Holiday Sales Are The Best

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Army Green Pants // Burgundy Dress // Taupe Sequin Maxi // Blue Pumps // Brown Satchel

One of the greatest things about a holiday weekend, for me at least, is the great sales that happen. I know I will be spending all weekend searching around for some great deals, not only on clothes for the blog, but for home items for our new house. Eeek! I have found some really great deals going on this weekend, but one in particular struck me as something I had to share! I don’t know if you have shopped at Lulu’s before, but if you haven’t this is your chance. This whole Labor Day Weekend they have a huge sale including up to $35 off site wide! The promotion starts on Friday and ends at midnight on Sunday. Here are the deets:

If you spend $100 or more, you can receive $15 off your purchase. Coupon Code: 15OFF100
If you spend $150 or more, you can receive $25 off your purchase. Coupon Code: 25OFF150
If you spend $200 or more, you can receive $35 off your purchase. Coupon Code: 35OFF200

Happy Shopping!

Giveaway: $200 Nordstrom Gift Card

Good morning, Lovelies!

I am so excited to be teaming up with 17 other beautiful bloggers to celebrate labor day weekend, giveaway style! One of you lovely readers will be winning a $200 Nordstrom gift card just in time to stock your closet with some amazing fall clothes and accessories! I don’t know about you, but fall is my favorite season when it comes to fashion. Layers, scarves, and boots are the best! So, go ahead, enter to your hearts desire. And remember, if you complete every entry, you will get 10 extra entry points and the more points you get the more likely you are to win! To enter use the rafflecopter below. This giveaway runs until Tuesday, September 9th at midnight! Good luck and don’t forget to stop by the lovely co-hosts blogs and show them some love!

Megan//All That Glitters

Olive & Ivy // Living In Color Style // Noelle Kramer // Wild One Forever

Hearts of Gold // Fashion, Bling, and Girly Things // My Thirty Spot // Life in ATX

Simply Clarke // Team Wiking // Shambray // Busy Being Jennifer

Polka Dots & Sailor Stripes // Simply Stine // Amber Nicole // Bibs & Baubles // Being Jane

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Easy Skillet Lasagna

Can you tell I like pasta? I mean, practically every food post on this blog has a noodle in it. Lol. It’s my one downfall. Okay, so one is so very incorrect. It’s one of my MANY downfalls. I thought that my need for healthy eating would outshine my love for pasta and I try to keep the pasta to a minimum, but sometimes I just need those carbs! Today’s recipe is a super easy pasta recipe that the hubs and I just love!

Ingredients:

Bow tie noodles
1 can low sodium diced tomatoes
A few grape tomatoes
Fresh mozzarella
1/2lb ground turkey
Fresh basil
Tomato sauce

Directions:

Start boiling your water for the pasta and throw it in there once the water starts to boil.
Brown your ground turkey in a frying pan.
Once the meat is cooked, add your grape tomatoes. Let them cook until soft.
Add your can of tomatoes and about a 1/4 of a jar of pasta sauce.
Once the concoction is hot, add your fresh chopped basil and fresh mozzarella.
Let the cheese melt and stir.
Serve hot so that the cheese is still melty:)

I hope you enjoy this recipe as much and we do!

Linking up with: Fry Sauce and Grits

I Don’t Care, I Love It

Michael kors, Kendra Scott, and a floral romper

I read an article the other day in which the author stated, “Floral rompers make you look like a toddler.” Well, I’m pretty sure that I don’t look like a toddler <cough boobs cough>, but even if I do…I don’t care, I love it! (Now I have that stupid song stuck in my head…) I do, I love this romper. I saw one almost exactly like it a while back on the beautiful McKenna Bleu‘s blog, and although I purchased it through a different company, I’m pretty sure it’s the exact same one with shorter sleeves. I love the colors, I love the frills at the bottom, and I L-O-V-E the femininity. And to be honest, I don’t give a crap what the crabby author of some internet article says about rompers! To each their own:) I say, if you love it, wear it!

Pink and green floral romper with pink bag

Floral bottoms with magenta Michael Kors handbag

Get The Look:

Necessary Clothing Romper // DSW Sandals // Michael Kors Crossbody // Kendra Scott Necklace // Kendra Scott Earrings // Aldo Sunglasses // Vintage ring from my grandmother

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This was on sale for $20! If you like it, you should definitely swing on over there and get one before they sell out/before it becomes fall. I really should just stop buying summer clothes (well, clothes in general), but let’s be realistic: I live in Texas. It won’t be fall here until the end of October. I might dress like fall for a few months prior, just to try and turn the seasons faster, but alas, this is what I will be wearing around Austin for the next 2 months until it finally becomes fall at the chilly temperature of 75.

Well, it is finally hump day and I am SO looking forward to the 3 day weekend ahead. Don’t forget to stop back in on Friday and check out the amazing giveaway some of my friends and I are having!

Linking up with: Get Your Pretty On, What I Wore, Tucker Up, Style Sessions, Because Shanna Said So, Mix and Match Fashion, Simply Just Lovely

Mia Mariu’s Refreshing Foaming Cleanser + A Giveaway

As a child, I was blessed with amazing skin. I never got acne, and I very rarely had pimples. I feel as though I have had worse skin as an adult than I ever did as a teenager. How does that work? Now, I’m not saying that I have bad skin, I am still very thankful for my complexion, but I am pretty sure I have more zits nowadays than I ever did back in middle school. Maybe it’s the bootcamp? Maybe it’s the fact that I sometimes (very rarely) don’t wash my face before bed (I know, I know, smack me please!) Whatever it is, when I saw the opportunity to review a new skin cleanser, I jumped at the chance. I decided that the best way to review this one would be to journal my use of it for a week to see how it works in the long run. Here you have it:

Day 1: I have two pimples, both on my chin. (Grr!) I washed my face tonight with Mia Mariu’s before bed. I felt as though my skin was a little dry afterwards, but I didn’t put any moisturizer on after because I want to see if it dries me out.

Day 2: When I woke up this morning, one of the pimples was practically gone, and the other was looking much better. My skin wasn’t dried out, nor was it oily. I will put my regular moisturizer on with it tonight. Washed face before bed. Note to self: a little bit goes a long way, no need to pour out more than a dime sized dollop.

Day 3: No pimples in sight even with my moisturizer added. Love this stuff.

Day 4: Skin is still looking good and it feels great. I was reading about the product and I love how many natural ingredients are in it.

Days 5-7: I was my face every night and no new pimples arose. Not much point in going in to detail about each day since they were all the same.

Now, I know everyone has different skin types and that this product won’t work for everyone, but I would definitely say that it is worth a try. There are so many natural ingredients in it, and the company really seems to care about the quality of it’s ingredients. Lucky for you, Mia Mariu is giving away a free full-sized bottle of the refreshing gel cleanser for one of you wonderful readers! You can read a little bit more about the ingredients in this product down under the rafflecopter widget.

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Mia Mariu’s Refreshing Foaming Cleanser– New and Improved anti-inflammatory formula with 8 natural botanicals! Aloe, marigold, sea kelp, sea lettuce, plus nourishing essential oils: orange peel, lemon, lime and grapefruit are at the heart of this soft pampering cleanser. This improved formula has increased levels of Aloe along with the addition of anti-inflammatory Sea Lettuce and essential oils making it an extra gentle cleanser. Suitable for all skin types, non-irritating, paraben-free, sulfate-free, fragrance-free.

**I received the face cleanser mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.**

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