Sale PSA: A pretty balloon sweater/top from A Piece Apart, now 50% off, great mules from Tory Burch, 50% off (I also like these sandals, also half off), an adorable leopard heart clutch from YSL, now 50% off, and a leopard/floral minidress from Saloni, now 60% off.
1. Sharing today – this beautiful white J.Crew shirtdress that looks way more pricey than it is (and it’s on sale!)
I really do think this piece looks like something Akris would sell for like, $900. Some of the reviews don’t like the belt but I think it actually looks good? Very designer-y. All cotton and comes in petite and extended sizes. What’s not to love?
Also at Nordstrom and price matched at 30% off but not many sizes. And also, I really love this wide brimmed hat!
2. An interesting article, via The Guardian, about the women (mainly women) selling for multi-level beauty businesses, and losing thousands. What do you think? Have you ever bought from one of these? I admit I have, and usually to be polite…I would support a friend in whatever endeavor they were currently doing, so why not this? But some products are better than others.
3. This piece via The NY Times, on the artist Peter Max, is my favorite read this week. Incredible and sad.
4. Since we spoke a little about personal finances this week….I’d love to hear your thoughts on this rather controversial op-ed, in Bloomberg.
5. This week I’m reading Désirée, by Annemarie Selinko.
I’m on a historical fiction kick. But a certain kind of historical fiction. Katherine a few weeks ago led me to Désirée which I had not heard of. The book tells the story of Desiree Clary, one time fiancee to Napoleon, and future Queen of Sweden (!!). Incredible! I’m about halfway through and liking it a lot. It is a first person diary entry format which usually isn’t my favorite but done well so I’m having a good time. And the writing is great. If you’re a historical fiction fan, if you love French history – I highly recommend Désirée.
8 Comments
L. Bermont
June 7, 2019 at 7:31 amIt’s a bit of a campy read, but I highly recommend reading this blog on MLM beauty: https://ellebeaublog.com/poonique/
Diane
June 15, 2019 at 2:59 pmAlso want to add for those who prefer to consume audio that “The Dream” podcast is quite an interesting look at MLMs.
heebie-geebie
June 7, 2019 at 7:57 amI intensely dislike the Bloomberg author for this bit of disingenuity:
Yes, if you live in a community of poor people, you frequently hear about these things, and if you don’t, you don’t, and he’s being a fatuous tool by pretending this country doesn’t segregate by wealth.
(That said, the $400 emergency is an uninformative measure, given the prevalence of credit cards. If he’s trying to make the case that we overstate poverty, he should do so directly. If he’s merely stating that this is not a useful measure, he should provide a more accurate snapshot of poverty to avoid sounding like an ass. He mentions the 12%, which is roughly the same as the number of individuals lying below the federal poverty line. A more useful indicator he might mention is to talk about families with children, since poverty is overwhelmingly concentrated in this group. I believe 45% of children live in low income families, with about 20% of those being below the federal poverty line.)
heebie-geebie
June 7, 2019 at 7:58 am(My html tags didn’t show up, but the 2-6th sentences are intended to be a blockquote.)
Anonymouse
June 7, 2019 at 3:33 pmHi! If you’re into classics, there’s an old movie version of Désirée starring Marlon Brando and Jean Simmons. I saw this as a little girl years ago and long before I had ever heard of Napoleon and/or Josephine. To this day I still think of Josephine as the “other woman”. Ha!
Lara
June 7, 2019 at 8:26 pmLately I’ve been reading more (I have a 7-week old baby and feel much better about reading while nursing rather than browsing Instagram and Facebook) and have enjoyed many books you’ve suggested/included ok your weekend update posts. Do you have a list of all the books you’ve read – either an amazon store, good reads or the like? I like the variety of books you read and the different perspectives!
Katherine
June 11, 2019 at 8:47 pmI’ve been meaning to do this (for a LONG time) – I have one in progress and I mean to finish it this year. Congrats on the little one <3
Diane W
June 8, 2019 at 9:39 amAs someone with the APOE4 gene, and a family history of Alzheimer’s, I read the Peter Max article with great interest. I actually found his ability to sign paintings and remain able to function to the degree that he does (going on a cruise ship), quite encouraging. I know that probably sounds strange, but if you’ve lived with the disease, any signs of cognitive function, no matter how small, can be encouraging. I also found that the way he has been taken advantage of shows that, as a society, we aren’t very good at dealing with the effects of cognitive decline.