Oh, January 2025. You were an endless month, and I won’t miss you. I will, however, miss some of the products that I emptied. Self care feels even more important at the current moment, and it’s a real privilege to have products that I enjoy in my daily skin care routine.
Happy New Year! I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions, but since a few days after the election I’ve been avoiding the news and will likely continue to do so for awhile. I am very concerned about the next four years in the US, but I don’t have the bandwidth for four more years of constant news stress. Humans aren’t built for long term hyper-vigilance or the emotional management of breaking news alerts in concert with outrage.
On to more lighthearted things, like my beauty empties from December 2024. I emptied so many items at the end of the year!
Happy December! I’ve had a really nice time visiting family in St. Louis, and now we’re moving straight into holiday season. I emptied plenty of products last month, including a handful of sheet masks. I also picked out a few items that needed to be decluttered.
Things are very crazy in the US right now, and that’s about all I’ll say about that. I’ve been avoiding the news like mad and will continue to do so for awhile, so ANY distraction is very welcome right now. In happy news, today is the fifth adoptaversary of our awesome cats Cheddar and Linus! We will be celebrating with extra cuddles and, of course, Churus.
Another perfect distraction? Talking and blogging about my Sephora haul from the store’s fall 2024 savings event.
I filmed a haul video to add to my YouTube channel; you can watch it here:
I’ve done it: I completed my tenth consecutive 31 Days of Horror! My complete list of films is shown in the photo below, but read on to find out my short impressions of each one.
Happy Sephora Rouge Savings Event Day! See this post for more details about the savings event dates. I’m bummed that my favorite month is over, but I do enjoy cozy season and cooler weather.
I emptied a fair amount of beauty products last month, many of which were kindly gifted by brands. Read on to see which products I would repurchase (or would purchase on my own, for products that were gifted).
It’s almost that time of year again: the Sephora semi-annual savings event will be here before we know it! As per usual, I have a ton of stuff in my cart but will end up editing it down at least somewhat.
1. RHAP Live in NYC: last week, we traveled to NYC for our third live Rob Has a Podcast Survivor event! I’ve been to one in DC and another one in NY before, and they are always a total blast. Nothing beats watching a Survivor episode in a theater with 900 other fans. Watching a live podcast immediately afterward featuring former players is always a good time as well. My photos from the event aren’t great, but you can watch the full podcast here. And if you can manage to get tickets, the afterparty is super, super fun! I love meeting other fans and talking to players. 10/10 would recommend if you’re a Survivor fan.
From time to time, I’ll see something on social media that I buy immediately. I did so when I learned about the ColourPop x Pokemon collection, and I did it again as soon as I found out that the brand had launched a Stranger Things collection. I began adding a few items to my cart and then realized it would make more sense to purchase the full collection…so that’s what I did. I absolutely love the packaging, especially the highlighter milk carton and the blush cassette tape:
1. NORTHERN LIGHTS IN DC!!!!! This week’s geomagnetic storm resulted in the aurora borealis being visible waaaaay more south than usual. A little after sunset yesterday, I saw someone in the Northeast US post a pic of the Northern Lights. So I decided to go to our roof deck and take photos to see if I could see anything. When I first went outside, it just looked like a normal evening. Once I began taking photos, the aurora borealis popped up in them. For some reason, our phone cameras can capture the phenomenon really well! I ran inside to tell John to come upstairs with his phone so he could experience it too. I have been dying to see the Northern Lights, and could not believe that my first time seeing them was from my own roof deck!!!
FYI, the Northern Lights may be visible tonight too, though probably not as intense. Go outside a little after sunset and snap photos of the sky!
