Friday Finds & Check-ins, Volume #683
Share your recent beauty purchases or rediscovered favorites in your stash (for those on low/no-buys!), chit chat about weekend plans, and learn a little more about each other!
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Recent Purchases/Rediscoveries: Nothing yet… but full disclosure… I am writing this a full week in advance (so I don’t forget to do it the night before, as I have been).
Weekend plans: I might volunteer and hang out with some mamas and puppies, but I tend to try to hang back on the weekends since they have more volunteers then.
What album do you have on repeat right now (or what was the last one)? So, not so much an album, but I’ll go with a Spotify Playlist – Classical Christmas. Totally my go-to during December!
Psst… since it’s Friday and we’re heading into the weekend, if you have some downtime, consider playing one of the games hubby and I have created! 🙂 You’ll find all of our games on Awordy, but here’s a breakdown of what we have so far:
- Adoptle (guess the name of an adoptable pet in six guesses)
- Concludle (figure out the subject within six clues)
- Flipplant (figure out the plant using a mix of text- and image-based clues)
- Mislettered (guess one letter at a time to figure out the phrase/quote)
- Word Frenzy (find as many words from the letters available before the shark devours them)
This week's doggo photo/video...
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Recent Purchases/Rediscoveries: Revolution Cream Bronzer & Kiko Milano holiday single shadow in Charming Bronze from a recent Ulta haul, and my Clionadh Black Friday order came in way sooner than expected. I am so excited to play with Dragon Fruit!!! Otherwise my low-buy continues, and I plan on buying a Nespresso machine after the first of the year, so no big makeup purchases until February most likely.
Weekend plans: Finishing up some last-minute Christmas shopping, starting on Season 2 of the podcast I do with my husband, getting the apartment cleaned for our Christmas visitor, cleaning/organizing/purging vanity & makeup area, making Christmas sugar cookies w/ my hubs…. I am going to actually be hella busy this weekend!
What album do you have on repeat right now (or what was the last one)? This time of year it is Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas and A Christmas Gift for You (aka two of the best vintage pop Christmas albums EVER), plus a new one for this year that is amazing called Louis Armstrong Wishes You a Cool Yule.
‘Podcast I do with my husband.’ As in produce/research/release, or a podcast you share as listeners? If you ‘do’ one, I’ll listen. Somehow I think you use ‘do’ much the way I do. Indefinite, Like ‘thing’ or ‘stuff.’ I let jhs/hs students get away with mild expletives, if warranted, but I never let them use indefinite like ‘stuff,’ ‘do,’ etc. Not to go all slp on you much….. You have a tad of old soul, Stephanie. Have a grand time with the Clionadh.
We record it and put it out into the world. Ostensibly it is about punk music (we choose an album and discuss our favorite songs from said album) but we both tend to get a little philosophical at times. We have some episodes on spotify, apple podcasts, etc. It is called Punk is None of My Business.
This w/e! I’m in. Thanks.
Aww! 🧡🧡🧡
Purchases/rediscoveries: Nothing purchased, but the day is still young! Been thinking about getting PML Mothership X Moonlight Seduction, but would rather get the 2 holiday quintets, but both are sold out, both as individual and as a duo bundle. As for rediscoveries, last night I went very wintry with ND Glam Midi on eyes, rosy cheeks, and PML Strangé on my lips. A friend took a picture, and it was a perfect look!
Weekend plans: Zoom meeting tomorrow morning, food shopping in the afternoon. Laundry either today or Sunday.
What album do you have on repeat right now (or what was the last one)? Nothing! Although, last night in a sophomoric and silly mood, I was watching some old music videos that are fairly distasteful and 🤣!
They were by Splurt “OMW2SYG” (who I’m friends with) and LMFAO ” I’m Sexy And I Know It”, ” Sorry For Party Rocking”. Nuff said! Sooo bad, but I needed a good laugh!
⛄RECENT PURCHASES:
*Milani Color Statement Lipstick in Violet Volt, Naked, Nude Creme, Dulce Caramelo, and Matte Innocence. (From the Black Friday sale).
*City Color Cosmetics Grunge Palette; (GWP) Blooming Kisses Lipstick in Aster (Nice formula and beautiful embossing, but the perfumed floral scent and taste are too strong and long-lived for me. Yuck!)
⛄ WEEKEND PLANS:
Holiday cleaning and decorating the living room. Shopping and errands.
⛄ WHAT ALBUM DO YOU HAVE ON REPEAT RIGHT NOW (OR WHAT WAS THE LAST ONE)?
