Bombshell Blow-dry Bar

Bombshell blow dry bar is now open and I had to give it a try! The idea behind a blow out is to give you high volume and fully styled hair after the process is done. I really enjoyed it! Not only did they wash and massage my head for about 8-10 minutes, but they put my hair in Velcro rollers for volume followed by curling and styling per my requested look.  

All for only $30.  It was well worth the price to have beautiful hair for two days in a row!  Give it a try and let them know Laura sent you!

My laid back Sunday.

It's been a great day so far.  I started my day out with some dog sledding with MacGregor and Cricket bright and early just as my hubby was returning from snow plowing all night. 

After coming back inside I took a nice hot shower to warm up from the frigid outside air.  Got ready for the day and worked on making some home made honey white bread.

It's quite the process making homemade bread but sooo worth it!

The bread rises two different times during the process of making it so I took a trip to ulta and tj maxx for a Sunday afternoon shopping trip. I found a new bread pan, a canning kit and a bunch of new make up from ulta. The 20% off coupon I received this week was burning a hole in my pocket! 

After applying my new make up...

Happy Sunday!

What did you all do?

Laura 

Gone ombre.

I needed to change up my hairstyle so I decided to go big and do the ombre a bit more drastic than I have in the past. These are the results. I'm loving the change:)

New bubble curling wand.

    I had the day off so off to Ulta I went.  I had a gift card from Christmas burning a hole in my pocket so here's what I found:

    A newly released curling wand from Hot tools... They call it a bubble wand.  On the front of the box it suggested it was perfect for beachy waves, which is exactly the kind of curl I wanted so I gave it a try.  Plus it's on sale for $39.99 right now.  It worked great I'm very happy with my purchase, I took a before and after pic so you could see how my hair started out.  Also keep in mine I'm not very talented when it comes to hair so this goes to show its easy to use.

 

Here is the link if you want one too!

    I also bought this hair product by Chi so that my curls would be protected from the heat and also stay in place. It's called Chi 44 iron guard. I bought the sample size which was only $5.50 to try it out.  It made my hair feel nice and silky and so far the curls are keeping well.

    Lastly I tried out a new foundation because my other are getting to dark due to lack of sun.  I was suggested to try a new foundation from philosophy, which is specifically good for dry skin, which is exactly what mine is right now.  It's called philosophy hope in a jar foundation.  I like it a lot so far, and it's supposed to make your face feel nice and soft like their popular hope in a jar moisturizer.

 

Have any of you tried any of these products or do you think you may?

    Laura

Before and after

 

 

Curly Girl

 

My funny looking curling wand

 

Layered up for winter.

These pics are from a few weeks ago when we had just gotten one of our first Michigan snows...my husband has now taken on roll of being my photographer. We are still working on good places to take pictures at our house, but the main focus is the outfits so I guess the scenery doesn't matter entirely to much:)

   I managed to follow a Pinterest link while doing my hair this morning and what do ya know it was easier than I thought to get a big bun on the top of my head!  I love Pinterest. I could spend hours on it.

    For my outfit I'm wearing my black denimocracy French terry leggings ( best pants ever), my cute little Christmas tee with reindeer and penguins on it, my free people denim top, along with my favorite bed stu Manchester boots.  Oh and the coat is BB Dakota:)

Happy Winter and Christmas Eve!

A day outside.

It's that time of the year again... The leaves have fallen and it's time to get them all cleaned up!  I managed a little time to goof off and have my husband take a few photos for my blog since my outfit looked very Fall-like:)

Fall favorites from Jb and me.

    I've been a little overwhelmed with all of the fun styles we've been getting in at the store. Fall truly is my favorite season to shop!

    I love the fact that in the Fall you can layer so many different things together to create new looks.  Here are a few of my purchases from this Fall at Jb and me that I'm really loving...

My BB Dakota Fall blanket coat paired with my oversized RD sweater and a pleather skirt from RD.  On the bottom I have some Free people socks and my Bedstu Fiona boot ( both still available at the store)

My FAVORITE Free People sweater, paired with nikibiki grey leggings and my Bedstu Manchester boot.

Simple oversized FP sweater with my Hudson krista jean and my lovely CAT boot.

My Bedstu FIONA boot again paired with leopard nikibiki leggings...both are so comfy!

Can you tell I like pleather skirts:) here I have on my blue pepper pleather skirt (still at Jb and me) and a simple white tee and BC heels.

What are your favorite things to wear this Fall?

-Laura 

New Mani and a jeans and Tee kinda day.

Happy Thursday!  We've almost made it to the weekend! Whoo hoo!

    Today for work I decided to keep it simple and wear my favorite t-shirt from Free People.  It's so incredibly comfortable and soft that I own it in three colors:). When you find something you love and wear all the time I believe you should have it in a few color options:)

    I wore my mint green BC heels, which are surprisingly comfortable and layered up some Lenny and Eva jewelry.

 

    I also got a manicure yesterday and tried out the new almond shape trend. I kinda like it for a change.

-Laura 

Layering it up

I wanted to mix and match some of my summer items I have typically been wearing alone to change up their looks a bit. I started by putting on an ivory tank dress from angelrox.  I then layered my ivory free people slip with a crop top from bcbg. It changed up my clothing items quite a bit and still worked well together. What do you think?

-Laura 

Labor day look

I'm a married woman now, yes I know, I've been distracted from my blogging duties but I assure you for good reason:)

    It's labor day and I worked at the store for a little while. We were opened in Holland until 5, but I was able to get out a little early!

    It's still warm out and we are still able to wear summer clothes in Michigan, although the racks at the store are quickly reminding me Fall is just around the corner.  

   Today I'm wearing a blouse from billabong, ripped up denim by M2F (amazingly comfortable brand), and a free people bra (they are so adorable it's ok if they show a little)

    Dinner tonight at my moms and the weather has gotten a little chillier so I brought along a cardigan from alternative  clothing (new for Fall item at Jb and me).

-Laura 

Spring accessories

I've been loving throwing on a bunch of fun pastel, springy jewelry lately. It not only adds to your everyday outfit but can add a little color too. I'm wearing a new long layered necklace I received from Maribeth and Jamie for my birthday along with a pastel jewel necklace from FOUND. On my wrist I'm wearing a LOVE bangle, a solid gold hammered bangle and a fun mint green Fox bracelet. Layer it up this spring, the more the better!

Travel time.

I'm heading back from Austin, Texas again from a visit to my fiancé. I've been quite the traveling lady lately:).
I always try to wear comfortable clothing when traveling, but also stylish at the same time. I paired my new Bed Stu riding boots with some leggings, my denim top, a fun spring scarf and a bb Dakota tank. Layered up and casual to get back to the cool holland air. One more stop and I'm home from another amazing trip to Texas.

Ps sorry about the photos, I was a little lazy. :)

Summer to winter dress.

So I was pondering what to wear this morning, it was one of those days where I was in a hurry and nothing looked great. I feel like I have been wearing the same items a lot lately and had to switch it up a little. So I found my studded maxi dress (a summer purchase) and added my favorite free people denim top, and my new little booties I purchased this week. It turned out cute and different than my typical jeans and a top look I've been sporting lately. It's always nice when you have items in your closet you can make work year round and I think this dress is one of them for me:)

What do you have in your closet you tend to wear through different seasons?

Laura

Printed denim.

I love the look of printed denim when worn with the right look on top. You don't want to overdo it, so in my outfit I simply paired the pants with a flowy michael stars tank and my free people denim top. Simple solids on top making the pants my outfit pop. I also paired this look with my new 67 booties. Happy Thursday!

Laura