Makeup & Beauty Monday: Radiance+ 15% Vitamin C Serum
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Now that the weather has taken a decidedly cold and dry turn, my skin is looking a little bleh.
What’s worked for me in the past is a boost of vitamin C. This concentrated serum from No7 brightens skin by reducing the appearance of dark spots, discoloration, and unevenness.
Each morning, I just put a tiny drop in my palm and smooth it all over my face before my moisturizer and sunscreen. The gel-like texture absorbs quickly so it can get to work brightening my skin right away.
The serum is $19.99 at Target.
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)
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?
Thoughts on letting kids sleep in bed with you? My almost 4 year old has started asking to sleep in my bed all the time. I’ve let her do it a few times as a reward for something or for a holiday, and honestly I love it – we both sleep better and I enjoy the snuggles. Am I setting her up for bad habits for life is I let her do this on a regular basis?
I’m on week 4 of my 12-week mat leave and it’s my first week without my husband and family help. Any advice or things you wish you knew during maternity leave?
Kiddo is on the 3rd ear infection in <3 mos, and we just got an ENT referral. Any advice on ear tubes – what's the procedure & recovery like and did it make a big difference? It's not so much the ear infections themselves, it's the side effects from antibiotics that are wearing us all out.
How much do you and your family adhere to designated “times” in the day for certain things? DH has always had a lackadaisical approach to the clock — it drives me nuts but is what it is. But it’s becoming a real issue with keeping our 6yo on a schedule. Eg, bedtime is at 8:30, but I was out the other night and came home at 9:15 and kiddo was just then getting ready for bed! DH said that he lost track of time and forgot to give dinner until 8 (instead of 7) so everything else got pushed back. I got really upset because part of parenting is remembering to Feed Your Kid but his point was that so, it’s an hour, what does it really matter?
Obviously this is rooted in bigger issues but curious as to how other households manage this outside of making it to school on time (which is its own issue).
How is everyone feeling about Christmas plans?
Currently keeping my fingers and toes crossed for our flight to Portugal on Friday – husband and I working from home, kiddo in nursery so he’s our weak link. I’m semi-confident we’ll get there and am not super worried about the plane (3 hours, everyone will have a negative test to board). Less confident on whether we’ll get back but if the borders are closed, school is likely closed as well so we’ll just stay with grandma and papa. I’m desperate to get off this plague island and get some sunshine.
Can we talk about children’s birthday parties when the parents harbor beliefs that you find repugnant? My neighbors – who are hardcore and vocal Trumpers – invited us to a birthday party for their children, who are the same age as my daughter (Kindergarten). We don’t interact with them at all, but I imagine a lot of the neighborhood kids (who my daughter plays with) will be there. Would you go? Really tempted to skip it based on the parents’ views, but maybe I’m being overly sensitive.
C-Mom roll call: who else is dealing with childcare closure due to Covid exposure? Day 4 post exposure here and our preschool classroom is closed till at least next Tuesday. I’m already burned out from this year (life kicking me in the face for the last six months for a variety of family/ health/ work reasons), and I’m dreading the upcoming December break when older kid’s elementary school is closed as well.
Yes, I’m in MA with a high community vax rate, all eligible family members are vaccinated and/ or boosted, but cases are climbing again and I’ve just heard some depressing news – half my team in the UK tested positive after an office gathering last week, even though they all tested negative at home with lateral flow tests (per UK guidelines) hours beforehand.
I’m taking it one day at a time, and the actual time at home with kiddo is fine, but the uncertainty and anticipation are getting to me.
Looking for reassurance about saying no to a work opportunity. It’s a really awesome speaking opportunity that I’ve never had and most people don’t get to do. But it would also mean intense stress for several weeks at a time when I’m at my wit’s end with work and kids. I’ve pretty much never declined an opportunity like this and always moved full force forward so feeling anxious about the decision. I don’t believe I’ll be penalized for saying no.
I have little kids at home (well, not even so little.. the oldest is 8!! the youngest is 3.5), and this weekend was just hard (and so is every other weekend these days). It is cold and COVID cases are up so we don’t go out quite as much as in the summer, and there’s just so much screaming and tantrums and fighting and mess. I feel terrible to say this, but I am so happy that it is Monday . I wonder who else feels the same, or if anyone has any advice on how to make weekends more enjoyable with young kids. My husband is super involved so I get quite a bit of solo time during weekends, we plan lots of things (two playdates this weekend and two other outings!), I try to do things I love with them etc, but both of my kids are glued to me and/or my husband the whole time and they are just so much and everything is a production with them (bath, leaving the house, etc – lots of fighting/tantrum/whining/etc), and I guess sometimes I miss the peace and quiet. Feel bad to say this, but I am dreading the holiday break at this point, how we are going to get through 10 days of these shenanigans!!