Makeup & Beauty Monday: Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40 Foundation
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Over the past year, wearing makeup has evolved from a daily routine into a special occasion one. When I do reach for foundation, I find myself drawn to products with lighter, translucent coverage.
I recently bought a bottle of this foundation from ILIA and I think it’s what I’ve been looking for. This “Clean at Sephora” tinted serum provides a light coverage, SPF 40, and several good-for-your-skin ingredients like squalane (hydrates and improves elasticity), niacinamide (smooth and even skin tone), and hyaluronic acids (moisturizes and plumps skin). It also comes in 30 shades so you can find your perfect match! It’s your skin, but better.
The foundation is $48 at Sephora.
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 am very excited to be pregnant, and trying to figure out how to announce at work. The wrinkle is that I’d also like to be having conversations in the next few months about going for partner next year. As of a few months ago, that was the general timing I was getting from my boss but they wanted to wait a little longer to talk to big boss. Do I have these as totally separate conversations or bring them together? Meaning, in a few weeks say I’m pregnant but not talk about partnership stuff at all and then a few weeks later bring up the partnership conversation?
What’s a reasonable reaction to a weird abrasion on my four month old baby’s genital area? (don’t want to send this through moderation so it’s in the area normally covered by a diaper, not hidden, you see it very easily when lifting her legs to change her). My husband and I noticed it after daycare pick up last week, but there wasn’t a mention of it in her daily report. Nothing else looks red/sore. It’s very possible I scratched her with my wedding ring while changing her and didn’t notice that morning, so daycare might assume we knew about it already. It’s clearing up just fine, but should I say anything when she goes back?
Really like this playground text idea. I’m proximate to the elementary school (and playground) and my immediate neighborhood has 4-5 families with similarly aged kids. Would love to get to know them more than the mechanical friendly “hello, nice weather!” convo we have when we walk the dog. This could be a great angle! Thanks for sharing.
What were your kids first/best Halloween costumes?
Not yet a mom question here. How long would you wait to start TTC after starting a new job? I started my job in March and we’re debating whether we should start trying in January (baby 18+ months after starting the job) or waiting a while longer. I would like to start sooner than later but I worry that I will be exhausted during pregnancy and I won’t have built up enough goodwill by then.
My poor RSV recovering son also had a bad reaction to the flu shot. I am all for vaccines but I just know he’s also going to have a hard time with the Covid one, whenever that comes for his age group (almost 3). I’m glad the safety data is good for the 5-11, hopefully we can get our older one the vaccine by Halloween as they’re saying! Still not going anywhere close to normal until the little one is covered.
How does your family talk about genitals/private parts? What are your rules about bodies/nakedness in the house? DH and I have 3 girls. For context, he is an only child and I grew up with brothers and sisters. Yesterday, my 8 year old got out of the shower and came downstairs naked to ask me some dumb question. I told her to go put some clothes on, what is she doing running around the house naked/ the neighbors are out walking their dogs and all the lights are on. A couple minutes later, the same kid needed her earring looked at and was rolling around naked on my bed with her legs splayed out. I told her she was being rude and please get dressed.
So later that night, DH tells me he thought I was body-shaming our daughter and he wants to make sure we don’t make the girls feel ashamed of their bodies or like their genitals are “dirty.” My view is that (1) On wandering around naked: I don’t think it’s appropriate for anyone in our house to roam around the first floor naked with the lights on at night when all the windows are open- we live on a main road and have all kinds of people passing by in the evening that can see right into our window. IMO it had nothing to do with being ashamed (or not) of your body. It’s general neighborly practice. (2) I don’t think my kids are “dirty” but I do think my kids bare a$$ on my bed is both not the most hygienic and the girl should know it’s not polite to spread your legs in front of other people.
Another example DH brought up that I’ve said before to the kids that when they touch themselves (it isn’t quite masturbating but it’s exploratory) that they have to wash their hands — and from my standpoint, you ought to be washing your hands before (keep germs out) and after (sanitation). In no way do I mean to imply that the act of touching yourself is “dirty”– just that you need to wash your hands like you would if you were picking your nose or wiping your bottom.
I feel like I’m not articulating my view with DH, and I think we are both generally in agreement about how we want to raise the girls w/r/t their own bodies. I can’t tell if he’s being hypersensitive to an issue that isn’t there, or if I need to adjust the way I talk about “private parts” to our girls before I give them some kind of complex about their bodies. Our girls are all young (3rd grade and below).
Thoughts? Advice?
Apologies if this has been asked recently. In today’s world, when is reasonable disclose a pregnancy to work? With WFH until further notice, essentially no one has any idea… but I obviously need to give my team enough time to plan for leave. At the same time, I have a higher risk pregnancy so don’t want to jump the gun.
Has anyone done any online parenting classes? I follow a few accounts on IG that have classes. I am specifically looking for help with my 4.5 yo. Everything is a battle and we’re all so exhausted that we’ve created some bad habits. Any recs?
Well, DS #1 started in the Pre-K class at his school today. He’s been in school since he was 4 months old, and has been at this particular place for almost 2 years (minus early pandemic time at home)…but this feels different! Unless we get a slot in a public pre-K, he’ll be in this class until K.
(And yes, after years of side-eyeing the first day of school signs, I definitely caved and made one for this occasion and now totally see the point).
Follow-up regarding uniform/clothing stains! (Preschool has white tops for uniforms). I’ve been using a lot of the tips I got on here, but have some follow-up questions. First, when everyone says to “pre-treat” the stain, I usually spray with shout or a mix of dish detergent and water, and then put it in the hamper and wash on the weekend. It’s not working very well. Should I be hand washing the shirt on a daily basis to “pre-treat” it? Second, I’m trying to hang dry the shirts so stains don’t set in, but now they’re very wrinkly. Any suggestions? Will steaming or ironing be any better/worse than just drying them in the dryer, as far as “setting” the stains?
My kid forgot their learning iPad, which they need for learning at school. Should I drop it off? I am a big believer in natural consequences, but it seems like it would be pretty bad to not have it all day.
With the Pfizer data coming out, my husband wants to ask the pediatrician if he will give our kid the vaccine off label. Is this a terrible idea?
https://www.statnews.com/2021/09/20/pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-children/
sort of following up on the above thread about protein powder/picky eaters – my dad was just here visiting for the weekend and so many comments about what my kids ate. i subscribe to the philosophy that i choose what to serve and they choose what to eat. anyone have a good script to shut down the comments?
One- or two-piece snowsuit? And what do I do for boots?
LO isn’t walking, yet, but will be by the end of winter (and maybe even by the time it snows). We live in the upper Midwest. Daycare is committed to sending the kiddos outside to play as much as possible.