My Grown-Lady Shopping Rules
A look back at the shopping rules I created for myself in 2014 to spend smarter and create a wardrobe I really loved. It’s more than 4 years later, and I still stick to them!
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Helpful Habits For Non-Morning People
Every night when I go to bed, I tell myself tomorrow’s the day I’ll become a morning person and wake up two hours early. But every morning, my feet hit the floor about thirty minutes before I have to leave the house. Here are some of my best habits for making the most of limited time in the AM.
DIY Step-Hem Jeans
Step-hem jeans are a big trend right now, with raw hems that are cut higher in the front than the back. (Think: mullet jeans.) You could get the look for $229 with Paige’s Jaqueline jeans, or find a pair of straight jeans in your closet and make your own. I’m taking scissors to most of my denim these days. At 5’4″, I’m somewhere between regular and petite sizes, but usually stick to the former because they fit me better…
New Year | New Goals
I’m not big on traditional resolutions, but I’m all about jotting down a list of achievable personal and professional goals at the start of each year to motivate myself to make the most of it. 2016 was the year of prioritizing a happy work/life balance for me, and I want to continue that positive momentum into the new year while challenging myself to try new things, be more present, and invest more time in my favorite people…
My Fave 5: Gentle But Effective Face Cleansers
My #1 skin care commandment of daily cleansing: Thou shalt not put bubbles on thine face. Here are five cleansers that get the job done, but leave my sensitive skin balanced and happy.
seven beauty lessons I learned from my grandmother.
My Nan was a true beauty, inside and out. Full of kindness and grace, she had a way of making everyone around her feel important and loved. She taught me all the best things about being a lady, and while I resisted her beauty advice as a stubborn messy-haired adolescent, I embrace it as a (still messy-haired) woman approaching her 30s. Here are seven of the most important beauty rules I picked up from Betty…