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If we’re talking about a palette from BECCA, invariably I’m gonna compare it to Chrissy Teigan’s, because it’s the best one BECCA’s ever made. Even after a year, I still go “HOT DAMN, THAT’S GOOD!” every time I bust it out. So the question I faced (haha) today is, “Do the new BECCA BE a Light palettes kick Chrissy’s palette to the curb?” Hey, phones can make you look like a cat now, so stranger things have happened. 😁 The BECCA Be A Light Face Palette ($46, two versions — Light to Medium, and Medium to Dark) With the two...

Yay for the Bay! This is the last in this series featuring products from and around my stomping grounds — the San Francisco Bay Area. “Be relaxed,” it says. Jeez, my body oil is sooooo bossy… 😂 OKURRRR! I laugh every time I bust out this bottle of EO Essential Oils Body Oil in French Lavender , which is often, because I feel like it’s giving me tough love and telling me to chill-the-eff out, Karen. Funny thing is, after I shower and slather my legs and limbs from tip to toes with this $15 lavender-scented body oil, I actually...

Whenever I hop on the Volaire site (they’re a niche hair line; Kristin Davis is their spokesperson), I feel like I’ll be buying products at 2 in the morning in an insomnia- and infomercial-fueled frenzy because there’s something enticingly late night “As Seen on TV” about it… This particular styling spray is part of a multi-step system for volume, but you can also use it as a standalone product, which is how I tested it. Volaire Air Magic Texturizing Spray ($34, 10.1-oz. bottle) Smells A LOT like Eternity for Men and, thus, reminds me of making out with sweaty, clumsy...

Real talk: Does anyone actually sit at a pretty vanity table with a special lighted mirror, and scented candles burning in the background, and music playing, and perfect lighting hitting all the good angles while they apply their lipstick or other lip products for the day? — because my usual scenario involves me using the rearview mirror while sitting in my car as it warms up in my dark garage, and putting on whatever I’ve got in my purse in the 30 seconds I have before leaving to take Connor somewhere, and P.S., apparently, three-year-olds have many, many places to...

In case you need to reach me, I’ll be at the Michaels in San Rafael, California, because apparently I live there now! 😂 What is it about craft items I technically don’t need but desperately want? — like this Golden Girls cross stitch kit?! Never you mind that I’ve never stitched a cross in my life (?), but I want it anyway. I’m going again later today to get some frosting tips and bags so I can practice piping cupcakes this weekend. Maybe some more cookie cutters, too, if I find some cute ones. How about you? What are you...