Makeup & Beauty Monday: Water Bank Blue Hyaluronic Intensive Moisturizer

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Winter is rough on my dry skin, so I use moisturizers like this one containing hyaluronic acid, morning and night.

Laneige’s rich moisturizer works with all skin types by nourishing your skin’s moisture barrier. Active ingredients like blue hyaluronic acid, omega peptide complex, and squalane deliver long-lasting hydration, firming and plumping parched skin. 

Laneige’s Water Bank moisturizer is $38 at Sephora. It also comes in refill and mini sizes. 

Sales of note for 2/14/25 (Happy Valentine’s Day!):

(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)

  • Nordstrom – Winter Sale, up to 60% off! 7850 new markdowns for women
  • Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase — and extra 60% off sale
  • Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + 15% off (readers love their suiting as well as their silky shirts like this one)
  • Boden – 15% off new season styles
  • Eloquii – 300+ styles $25 and up
  • J.Crew – 40% of your purchase – prices as marked
  • J.Crew Factory – 50% off entire site and storewide + extra 50% off clearance
  • Rothy’s – Final Few: Up to 40% off last-chance styles
  • Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
  • Talbots – Flash sale ending soon – markdowns starting from $15, extra 70% off all other markdowns (final sale)
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One of my oldest friends unexpectedly had her baby yesterday, about 4.5 months early. They are both stable for now, with the baby in the NICU. She’s across the country from me and while we have been friends 20+ years (we grew up together) and she is one of my closest people, we don’t talk every day, or even every week for that matter. I am at an utter loss as to how to support her. Besides sending doordash/uber eats gift cards, any suggestions from this group? I am not a parent myself and can’t even begin to imagine what she is thinking/feeling/going through. She has local family (parents, inlaws, siblings, all of whom she and her husband have good relationships with) so she does not (immediately) need in person help.

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If you WFH and were in a slow period at work, what would you do?

A post on the main page got me thinking: I have older kids and tend to avoid hanging out with my family that has younger kids because they are always sick, the parents bring them anyway, and they are just so unhygienic. At one recent family event the little boys were running around the tables putting their faces into all the empty drinking glasses that were sitting there waiting for drinks to be poured. I never eat appetizers around these kids because they double-dip, take a bite of something and put it back, stick their fingers into the dips, etc. At another gathering my SIL had brought her kids without disclosing that they were still getting over some kind of respiratory bug. My genius husband ate some food he thought was untouched off of one of their plates and came down with a horrible bug that lasted two weeks, which he then gave to one of our kids, who had big plans that got wrecked. That kid now understandably wants nothing to do with her little cousins. When my kids were small I kept a close eye on on them, didn’t let them touch other people’s food or serving dishes, made them wash their hands, and kept them home if they were sick. I expected my relatives to do the same when they had kids, but they apparently think it’s unreasonable to set any boundaries for their children. What approach do you take with your young children?

Related to the bucket list travel thread, below, how you pay for travel? I have a generic high yield savings account that I make regular deposits to with the idea that this is a fun travel account, but now I’ve gotten so wedded to the balance that the thought of slicing it in half (or emptying it for a really big trip) is holding me back from planning the trip. Do you budget and save or simply pay for it out when you book it?

a follow up from below, how do you get your kids to like walking/hiking, especially if you live in a car dependent area? i was born in NYC and lived there until age 8, so I think had the walking part instilled in me before we moved, whereas my sister who was younger when we moved complained the entire time we had to hike or walk anywhere. i’d love to do more trips with the kids that involve hiking (not nec. the whole time, but like a hike or two) but i don’t love listening to complaining.

I recall someone on here posting about their elementary school-aged child having a tongue-tie corrected, needing to do exercises multiple times per day, etc. Wanted to know how it went? Was it successful? And how did you convince kiddo to do the exercises?

I am not a musician, but I know several here are. I am struggling with how to “break up” with my son’s long time music teacher — my 10 yr old son has played an instrument for about 5 years, and is ready to shift to a new teacher (has been for over two years, really). His teacher is absolutely lovely, but the music styles are no longer a good fit. We tried to make it work (she introduced more pieces that meet his interests and he was patient with her repertoire that is not his favorite), but to keep growing and playing, he really needs to move to a new teacher we found. He has done a few trial lessons with the new teacher, and he’s ready and excited to move over full time.

But I am struggling with how to communicate with his teacher. Any advice? Recommendations? She’s been with him since he was 5, though we’ve taken periodic breaks, especially over the last few years. On one hand, I’m inclined to just let her know we aren’t going to sign up for the spring session, which we’ve done in the past, and that leaves the door open to come back, if this new teacher doesn’t end up ultimately being a good fit. But, on the other, she has been hugely instrumental in his growth and development over the years with the instrument and just generally, so I feel like I owe her more than just “hey, we aren’t signing up for the spring session at your studio.” Since I really don’t know if we’ll be back or not.

