Beauty Sleeping

Guest blogger: Dispatch from the Luckiest Girl in the World

beautysleeping — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:30:39 +0000

At the risk of sounding like a bad Ashton Kutcher movie… Dude. I kind of couldn’t believe it when I read that I’d won Beautysleeping’s first giveaway (thank you, random number generator!), and I was really pleased that I’d chosen the surprise — I love surprises! Well I didn’t think too much more about it until a [...]

What I Learned This Weekend

beautysleeping — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:39:26 +0000

Lessons: * If you ever have a few hours and a few brain cells to kill, try to explain the internet to a 3 year old. * Look inside the toaster before you plug it in. You never know when a sneaky preschooler might decide it needs a rubber band in it. And then you’ll be sad when [...]

5 Beauty Products I Do Not Love Right Now

beautysleeping — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:30:56 +0000

Since I’m a Libra and we’re all about balance, I thought I should share the counterpart to my ‘5 Beauty Products I Love Right Now‘ post. Without further ado, here are my 5 most recent disappointments: 1. YSL Rouge Volupte lipstick–For $34 I expected this lipstick to do a lot for me. YSL says: ”Both light and [...]

Five Beauty Products I Love Right Now

beautysleeping — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:02:14 +0000

I’ve had a serious influx of new beauty products in the last few months which has resulted in discovering some new HG (that would be Holy Grail for the uninitiated) items. Some of them I adored after just one use (hello Guerlain Kohl) and some took a few practice runs (Chanel Exceptionnel Mascara, I’m looking at you) [...]

Caylee Anthony Case: Protester Takes Anthony’s Garbage

beautysleeping — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:20:22 +0000

In what may be the oddest bit of news I’ve seen about this case lately, a protester swiped a bag of garbage from the Anthony home Tuesday morning. She took the garbage to her own home and went through it to look for any evidence or clues that may be useful in locating Caylee. Since it was [...]

More NY Fashion Week Spring 2009: GHD at Monique Lhuillier and Proenza Schouler

beautysleeping — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:05:52 +0000

More NY Fashion Week Spring 2009 backstage and runway photos from GHD today, this time from the Monique Lhuillier and Proenza Schouler shows. All the styles were accomplished with their MKIV styler and liquid products, of course. I have to say that the hair at PS doesn’t do much for me, but I love the red lips. [...]

NY Fashion Week Spring 2009: GHD at Alexandre Herchcovitch and Miss Sixty

beautysleeping — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 05:55:55 +0000

I received these photos from GHD today showing the hair looks they created at Bryant Park for Alexandre Herchcovitch and Miss Sixty. The looks were created using the GHD MKIV styler and various GHD styling products. Pretty hair, pretty girls…makes me wish I didn’t have two thumbs when it comes to styling my own hair. [...]

And the winner is…

beautysleeping — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:29:09 +0000

Congratulations to Karlasugar!! She’s the winner of the first ‘Shop My Stash’ makeup giveaway! The lucky lady chose the surprise goodie bag as her prize so I can’t share with you exactly what she will be receiving. I will say that it’s totally fabulous! It looks so pretty that I’m going to have a hard time letting [...]

Things That Will Give Me Grey Hairs, #283

beautysleeping — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:00:35 +0000

This week Poopypants further strengthened my opinion that he will be my ‘breaks bones and gives me heart attacks, grey hairs, and sleepless nights’ child. And that’s really saying something, because my two eldest offspring have more than their fair share of reckless abandon. My delicate flowers love nothing better than to climb to the very [...]

Mail Call: YSL Rouge Volupte & Ombres 5 Lumieres; Guerlain Loose Kohl

beautysleeping — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:12:34 +0000

I had a gift certificate burning a hole in my pocket, so today I filled that hole with a few makeup purchases that I’m very excited about. One certain winner of the very first Beauty Sleeping ‘Shop My Stash’ Makeup Giveaway should also be excited about at least one of these items…but I’m not telling who or [...]

Caylee Anthony Case: Evidence Removed From George Anthony’s Car Was Handgun

beautysleeping — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:22:12 +0000

It was just reported that the evidence mentioned in my last post was in fact a handgun. Someone called in a tip that there was a handgun on the premises and investigators found the handgun in the wheel well of George Anthony’s vehicle. Now who would have known that he had a gun there, I [...]

Caylee Anthony Case: Evidence Taken From George Anthony’s Car

beautysleeping — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:56:02 +0000

I just read an article stating that investigators removed evidence from the spare tire well in George Anthony’s car early (like 2:45 a.m. early) this morning. I find this very interesting. Cover-up theories in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1….GO!

Taupe Lovers Unite

beautysleeping — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:18:12 +0000

I wrote the other night that I’m a neutral-loving taupe hoor so I thought I’d share my MAC e/s collection with you to show just how bad my addiction is. You’ll notice that I only have one 15-pan palette that really falls outside of neutral ground, and I have labeled it ‘The Unloved Colors Palette.’ That [...]

