Lilly Photo Contest Love

Our wedding picture above with my gorgeous bridesmaids in Lilly Pulitzer made it as a FINALIST in Lilly's "Picture This" contest. We are 1 of 24! I would be extremely grateful if you would vote for us here. Voting starts today, Wednesday, February 29th and ends this Sunday, March 4th. You can vote every day if you wish! Words can't describe how happy I am to be a finalist! I am a HUGE Lilly Lover!

Thanks for your support! 

xx,

Jaime

Spring Cleaning: Makeup

As part of my spring cleaning this year, I desperately needed to organize my make up. When we moved into our house last year, I organized all of my makeup in a shallow drawer between our two sinks. Well, a year later it ended up looking like this...

It was a pretty tight fit before, and with my love of makeup, it was just getting worse. The final straw was when I couldn't fit my Naked2 pallet in that I purchased a few weeks ago. It's been sitting on the counter and driving me nuts!

So, I picked up wonderful lucite organizers from Target. I got one of these and two of these. They work perfectly! If you have a shallow drawer like me, I highly recommend them.

Here is my wonderfully organized makeup drawer! Unfortunately, it won't hold much more, but I got everything in! (minus a few things that I needed to throw away - another good spring cleaning step)

xx,

Jaime

Summer Staples

Start Stocking up on Summer Staples!

Some things I am loving for Summer are Nautical Inspired pieces in different colors than your traditional navy, like the lime and coral above.

Lace accents are popping up everywhere. I am not typically a lace kind of girl, but the larger woven lace applique on the distressed shorts above, are the perfect girly-meet-beachy feel. Today, I actually paired them with the coral stripped tank directly above them.

Linen is always a summer staple and I am loving all the different colors these come in, especially the coral.

Coral will forever and ever be in for summer in my heart, but it's still as big for this summer as it was the last. Hip Hip Hooray!

You can find all of these adorable items at Target for $8 - $18!

xx,
Jaime

Little Pink Lips

Lucky for me, Pink, in lots of different hues and textures, is in for Spring & Summer! I like to think it's in all the time, but right now it's everywhere and I am absolutely loving it!

The newest pink trend I've been noticing is lips, like Blake's above, that pop. I am not one to shy away from a bold lip, or anything bold for that matter, but I think to get this look right, you have to find the perfect color for your skin tone. As is true in lots of cases, but more so when choosing a bold color. You don't want to end up looking like... a hot mess.

Here are some colors I've scooped up, and a couple that are on my "wish list".

Swatches of colors 1 - 6 above

1. CoverGirl Lip Perfection in Fairytale - bright bold reddish pink
2. Revlon Lip Butter in Strawberry Shortcake - light lavender pink, better for fair skin tones
3. Victoria's Secret Lip Gloss in Tiny Bubbles - pinkish purple sparkle with bubble gum scent
4. Clinique Glossware in Kissy Fit - bright punchy pink
5. Revlon Lip Butter in  Sweet Tart - sheer punchy pink
6. Burt's Bees Tinted Lip Balm in Hibiscus - very sheer reddish pink

The two colors I want to try are:

     7.  CoverGirl Lip Perfection in Enchantress - bright barbie pink

     8.  Maybelliene Color Sensational in Fuschia Fever - bold lavendar pink

I will swatch these for you if I end up getting them. Which, knowing me, is pretty likely :)

I hope this helps you choose your perfect pink shade for spring!

xx,

Jaime

Spring Color Blocked Nails

I loved my bright color blocked nails so much that I decided to rock color blocked again... with a sherbet spin. The colors are showing up a little brighter than they are in person. I stuck with pink & orange shades since they are my favorite colors. The pink shade is Essie's "Cute as a Button" and the orange shade is Ulta's "Peach Parfait". This is my first Ulta color. It went on sheerer than I expected, but after 3 coats it showed up the same color as the bottle. It was free, in Ulta's gift give away when you spend $17.50 in Ulta brand product, so I can't complain. I've liked all of the items in the gift so far, maybe I'll review them for you guys!

xx,
Jaime

Valentine's Oreo Pops

My husband's favorite treat is Double Stuf Oreos, so yesterday, I decided to make him Double Stuf Oreo Pops for Valentine's Day. While they proved to be a little harder to manage than cake pops, I was able to get 12 looking worthy of a heart shaped pop display.

What you will need

All items, except Oreos, from Joannes

Gently place stick into Oreo cream & press cookie together

Dip into melted candy, lay on wax paper & decorate!

Let dry for about 1 hour

Remove from wax paper and place in styrafoam

Enjoy!

xx,

Jaime

Spring into Action

Bikini Season is just around the corner, and some of us have a few, less than desirable, lb's we'd like to lose. This year, I've decided to motivate myself in a few different ways. 

The first way is by these adorable little vases that took me about 5 minutes and $7 to make. Below is a list of everything you will need, approximate cost and where to get each item. As you can see, on the left, I have a diamond for every pound I would like to lose and on the right, an empty mini vase where my lost lb's will (WILL!) go :) 

I am a very visual person, and like everyone else, I like to see results right away. Although we know it doesn't always go that way, it makes it harder to stick with the plan when you aren't feeling it. I am hoping this is the solution to that pesky little problem. I will update you guys on my successes (and failures) along the way!

What you need:

*2 Mini Vases - Old Time Pottery - $1/ea

*1 Bag of Diamonds - Joannes - $2.5 (with coupon from Sunday paper)

*1 Sheet of Cute Letters - Joannes - $3

See you at the beach!

xx,

Jaime