These lace shorts from loft practically didn’t make it home from the store with me. I was a little uncertain about them at first because I don’t typically do lace (the tabby claws get stuck in the little loops, boo!), but I’ve been trying to break out of my comfort zone lately…and my BFF Jen gave them a thumbs up. Seriously, as it relates to last-minute fashion advice, thank goodness for texting and the ability to send pics from your phone. If it weren’t for those two things, I’d still be in stretchy pants and covered in cat hair. ADVERTISEMENT...

starting from the top, that’s L’Oreal Le Matte Lip Pencil in 100 Matte For Me, 102 She’s So Matte, 104 game set & Matte, 106 mad for Matte as well as 198 Matter-R of Fact; as well as La Lacque in 201 Lacque-y Charm, 203 Lacquerizied, 205 Lacque as well as Roll, 207 Lacque-y You as well as 209 Choco-Lacque Oh! good to see you again, L’Oreal Colour Riche Le Matte. as well as you, too, La Lacque. You two Lip Pens are only $9.99 each, as well as I keep in mind you from last fall. You were released...

Ooh! Smokey brown eyes. That’s all I have to say. and red lips, too, and some touches of khaki and bronze and copper… all in all, great deals of good stuff in Chanel fall 2015, so when you get home, freakin’ press play, and then let me know in the comments what you think. And don’t laugh! Well, you can laugh, but I’m quite sure that I butcher all of the French names. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Also, much more swatches and product pics in this publish from earlier this week. Chanel fall 2015 Collection Les Automnales Your friendly community appeal addict,...

Oh, my gawd! It’s so simple to get sucked into the glittery, shimmery, shiny vortex that is the metropolitan Decay autumn 2016 collection. My eyes turned into emoji hearts ? the very first time I opened the Moondust Eyeshadow combination ($49), however to my surprise the thing that made me go “WHHHAAAAA!” the loudest was the All Nighter liquid foundation ($40). ADVERTISEMENT Three shades of metropolitan Decay All Nighter liquid foundation for comparison I’m not a full-coverage matte gal right now. right now I’m more into dewy completes as well as light-to-medium coverage. So I’m fine with my freckles peeking...

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 in the comments, as well as I hope you take pleasure in reading mine. ? 1. exactly how great are you at delegating? Bah, I’m terrible. Delegating? What’s that…? To be honest, my life would most likely be much easier if I were much better...

Shout-out to my gal friend Stephanie (she comments here on MBB often as SnoopySteph) for introducing me to these awesome Shirred V-Neck Tees by Caslon, a brand that does lots of everyday basics like tees, tops, blazers, pants, cardigans, sweaters — that kinda of thing. They’re carried at Nordstrom. Steph pointed out that she wore these Shirred V-Neck Tees throughout her last pregnancy and loved them. Technically, they aren’t maternity clothing, but the ruching on the sides stretches out to accommodate growing tummies (which I’m finding very convenient ideal now). ADVERTISEMENT I really like the idea of being able to...

wearing Clinique Chubby In The nude in Voluptuous Vanilla ($24 each, available in 10 shades) Hey everyone! So, if there’s one thing I’ve mentioned before, it’s how much I like convenient products. If there’s anything complicated involved, I won’t be interested in using or doing it for long. ADVERTISEMENT This has probably been a driving force behind why I keep my makeup routine so simple. “Simple” and “convenient” are two perfect words to describe Clinique’s Chubby In The nude foundation Sticks ($24 each, available in 10 shades), with their cream-to-powder finish and buildable sheer-to-medium coverage (they’re part of the outstanding...

Deep thoughts… Yeah, I admit it. I love ME SOME GRANNY PANTIES. I had a long conversation about ’em with my pal Jen a couple months ago on our girls’ trip to Napa, with the gist of it being that we both have an undying love for them. ADVERTISEMENT I dunno. maybe it’s a Filipino thing? — but waaay back in the day when I was a wee lass, I would always get a pack of what were essentially granny panties whenever a relative would check out us from the Philippines, and they were always from a brand called So-En....

You may be wondering, “So what in tarnation is this Monday Poll thing anyway!?” Well, it isn’t precisely a poll. It’s a lot more of a regularly evolving (devolving?), somewhat random listing of questions I’ve been putting out to readers every Monday morning for the past eight (!) years. (It’s like a kickstart for your brain.) I’ve always delighted in reading your answers in the comments, as well as I hope you take pleasure in reading mine. What’s the next appeal product you’d like to try? I’m counting down the minutes (nay, the seconds!) up until I shower this morning,...

The hourglass Ambient lighting edit palette ($80) Geez, it’s September already!? Wow, we better get a move on. It’s time for another bad-@ss holiday palette from Hourglass. Yup, hourglass has released a new holiday palette in each of the past couple of years, and they’re doing it again. The new one arrives next month — well, technically, there are a whole bunch of complicated release date machinations, but I’ll get into that in the video. ADVERTISEMENT The latest palette is also Strunk & White-approved! Har-dee-har-har, kidding. sort of. It’s called Edit. It’s the hourglass Ambient lighting edit Palette, and it’s...