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Coffee Break: Lip Chic Lipstick

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lipstick tube from Chantecaille

I've wanted to try Chantecaille's lipstick for a while now (I really like their foundation!) and finally pulled the trigger during the beauty sales a few weeks ago at Nordstrom. I got the Lip Chic lipstick in Wisteria.

The brand promises that it is an “exceptionally comfortable lip formula that's easy to apply and creates an even finish that is shiny but never sticky,” and I'd agree with all of that. I'm kind of surprised to see it marked as a lipstick because in my mind it has a more lip gloss or lip balm consistency — very moisturizing. But it does have a nice color payoff, although I think it's still a bit sheer.

I'd compare it as similar to Charlotte Tilbury's Happikiss Lipstick Balm, which I also like, but think I prefer the Chantecaille because it's less shiny and less sticky.

The lipstick is $45, available at Nordstrom and other retailers.

Sales of note for 4/24:

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  1. Low stakes question of the afternoon: body wash recommendations? I’m sensitive to smells and the scent of the inexpensive Raw Sugar brand we’ve been using is too sweet for me. Don’t want to break the bank, but happy to pay more than I currently am. Need cruelty-free.

    3. Necessaire makes an unscented body wash and I generally find the scent on the eucalyptus to be very mild as well. (Sensitive skin and sensitive to smells)

    4. I use Aveeno. It’s advertised as “lightly scented” but I can’t really smell a thing.

    5. I’m moderately sensitive to smells at present (I used to be excruciatingly sensitive and had to pay for Vanicream Free & Clear). My favorite right now is Suave Milk & Honey. Clearly it’s still in the sweet spectrum though, so YMMV. It’s cruelty-free.

    7. Dove cucumber and green tea. I prefer minty smells, and this is not exactly minty, but it’s mint adjacent and cheap.

    8. Cold-processed bar soap that I can smell in person before buying. I have a local shop that makes a bunch of scents that I really like, and they have unscented options (like an oatmeal & goats milk one) that are nice when I don’t want anything smelly.

    9. Aveeno Skin Relief fragrance-free body wash is what my whole family uses.

      I’m very sensitive to smells since pregnancy (10+ years ago), and aside from one specific Dr. Squatch my husband uses and an Occitane Verbena shampoo for my son, I cannot tolerate any body wash smells, particularly not on myself.

    10. Thanks all! This was a nice exercise in reexamining which drugstore/Target brands are cruelty free (don’t realize Suave and Dove were, Aveeno unfortunately is not). Will check out some of these options I’m not familiar with too. Appreciate it!

      1. If you’re still reading. I really like Everyone all in one body wash. I got it for my kids initially but now use it for myself too. It’s relatively inexpensive (10-12$ for a huge bottle), cruelty free, and has unscented and mildly scented options. I get it at Whole Foods but it’s available at lots of places.

        1. Thank you! We go to Whole Foods frequently, but I rarely wander the personal care section.

  2. Mammogram PSA: I (finally, belatedly) got my first mammogram last week. It wasn’t as bad as I thought. I’ve heard all of the horror stories. Multiple providers warned me it would hurt because my breast tissue is dense. But it was a big nothingburger. My appointments with my lactation consultant were more uncomfortable (but I’m glad I did those, too).

    And I already got the all clear! They said results could take a few weeks but I got them in 2 days. It’s a big relief. If you’ve been dreading it then this is your sign to get it done!

    1. Not to undermine your docs, but you cannot tell density of the tissue with a mammogram or other screening. Merely feeling ones bewbs cannot determine density.

      2. Maybe she had another issue over the years where she learned this? I had two breast ultrasounds and biopsies in my 20s (both false alarms) so I knew I had dense breast tissue well before I needed a mammogram

      3. Can you expand on this? My mammogram reports have always included a section about breast density.

    2. I agree. Mammograms aren’t comfortable, but let’s be honest, a lot of things women do aren’t comfortable. Getting my upper lip and eyebrows threaded hurts worse!

      1. You mean a lot of things women do aren’t made comfortable when they totally could be because it’s women.

        1. Are you trying to say that mammograms could be substantially more comfortable (without significant tradeoffs), but providers are refusing to make them so simply because they impact women? I’m gonna have to ask for some help understanding that one.

