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Vintage novelty-print, polka-dots, and purple lipstick
This week, I discovered a new drugstore brand of makeup called Milani, whose matte lipsticks are kind of divine. I bought four in two days, even though I rarely wear lipstick, and… well… now I’m obsessed. So I’m challenging myself (and anyone who wants to jump in for however long) to wear a different color of lipstick every day this week (all seven days) including the four new colors I bought, plus three older favorites. You can see all of the lipsticks here along with the names and brands they are. I decided to start out with this purple lipstick because… well… why not? Jamie of Petite Panoply has a…
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Stripes and Florals (and the No Poo Method)
My mom and I have been doing the No Poo method for exactly two weeks now, and we have had drastically different results, which emphasizes to me how there is no “magic formula” that works for everyone. As I’ve been doing the No Poo, I’ve had no greasy transition (the linked post, which has a wealth of info in the post itself as well as a ton of answers to questions in the comments, says you’ll experience a “greasy period” as your scalp tries to reset itself). Quite contrary, I feel as though I get LESS greasy between washes. My mom, on the other hand, feels as though her hair…
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Valentine’s Day Lookbook: Bohemian
Today I began my journey in the No Shampoo world. Since it’s the first day I’ve needed to wash my hair since I last shampooed, I took the advice of many sites I read and washed with a cheap clarifying shampoo first, to rid my hair of silicone before I go into baking soda directly. I conditioned with ACV, though, and my hair smells normal; not like vinegar t all. In fact, it smells pretty darn good! I noticed right away that I have more volume than when I shampooed and conditioned with regular products, and the ends of my hair where I’ve got splits and generally need trimming were…
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Owl dress and Doctor Who Pin
Quick note: Facebook has officially announced that they will be killing the organic post reach for all brands EVEN more. In the article, it is stated that this is in regards to promotional posts, such as giveaways, buy-this-product, or posts that seem to be recycled ads. But, you may still see my posts less, due to the general cut of overall organic post reach. So please take a moment to follow me elsewhere to keep up — Twitter, Pinterest, Bloglovin’, Email, Instagram — or mark on my Facebook page that you’d like to get a notification when I post new things. Thanks! Words have always been very important to me.…
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Eshakti Dress and Retro Styling
Today, I got dressed purely to wear something beautiful. I didn’t stay in this dress, because I am sick (not pregnant-sick, so that’s a plus…?) and occasionally feverish, and it was probably a bad idea to even try doing an outfit post, but… I needed this. Do you ever have those weeks where you just feel unattractive for days on end? When you get in a funk where nothing really works on you because of weight gain or a stupid haircut or a cold that won’t go away or a situation that was weird, and you start giving up because what’s the point of getting dressed when you can just…