Makeup & Beauty Monday: Match Stix Shimmer Skinstick
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Fenty Beauty (by Rihanna aka Robyn Fenty) is supposed to be inclusive of a wide range of skin tones and colors; their foundation line has 40 shades. I recently saw a makeup tutorial where the artist used a single one of these color sticks to do an entire face of makeup: blush, eyeshadow, and lipstick. Although I probably would not be able to pull off one color on my entire face, I think that concept is really cool. I am also not a makeup expert, so I always appreciate when a product is designed to be blended with your fingertips. I could see myself buying one of the bronze-ish ones to use as an eyeshadow and contour stick, or a pinkish one to use as blush and lip color. They are $25 each at Sephora. Match Stix Shimmer Skinstick
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Sales of note for 1/16:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Cashmere on sale; AllSaints, Free People, Nike, Tory Burch, and Vince up to 60%; beauty deals up to 25% off
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase; extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles with code — readers love this blazer, these dresses, and their double-layer line of tees
- DeMellier – Sale now on, free shipping and returns — includes select options like Montreal, Vancouver, and Venice
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; extra 50% off all clearance, plus ELOQUII X kate spade new york collab just dropped
- Everlane – Sale of the year, up to 70% off — reader favorites include their scoop tee, Dream Pant, ReNew Transit backpack, silk blouses and oversized blazers! New markdowns just added
- Hannah Andersson – Up to 30% off all pajamas;
- J.Crew – Up to 40% off select styles; up to 50% off cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything
- L.K. Bennett – Archive sale, almost everything 70% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Tag sale for a limited time — jardigans and dresses $200, pants $150, tops $95, T-shirts $50
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale – 50% off + extra 20% off, sale on sale, plus free shipping on $150+
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?
I know people have talked about a specific brand of baby socks that don’t fall off… was it Hanna Anderson? I have a 6-month old and we’re getting into sock season.
Love the Fenty Beauty line. First foundation I can use off the shelf (450) – I used to have to mix several together. I also use the skinsticks for contour (espresso matte)/highlight (cinnamon bronze).
I just got one off of Amazon, but ultimately ovulation test strips were much more effective for TTC.
Is there a specific type of basal body thermometer I should get? Or will any do at a drugstore? Got my AF today so going to try charting now.
Pros/cons of owning a trampoline? I REALLY want one for our kids. Both are little spark plugs who benefit greatly from having a physical outlet for their energy. They’ve jumped on trampolines at gymnastics class and friends’ houses and love them. So do I, honestly. DH is adamantly opposed: injury risk, first and foremost, and his dad (a former insurance agent) constantly harped on the liability of having a trampoline.
I’m struggling at work and looking for any advice/insight.
About 3 months after returning from maternity leave, I was offered a promotion. I took it believing my old role would be backfilled and I would start this new job pretty soon after. Fast forward 7 months: my role has never been backfilled and I am still doing two jobs. I am drowning, I am not doing well at either job, and furthermore I’m now at the point where I’m thinking about getting pregnant with number 2.
My concerns are 1) I have not proven myself at all in new role, so I need to wait on getting pregnant again and 2) generally I just need to figure out a way to cope with everything falling through the cracks.
Common sense would say this isn’t my fault and I accepted the job under false pretenses, but I’m VERY hesitant to even hint at that to my boss or coworkers, because I don’t want to be perceived as whiny/complaining/making excuses. I’m finding myself more and more underwater in both of my roles, and I don’t know how to manage. Is there anything I can do without seeming whiny/ungrateful? I am always on pins and needles trying to prove myself after having come back from maternity leave. So far all I’ve done is asked my boss what the progress is on backfilling the old role, and he says they’re “close”, but won’t give me a date as to when I will be able to transition fully to my new role.
