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Life, love, work, guilty pleasures and keeping it real.

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

FALLing


Fall...
Pumpkin Spice Lattes
Investment in Bath & Body Works fall-scented candles
Colored denim
Boots
Pumpkin chocolate chip cookies (made weekly by yours truly)
Chili & breadsticks (also a weekly fave)
Deep shades of lipstick and nail polish

yeah, that basically wraps up my current obsessions.

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Pumpkins

'Tis the season for crafting next to your man (talked him into this and he actually loved it). Thanks to the spiked pumpkin cider, holiday crafting can be done together.
Mikey's pumpkin
My Misoni-inspired pumpkin
You should have seen this bale of straw in my two-door car - mess!
But, well worth the effort, right?

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Baby Sister

Emily Grace, my gorgeous baby sister who is ridiculously taller than me.
(her heels on, my heels off)

After fussing over hair and makeup, done by yours truly, we sent Em on her way to her Jr. Homecoming!

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Fall is for...


Fall is for pumpkin spice lattes and and bright bold lips...




Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Every girl's crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man


In my recent viewing of 'Crazy Stupid Love' I was reminded and inspired -

EVERY girl is crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man, I am and I am grateful to have one.

Thank you Ryan, for ever-so-perfectly daunting a well-tailored suit. Rockin' a classic fit and style, clean cut 'do and reminding everyone that manliness CAN meet charming.






Monday, August 22, 2011

Happppy Anniversary

Husband & Wife - best friends for life

8.8.11 marked our 2nd anniversary. We celebrated with a little staycation - lots of eating, drinking, celebrating and time (off of work) together, made for an absolutely perfect anniversary.


Romantic & delish anni date @ Fresco

R&R - a much needed weekend getaway @ Snowbird
Spa. Drinks. Husb. Dining. Concert. Oh, and we even hiked!











Cheers to us! I could not ask for a more loving, supportive, generous and sexy Husband.

XO


Lush lash love

I have spent years of my life in search of the perfect mascara. A mascara that does not end up under my eye mid-day leaving me looking like a crack whore/raccoon-eyed freak. I've spent countless hours (dramatic) in the mirror touching up my smeared/melted mascara face mess, until now... after a long and treacherous search full of technique tricks and trying out expensive mascaras, I crossed paths with a life changing product.

I introduce to you...
drum roll please

MAC's Opulash Mascara
Allow me to name the reasons why I name this mascara a must-have beauty essential:
- Price point, at $15 it does not break the bank
- Super duper dark black color provides a dramatic look, even when paired with simple eye makeup
- Large and in-charge wand covers lashes quickly and effectively
- Amps up lashes in volume (uber thickness factor) and length
- I love that in one swipe I am done (it dries very quickly, so a second swipe needs to happen fast). My routine: curl, apply right eye top, right bottom, touch top again, re-dip, top left eye, bottom left top, touch top again
- The no-smudge factor alone is amazing
- If you're weird like me, you will love this as a little bonus: when you wash your makeup off, the mascara comes off in little clumps/tubes and does not run down your face (think non-crack whore look) - fab!
With all of this lash love, I have to dish on another incredible lash-y product I am not addicted to: LiLash.

I have been using this product for about three months and I can tell a major difference in the condition, and LENGTH of my lashes. When first using this, I used it every night, now I use it two- to three-times per week, or when I remember.


Mikey told me my eyelashes we getting too big, I told him lashes are like diamonds, there is no too big.