Makeup & Beauty Monday: Retinol Anti-Aging Serum
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I’m at a point in my life where I can start exploring products featuring “anti-aging” ingredients — and I also have the wisdom that the best skincare isn’t necessarily the most expensive.
During Sephora’s recent sale, I added The Inkey List’s Retinol Anti-Aging Serum to my shopping basket. As with most retinol products, this serum addresses wrinkles and fine lines, dullness, and uneven texture. Its slow-release formula is less irritating and includes squalane for soothing hydration.
Did I mention it’s also a Clean at Sephora product and a fraction of the price of other retinols? I’m gradually adding it to my evening routine, and so far, my skin feels firmer and smoother.
The serum is $9.99 at Sephora.
Sales of note for 9.10.24
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; up to 50% off everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off wear-to-work styles; extra 30% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything; extra 60% off clearance
- Lands’ End – 30% off full-price styles
- Loft – Extra 40% off sale styles
- Talbots – BOGO 50% everything, includes markdowns
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- Carter’s – Birthday sale, 40-50% off & extra 20% off select styles
- Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all baby; up to 40% off all Halloween
- J.Crew Crewcuts – Extra 30% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 40% off everything
- Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs
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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?
Looking for interesting podcasts but – here’s the kick – I want to be able to listen to them around kids.
I’m not looking for something kid-centric, but I’m looking for something with no swearing, not about serial killers, etc.
(Right now I’ve got Wait Wait, Don’t Tell me… but a cooking podcast would be good.)
We’re trying to decide if we want to put in a low deck (like one step up from the ground–taller would block the light going into our basement windows) or a patio in our backyard. Anyone have pro/cons for these or things we should keep in mind while designing? The main goal is a place to put the grill and table that’s not just the lawn like our current set up.
If you have a Sienna or the redesigned Odyssey, how hard are the grooves that adjust the middle row seats to keep clean? I am envisioning it becoming ultra nasty between stomach bugs, car sicknesses, snacks, and dog hair. My older odyssey has a flat floor with latches the seats clip into and I can actually clean it. Maybe something like weather tech floor mats would cover the grooves (but then maybe it is hard to shimmy up a seat to access the third row)? How are things IRL?
This is for the poster whose son wanted to get his grandmother dragon earrings. My friend sells jewelry made from skin her snakes shed. I have a super cool pair of yellow dangly earrings and a ring. She currently has some leftover yellow and some purple and pink. This could look like dragon scales/skin instead of snake if you are looking for something really unique.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/theflameboutique/?fbclid=IwAR0Je58nqAjZJiGr8WBFfvxRQD_4HjTCG3lc8uR6KDT86BEBy2Sf_et0OAQ
Cute kids stories to kick off a rainy Monday? My 5 year old is really into Hamilton lately, and requests “my shot” over and over again. Last night at dinner, after we said grace and did our normal cheers, he threw his cup back up in the air and shouted “raise a glass to freedom!” DH and I cracked up, so he of course did it three more times and I suspect this will be a new tradition.
So my kindergartener has been back in the classroom for two weeks and another girl is being really mean to her. Coming up to her and saying she’s stupid, or annoying, or that no one wants to play with her. As far as my kid can tell there was nothing that set this particular thing off (they are 6, so who knows). My daughter is really upset and was dreading going to school today. I’ve been inclined to let the kids (and teacher) work this out, but at what point do you reach out to the other parent and say hey, your kid is giving mine a rough time, what’s that about? I am friendly with the mom, we have texted a few times throughout lockdown but we are not close. I know this is just the beginning of years of friend drama but it was nice to not have it for most of the year. I feel like I would want to know, but interested in other thoughts/perspectives.
