Summer Beauty Buys Under $20

Update your summer look without breaking the bank :)

 L'Oreal True Match Super - Blendable Powder | Mac Studio Script Concealer

L'Oreal Lineur Intense Carbon Black (I swear by this eyeliner) | Maybelline Great Lash Limited Edition Vivienne Tam

Maybelline Baby Lipbalm  | Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter 

Elnett Hairspray | Flower Headband

Essie Nail Polish | Salon Effect Nail Strips

Totally Loving...

the mermaid braid, if only my hair was long enough...tear.

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Wedding Wednesday

It's definitely wedding season!  Matt and I have received 7 invitations/Save the Dates in the last couple of months.  A few of my closets friends are getting married this year and I am so excited to be a part of them.  I love weddings and after looking through my blog posts I noticed I've never done anything about weddings.  That is just crazy!   So here you go a post about weddings...well wedding day nails.

I started a nail care regime about 6 months out.  I had a bad habit of biting my nails back in college, once I finally stopped and let them grow I noticed my nails had become pretty damaged.  They would chip or break all the time.  I started getting full manicures once a month and in between I would do my own manicure.  As the wedding got closer, I started to get full manicures weekly.  It was a great way to test out colors for the big day.   I ended up choosing Essie Ballet Slippers for my nails and Essie Really Red for my toes.

I stuck to the classic nude for my wedding but if I were to get married now I think I would choose red.  I just love the pop of color against a white dress.  What do you think?  Would you do red on your wedding day?

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Life is...

Life is often taken for granted and you don't realize how beautiful it is until you are reminded how easily it can be taken away.  Today is a gift and life is truly beautiful.  

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Enjoy Your Weekend!

My Book of Ideas

I love Pinterest as much as everyone but I also love my magazines.  For years I have been filing away pictures, links and articles for home design, fashion, beauty and gifts.  Recently I started to compile everything into an inspiration book.  I'm sure I will have multiple books but it is an easy way for me to take all my pictures and organize them.  It has been very helpful with blog ideas :)