DH has been unemployed for over 2 years. He has a small pension so he has spending money, but it’s not enough to cover bills other than car insurance and cable (which he insists on keeping). He wants to change careers but doesn’t want to start at the bottom. Friends have offered to help him find something but he mostly hasn’t taken them up on it.

Due to our ages, I’ve been going through IVF notwithstanding his unemployment. When we started I was hopeful he would find something soon. I never imagined we would be here. It’s been really hard on me to financially support us, pay for IVF, and go through it. I begged him to find a job with progyny coverage (there are plenty in our area) even if it means stocking shelves at Amazon for minimum wage. He said he applied and didn’t get a response. He thinks he’s been doing everything he can to find work, but everytime I ask, have you applied to this job or this employer, the answer is no.

Happily, I’m now pregnant. I’ve been begging him to apply to jobs with day 1 parental leave; we have several friends at local employers who have this benefit. DH hasn’t applied for any of them because he doesn’t feel they fit his skillset. DH finally has a job offer for a low wage position. He will not have any parental leave because the employer requires 12 months employment to be eligible for leave.

I’m glad he has an offer but I can’t help feeling like he’s sat at home for over 2 years doing nothing just to abandon me with a newborn when I actually need him at home. I feel resentful that he refused to even apply for positions that could’ve given him leave. He is upset because he feels like he can’t do anything right; I’ve been harping about jobs for years and when he finally has one, I’m still unhappy.

I guess I just feel a sense of dread. The past 2 years have been a really hard season of life and marriage for me. I’ve been trying to keep my head up. I thought this year would be better. Even if he’s not working he’ll be there to take care of me and baby. Now I feel like I’m facing down another year of going it alone. I’m not sure if I need advice or commiseration or an atta girl but I’m just feeling… really down. Thanks for listening if you’ve made it this far and sorry for the long rant.

Pregnancy weight gain question. I’m 14 weeks and my body has absolutely ballooned. I’m avoiding the scale so I can’t tell you how much weight I’ve gained for sure but it’s a lot. I’m starting to get those pre-stretch mark pimples along the back of my rib cage. My bust is huge and my back fat around my bra line has increased enough to make blazers uncomfortable.

I’ll need to be in suits for court. What are my options here? Maternity sizes say to order your normal size but do they account for extra weight that isn’t only around your belly? I was really hoping to continue to use my normal blazers, mostly so I could avoid a trip to the tailor to shorten the arms of blazers. I’m so happy to be pregnant but I really wish I could get by with zoom hearings for the next six months!

Potty training advice, please! My daughter is a September baby, so not quite 2.5. She’s the youngest in her group at daycare, and the teacher has told me she would like to potty train the kids as a group this month. I understand there is a value to training as a group, but I also kind of don’t want to do it right now. We have a potty and talk about the potty, but she has never actually gone on the potty, and she struggles a bit with taking pants on and off. I also live in a cold climate in an old drafty house, so I feel like we wear layers and don’t really want her to walk around n****d right now. And my office does not have any holidays until later in the year, so I don’t have 3 day weekend for the 3 day method unless I take a day off from work. I feel like this would be much easier in a few months when (a) it’s warmer (warmer in my house + fewer layers to deal with for outside potty emergencies) and (b) we have practiced a bit more and she’s more developmentally ready, not to mention I can leverage a holiday weekend. But should I go along with the group? The other kids are a few months older and probably more ready, and I can’t tell if I’m being lazy here because I don’t mind keeping her in diapers a bit longer.

Reporting back on my year of casual hangs / building local community – we had 34 people for a fika (cardomom buns and coffee) on Sunday and it was one of the most lifegiving events. We invited basically everyone we knew locally to drop in between 10:30-12:30, and put out some crafts, the soccer goal in the garden, and people loved it. Our house is 1000 square feet, so it was cozy but everyone loved it. I really felt like it helped cement some casual connections, and people enjoyed each other’s company, raved about how nice it was to have something to do on a dreary Sunday AM.

My husband thought I had lost the plot – I just started the teaching term and I’m off on work trip Wednesday-Sunday, but it felt well worth it. Everyone was gone by 1, the clean-up was easy, and we spent the rest of the day lounging around.

Hopefully a fun question for a Monday morning! What locations are on your family travel bucket list? Do you know what ages you’d like your kids to be when you take them there? And alternatively, what are some amazing trips that you’ve already taken that you would recommend?

I have seen this recommended at least three times since Friday, maybe it’s a sign!

However, I think I’m the only person who doesn’t love the lip mask so I’m a bit wary. It smells and looks nice, but I actually think my lips are more dry the next day, kind of like a rebound effect? Nothing works better than Vaseline for me