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New HG? Carolina Herrera Foundation Review

Jul 26. 2025

Carolina Herrera has released a new foundation: the Nude Couture Triple Moisture Serum Foundation, and it just might be my HG base product. In other words, if I could design my own foundation — light to medium buildable coverage, glowy finish, lightweight, no scent, long-lasting — this would be it. The Carolina Herrera foundation comes in 16 flexible shades and acts more like a skin tint/tinted moisturizer than a full-on foundation. The coverage is light but buildable to medium and it leaves a dewy finish. While some dewy/moisturizing foundations can emphasize the texture on my face, this foundation just leaves an airbrushed look that evens out my complexion without covering up too much. While I had oily/combination skin in my younger years,...

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Life Update, 1 Year Later

Feb 24. 2025

It may seem as though I've forgotten about this blog, but I've kept up with the Wordpress updates, regularly delete spam comments, and constantly have it in the back of my mind. So why another long lapse between updates? To be frank, my life is boring. Life is good, but boring with not much to talk about. I know I used to blog a lot about my kids, but I swore back then — and still keep with the pledge — that I will not write about them too much as they get older. When they were babies, I felt more comfortable writing about them because they hadn't developed into their own yet. But now that they're teenagers (and even when...

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The Neverending Period

Feb 13. 2024

I'm sorry if this is TMI for some people, but I have been dealing with this condition for over a year and I'm finally going the surgical route in order to try to fix it. What is this condition? Well, I have had my period since September 2022. Yes, you read that correctly. I have been bleeding continuously for the past year and five months. It all started when I had to change my brand of birth control pills. My insurance no longer covered my old brand Natazia (which I loved but is apparently too expensive and has no generic equivalent), so I had to switch to another generic brand. My OB tried her best to match me to a pill...

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My Top 7 Foundations

Sep 06. 2023

In the past, I used to be more comfortable with my bare face but after I hit my late 30s (I'm currently 42), I found myself reaching for face makeup more often. As such, I have tried tons of foundations — in various finishes, coverage, and price points. And while I recommended only one in year's Sephora spring sale post, I tend to rotate my foundations depending on my mood. And the following seven, in no particular order, are my all-time favorites. (Some of the linked products are affiliate links, meaning I get commission for purchases or clicks made through those links in this post.) Pat McGrath Sublime Perfection Foundation, $69: This foundation has light to medium coverage, with a natural finish...

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