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LINK-END ROUND-UP: May 31, 2019

31 May, 2019 Laytee Samida

Stained Couture’s weekly series, Link-End Round-Up, features interesting reads I read from around the internet this week.

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Happy Friday, friends!

Not only is it the last day of the work week, but also the last day of the month. This month has been a rollercoaster for me, but it’s definitely been a learning experience. Personally, I feel like I’ve experienced every emotion, other than grief, this month. However, in hindsight, I feel that this month set me up to experience some really good things. Unfortunately, the not knowing is stressing me out, but it’s part of the process.

So, this weekend is my 20th high school reunion, but I’m not sure how much I’m going to participate. The festivities kick off tonight, but it’s at a club and I don’t do clubs. I’m really trying to urge me to go to picnic tomorrow, but I really don’t want to go. So, I’m going to have to find someone to convince me to go. I’m pretty sure my sister will get me to go.

To be honest, I think I need a day to sit in peace and to myself. It’s one of the things I do to strengthen my mental health. Unfortunately, I don’t think I’ll be able get a day off for a few more days.

To end this on a positive note, I hope you all get some rest this weekend and enjoy this week’s Link-End Round-Up.

LINK-END ROUND-UP: May 31, 2019

Can dogs eat vegan? PureWow
Decluttering made simple – Evernote
What to do if you’re lost in the woods – Lifehacker
How to know if you actually like a food – Furthermore
All the ways Google tracks you and how to stop it – Wired
How to make exercise a regular part of your life – Popular Science
Do you really need to take 10.000 steps a day to increase longevity? – NPR

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LINK-END ROUND-UP: May 24, 2019

24 May, 2019 Laytee Samida

Stained Couture’s weekly series, Link-End Round-Up, features interesting reads I read from around the internet this week.

LINK-END ROUND-UP: May 24, 2019

Hey, Friday! You feel very hot today and I’m not happy about it. However, it’s the beginning of a long weekend and I’m willing to call us even.

I can’t wait to leave work tonight, because I need to hit my leasing office to secure my pool pass. Yes, the pool opens this weekend and I’m sure it’s going to be packed like a can of sardines. However, I plan to be one of those sardines, because the temperatures have been in the high 90s. It’s been miserable and I deserve to float in a pool for a couple hours a day this weekend.

Other than floating in a pool, my plans for this weekend is to avoid being outside at all costs. This means I’m not going to anyone’s BBQ, because it’s this heat is not to be played with this weekend. However, I’m accepting plates if you deliver them.

Anyway, I hope you all enjoy this long weekend and get some smoked ribs for me. In the meantime, enjoy this week’s edition of Link-End Round-Up.

LINK-END ROUND-UP: May 24, 2019

How brands get their names – Vox
Secret to perfect hard-boiled eggs – Domino
Everything should take 20 minutes – The Outline
How to clean your makeup brushes and how often – Allure
Ultimate list of free tools for content creators – Rascal Honey
Overcome bias you have toward your own ideas – Harvard Business Review
Creative types reserve a corner of their brain for dreaming big – Scientific American

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eSTYLIST: Memorial Day Weekend 2019

23 May, 2019 Laytee Samida

This week has been long and I can’t express how thrilled I am that this is long weekend. Yes, it’s Memorial Day Weekend. For me, it’s going to be a lazy weekend and I will dress as such. This edition of eStylist is definitely lazy, but cute.

eSTYLIST: Memorial Day Weekend 2019

I know that most people spend this extended weekend by going out of town or hitting up BBQs. I’m not mad at those options, but I want to be left alone this weekend. This weekend also marks the beginning of Summer, but it’s been feeling like summer all week. Girl, I’m talking about consecutive days in the high 90s, which feels miserable.

Thankfully, the pools in my apartment open this weekend, which gives you an idea of where I plan to be this weekend. Also, I need to break out all my shorts and summer dresses, because it’s that time. We had a light winter, which means we’re probably going to have a sweltering summer. Ugh, I’m going to have to stock up on sunscreen and ingredients to make my fav lemon mint water. Hydration is key!

The look I’m feeling this weekend is throwback to pieces I owned back in the 80s; acid wash. Never saw this coming back, but I think I want to test it out this summer.

eSTYLIST: Memorial Day Weekend 2019

Acid Wash Crop T-Shirt – I guess acid wash is back, but I love the oversized, overwashed look of this crop top.
Selfish Pendant Necklace – My mood for this weekend is definitely “Selfish” and this necklace would let everyone know it.
Elastic High-waisted Shorts w/ Buttons – These shorts remind me of pink acid wash skirt I had when I was a kid and I miss it.
Neida Eva Two Band Slides – The pale pink slide would look on some tanned skin and with a gold anklet.

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IOTW: Dermablend Illuminating Banana Powder

20 May, 2019 Laytee Samida

ITEM OF THE WEEK is a weekly series on Stained Couture that highlights a product I’m currently loving. This week: Dermablend Illuminating Banana Powder.

ITEM OF THE WEEK: Dermablend Illuminating Banana Powder | STAINED COUTURE

One of my favorite things to do is find something that makes me realize I’ve been wrong. For instance, one thing that I never thought existed was a banana powder that I could use under my eyes that would make my already yellow undertone skin look more yellow. I know, it might sound like I should want that, but it doesn’t look as good as it sounds. Well, it didn’t use to, but I now I know that a there is a magical banana powder out there that works perfectly for me and most skin tones. Ladies and gents, Dermablend’s Banana Powder is that magical powder. If you haven’t heard and/or tried this powder, but need a amazing banana powder; keep reading.

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LINK-END ROUND-UP: May 17, 2019

17 May, 2019 Laytee Samida

Stained Couture’s weekly series, Link-End Round-Up, features interesting reads I read from around the internet this week.

LINK-END ROUND-UP: May 17, 2019

TGIF!

Hopefully, this is the last week of me not having a “planned” schedule. As a person of habit, I can adapt to small changes in my schedule here and there. However, to spend most of the week in the dark about what days I’m in the office or not has been difficult. Thankfully, I now know what I days I need to be in the office, which allow to confidently plan other meetings and appointments. My poor daily planner has been look less scheduled and more scattered. It irks me so bad when I have to scratch out a plan and scribble a little note next to it to explain why I did it. Also, I love a clean schedule, too.

Today, I don’t have to go into the office, but I do have a meeting this afternoon. Until then, I plan to stay in my cool apartment until it’s time for me to leave, because is was super hot yesterday. I think the temps today are supposed to be hot, too, and I’m not ready to deal with that. I looked so miserable yesterday, because it was so hot.

As for this weekend, I have a lot of work to catch up on, which includes some rest. I’m just craving for consistency and looking for anyway I can get it.

In the meantime, I hope you all have a great weekend and enjoy the links in this week’s Link-End Round-Up.

LINK-END ROUND-UP: May 17, 2019

Retirement planning for single people – Money
Frizzy hair is impossible to totally fix – The Atlantic
Can CBD really cure all that? – The New York Times
How to retain more from the books you read – Darius Foroux
The age of rage: are we really living in angrier times – The Guardian
Guide to finding your perfect eyebrow shape, according to a pro – Refinery29
An index card that holds all the financial advice you’ll ever need – The Washington Post

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