My Armor

I am writing this during an unseasonably cold and wet May day...I am hoping this post will usher warmer weather our way.  Summer is, hopefully, fast approaching, which means it is time to change up your make-up routine a little bit.  Time to get a darker foundation and bronzer!  These are a few of my go-to's for the summer months.

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Baby Skin Primer // Timewise Foundation // Pure BB Cream // Age Rewind Concealer // Magnif ' eyes Shadow // Matte Magic Mist & Set // Lash Love Waterproof // Butter Bronzer // Butter Blush

I am not a girly girl by any means, but I do love make-up.  I stick to the basics though.  During the week I use just about everything on here with the exception of BB cream.  During the weekend I generally do BB cream with some blush/bronzer and mascara.  Make-up is my armor.  There is something about the act of putting it on that makes me feel ready for the day.

I try to always have some type of make up on when I leave the house, but you will never find me outside of the house without mascara on.  My eyes get lost on my face without mascara because they are such a pale blue/gray color.  You may notice that there is no lipstick on here.  I don't wear a whole lot of lipstick.  Most of the time, I just use chapstick or my favorite Rosebud Salve.  Check out my selfie below in which I have on all make-up items listed above, with the exception of BB cream.

Side note: I love that the iPhone 7 has a warm light that flashes on the screen for selfies.  That has completely upped my selfie game!

What are you go-to make-up items for the summer? Anything you recommend I try?

Happy Monday, Y'all!

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Checking in this morning to say hi!  I hope y'all had a wonderful weekend.  I am home with a sick baby today, who has been a little sickly all weekend.  My back is on fire from carrying petit bebe around most of the weekend.  I'm guessing that will be the trend for today as well...I don't care, baby snuggles and coos are worth every last bit of back pain...am I right!?  Another trend that will be happening today...Coffee...lots and lots of coffee....

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Have a fabulous start to your week, peeps!

My Agenda

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I take planners very seriously.  I absolutely have to have a planner to write in.  Hubs and I share a Google Calendar to keep up with appointments, baseball games, meal plans and meetings...but I have to physically write all of that information into my planner in order to keep up with it.  It is almost like when Harry Potter had to go to detention with Professor Umbridge...where he has to write sentences over and over, but the sentence carves into his hand over and over.  Granted, my way is not painful.  The only way I will carve my commitments into my brain is if I write it in a planner! 

 

This year I decided to try out the Lily Pulitzer agenda in the Southern Charm Pattern.  Working in higher education, I have seen many of my students carrying them...especially those in sororities.  These agendas come in sizes small to jumbo. I got the large planner so I had enough room to write out all my commitments and meal plans, but can also put it in my purse.  I have been very content with the planner so far. I really like the hard back, making it super durable and the pages are brightly colored in true Lily fashion. The other great aspect of this planner is that it will get you through a year and a half, beginning in August which is great for higher education professionals like myself.

Another planner I hope to try someday is the planner by Rifle Paper Company.  I am obsessed with their artwork and the layout of their planner is very similar to that of Lily Pulitzer, but has the retro illustrations I cannot get enough of...

 Images via Rifle Paper Company

The Mecca of all planners for me is the Life Planner by Erin Condren.  I had a gift card that allowed me to use one of these a couple of years ago and I absolutely loved everything about it.  I was really hoping to use this planner again this year as they have an hourly layout that I thought would be really conducive to recording breastfeeding logs when Vivian gets here...but the only drawback to these planners is they cost a pretty penny...Try $55 for the basic planner with no bells and whistles.  Granted, I believe they are worth it...I just could not bring myself to spend that kind of money while preparing for baby.

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What do you have to use to keep your life together? 

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