I’ve been wanting to do a scientific-ish skin care experiment for awhile; I’m 40 years old and first started noticing dark spots along the tops of my cheekbones when I was about 30. I’ve tried many products that claim to fade dark spots but unfotunately none have worked for me thus far.
Happy October! I’m here to share my September empties with you. I didn’t empty too many products last month, but I had enough to warrant a blog post.
Fall is FINALLY here! It’s my favorite season, mostly because it means that scary movie season has arrived. 2018 marks the fourth year in a row in which I’ll watch a horror movie a day all throughout October! I’ve really enjoyed doing this for the past few years so I definitely wanted to continue the tradition.
I only have a few ideas of what I want to watch this year. The new Halloween is coming out on October 19 so I definitely want to see that in the theater. I’d see the new Goosebumps: Haunted Halloween movie in the theater too, though I’m not dying to see it. I want to re-watch It now that it’s available on HBO. I love Get Out so much that I’ll probably re-watch that if I’m having trouble deciding what I’m in the mood for. I also want to watch Hereditary because I haven’t seen it yet. I’ll most likely re-watch Suspiria because the remake is coming out November 2…not soon enough! I don’t know why they’re releasing it after Halloween. Boo (and I don’t mean that in the scary way)!
Beyond those ideas, I’ll probably just wing it and see what I feel like watching each day. If you want to follow along and see what I’m watching, I’m going to Tweet each day’s selection. Follow @sheiman for updates (I also Tweet a lot of anti-Trump stuff, so if that’s not your bag, well, consider yourself forewarned). And of course, I’ll post my full watchlist here after the month has ended.
Interested in seeing what I watched for the previous three years? Check out my full watchlists at the links below:
Have you ever taken on the 31 Days of Horror challenge and if so, are you doing it this year?
1. Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience: John planned a surprise date night for us this week, knowing that I would most likely figure out what it was beforehand. He wasn’t wrong—I did figure it out the day beforehand, but that didn’t lessen the excitement for me one bit! This Game of Thrones concert was amazing. The show’s composer, Ramin Djawadi, conducted an orchestra playing songs from the show while scenes played in the background. If you’re a Game of Thrones fan, I highly recommend this concert!
I can’t believe it’s already time for another Play! by Sephora post! My September 2018 box arrived a little earlier than usual, and I got right to filming an unboxing video. My video this month isn’t my favorite, but I posted it anyway because, well, no one’s perfect. I mean…this was the best of three thumbnail options (LOL):
1. Toasted Pumpkin Candles: when Brooklyn Candle Studio sent a newsletter anouncing their new candle scent, Toasted Pumpkin, I immediately ordered two. I absolutely love their soy wax candles and have ordered from their store multiple times. These candle smell amazing and I want my apartment to smell like this all autumn long!
I was psyched to finally receive my second FabFitFun box! I was going to film an unboxing video of my lifestyle subscription box but I’ve been very low energy and honestly just didn’t feel like it. Maybe next time.
A plethora of products greeted me when I opened my box:
1. Castle Rock: this past week John and I binged the first season of Hulu’s new show set in the Stephen King universe. The show does have its flaws but it entertained me regardless. It also occasionally creeped me out, which is rare these days. The cast is rock solid: André Holland, Bill SkarsgÃ¥rd, Melanie Lynskey, Sissy Spacek, Terry O’Quinn, and Scott Glenn, to name a few. There are also Cusack and Culkin sightings. If you’re a Stephen King fan, I definitely recommend watching Castle Rock!
1. Hamilton: last Friday I FINALLY got to see this musical after years of wanting to go! The show came to the Kennedy Center this summer and my friend managed to snag tickets through the online system. Our seats were in the first row of the upper mezzanine, which turned out to be a great spot. I’ve listened to the soundtrack a million times but it just does not compare to seeing the show live. I don’t often feel at ease sitting in the middle of a row in a room filled with people. But at times during Hamilton I felt like I was the only person in the room (where it happens). It was pretty magical and I’d love to see the show again.
Luxe beauty brand Tatcha released The Pearl Tinted Eye Illuminating Treatment ($48) earlier this year and I immediately started hearing great things about it. Though I don’t typically have major dark circles under my eyes, the idea of a brightening eye treatment was still appealing…so of course I bought it.
The Pearl comes housed in the most gorgeous purple screw-top jar EVER:
