Jul 29, 2025  •  In Beauty, Korean, Personal, Reviews, Shopping

Simplified Skincare Routine at 44

I’m turning 45 in December. I no longer have the time or patience for a 10-step skincare routine. I’ve found what works well for me, and I’ve stuck to it for the past year. And my skin still looks pretty good for my age — very minimal fine lines and the occasional breakout. The biggest thing […]

Jul 28, 2025  •  In Personal, Reviews, Shopping, Web

Covry Glasses Review

I wear contact lenses most of the day, but I switch to glasses at night. For the past decade or so I’ve used vision insurance for my contacts (don’t you love how most vision plans only cover glasses or contacts?) and gotten my glasses from various online retailers, mostly Warby Parker. I don’t think I […]

Jul 26, 2025  •  In Beauty, Personal, Reviews, Shopping

New HG? Carolina Herrera Foundation Review

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 […]

Feb 24, 2025  •  In Blogging, Home, Personal

Life Update, 1 Year Later

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 […]

Feb 13, 2024  •  In Personal

The Neverending Period

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 […]

Sep 6, 2023  •  In Beauty, Personal, Shopping

My Top 7 Foundations

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 […]

Jun 18, 2023  •  In Personal

Happy Father’s Day

Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers out there! J has been away this week on a business trip and will not return until late tonight so we already gave him his gifts before he left. The picture below popped up on my Facebook memories and I couldn’t had a chuckle over how little our […]

Apr 13, 2023  •  In Beauty, Personal, Reviews, Shopping

Sephora Spring Sale 2023 Makeup Recommendations

I know you’re probably getting inundated with recommendations for the Sephora sale, but I thought I would throw in my two cents here because I have some stuff that I have not seen on many other people’s lists. Additionally, I am only picking one makeup item per category. (You can see my skincare recommendations here.) And […]

Apr 9, 2023  •  In Aerin, Claire, Food, Personal, Travel

Spring Break in New Orleans

We just returned from five glorious days in New Orleans! I have always wanted to visit the city and finally decided to go for it by combining the girls’ spring break and J and my anniversary trip. J and I are too old to participate in the raucous activities that one usually associates with NOLA, […]