I don’t really know what I want, but everything just seems too much. Maybe just some reassurance I won’t feel like this forever. I did really well in the pandemic until around November and since then its just been kind of a mess. I got a promotion that seems to have resulted in more stress because of more work but not actually better work or elimination of any of the jobs that I used to have. I just have to do all the things I did before and now have to add just a few more things. The result is I’m behind on everything. I’ve spoken to my boss about it but we can’t hire anyone and everyone else is at max capacity so this is just the way its going to be for the foreseeable future. DH also has a big job and has been working 80+ hour weeks for weeks on end. That also just seems to be the way it is because they hired and then a bunch of folks left and senior management feels burned and doesn’t want to hire anyone else. We have a toddler and a nanny, which is fine, but not quite enough childcare. We asked the nanny to work more hours and she declined. We have a contract and my kid loves her to death so I’m not inclined to fire her in favor or finding someone new. Toddler has been sick so there have been numerous trips to the pediatrician and no solution to the illness yet. We have house cleaning and meal delivery. We used to send laundry out but the service just stopped running so I have to find something new. Meanwhile, there is a mountain of clean clothes on the bed. We’re both nearly fully vaccinated but not yet. 3 more weeks. We have no local family and even if we did they aren’t really well enough to help. We’re having fertility struggles and that is just daunting. I’m so exhausted and fed up with everything. One of our pets started throwing up over the weekend and normally that kind of thing passes in a day or two and we watch and wait. Well we did that and they aren’t getting better so we need a trip to the vet now. I’d love a day off but that is so not in the cards at the moment. Every one of these things is manageable on its own but ugh its just a lot together. Ugh. Sorry for the rant.
How do you regulate YouTube usage in your house? My 7 (almost 8) yo likes to watch Minecraft videos but I am really having a hard time with how he parrots these youtube gamer guys and ads and it just feels, well, yucky a lot of the time. We only let him use YouTube Kids but even then he just clicks and clicks and clicks and ends up who knows where. I realistically can’t be there with him to monitor usage. How do you manage it in your home?
Has anyone tried doing some kind of a parent-share system for aftercare? My daughter is going to be starting kindergarten next year and it doesn’t look like they’ll be offering aftercare due to COVID. She has a friend from daycare who will also be in K…we were thinking of doing something where one of the 4 parents took the two girls from 2-4:30 Mon-Thurs. We all have pretty flexible schedules (academia) but maybe this is too fraught? We’re all within walking distance of the school, too. The kiddos love each other, they are both incredibly easy kids, and I like the parents fine though we’re not BFFs. Or maybe we should just pool resources and hire someone to watch them.
Has anyone had weird reactions to retin A products? It’s not consistent but I sometimes notice weird eye puffiness when I use it (and not near my eyes, necessarily). I also will get a little white line near my eyes sometimes- kind of like a raised scar almost but very subtle, in a half moon shape, that will then go away if I stop. I mean I guess the answer is stop using but just curious if anyone else has this. I’ve heard people say they are dry/irritated after using but this is not that.
I’ve just started using retinols at night, based on an old thread here! I can’t tell the difference yet, but thanks to WFH I’m not wearing much makeup and my skin overall feels better.
Help me with what to do with my kids after dinner and before bedtime. We have about 1.5 hours to do “whatever” and I need to be honest – I’m usually spent after working / commuting / etc: I do a lot of checking out, being on my phone, etc. My kids love playing outside, playing with legos, and are not really into arts or crafts. I want to be more present, but I also don’t want to lose my mind. Anyone have a good routine or group of options? We live close to a couple of playgrounds and have a back yard.
This is more of a travel question than a parenting one, but are there trips you’re glad you took or wish you’d taken before your kids started elementary school? It hit me that K is only two years away now, so as we start traveling again I’d like to prioritize places that for whatever reason (crowds, weather, etc.) are best seen during the school year.
I know that redshirting is a thing, but do people just do it routinely? I had long thought that it was for kids (mainly boys) who are socially not ready for K. Now, I have a kid (who was 99%ile for height, so potentially creating some issues if we redshirted her) who is at 2 years younger than other kids in her grade. IDK what is the point of doing 5th grade work at a 7th grade level? I feel bad for my kid now — I feel that she is holding her own, but will probably not “show as well” as kids who are much older than she is. [OTOH, I feel bad for the older kids who are able to outshine a 10YO kid but maybe deep down feel like imposters, which is way too early for that.]
Does anyone have a link to a fairly comprehensive list of household tasks (including homekeeping and child-related) for couples to use to divide responsibilities? Thanks!