it was lovely. We talked about what some of the things that sometimes happen when Twin A is sick that are tricky for Twin B (like Twin A sleeping with me, Twin A watching more tv, spending more time with mommy) and also talked about how instead of focusing so much on what Twin B isn’t doing, Twin B should think about all the fun stuff that one gets to do when not sick. So we get home and it’s basically bedtime/shower time and I am trying to get Twin A to take medicine and go to bed and Twin B completely loses it. Is literally screaming at the top of her lungs, saying how is so mad at Twin A, it’s so unfair, doesn’t want to be with DH, etc. I know I can’t change my kid’s feelings and I don’t want to, but her behavior is just A LOT, especially when I am solo parenting (which i will be doing for the rest of this week bc DH left for a business trip). Any tips?
I keep running into people who i haven’t seen for like 2-3 months and they’ve all lost a significant amount of weight in that time. do we think that most people in certain social circles are just all on weight loss drugs these days or are people still losing weight naturally? i realize it doesn’t really matter, but admittedly i’m a bit jealous bc i’ve gained like 15lbs in the past year and am really really really struggling to lose (part of it is my fault bc i do too much emotional eating), but i’m starting to get very tempted to et on the drugs. other than the cost, what’s the downside?
DH made partner at his law firm (BigLaw). This is huge news for our family on many fronts, I’m super proud of DH (and us) for getting here. This year has been a grind on the work/travel front for DH and our household, and I know there is likely more to come.
I work FT (and do not want to leave workforce), we have two kids (almost 4 and 7, respectively), and have local family, paid help, and outsource a good bit. My job is in a slow period right now, but has periods where it gets super busy, but more like I have to logon after kids are in bed type of work. Kids don’t have weeknight activities right now.
For folks with spouses in a similar role, what should I be thinking about in terms of other help/support? I think we have a pretty good set-up for now, my challenge has been the actual solo parenting (vs. logistics) and I’m taking steps to get in a better place mentally/emotionally.
Any advice/commiseration for dealing with a 14-year-old boy who is just an absolute jerk at times? This weekend, he managed to make both my DH and my daughter cry because of his attitude. And it happened at a time when I missed it and he couldn’t be called out on the spot for being mean. When asked what his favorite thing about his dad is, he replied, “nothing.” DH was crushed.
When I heard about it, and reminded DS of the many nice things his dad has done for him in the last week, his reply was, “That doesn’t make him a good person.” I mean, WTAF? DS seems to have this impression of DH as this overbearing a-hole, and I’m sorry, but that view is not accurate at all.
And, for MONTHS we have been calling him out for being mean to his little sister for no apparent reason other than “she’s annoying.”
He seems absolutely clueless about how his attitude and words affect other people, and it honestly concerns me. I don’t think he’s completely lacking in empathy, because he seems to be showing it to his friends, but damn if it isn’t making our home life really unpleasant. I know teenage attitude is to be expected to some extent, but we are not okay with this. Privileges have been taken away plenty of times — it does very little other than to make him even more unpleasant.
Perhaps relevant to the conversation, but he has ADHD and emotional regulation has never been his strong suit. He sees a therapist monthly. They have worked on “perspective taking” off and on for literally years.
The thing is, when he’s not in jerk mode, DS is funny and kind. But it’s hard to remember that when he’s making 2/3 family members cry.
DH left the house for awhile last night because he was close to saying something he knew he’d regret later.
Feeling unmotivated at work. Questioning the value of my career. Anyone else plodding through another Monday like this?
Had a fun realization recently — now that my big kids (6 and 8) are both reading, we can start playing “party games” with them!! Charades, Apples to Apples Junior, Pictionary, etc. It’s been so awesome to end the day all laughing together.
I like “regular” board/card games (e.g. Uno, Outfoxed, chess, Catan Jr, etc) just fine, but I feel like they are a lot less joyful than those silly games.
I’m a few weeks shy of 40 and I’m 11 months postpartum. I had massive hair loss after stopping BF-ing in February. From roughly April to July I lost sooo much, which I know is normal and was consistent with my first. The loss subsided and hair is regrowing so I was feeling good. However, in the last two weeks the hair loss is back with a vengeance and I’m loosing a ton once again.
I’m also on a GLP-1. I was on one pre-baby, lost 45 lbs and never suffered hair loss, but I’ve been on it since April of this year and I’ve lost almost 50 lbs so far. I know weight loss can trigger hair loss, but I’ve lost weight several times since I was in my 20s in 30-50 lb chunks and have never had hair loss with weight loss before, for whatever that’s worth.
What’s a girl to do? I not quite ready to call my doctor and really just looking for anecdata. Should I try Nutrafol or something at this stage or is it just unavoidable? Removing the GLP1/weight loss, is it normal to have more loss this far postpartum? Thankfully I have a ton of hair so only I can really notice it at this stage, but yea. I’m over it. TIA.