What a year. According to Instagram stats, these were my top 9 photos from 2019. I simply cannot believe that Justin’s mustache, that he wore for about 3 weeks, made it to the list! May it live on forever in photos, but not on his face 2019... -

In this links + loves post I wanted to share a few of my personal favorite posts from the past year. Click on any of the links below to read. Combat Dry Hair with These Products! The High Pony Tutorial Do you like your hair" November Wardrobe... -

You certainly don’t need to have a guest room in order to do these things, so keep in mind that you can do them in any space where guests may be staying! Justin and I are very used to traveling for holidays, or simply random visits throughout... -

Earlier this year I wrote about the fact that Christmas isn’t actually a holiday, not really, and especially not if you have young kids. Or any kind of dependents. Kids don’t stop being kids just because it’s the most wonderful time of the... -

Justin and I love the quiet time together in the car when we drive back and forth from my parent’s house in South Carolina. We’ll either keep it light and funny or use that time to talk about more serious things. If you are traveling soon,... -

Stand down, Outraged of Welwyn Garden City, I said How To Do A Glow Job not blow job! To be honest, I’m almost forty and still couldn’t tell you how to do the latter that well, so the chances of me writing a post about it (or – urgh –... -

Recently I was wandering through the Nordstrom beauty area, one of my very favorite places to wander, and stopped at the Bobbi Brown counter. I wasn’t searching for anything, but my eyes caught a holiday gift set sample that I wanted to get a... -

Good grief I put Elnett’s Extra Strength Hairspray through its paces for these photos! Short of sitting in a sauna for an hour, I can’t think of anything that would test the limits of a hairspray more. Gale force winds, driving rain, what felt... -

I’ve always fancied being the sort of person that could throw one of those dinner parties that seemingly only exist in Ferrero Rocher commercials and magazine shoots; French farmhouse tables overflowing with flowers and flickering candles, fine... -

With very low expectations I tossed this $8 eyebrow pencil in my cart at Ulta a few months ago. It has turned out to be one of my favorite eyebrow products ever. It has a very tiny tip, which means you can be precise about where the pencil... -

Despite being a total skincare junkie, I confess that I often don?t give too much thought to how I?m cleansing my face.  My primary concern is to remove sunscreen and makeup, so a simple cleansing oil followed by whatever gel cleanser I found in my... -

AD: not sponsored or paid-for. Contains gifted press samples (chocolate) and affiliate links are marked *. We’re revisiting a post that I (kind of) did a few years ago, really, but it’s a good one and so it deserves another airing. Because... -

Look for the brightest pink POSSIBLE, my friends. I admit that when I see bright, punchy, Barbie pink I think “spring” or “summer”. I’m usually drawn to warmer, softer, and more “nude” shades in the winter. And while those are still a... -

PMT has now become a major event in my life every month; for the entire week before my period I really struggle to get anything done at all. I’m confused, fuzzy and I just want to sleep. In PMT week I don’t want to speak at all, I want... -

This post is sponsored by ALDI. Holiday festivities are here and in this post, I’m going to share my trick for creating an enticing and beautiful appetizer vignette without spending the entire day in the kitchen before a party. Mix in homemade... -

I was going to call this post Top Faux Christmas Garlands but when I looked at the pictures it was more like a fireplace catalogue, so I’ve kept the title real and relevant for you. Hohoho. Fireplaces aren’t all they’re crack(l)ed up to... -

scarf, booties, black tee, grey tee I remember logging on with dial-up internet back in the early 2000s and hearing about this “online bookstore” called Amazon. I thought the name was so obscure and random, and certainly, there is no way... -

It goes without saying that I have more than a bit of an obsession with beauty. Ten years as a blogger and I still can’t get enough of the palettes and new launches and generally beautiful things.The post The ULTIMATE Beauty Junkie... -

I’m warming up to the multiple earrings trend, are you" It took me a minute to get used to ear huggies and smaller, delicate earrings because I so often wear larger statement earrings, but I’ve found that layering a few favorites still gives... -