Caylee Anthony Case: Shocking Revelations?

beautysleeping — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:17:23 +0000

Okay. I wasn’t going to write anything else about this story, because as far as I was concerned we all pretty much had our answer when it was reported that DNA confirmed Caylee had been in Casey’s trunk and was dead. However, I just read this story where Leonard Padilla, bounty hunter extraordinaire, says that “it [...]

Call in the reinforcements, please

beautysleeping — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:50:19 +0000

I have a theory. I think children can smell weakness the way animals can smell fear. Okay maybe they can’t smell it exactly, but they sense it somehow. My poor sleep-deprived brain can’t come up with any other explanation for the way my kids beat me down on the days when I’m the most tired, [...]

Makeup giveaway musings plus new cosmetic lemmings

beautysleeping — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 06:00:15 +0000

A few things are on my mind tonight. First, I’m so completely excited by the response to my inaugural makeup giveaway. I hope more people will enter and I can’t wait to choose a winner and make some lucky beauty addict happy! Can I just tell you that I’m secretly hoping that whoever wins will have [...]

Shop My Stash: Enter to win Beautysleeping’s very first makeup giveaway

beautysleeping — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:23:47 +0000

To kick off my birthday month and get into the spirit of the upcoming holiday season I thought I’d give some stuff away. That’s right, I’ll be giving away some spanking new makeup from my personal stash! The winner will be chosen randomly. I’ll be doing regular giveaways from here on, so don’t forget to [...]

Hold still, mommy!

beautysleeping — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:58:06 +0000

I’m still trying to figure out whose karmic debt I’m paying off. It can’t be mine. Boy Scout must have been one obnoxious little tyke to have produced two such fine examples of cosmic retribution. That would be our wonderful children, just in case you’re a little slow on the uptake. I tried to do something nice for [...]

Besame Cosmetics Close-out Sale

beautysleeping — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:56:18 +0000

For any of you beauty addicts out there who like Besame Cosmetics get thee to the Besame site immediately and take advantage of their fantastic close-out sale. Prices are almost too good to be true–70% or more discount on everything in stock. That’s about $4-$12 after the discount! If you’re unfamiliar with Besame’s products this is [...]

Caylee Anthony case: DNA evidence says Caylee is dead

beautysleeping — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:57:52 +0000

Caylee Anthony is dead. I just read here, here, and here all I need to know to be sure. End of story as far as I’m concerned. All I want to know is WHY there is talk of limited immunity for Casey if she tells them where to find the body? Apparently authorities have promised not to use [...]

Stranger things have happened

beautysleeping — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:39:24 +0000

A funny thing happened today. I had perfect hair. All day long. I can count on one finger the number of times this has happened in my life. That’s right, one finger. Not one hand, one finger. How did this happen, you ask? I’m a massively talented hair stylist and I forgot to tell you? You can’t [...]

Caylee Anthony case: hundreds of pages of documents released

beautysleeping — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:09:57 +0000

I did my daily google to see if there was any new information in the Caylee Anthony case a few minutes ago, and found that about 400 pages of documents were released by investigators today for the purpose of discovery. Here’s a link to one of the many articles that discuss the documents and some [...]

Toothbrushing for dummies

beautysleeping — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:31:13 +0000

I learned a very valuable lesson today. It came to me by way of my new Sonicare Flexcare toothbrush. It’s the first electric (sonic if you want to be snooty) toothbrush I’ve ever owned, and it did not come with an instruction manual. The Amazon seller I purchased it from didn’t see fit to include [...]

Coloring with a preschooler 101

beautysleeping — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:14:49 +0000

Bossypants reminded me yet again today that there’s only one valid point of view around here. And it isn’t mine. I bought her a Crayola Color Wonder coloring book the other day–the sort that comes with a book of 24 pages and a set of markers that will only work on the special Color Wonder paper. [...]

Caylee Anthony thoughts & updates…rehashing the rehash

beautysleeping — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:22:40 +0000

I feel as though Caylee Anthony’s story has taken over my blog. It’s definitely taken over my thoughts lately, so I suppose it’s only natural that my blog be a reflection of that. As I’ve indicated in some of my comments to my previous posts on this topic, I don’t usually get so interested in [...]

Not sleeping with the (tiny) enemy

beautysleeping — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:18:21 +0000

What do you do when your child suddenly decides sleep is the enemy? Bossypants has gone on a sleep strike and I’m her unwilling captive. She wakes at 6 in the morning and doesn’t fall asleep until some time after 11 pm. Forget about a nap during the day. I’m starting to wonder if this [...]

Caylee Anthony…updates and a personal request

beautysleeping — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:06:54 +0000

I read an interesting article today that lays out a clear timeline of events in the Caylee Anthony case, and posits a very believable theory about what happened to little Caylee based on the timeline and the known facts. I also read another article (and you’ll have to forgive me because I no longer remember which site it [...]

