LOTD # 53 and Skylanders Swap Force?

Merle Norman Lip Polish in Coral Chic

over Age Defying + Lip Color in Coral Frost

I think this combo turned out nice! One thing I really liked about the Lip Polish is that the wand has a brush applicator rather than a doe foot- I really prefer a brush because you can be so much more precise. I always feel like doe foot applicators remove more product than they apply.

Oh NO! More Skylanders to buy! Today I got an email from Amazon about the new Skylanders product coming out in October- Skylanders Giants: SWAP Force . Another new game, and a bazillion new figures to buy too I'm sure. Will LOVES this game and it is quite big with his group of friends. October seems like a strange release date though..... wouldn't closer to Christmas be more lucrative for the business?

Disclosure: The Merle Norman lippies were sent to me for review purposes. The Amazon link is a referral link.

LOTD #52 and The Music Man

Sephora Lush Flush in Rose'

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Hello, 1989? Sasha has your lipcolor!

 

Look at the frost! I remember purchasing this shade after I had purchased another non-frosty shade and loved it. Rose'? Not so much. I do think I'll keep it just in case I have another 80s party to go to.

 

 

The Music Man

 

 

Friday night the kids and I went to watch a local children's theatre production of The Music Man. It was great! I found myself singing along with all the songs. I can't believe I remember them all because it's been so long since I've seen it. "Wells Fargo Wagon" is definitely my favorite.

 

We all got a little dressed up and had a great evening. I love exposing them to a bit of culture and I am always so excited when they enjoy something I love too.

LOTD #51 and Parental Guidance

Avon Pro-To-Go in Shimmering Red

Sadly, the Pro-To-Go lippies were discontinued. I first discovered them back in 2008 when Reese Witherspoon was serving as a Beauty Ambassador for Avon and was in all the ads wearing lipstick from this line.

Pro-to-Go is a creamy, moisturizing, highly-pigmented formula that also contains SPF 15. It glides on smooth, the texture is light, the color is even a little bit shiny, and the one-hand application packaging is fabulous!
Slide: Slide up button to raise lid…and lipstick.
Glide: Glide on color for beautiful lips.
Hide: Slide down button…see lid close.

This is definitely my favorite of all the Pro-To-Gos I have..... I think the shimmer in it gives it some staying power. Love love love this one!

Parental Guidance

Last week Will told me they had watched the funniest movie that day at their summer program and that I just had to see it. In fact, he remembered that my mom had told us it was funny too. So last night we stopped by Redbox on our way home and rented Parental Guidance and it was hilarious. It's PG, but with the kids being 7 and almost 10, I'm OK with PG as long as we watch with them. And it even featured our favorite sport- baseball!

LOTD #50 and Shoes

Clinique Long Last Lipstick in Black Violet ($15)

 

Every time I wear Black Violet I think about how my friend Heather and I called Clinique lipsticks "Special Occasion Lipsticks" in college because we couldn't imagine wearing a $15 lippie on a daily basis! We saved them for going out. Our go-to then was Pink Chocolate- I need to see if I can find a tube of that one laying around- it was a fave for years.

 

Black Violet is pretty- but DARK! I used a lipliner with this (Clinique Black Honey) but you can still see that this shade needs a careful application.... or it will bleed outside your lipline like it did just a bit in my pic above. Keeping this one for sentimental reasons!

 

Shoes!

 

Do you ever pick out your outfit just to match your shoes? Today I did! I have been dying to wear my Fioni Women's Kit Bow Pumps from Payless and today was the day!

 

 

I have on khaki crops, a white t and a purple short sleeved cardi and I love my outfit! These shoes are comfortable, believe it or not.

LOTD #49 and Smash

Avon Pro-To-Go in Provocative Plum

Sadly, the Pro-To-Go lippies were discontinued. I first discovered them back in 2008 when Reese Witherspoon was serving as a Beauty Ambassador for Avon and was in all the ads wearing lipstick from this line.

Pro-to-Go is a creamy, moisturizing, highly-pigmented formula that also contains SPF 15. It glides on smooth, the texture is light, the color is even a little bit shiny, and the one-hand application packaging is fabulous!
Slide: Slide up button to raise lid…and lipstick.
Glide: Glide on color for beautiful lips.
Hide: Slide down button…see lid close.