Hi all, I have a 5 yo daughter in kindergarten who is very prone to tears. She spills water on herself, tears, her 3 yo brother makes annoying sounds, tears, a friend knocks over her magnatiles, tears. Last week I volunteered at her school and she cried through the entire lunch period because of the aforementioned magnatile episode. Her music teacher pulled me aside to tell me my DD has been crying more this year (was an issue last year too) in class. I don’t want to stifle her emotions, but any ideas on how to help her cope? We have talked about taking deep breaths, counting to 10, etc. I am worried that she is missing out on the fun at school but getting in these crying tailspins. I’ve also been getting her to bed earlier too, just to rule out tiredness. Her ped told me at her 5 yr check up she should grow out of this by the end of kindergarten, but I am not so sure. I also can’t find any books on how to self calm or how to figure out what is a big deal vs what is a small deal. Any experience would be so helpful!
My 2 y/o is doing great with potty training at home. She went all weekend with no accidents (except at night- we still have her in a diaper bc she wakes up wet). She’d been doing very well at home so last Friday we tried undies at daycare and she had a 100% fail rate. She apparently would st on the potty, then get off and have an accident not 10 minutes later.
Today when I dropped her off we tried the potty first and she went and there was much celebrating. I think she’s both not quite comfortable telling her teachers and also still getting used to what it feels like- though she’s mastered “i go potty now” at home.
With my first we had a similar issue where she was rock solid at home and it took MONTHs for her to be OK at daycare. I’m trying to avoid that again…but it seems like that’s our destiny.
Ideas?
My 3 year old suddenly seems to be filled with “fears” of all sorts of things. Sometimes it seems legitimate – like when she wakes up in the middle of the night and hears a noise – and other times it’s things like her macaroni and cheese. She cannot articulate why she’s afraid of anything – the noises or her dinner – so I’m not sure how to help her. At times, it also feels a bit manipulative although I’m trying to not get too exasperated.
Any tips would be appreciated!
Any recommendations for toddler slippers? Preferably something a 2.5 year old can put on by herself. I’d rather not spend a ton of money, since I’m not positive she will actually wear them.
PSA: Target is having its car seat trade-in event. Read on for a DH-related gripe.
We are upgrading our car seats all at once– two new boosters for the 4-year old and two new conversion seats for the 1-year old. This is (obviously) costing us hundreds of dollars. I am deep in the reviews and have discussed with my DH multiple times, including sending him side-by-side comparisons of different models to see which will fit best in our cars, which will be easiest to tighten, etc. etc. We have visited Target once to have the kids sit in the seats, we have made 1 purchase so far, which DH installed last week. Yesterday, I told DH about the trade-in event at Target, the coupon, the recycling program. DH went to Target with one of the expired car seats. When he came back, I asked him for the coupon as I had decided which seat to buy online. He said, “oh, you wanted me to bring the coupon home? I just left it in the car seat aisle.” WTF do you think this has all been about?!?! AARRRGGGHHH.
I know this has been posted many times and I’m disappointed I never copied it down – what is your best list for what to pack in a hospital bag? Thanks!
Has anyone else read the Ask a Manager where someone wrote in about how their coworker was singing nursery rhymes to himself? They apparently thought it was really creepy, but AAM responded that they probably just have a preschooler. I thought of that five minutes ago when I caught myself singing “Thomas, you’re the leader” aloud quietly while I loaded this s i te.
My 6 month old is not quite crawling but is getting fairly mobile by rolling, scooting, army crawling, etc. We have a small dog who has always been wary of the baby and pretty much avoided her when she was immobile. Now that the baby is more mobile she sometimes approaches the dog and touches her legs or tail. On several occasions the dog has growled loudly at the baby when this happened, even though the dog was not confined in any way and was free to walk away (and is obviously much faster than the baby).
The dog and baby are never together without one of us present (this is fairly easy because the dog is a “Velcro Dog” who is always glued to me or my husband, especially my husband, and gives the baby a wide birth unless DH and I are both with the baby). The dog is an adult rescue mix. She’s terrified of just about everything, including strangers, but we’ve never really seen any aggression before and we’ve had her for ~5 years. When kids try to pet her at the farmers market, she runs away with her tail between her legs. She’s definitely not a golden retriever that wants to love on everyone she meets, but until recently it always seemed like her instinct was just to remove herself from situations she didn’t like. But now it seems like she wants to stand her ground and growl at the baby, which is concerning to say the least.
Anyone have any advice?