Today on weekend meanderings, raffia sandals, classic white t-shirts, a good book and, I found the best facial self-tanner.
Happy weekend friends! It’s time for the weekend post with Kim and Elizabeth, our weekly roundup of inspirations and goings on.
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How was your week?
We’re home from Italy. Just barely. We pulled in the driveway about 9:00 last night. Yes, I’m tired. It’s going to be short and sweet today. Let’s go.
CBK Obsessed
On the flight to Italy I read Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy by Elizabeth Teller. I’m sure I’ve read every book there is to read about CBK, but this is the first one (that I’m aware of) to focus on Carolyn as a whole and real person and not an ancillary, and often maligned, character in the life of John F. Kennedy, Jr. A true biography, it deep dives into her family, early life, college years, career at Calvin Klein, and of course courtship and marriage to JFK, Jr. And it explores some unflattering portrayals in prior books alleging serious drug use, a difficult temperament and blaming her for causing the late departure of the flight that ended in tragedy. What’s most fascinating to me is the author’s take on Carolyn’s style evolution having less to do with what we now call ‘quiet luxury’ and more about creating a neutral uniform to make her less interesting to the paparazzi that plagued her. Clearly that didn’t work, but it did have the unintended consequence of turning her into a style icon. How would she feel about that? Well, the author has some thoughts.
Raffia Sandals
I read that raffia sandals are a non-negotiable this summer and I bought these Sam Edelman Reina sandals before our trip. In addition to be on-trend they’re very comfortable.
More raffia and textured sandals ~
A few weeks ago, Kim and I did a summer sandal round-up, you can find it here.
Facial Self-Tanner That Works … For Me
In preparation for our trip – and summer – I went in search of a facial self-tanner that wouldn’t make me look orange or turn super dark. I’m happy – and surprised – to report success. Salty Face Tanning Water is easy to use and gave me a little color without screaming fake tan. And, it’s easy to use. Although when it arrived I was confused and had a lot of questions. The directions on the bottle are impossible to read (tiny font) … even with reading glasses.
A few of the things I wanted to know …
When to apply – in the evening as last step in skincare routine. Yes, you can apply over moisturizer.
How to apply – either with your hands (wash thoroughly afterwards) or with use the spray nozzle that comes with it and then blend it with a brush. Also, don’t forget to blend into hairline, ears, behind ears … down neck and even chest.
How much to apply – I believe the tiny fine print says use two droppers full. Being extra cautious (and chicken) I’m using one dropper full and it gives me a really good, and light color so I’ll stick with that.
It comes in two shades … light/medium, or medium/dark. Obviously I’m using light/medium (and using only half the recommended amount). I ordered the Basic Tanning Set which incudes an application brush … but I haven’t used it (it’s easy to apply with my hands) and probably won’t so I’d recommend just starting with the tanning water.
While waiting for Salty Face to arrive, a friend recommended Tanologist face and body drops which can be purchased at Target, Amazon and drug stores. I really like it too … and it’s less than half the price of Salty Face. Tanologist offers four shades, I bought the light.
I’m not a big fan of wearing lots of make up, I don’t like the feel of it on my face. But … with a little color most days I can get away with my oil-free Neutrogena moisturizer with sunscreen mixed with a dollop of Lumi Glotion.
Classic White Tees
My white t-shirt supply is running low. Yikes. White t-shirts are a wardrobe staple and I probably wear one most days. I’ve been threatening to do a white t-shirt round up and until I get it together I’m giving these three a whirl … all from Tuckernuck.
If you have a good white tee to recommend, please drop a comment below.
The Offer
During our trip several people recommend The Offer. Highly recommended. The series is based on the making of The Godfather, from the producer’s experience, and it’s been on my watch list for a while … so many good actors involved. I’ve moved it to the top of the list and I think we’ll watch it the weekend.
Current Favorites ~
And that’s what I have for you today. Let’s see what’s inspiring Kim and Elizabeth.
In case you missed it, last weekend I shared a few summer things … like my new favorite cordless lamps currently substituting for candles on our patio table, catch up here.
Ok, so I’m jet lagged and fading fast. Don’t worry, I’ll bore you with the details of my trip later. In the meantime I saved all my Italy Instagram stories in a highlight.
Ciao for now!
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