Lately I'm Loving: Summer Beauty Edition

From left to right: Kiehl's Shampoo, Retin-A Micro Pump, laura mercier Invisible Loose Setting Powder, YSL Lip Stain, laura mercier Shimmer Bloc, St. Tropez Mousse, NARS Long-wear Eyeliner

I won't even start with excuses. Let's just pick up where we left off. 

Scratch that. Let's pick up somewhere else. Life isn't allowing time for baking or cooking these days. I am lucky if I eat something other than cereal for dinner. Planning a wedding, buying a first home, and living in the same city as my family makes me want to do anything but quarantine myself in the kitchen for hours on end perfecting a flognarde. It just ain't happenin.

Part of my wedding planning process has involved trying to figure out what makeup to wear on my wedding day and how to get my skin into great shape before it all goes down. Everyone's skin is different and what works for me may not work for someone else, but here is what I'm loving lately as I delve into the world of beauty products this summer. Now, please dish, what are your summer favorites? 

sweet christine

This is my mother.



Today is her birthday. And she turned somewhere between 55 and divine perfection.Happy birthday Mom. I wish we could nibble on Walnut Raisin toast from Whole Foods and sip coffee together this morning. Your birthday package should arrive this afternoon (don't you dare let me down USPS!)





And now, 10 reasons why my mom is just the most amazing...

1. Growing up, she filled our shelves with books and our garden with flowers and showed a green thumb was as precious as a cultivated mind.

2. She is always game for going to see a movie. Even the midnight showing.

3. A 150 lb Newfie named Lulu knows she's the boss.

4. She hates 'the Facebook'.

5. She is 'the Franchise of our family' -My Dad

6. She knows more pop culture references and rap artists than I do.

7. She devours books and recalls characters of fiction years after reading them and speaks of them as she would of old friends.

8. She holds her baked goods to the highest standard and would rather wake up at 5AM to bake a batch of fresh cookies than 'take the easy route' baking the night before.

9. 'She is so interesting because she is so interested' -my best friend Lindsey

10. If you call her and tell her that you really need your mother, she will drive across the state, or country, to be with you.

I love you mom.