          FWIW, I had one done not too long ago and was surprised at how not-horrible it was – it wasn’t really painful at all, mostly just awkward. I had a really good and friendly tech, though.

          1. Yes, that is exactly what I’m saying. Same goes for many other women’s health procedures.

          2. I think it depends a lot on the tech. My first one was quite painful, but when I told the tech at my second one about my previous experience, she said she knew exactly who I was talking about, and that person is well-known for using a LOT of pressure.

    3. Another fun mammogram PSA: I am a person with a lot of medical anxiety who has a history of fainting during even the most minor of procedures. If you are worried about passing out mid-mammogram, you can ask to be seated! It requires a little more finagling, but it’s totally doable, and much better than putting the whole thing off indefinitely.

    4. Thanks for trivializing the real experience of other women. Maybe you could manage another post where you diss people with medical anxiety?

      2. I dunno dude, I heard from my mom my whole life that mammograms were a complete nightmare. I found a lump a couple of years ago and have had to get two mammograms since then. I was quite anxious beforehand because all I’d ever heard was how agonizing they were. Like the OP, I found them to be uncomfortable but not bad at all. That does not invalidate other women’s experiences, I know many women have a horrible time with them…but we’re also allowed to say, “Hey, I was really nervous about this thing and it actually went fine for me, I hope you have the same experience.”

    5. I turned 40 last year and had the same experience. It wasn’t fun but it was so much less painful than I’d feared. I also have dense breasts.

    6. I’ve got dense breasts and always found mammograms painful. Then I had a tech recommend taking 3 Advil/iburphorne one hour before my appointment. That tip has made these experiences much easier and much less painful. Passing that tip on….

    7. I agree. But I also had zero pain with iud insertion or removal and almost zero pain with a colposcopy years ago. I think I’m just lucky. It has been a helpful barometer for me to understand how varying pain levels can be for these things.

      Honestly it’s a shame I never wanted children, birth would probably have been a breeze ;)

    8. As with most things, comfort varies depending on many variables. Having small breasts is often the kicker. Different breast shape (wide set vs. round/drop). Different technicians / tech experience / department where they are done. Time of the month. Pain tolerance. And more.

  3. Does anyone else find they have to exercise or their body gets really stiff? I haven’t been to the gym for a week or two (spring break, caregiving for my mom) and even my gait has changed. Ugh. Yay 50?

    3. Absolutely. My spirit animal is a creaky couch potato and I feel it if I don’t force myself to get up and do something. Even a single day of lounging around is enough for me to feel it.

      1. A big part of me wants to be a couch potato after a busy week but a bigger part of me has realized how awful it makes my body feel. I’ve figured out through trial and error that the best, most relaxing days have some kind of “adventure” in the morning/daytime and then a cozy evening at home.

    4. The reason I walk (or bike) every. single. day. is because my hip flexors and back get so tight if I miss even one session. It’s wild.

    6. Yup. If I don’t walk for at least 10-15 minutes first I can barely even manage simple yoga poses.

    8. Not just stiffness, actual pain and discomfort and inflammation if I don’t move my body every other day!

    9. Yes, around mid-life I starting stiffening up especially in the early morning. I was diagnosed with a rheumatologic disease.

  4. Trip advice please! I’m taking a business trip to Melbourne, Australia in May. Any tips for fun things to do solo (40 something, liking culture, food, hiking) near Melbourne or Sydney? Would you bother trying to drive to a national park like Wilson Prom or take a tour with limited time?

      2. +1 to Blue Mountains

        We also really enjoyed a guided half-day walking tour of Melbourne.

        Oh, and if you’re interested in wildlife, the Healdsburg Sanctuary in the Yarra Valley outside of Melbourne has the most amazing collection of native Australian fauna in a really wonderful natural setting. Like, you can just walk around inside the kangaroo enclosure and the kangaroos will go hop-hop-hopping by you.

        We stayed at the Park Hyatt Melbourne and it was super nice.

        2. Healesville Sanctuary is the name I think lovely Senior Attorney means, and yes it’s good for wildlife.

          NGV and eat at Chin Chin and any of the versions of Chin Chin.

