sometimes I wear this low-key style as an alternative to the messy bun I’ve been rocking for, oh, the last 1,456 years. LOL! It’s uncomplicated and quick, and you can make it as purposefully messy or neat as you want (always good to have options!). Oh, and you can do it in less than 10 minutes. ADVERTISEMENT It’s also great for when you’re two (or, let’s be real, three) days into your blowout, and you want to skip washing your hair one more day but can’t bear the thought of wearing it down. Note: You can still do this style...

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 11 (!) years. (It’s like a kickstart for your brain.) I’ve always took pleasure in reading your answers in the comments, as well as I hope you take pleasure in reading mine. 1. would you rather wear a ballgown or a tuxedo? Depending on what I’d be doing, I might see myself using either, however I’d rather wear a ballgown. Ballgowns are quite...

Tabs had no idea he was being watched/stalked this morning on his walk. As he was surveying his domain and taste-testing the foliage, the neighbor’s Shih Tzu was viewing the watcher. Tabs had no idea that he was the one who was actually under surveillance. It was kind of embarrassing. ADVERTISEMENT Lots of interesting things in the circle this morning, notwithstanding the canine that caught Tabs completely unawares. Highlights included a huge grasshopper, a number of fragrant shrubs, a very bold crow and two very feisty male turkeys. The early mornings are the best times to take a tabby on...

So, you may believe that you’ve seen OTT community Christmas light screens before, as well as possibly you have…but let me tell ya, you haven’t experienced THE mom OF ALL Christmas screens up until somebody lets you into their house, which is covered from floor to ceiling (literally) with Christmas decorations. The Rombeiro Christmas home in Novato is kinda well-known around these parts, as well as it may be even much more well-known soon since they’re going to be on ABC’s The excellent Christmas Light fight show when it airs in 2019. ADVERTISEMENT They’re a regional household in town who’ve...

say what?! Girl! In case you were wondering where the discounted luxury product party’s at, it’s at Costco, LOL! I was aimlessly meandering around the vitamin and supplement and beauty product aisles when I spotted something “Oribe” on a shelf, which was crazy because I’ve only seen Oribe at salons. ADVERTISEMENT But Costco is selling full-sized 3.4-oz. bottles of Côte d’Azur Hair and Body Oil for $29.97 — bottles that normally sell for $75 a pop. That’s over half off, dude! I wasn’t even there expecting to find a deal like that. I went because I’d heard that my favorite...

It’s summer of Skin care (and son & Park beauty Water) Wow, beauty Water smells like the product of a mad genius mixologist who spent years crafting a special concoction made with the peel of an exotic, prehistoric citrus fruit found only in a secret valley lost to civilization eons ago. If it were a beverage, I would pour it over ice on hot afternoons, sip it at my desk and call it “Mommy’s special sauce.” LOL! ADVERTISEMENT The first stop on the summer of Skin care tour is beauty Water by son & Park ($30). The way people rave...

Peach fuzz states what now? Fenty beauty by Rihanna Invisimatte Blotting Powder gets remarkable evaluations on the Sephora website, however it was the only product from my recent Fenty beauty purchase that I didn’t love…so I’ll keep this short as well as sweet. It’s a 0.3-oz. plastic pan of non-refillable $32 pressed translucent powder (comes with a puff) for setting your foundation and/or concealer (you can likewise utilize it on bare skin to vanquish shine), as well as while it’s supposed to be totally undetectable on skin, unfortunately, I can totally see it. ADVERTISEMENT OK, I’ll admit that I’m weird...