Makeup & Beauty Monday: Sensibio H2O

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BIODERMA Sensibio H2O Now that I have been wearing more eye makeup, and especially long-wear eyeliner, my regular face wash is not cutting it. After washing my face, I have raccoon eyes, and I’ve been pulling at the delicate skin around my eyes more than I would like. I’ve been hearing so much about how micellar water is excellent at removing makeup, so I am definitely going to have to add this to my routine. I need something delicate, as I have sensitive skin and eyes (thanks, LASIK!), and this appears to be just that. It has 459 very positive reviews and is within my budget, so I’m going to pick this up. It is $14.90 for 16.7 fl oz. at Dermstore. Sensibio H2O  This post contains affiliate links and CorporetteMoms may earn commissions for purchases made through links in this post. For more details see here. Thank you so much for your support!

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 interestworking mom questions asked by the commenters!

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Recs for a bath seat for a 6-month old? Ideally compact so I can pop her in the bag with her 4-year old sibling. We used a Primo Eurobath with the oldest but obviously that wouldn’t work for a tandem bath…I do bedtime routine on my own at least half the time and really want both kids in the tub at once!

Someone recommended the Target version of the Patagonia Nano Puff (car seat safe coat). We have a Nano Puff for our older kid, which we will hand down, but we’d like to get through this winter with something cheaper for the baby. Can someone tell me the name of the Target version? Old Navy would work, too!

Thank you!

I feel like I’ve hit an important Working Mother Milestone: snagged the last “plastic cups and cutlery” signup for the church potluck! :)

Am I the only person who doesn’t like Working Moms on Netflix? I think it’s a really interesting concept of course, but I binge-watched most of the first season recently and just can’t get into it. There’s so much humor that naturally arises in working parenthood that I think it’s kind of weird that so much of the show’s comedy revolves around things that have nothing to do with parenthood (oversharing about what kind of p0rn you watch? pleasuring yourself at work?). And I think the characters kind of live in a bubble. Maybe some of this is a Canadian thing, but at least in the US, it’s a pretty rarefied social circle where everyone has a nanny or a SAH spouse and daycare isn’t even mentioned as an option. Oh and your mother can fly in and immediately take over nanny duties when you abruptly fire your nanny. I don’t know. I just didn’t find it that funny or relatable (even though I’m upper middle class and work full time) and just curious if anyone else felt the same way.

PSA, for anyone considering a family trip to New Orleans, our Children’s Museum just opened in a new location, and it is seriously one of the nicest museums I’ve ever been in. We spent about 2 hours there this weekend, and we didn’t even see half of it. The architecture is amazing, the exhibits are well thought out, and our whole family had a great time!

Also, the new Children’s Museum is in City Park, which you could easily spend 3 days in–there are playgrounds, a lake with paddle boat and kayak rentals, bike rentals, an art museum with an amazing sculpture garden, a botanical garden, “hiking” trails, lots of open play spaces under the oak trees, a mini-golf course, a small amusement park with a train and an antique carousel and lots of typical fair rides, and a new Cafe du Monde. (Many of these things cost extra money, but it is also possible to enjoy a half-day just walking around the park.)

DD is 16 mos old. She is scratching her legs and arms nonstop. I think her skin is somewhat dry but the level of itching is causing bleeding (I am doing better at keeping her nails short now that we’ve caught on). It doesn’t present as a rash but I guess if I ever so gently graze my finger across her leg I feel little tiny raised bumps, and the same is true on her back. On her legs it’s hard to know if they are bumps or just healing from over aggressive scratching. Separately, I noticed dryness along her forehead while I was changing her this morning. And then after doing her hair in pigtails for the first time ever, I noticed a lot of redness at the part along the lower hairline on the nape of her neck. It’s been going on for two weeks now, with some days more intense than others.

I called the doc once and they didn’t seem concerned. Aquaphor didn’t do much. Cerave seemed to help the tiniest bit, but I’m still not sure. Thoughts? Beg for a sick appointment?

Remind me how to transition a baby out of the swaddle? Our good sleeper learned to roll from back to front over the weekend (she can’t do the opposite yet) so we are going cold turkey. And last night was… bad. She actually didn’t roll over, just kept waking herself up! I’m out of town for work tonight and feel for my DH! Oh she’s four months if that matters!

