I received Skinfood’s Tomato Wrinkle Sun Cream care of Yesstyle.com. I started using it a few weekends ago and really like it. I had good results with Skinfood’s Tomato Spot Serum already so felt confident with this series.

It feels lightweight, absorbs quickly, layers under makeup well, and doesn’t cause acne. It goes on more like a primer than a facial sunscreen. Plus it works. The times I’ve forgotten to wear it out on the weekend I’ve come home with a bit of a burn.

I was able to compare it to another of Skinfood’s sunscreen, “Carrot Sun Cream.”

It was a sample size. Worked great, however, it was thicker and more “sunscreen-like.” Which is good for a day at the beach or hiking in the mountains. I have products for those activities already.

This was more about finding a better “daily wear” sunscreen and the Tomato Wrinkle one really fit my needs. Very happy.

Making the camping one helped motivate me to get the camping supplies together and start planning out weekends I can get out and get to it!

This next one I tagged as #fem!winchester summer followed by #gardening with cas

Today I was really motivated to reorganize my closet for summer. Get realistic about which skirts and tops I’d actually wear now that it’s summer hot day after day. Pack away some things for fall. Got a small pile of maybe 5 things together for the donation bin. Then I hit up my makeup stash. A few things I’ve hit pan on and were ready to be tossed. 7 items in total. When I’m feeling more purge-like I might go through it again and remove things I like but rarely use xP

Felt SO GOOD to walk into my closet at the end of the day :)

From the gift shop. Pantone, wooden utensils, & metro maps happen to be some of my favorite things.

I’ve also continued with last week’s free sample usage.

I was so disappointed by Burt’s Bees’ Radiance set. These two items worked amazingly. My skin looked so good with the radiance moisturizer! However the scent just really bothered me. :(

I’m really sensitive the scents in facial products. This one just smelled sort of like stale sweet tea… and it didn’t fade which was the real problem. I ended up having to wash it off. But aside from the scent the product was really good.

The Skin Food samples were nice. Skin Food items are always nice but not always noteworthy.

Rare day I wore my hair down and no makeup. This was the first weekend in a while where I didn’t have something planned/dictated by someone else’s schedule. I really just don’t want to deal with anything lately. ’nuff said.

The Bergamot Milk Tea snack is from a friend. The post office didn’t leave the package on Friday because it was raining buckets.

I started pulling out a lot of my summer items from last year today. Packing away thicker cardigans and button ups. I have some things I just don’t think I’ll be wearing right now. Mostly brightly colored things. I just feel like staying darker & neutral this summer.

I don’t have anything interesting to share I just wanted to update my rarely updated blog. :)

Last weekend. Walked around Georgetown. Ended up getting lunch at Dean & Deluca. Got to finally wear my Madewell sandals which feel like a dream. No blisters! Next day stopped by The Cheesecake Factory to try their OREO Dream Extreme Cheesecake. Needless to say I spent the past week trying to eat healthier than the weekend, ha! x[

Been in the mood to try a bunch of the free samples I’ve collected over time. My skin has been clear for a while so I didn’t mind risking a break out. Surprisingly I haven’t gotten a single zit even with all the trying of new products! LUCKY. Haven’t fallen in love with anything though the Suqqu eye cream was really great and I liked the It’s Skin Mango White scrub. I forgot how sheer my Ettusais’s BB Cream really is compared to others. I haven’t really liked any of the bb cream samples I’ve tried so far. Too heavy. I have some more samples to still try too.

Summer has finally arrived :)

• The Weekender
• The Spring Scarf
• The Reverse-Denim Dopp Kit

Had travel on the mind since I’ll be hitting the road in a month’s time. Thought about getting a Weekender for a while. So glad I finally did. It’s softer than I imagined (softer than the rucksack) and the straps are a great length for comfortable carrying. Also love that it has bottom pegs/legs.

Got the Dopp Kit simply because it looked beyond perfect. It’s a pretty good size and the khaki lining is a great contrast. The travel case I’ve been using for a few years now is beginning to degrade so I got this to replace it.

Lastly the Spring Scarf I’ve wanted since it appeared earlier this spring. My black & white one is too heavy for the warmer days now. This is a great spring/summer scarf and the color palette matches with just about everything in my closet right now.

