Category Archive: Beauty

How to Stress Less During Wedding Planning

From venue visits to competing for dates, to trying to figure out what the heck your caterer is thinking – being a bride is TOUGH. Read on for my guide (that I wish I had!) on how to stress less during wedding planning. But first, here’s where I’ve been. Guess who’s back, back, back again……

What to know before you take engagement photos

When you’re marrying a photographer, photos are pretty important. Hell, when you’re getting married period, photos are pretty important. Ronny and I took our engagement photos last month, and, brides, now I feel qualified to tell you all what to know before you take engagement photos. 1.) Go in ready to show your personality. Truth…

My Five Fall Fashion Obsessions

  Madewell Washed Leather Motorcycle Jacket, $498 (sobs) It’s fall, NYFW is over, and it’s time for us to lust over some clothes that we can’t afford but will try to find at TJ Maxx. Or maybe even Marshall’s. Who KNOWS, maybe we’ll even find the perfect piece in the sale section at Ross. I have…

The Ultimate Tieks Review

I put Tieks by Gavrielli flats to the ultimate test – wearing them for more than two months every day to see if they’re really worth the purchase. Read on for the ultimate Tieks review – which was in ZERO way sponsored by the brand. These views are 100% mine. How much were they? Yes, I know,…

Five Local Raleigh Brands To Check Out

Shop Local Raleigh invited me to their Boutique Blowout last week, and I was pleasantly surprised at the talent right here in Raleigh. Here are a few brands worth checking out and spending your moola on. Klen A chic, wonderfully-designed and delightfully-smelling LOCAL beauty line actually exists! Klen‘s lemon lavender scent smells *exactly* like Thailand, so…

Does it Hold Your Boobs In?: My Lululemon “Wild Tank” Review

Okay, is Lululemon’s “it girl” top worth the $64? It depends. Here’s my Lululemon Wild Tank review. As you know, I love Lululemon dearly. It is very likely the one brand I am ridiculously loyal to, but I’m also very real with. It’s pricey, the styles constantly change (fall in love with a top? Too bad, hope you…

What to Wear to Your Office Christmas Party

My boyfriend’s office has a very glamorous holiday party every year, and last year, my life was a total shit show when it came to deciding my outfit. There’s a ton that goes into deciding on an office-appropriate, yet glamorous, yet comfortable holiday outfit. Here’s an easy checklist to save you the pain from what…

Fall Inspiration To Lust Over

Oh hey, fall! Cashmere sweaters and boots and opaque tights! Let’s snuggle and play in the leaves! Oh wait, I live in the south, so fall is just that period of time when it’s cold as a witch’s tit in the morning and then 155 degrees by noon. Hope you like layers, betches! Here’s what’s…

Hopscotch Music Festival Street Style 2014

It’s the second year we tackled Hopscotch Music Festival’s street style, and we definitely saw some different looks than we did last year. So why was that? BECAUSE IT WAS HOT AS BALLS. I’ve never sweated so much in my life as I did at this year’s Hopscotch. Mother Nature must have really been feeling…

Jokes Joan Rivers Would Have Made About Her Death

RIP Joan Rivers, Here’s some Joan Rivers Jokes. Joan Rivers has died after surgery complications at the age of 81. Being one of the funniest comedians, maybe ever, here are a few jokes I think she would have written for herself. “Joan loved to recycle. That’s why she chose to have her lip fillers given…