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Express Workwear Outfits For Home & The Office!

Good morning readers, in case you don’t know, today is my 26th birthday! However, today isn’t just about celebrating my birthday, it’s also about celebrating where I currently am in my life and reflecting on what I have accomplished over the past years. I’ve now been blogging for about 4.5 years and I’ve officially been blogging full time from home for about 2.5 years, which is huge for me! I never thought I would actually get to live my dream job from home while also traveling all over!

Speaking of working from home, sometimes I can get stuck in rut of just working in my pajamas all day without leaving the house, which can sometimes make me lazy and less productive. So my boyfriend suggested getting dressed for work each day to help promote  productivity and professionalism for phone calls even if I’m just sitting at home. Nothing too formal! I just try an wear something comfortable, yet still presentable enough for meetings and acceptable for the office and that means your office too! I know I don’t actually work in an office where someone is holding me accountable for my everyday appearance and weekly deadlines so I have to do that myself and I have found that getting dressed in office appropriate clothing helps with this. Fortunately, I found plenty of affordable and work-appropriate pieces at Express that are still stylish for the me as a blogger and comfortable enough for sitting at home. As for you all, Express also offers appropriate pieces for stricter office dress codes too! They have a huge selection of dress pants, blouses, skirts and dresses.

In fact, I actually bought workwear outfits for my first ever job interview and internship back in college. I still remember it was the cutest mauve-colored pencil skirt with a sheer, black blouse and a thin leopard print hair calf belt with black pumps! It’s funny how even now after six years, I can still count on Express for workwear outfits!

However, I’m not gonna lie…I still sit in my pajamas or loungewear all day every once in a while, but Express actually has me covered in that department too! Haha! Their One Eleven Loungewear is Everything!

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Photos by: Angie Garcia Photo 

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Outfit: Berry Sleeveless Faux Suede Trench Coat, All Over Laced Tee & Mid Rise Extreme Stretch Skinny Pants c/o Express | Similar Nude Heels | Handbag c/o Zac Zac Posen

Jewelry c/o Julie Vos 

This post is in partnership with Express, a brand I love. All opinions and selections here are my own. Thank you for supporting the affiliate posts who make this blog possible.

Year Round Beach Waves How To

Hi everyone, as we say goodbye to summer I thought I would share how I create year round beach waves in my hair with TRESemmé since it’s the best way to hold on to summer! Plus I get so many inquiries about how I curl my hair so I figured I would share all of my tips and tricks with you. I think you’ll be happy to learn that it’s super quick and easy. I listed all the steps below so you can try it out too and I’ll be rocking this hairstyle during most of New York Fashion Week so make sure follow along on social media.
In case you missed my last hair tutorial with TRESemmé, you can view it here—> Side Swept Braid How To

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Outfit: The Racer Cami | Camel Cardigan | Denim | Velvet Choker | Moonstone Lariat c/o Elizabeth Stone Jewelry | Rory Bracelet | Ring c/o Kendra Scott Color Bar

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Step 1: Rinse and Condition your hair with TRESemmé’s Botanique Nourish and Replenish Shampoo and Conditioner
Side Note: Beach waves do not require perfectly clean hair! You can wash your hair and then go a couple of days before using some dry shampoo and trying this style. In fact, I feel like my waves always hold better when my hair is a little dirty.

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Step 2: Spray the Nourish & Replenish Hydrating Mist all throughout your hair and not just because it smells amazing like coconuts at the beach, but also because it helps to detangle and hydrate your locks. That’s another reason that the new TRESemmé BOTANIQUE Collection is so great because your hair can still smell like summer all year long.

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Step 3: Dry your hair. I love my T3 Micro Dryer. After drying, add some grit and texture to your hair with or mousse. You can also use TRESemmé BOTANIQUE Damage Recovery Oil Elixir for weightless shine and texture that won’t leave your hair feeling greasy.

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Step 4: Next, tease all the hair around the the crown of your head with a comb and Spray TRESemmé Thermal Creations Heat Protectant Spray throughout entire head to avoid damaging your hair with hot tools.

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Step 5: Part your hair to your liking and use a 1.5” curling wand to create beach-wave-like-curls.  I like using my T3 Trio Wand. The trick is to curl one small section at time leaving out about an inch to an inch and a half of hair left out at your ends. I usually take half inch sections of hair and hold for a little less then 10 seconds. Make sure to keep all of the curls facing the same direction around your head and do not brush or tug on them until the very end. This will allow the curls to set.

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Step 6: Spray your entire head with hairspray to hold all of the curls and then after a few minutes, gently run your fingers through your hair pulling all of the curls into soft waves. Complete the hairstyle with plenty of Tres Two Extra Hold Hairspray.

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This post is in partnership with TRESemmé, a brand I love. All opinions and selections here are my own. Thank you for supporting the affiliate posts who make this blog possible.

