2023-04-04 18:29
We got back from Los Angeles late last night to a slew of packages. There were some clothes, which I’ll leave for a different post, but I was happy to see that my packages from Kiehl&r&hell…Read More
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2023-04-01 17:13
We’re having so much fun visiting our son in California! Dressed for a day of exploring. Regrettably wearing an ancient pair of skinny jeans. I excuse myself because they're… Read More
2023-03-31 06:09
I flew into Los Angeles yesterday evening and spent today visiting my son, eating delicious food, shopping, visiting the Huntington Library and Botanic garden, and dining in Old Pasadena. I… Read More
2023-03-28 16:46
The latest questions from Karen's latest Monday poll at Makeup and Beauty Blog:Available at Cutely Covered for $551. Bucket hat or fedora?Fedora for sure. But only in the fall/winter, a… Read More
2023-03-26 20:42
In my last post, I discussed the fact that our the changes we experience in our hair as we age appear to be part of the natural aging process. Because they are the result of diminishing horm… Read More
2023-03-24 17:58
You know how it is with our internet overlords. You click on a sponsored post on Instagram or watch a video on Facebook, and all of a sudden, your feed is teeming with videos about the topic… Read More
2023-03-22 19:54
I’m working on a longer post, so for today, it’s Show and Tell, where I take pictures of the stuff I received in today’s mail, and then crop like crazy so you are spared th… Read More
2023-03-20 19:42
I've mentioned my penchant for diving into diet literature when I head into yet another "shit's getting real" fitness phase--which, following my most recent trip to the doctor, I'm in. … Read More
2023-03-18 23:01
First a followup to my most recent Sample Saturday post: I still like the Acqua di Parma Magnolia fragrance, but I have so many florals in my perfume hoard collection that I will not be aski… Read More
2023-03-16 17:40
Let's get the bad news over with first. Yesterday, I visited the Ulta website to buy the Erborian B.B. Creme that was going to be half-price during their 21 Days of Beauty event, a… Read More
2023-03-14 16:10
Being both elderly and out of it, I skipped the Oscars ceremony this year. I haven't seen any of the movies, and anyway, I almost never do live TV. But that doesn't mean I'm not highly inves… Read More
2023-03-12 17:30
Lisa Carnochan of Privilege posted recently about shouting out other bloggers, old skool style, so let me commence today's drivel with some shout outs.I'd like to call your attention to Shei… Read More
2023-03-10 22:12
In my ongoing project of making life in these Great Lakes states more enjoyable, I've decided to be 100 percent Irish during the month of March. This may be considered cultural appropriation… Read More
2023-03-08 21:04
If I were a French chef, I'd have a batterie de cuisine. Instead, I am an aging housewife, and I have a batterie de moisturizers. This is because in the Great Lakes region of the United… Read More
2023-03-06 20:38
PEOPLE. Shit’s getting real with the Gucci "Flora" knockoffs. In case you don't know what I'm talking about, I just posted about it here. For a quick refresher, here is a sample o… Read More
2023-03-04 17:52
As I threatened promised recently, my recent acquisition of a bushel of samples in that GWP tote from Saks leaves me with plenty of stuff to blog about. So even though--like the Bostoni… Read More
2023-03-02 21:31
Or not, as the case may be. Today I'm indulging myself, because honestly, my eyes just about bugged out of my head when I spotted the following. And my inner amateur fashion historian couldn… Read More
2023-02-28 17:39
Greetings, internet! I hope you're well and enjoying the beginning of spring (or beginning of autumn, if you're down under.) I have to say the extra hours of sunlight are working their… Read More
2023-02-27 03:03
I can't help it. When I see something in black watch plaid, I leap at it like a trout at a fly.I recently picked up a pair of Brooks Brothers pajama bottoms in Black Watch plaid. I have an L… Read More
2023-02-24 22:14
I don't need the internet to keep score; I already know I'm an inconsistent idiot. Just the other day, I was ranting about those useless totes that high-end department stores hand… Read More
2023-02-22 17:19