Get ready, ’cause here he comes

beautysleeping — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:12:22 +0000

Poopypants uttered his very first word yesterday. Now when I say first word, I mean the first word that isn’t a babbly “maybe it is, maybe it isn’t” word. He’s been babbling words that sound very nearly like ‘baba’, ‘mama’, ‘dadad’, etc. for a while now. The problem with those garbled (albeit adorable) syllables is that it’s difficult to [...]

Caylee Anthony…grandparents questioned again, plus a hunch

beautysleeping — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:53:07 +0000

Caylee Anthony’s grandparents, Cindy and George Anthony, are being questioned again today. I wonder if this means they found something on Friday when CSI removed the two bags of evidence? I just read this article that quotes Casey’s boyfriend as now saying that he can’t be 100% sure that he heard Caylee in the background during [...]

Caylee Anthony case: Florida police say sun will rise tomorrow

beautysleeping — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:01:15 +0000

Okay, now I know that’s not a nice thing to title this post but after reading all the “breaking” news on this case today I have to say that’s pretty much what it amounts to. I was so hopeful after hearing that a CSI van had been outside the Anthony home and that there was to [...]

On Myopia

beautysleeping — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:43:10 +0000

I can’t find my glasses. I’ve performed an exhaustive search of the immediate vicinity and they simply aren’t to be found. This is not good. Immediate mental images spring to mind of small toddler hands torturing my wire frames into useless (but stylish) origami. Did one of the kids snatch them from wherever I carelessly [...]

Mommy math

beautysleeping — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:00:05 +0000

14: Number of times this morning I’ve already had to tell my daughter she isn’t allowed to hit her brother 8: Number of times I’ve reminded same daughter that screaming isn’t an acceptable form of communicating requests to beloved mother 3: Number of times this morning I went to the back door and yelled at horse-dog for [...]

I love Kix ’cause it’s so delicious…

beautysleeping — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:27:16 +0000

Hi. I’m beautysleeping and I’m addicted to cereal. Really–I could live on cereal for every meal and never get tired of it. My current obsession is Kix. Low fat, low cal, sweet crispy corn puff goodness….mmmm. Quite possibly the world’s most perfect food. I may need a 12 step program. [...]

Caylee Anthony update

beautysleeping — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:50:00 +0000

I just read in the news that Casey Anthony’s attorney, Jose Baez, is fighting to keep her jail phone calls from being released. Yeah, I’d try to keep my client’s phone calls from being released too if I were her attorney. Every time this filth opens her mouth she makes it crystal clear that even if she’s not guilty [...]

Friendly memo to my cat

beautysleeping — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:51:12 +0000

Dear furball, We need to talk. You know I love your fluffy, furry Ragdoll self to bits. Really, I do. I had to overcome several obstacles to become your adoring owner–raising enough money to pay the small fortune you cost, driving across an entire state with two tiny and cranky children to bring you home, convincing [...]

A thank you to my deployed husband

beautysleeping — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:13:14 +0000

I don’t know where to start this post. So I guess I’ll start with thank you. Thank you for being the man that you are. Thank you for being a husband and father beyond compare. Thank you for filling my heart with a love of such fierceness I can barely contain it. Thank you for taking such [...]

Tomorrow is going to suck

beautysleeping — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:02:08 +0000

How do I know that? Because I was just proudly presented a headless and de-stuffed Elmo by Horse-dog, Doberman Destroyer. My daughter has had this particular stuffed Elmo since she was a baby. How Horse-dog got it I don’t know but she was apparently stealthily hiding out and committing stufficide while I was tucking my daughter into [...]

Murphy is a jerk

beautysleeping — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:15:29 +0000

So I think to myself this evening “I should do something productive…” Don’t all disasters start with this kind of innocent thinking? At any rate, despite the nagging tiredness that comes from a day of wrangling young children alone and the pain in my neck from the herniated disc that’s awaiting my husband’s return from Iraq to [...]

Overheard in munchkin land…

beautysleeping — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:29:30 +0000

My 3 year old daughter, bossypants, having a conversation (and we use this term loosely) outside on our deck with my 1 year old son, poopypants, when she thinks I’m not paying attention: BP: ”Heere brudder, you huuuuungry?” PP: *looks at offered morsel* BP: “You need-oo eat sumfing. It’s yummy!” PP: *reaches out a tentative hand* BP: “Good booooy! You grow big and [...]

The unfunniest riddle

beautysleeping — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:51:53 +0000

What’s the one thing most parents need more of but can’t buy in any store? It’s not available at any cost and can’t be regained once it’s lost. I’m sure there’s more than one answer to this riddle and your answer will depend upon your circumstances. But for me there’s only one real answer, and [...]