The last one for 2017!
5 Things I’ve Been Loving Lately
1. Winter sunrises
They’ve been epic here in NorCal lately. Red, pink, orange and violet-tinged clouds almost every morning. The other day I ran outside at 6:30 in pajamas, a down coat, wool socks and flip-flops to take this pic because 1) #noshame, and 2) the sky looked like a sci-fi Van Gogh painting.
One of my neighbors drove by on her way to work, and I could see she was laughing at me.
I hope it was laughing in a good way, LOL!
2. This “Fleetwood Cat” tee
ERHMAHGOODNESS. Cat-themed band tees are a thing! Did you know this…? I did not know this.
My world is forever changed.
This one is from Etsy seller JackalopeClothing.
3. The Real Techniques Contour Brush ($8.59 in a four-brush set at Target)
It’s b.o.m.b. for blending under-eye concealer.
I’m usually a “blend with your fingers” gal when it comes to under-eye concealer because of the whole body heat thing making it more pliable, but I recently found this brush at the bottom of a drawer I was cleaning out (long story, but I lost it a while ago), and now I remember why I was all about it for so long.
Here it is with some bottles of MAC Fix+.
The super soft tapered brush head fabulously feathers out the edges when you use it with under-eye concealer, so it looks like real skin. It’s part of a four-piece set of face brushes for $8.59 at Target right now.
4. Homemedics Total Comfort Ultrasonic Humidifier Warm & Cool Mist ($79.99)
For years and years I heard that sleeping with (next to, LOL) a humidifier is supposed to make it so you catch fewer colds. I poo-poo’d it, but then I got one, and man! — the difference is night and day.
Well…I got sick first, and then I starting using it, but I used it every night when I was sick this week, and my nose and throat didn’t get sore or dry out, and and I coughed way less than usual, so I slept better and got over my cold quicker.
This is the one I have from Costco.
5. Doing core exercises in the morning
I’d been doing them in my HIIT class for a while (but I basically cheated and half-@ssed them), but now I do them for real in the morning.
If you don’t have any core strength (ME), these feel like torture for the first week — I’m talking absolutely awful — but now I’m addicted to how good they make me feel. My back feels so much better than it used to and my hips and hamstrings don’t feel as tight. Also, weirdly enough, I’m more flexible, especially when I rotate my spine and turn left and right.
I’ve only been doing them legit for a few weeks, and even my pants fit a little better. It takes me about 10-15 minutes in the morning.
Here’s one of the videos I use. It’s a 10-minute Pilates core workout with a different core move every minute.
It’s BRUTAL, but it’s over quick, and before you know it, you’re drenched in sweat and done for the day.
When I first did this one I couldn’t do half the moves, and I’m still nowhere near being able to do any of them perfectly yet, but it’s a process…
Your turn. What have you been loving lately? Inquiring minds want to know. ?
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