Spring Things

mint blazer (Zara)
gray blazer (JCrew)

denim dot shirt (Madewell)
blue pinstripe & dot shirt (Madewell)
red & blue striped shirt (Madewell)
sun kissed blue silk shirt (Everlane)
navy ryan tee (Everlane)
navy sweater (Everlane) *pictured here*

skinny skinny ankle jeans (Madewell)
bistro skirt (Madewell)

mountain blossom bag (Uguisu)
black flats (Payless)
hair ties (emi-jay, maison de reefur)
living grace perfume (Philosophy)

This was a long spring. It stayed chilly so even into late May this is what I’m wearing. However this week the temperatures are on the upswing from 60° to 90° so it’s likely full blown summer now. So this is maybe a look back at what I was wearing up until today. My favorite was really the ryan tee paired with the blazers. Some things will transition over into summer. I forgot to add my sweater to the photo. I quickly put everything together after getting home from work today.

I’m still obsessed with blue. I recently purchased a blue china-pattern like skirt I hope to get a lot of wear from this summer as well. It’s a mini skirt but I bought a size up so that it would be a little longer & office appropriate.

I’ve been wearing my hair up all spring and giving my eyes a break from contacts and wearing my glasses a little more often too.

Besides that I have some summer dresses still packed away that I’ll pull out. See how much I’ll wear them. Some things I pulled out for spring from last year I didn’t really wear much. That’s OK. They’re good items and I might want to wear them in the fall or next spring. Of course if they still go unworn I’ll probably donate them after that. :)

Lately the days have been switching between 60F to 85F back to 50F and my skin has really become sensitive to the somewhat extreme changes. I was looking for a nourishing body wash. Since this brand is targeted towards both adults and children I thought it might be exactly what my skin needs. :)

Recently finished off a jar of my Mary & Mary Skin Conditioner Gel and am switching to Meishoku Organic Rose Moisturizer! Yesstyle started carry the organic rose brand and I’ve had pretty good results from their other products in the past. No break outs. So I’m hoping it’ll be the same with the moisturizing cream. I’ll be using it as my night cream :)

I also received the Moisture Lotion and Moisture Emulsion from Yesstyle and will start using once I’m sure the moisturizing cream doesn’t break me out. This way I’ll know if I do break out which item might be causing it. :)

I haven’t had a chance to put the bag together yet. I’ll try to skip off and do that now.

But here are some photos from their webstore for a better idea. They offer a bunch of different patterns.

A little update. Today I received two packages.
One of which was from Anna! We did a tea exchange! Everything arrived so perfectly pretty in the package I almost didn’t want to remove the tea to sit them into the cupboard.

The other package I received today I’ll try to post soon too :)

This weekend I splurged on some new cosmetics. Karme got me obsessed with a Dior lip gloss by the name of “No Angel.” I tried it on at Nordstrom’s and really loved it. It’s mostly clear with a hint of pale pink sheen and tons of sparkle. Mike said it added a healthy summer look so I got it. While checking out though I spotted the new YSL Rose Baby Doll nail color.

Last week I was moaning I needed a new shade of red. Just something warmer! AND THERE IT WAS. This is my first YSL polish. I quickly slapped it on today and like the formula and flat brush. It goes on in 1 coat a dries decently enough. Not quickly but quick enough that it’s not an issue for my usual nail routine.

The color is SO hard to capture in a pic but it’s so perfect. I mean seriously I feel connected to this shade on a spiritual level I looooooove it. It’s a warm coral red but not too pink but not too rich in red. I think “ruby red grapefruit” when I look at it.
Very happy :)

First a few Zara collection items out for spring I just love.

Then a request someone sent for my spring wishlist.

Then a request someone sent for a California summer stay inspired packing list.

Lastly someone requested a short London trip inspired wardrobe that I quickly put together tonight.

I always end up wanting every collection I put together haha! But seriously that umbrella!!

The weather this weekend has been so back and forth. It’s either gorgeous or stormy. Spent Friday night in a downpour at a pub but now about to go see The Great Gatsby. Read in HS like everyone else, didn’t care for it, but 3D Baz Luhrmann project I WANNA SEE! Could you imagine his Romeo + Juliet in 3D?? I want that tooooo.

Oh I have to go get ready now. Here are a few things I picked up this weekend to restock the snacks section of my pantry…

Madewell

Jcrew

Bird