I would describe the Pro To Go as a highly pigmented lip balm (sort of a first gen Revlon Lip Butter). They don't have a lot of staying power, this shade in particular. In fact, it didn't last long at all. Not sure that I'll keep this one.

Smash

Last week I had a nasty stomach virus and spent two days in bed. The upside was the I got almost caught up on Smash....... I just have three hours left. I'm so sad that it got cancelled- it was really good this season! Were you watching? I think Megan Hilty is just fabulous and am going to miss seeing her perform.

LOTD #48 and Sandlot

 

Korres Lip Butter Glaze in Raspberry

$14 at Sephora

 

This lightweight, soothing lip butter imparts vibrant and shiny color, smells utterly delicious, and comes packaged in an easy-application tube.

 

While I will agree that this is moisturizing, the color lasts for about 5 seconds. I took the pic after I had just applied it, and now that I have had it on for about 2 hours, although the moisture is still there and feels great, there is almost no color left. I think I'll save this for times when I need a rescue moisture product.

 

Sandlot!

 

On Saturday Mr. Sasha was reading the sports section of the paper and noticed that The Sandlot was going to be shown at the Red Hawks stadium that evening. David Mickey Evans, the writer and director of The Sandlot, is touring around the country the celebrate its 20th anniversary by doing showings at Triple A ballparks. Of course we hurried to get tickets! 

 

They showed the movie on the scoreboard- it was awesome!

 

It was so cool to get to spread out a blanket on the outfield and watch the movie as a family. After all the terrible, scary weather we've been having, the weather was perfect Saturday night and we had a fabulous time.

 

LOTD #47 and SDC

Avon Pro-To-Go in Beaming Berry

Sadly, the Pro-To-Go lippies were discontinued. I first discovered them back in 2008 when Reese Witherspoon was serving as a Beauty Ambassador for Avon and was in all the ads wearing lipstick from this line.

Pro-to-Go is a creamy, moisturizing, highly-pigmented formula that also contains SPF 15. It glides on smooth, the texture is light, the color is even a little bit shiny, and the one-hand application packaging is fabulous!
Slide: Slide up button to raise lid…and lipstick.
Glide: Glide on color for beautiful lips.
Hide: Slide down button…see lid close.

I would describe the Pro To Go as a highly pigmented lip balm (sort of a first gen Revlon Lip Butter). They doesn't have a lot of staying power, but they feel absolutely fabulous on your lips and wears off extremely evenly, so I didn't mind reapplying it. I've got about 4-5 shades to rediscover and see if I still want to keep them in my stash- Beaming Berry is a keeper.

Memorial Day Weekend

Last Friday was the last day of school here, so we packed up the car and headed to Branson. We purchased season tickets for Silver Dollar City when we went out for Spring Break, and we always find a good deal on lodging thru www.vrbo.com, so we figured, why not?

And bonus, GAC Country Nights had started! This is definitely P's favorite part of SDC! GAC Country Nights is a fabulous 90 minute singing and dancing show they have every evening during the warmer months. He was so disappointed not to get to see it when we went in March, so that was the first thing he asked about this trip. I am so glad he loves music like me.

WC was so excited to pose for a pic with Jessica, one of the hosts. She was so funny!

Hope you had a nice holiday weekend too!

Hemangioma Revision Surgery- current pic of scar

Mrs. Fancy Pants recently left me a comment on my Hemangioma revision post:

Hi Sasha, my daughter will be 3 in August. I've referenced this blog many many times since hers became ulcerated at 3-4 months old. We have a consult with the surgeon in November (he wanted to wait for a non sunny season). He mentioned there were 2 schools of thought...getting it off early, so it's over with...or waiting til she was 14 and stopped growing. He said that the benefit of getting off early is so that she won't have to worry about it (people comment on it often, and she is aware of it already) but that her scar may be a bit wider than it would be if we waited til she was older. He said it was up to us. I was just curious if you had a more recent pic of this? It looks like it's been a few years now?

Yes, it has been a few years- she turned 7 in January and her last surgery was just a little over 4 years ago.

