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How-To Wear a Jumpsuit | Jumpsuit Styling

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Hi there! Happy Monday!

I am currently in the chaos of our move and I wore a jumpsuit the other day because most things are in boxes scattered all over our new bedroom floor and it was easy to grab a one-piece and toss it on. I received multiple compliments on it, which was nice especially because I felt anything but put together.

How-To Wear a Jumpsuit | Jumpsuit Styling

Jumpsuits are wonderful because they can be dressed up or down. I wear the same jumpsuits with casual sandals, heels, and sneakers. I will link a few of my favorites below!

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Olive Heartloom Jumpsuit (similar to mine, mine is also Heartloom)

Black Lulus Wideleg Jumpsuit

Brown Abercrombie Jumpsuit (I have this and love it)

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We moved…saying goodbye to our house

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Hi there! Happy Monday!

Yesterday we said goodbye to our first house. The house where we brought all of our kids home. The house where our kids grew up. The house where we grew up. We bought it straight out of college, and now 11 1/2 years later, we say goodbye. Our starter home, that we’ve finally outgrown. Home doesn’t stay with the house, it goes with the people in it. But goodness we’ll miss it.

How many times have you moved?

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Towel Terrycloth Summer | Summer 2022 Trends

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Back in high school, I had a few items in towel terrycloth and I adored them. I’ve bought my daughter swim coverups in terrycloth over the years because I’ve always loved it so much, and I was so happy to see that it’s back in style for grownups. Today I will share a few of the towel terry pieces I’m loving and the one I picked up.

Towel Terry Cloth Summer 2022

C&C California Terry Polo (my pick!)

Gap Towel Terry Vacay Shirt

Have you tried the terrycloth trend yet this year? Let us know in the comments!

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How-To Style Trousers | The Best Trousers For Her 2022

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Hi there! Happy Monday!

I have talked about my jeans rut and today I want to share how I am incorporating trousers into my routine. I love that with my career I get to wear what I call “snappy casual” (any other sorority gals out there call it this?): jeans with a blazer type of vibe. However, I got caught in a trap of wearing jeans every.single.day. But now I am a trouser convert, and maybe by the end of this post, you will be too.

How-To Style Trousers For Her

My favorite trousers are from Abercrombie. I have also seen great affordable options on Amazon that may be an option if you’re looking to see if this trend is a fit for you. I also have my eye on a pair of Banana Republic trousers.

Trousers Aren’t Just For the Office

You look incredibly stylish and chic but they’re more comfortable than jeans. I have worn them with a crewneck sweatshirt and sneakers and dressed them up with heels and a blouse. They’re incredibly versatile and you instantly look like you know something about fashion. Jeans and a tee or trousers and a tee? They also come in all the basic neutrals, or in fun pops of color if that’s your vibe, AND you can find them in countless styles (wide leg, straight leg, skinny, boyfriend, cargo, and on and on).

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Abercrombie Linen Pants (new favorite for spring/summer)

Tailored Wide Leg Pants (my FAVORITE trouser! So comfortable AND so chic)

Tailored 90s Relaxed Pants (I wore these for my family birthday dinner and to see Bachelor Live On Stage)

Banana Republic Wide-Leg Pants (stunning. Just, wow!)

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Sí Passion Perfume by Giorgio Armani | Review

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I have talked before about my signature scent and that is still my everyday scent. I have purchased it seven (7!) times. For special occasions, particularly evenings where I want a sexier scent I wear Sí by Giorgio Armani but for my birthday I decided to try something new and I picked up Sí Passion by Giorgio Armani.

Sí Passion Perfume by Giorgio Armani

Giorgio Armani is a luxury brand and the perfume price point is high, especially because I don’t wear it on a daily basis. I typically don’t like travel perfumes because they are a rollerball which I don’t care or (anyone else feel like you NEED the spray?!) but the Giorgio Armani Sí perfumes have a spray! AND the $30 lasts me or a long time since it’s a special scent for me.

I LOVE this scent. It’s sexy to me, it has over 9K 5 STAR REVIEWS on Ulta. And, men love it. This may or may not matter to you, but there it is. And women do, too. I feel special when I wear this.

The website describes this as fruity, but I don’t feel that way. I don’t gravitate towards fruity, but I think that the floral and woodsy elements balance it out for me. Giorgio Armani’s own words are “an irresistible combination of grace, strength, and independence of spirit.”

What is your go-to daily scent? And what about your evening scent?

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Easy 1-Step Eye Shadow | Maybelline Color Tattoo 24 Hour Eyeshadow

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Maybe she’s born with it, maybe it’s Maybelline Color Tattoo. Yes, it’s still 2022. No, you didn’t go back in time to 2014. But I’ve been incredibly minimal with my makeup the past several years, with my eyelids often just getting a sweep on bronzer *OR* my tried-and-true Maybelline Color Tattoo. I’ve heard that they were discontinued but I can easily find them on Amazon and Walmart.com. I think they may have re-launched a new line. Do you have answers? Let me know. But shall we go on?

