Black Friday Sales

I hope you all had an amazing Thanksgiving with all of your families!  Now that the turkey has been carved and the pie has been eaten, curl up with some leftovers to shop my Black Friday Sale faves!  

Gap Kids 50 % off Everything

J.Crew 30 % off everything using code HOLIDAY

Banana Republic 40 % off everything with code BRFRIDAY and half off sweaters

Saks 5th Avenue 60% off selected styles using code HOLIDAY

Some other faves are this red scarf from Anthropologie, this sweet gingham dress from LOFT, this classic bag from Macy's, this adorable silk jumpsuit from Madwell and these Pom Pom gloves from River Island. 

Gift Guide for Him

50 shades

Jacket, Turtleneck, Skirt, Bag, Booties, Sunglasses

Gift Guide for Her

How to apply lashes like a pro

Lashes can be the trickiest thing when it comes to completing your look yet the most important when you are trying to make an impact. There are a few tips and tricks I've gathered in my years of dance and as a makeup artist.  Here are my tried and true techniques to make lashes a breeze!

Step1: Choose your lashes.  I prefer individuals for a fluffy natural look but strips really bring an impact and can be easier to use on yourself.  Demi lashes or half lashes are even easier and can really look pretty natural depending on the length and style.  

Step2: Measure lash to lash line.  Not all lash beds are the same length and you will go crazy if your lashes are to long.  Gently lay your false lashes on your lash beds and eye ball how much length needs to be trimmed.  Remove lash and using small lash scissors trim false lash as needed.

Step3: Using Duo glue, make small dot onto lash package of glue.  Dip the end of a pair of tweezers into the glue.  Apply in a thin even coat to the bed of the false lash line.  

Step4: Blow on glue to make glue a little tacky.  Bend lashes to make playable.  After about 10 seconds lay lashes onto the middle of your lash bed. 

Step5: This is going to be the ticky part. Don't panic!  Using the tweezers, gently adjust lashes to meet inner corner as well as out corner.  Press lightly with tweezers to make glue adhere as you like.  Keep eyes low or looking down for a couple  more seconds to allow glue to dry.  

Step6: After glue has completely dried, lightly apply 1 coat of mascara if you'd like.

For full tutorial on how to apply individual lashes check my article for Momtastic. 

Gift Guide for Home

Lace Shorts

Cardigan, Blouse,Shorts, Short and Long Necklace 40 % OFF,

Pins of the Week

Dinner amongst the

The simplest of touch can whisper  a thousand love words

Statement, always

Winter white

November- " that great sweeping wind that blow the fog from her soul."- Anne of Green Gables

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Fall Orange

Sweater also similar in orange is this style, Jeans, Flats out of stock but love these and these

Quick Smoky Eye

It's holiday season and we all know that we are gonna try and looking smoking hot at all of our holiday parties!!  Smoking hot = Smokey Eye.  This is seriously the number one tutorial I get asked to do.  This quick and super simple tutorial will make your holiday makeup prep a breeze!  Don't forget my amazing Beauty Gift Guide to find all your must haves from the beauty department!  

Step 1: Prep your skin with moisturizer and primer.  

Step 2:  Apply favorite foundation with moisten  beauty blender.  Tip!!!  Check foundation ingredients to make sure your formula doesn't have to much metal in it.  Nothing worse than that horrific white picture face.  If a foundation has to much metal it can kick up the flash and make you look ghostly white in pictures. 

Step 3: Almost done with face and will soon be on to the good stuff I promise….Okay, set foundation and concealer with a translucent powder.  This is important to help with any eye shadow fall out.  

Step 4: Eyes!  Yay! Apply a bronzy yet grey eye shadow to whole lid. 

Step 5: Blend crease with a mid tone brown to create seamless smokey look.

Step 6: Line lash line with a thick line of either dark brown gel or pencil liner.  

Step 7: Blend that messy thick line line with dark brown shadow.

Step 8: Apply 2 coats of black mascara

Step 9: Line under eye with waterproof dark brown pencil liner. Blend with mid tone brown eye shadow under whole lower lash line.  

Step 10: Make sure to bronze and blush and top off look with a great nude lip ( my fave happens to be dirt cheap, yay! ). 

Voila!  Hottest girly at any party!  

For a step by step picture tutorial check out my post with momtastic!  

Embellished Sweater

Vest, Sweater, Necklace older but similar here and here, Jeans, Bag, Booties older but love these and these

Gifts for the Beauty Junkie

Pins of the Week

I love this sweet bowed messy bun

Please do….

Winter Sun cocktail…sold!

If I didn't have dogs, a husband or children I would live in this all white heaven. 

As I said, all white everything

Fall layers

Jacket, Turtleneck, Pants, Bag, Sunglasses, Flats

Holiday Party dresses under $150

If you are like me you always wait until the last minute to find that perfect frock for holiday parties.  Not this year my friends!!!  I have rounded up my top picks to get your cute booty covered this holiday party season.  Bonus also is that they are all under $150!  You are welcome! 

Pumpkin Enzyme mask

Why not put your left over pumpkin puree to good use!  The enzymes in pumpkin are so good for your skin and work as natural exfoliators leaving your skin smooth and glowing.  It is packed with Vitamin A and C , zinc and alpha hydroxy acids that help aid in skin turn over.  And best part is you can grab all the ingredients out of your pantry and fridge.  

You will need:

2tsp pumpkin puree ( I used canned)

1/2 tsp honey ( raw is best)

1/2 tsp milk 

Step 1: Mix ingredients together to create smooth consistency. 

Step 2: Grab a small handful of the mixture and massage into face avoiding eyes.

Step 3: Let mask sit for 10-15 minutes then rinse with warm washcloth.  Follow with favorite moisturizer.

For extra dry skin additives check out my full article on Momtastic. 

Ruffled and off the shoulder

Blouse, Jeans, Bag, Heels , Sunglasses

Fringed dress

My favorite pieces are ones that can be transitional from professional to personal life.  I loved this shaggy open back number because I could dress it up for work as I did here. Or if you wanted to take it to a date night, you could add over the knee boots and a black coat.  

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Pins of the Weeks

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Kitchen dreaming

Blush stones and pearls really make everything better

This burgundy color is my all time Fall fave.  I'm declaring it a neutral. 

Cranberry Thyme Gin and Tonic seems to be all things right. 

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Work Wednesday

Sunglasses,  similar Coat , Bag, similar Heels, Slacks, Watch