          How comfortable are you driving on the left? Fuel is starting to be a challenge in rural areas so I’d hire electric or take a tour. Best not to bushwalk alone: snakes, weather conditions have killed tourists.

          If you go to Sydney, eat yum cha and catch the ferry to Manly. Have a drink at the Opera Bar in Circular Quay but don’t order food there: seagulls.

          2. Thanks, I’m not thrilled with snakes and driving on the left, so probably will look at a tour. Love the tips!

  5. Athletic shoe question: brands and models for overpronators, other than Brooks? They just launched an ad campaign with an anorectic actress. No way they are getting any more of my dollars.

    3. I like Brooks because they support Des Linden. I don’t like Nike because of how they treated Kara Goucher and other female athletes. My feet like the trail runners from Hoka. They aren’t as giant as the giant ones that I think are strictly for running.

      2. Thanks, have not yet tried this brand. And also don’t buy Nike. They had women destroy their health.

      3. I will never buy a Nike product because of the incredible, enduring harm that they were allowed to do to a generation of elite US women runners. Never.

    4. Every real running shoe brand will have a model designed for overpronators, and underpronators and nonpronators, etc. Go to a real running store (not Foot Locker), but a running boutique, and let them analyze your gait and recommend a shoe. I overpronate a lot and, when I was running a lot, wore shoes from several brands, but they were all made for overpronators.

      1. +100 to this. I overpronate and over the years have worn New Balance, Nike, Brooks, Asics. Right now, I’m wearing New Balance.

    7. check out your local running store. I’ve been a longtime nike wearer but recently got my first pair of asics and have been really impressed so far. Trying them on before buying is key

    8. Anorectics are a category of drugs, not an adjective that can apply to a person. But good luck finding a running shoe brand with a brand ambassador who can run a 3:30 marathon who is not also very, very, very thin.

      I am not trying to be pedantic, but my best friend is a very good marathoner, and she is so incredibly tired of people acting like her weight is a subject for public discussion or the result of anything other trying to maximize her speed.

      1. It’s not my business in a stranger, and people do all kinds of things that are not great for their health, I would find both the thinness and the competitive marathon running alarming in someone I cared about.

  6. I was driving to the airport at lunch and an emergency vehicle zoomed up with lights and sirens on and headed for the cargo area. It wasn’t an ambulance but said “Transplant Vehicle” on it. Sobering. And amazing to see a bit of the complex ballet that must happen in that whole process.

    1. Semi-related. I used to work as an RN in the trauma ICU at a level one hospital. We harvested lots of organs. Once the heart was matched with someone at a hospital across town (maybe 20 minutes without bad traffic). Care Flight flew it and the transplanting surgeon there (he had driven over since it was close to inspect the heart).

    3. My roommate, an ICU nurse, and I both came home crying one day. She was in tears because they had an honor walk for a patient who was an organ donor who had died. I was crying because my uncle finally got his lung transplant! We could only assume my uncle got her patient’s lung.

      My uncle has since passed, but lived a really great 4 years with his lung.

  7. Has anyone reached a point in their workplace where it feels like … why bother expressing a professional opinion, because people are just going to do (or ask for) what they want anyway? Treat me like a service provider rather than someone who has genuine expertise, and I guess … you’ll get what you want, even if it’s not what you need.

    2. Been there. Or if you have questions about the goal/approach, they just use AI to do it instead because they don’t want to bother explaining (I’m a former copywriter).

      Not all workplaces are like that though.

    3. I may or may not have just declined to start a deliverable until I confirm who will be involved in the approval process, as my work product was just thrown in the trash because a stakeholder decided someone else should create that deliverable.

      There was nothing wrong with my deliverable, it just seemed like someone else should create it. We are now running a week behind and dealing with the knock-on effects of tossing finished work because someone showed up at the 11th hour.

      So no, I will not start creating yet another thing until you tell me exactly what you want, who will be involved in feedback, who is the final approver, and their deadline. You want to be in charge? Great! Be fully in charge then!

