Hey B&B friends! Lately, I’ve been thinking about how I want to modify my personal style in 2016, and I feel like I need to incorporate more tailored pieces into my wardrobe. A few weeks ago, I wore this pinstriped jumpsuit from Akira Chicago with one of my favorite structured pieces,– a sleeveless white blazer that I found…
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Nude + Black
This post was initially going to be a short-and-sweet outift of the day feature, until I realized that I kinda have a thing for nude and black clothing combos. So, it’s no shocker that my latest look is a nude dress and a black longline blazer. If I could wear all black everything, all day every…
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5 Tips To Grow Your Instagram Following
Over the past couple of years, I’ve been involved with social media more than ever before. A large part of my job in the corporate world is to manage all of the social channels for my company. I work for a large wholesale beauty distributor who caters to licensed beauty professionals and we were tasked with…
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Feeling Like a Grown-Up in My Gaucho Pants
Yesterday, there was a cold front in the Tampa Bay Area. It was the first time since the Autumn season officially started that temperatures dropped from the low 90’s and mid-80’s and dropped into the 40’s. Today, it’s a different story. It’s back in the 70’s and I tossed my sweater and boots for gaucho pants, a tank,…
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5 Fall Lipstick Shades Every Brown Girl Should Try
Fall is here and as the leaves change color and the style of clothing you wear changes, so should your makeup! One of the quickest ways to boost your glam is by experimenting with different lipstick hues. Here are some of my go-to lippie shades that brown girls should try this season! 1.You can never go…
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My Style Confessions…
I LOVE clothes and I LOVE shopping my own closet for great staples. It helps me appreciate the items that I own and saves me from putting a dent in my pocket. People often ask me where I get different articles of clothing from and most of the time it’s a thrift store or an item that I…
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Beauty Crush: NYX Cosmetics 3C Conceal Correct Contour Palette in Dark + Swatches
I’m no makeup pro, but I like to dabble and enhance my features using different products and techniques. I’ve always loved watching make up artist treat the face like a canvas and paint on gorgeous creams, liquids, glitters and powders for a fabulous finished look. Everybody and their mama’s mama is obsessed with contouring, strobing…
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Glam Interview: Love, Cortnie Handbags founder Cortnie Elizabeth Talks Turning Your Passion Into Your Career
If you could turn your passion into a career, would you take a leap of faith to make it happen? That’s exactly what Cortnie Elizabeth, the brains and beauty behind the Love, Cortnie handbag company did when she decided to leave the worlds of Kinesiology and Physical Therapy for a fashion career. After earning a…
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Beauty News: MAC Cosmetics Announces #MACMariahCarey ‘All I Want’ Lipstick for Holiday 2015 + My MAC Beauty Icon Collection Coming Soon!
B& B friends, get ready to get your life! Two iconic names in beauty are coming together to give us tons of beauty bliss: MAC Cosmetics and Mariah Carey! Mimi is starting out the buzz for this fab partnership with a new lipstick shade that is described by MAC as a champagne shimmer frost. One shimmery…
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I’m Starting My Yoga Journey
Hey B&B friends, I’ve been bitten by the yoga bug and I’m documenting my new yogi journey right here on the blog! I tried yoga for the first time some years ago when I was in college. I was a huge fan of group fitness classes and decided to give it a go after…