Makeup Monday: Touche Éclat Radiant Touch
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I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: If you’re looking for a great way to revive your makeup at the end of a long day, but you don’t want to add a totally new layer of concealer because that tends to be a little too bright, this is amazing. It’s my favorite thing to put on at the end of the day if I go out for dinner or meet someone for drinks or whatever, because it’s a very natural way to add a bit of radiance. It’s not opaque enough to use as a concealer, but it’s a great way to sort of revive your concealer. It’s $42 and comes in a ton of colors, and you can get it from a lot of places, from Nordstrom to Sephora to Macy’s. It’s just really outstanding and I highly recommend it. Touche Éclat Radiant Touch
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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’ve just semi-unintentionally weaned what is probably my last kid. Baby’s almost a year and I was planning on weaning soon anyway, but then I ended up needing a 10-day course of some pretty serious antibiotics. I cut out the morning nursing session and only pumped (and dumped) in the evening if I felt uncomfortable. Antibiotics wrapped up over the weekend, I tried to nurse, and… baby BIT ME and then gave up after a minute or two and gestured at the bottle. I then dumped all my pump accessories straight into the recycling bin and printed out the stuff to recycle my Medela pumps.
I’m not quite sure how I feel about this, yet.
To make smoothies less labor intensive in the mornings, I prep it the night before. Kiddo’s standard is 2 cubes frozen spinach, half a banana, handful of frozen berries, sometimes some other fruit, hemp hearts and a bit of honey. In the morning I add almond milk or milk and blend. We use the lolla cup as our smoothie cup and works great.
Hang in there. Ask your doctor about diclegis. Zofran and phenergan didn’t work terribly well for me, but the diclegis worked to get me back at about 90%. As my OB told me, the baby doesn’t really need extra calories right now, but you do need to stay hydrated. If you can keep down full calorie Gatorade, great, but mostly just focus on keeping hydrated and looking like you are in the office and billing. Even if the puking sticks around longer than expected, your energy levels should go up in a few weeks, so you just need to survive until then. Remember, you are growing a human. That is amazing. I had many a first trimester day where all I could do was just be. Your energy will get better.
-signed still puking at 38 weeks and thankfully delivering tomorrow.
I need permission to go easy on myself.
I’m 10 weeks pregnant and I’ve been sick as a dog this time around. For example, today I had a vomit session at 6:30 am, 7 am (which I had to pull over for on my way to work), 8:30 am (in my office), and 11 am. I’m keeping enough water and broth down to feel like I am hydrated, but I’m just not productive at work. I’ve been here 5 hours (including a one hour lunch) and I’ve only really gotten like 2 hours of work done. The rest of the time I spend sitting there trying not to throw up, throwing up, and laying my head down on my desk after throwing up. I feel guilty, but I also don’t have enough sick leave to just take off. I’m taking zofran during the day and phenergan at night.
I don’t know what I’m looking for, I guess just encouragement that it’s OK to let some things slide right now as long as I’m doing my best? Though the adult professional world requires more than “doing your best”. blergh
Re: rain clothes. I saw ducksday rainsuits on a blog and they look super cool for little kids. No personal experience though.
Need ideas for meals a 21 month old can eat in the car on the way to daycare. Daughter is not satiated with milk, half a banana, and cheerios. I’m hoping more food at breakfast will be the solution to behavioral problems at daycare (biting).
Any suggestions for toddler rain clothes? My boys are almost two (so probably a 2T would be a little big or fine), and I’d like to keep them outside as much as possible. I was thinking rain pants and a rain jacket, but which ones and what about for shoes? I think their sneakers will get wet but rain boots seem like they’d be a challenge to get on and walk in.
For the lovely ladies (and any others) who encouraged me on my belly last week — this looks pretty solid:
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/08/07/541204499/flattening-the-mummy-tummy-with-1-exercise-10-minutes-a-day
Ladies, talk to me about SUVs! After 11 years of driving around a Toyota Camry, we’re looking to buy a 7 seater SUV. Some considerations:
– We live in the city, but we have an indoor parking garage. However, we do some street parking from time to time when visiting friends, running errands, etc.
– I rarely drive (metro to work) but husband drives 35 minutes each way to work
– We’re interested in an SUV so that we can take some road trips and have room for our family of 4 PLUS luggage. But we’re not interested in those huge SUVs (like an Escalade)
– We can afford a luxury SUV (Mercedes, Audi, etc.) but neither of us think it is worth it. Feel free to tell me if you disagree!
Right now we’re looking at the Kia Sorrento, and Nissan Pathfinder. Would love any feedback about these SUVs as well as others that you love/hate.
For those of you who use a cleaning service, has anyone gone from having the cleaners twice a month to weekly, and did you find the increasing frequency worth it? I love coming home to a clean home and while I wouldn’t say our home is terrible, by the end of the two week mark we do definitely need them to come by. Weekly cleanings means more “pre-cleaning/picking up” on our part, but it wouldn’t be too much. We’re fortunate to be able to afford this. Curious to hear the hive’s thoughts, thank you!
Unofortunately this is a brand new team to me and we’re not at a big law firm. My guess is no one will know what I mean when I say “pumping” :(
OP – thanks for the questions. I am looking for a book to read stories and milestones in life of my baby (not a book about babies generally)
If you’ll be at a big law firm office, it shouldn’t be big deal to take a break to pump. I needed to pump at a meeting and asked a female associate to reserve me a spot in their Mother’s room at X time. I excused myself from the meeting after looking at my phone (a reasonable excuse), and a legal secretary escorted me to the pumping room. Not a big deal at all.
I feel like if you’re nonchalant about the whole thing, others will take their cues from you.
I also found that it was often easist to inform another person with small kids rather than the whole team. Older folks or those without kids seemed the most confused or unsure about pumping. The person I told would cover for me in a reasonable manner. (E.g., “She had to step out but will be back in about 15 minutes.”) Lawyers are used to not getting reasons for absences because it may always be a client calling.
Any advice on pumping and bringing back milk for a day trip (that involves flights back and forth)? I’m just back from mat leave and looks like I’ll need to do some traveling soon. Any advice on how to bring this up with my (all male) team? Also, if opposing counsel is hosting the meeting? I feel like I’m just getting the hang of pumping at work, but the thought of traveling (and being away from my baby!) is a bit overwhelming. My son is 4.5 months old and I had been hoping to hold off on travel until 6 months – thoughts on asking to participate by phone (there are other members of my team that will be there in person)? Thanks so much, ladies! I feel like I’m just now figuring out how hard all of this is.
Y’all, this is a little outdated since Black Hat was a week ago now, but I just have to comment on how happy I am that the conference offered child care! I don’t think I need to point out that IT and cyber security are pretty male-dominated career fields, so I was especially pleased that someone had the good sense to prioritize this.
I didn’t use it, because my husband stayed home with the kids where he belongs (haha!), but I’m so glad the option was available for any parents who needed it.