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Inspired by Fine Whatever: Would You, Could You? Double Denim & Ruana
Why yes, I can, Rena, my friend! I would, I could, and I absolutely should…wear double denim with a ruana. Except I call it a kimono. But who really knows what the proper term is for these lovely toppers we wear anyway? In fact, I was so bewildered by all the different topper styles that I dedicated an entire blog post to The Great Topper Confusion. Kimonos, ruanas, ponchos, and shawls. I love them all the same no matter what they are called. Now that I have made my love for topper pieces quite clear, shall we discuss double denim. Oh, hold on, I dedicated an entire post to The…
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Invest in Your Skin: Lumity Morning & Night Supplements
“Invest in your skin. It is going to represent you for a very long time.” Linden Tyler Our skin is a direct reflection of how we treat our bodies. If we are healthy, our skin will illustrate that we are healthy. If we are unwell, you can see it almost immediately on our skin. Our skin is our largest organ and it is required to sustain life, so we should practice the same level of care as we do to maintain good heart health, mental health, and physical health. We take care of our bodies and our brains through various types of physical exercise, mindfulness activities, and intellectual stimulation. But…
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The Fab 40’s Decode Street Style
Street Style: A comprehensive approach to fashion that produces styles that combine and intersect various mainstream fashion considerations. As a fashion blogger, I actually felt a little lost when Dee presented us with the theme for this month’s Fab 40’s collaboration: Street Style Decoded. Before I began blogging almost 5 years ago, I had never heard the term “street style” but it is a term that appears everywhere in the fashion industry. You will see it in abundance during fashion week events all around the world when “street style icons” are unsuspectingly captured on camera looking very cool and very intentional in their unique combinations of fashion trends. When presented with…
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Friday Favorites 4 & Link Up On the Edge #187
Here we are on day I-don’t-even-know of world quarantine. In the interest of staying positive, I am going to share some of my favorite things. While many people may be experiencing extra down time at home, I actually have much less down time with staying on track with my own writing and blogging goals and home schooling my children. My silly little guys were under the impression that they were getting a 5 week vacation. Little did they know that mom and dad can be hard asses when we want to be! Actually, we aren’t being all that hard, but we are implementing structured days that consist of morning yoga,…
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Journey into the Weekend & Link Up On the Edge #186
Y’all know I don’t often do straight up “what I am wearing” type of posts. But I have been trying my hand at some seriously deep thinking and philosophical writing this week that my mind might be too exhausted for sharing anything deep today. You will have to check out my profile on Medium to see some of the other things I have been writing. In case you don’t already know this little fact about me, I have my bachelors degree in Philosophy. I also majored in English with a minor in Religious Studies. I share this information because it evidences the fact that I have always had a passion…
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Inspired by Nancy’s Fashion Style and Kathrine Eldridge Wardrobe Stylist: Leopard Print and a Musical Rabbit Hole
I know. I know. I just shared an outfit last week that was also inspired by my dear friend Nancy of Nancy’s Fashion Style. But I didn’t have anything prepared for this week and I have had these photos sitting around since the beginning of February. The outfit itself wasn’t actually inspired by Nancy. I created it all on my own. But then I remembered the way Nancy had styled a similar leopard dress back in December in her post, How Leopard Print and Faux Fur Works Together, and thought it might be fun to put the two outfits side by side. The juxtaposition of these two independently created outfits…
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Moontide Arts & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #163
There’s an inviting little shop that has been a spiritual fixture in my small town for the past 20 plus years and I only just went inside this past Friday. Now I am kind of kicking myself for not visiting this mystical emporium sooner. In my defense, it had originally been tucked away in the back corner of the Franklin Building which I don’t frequent. So while I knew it was there and had heard wonderful murmurings about the shop owner as well as the goods she carried, I still never really had (or perhaps never really made) the opportunity to go in and see what it was all about.…
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Pantyhose That Don’t Suck: Sheertex Opaque Tights Review & Link Up On the Edge #185
You know how I love my tights. I would wear them all year round if the temperatures stayed mild enough on both ends of the seasonal spectrum. I love the way they feel. I love the way they make my legs look. I love the way they erase all the little blemishes and dimples that appear on these 45 year old limbs. I love the way they accentuate that curve of the calf and the way they highlight the contour of the thigh. But there are a few things that I don’t love about tights. I don’t love if they are too tight or too loose around the waist. There…
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Inspired by Nancy’s Fashion Style: What to Wear to Winter Parties
This post was inspired by my very dear friend, Dutch fashion blogger Nancy Baten of Nancy’s Fashion Style. If you are regular reader here, then surely you are familiar with Nancy as well. Nancy and I both began our blogs around the same time in 2015 and we became fast friends from across the world. Three years ago, we decided to join together and created a series, The Bad Buy Book, where readers were invited to join us in sharing bad buy items in their wardrobes. After one year of that series, we expanded it to also include good buys and that is when The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book was born.…
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Inspired by Kathrine Eldridge Wardrobe Stylist: All Black with Burgundy Boots
When I think of a woman with incredible style and amazing sartorial taste with a very proficient talent for creating easy outfit combinations that any woman can wear, I immediately think of Kathrine Eldridge. I suppose when you have over 20 years of experience as a personal stylist as well as an inherent passion for all things relating to personal appearance, you do become a style force who ranks at the top of this fashion game. Kathrine has a wonderful way of mixing high end designer pieces with more budget friendly wardrobe essentials to create an eclectic and very appealing fusion of classic style with bits of bohemian whimsy and…