Welcome readers old and new! November’s list is a good one! Before we get to that, here’s a little update.
Giveaway time
First things first! I’m hosting a giveaway for my paid subscribers. Enter by, you guessed it, becoming a paid subscriber (or being an existing one) by Sunday, November 12th and you’ll automatically be entered to win a box of beauty essentials, including:
RPZL Polishing Brush
Hermes Vert Titien Mascara
Thrive Causemetics Skin Perfecting Powder in Shael
Hi Beautiful You Body Perfecting Bronzer
Mac Lip Scrub
Drunk Elephant Lala Retro Moisturizer
Living Proof Triple Bond Complex
Eisenberg Beauty Cleansing Makeup Removing Gel
Eisenberg Beauty Anti-Age Treatment
Colorescience Lip Shine
Pacifica Coco Bond Hair Oil
Overtone Rose Gold for Brown Hair Coloring Conditioner
Tree Hut Candy Cane Shea Sugar Scrub
Under Your Skin Thistle & Yuzu Body Lotion
Living Proof Advanced Clean Dry Shampoo
Mini Philip B Weightless Volumizing Shampoo
The winner will be contacted and announced next week. Good luck! This is open to U.S. residents only.
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Read: October Amazon Favorites
What I’m reading: Britney Spears The Woman In Me (obv)
What I’m listening to: Everything Is Fine, Kim France and Jennifer Romolini’s podcast for women over 40.
What I’m watching: Pete Holmes’ hilarious stand-up special, I’m Not For Everyone (Netflix), Mike Vecchione’s stand-up special, The Attractives and the Sylvester Stallone docu (Netflix). All were excellent.
Who I’m following: Elon Altman, my new favorite comedian. Can you tell this last month has required a lot of comedy?
What I’m eating: Quesadillas made from Maria’s Corn Tortillas and Trader Joe’s Shredded Unexpected Cheddar. So simple. So delectable.
Ventev Apple Cable Charger I’m one of those people who rarely lose things. But I let someone borrow the Ventev I bought in 2017 and they promptly lost it. C’est la vie. So I was annoyed I had to replace it—but I feel better knowing it was nine dollars and I’ll potentially have it another seven years.
Mia Mango Peach Water Enhancer I am going through something where I loathe drinking regular water—this has never happened to me before. I, like, gag it down. Last week I started squirting a tiny bit of this into every glass and I’m suddenly an athlete extra in a Gatorade commercial—I can’t drink enough of this stuff now. Get into it.
Portable Mini Water Flosser This is a rec from Julia of Smarterinasec. I loathe regular floss, even those floss sticks. But I use my Phillips Water Flosser daily. It’s too enorm to bring with me on vacation, so instead of just suffering through real floss (and creating more waste), this mini version is ideal. I tried to put off buying it, but I finally did and I’m glad about it.
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