Makeup & Beauty Monday: Skin Perfecting Serum Foundation
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I struggled for years to find a foundation that matched both my shade and golden undertones. I also wanted something that would nurture and enhance my skin, not just cover it up. My fruitless search across makeup counters and drugstore aisles resulted in a pile of close, but not close enough, foundations. For a while, I just wore tinted moisturizer because I couldn’t figure out something more precise.
About a year and a half ago, I finally found my foundation soulmate in Orce’s Skin Perfecting Serum Foundation. Although a splurge, this foundation/serum delivers medium, slightly translucent, coverage with a subtle glow.
I initially ordered their Come Closer Experience Set, which comes with three mini-vials of different shades to try in the comfort of your own home. My match, 030 Illūm, disappeared right into my skin and stayed fresh from daycare drop-off to pickup. Orce just launched a powder I cannot wait to try.
The foundation is $89, and their Experience Set is $30. (You also get 10% off the purchase of a full-sized bottle.) Skin Perfecting Serum Foundation
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?
Has anyone gone back to work after maternity leave recently? If it’s your second, did you feel like it was significantly different than with your first? Even though I worked remote for like 6 months prior to my leave, I’m not sure how to dive back in being remote! It feels so different than my first. I plan to schedule catch-up meetings with basically everyone, and of course I’ve been in touch with my manager (who basically admitting he’s been neglecting everything I normally do, which I figured). Any other thoughts?
For something positive to start the week, what’s your kid’s most lovable trait?
My 3.5 year old is the best at compliments/noticing little things. We went for a walk in the woods this am and he stopped in front of a tree and said ‘that’s a lovely tree!’ and when we got back from our walk, he said what a nice walk it was. He also complimented the vegan cheese and salami sandwich I made him for lunch and told me I was the ‘bestest cuddler in the whole world’. He really reminds me to pay attention and appreciate the little things.
And advice on weaning? I have a 13-month-old. I’m currently just nursing in the morning and at night before bed. She gets two bottles of milk (cows milk now that she’s one) during the day. I don’t mind nursing in the morning but at night she’s started pulling on and off and being pretty rough and I actually find giving her the bottle much more peaceful and relaxing.
I was thinking I’d keep the morning session for now but possibly switch to a bottle of milk at night. It seems like a lot of advice says to just cut it and give milk in a sippy cup instead but she doesn’t drink that much milk from a sippy or open cup yet (just an ounce or two) and she’s still so little.
for those of you who’ve made the decision to send your kid to a highly academic ‘pressure cooker’ type of private (e.g. the Horace Manns of NYC, Harvard Westlake of LA, St Johns of Houston, Sidwell of DC, etc.) or public (e.g. Scarsdale and many of the NYC suburbs, etc.) – why did you make the decision? how do you feel about it? or if you yourself attended one of those schools as a kids – thoughts?
I’d appreciate any ‘just keeping swimming’ motivation today.
I am thisclose to downgrading and/or quitting my job as despite all the ‘we care about you! mental health is important! please let us know how we can support you!’ noises my company is making my workload is simply more than I can handle without working 50+ hours a week. My manager is not pleased with my current level of performance (ie, pretty good but definitely not what it was pre-pandemic) while also not wanting to hear that hey, it’s due to the fact that we don’t have the same level of childcare (part time sitter vs. live in au pair) and while I have set hours for school, there aren’t any after school programs/sports/play dates I can take advantage of. I’m working nights and weekends just to stay afloat but never really catching up/getting ahead. I cried three times this weekend while working because of how badly I felt like I was alternately failing at work/life/parenting.
How many people think life will look drastically different by summer 2021? Wondering if there will be enough vaccines for the majority of us to feel comfortable eating at restaurants, traveling, going into large crowded offices etc. Been so disappointed by the lack of response to date that I’m not sure how this vaccine rollout will go in 2021
I have a shoe question for fellow cold-weather parents. We try to take our kids (3 and 5) on a multiple-hour outdoor trip each weekend day (an easy hike, a playground, etc). When it’s snowy or rainy, they wear boots. However, when it’s like it was this weekend (zero snow or rain, but ~30 degrees), they get understandably annoyed by the clunkiness of boots. But their sneakers (Saucony jazz kids) are too cold. Are there, like, insulated sneakers? Or do you think just investing in a pair of wool socks for each of them to wear under their sneaks would work?
Similar to the boots questions, I could use some warm layer suggestions. My daughter’s school keeps the windows open this winter and it’s in the 30s and windy in NYC this week. I got a bunch of uniqlo heat tech leggings for her, and we do layers like turtlenecks under everything, but looking for more ideas. Like where can I buy actual leg warmers for a 5 year old? Etsy has lots of options but most are acrylic or cotton and for looks only. I’m thinking I should be looking at ski shops or something similar but would love specific recommendations. Thanks!
DMV area folks – Any advice on where to get PCR COVID tested this Wednesday and Thursday? We’re quarantining and testing in advance of seeing elderly family members for Christmas (no travel outside of the region) and need to get tested on those days. We were going to go to the judiciary square public test site, but are afraid it will be closed if it does snow on Wednesday. We’re in NW DC, but happy to drive as needed. Thanks!
Does anyone care to comment on what it is like to raise children in the DMV? DH and I are considering a move there in the next few years because we love the area, and we have two small children. I know it is expensive, so we would probably wait until our oldest is in elementary school. How hard is it to get into decent daycares and aftercare programs? Do the schools do highly inconvenient things like release kids at noon once every week (like our current school district does)? Any and all opinions very much welcome!
Can anyone point me towards a good jump rope for my not very coordinated 6 year old? She asked for one for christmas so she can practice at home – oops. I see a lot online but not sure on right length, etc.!
I realized this morning that after 8 months, I have stopped enjoying my kids. What I mean is, it used to be that we had smaller amounts of time together, so we did Quality Things. Now, we are just all so sick of eachother that we watch TV or do art separately or I yell at them and tell them to go play in the playroom and don’t bother me until dinner.
Has anyone done any kind of project/craft/whatever with kids recently that was enjoyable for everyone? Mine are 2.5, almost 5 and 7. Bonus if the output is giftable as I’m seriously struggling with extended fam that has everything (except in person christmas, which is the only thing they want) this year.
At my direction, DH and the kids built a birdhouse as a christmas gift and it was a fun project. The kids all got to help design and build it and then they painted it. (sorry, grandma!!). I ordered stuff to make cocoa bombs but it’s all backordered and not hear yet. We are decorating cookies later this week. Maybe 15-30 min time max as the wheels seem to fall off after that long if it’s a project with all 3. Nobody naps anymore either.
May be late in the day, so I’ll try again later, but tips to get through emails after maternity leave? I’m going back to my small litigation firm that is very busy. I’ve been lucky to be able to ignore all emails for 4 months, and am taking two half days to read emails before going back full time the first week in January (on that Wednesday).
Back to work in January after five months of maternity leave. Nanny for the baby, preschool for my older son. Preschool just announced they’re extending winter break and everyone needs to get tested, which means I have no care for him my first three days back. My husband and I are both work from home. I expect those days to be incredibly light for me- do I tell my manager about the care issue or just try to slide under the radar?