Maybelline Color Tattoo

Quick Story Time:

I went into very active labor with my youngest at about 11p.m and I had a bit of makeup on, when Logan was born at 6:25 the next morning there was a photo taken with my eyes looking down at him and you can see the eye shadow. It was the color Inked In Pink.

Lately, I’ve been wearing Tough As Taupe and Bad To The Bronze quite a bit, they’re great neutrals.

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Revlon Volcanic Roller | Oil Absorbing Face Roller

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I’ve been oily since my tweens, and while now I am definitely more combo, I always blot my nose and forehead throughout the day. I kept putting off trying the Revlon Oil-Absorbing Volcanic Face Roller because I honestly usually just grab my power brush and stipple it on my nose and forehead when I get shiny during the day and when I’m on the go I use a tissue or my travel brush (and sometimes when I need a real touch-up I’ll use some pressed powder, too). Not a fancy system, but it works for me. However, I finally caved and today I want to share my thoughts.

REVLON Oil-Absorbing Volcanic Face Roller

Product Claims:

  • LIKE BLOTTING PAPERS, BUT BETTER: This face roller is made of real volcanic stone, which soaks up excess oil instantly. Use it on a clean or finished face—it won’t mess up your makeup
  • MASSAGES AND MATTIFIES FACE: Rolling the stone roller across your skin feels heavenly, like a mini facial massage.
  • EASY TO USE: Gently roll the face roller ball over your T-zone or anywhere skin is shiny.
  • LESS WASTE THAN BLOTTING PAPER: Unlike blotting papers for oily skin that are used once and thrown out, this oil-absorbing roller is reusable. To clean, twist the roller’s ring to unlock, and pull out the stone. Wash with a gentle cleanser, rinse, and air-dry before locking it back in

My Thoughts:

I love that this is less wasteful and it’s so easy to toss into your bag without any of the mess of powders. I don’t think it’s a massage, but it doesn’t feel bad either. I think anyone with oily skin, combo skin, or skin that gets too dewy in the summer needs this! It is SO GOOD!

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Have you tried this? I’d love to hear about it!

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Cuddl Duds Thermal | A Winter Wardrobe Staple

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Ladies, we need to talk thermal shirts and how to wear them. They are not just for when you’re skiing or out in the elements. I am a 90’s kid through and through, and like most girls who grew up in the ’90s and aughts, I wear cami tanktops with almost everything. I now will wear shirts without them in the summer months, and I don’t layer them with t-shirts as I used to do (thanks to bras like this). But I realized in the winter I was reaching for sweaters every single day instead of my blouses and blazers, and then I heard a woman say she wore thermals underneath her workwear and my mind was blown [silly or not, it’s true!]

The Best Affordable Thermal Tops – Cuddl Duds

I have a black thermal turtleneck but really only wore it skiing until now. I recently snagged this white thermal top and it works perfectly under blazers, workwear tops, AND my beloved sweaters.

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Do you have a favorite thermal? I’d love to hear what you love!

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Amber Book Light | Evening Routine Game-Changer?

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I have talked [at nauseam some might say] about my morning evening and evening routine, and for Christmas, I got an Amber Book Light that has quickly become an integral part of my evening routine.

Amazon Amber Book Light

This amber reading light is unlike any book light I’ve ever used because it is, well, an amber glow instead of a stark white. My husband, Stephan, got one about a year ago, and while I’d tried it I didn’t realize just how fantastic it was until I had my own. Now instead of using a lap, again with a stark white light, I use my amber book light when reading a few pages before bed and I find that I am sleepier and fall asleep faster when I do turn it off. SO AWESOME!

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Do you use a book light? Do you have an evening routine?

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The BEST Hair Claw Clips | Large Non-Slip Hair Claw Clips Amazon

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One of my stocking stuffers (thank you, Santa!) was this pack of large hair claw clips and they’re one of my favorite things because they are SO good.

Big Hair Claw Clips

Since middle school, I have loved using big claw clips to twist and clip my hair up and out of my face before applying makeup or at the end of the day when I just want my hair up. I remember my roommate joking in college that I looked like a “Businesswoman” with my hair clipped up (á la Rachel from Friends) when we would be getting ready to go out and I clipped my hair up.

When these clips came back in style a couple of years ago (much to my delight) I actually started wearing these outside of the house sometimes, but still use them daily at home every morning when I do my makeup ( I do makeup first and then hair, which do you do?!) and every day by the early evening I am ready to clip my hair up and I love the feeling of these clips versus a hair elastic or scrunchie.

Oh, Rachel! Iconic, always.

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