Friday Favorites #8
Hello and Happy Friday! And yay because it’s FINALLY a February Friday! I love the month of February… it’s always a breath of fresh air after endless January. Anyways, welcome back to Friday Favorites, where each week I’ll be sharing a handful of things I’m loving lately. Cheers to Friday friends, we made it!
Sweet treats and new beginnings at our favorite local baker
Kayla Renee Cakes made all the sweet treats for our wedding and did a truly wonderful job on such short notice. We’ve enjoyed our visits to her Raeford, NC bakery many times since, and this past weekend, we stopped by her NEW store to help celebrate its grand opening. It was inspiring to see so many people in the local community stop by for sweet treats and coffee. A remarkable display of small business pride — I loved to see it. Her new bakery is so spacious — and decked out with the cutest wall decor design. I ordered a hot coffee from the Valentine’s menu and we also grabbed two strawberry bundt cakes and a couple cupcakes. They! were! delicious! (!!)
A refill of my holy grail Byoma milky toner
After living several weeks WITHOUT it, I’m finally back in the game. My face loves this stuff. I accidentally bought the brightening version (because they were out of stock of the milky one), and I thought WRONG that it would have the same effect on my skin — it broke me out! I’m not sure if I caught the milky toner in a moment of restock or backorder, but whew, I’m glad to have a new bottle on hand. I’m back to my standard skin care regimen and feeling good about it.
The new Rare Beauty liquid contour
After seeing so many videos on TikTok, I was influenced to buy it okay!? The product blends amazingly. I used it all week long and am completely obsessed. I experience a lot of patchiness when it comes to liquid and cream bronzing/contouring products, but Rare Beauty came through with a good one. I bought the lightest shade Gentle and it works really well with my complexion. Perfect color for me without making me look too bronzy orange. I fear the hype was real here!
Sticker and pin souvenirs from our spontaneous hockey date
Alex had never been to an NHL game and the Hurricanes were in town, so we day tripped to Raleigh for pizza and hockey. Although the Hurricanes lost, we had so much fun being imposters at the game haha. Of course I had to grab a sticker and pin to add to my collection.
Taylor’s red carpet look at the GRAMMYS
I mean — amazing, speechless, no notes. 10/10. A girl in red. Hot. Also the best Glambot of the night, so good. One thing you can count on with regards to Tswift — she’s always going to have the most fun dancing with, cheering on, and hyping up her fellow musical peers. Such a light.
Jokes with my sisters that turn into Amazon purchases
A few days ago, I was FaceTiming my sisters when my youngest sister started eating something really weird — fruit jellies… apparently “popularized” from TikTok, though my middle sister and I had never heard of them before. Yeah, I bought a bag for us to try; no, I don’t think I’m going to like them. But we had a good laugh watching her eat these foreign objects. Our orders delivered today, so we’ll be taste testing tonight!
A new book club pick for February
Last week, the book club girls agreed to read The Favorites by Layne Fargo as our February virtual book club pick (yay!). Really excited to jump into this one — next week while I’m traveling for work!
Sports car by Tate McRae
This song has been stuckkkk in my head on loop since it released a couple weeks ago.
Work from home Friday with my cozy office companion
Isn’t he cute? I just love his snuggles and snores in the office with me when I’m lucky to work from home. I needed a home office day, and I finally gave one to myself. Felt good!
Have the best weekend, whatever you do! I’m excited to watch Kendrick’s halftime show — like really excited. I’ll be cheering on the 3peat, because why not? But can we agree to let a couple new teams in there next year? Okay, thanks haha.
PS — Friday Favorites #7 from last week if you’re interested.
Enjoy!
JBW