Cozy Living Room Additions

Thank you to World Market for bringing you this post. All opinions & selections are my own.

Happy Sunday everyone, I hope you’ve all been enjoying this beautiful weekend even though now it’s raining. Today I’m sharing some of my recent cozy living room additions with World Market. If you saw my bedroom makeover post last month, then you know how much I’ve been loving blush, gold and faux fur accents so of course I had to incorporate those colors into my living room too. Fortunately, World Market had plenty of gold accent pieces, blush accessories and faux fur everything to help me update my living room for fall! In case you missed my bedroom reveal, you can view it here—> My Bedroom Design Experience With Havenly

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Faux Fur Chair & Faux Fur Lumbar Pillow c/o World Market | Eartha Small Double Handle Bag c/o Zac Zac Posen (large version here) | Floor Lamp c/o Lamps Plus (I also love this antique gold floor lamp from World Market)

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Gold Mirrored Butler Tray Table c/o World Market | Moroccan Wedding Throw | Faux Fur Pillow | (lamp is old from Home Goods)

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I know this is the coziest part of the couch because it’s actually sunken in right here! You can usually find Blake napping here, which is actually what he is doing at this exact moment while I write this post!

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Ivory Faux Fur Throw, Faux Fur Stool & Gold Mirrored Tabletop Tray c/o World Market | Gilded Agate Coasters

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I can’t get enough of this blush and gold color combo and the hint of gold just sends me over the edge!

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My Givenchy Bag feels right at home on this faux fur stool! Here is a more budget friendly version of the bag—> Rebecca Minkoff Micro Perry Satchel

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Gold Mirrored Butler Tray Table c/o World Market | Moroccan Wedding Throw | Faux Fur Pillow | (lamp is old from Home Goods)

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Ivory Faux Fur Throw, Faux Fur Stool & Gold Mirrored Tabletop Tray c/o World Market | Gilded Agate Coasters

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Faux Fur Chair & Faux Fur Lumbar Pillow c/o World Market | Eartha Small Double Handle Bag c/o Zac Zac Posen (large version here) | Floor Lamp c/o Lamps Plus (I also love this antique gold floor lamp from World Market)

Side Swept Braid How To

Hi everyone, as you all know, I recently attended Miami Swim Week this past July with the TRESemmé team where we showed you tons of amazing summer hairstyles. However, all of those stunning hairstyles were created by the talented TRESemmé team, but since I don’t have my own live-in hairstylist, I decided to attempt my own version of a side swept braid! I’m not gonna lie, it doesn’t look like it was done by the lead TRESemmé stylist, but it does look effortless and perfect to finish out the summer in. I listed the steps below so you can try it out for Labor Day Weekend coming up!
In case you missed my last Swim Week post, you can view it here—> My Summer Hairstyle Tutorial With TRESemmé & E!News

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tresemme-botaniqueStep 1: Rinse and Condition your hair with TRESemmé’s Botanique Nourish and Replenish Shampoo and Conditioner
Side Note: This hairstyle does not require perfectly clean hair! You can wash your hair and then go a couple of days before trying this side swept braid!

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Step 2: Spray the Nourish & Replenish Hydrating Mist all throughout your hair and not just because it smells amazing, but also because it helps to detangle and hydrate your locks.

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Step 3: Dry your hair. I love my T3 Micro Hair Dryer. After drying, add some grit and texture to your hair with mousse. You can also use TRESemmé BOTANIQUE Damage Recovery Oil Elixir for weightless shine and texture that won’t leave your hair feeling greasy.

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Step 4: If you have short short hair like me, you may want to add in some hair extensions for length and thickness to create a larger and fuller braid. Be sure to do this before waving your hair. Since you’re putting your hair up, you don’t need to make perfect waves. Just take small sections and run your wand throughout your entire head. I recommend using a 1.5″ inch barrel.  Don’t forget to use TRESemmé Thermal Creations Heat Protectant Spray to avoid damaging your hair with hot tools.

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Step 5: Create a deep part at the crown of your head towards the side that you want the braid to be on. Then pull all of your hair in front of that shoulder leaving out a small section at the front of your face. Next, tease all the hair around the crown of your head with a comb.

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Step 6: Braid your hair tightly and use a small hair tie to secure it. Then gently tug the braid apart with your fingers to make it looser and give it that perfectly-undone look. Start from the bottom and work your way to the top. Lastly, take the small section of hair in front that you left out of the braid and pull out even smaller sections of hair and bobby pin them back to the base of your braid. Leave some out and pull your wand through that section one more time. Complete the hairstyle with plenty of Tres Two Extra Hold Hairspray.

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This post is in partnership with TRESemmé, a brand I love. All opinions and selections here are my own. Thank you for supporting the affiliate posts who make this blog possible.