Snacks From Hawaii

I got the nicest surprise in the mail yesterday — a care package filled with local Hawaii snacks from my friend fern on Oahu. ADVERTISEMENT She sent quite a few of my favorites, like passion Orange drink mix (YUM), Coconut Pudding Haupia (it’s kind of like coconut Jell-O), Red Coconut balls and Mauna Loa Macadamia […]

Do You like to Layer Sunscreens?

Lemme tell you a story about sunscreen… When I was expecting with Connor (and for almost the entire year after she was born) I wasn’t great about using sunscreen. I used extremely little. (OK…I didn’t wear any type of at all.) ADVERTISEMENT It started out from a cautionary standpoint. I was freaked out about chemicals […]

Makeup as well as appeal blog Monday Poll, Vol. 476

So…what is the Monday Poll? Well, it isn’t precisely a poll. It’s a lot more of a regularly evolving (devolving?), somewhat random listing of concerns I’ve been putting out to visitors every Monday morning for the past 10 (!) years. (It’s like a kickstart for your brain.) I’ve always took pleasure in reading your answers […]

Makeup and beauty blog Monday Poll, Vol. 499

love you! So…what is the Monday Poll? Well, it isn’t exactly a poll. It’s more of a constantly evolving (devolving?), somewhat random list of questions I’ve been putting out to readers every Monday morning for the past 10 (!) years. (It’s like a kickstart for your brain.) I’ve always enjoyed reading your answers in the […]

5 things I’ve Been Loving Lately

1. Tocca Cleopatra Candela Luxe ($54) Kind of a sucker over here! Yep, I’m a sucker for elegant candles, as well as this is from Tocca, the makers of Bianca, which is one of my premiere many ideal perfumes of all time. Candela Luxe is a new collection of high-end candles influenced by their fragrances, […]