What Will I Wear?

In trying to get my family ready for me to head back to work, I've been terribly neglectful of this here little old blog. One of my top priorities has been finding clothes to wear since I have not worked in an office since 2005!


These are are few of the options for my first day of work, courtesy of Ann Taylor. It's like they used a mold of my body to create their petite line.


Here's me, busting inn guns blaring ready for my first day.

I've mentioned before the propensity to which I sweat. HUGE drippy gobs of wet. Whenever I purchase new tops, I have to stand in the dressing room, look at myself in the mirror, and wonder how my shirt will look with huge dinner plate sized sweat stains. Not pretty or delicate at all. Normally I opt for all black or white. Here I am branching out. We'll see how these lovely delicate silk tops fare.

Neutrogena Makeup

Growing up, my mother never wore makeup. Mom considered herself dressed up if she had lipstick on. When it came time for puberty and I was ready to don my war paint, I had to look to my BFF Joy to learn how to put on makeup. Joy also did my makeup for prom, and even on my wedding day, she helped me put on my eyeliner because my hands were so shaky. When I was finally allowed to wear makeup in the 80's, I carefully chose my first eyeshadow quad in the colors of eggplant and gray. You know, real natural looking, like a bruise. I have come a little way since then, but my idea of makeup is still pretty simplistic and always includes under eye bag hider and lip gloss. So having me teach you how to put on makeup would be like the Dalai Lama giving a seminar on how to fight wars.

That said, Neutrogena just sent me some new makeup to try out (through a BzzAgent campaign I am working on) and I thought I would do some before and afters for effect. Here is what my package included:

Mineral Sheers Concealer Kit SPF20
Nourishing Eye Quad
Nourishing Eyeliner
Healthy Volume Mascara

I've always thought Neutrogena had great face cleansers and moisterizing products, but was not even aware they had a makeup line. What I really like about the Neutrogena makeup is that they are really reasonable priced. The mascara is only $8.99, compared to $16-$20 for Benefit or Lancome. The eyeshadow palette is only $9.99 and it includes a base, highlighter, crease and accent color. It is also marked for people like myself who need a paint by numbers outline of how to apply eyeshadow.


After seeing these pictures, what I really wish Neutrogena would create is a magic wand to erase my crows feet. Gawd, how long have I had those? Since that, like winning lotto, is a pipe dream, I will have to settle for their concealer kit (which included a base and powder), because it did a nice job of giving me an even skin tone. I also like the natural look and don't feel like I am overly made-up. As for the mascara, it went on really well, no clumping, though I'm not sure I believe their marketing about 400% fuller lashes. Compared to other products I have, it did not make my lashes fuller. And by the end of the day, it was completely under my eyes.

I wish I had a bunch of fancy giveaways, but all I've got are several coupons for Neutrogena makeup for $1.50-$3.00 off these new products. If you see something you like, comment on this post and I'll send you one in the mail.

Etsy

It's called Hot Dog Bee Print by Liz Adams. Two great tastes that taste great together.I found this on my new favorite site: Etsy which is like Ebay for crafters. Everything is handmade, from jewelry to prints, photos, pins, clothing, furniture etc. The prices are so reasonable too. DG bought this print for me for Mother's Day for our office. See that green eyed girl in the corner, she looks just like me...10 years ago. Hot! And for those of you who don't know my bee theme, it comes from my maiden name: Allbee. I've turned into my grandmother, embraced the name (which I kept as a middle name), and love all things bee. In fact Hadley's room has quite a few Bee pictures as well.
Etsy has some of the cutest cleverest ideas. Take these little tags for example. So cute and I'm sure I need them for something. Maybe to wrap gifts. And how about these pillows made from original vintage fabric? I'm so excited because today I FINALLY found the crib bedding that I've been looking for. I ordered the bumper, bed skirt, and quilt picking the fabrics shown above. Custom made. I can't wait!