  8. What font should I use for a legal resume? Times new Roman looks stale to me. Any great templates out there ?

    1. I’ve used Garamond for over twenty years. The capital A’s look a little funny, but otherwise it’s been good for me.

    2. Times New Roman for stuffy jobs. Even Arial would be positively daring in my white shoe firm.

  9. Y’all, we finally got our emergency fund to a good place, only to have to pay for an unexpected healthcare cost, a new boiler and hot water heater, a new stove and microwave, and now some leaky pipes.

    Thank goodness we had that emergency fund, I guess. Going to spend the rest of the year restocking it.

    1. I feel this. For years, I have been convinced my house knows whenever a bonus (especially a surprise bonus) hits my checking account.

    2. Well done in having a well stocked emergency fund. And wow – what useful things you did with it. Hopefully you get many more cost free years from all of that stuff.

  10. Can anyone recommend a good shampoo for silver hair that doesn’t have silicones or sulfates? Curly hair, still mostly brown, but the grey streak is getting stronger

    2. I like the Alterna Caviar products. Nice and moisturizing. For the occasional purple pick me up I use a blonde shampoo.

  11. I’m signed up for a yoga class today – the first one I’ve gone to in at least ten years. Any tips or encouragement for starting? (I was never particularly diligent about yoga, so it’s not like I’m restarting a practice – more like I’m taking my “first yoga class” for the tenth time.) I picked one labeled as restorative in hopes that it will be gentler on my creaky 47-year-old bones.

    2. Be kind to yourself. Modify as needed – don’t pick the hardest variation. Show up a bit early. If the instructor asks, be honest that it’s your first class in a long time. Never try to compete with the 75 year old grey haired lady, she will always win. And, most of all, enjoy.

    3. If you don’t like it, don’t give up, try one with a different instructor or a different type. I thought I didn’t like yoga for a long time, turned out I just needed to find the right fit.

      1. This is the best advice. There are so many different style teachers and types of classes and studios. Like some studios..not for me but good for them. Find a different one if you don’t vibe with the one you go to.

        And also agree with the above, be kind to yourself and don’t compare yourself to the person next to you, but also not to the person you were 20 years go.

        And if restorative feels hard because of your mind wandering, know that that is totally normal. Some of my students do so well in flow classes and love them and struggle big time in the “relaxing” restorative because they’re not used to sitting still. That’s okay if that’s you, you’re not doing it wrong, you can try a different class and then maybe try that again a different day.

        But I hope restorative is amazing tonight! Some days I can feel everything just dissolve and it’s so cathartic.

        1. +1 to the end of your second paragraph. That is what I am struggling with right now–comparing 40s me to 20s me (or even 30s me). I have gained weight and dislike how I look in clothes now because I used to be slender all my life. I miss the ability to easily lose weight with a focused eating and exercise plan and have been experiencing some of the struggles that likely come with perimenopause or this period of life. But I am trying to I am trying to maintain at least a neutral perspective about getting older.

  12. Poll: were you more horrified by the expletives or the threatened war crimes in our President’s lovely Easter Sunday message? I saw someone say that every minister or priest that has supported that man should be forced to read that message to the congregation.

      1. i hope not – they think they’ve got the moral high ground, which is a hard delusion to keep with messages like that one.

        1. They’ve cheered for worse before now. There are other pastors talking about Trump as the antichrist, and it sounds unhinged, but so do the congregations who hang on his every word.

    2. In contrast, an excerpt from the Easter sermon from the Anglican Archbishop in England. “we know that violence, division and insecurity are affecting the lives of billions of people around the world … This week our gaze and our prayers have been turned towards the land where Jesus was crucified and raised from the dead. Today, as we shout with joy that Christ is risen, let us pray and call with renewed urgency for an end to the violence and destruction in the Middle East and the Gulf. May our Christian sisters and brothers know and celebrate the hope of the empty tomb – and may all people of the region receive the peace, justice and freedom they long for.” https://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/speeches/easter-day-sermon-archbishop-sarah-archbishop-canterbury

  13. LipChic is my absolute favorite lip product and has been for over a decade. I think it hits the sweet spot between traditional lipstick and lip gloss, and it is very kind to my aging lips. If you’re blind buying online it’s worth searching for some swatch photos as some colors are pigment dense and some are nearly sheer.

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