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As I was cleaning out the glove compartment in my car, I found an expired travel bottle of contact lens solution (I can’t tell you how many times one of my contacts has felt wonky or popped out in the car.) This made me wonder two things… First, do people ever actually put gloves in their glove compartment? And second, what beauty products do other people keep in their car? 💄🚗 Currently, all of the following items are in my car, and while I realize that a few of them aren’t technically “beauty products,” I’m still putting ’em in there....

One good thing came out of my recent gel manicure debacle. I have a new passion for finding kick-@ss non-gel long-wearing nail polishes, i.e. nail polishes that can actually handle my life! I do my nails at home once a week now, and over the course of that week my paws take a beating. I’m typing, I’m cleaning, I’m taking care of the dual divas who room and board with me (human and otherwise), I’m gardening, I’m preparing meals (gluten-free sometimes!), I’m working out… Basically, going about my day like busy women do. Wanted: long-lasting nail polishes So, a few...

YOU GUYS. Not a week goes by without someone saying that they think I look like comedienne Ali Wong. I guess it’s the glasses? I dunno, I don’t really see it… It happened again yesterday at lunch, and by “lunch” I’m referring to the cookies I had at the bakery after story time. (We also had a chicken salad sandwich on whole wheat bread, so there was some actual nutrition involved.) The nice lady behind the counter who always helps us said, “You look EXACTLY like Ali Wong.” “Really?” I asked. “It’s the smile,” she said, “it’s the glasses, it’s...

1. Lilly Pulitzer on sale at Pottery Barn Lilly Pulitzer is an American apparel and textile brand that does BOLD, prints, and even though I can see how royal blue and hot pink decor can come across as tween/teenybopper…I don’t care. 🙂 Where does it say you have to give up teal just because you’re an adult? But I digress… Lilly Pulitzer collaborated with Pottery Barn last summer, and now almost everything they created together is on sale. I snagged this cute quilt. It was originally $250, but on sale now for $50! 2. Bliss Poetic Waxing Hair Removal Kit...

Think about the phrase “bee-stung lips” for a second. LIKE, REALLY THINK ABOUT IT. Literally sounds like the worst thing to ever happen to anyone. I was stung by a bee on my bicep when I was eight, and I still remember, with much clarity, the feeling of a million hot needles pinching my skin. To this day whenever a bee enters my peripheral vision I walk a little faster and mutter under my breath, “Bees can smell fear. No fear. No Fear. NO FEAR!” Well. MAC’s new line of plumping lipsticks (and a plumping gloss) will not inflict any...