Welcome, September! With school in full swing, I still have ☼summer☼ season on the brain!
1. What is your go-to product for a sunkissed summer glow?
2. What book would you recommend for a summer read?
Dulce Candy Ruiz‘s The Sweet Life to inspire anyone & Dr. Karen Kelsky‘s The Professor Is In for fellow grad students

Backyard Post-Bday Brunch to bask in ☼sunshine☼ + organize my HK planner & pleasure-read (intended ~ I ended up just working)
both of which hit bookshelves exactly 4 weeks ago!
3. What’s your signature summer scent this year?
Victoria’s Secret Bombshell Summer Edition (since 2012) ~ I also store Sephora samples in my handbags
4. The sun is shining and it’s time to get outside! What’s your favorite thing to do?
simply bask in the ☼sunshine☼ through ALL of my senses ~ including the smell of fresh air
5. You’re on the boardwalk and starving! What’s your go-to summer beach food?
banana ice cream, paletas (popcycles) or raspas (snow cones) ~ anything frozen treat to beat the heat!
6. What’s your dream summery date?
watch a blockbuster & ☼sun☼ fun run or walk on the beach + chow down
7. After a day in the summer heat, what do you do to cool off?
chillax with my shows + consume cucumber ~ on my eyes & in H2O #DISPObustAFlow
8. How do you wear your hair in the summer?
9. What’s your must-have nail polish for summer 2015?
this Tiffany Blue hue
as Audrey Hepburn tribute
10. What shows do you recommend for summer?
my share of sizzling series: network nighttime dramas + home/real estate reality TV
11. Do you wear liquid foundation, BB cream, or tinted moisturizer in the summer?
12. Sunglasses or Hats?
Exhibit shown below
I always must sport ~O-O~specs~O-O~ anyway ~ I usually rock my Coach transitional lenses nowadays + still have my Fendi & Gucci frames*
13. What is your summer jam this year?
- ♪Let’s ♫Marvin Gaye♫ & Get It On♪ (not that I’m trying to make love or babies ~ I just like the ♫rhythm♫ & ♪tune♪)
- ♫Locked Away♪ (not that I’m doing anything to get locked up ~ I really dig the ♫beat♪ & ♫Adam Levine‘s ♪singing)
- ♪Bad Blood♫ (so cliche, but I ♥heart♥ the graceful ♫Taylor Swift♪ ~ not to mention that you can’t take the ♪hip hop♫ out of this chick)
14. Do you have a summer bucket list?
mainly to finish my doc docs (paper & PowerPoint to prep to present for dissertation defense) ~ since I’m not completely caught up, my Plan B is to have them done by Labor Day now that Fall is upon us and the BiG Day draws near + added bonus: relatives reunion, check √
15. Bikini, tankini, or one piece? Show us your fave bathing suit this year!
I’ve already built up quite a two-piece collection through the years but wouldn’t mind adding a monokini to the mix ~ my fave of the moment: my VS chevron top & ombré bottom (see No. 5 “paleta” link for sippie selfie in said swimsuit)
16. What’s your favorite sweat proof product?
Banana Boat Baby Faces ☼sunblock
17. If you could create your own ice cream flavor, what would it be?
Champ Hoop Scoop ~ to score an ice cream dreamy combo of my faves:
S also is for …
- Sticking to Schedule

Champ Catechesis student’s First Communion reception gift goodies
- This Season’s Shoes & MORE Score ~ especially the A+ collaboration between ALDO & Target (coming to stores on ☼Sunday, September 6th/countdown in 5 days)
- *Specs & ☼Sunglasses now that Drew Barrymore has released her Flower brand exclusively with Walmart ~ some timing as I’m in need for new Rx eyewear!
- Speaking of which, Sofia Vergara glasses & shades are offered at Sears!
$ Therefore, S also is for: Savings $
NO
- ♫Summertime Sadness♫ or
- ♪Wake Me Up When September Ends♪ here!