Ask Sabrina | July 2023

Joyful Sunday! It’s time for an additional Ask Sabrina roundup! You despatched in SO many nice questions in my final ballot on the weblog and on Instagram, I believe I’ve a listing lengthy sufficient to maintain this sequence occurring for the following a number of months!

Listed here are 10 extra questions I’m answering at this time. As all the time if you happen to’re interested in one thing private, my background, and so on. you possibly can all the time click on on the ASK SABRINA class to learn previous posts!

Though a lot of you’ve gotten been with me from the start (ie earlier than I ever confirmed my face to the world) there are many new readers who wish to know extra about how I began my weblog, grow to be a magnificence influencer/blogger, why we moved to Florida and extra. All of those are answered in previous Ask Sabrina posts, however I’ll elaborate on just a few since a lot of you’ve gotten requested observe up questions.

1. Are you able to inform us extra about your upcoming transfer? Why are you transferring once more? How are you going to resolve between San Diego or Miami?

Andrew and I really like exploring and our jobs give us the flexibleness to do it! San Diego continues to be dwelling to me. I’ve household and good friend there though many have moved away over the previous decade. Quite a lot of our mates moved away from San Diego to greater cities like LA or San Francisco for extra job alternatives. Additionally when the pandemic hit and all the pieces was shut down a lot of our mates moved to totally different states to be nearer to household.

We would transfer again to San Diego due to Andrew’s job and my household there. However proper now our coronary heart is ready on Miami for our subsequent journey. We’re exploring our choices and are are taking our time exploring each.

For our transfer to Miami, I’ve all the time needed to stay in a giant metropolis and we each love all that Miami has to supply. It’s considerably greater than Tampa and every time we journey to Miami we’re all the time unhappy to depart. We nonetheless love Tampa/St. Pete however we’re prepared for a change after being right here 6 years.

And who is aware of? We is perhaps again after a yr or so! Quite a lot of readers have advised me they’ve locations on each coasts. They journey forwards and backwards relying on what vibe they need. Tampa/St Pete is extra informal laid again and relaxed whereas Miami is busier and has extra power.

2. Do you ever remorse leaving your 9-5 company job? Do you are feeling your training and background in finance helps you together with your running a blog profession at this time?

I’ve ZERO regrets about leaving the company world. After I give up my company job to weblog full time almost everybody advised me I’d remorse it. On the time I made a decision to depart I used to be actually torn. It was the primary firm I labored at that had a superb office tradition and setting. I actually liked the group I labored with and the administration. All that mentioned, I nonetheless felt restricted in what I might do and the way I might develop. I used to be anticipated to advance to a managerial place finally and managing individuals shouldn’t be my factor in any respect. The transition of working at a giant firm to working alone was fairly a shock for me. It took a while to get used to however I haven’t regretted it in any respect.

All of my experiences have been useful to me ultimately. I do assume my training helped in some ways. I don’t know that I’d name it important for me now, however I’m joyful I went by way of it.

3. What’s your favourite concealer lately?

I nonetheless swear by the NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer however there are LOTS of nice new choices out at this time. My prime 2 proper now are the Natasha Denona Hy-Glam Concealer and Givenchy Prisme Libre Concealer. Additionally actually love YSL Touche Eclat (greatest for brightening) and the Armani Luminous Silk Concealer (all the time a basic).

For mixing I often use a beautyblender however my 2 favourite brushes are the Real Techniques 210 Brush and the Hourglass Vanish Concealer Brush.

4. What’s one magnificence product you would like existed however doesn’t?

I REALLY love that Chanel make-up applicator machine from the film Fifth Factor. Prompt look that’s additionally Chanel? Signal me up! For one thing extra real looking, I’d actually like it Chanel introduced again their greatest colours they discontinued (ie Nude Lip Liner, Seashell or Glow Glossimer, or any of the glossimers actually).

5. Greatest wedding ceremony lipstick?

This may be an amazing query for me to ask YOU! I’d like to do a ballot on what lipstick you wore to your wedding ceremony as a result of Andrew and I didn’t have one. We bought married on the courthouse in San Diego as a result of planning a marriage was overwhelming. Andrew proposed whereas we have been each in grad faculty. We had been relationship for almost 7 years and knew we have been prepared, however faculty was very time consuming for each of us. We had very busy schedules and I felt like we barely noticed one another for 3 years!