We are *very* pleased with the result! To see progressions pics of WC's Hemangioma journey, visit this post.

Scar from Hemangioma revision surgery

Age 7 years, a little over 4 years after surgery

In my personal, non-medical-expert opinion, it is better to do the surgery earlier. I was told that the thick scar tissue would not stretch as she grew, so that it could actually be tight and painful as she got older. Note that it took two surgeries to do the scar removal- doing it in two steps allowed her skin to stretch naturally.

I hope this helps Mrs. Fancy Pants!

LOTD #46 and FOUR!

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Romantic

 

It’s a pampering balm fused with a lightweight lipstain in an adorable chubby crayon. Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain gives softer, smoother lips with a perfect flush of color that lasts hour after hour. The gel formula comes in 12 vibrant shades that match any look or mood.

Just like Adore, I do NOT like this color. As the gloss wears off, it doesn't leave behind the same quality of stain that I get from Lovesick, Crush, or Smitten. Boo!

Four!

Fellow Divergent lovers, why did you not tell me about this?

Free Four: Tobias Tells the Divergent Knife-Throwing Scene

I might just be more excited about the Divergent movie than Catching Fire.... I *might*.

LOTD #45 and Nashville

Avon Pro-To-Go in Cherry Glisten

Sadly, the Pro-To-Go lippies were discontinued. I first discovered them back in 2008 when Reese Witherspoon was serving as a Beauty Ambassador for Avon and was in all the ads wearing lipstick from this line.

Pro-to-Go is a creamy, moisturizing, highly-pigmented formula that also contains SPF 15. It glides on smooth, the texture is light, the color is even a little bit shiny, and the one-hand application packaging is fabulous!
Slide: Slide up button to raise lid…and lipstick.
Glide: Glide on color for beautiful lips.
Hide: Slide down button…see lid close.

I would describe the Pro To Go as a highly pigmented lip balm (sort of a first gen Revlon Lip Butter). They doesn't have a lot of staying power, but they feel absolutely fabulous on your lips and wears off extremely evenly, so I didn't mind reapplying it. I've got about 4-5 shades to rediscover and see if I still want to keep them in my stash- I think Cherry Glisten is a keeper.

Nashville!

I am finally caught up on Nashville and so excited for the season finale! So much happened in last week's episode- that could have totally been the last episode of the season! WHAT ELSE CAN THEY DO???? And if you missed it, there is always a fabulously trashy recap at Forever Young Adult.

Prayers

Devastation is just 8 miles from my house. I am grateful for my family's safety but heartbroken for my fellow Okies affected by this terrible storm.

NOTD #44 and Hunger Games Bargain

Avon Ultra Color Rich Mega Impact Lipstick SPF15 in Brilliant Berry

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Although Avon does still sell the original Ultra Color Rich line ($7), the Mega Impact colors were limited edition. I don't like Brilliant Berry as much as I like Charged Cherry, which I wore last week. Brilliant Berry has more glitter that is really apparent as the lippie wears off, and it tends to run into the lines outside my lips. 

Hunger Games Bargain

Yesterday Amazon had the The Hunger Games paperback for just $1.85 and now it's down to $1.71. This is such a great bargain I'm thinking I need to order one so I can have one on hand if a friend mentions they haven't read this yet.... it's *so* good! Are you anxiously awaiting the release of the second movie like I am?

LOTD #43 and Legos

Merle Norman Age Defying+ Lipcolor in Coral Frost (retails for $15)

I am *so* into coral right now- it's just a great spring color. Today I'm wearing another lippie from Merle Norman (PR sample) and it's fabulous! For some reason the color block swatch on their website makes it look very orange, but it's actually quite nice and much more wearable than you'd think by looking at that swatch.

Lego Master Builder Academy

What can you guys tell me about the Lego Master Builder Academy program? P wants to be a Lego Engineer when he grows up (really) and this looks right up his alley. But it looks like they recently discontinued the subscription service where they send a set every few months (and upped the price....).  Any thoughts? Is it still worth the price?

It looks like Kit 1 is $30, and Kit 2-3 is $50 and Kit 4-6 is $80.