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I bought $42 face moisturizer.I tend to be casual about my appearance (I go months without a haircut, pulling my hair back into a ponytail to hide the split ends; I forgo wearing makeup to work if it means ten more minutes of sleep; I wear yoga pants - often - even though I do not do yoga) but the one thing I am vain about is my skin. I've noticed a lot of dryness in my skin lately. Horrible, flaky dryness. I know I should rehydrate my skin from the inside out but I drink a lot of water and nothing changes. So I bought $42 face moisturizer. I'm not sure how I feel about being someone who spends $42 on moisturizer. The Clinique lady promised that the moisturizer wouldn't spoil for 2 years so really it's like I am spending $21 a year on face cream. That's less than $2 a month. Still. $42 is almost half of my monthly transit pass.
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I rode the motorcycle.I know. I KNOW! Only five months ago I was all ranty ranty about the motorcycle. After the initial rage and fretting cooled down, though, I was left with curiosity. I wanted to experience what all the fuss was about; I wanted to see why he loved the motorcycle so much. Then last Monday, Shawn picked me up from work. He thought he was being wily, offering to pick me up from work knowing that I would assume he'd be driving the car, then showing up on his motorcycle with a brand new helmet for me to wear. We rode home and I felt what he feels on the bike. I now understand why it appeals to him. I'm not a fan by any stretch of the imagination, but I feel less anxious about the situation. I'm not sure that I'll ever get back on the bike but I'm not ruling it out either.
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Day 19 of my month of photos:
The Vancouver Art Gallery (or VAG. Seriously.)
Vancouver is experiencing beautiful weather right now. The sun is shining, the sky is clear (and blue! as in, not grey! in February!) and the cherry blossoms are blooming.
I too would fear for Andrew if he owned a motorcycle. But still, there is something so damn romantic about picturing you and Shawn riding away together on one. And he bought you your very own helmet? Adorable.
ReplyDeleteThat's a TERRIBLE acronym.
ReplyDeleteWe have a faerie ring of crocuses (crocii?) blooming in our yard! Weird!
ReplyDeleteVAG - hahaha!
ReplyDeleteAs for the moisturizer, I've found the Dove one with SPF at about $7 a bottle is just as great as the Clinique one. Just FYI when you run out :)
THE SUN. The glorious sun! For the first time EVER I "called in sick" to work yesterday so I could enjoy the day off with my husband. I really think that sun is saving my marriage!
I hope you like your new moisturizer. I wrote a guest column not too long ago about super pricey moisturizers and how I don't think they're all that and eventually I cam back to my $10 bottle of Oil of Olay. But, for your sake, I really do hope expensive works.
ReplyDeletei am having moistutrizer/cleanser issues too. in the last 3 months i have spent over $300 on 5 different bottles of stuff to make my face look better, to no avail. my face looks worse than the kid on the acutane commercial. its bad. i am going to a dermatologist next week for help. must fix before the wedding or i wont be in any of the pictures. its that bad. please dont judge me when you see me...
ReplyDeleteps congrats on riding the bike. did you feel free? did you let go and let your arms flail in the wind? did you secretly want to keep going?
Yay for you for trying the bike out. I'm sure it was fun even though it was slightly scary.
ReplyDeleteI love how it's nicknamed the VAG. I cracked up at my desk!
Looks gorgeous. And sometimes, your skin is worth it. I mean you'd spend 42 dollars on a nice meal so why not skin. You wear it every day.
ReplyDeleteBTW, you and your photos got a shout out on my blog today :)
Good moisturizer is worth every penny.
ReplyDeleteSigned,
One who is battling crow's feet.
Welll, it seems to me your skin is what you're going to wear for the rest of your life, so buy the best moisturizer you can.
ReplyDeleteAnd VAG is very funny but it can't distract me from the unfairness of you having cherry blossoms while we're still contending with piles of snow. Jealousy abounds!
lol! I love your "seriously"- ours is at least the WAG.
ReplyDeleteI love that you tried out the bike, its scary and fun, isn't it?
And I just bought $30 foundation primer. I don't judge you at all- and let me know if it works! We're beyond dry here and I'm suffering!
lol! I love your "seriously"- ours is at least the WAG.
ReplyDeleteI love that you tried out the bike, its scary and fun, isn't it?
And I just bought $30 foundation primer. I don't judge you at all- and let me know if it works! We're beyond dry here and I'm suffering!
Don't feel guilty for buying expensive beauty products; I dropped $60 for two items and had no remorse. After nearly a year of having very little money, I decided that I needed new stuff and now I really love my new products.
ReplyDeleteThat was so sneaky of him!
ReplyDeleteI love all your pictures!
$42?! Shit, I felt guilty for my $22 Clinique moisturizer purchase. If I'm going to rub something that expensive on my face, it better make me look like fucking Uma Therman! (Minus the toes...nothing personal, but mine aren't as bony as hers.)
ReplyDeleteI am so happy to see that the VAG is Sears-adjacent. Everyone's VAG should be so close to reasonably-priced housewares. I'm also enjoying the VAG banners. And the numerous opportunities for making immature jokes about the acronym VAG.
ReplyDelete(Don't feel bad about the $42 moisturizer. Badasses need good moisturizer, and you are a badass for riding the motorcycle. I, on the other hand, would have wept and taken the bus home like a total VAG.)