Marta in NYC

This restaurant opened last fall inside the Martha Washington hotel and it's basically an upper-scale pizza place. The sole reason I wanted to eat here? Mainly because anything that Danny Meyer touches turns to gold  - and this place was no exception.

Marta is now officially in my top five pizza places existing in this fine town. (If you're wondering what the others are I would say they're Patsy's/Angelo's, Milkflower, Prince Street Pizza and Juliana's.) I beg you to go and see for yourself. The pizza was thin and the toppings were thick - is there really anything else you need in a slice? No. I'm telling you, no.

Cheapskate Tip: If there's a wait for your table, you should go to the bar next door (instead of the Marta bar) if you want to save some money.

Milani Easy Brow Pencil

I refuse to ever stop giving eyebrow advice. REFUSE. And I'm aware that I've recommended numerous eyebrow products. But I think I've finally found one that's reasonably priced and actually good quality. Here's an example of what it looks like when used.

It's pretty weather proof and won't run on you in the rain or snow or anything - it'll even stay on and not smudge off if you decide to not take it off with the rest of your makeup at the end of a day. I've done that a few times. Goddam it, I just love having fuller eyebrows. Did you know that the number one facial cosmetic procedure among women in NYC this year was eyebrow restoration? So funny that that's a thing now. 

In any case, this Milani pencil is magic and you can get it at basically any CVS in New York. It ranges from $7 - $10, which is pretty decent, too. 

“Keep frozen, peeled bananas in your freezer (in tupperware). They make ridiculously good additions to late night smoothie recipes.”

Coin Purse Photos

If you're a sentimental and/or loving human being, you likely have photos of your loved ones in your wallet. Wait, maybe you don't. I just realized that maybe people only keep photos of their loved ones on their phones these days - and if that is the case, I guess that's fine, too. But if you are amongst the few who prefer a hard copy to carry around, you know that there's a limited amount of space for those coveted plastic cover spots. 

Tip of the day? Use your coin slots for extra photo storage like I do!

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Nieces being pretty.

Also, since you don't see the photo all the time, it's an added little treat to see every time you need change.

Tip - How To Save Any Video Online

Umm, this is insane? It's similar to that other link I told you about that converts YouTube links into MP3 files. 

“If you’re wearing lipstick, use concealer just outside and around your lips. It’ll brighten up that area and make the lipstick pop louder.”

— #lizadvice

Parenting Tip

Yeah, I'm not a parent, so I'm not sure if this would actually work - but it seems pretty genius. 

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Sidenote: Happy Birthday to this handsome man, Nathan. He's good to me, fine as hell and I'm pretty into him. Birthday, b!

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Another Pinterest Pin That Blows

Have you seen the one for an at-home lip scrub/exfoliator? There are a lot of different ones, but I tried the honey and sugar one. Verdict? Absolute trash. I can understand how in theory these might go together to work towards a softer lip, but not so. Once you wash it all off, you're left with really tight feeling lips, I had to put some Soft Lips on immediately. 

And when there are actual good and inexpensive lip exfoliators available, there's no need for this homemade recipe at all. 

BONUS TIP: Sometimes I'll try out a pin on Pinterest, hate it and then forget I tried it already and try it again in a few months (I'm not the smartest...?). One way to curb this habit is to keep a Pinterest board solely for things you've tried and hated (and if you think that's too mean, then keep it as one of your private boards so only you can see it).

You can find more pins that you should stay away from over here and here. 

Softening Butter in Mere Moments

I feel like I'm always telling you what to do with butter. And I guess I will continue to do so.

“If you want to up your fruit game, put a plum in the freezer for thirty minutes - then take it out and eat it. Can’t describe how magical this tastes.”

— #lizadvice