I’m going to try to make it a habit to post a Throwback Thursday each week…or at least, to do these posts more often. This week’s #tbt is a simple but sweet one:
#tbt: When I Was Just a Little Girl
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Friday Five
1. Sephora Virtual Artist: prepare to spend all of your free time playing with this online app. I have no idea how long this has been around—for all I know, it’s been on Sephora’s website for years—but I just discovered it yesterday, and it’s magical. You either upload a photo of yourself or allow the site to access your webcam to take a pic. Then the app allows you to virtually try on lipsticks from a ton of brands sold by Sephora. If you’re a lipstick geek like me, you will spend hours playing around with this. And if you know your Color IQ number (I had mine done in-store a couple years ago) you can input it and it will recommend lip colors for your skin tone. You’re welcome.
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Stitch Fix: January 2016 Review
My first Stitch Fix of 2016 makes an even dozen Fixes for me! I can’t believe I’ve already received twelve of these boxes. This fix was supposed to arrive on the 26th but was delayed a day due to lingering post-blizzard delivery issues. Boo, Jonas. Not a big deal, though—the box arrived safe and sound late yesterday afternoon.
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#tbt to Our 2015 Florida Keys Vacation
I haven’t done a Throwback Thursday post in a while (and I’ve only done one of these before) so I figured it was high time to do one again! My first #tbt blog post was about our honeymoon, and my next one is going to be about another vacation, this time to the Florida Keys. I won’t recount the entire trip here, but I’ll share some of the highlights!
We left on February 1—so just under a year ago—and flew down to Fort Lauderdale, where we and rented a car and then drove to Miami for a one night stay. We stayed at the Avalon Hotel, an iconic art deco hotel on South Beach’s main drag, Ocean Drive. The Avalon is the hotel with the vintage car permanently parked right out front:
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#Blizzard2016
Blizzardpocalypse arrived in Brooklyn late last night, earlier than expected. The last reports I had heard were that the snow was going to start around midnight but it actually started coming down around 10pm. We already had this much by about 1:15am when I went to bed:
Friday Five
1. The first snow of 2016: I know, the weather is one of those small talk topics that people make fun of, but I actually like talking about it. So there! We received a light dusting of snow last Sunday—just enough to stick and coat the sidewalks and cars and then melt the next day. It was that kind of minor magical snow that doesn’t create a nuisance…not at all like the snowmageddon snowpocalypse snOLYSHIT blizzard that weather services are predicting for the northeast this weekend (yikes! send good vibes our way, please).
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Friday Five
1. Mozart in the Jungle: now that it actually feels like winter outside, Netflix and chill is happening a lot in our apartment. Or should I say Amazon and chill? After this show’s big wins at the Golden Globes on Sunday, my husband and I decided to check it out. We’re only four episodes in so far, but it’s a charming show and we’re looking forward to watching more. The cast alone is worth watching: Golden Globe winner Gael Garcia Bernal, Lola Kirke—Jemima Kirke’s younger sister—Malcolm McDowell, Bernadette Peters, Saffron Burrows. Non-Prime subscribers, it’s time to cancel your plans this weekend. To celebrate its Golden Globe wins, Amazon is streaming the series for free this Friday through Sunday!
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HelloFresh: Veggie Box Review + Promo Code for Up to 50% Off
It’s been quite some time since I last wrote a proper review of a HelloFresh box! I’ve gotten several more boxes since my last review, but I either forgot to take photos or the photos I took were crappy so I skipped reviewing the finished dishes. Suffice to say, my husband and I have been very happy with HelloFresh—MUCH more so than Blue Apron or Plated. And this week’s veggie box was another solid one!
Crispy Chickpea and Roasted Cauliflower Salad with Quinoa and Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette
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Birchbox: January 2016
Last month I mentioned that I was having a bit of Birchbox fatigue. Well, my interest has been renewed because my first Birchbox of 2016 is the most exciting one I’ve received in quite some time! For January, subscribers were given the option to pick an Eyeko liquid eyeliner, a TONYMOLY lip tint, an IPKN radiant makeup primer, or a K-beauty box curated by Charlotte Cho, certified esthetician and co-founder of Soko Glam—a popular online Korean beauty shop. Beauty blogs have been raving about Korean beauty products for a while now, so I selected the K-beauty box to see for myself what all the fuss is about.
Before I talk about my samples, I have to say that I absolutely LOVE the January 2016 Birchbox design. Bright colors and delicate botanical illustrations? So perfect.
Friday Five
1. The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks: back in October I bought the second book in the original Shannara trilogy, thinking it was the first due to the confusing “Book One” text on the redesigned MTV edition. Turns out The Sword of Shannara is actually the author’s debut novel and the first in the trilogy, so I bought a copy and have been reading it for the past couple weeks. It was a little slow going at first and man, I would copy edit the shit out of the overused passive voice, but the story has picked up. MTV’s show just premiered this week and I’m curious to watch it (hello, Manu Bennett!), especially now that I’ve begun reading the series.
