The Wednesday Wigeon No.56

1. Macarons or macaroons?

Macarons, I’ve never been a huge fan of coconut in my food.  And macarons are so pretty!  I’m still waiting for the day when I finally eat one in Paris…rose-colored glasses 24/7.

2. What’s your favorite time of day?

On weekdays, the ten minutes right after I wake up, before I get out of bed.  I feel so peaceful and comfortable.  And then my second alarm goes off, and the illusion is shattered…

3. In your opinion, what’s the best thing to buy at the drugstore?

Definitely lipstick.  I love a luxe high-end lipstick as much as the next person, but there are so many good options at the drugstore nowadays, and I’m rarely disappointed.  You can build up a basic ‘lipstick wardrobe’ (stop looking at me like that) very easily, and then ‘supplement’ it (seriously, stop staring) with one or two splurges.

To take part in TWW, copy/paste the questions and answer them in the comments below!

1. Macarons or macaroons?
2. What’s your favorite time of day?
3. In your opinion, what’s the best thing to buy at the drugstore?

Love,
MM &

OOTD: It’s Friday and I’m a Daisy

The other day, I saw this cute OOTD post from the lovely Maggie of The Polka-Dotted Jellyfish, and I was like dayum OOTDs are awesome.  Nice intro, huh?  You can tell I’m writing this after a very long Friday, I’m sure.

 top: Old Navy, cardigan: Cotton On, belt: Ralph Lauren, jeans: Forever 21, boots: Aerosoles

You like my super profressional camera-phone-bathroom-mirror photo?

I happened to be standing in front of a mirror with my phone in my pocket today, and thought I might as well take a picture.  In one of my rare epiphanic moments, I realized that yellow, white, and green in my outfit reminded me of a certain flower.  Get it?  It’s a daisy.  And today is Friday.  Hence the title: “It’s Friday and I’m a Daisy.”

In other news, I love belts and shoes with extra height, both of which I’m wearing here.  I have a long torso, and just one of the above can make my body seem much more proportionate.  It’s magical.

Hope you have a restful long weekend!  It’s time for me to cook dinner, I’m thinking something as low-effort as possible.  Crustless quiche?

MM

The Wednesday Wigeon No.55

Random questions of the week, the wigeon thinks these up and I transcribe them.

1. My room currently smells like…

Slatkin & Co Fireside, Yankee Candle Maple Pancakes, smoke, Victoria’s Secret Bombshell in Love EDP.

2. Do you use self tanner?

You know how I feel about tanning beds or letting your skin bake in the sun (DON’T DO IT), but self tanner is an entirely different story.  There comes a time every summer when I start looking like a faded ghost next to my friends, and this my friends, means it’s time to break out the self tanner.  It makes me look glowy, in that I-got-10-hours-of-sleep-and-I’m-radiating-health way.  It’s all a lie of course, but it’s a pretty convincing one.  Still loving Lavera right now.

3. What’s one of your recently rediscovered beauty favorites?

Victoria’s Secret Incredible EDP.  One of the few warm fragrances that’s light enough for me to wear in the summer.  Plus it’s so comforting, like the warm weather version of Auric Blends Egyptian Musk.  And there’s also Phyto 7 Daily Hydrating Botanical Cream.  I saw it in one of Lisa Eldridge’s YouTube videos (if you’re not subscribed to her already, click it), and thought the product looked vaguely familiar.  Yes, there are times when I’m a little fuzzy on what I do or do not own.  I think this is an indicator that I have too much makeup, does this ever happen to you?  It turns out I do have a tube of this, and after a couple of uses I’ve decided it’s fantastic stuff.  Maybe I’ll get around to writing a review eventually.

Come take part in TWW!  Simply copy/paste the questions and answer them in the comments below.

1. My room currently smells like…
2. Do you use self tanner?
3. What’s one of your recently rediscovered beauty favorites?

Love,
MM &

The Wednesday Wigeon No.54

1. High/low of the week?

High: …Well, my teeth are white(r)

Low: So tired I keep getting lost on the way to school and driving in two lanes at the same time.

2. What’s your favorite hairstyle (on yourself)?  And ‘just rolled out of bed’ doesn’t count.  Sorry.

Loose curls with a 1.5 inch barrel.

3. What does your dream home look like?  

A Tuscan villa or apartment in Paris (if you’re going to dream, might as well dream big).  Flooded with soft light.  Just a touch of lucite, high ceilings and a bed I could sink into at the end of the day.  And there’s more here.

Come take part in TWW!  Simply copy/paste the questions, and answer them in the comments below.

1. High/low of the week?
2. What’s your favorite hairstyle (on yourself)?  And ‘just rolled out of bed’ doesn’t count.  Sorry.
3. What does your dream home look like?  

Love,
MM &

Happy Mother’s Day!

Happy Mother’s Day!

It is impossible to buy a perfect present for my mother (within my budget), so while my dad purchased a brand-new iPad for her, I baked a cake.  I should have taken a picture of it when it went into the oven, because I promise you, there was a perfect heart in the middle.  When it came out, the heart had mysteriously turned into a polygon-shaped alien.  So I cut it up, covered it up with ice cream, and presented it to my mom.  She loved it.  Whew.

Mother’s Day, let’s talk about it.  How are you celebrating today?