Today is Ash Wednesday for people in the Western church. And beginning today, I give stuff up.This is not about self-improvement. Not totally. And it's not 100 percent religious. It's kind o… Read More
2023-02-20 23:18
Karen asks; I answer.1. Duochrome powder shadow or matte cream stick shadow?Duochrome powder. I kind of don’t get the point of matte shadows unless I’m using them in the crease o… Read More
2023-02-18 20:04
I realize that I'm not Anthropologie’s demographic. I never was, even back when they used to send me massive catalogues filled with pictures of young women modeling boho clothes while… Read More
2023-02-16 15:59
People, I have no words. NO WORDS. Although the line from Line of Duty quoted in my title pretty much sums it up.I mean, I know I was just decrying the speed with which hideous fashion trend… Read More
2023-02-14 17:46
Happy Valentine's Day to my invisible internet friends! I hope you have something special planned. I don't, but I'm taking my daughter dress-shopping later today, so I'll probably become ins… Read More
2023-02-13 05:27
I don’t mean single-use foil packets you get when you buy something from Sephora or Ulta. I mean those collections you get from Barney’s or Harrods or Neiman Marcus or a hi… Read More
2023-02-10 23:03
Look, I get it. Fashion is cyclical. Everything old is new again. Ten years out of date—which is a startling percentage of my wardrobe—is frumpy, while at twenty years out, every… Read More
2023-02-09 00:09
Bless me, invisible internet friends! It's been a year since my last confession.So let's talk about MY HAIR.So, a couple of months ago I got a haircut and the last of the dyed stuff was chop… Read More
2022-02-04 20:48
OK, with the ongoing pandemic, I think I can be forgiven for losing track of time and letting my blog go moribund ... again.But I decided that the internet deserved an update, so here… Read More
2020-07-28 22:18
OK, so it has taken me a month, but here I am, back to tell you about products I've used up, and give them short reviews, at least so far as I mention whether I'd buy them again, and why or… Read More
2020-06-30 19:39
Hello internet, how time flies. Or does it? Part of me thinks it's still March.At any rate, I thought I'd do a review of the products I used up in April and May. There were kind of a lot of… Read More
2020-06-01 19:57
In these parlous times, I could be rejoicing in having become firmer and more flexible. I could be delighted that heaving my not inconsiderable bulk out of my big, deep, straight-out-of-the… Read More
2020-05-26 16:51
It's not exactly a huge surprise that if I can dust off my blog, I can find other ways for my laptop to keep me out of the laundry room trouble. And of course, I have. Not only am I spe… Read More
2020-05-23 20:15
You might be wondering about my title. Well, I've fallen down into the rabbit hole of YouTube suggestions, because the algorithm affords me with endless entertainment.For example, this Chine… Read More
2020-05-20 23:38
1. Roomba-ing. Due to the sale of the second home, the Buxom household is equipped with two Roombas. Because they remind me of my son's late, lamented turtle, Toby, we named them Toby II and… Read More
2020-05-16 03:27
March 17, 2020, was the last normal day I enjoyed. I voted in the Democratic primary. And I had my hair colored. Root touch-up, highlights, lowlights, the whole nine yards.They were closing… Read More
2020-05-15 04:44
Owning a second home is a luxury up there with owning a stable full of polo ponies, owning a fleet of antique cars, or collecting Birkins. OK, nothing I've ever owned approaches those items… Read More
2020-05-14 04:47
Vitamin C is one of a small group of topical skin treatments that have proven abilities to improve the skin. I don't mean "improve the appearance of lines and wrinkles" and that other ad cop… Read More
2020-05-13 04:44
If I'm wearing anything on my face other than a non-spa-containing moisturizer, I have to double cleanse. Otherwise, things go along swimmingly for a while, and then one day, I discover icky… Read More
2020-05-11 18:19
I like GWP addict, but she missed this one:Blue Mercury is giving a nice gift bag with six Estee Lauder products with a $75 purchase. I was out of Advanced Night Repair serum, so I went for… Read More
2020-05-11 03:10
Things I'm using a lot these days:yoga pants and tee shirtsjeansThings I'm hardly using at all:high heeled shoesnail polishmy genius hair coloristmy blowdryermy pursesThings I'm using surpri… Read More
