It was a fun weekend . Roman was here for the weekend and we went to the movies. The Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville has viewings of old films and we saw“In The Heat of The Night” starring Rod Steiger and Sidney Poitier! Neither of us had ever seen it and I’ll tell you, after seeing this film, we have regressed since we’ve progressed!
Two powerful performances and an Oscar for the movie as Best Picture of 1967 and Rod Stieger as Best Actor. This was one great film!
I’ve got some new stuff to share with you—so please allow me to take a moment here. Recently I was accepted into Amazon’s Influencer program but I’m really confused as to how it works. Here’s a link to my influencer thingy. I’m still trying to make good on this: Influencer – atypical60
Link: https://www.amazon.com/shop/atypical60
God only knows if I’ve done this right so have a look see if you dare!! I’ll be adding more items as I figure it all out!
Anyway, I registered for the beauty site “Beautylish” last week. I’ve been intrigued by the site because they sell The Ordinary products and everyone I know who buys from this site loves it. I have to say, the way Beautylish packages the items is just so great. It’s like receiving a gift!! Here are my purchases and the total came to less than $35.00! Free shipping too!
Opening the box is like Christmas! And that little velvet pouch contained samples!
look how cute the wrapping is…
And it gets better!
Here’s the products I ordered. I can’t wait to use them…
And look–The Ordinary adds stickers that you can place on the products tubes, bottles, etc. so that you know when to use them!!
A sampling of Oribe shampoo and conditioner was included. Too bad I don’t have enough hair to use the shampoo on!!! LOL!!
Now—while I realize that I have enough bags and don’t need any more, I will tell you that trying to hunt down a decent and affordable cross-body bag has been in the back of my mind for quite a while. Seriously—what I have been looking for is a bag that looks a lot more expensive than it is. I’m also looking for a bag that’ll hold my stuffed wallet, my overstuffed lipstick pouch, my phone, a pen and pad. I need this in a compacted fashion. And price. I don’ want to spend a fortune on a bag that’ll be used to literally (not “lich-ruh-lee) will be thrown into my car, then worn on my body and used for grocery and mall shopping—and when we go into NYC to mope around!
And so, before I picked Roman up at the Paoli station on Friday, I stopped at TJ Maxx. I normally don’t bother perusing the handbag section because there are always a ton of Michael Kors and Calvin Klein bags which are hideous to me. But—I took a look at the offerings anyway. Just as I was ready to leave the section, I spotted a bag –and from my bad eye no less! It looked really expensive but I was drawn to the color and to the simple design. When I saw the price tag, I threw it in the cart! $16.99! Perfect!
Here’s a look:
Here’s the front of the bag. Very simple design. No logos or anything. I like that..
Another frontal view.
Back view –has a zippered compartment
…the front flap folds over and also has a zippered compartment–you can also see how long the strap is and it can be adjusted
….this front zippered flap is great for hiding stuff..
this bag holds the important items in a very streamlined way. I’m very happy with this $16.99 price!
I also stopped at the mall because I had to pick up my engagement ring. Did I mention it needed to be repaired? When I got mad at my computer and the whole printer debacle: Here’s THAT post, I had a tantrum and started throwing things. Well, I hit my hand against the banister and not only bruised it, but I loosened a prong that was holding the diamond in place. Luckily it was repaired and I feel so much better now. Let’s hope I don’t have any more temper tantrums in the near future!
Let me TRY to not lose my temper at my laptop anymore!
OK..so I stopped at Sephora and made a lip gloss purchase. I’ve heard all about Buxom lip products and how great they are and I picked up this lippie. The color is “Dolly”—it is a very nice neutral but I’m not crazy about this gloss. Why? Because it does nothing to plump up my lips—that’s why!!! It feels very tingly—and that doesn’t bother me. But I foolishly spent $20 on a product that clearly did nothing for me. I learned another lesson. Geez. I spent less money on a great handbag!
The color, Dolly, is a beautiful neutral but I’m just not impressed with this Buxom full-on lip cream. It didn’t make my lips plumper!
Also, lately, I’ve been playing around with eyeshadow palettes. I’m loving the Morphe palettes I’ve gotten—no doubt about it. But, I wanted to get a smaller palette to use for a different purpose. Ohhhh I may as well tell you…
I’m going back to work. And I’m very happy because it will be in a corporate setting. I’m not sharing the company’s name because I don’t know how they would feel about having a blogger on board. I start on Tuesday and I’m really excited. First of all, I’ll lose the weight that I gained from being home since September. Fifteen pounds of excess. Am I upset? Yes and no. I’m upset that I had no self-discipline. No because it was stress eating and stress eating is better than smoking. Regardless, being in an office setting and focusing on the tasks at hand will keep me busy and back into a routine of eating meals at a set time.
But, I’ll also be thrilled to be back into nice clothing and sharing what I wore for the week with you. It’s been a very daunting roller-coaster ride because of the many interviews I had. Hipster Jesus has been good to me!
I’ll be happy to share OFFICE clothing that will, once again, be worn. This garb will be left for the weekends!
And that’s why I’ve been messing around with eyeshadows. Since neutrals are my faves, I wanted to find a mix of the prettiest ones I could find. Then I found out that MAC cosmetics has refillable palettes you can create yourself. I like this idea. Makeup Geek, an online company, also has palettes you can create as well. The shadows, both from MUG and MAC, are $6.00 each. The empty palette to hold four shadows from MAC is $8.00. Not a bad deal.
I ended up creating two palettes—both neutrals with a bit of a kick. They’ll be great for work— if I’m running a bit late and don’t want to mull over a palette with 35 choices!
This is one of the MAC palettes I’ve created. I’m wearing these shadows today.
Here’s the other MAC palette I created.
Overall, I’m happy with the MAC shadows. The are not as pigmented as I thought they would be; however, the less pigmented shadows are good for a subtle office look!
So that’s it. Today’s look is with one of the MAC palettes and a blonde wig! Hope you like!
I’m wearing the first Mac palette that is pictured. My foundation today is The Ordinary Serum foundation. On my lips is the Covergirl Outlast lipstick–a coral red. Very simple.
Today’s eyes. More subtle–a nice look!
Oh..I’ve been listening to nothing but funk for the past few days. I created a funk station on my iPhone’s Pandora radio station and it’s great to listen to songs from the 1970’s! Here’s Average White Band. Pick up the Pieces!
