Here’s what’s on my list this week!
1. L’Oreal Voluminous Lash Paradise Mascara
So that seems like a real mouthful of a name for some mascara but I’ve heard it’s great. Back on Black Friday, I picked up a $10 deluxe sample size Too Face Better Than Sex mascara at Sephora and when I tried it out, I was in love. My lashes looked amazing. A few hours later, I was decidedly out of love. There was no trace of mascara left on my lashes. My previously beautiful flutter was now smeared under my eyes like a bug on a windshield. My experience is not unique. I’ve kept my BTS around since then for special (and short) occasions, but if this can give me a similar look that doesn’t end up under my eyes and costs less than half the price? I’ll take it.
2. A new flat iron
A few years ago I used a gift card to purchase a fancy Sedu flat iron. I remember thinking it was the bee’s knees when I began using it. It flipped, it straightened, it curled. And now? It sucks. What happened? I tried cleaning it. I tried turning up the temp (bad idea, btw). I tried using smaller sections of hair. I have not yet tried ritual sacrifice. My hairdresser says one of the heating elements may have gone haywire or gone out completely. Either way, it’s no longer trustworthy. I’ve been trying to decide what type I want – ceramic, titanium? – and how much I really want to spend. One of my friends recommended the BaByLiss Titanium and my stylist recommended something from FHI. Online reviews are dizzying so I might just head into my local Ulta and see what they have to say.
3. Space Bags
I’m packing up baby clothes that my little guy has outgrown. We don’t really have any storage space that isn’t in a damp basement or a hot attic, so anything stored has to be pretty secure. I don’t need these bags so much for the ‘space’ conservation – just to keep the critters out. FUN OLD HOUSE STUFF. I plan to seal those bags up, put them in a plastic container, and try not to think about how adorably small he was until we pop those suckers open for a future, hypothetical baby.
4. Time to clean my house
Having a baby around brings immeasurable joy. He brings so much joy that I rarely have time to do much else when he’s around. He’s at the age where I can no longer put him in one spot and have any expectation of him still being there when I turn around. He’s not a kid who is unwilling to play on his own, but he is a very, very curious baby. As such, he is always on a new adventure and I am always on his tail to keep his new adventure from maiming him. Last week my husband hung out with him for a couple of hours while I (gasp!) cleaned the bathroom and my bedroom. It was glorious. I actually really enjoy cleaning so when I get a good, uninterrupted period of time to mop a floor – oh man, watch out.
What do you want this Wednesday?