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DIY Tutorial – Ombre Stenciled Pillowcases
How to Wear Diamonds Everyday
Edgy Glam Jewelry from Rings & Tings
Rounding out this week's theme of Edgy Glam, I have some super cool jewelry pieces and a fun manicure to share with you. A few weeks ago, the lovely folks over at Rings & Tings offered to let me try out some of their jewelry pieces. They have a great selection of affordable, fashion-forward jewelry and fashion pieces so of course was delighted to oblige. I chose three pieces: the wave ring set, the crescent bib necklace and the black check earrings. I love all of the items and have been making good use of wearing them out.
Kids Gift Guide and a Giveaway from Target
Shown above from top left:
Top row: Striped Jacket // Hat & Mittens // Bird Wallet
2nd row: Bananagrams // Striped Sweater // Erasable Colored Pencils
3rd row: Farmland Play-Doh // Christmas Sippy Cups // Back to the Future Legos // Deer Sweatshirt
4th row: Hot Cocoa // Boy's Slippers
Call For Sponsors
Hi there friends! The holiday shopping season is in full force so there's no better time to advertise your online shop. Or maybe you're looking to attract more readers to your holiday blog posts? Lula Louise is a great place to advertise, with a consistently growing readership (85,000+ pageviews this month).
I currently have month long ad spots in a range of sizes and a few 3 month long placements for a 30% discount. And if you purchase a large or medium size ad, I'll feature your shop or blog in a monthly roundup post to give you a little extra exposure. Who doesn't like that?
So go on over to my Work With Me page and get yourself an ad. :)
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Natural Beauty Secrets from a Recovering Style Phobic
For a long time I thought that my sense of style was seriously warped. I grew up in a town in Oregon filled with old hippies, where tie dye and Birkenstocks were the epitome of cool. Not only that but it was the 90s and the grunge era was in full force. It was an amazing place where not being mainstream was cool and being different was embraced. But it also meant that if you tried to look conventionally pretty you might be perceived as superficial and shallow. At the same time there wasn't pressure to look conventionally beautiful and I think I probably have a better self image because of that.
As a teen I read all the big fashion magazines – Vogue, W, Bazaar. Yet my style was more about function than fashion. Wearing fantastic fashion would have made me stick out like a sore thumb and I wasn't ready to go there. When I moved to California about 7 years ago, I was able to break away from the old less-is-better idea and start really experimenting with makeup and fashion. These days I'm not afraid to rock some harem pants or even eyeshadow (eyelid primer was a bit of a revelation for me). My beauty style is still understated and probably considered minimal by some. Just check out my with and without makeup photo evidence below. Pretty minimal right? For a full makeup look, I like to use some foundation to even out my skin tone, blush for a healthy glow, mascara and eyeliner to pop the eyes and lipstick to brighten the face. And that's it. Excepting that bright red lipstick it's a pretty natural look. (Do you like the headband I'm sporting here? Check out my DIY to make your own.)
Suffice it to say, my beauty journey has been a long one. I still don't know how to straighten my hair or apply liquid eyeliner. But I have found some natural beauty techniques that work for my often dry, rather sensitive skin.
1. Exfoliation Exfoliation is the best way to get rid of dead skin cells and keep pores clear. I like to use those peach colored exfoliating facial sponges you can find at any drugstore.
2. Tea tree oil This naturally anti-bacterial oil is great for treating the occasional blemish. I also use it in my home-made cleaning spray (in a spray bottle mix a few drops with white vinegar and water).
3. Aloe Vera gel Pure aloe vera gel (not the blue or green stuff) works great as a hair gel or even a shave gel. Really. You can't get more natural than 100% aloe vera. I have curly hair and it really works to tame the frizz.
4. Protect I've said it before and I'll say it again. Protecting your skin from the sun is the best thing you can do for it. Wear a hat, sunglasses and sunscreen and stay in the shade. Do it. You'll be glad you did later.
5. Moisturize In the last year or so, my skin has become drier than ever before. To help keep it moisturized and keep wrinkles at bay, I avoid hot water for cleansing, use a humidifier, drink lots of water, eat omega-3 rich food like fish oil and layer on loads of moisturizers. I've also been experimenting with the latest trend in skin care – the oil. So I was excited to receive the Seventh Generation Skin Serum Boost Soothing formula to try out. The boosts can be used alone or mixed with a moisturizer. I found the boost serum to have a really nice not-too-heavy texture and lovely aroma. There are 6 different formulas, so you can choose what works best for your skin type. Visit the website to take a quiz to find your ideal formula (There was a coupon when I completed the quiz. Bonus!).
What are your natural beauty secrets? Please share! I'd love to hear them.
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Disclaimer: This post is part of a Lucky Magazine community challenge to write about natural beauty. I received a free sample of this product from Lucky and Seventh Generation for use in connection with this blog. All opinions are my own.
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Sponsor Spotlight – Adored Vintage
Adored Vintage is a gorgeous online shop with vintage and vintage-inspired clothing, jewelry and accessories run by Rodellee Bas. When I visited the site for the first time I think my jaw literally dropped. Everything in the store has a dreamy, magical beauty to it with none of the musty-closet feeling one often finds when vintage shopping. The selection is perfectly curated and overflowing with eye candy. As it goes with vintage, most of the pieces are one of kind so you'll need to snap up your favorites quickly. If you live in Southern California you can also visit their showroom in Long Beach, by appointment. If you can't make it to SoCal, check out a sneak peek at her showroom on Apartment Therapy. Now get your smelling salts in hand because here are a few of my swoon-worthy favorites from the shop:
I love these vintage party dresses. They are exactly the kind of dress I would and do wear to parties.
Clockwise from top left:
Vernal Season Dress // Golden Threads Dress // Amsterdam Spring Dress // Midnight Horizon Dress
I love the dreamy, chic boho feel of these pieces. The top left and bottom right are some of the vintage-inspired pieces. How gorgeous is that lace tank? Super gorgeous.
Clockwise from top left:
Cathedral Lace Top // Peony Petals Dress // Eliza at the Races Dress // Hamilton Dress
If you are interested in sponsoring Lula Louise, check out my Work With Me page to learn more and purchase an ad.
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Call for Sponsors
Hi friends, I've recently decided to start offering advertising space in the sidebar of my blog. As always, I'm dedicated to maintaining quality content on this blog. But blogging does cost some money so I'm hoping this will help compensate for that a bit. I have three sizes available for purchase through Passionfruit Ads. If you are so kind as to purchase an ad, I will do a mention of you on the blog. If you're interested, head over to my Work with Me page for more information.
Much Thanks! Beth
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Wanna do an ad swap?
I've been thinking about advertising for a while now and the other day saw that Stelabird is doing an ad swap, so yeah, now I want to do it too. Would any of you fellow bloggers be interested in doing an ad swap with me? Naturally, I'd like to swap with blogs that have similar content. It would be totally free.
I'd post your ad for a month and you mine. Sound cool?
If you're interested, email me at lulalouise
Thanks!!
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