Women of all walks of life around the globe have been cutting their own hair since the Covid-19 pandemic started. I was actually in the process of growing out my hair and had the beginnings of a nice bob going on. I can’t remember at what point my frustration won out but it happened pretty […]
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Let’s Eat!
Banana Crumb Muffins
My husband and I are going through a muffin phase. We love the convenience of ready-to-go servings. We have even started turning our favorite cake recipes into muffins. This recipe started out from a tried and true crumb spice cake recipe from my mother-in-law and has since developed into its current incarnation. It has a […]
Worth Watching
Nobody’s Looking
Binged on Netflix Looking for something to binge watch this week? Check out Netflix’s Nobody’s Looking. It is a Brazilian based series that was released in November of 2019. The first season has eight episodes about 30 minutes long. I binged it in two days, no problem. What’s It About Nobody’s Looking follows the new […]
Product Reviews
DuWop Lip Venom – Plump Up Your Lips
Brief History: What happens when a successful make-up artist meets a successful hair designer? They become friends and later business partners. Christina Bartolucci and Laura DeLuisa highlighted the best features of some of the world’s most recognizable faces before they became the successful entrepreneurs behind DuWop: Keanu Reeves, Keri Russell, Sandra Bullock and Bruce Willis […]
Being a Julep Maven
While Living in Canada One of the things I love about nail polish is that I can feel glamorous without forking out a ton of money for clothes. The color palettes are endless and can be easily changed to my mood. And with the increased popularity of “nail art” it is even more fun. A […]
To Halloween or Not
Zombie Parties
What? That’s right, zombie parties actually happen outside the scope of Halloween. And now happens to be a perfect time to stock up on your plus size zombie costumes and make-up as the prices are drastically reduced. For example my favorite zombie costume, Undead Teacher’s Pet Adult, is 50% off: Whether you are planning your […]
Three Do-It-Yourself Costumes
Let’s face it. Halloween costumes can be fairly expensive for something you are likely to only wear once. Here are three costume checklists that you might be able to make from your own closet. The best part? They are made with clothes you can wear more than once.
Halloween Nail Art
The past few weeks I have been playing with Halloween Nail Art courtesy of a great how-to video on YouTube. So far I have completed three of the five designs but I don’t think I will get the other two done in time to give you enough time in case you want to try it […]
Torrid Does Halloween
This year Torrid has their largest selection of plus size Halloween costumes yet — 27 at my last count. They have the usual sex-pot ones but they also have a few unique ones I quite like. Cleopatra Costume — this is the first time I’ve seen such an elaborate headdress. While it’s soft you’d still […]
Adding Some Colour to My Life
Orange Tips and Green Dots
This past week I wanted to do something a little fall festive. In my mind I created sparkly pumpkins but in reality it didn’t work so well so I went with sparkly orange tips and green dots. It’s a personal favorite nail art that always gets lots of positive attention and is reasonably easy to […]
Marble Nail Art
There are a lot of marbling nail art instructional videos on Youtube and I suggest watching a few before attempting this project. It was Colette’s video that finally made me confident enough to give it a try. Even though most nails seem to be really long I felt positive enough to do it with my short […]
My Two Cents
Advice for Those Younger Than Me
I have been doing some cleaning in my office. Purging really. It has been time consuming because it is mostly paper stuff and I want to read most things to determine their value. I would say ninety percent is getting recycled. The rest is either being scanned to put in my One Note in a […]
