Happy Friday!! This has been a very long and busy week. We started decorating the house for Christmas Monday night after Harrison went to bed, didn’t touch it Tuesday after the exhaustion of waiting in line forever to vote, stayed up late Wednesday night to finish decorating because last night, we closed on our house for refinancing!!
We almost put our house on the market a few months ago because the housing market here is insane. After seeing a few houses in our neighborhood sell within a day of being listed (and at an excellent price), we had a realtor come to our house to see what we could price our house. We built our home 5 years ago and we could sell now and make so much money BUT we didn’t have a plan for after we sold–and there is a rental housing shortage here because so many people are selling. Long story short: we thought it would be wisest to refinance.
That has nothing to do with today’s post, but I guess it can be a FAVORITE for two reasons: my Christmas decorations are up and we’re saving money each month on our mortgage!
Today I wanted to share a lip stain that I LOVE. I really love wearing lipstick, but ever since we’re been required to wear masks, wearing lipstick just hasn’t felt practical because it rubs off and no one can see if before it rubs off. I went a while with wearing nothing on my lips, but that just isn’t me.
I really wanted to try the Melted lip stain that I kept hearing so much about, but I’d rather try something a little cheaper just in case I didn’t like it.
The picture above was taken around 4:30pm yesterday. I put that lip stain on at 7am and never once re-applied it during the day. I ate breakfast, lunch, snacks, drank coffee and water, and wore a mask all day teaching. It doesn’t make my lips feel dried out and it also doesn’t crack or peel on my lips. It does rub off a little on my mask, but that color doesn’t transfer to my skin. I’m wearing the color 13 Marvelous Mauve. The best part is the price! I can see this tube lasting me for a long time. The color I’m wearing is a perfect neutral that can go with probably anything you’re wearing. I had mentioned a few weeks ago that I was on the hunt for a great lip stain and I think I’ve found my answer!
Also, the athletic brand that I own a few pieces of launched yesterday at Nordstrom. I’ve been wanting to try a pair of biker shorts, so maybe now is the time to try since it’s free shipping + free returns LOL
I hope y’all have a great weekend! I’ve got a post I’ve been working on this past week for National Adoption Month so I’ll get it finished and published Monday! See you then!
Our housing market is crazy here too; my mother in law literally sold her house in under 30 minutes!!! She doesn’t even have to clean it out before moving out. They told her to just leave behind whatever she doesn’t want to pack and take with her. Lots are often sold before they even have a chance to be listed. It’s nuts.
Thanks for circling back with your lip stain find!
We have a Sephora near by(in-between home and work) so I will check it out for sure.
Congrats for also getting your re-fi done. We did one in August right before I started work. I am not a finance major –at all– but at least in Ca, interest rates are low.
Housing is always insane in SoCal. Why is it so hot in your area? New jobs?