How do you respond to a playground parent who criticizes your supervision of your child? I’ve heard tell of this phenomenon but never actually experienced it myself until this weekend. My toddler was maybe 15 feet from where I was sitting with another parent, playing “jail” (a game I loathe and don’t encourage but which he and his preschool-age sister are really into right now. It’s basically tag with a side of the prison industrial complex). He was calling for me to get him out of “jail,” which was just a spot on the playground where his sister was making him sit. Calling “Maaaaaama, maaaaaama,” annoyingly but not distressed. I would wave at him every 30 seconds or so so that he could see that I could see him, but I did not get up to go to him. Partially because I was talking to another parent-friend, but also because we’re really trying to foster independence on the playground, AND at home we’re trying to get our kids to stop yelling for us and instead, come walk up to us when they need something. (Seriously, the yelling…). this had been going on for like 3 minutes max when a dad who was leaving the park with his kids came up to say that my kid had been calling me for me and maybe I wanted to make sure he was ok. It wasn’t super snotty, but it was definitely critical. I mean my kid was really close to where we were sitting, completely in my line of sight, and I was waving at him regularly not ignoring him. I said, Thanks, he’s ok, and planned to keep on keeping on, but my DH hopped up to go get the kid, which to me undermines the work we’re trying to do to get kid to play independently and to stop yelling (not to mention our own need to interact with other adults in these situations). This was not that big of a deal, but I’m just curious how other people respond to these situations.

How do you respond to a playground parent who criticizes your supervision of your child? I’ve heard tell of this phenomenon but never actually experienced it myself until this weekend. My toddler was maybe 15 feet from where I was sitting with another parent, playing “jail” (a game I loathe and don’t encourage but which he and his preschool-age sister are really into right now. It’s basically tag with a side of the prison industrial complex). He was calling for me to get him out of “jail,” which was just a spot on the playground where his sister was making him sit. Calling “Maaaaaama, maaaaaama,” annoyingly but not distressed. I would wave at him every 30 seconds or so so that he could see that I could see him, but I did not get up to go to him. Partially because I was talking to another parent-friend, but also because we’re really trying to foster independence on the playground, AND at home we’re trying to get our kids to stop yelling for us and instead, come walk up to us when they need something. (Seriously, the yelling…). this had been going on for like 3 minutes max when a dad who was leaving the park with his kids came up to say that my kid had been calling me for me and maybe I wanted to make sure he was ok. It wasn’t super snotty, but it was definitely critical. I mean my kid was really close to where we were sitting, completely in my line of sight, and I was waving at him regularly not ignoring him. I said, Thanks, he’s ok, and planned to keep on keeping on, but my DH hopped up to go get the kid, which to me undermines the work we’re trying to do to get kid to play independently and to stop yelling (not to mention our own need to interact with other adults in these situations). This was not that big of a deal, but I’m just curious how other people respond to these situations.

How much do you pay an occasional babysitter? I realize this varies by region etc., but I’m just curious what everyone’s paying these days! Does it vary by number of kids?

We have an awesome new sitter who I’m told I have been drastically overpaying for our area. Too late to change the rate now, but wishing I’d done a little more asking around before I made her an offer. We don’t use her that often anyway so it’s no big deal, but it got me wondering.

Any books/advice on talking with an older child about putting a pet down? My elderly cat is having some serious quality of life issues and I’m taking her into the vet tomorrow to discuss it with them. She’s still sweet and cuddly (with us) but I don’t think she has the temperament for more invasive treatment (she HATES the vet and has bit more than 1 tech at our previous vet and boarding place). My son adores her and this would be a hard loss.

I’m usually a lurker over on the main site, but had a question I thought that you fine ladies would be better equipped to weight in on.

My best friend is about to have her first kid any day now. She has family coming to help out over the first month or so after the baby comes, but they live a ways away from their parents and have a limited local support system. I live ~2 hours way and I offered to come up and stay and help out for a week or so sometime in October. She and her husband said this would be great, so I’m planning on it. My Tdap is up to date.

Three questions:
1) Besides general tidying, laundry, and washing every dish/bottle I can get my hands on, are there other things I can do that would be most helpful?
2) How do I strike a balance between taking initiative on being helpful and just doing things versus checking with the new parents to make sure I’m either not overstepping or not doing things the way they prefer? I don’t want to be an extra burden at an already intense time.
3) Any advice on how to make sure while I’m there I give my friend and her husband the time and space they need to figure out how to be a family of three?

I need birthday gifts for four upcoming birthday parties for kids turning 3 years old in my kid’s class. Any ideas of things I can order or pick up that would be fun/ easy? Last year we did Wimmel Books (my kid’s favorite at the time). Thanks!

When do toddler start lying to you? My 18 month old was up in the night crying for several hours last night. We’re pretty sure the culprit was teething (she has canines cutting through, and when she first woke up she told us her teeth hurt). But when we tried to put her back to bed (after Tylenol, etc.) she kept pointing at her diaper and yelling poop (she hadn’t pooped). I suppose it’s possible she was trying to tell us she had gas, but that’s usually an issue when she’s constipated and she wasn’t. I swear she was just trying to trick us into taking her out of the crib for a diaper change…like she thought that would somehow be a gateway into getting out of the crib for good. Is that kind of trickery possible at this age or am I crazy?

I’m a micellar water fan, but personally have found the foaming types work best for me for getting eye makeup off on the first go, and also don’t require some kind of applicator (cotton pads or those cool washable ones, which I admit aren’t so bad, but still require some scrubbing).