2020-05-09 20:23
I've finally figured something out.Once we started our shut down, with no particular reason to get up in the morning, I was sleeping a lot more. Like, teenager levels of conking out. I'd go… Read More
2020-05-08 23:03
I admit I've never read it, which is a little surprising because I tend to gravitate towards long, woolly novels written by dead white men. I have, however, read Robinson Crusoe, by the same… Read More
2016-11-30 21:45
This is a series in which, in an attempt to work my way through my sample overload, I spend the weekend trying out samples, then inflict capsule reviews upon the internet.Hello, internet!… Read More
2016-11-20 20:16
Ever since the presidential election, I've been in something of a funk. Which is my understated manner of expressing my desire to lie in bed and load myself with carbs while obsessively hang… Read More
2016-11-05 19:20
Once a year, Sephora runs a sale on the stuff that never gets marked down—high end makeup, skincare, and fragrances. And the beauty world goes absolutely insane. Mind you, 20 percent i… Read More
2016-10-26 15:24
Hi Internet! Did you miss me? I missed you. I just got back from 10 days in Europe. Mr. Buxom and I decided to celebrate our empty-nester state by taking a trip to Vienna, Salzburg, and Muni… Read More
2016-09-11 18:22
Now THIS is a self-portrait!In my defense, Mr. Buxom and I were on our way out the door to spend our first date night as Empty Nesters (subtitle: When Every Night is Date Night!). I thought… Read More
2016-08-28 21:59
So ... I ordered some stuff from J. Crew.I haven't shopped at J. Crew in a while, although I usually flip through the monthly catalog. The thing is, the way they style their clothes is so re… Read More
2016-08-26 20:50
I've mentioned that I've been experimenting with some K-Beauty practices. One of these is double-cleansing. I've become a huge fan because, although I frequently skip putting on makeup, the… Read More
2016-08-20 16:40
I got this dress.Eliza J V-Neck Crepe Sheath DressWhich, I KNOW. It's just so ... dull. Navy blue. Tasteful. Ladylike.One of my friends commented recently about my penchant for solid colored… Read More
2016-08-17 16:14
I don't tend to blog much about one-day sales, because I'm not organized enough, but this one popped up in today's promotional emails, and it's really pretty good.In case you don't already o… Read More
2016-08-11 14:37
Before we get into it, remember, I bought boring shit. OK?So OK, there were the bras. Which I totally wish were still in stock in my size at that price, but oh well. Then there were some jea… Read More
2016-08-09 17:29
I haven't even finished telling you about the unbelievably dull stuff I bought at the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale, yet here I am, browsing through their cosmetics and skincare section. Why? B… Read More
2016-08-07 20:37
Before I get onto the matter of what I bought at the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale, allow me to take a minute to give them a shout out for their awesome return policy.It lasted less than a mont… Read More
2016-08-02 17:05
I'm bopping around the internet checking out the clearance sales and new arrivals and honestly, I have seen some really astonishingly hideous stuff that is begging to be mocked. Except in ma… Read More
2016-08-01 22:34
We got back from Europe week ago. I should have checked in, but I was busy winding down from my trip. Also, the idea of blogging about what I bought before and during my trip has been overwh… Read More
2016-07-15 14:22
I won't go into a lot of detail or make silly apologies, because somehow even as self-centered a person as I am can realize, if only dimly, that the Internet will get along just fine without… Read More
2016-07-04 21:35
As I prepare for tonight's celebration of America's 240th birthday, I remember the hoopla over the nation's Bicentennial, which occurred when I was much younger and wasn't expected to cook a… Read More
2016-07-01 18:17
My favorite lipstick, Guerlain's Rouge G in Gracia, retails for $52. It kills me that it's not refillable, because the case with its built-in mirror is so elegant and so handy for touch-ups… Read More
2016-06-29 21:54
