Saturday Surfing, March 10th, 2018
Goooooood morning! Ya know…I can’t remember the last time I actually surfed — like, got on a board and paddled out into the ocean. ¡Han pasado muchos años!
I would like to remedy that situation soon, ideally in a warm body of water.
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I realized taking a look at my calendar this morning that June is a little over two months away. ¿¿Puedes creerlo?? That implies summer is getting close, and yay, warm weather! Yay, no much more oppressive pants and socks!
Last year I didn’t shop ahead of time and ended up getting a last-minute new swimsuit that was pretty cute, but it wasn’t my favorite, so this year I’m starting early, and this isn’t just something I’m doing with swimsuits. I’m trying to be better about not saving tasks for the last minute.
So, I’ve been researching swimsuits, and my main criteria are that 1) they can endure active toddler grabby hands, 2) are mom-body friendly, and 3) are modest but not matronly. in some cases I see tankinis and one-pieces, and I feel like they cover a little too much. Like, I don’t mind a bit o’ booty cheek hanging out, ya know? Anyway, I’ve been looking around a lot and asking friends for suggestions, and these are the ones I’m currently deciding among…
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$ 42
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The first is this blue and white tankini by Athleta. They do lots of sporty suits, and I’m feeling this blousy top. It has ties on the sides that you can loosen to make the top extend downward, and then the suit looks practically like a small dress.
Super cute, right? I would pair it with the matching reversible bottoms.
I also like this cherry print one-piece halter by Esther Williams.
It’s so vintage retro surfer girl. (It also looks like it holds everything in.) and even though it covers up a lot, it doesn’t look stuffy.
I really love the colors in this one-piece by Maaji. I also love the mixed prints and the ties on the sides and the back, but I’m scared everything would hang out, ya know? I kinda need help keeping everything in place, LOL!
We have a pool in our complex, and I really want to take advantage of it this summer. I also want Connor to delight in it, so I’m going to enroll her in toddler swim classes in April.
No, Tabs will not be the instructor.
Anywho…while I go entertain much more deep thoughts about swimsuits (do you have one you really like?), here are some articles that caught my eye this week.
Best beauty-related short article I read this week: this one in The Atlantic on skin care. It talks about how for numerous of us, our faces have become an at-home science experiment. We gather data both in person and online about products, and then endure trial-and-error experiments with cleansers, toners, moisturizers and serums, all in the pursuit of ideal skin.
“Cosmetics are innocent until proven guilty,” the short article states. “Their ingredients don’t have to be proven safe, or effective. even if a particular ingredient has some evidence behind it, cosmetic producers aren’t required to show that the ingredient works in that product’s particular formulation, or at that particular concentration. Often, the only way to figure out if something works is to try it. The skin-care landscape is vast, overwhelming, and shimmering with mirages. but much more and much more people are trying to navigate it.”
Sip.
These new nail primers by OPI are expected to pull double responsibility by extending the life of your polish up to 11 days, and by also strengthening your nails.
An 11-day manicure sounds like a dream to me. I currently use a combo of Essie grow stronger Base coat and Dior Gel coat topcoat and get about a week’s worth of wear with them, which is fantastic for me, but 11 days sounds better!
Anyone want to go to Ulta? best now? ¡JAJAJA!
Speaking of nails, the nail scene in new York is the place to go if you want some seriously bejeweled, bedazzled and bespoke talons. clients travel from as far away as Australia to visit Jenny Bui, who’s known as the “Queen of Bling” and for her signature stiletto nails that are studded with fancy designs and Swarovski crystals.
I could never regularly wear nails like this because the instant my fingernails start to feel like they’re getting long I’m rendered non-functional. I like my nails short, short, SHORT, but I’d love to do the crystal talons in the top picture just once for fun.
I guess it isn’t unexpected that new York is a major hotbed for boundary-pushing nail art, because the first U.S. nail beauty salon opened in Manhattan in 1878 (!).
That’s just one thing I learned from this post about the history of well-manicured nails in America during the turn of the century.
“Things were changing during the turn of the century, when the bourgeoisie was no longer an exclusive, card-carriers-only club. ‘Fake it ’til you make it’ was a real option now, and with the help of makeup, anybody could change their identitY y sube por encima de su estación. Las manos revelaron dónde se cayó en la jerarquía social, y no parecía que era una mujer de lavadora de segunda generación con piel agrietada y las uñas descendidas podían permitirte escalar la escala social. Le ayudaría a solicitar mejores apartamentos, responder a los avisos para muchos más trabajos de clase media, e incluso para los hombres más ricos, el tipo que le presentaría a las mejores personas sobre Champagne y enviar cajas de COUTURE a su puerta “.
Estoy obsesionando un poco (ok, mucho) sobre el aspecto de esta nueva línea de maquillaje de encanto limpio por alguna vez la piel. Estoy excavando el embalaje de oro rosa y los colores cotidianos en las paletas de mejillas y oculares (¡pero por qué son $ 68, sin embargo,?!). La línea está reducida a lo esencial, que la marca define como rímel, brillo, un lápiz marrón, una paleta con rubor y sombra de ojos, y tres pinceles.
Este es exactamente el tipo de maquillaje, me encanta hacer y usar, fácil, rápido, elegante.
En caso de que se estuviera preguntando, el actor Daniel Kaluuya, quien protagonizó Saltar y Black Panther, llevaba con mucho encanto a los Oscar, y por alguna razón, esto solo me hace feliz. La Fundación PRO FILT’R de RI-RI estaba dando vida a su piel.
¿Le gusta el corrector de crema o líquido? ¿Cuáles son sus pensamientos en las cejas de Instagram? Realmente quiero saber lo que Pharrell Williams (a.k.a. El tipo que canta la canción complacida) sabe sobre el maquillaje, porque podríamos estar viendo una nueva línea de cosméticos de él pronto.
Las señales también le señalan la liberación de una línea de ropa, lencería y joyería de mujeres también.
Los observadores de tendencias predicen que la lavanda será el nuevo rosa rosado …
Una mirada detrás de escena en el elaborado maquillaje usado por Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon y Mindy Kaling en la nueva película, una arruga a tiempo.
Tengo que decir, Reese está meciendo ese labio verde muy duro. ¡Ella se ve legítima!
¿Por qué es azul un color tan raro en las plantas y los reinos animales?
La ciencia dice que su lenguaje corporal puede ayudarlo a ser mucho más exitoso, por lo que acabo de empezar a hacer esta cosa llamada “Poder Pose”. Suena tonto … y se siente un poco tonto cuando lo hago, pero ¿quién sabe? ¡Sólo podría ayudar! Solo toma dos minutos, y literalmente estás parado allí, así que ¿por qué no?
¡Nadie pone al bebé en la esquina! Sí, el baile sucio está en Hulu ahora, y me tomó literalmente dos días volver a verlo en incrementos de 15 minutos (#Momlife) esta semana.
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¡Hablamos pronto, y deleite el resto de su fin de semana!
Tu amable vecindario amuleto adicto,
Karen