Look my best

ML helped me buy a dress, shoes, and necklace at AnnTaylorLoft. It wasn’t on sale, but it all really worked for the event, and I’m wearing the outfit again tonight to my Girard’s mother/son dance….and tomorrow to a bridal shower.

I should let her help me more.

I have been pouring over Lucky magazines for realistic, good ideas – and decided to focus on shoes. Today my DH and I went to DSW shoes and I bought 3 pairs:

*pink leopard ballet slippers for at home – they’re fantastic
*purple kangaroo retro gymshoes
*Turquoise suede high heel Mary Janes with flower stitching and a small open-toe. They are prettier than they sound. They are perfect and fun and stylish and a little weird.

Awesome.

Great.

I just had a mini-facial and manicure for FREE. Our hair salon just opened a new spa, so I was induced to book a facial for January and a haircut. This could be the start of something….

Wendy, the facial person, was telling me I need to moisturize WAY more, use lots of eye cream and lip cream, and drink WAY more water. Hmmm. I can see my mom wagging her finger now.

can’t seem to get any traction on this goal. I did get my hair highlighted, and painted my nails for our retreat.

I need to purchase a nice, affordable shirt for Christmas Eve. I have black cords I can wear – but no tops.

manicure
pedicure
lip wax
eyebrow wax
$54

I bought some Prescriptives concealer and powder. Expensive.

Then my mom made me buy some Estee Lauder night cream, which came with a gift with purchase pack. I’m 35 and I need my mom to tell me what to do. She is glamorous, I am crunchy.

My MIL was in town and she is very attractive and high maintenance, she puts on make up to read the paper. Not me.

However, I have noticed that I do look better when I’ve tried a little. But then I feel I’m giving in to societal pressure, like caving in to the norms of attractiveness. I guess I can’t rely on my natural beauty forever! Ha.