This is a series in which, in an attempt to work my way through my sample overload, I spend the weekend trying out samples, then inflict capsule reviews upon the internet. Available at… Read More
2016-06-24 23:25
Internet, I have been beside myself. When I returned from Oklahoma, it was to the news that our elderly clothes washer needed a $580 repair. That would have been a foolish waste of money, ev… Read More
2016-06-20 17:59
It's been a while since I've done a Sample Saturday report, mostly because I kept discovering products I liked and wanted to keep using.Case in point: Radical Skincare Age-Defying Exfoliati… Read More
2016-06-17 05:32
I know I'm supposed to be on a low-buy, but I have a theory.You know how hoarders feel bereft when they are forced to part with their old newspapers, 30-year-old prom dresses, and collection… Read More
2016-06-11 03:52
Hello Internet! Did you miss me? I missed you.Scaling Mount WashmoreI've been very busy traveling and recovering from traveling. If you are a parent and know what it's like to return from a… Read More
2016-05-23 19:05
I'm doing my third GoodReads Reading Challenge in as many years, and I've developed a habit of writing sarcastic one-line reviews of the (sadly, many) books I've read that don't keep me adeq… Read More
2016-05-10 19:50
Hi internet! Hope you're well and enjoyed yourself on Mother's Day. I'm actually not a huge fan of Mother's Day. Either I'm feeling guilty or I'm making someone else feel guilty. Bah, humbug… Read More
2016-05-01 23:45
I've spent the past few weeks on visits to the East Coast where I've been with my family. I don't want to point any accusing fingers, but good lord, what a bunch of blathermouths. They have… Read More
2016-04-25 23:29
This week's cover of The New YorkerOn Sunday, a group of friends was going to watch Purple Rain on the big screen. I don't think I'd seen it since it came out. I wasn't a kid--I was working… Read More
2016-04-20 04:43
Wow, the internet is totally overflowing with stuff I don't want!For starters, how about that Marimekko collaboration with Target? I totally had my hopes up with that one. My stepmother was… Read More
2016-04-18 03:41
I've mentioned before that the idea of switching to a Korean skin care regimen is a bit overwhelming. I'm using "overwhelming" in an understated, stiff-upper-lip New England WASP sense of… Read More
2016-04-16 16:16
Hey Internet--did you miss me? I missed you!I'm back from a few days in Washington DC where I was attending some extremely sumptuous events at venues where, if they really knew what I was li… Read More
2016-04-12 14:37
Not me. Sephora's idea of K-BeautyI'm taking advantage of my trip to DC to Think Deep Thoughts about a variety of subjects, some ridiculously shallow. Korean skincare is one of them.Here's t… Read More
2016-04-11 04:25
Remember when I asked for help picking out a new dress (or two)? I forgot to let you know how that worked out.There were only three left to chose from by the time I ordered. Luckily, the "Do… Read More
2016-04-09 15:26
Welcome to another post in which Auntie Haul rants about consumerism.Today I was over at Sephora checking out new arrivals, as one does. I spotted this.beautyblender sur.face simple, $30.00I… Read More
2016-04-08 14:42
This post is illustrated with pictures of the kind of jeans you couldn't pay me to wear. I'm sorry, Macy's.I don't mean to whine, internet, but I'm in a fix.I had three pairs of Gap mid-rise… Read More
2016-04-08 04:49
As you've probably heard, the spring sale started at Sephora today.Sephora the first day of the spring saleHere are the details: for VIB Rouge, the sale starts today; it's 15 percent off for… Read More
2016-04-06 16:48
Thanks to Nouveau Cheap, today I discovered that Ulta's website is offering all kinds of GWPs and deluxe samples and whatnot. As I mentioned earlier, their 21 Days of Beauty Event hadn't set… Read More
2016-04-06 03:29
As I may have already mentioned, I'm tiptoeing into the subject of Korean Beauty, or K-Beauty. This is not an easy thing to do. For normal people, I mean.K-Beauty for the non-obsessed If you… Read More
2016-04-05 04:56
This morning Mr. Buxom and I drove the length of Route 22 in Michigan, which is along the coast of Lake Michigan in the upper northwest corner of the state. It was a beautiful sunny day (OK… Read More
2016-04-04 01:31