Everything Trans-Siberian Orchestra on shuffle. TSO is one of the few forms of Christmas music we like.
Recent Purchases/Rediscoveries: No new purchases for makeup; currently on heavy rotation is an old MAC palette called Bare to the Max. It’s a nice combination of light shades with dark, eyeliner worthy colors — very retro feel. I bought it at an outlet and want to try to use as much as I can before it expires or hard pans on me. I did purchase new running shoes today, on sale for $59 (over half off), so I’m excited about those.
Weekend Plans: Concert tonight with BFF in the old hometown, brunch and hanging with friends tmw, possibly another concert on Sunday depending on what time we want to drive back. So excited!
What album do you have on repeat right now: a selection of The Meteors, since that’s who we’re going to see tonight, interwoven with other rockabilly/psychobilly bands like The Cramps.
Winnie looks like he’s enjoying a new set of smells being in the pumpkin patch! His lead reminds me of Harry’s – he has a cute bear one and he needs when in public places so he doesn’t run off!
Recent Purchases: Nada – between paying bills (why do they have to come at Christmas?) and finishing off the Christmas shopping, no money left for makeup.
Redsicoveries: On The Horizons Light palette – so darn good!
Weekend Plans: On Friday I met my twin sister at an inner suburb shopping strip because she was after a jacket that was available at a clothes shop there – the jacket ddin’t suit, but we both ended up buying some beautiful tops from the shop (it’s an expensive place).
Saturday – laundry, shopping, cleaning etc.
Sunday – we are going up to Kinglake to watch our granddaughter Olivia participate in the Pony Club’s Christmas Gymkana event – which should be a lot of fun.
Albums on Repeat: Like you Christine, I have my Christmas CD’s out on repeat – current favourites are Pentonix’s Christmas CD and the The Carpenters.
Harry seems like a fun little one. I had a lead when I was a toddler. I think I still have it somewhere.
It’s a nightmare thinking of ones kid running off. I once lost sight of my son, he was a yard away, but on the other side of the clothes I was looking at. I was close to a panic attack when I called his name, and so happy when he answered.
Gymkhana is so much fun! Fun to do and fun to watch. I hope you all had fun, but mostly Olivia.
New finds/rediscoveries: recently purchased Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Mandarine, and layering it with Atelier Cedre Atlas, this combo is SO good. Grounding cedar, fresh orange, green from basil and tea which is softer in the combo, and there’s a hint of white flowers. It’s gorgeous and lasts longer than each on their own.
Weekend plans: laundry, chores, work, getting the rest of Christmas cards out by tomorrow.
Albums on repeat: Willie Nelson That’s Life (Sinatra Tribute), Willie Nelson Gershwin, Willie with Wynton Marsalis, basically anything Willie doing blues and jazz. He’s so talented and prolific. 🙂
Recent Purchases: Kaleidos Escape Pod palette and three of the blushes (which are all so beautiful) and the Cosmic Brushes Serenity palette, which is AMAZING.
Rediscoveries: The Urban Decay Primer Potion. had used it a long time ago, but switched to the Milani Eyeshadow Primer because it was less expensive. But the Milani one started to make my eyeshadows crease and I had forgotten how good the UD Primer potion is.
Weekend plans: Not much! Prepping for the holidays and going to see more Christmas lights.
What album do you have on repeat right now (or what was the last one)? The soundtrack to Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. It’s so good!
Recent Purchases: I picked up some Omnia brushes since they were 60% off!
Rediscoveries: Fenty Wattabrat highlighter!
Weekend plans: Not sure. There’s family drama going on.
What album do you have on repeat right now (or what was the last one)? Electric Light Orchestra’s Out of the Blue.
First of all, Winnie looks like he had so much fun. What a lovely boy.
Recent Purchases/Rediscoveries: Purchase, all from Black Friday some skincare from Inkey List, a YSL mascara and Lash Idole from Lancome. Lip balm from Weleda. VIEVE The Ninetease Palette. Still waiting for an order from The US.
Weekend plans: I’m late answering so the weekend’s gone. I shopped for groceries, I watched Cold Case on Prime, I played World of Warcraft quite a lot, and walked Stubbs the schnauzer, almost freezing my fingertips off. I of course walk him every day, and it’s quite cold here right now.
What album do you have on repeat right now (or what was the last one)? No music at home, in the car it’s Christmas music, if my son comes with in the car it’s metal something, growling and old as I am, I actually like it.
I have this way of sitting down to listen to music, I can’t have it just on when doing other things.
If I was to have an album on repeat it’d probably be Bing Crosby, nostalgic but the man could sing.