Weekly News Update
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– Privilege talks about blazers for business casual.
– Paint it black: according to the WSJ's Juggle Blog, 51% of female executives report they wear black to work (compared with just 18% of men).
– Calling all Black Honey fans — Beauty Blogging Junkie reports that Clinique just launched SEVEN new colors of the same “Almost” lipstick line.
– Hmmn: Shopping's My Cardio reviews her personalized Hayden-Harnett silk scarf. I may need one of these babies.
– For this week's “Corner Office,” The New York Times interviewed Amy Schulman, executive vice president and general counsel of Pfizer. Above the Law picked out some tips on interviewing and, er, chair adjustment techniques.
– Keep on keepin' on — including job hunting — during December, SavvySugar advises. On the flip side: Lifehacker says to take vacations in the middle of projects, not at the end of them.
– Mint suggests 6 tax moves to make at the end of the year.
– According to NPR, everyone who needs contacts needs to reassess their cleaning routine. Yuck.
– Lifehacker tells you how to tweak your Facebook profile to adjust to the new “Timeline” feature, which easily lets friends see every post you've ever made on Facebook.
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Sales of note for 5/16/25:
- Nordstrom Rack – Looking for a deal on a Dyson hairdryer? The Rack has several refurbished ones for $199-$240 (instead of $400+) — but they're final sale only.
- Ann Taylor – Suit Yourself! 30% off suiting (ends tonight) + 25% off your full price purchase (ends 5/18) + extra 40% off sale
- Nordstrom – Beauty Deals up to 25% off (ends 5/17) — also lots of markdowns on AGL (50%!), Weitzman, Tumi, Frank & Eileen, Zella, Natori, Cole Haan, Boss, Theory, Reiss (coats), Vince, Eileen Fisher, Spanx, and Frame (denim and silk blouses)
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 10% off new women's styles with code + sale up to 50% off
- Eloquii – Up to 60% off everything + extra 60% off sale + $1 shipping on all orders
- J.Crew – 60% off sale, and 40% off packing picks (prices as marked)
- J.Crew Factory – New arrivals, plus up to 60% off everything and 20% off orders of $125+
- M.M.LaFleur – Daily flash sales, and lots of twill suiting on sale! Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off.
- Rothy's – Up to 50% off last-chance styles
- Spanx – Free shipping on everything
- Talbots – 30% off dresses, skirts, shoes and accessories
And some of our latest threadjacks here at Corporette (reader questions and commentary) — see more here!
Some of our latest threadjacks include:
- is imposter syndrome a real thing?
- talk to me about the estrogen patch for perimenopause
- where did you “learn to clean“?
- how do you travel light with business clothes?
- what do you answer if prospective dates ask you if you “like your job”?
- how gross is it to put spilt jam back in the container?
- how do you know if you're irritable from depression vs irritable from stuff being irritating?
- what are you doing for meals if you don't cook or barely cook?
OMG as I was putting on my lipslicks today I was thinking, d*mn, I miss when clinique made the almost lipstick in more than black honey! I do like the black honey, but it’s not a color I want to wear all the time!
I’m losing it over this news as well! I just went to the Clinque and Sephora websites and it looks like the new colors aren’t available yet, but I am ON IT.
haha thanks, report back! I was just at the clinique counter yesterday!
I wonder if I’m the only one not on the Blck Honey bandwagon. I find both color and formula to be very “meh,” but then, I am one who prefers pigment and opacity in my lip products. If I don’t want to wear color, I’ll just dab on some plain ol’ lip balm.
I like the color, but hate the Almost Lipstick. I wish they still made Black Honey as a lip gloss – that was my favorite for years before they discontinued it.
A nail polish PSA – Sally Hanson “salon manicure” – is awesome. I’m awful at doing my own nails and this has a really cool U shaped brush and it also doesnt chip. I think I may have to switch from essie and OPI! Just wanted to share a great find with you ladies!
I swear by this nail polish it is the only kind I use now. I have perfect manicures every time. I find it does chip though, I use a top coat.
UGH! This Lifehacker article about vacations highlights what makes lawyering a difficult profession. I am NEVER at the end of a “project.” There is a deadline almost every day, and certainly every week, in one of my many cases. I would love a job where I have “deliverables” that take a year or 6 months or 3 months to prepare, then I get to move on to the next thing. I am sure if I did, I would realize that those jobs have their own special stressors, but right now, after working in law for 5 years, I feel like I NEVER get a break and there is NEVER a good time to take a vacation. Oh well, taking 2 weeks for the Olympics next year anyway. But I get to stress for the next 8 months over the fallout from it.