This is a series in which, in an attempt to work my way through my sample overload, I spend the weekend trying out samples, then inflict capsule reviews upon the internet.AmorePacific Mois… Read More
2016-04-02 18:53
Nouveau Cheap has alerted me to the fact that the Ulta 21 Days of Beauty sale has dropped the price of the Urban Decay Gwen Stefani blush palette. For today only, the price drops from $45 to… Read More
2016-04-02 01:28
Sometimes you don't have to try on or sample a single thing to save yourself a boatload of money. Just the other day, when I was walking down Michigan Avenue in Chicago, I saved myself $895… Read More
2016-03-31 17:00
A friend of mine told me once that her favorite fragrance is J. Lo Glo, but when asked what's she's wearing, she tends to lie about it. She's embarrassed about wearing a celebrity fragrance… Read More
2016-03-31 00:54
My daughter is still home for spring break, but what with one thing and another (husband up to his eyeballs at work; son unavailable; too exhausted from all those auditions) we didn't go any… Read More
2016-03-29 15:22
Yesterday morning, I had an early workout which I was totally contemplating blowing off. I'd had a hard time getting to sleep the night before, and when my alarm went off at 6:30, I was not… Read More
2016-03-28 03:46
You know how everyone is all about decluttering these days? I decided that maybe, just maybe, my makeup brush collection could use a bit of pruning.The problem with makeup brushesMakeup brus… Read More
2016-03-28 03:09
$12.83 at Drugstore.comFor Easter brunch, I decided that it was asking a Bit Much of my public for me to flaunt bare legs, in March, in Chicago. After rifling though my sock drawer to discov… Read More
2016-03-27 04:55
You know how everyone is all about decluttering these days? I decided that maybe, just maybe, my makeup brush collection could use a bit of pruning.The problem with makeup brushesMakeup brus… Read More
2016-03-26 04:38
We've reached the time of year where people who live in the Northern hemisphere start posting pictures of their gardens and their Easter decorations and their pastel nail polishes and--well… Read More
2016-03-25 04:33
I don't know whether you've noticed this, but cosmetics companies want your money, and they're constantly coming up with new ways to get you to pry your wallet open.I'm not going into the "p… Read More
2016-03-24 05:02
I KNOW. I didn't see it coming, either.The item in question is Makeup Forever's Rouge Artist Natural lipstick in No. 9, Copper Pink, which is a sheer my-lips-but-better shade of slightly war… Read More
2016-03-23 04:11
I distinctly remember leaving a comment on Brutally Honest Beauty assuring her that I wouldn't be buying anything during the Ulta 21 Days of Beauty event. I also remember saying that the onl… Read More
2016-03-22 04:49
You know the old Amish saying: "We are too soon old and too late smart." Well, that about sums me up.Example: I've finally realized that really, really popular, best-selling, holy grail pale… Read More
2016-03-21 17:28
I've mentioned that lately, I've been watching and enjoying Kimberly Clark's YouTube videos. Kimberly is a drag queen who has become well-known in the YouTube video community for her anti-ha… Read More
2016-03-20 01:03
I have a confession to make. I'm Team Jacqueline.Iris Apfel, from a recent spread in How to Spend ItFor the past decade, the fashion world has been agog with Iris Apfel, who at 94, is probab… Read More
2016-03-19 21:59
Some of my fashion-obsessed Facebook friends reminded me of how crazy I am about Phryne Fisher's wardrobe. And I thought—hey, wait a minute—perhaps everyone on earth isn't alread… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Isn't it gorgeous!Every year my pal Bunky gives a Valentine's Day tea party at the Ritz for all of "his ladies." We are all requested to wear red. This year I didn't have a red dress or suit… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
1. Trying to work on my "favorite products of 2013" series, except travel, and illness, and dry, dry, dry, desert-y dry skin.I mean, is it possible to assess my various B.B. creams when my s… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
For the record, I've linked below to Amazon and/or Drugstore.com, for which I receive not one brass centime.I've recently been experimenting with lots of body lotions--I haven't even finishe… Read More
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