Lip combo du jour...

YSL #1 topped witg NYX Butter Gloss in Strawberry Parfait

I'm determined to use up this lipstick! So close!

Festive.

First burn...

It is (obviously) minty, but there's also something vanilla-y and fresh about it. The label says it's musk, but it smells more like a combo of vanilla and Christmas tree to me. 

I finished burning Marshmallow Fireside yesterday. At first I was all in love, but the more I lit it the less and less I liked it. The fragrance faded quickly (that's never happened to me with a BBW candle before) and it was just kind of plain. I got it bc I wanted to try something I wouldn't normally pick up, but I'm definitely not going to run out and repurchase.

Twisted Peppermint = so fresh and so clean = much better

Merry everything! Xo, me

Festive.

First burn...

It is (obviously) minty, but there's also something vanilla-y and fresh about it. The label says it's musk, but it smells more like a combo of vanilla and Christmas tree to me. 

I finished burning Marshmallow Fireside yesterday. At first I was all in love, but the more I lit it the less and less I liked it. The fragrance faded quickly (that's never happened to me with a BBW candle before) and it was just kind of plain. I got it bc I wanted to try something I wouldn't normally pick up, but I'm definitely not going to run out and repurchase.

Twisted Peppermint = so fresh and so clean = much better

Merry everything! Xo, me

I want to buy this so badly.

But I don't have a VHS player. It's my favorite cheesy Christmas movie and I wish that I would have ordered the Hallmark Channel or something earlier this month.
Anyway...

Merry Christmas to all of you who celebrate, Happy Holidays to those that celebrate other days, and Happy New Year to everyone!

A bit of anxiety, A LOT of sadness.

I knew this day would inevitably arrive. I am officially out of the premade gingerbread latte mix from Starbucks that was at my local Vons. I would buy them three at a time (no judgment pls😉), but when I went to the store a few days ago, nothing.  Now this one is empty. Fingers crossed sbux will be open tomorrow so I can have one final one before the season is over. 

Pinterestingly...

Poor puppy. I'm now apparently one of "those" dog owners. I was tired of people calling Kaysen a boy, Pinterest was there, and well... you know the rest.

Parents of human girl babies with not much hair, is this how you feel?

True words.

Bookshelf

I'm on vacation and have been trying to catch up with all the... books, chores, tv shows... Who am I kidding? LIFE.  I'm trying to catch up on my actual life and to remember how be a real person instead of the cranky bitch that currently inhabits my body.

Now that that's settled, here's what I've been reading:

Just started..
I'm aware that this book is well-covered territory in pretty much every way a book can be covered. It's been on my list for forever and a day, and I just hope it lives up to the hype surrounding it.

Working on...

There are few things I love as much as Harry Potter. (He may be how Pup #1 go his name. Well, partly... When I was trying to figure out what to call him, Harry was on my short list of names.  I started to think of other Harrys in the world and came up with Harry Potter, Harry of Wales, and Harry Goldenblatt from SATC. I love all three of them, so there you go. I'm also convinced my dog is British, but that's a story for another blog post.)

I've read the series in English more times than I can count, so I thought I'd give (my very rusty) French a try. It hurts my brain, but in a good way.  I have to keep the English version open to check myself and can only handle about three pages at a time, so this might take me all of 2015 to get through.

Just finished...

I have a love/hate relationship with Jen Lancaster's work. I've read it all now, and sometimes she's just too acerbic. (Hey, I'm all for the bitter and snark. Just make it entertaining.) Other times, she writes about things like her emotional battle while take really fucking amazing care of her dying dog, online shopping while on Ambien, or trying to be Martha Stewart (I LOVED The Tao of Martha) and suddenly I'm her biggest fan. This book falls into the first category for me. It had its redeeming moments, but it felt like she was cribbing off of some kind of cheat sheet someone gave her on working for a daytime program and list a Chicago neighborhoods/landmarks, and it just came off as disingenuous. And the Freaky Friday element? Hmmm... It just wasn't for me.

Weekly: Maintenance

I went too crazy with the shimmery rose gold... I love love love Orly's Rage, and use it pretty much everytime I do my nails. This was my second snowflake attempt. The first one was superior, but then i rose gold-ed that nail and it was just too much. 

And yes, that is polish on Roy Choi. Sorry, Roy.