We had deliberate on having a giant ceremony a yr later after we each graduated after we had extra time to plan and have enjoyable with all of it. However by the point a yr rolled round we have been each very fortunately married, felt like we didn’t want a giant wedding ceremony and determined to avoid wasting the $$$ for a future honeymoon journey.

For weddings I’ve attended I really don’t recall what magnificence merchandise I’ve worn, however I really feel like for lipstick it might have often been one thing from Tom Ford or Chanel. It’s actually the ceremony or being there for family members that I keep in mind versus what I wore. It’s been a very long time since we’ve been to a marriage – most of our mates all have children by now!

6. What’s your favourite responsible pleasure?

Palms down something candy. I really like Jeni’s Ice Cream and Dealer Joe’s Pancake Bread. I additionally love Swedish Fish and Haribo gummies.

7. Do you prefer to cook dinner or bake? What are your favourite meals?

Sure, I really like baking and cooking! I used to work at Williams and Sonoma and assisted of their cooking lessons. I needed to cease baking although as a result of it was extremely unhealthy.

Once we moved to Florida we each began cooking rather a lot to eat more healthy however proper now I really don’t cook dinner very a lot. Andrew needed to discover a manner to assist lower down on my cooking time so we’ve been making an attempt out some meal plans. In order for you an outline or recs I can positively share them. Discovering one we each like has been a problem as a result of I’m the last word choosy eater. We’ve tried rather a lot!

8. What’s a behavior you’ve construct into your routine?

Each Andrew and I’ve made an additional effort to enhance our well being and wellness and it’s made such an enormous distinction in our lives. We don’t all the time eat wholesome, we nonetheless prefer to indulge, however we’ve made an enormous effort to chop down on sugar consumption and we’ve by no means felt higher! It’s been a problem since I’ve a candy tooth, however we actually make an effort to devour it sparsely.

9. You’re caught on a desert island, what 5 magnificence merchandise would you like with you?

This query all the time has me laughing as a result of I’ve observe up questions! Am I on my own? Who else is there? Can I escape or get off the island? If I’m on my own chances are high that I actually received’t care about magnificence merchandise and would reasonably need one thing to get me off that island!

However I can’t stay with out baths or showers so I’d desire a lifetime provide of fine bathe gel (if I needed to have just one, I’d steal Andrew’s Jack Black Turbo Wash as a result of it is going to double as a shampoo) and face cleanser (most likely First Aid Beauty Pure Skin Cleanser). Solar safety through which case I’d have my Shiseido Ultimate Sun Protector Lotion Sunscreen. Native Deodorant as a result of even when I’m on my own I don’t wish to odor dangerous. A very good lip balm, I believe the Vaseline Lip Therapy Cocoa Butter could be my choose. Additionally I’d most likely cheat and ask to be allowed a sixth product which is a extremely good hair brush.

10. Pet stuff! I’m combining 2 in a single. What shampoo and grooming merchandise do you utilize for Ollie? Do Ollie and Kitty get alongside?

We began with Earthbath Oatmeal and Aloe Fragrance Free as a result of that’s what we used on Jake and Lucy for over a decade. We’ve since began utilizing the Ouai Pet Shampoo as a result of it smells wonderful (obtainable at Sephora and Ulta). We alternate between the 2 manufacturers.

I did take a whiff of the Aesop Pet Shampoo however thought the scent was too sturdy so I didn’t purchase it. I might see myself utilizing it, however I felt like it might be an excessive amount of for Ollie’s nostril. When you have tried it in your pet let me know!

Ollie nonetheless hates baths so we wash him within the bathe which he tolerates.

And sure Ollie and Kitty get alongside nicely. They don’t snuggle however they really play collectively now and have zoomies the place they chase one another. Typically the cat is the one who initiates play time with some playful swatting. It’s so cute.

That wraps up this week’s Ask Sabrina sequence! If you wish to share your wedding ceremony lipstick within the feedback I’m positive future brides could be completely grateful to listen to what your favorites are! I’ll additionally do a ballot on Instagram this week and share leads to my subsequent Ask Sabrina sequence.