Every time I go to ULTA to try and find prizes for my blog contest, I end up roaming around for almost an hour rethinking everything in my shopping basket. I finally decided on a few prizes- and I went with a "products I love" theme, because I feel kind of weird buying something for a contest that I've never used myself. Ok, so here ...
OOTN, First Kiehl’s Products and Toothpaste Rave!
Tonight my husband and I went out for dinner and rented "The Blind Side." I'm such an emotional person, I cried on and off throughout the entire movie. I am such a crier. I don't know if I've mentioned that here before, but I cry at commercials, movies, sad moments, happy moments. I pretty much get teary-eyed at every opportunity. Even ...
Blogs: Do They Make you Feel Inspired or Inadequate?
I've been reading a lot of articles about blogging lately, especially on Jezebel. I always find the articles to be so interesting, especially as a blogger- I want to stay informed on what is being said about the blogging community. Today though, I found one of the pieces compelling enough to comment on. It's called The New ...
42 Questions about Makeup & Skincare
I saw this TAG on This Girl's Life and thought it was a fun post, so I'm going to do it and I tag all of my wonderful blog friends to do it too! 42 Questions About Make Up!1) How many times do you wash your face daily? I wash my face twice daily. Once in the morning and once at night. 2) What skin type do you have? I have combination skin. I ...
West Elm Desk, OOTD & Laura Bell Bundy and Carrie Underwood Shine on Red Carpet
Today I called my waxing place to make an appointment with my favorite waxer...and was told she is moving to Michigan! I have been having such bad luck in the beauty services world lately...first my hairdresser left me and now my waxer. Sigh. If you haven't checked out my piece about losing my hairdresser on CultureMap yet, go check it out, it ...
Zara, Sephora & Marshalls Haul. I Am in Love.
So, it really is Murphy's Law. No really. Today Candice and I headed to the mall for no reason other than to browse and go to Sephora to use the 15% off coupon. Remember a few weeks ago I said I never find what I'm looking for? Well today I was looking for nothing in particular, and ended up coming home with some of my most beloved purchases of all ...
Best Dress: Club Monaco
Today I wore one of my favorite dresses of all time. I actually own it in both white (which I got first) and black because I love it so much.It's so simple and can be worn so many different ways. The versatility is really the beauty of this dress. It is from Club Monaco and I believe it cost about $170 or so (I had bought it for a job interview I ...
Back to Her Roots: Olivia Palermo Returns to the Dark(er) Side
OMG.I almost gasped when I saw these pictures. You know, I've always loved Olivia Palermo- her hair, her style...everything! (even her bitchy attitude on The City was fun to watch-even though it's totally made-up drama.)Olivia recently went back to her rich brown locks after being quite blonde for awhile and I think she looks incredible.Here's a ...
Lauren Conrad: Stunning on the Cover of Glamour Magazine
I got the May 2010 issue of Glamour in the mail last week and I was taken aback by how great The Hill's Lauren Conrad looked on the cover:I have to give a shout-out to her makeup artist Amy Nadine- she writes an awesome beauty blog where you can see exactly which products she uses to create all of The Hills girl's and her other client's pretty ...
Michael Kors Zipper Shoes & How Do You Stay on Track with Healthy Eating?
Some of my lovely readers have requested photos of the Michael Kors zipper shoes and I finally have them!Here are some professional photos from the gala we attended where you can see the shoes:...and just because I think my hubby looks super cute in this pic:I love a little stubble!Today after work I thought I'd finally preview the Brazil Butt Lift ...