A few of my favorite things.

Here are a few of my favorite things from this week:

        1.  My salon now exclusively sells Bumble and bumble products. I'm like a kid in a candy store. 

2.   How cute is this sparkly ring that my client gave me? So much love. 

3. We threw a Christmas Ball for the kids in our youth group. It was filled with dinner, dancing, and photobooth pictures. It was awesome.

4. These girls let me do their hair for the ball. I love them so much! (The girl in the gold is my lovely sister-in-law.)

5. One of my best buds gave this to me. It's filled with beautiful projects and ideas. 

6. I bought my first mid-length skirt last week. I was a bit weary to wear it at first, but I'm kind of digging it.

7. Theo is a local chocolate company that makes some awesome stuff. Including this peppermint drinking chocolate. It's insanely good.

8. Hot pink lipstick and long(er) hair. It's sure come a long way since the summer.

9. Knitted headbands. I've made quite a few of these for others, but I cheated and bought this little guy from Forever 21. 

10. Anthropologie. Particularly their home section. I might just try and make my apartment look exactly like the store.                                                         

 Merry Christmas Eve Eve Eve Eve! (I had to count like three times to figure that out, ha.)

Happy Wednesday!

xoxoKelsey

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

Dress-Target/Sweater-H&M/Boots-Target/Headband and bow ring-Forever 21.

So, I have to admit something. I stole this dress from my sister. Over the summer she casually mentioned that she didn't want it anymore, so I figured I'd just casually toss it into my suitcase. She doesn't seem to miss it too much, so no harm done :). It's actually become one of my favorite dresses. It's easy to wear, and transitions from summer to winter really well. I'm hoping my sister doesn't read this and asks for it back...

Can we just talk about how close Christmas is? I mean sure, it's the same day every year, but it just kind of snuck up on me this week. I am about 90% done with all of my Christmas stuff, and I'm hoping to finish it all before we leave town this weekend. If not, a few people may be upset that they won't be getting any presents. I'm really excited for Christmas this year, though. I'm drinking Christmas tea, listening to Christmas music, and eating Christmas treats like it's going out of style!

What about you guys? Are you all done with your Christmas preparations? If so, I say bravo! 

Happy Monday!

xoxoKelsey.

Lippies

If you guys have been reading my blog for a little while, you know that I love makeup. I mean LOVE makeup. I especially love makeup that works well and is fairly inexpensive. Enter Revlon's new lip butters. The beauty gurus that I watch on YouTube have been raving about these for awhile now, and I finally got around to trying them out about a month ago. 

These are seriously wonderful. They are like a lip balm and a lipstick combined into one. So not only do you get the moisture and shine from the balm, but you get the color of a lipstick. The colors are much more pigmented than any other lip butter I have tried. They are not as long lasting as a lipstick, but they definitely stay on for a good amount of time for how soft and creamy they are. They also look great paired with a lip liner, but are gorgeous all on their own. I have three colors so far, and I love each one!

Here they are:

Gorgeous, right?

Peach Parfait is a gorgeous nude/light pink with a bit of gold shimmer to it. This is great for an everyday color that you don't need a mirror to put on because of how light it is. 

Lollipop reminds me of Girl About Town by MAC, which is one of my favorite lipsticks. It's  a really bright pink, but sheer enough to make it easy to wear.

Sugar Plum is an awesome "your lips but better" color. It gives a nice rosy tint to your lips, and looks great paired with a darker smokey eye. 

If you are a lipstick junkie like myself, I think you should try these out. I found mine at Target, and I think they are also sold in most drugstores. They have a ton of colors, so I'm sure there is a shade fore everyone.

What makeup products are you loving right now? I'm always looking for new ones to try.

Have a happy Wednesday!

xoxoKelsey.

Phones

Jacket and sweater-H&M/Skirt-Forever 21/Tights and Boots-Target

Would you believe me if I told you these pictures were taken with my hubby's iPhone? I almost can't believe how nice they look! Thank goodness for all the new fancy technology on phones, because I totally forgot to charge my camera yesterday. We snapped one picture with  it, and then it died. In a moment of sheer panic, Ian came to the rescue with his phone. Good thing I gave it to him for Christmas, otherwise you guys wouldn't have any outfit pictures to look at. 

Sorry if that bored you to tears. I am running around like a crazy woman today trying to get all of my holiday shopping done. So naturally I am typing this blog post like a crazy woman as well! Although that's pretty normal for me :).

Happy Monday!

xoxoKelsey.

Sparkle.

There is something about this time of year that just makes me want to wear sparkles all the time. I definitely am a sucker for sequins year-round, but I feel like they are especially festive during the holidays, don't you agree? I don't a great sparkly dress, but I do have a few sequined sweaters, and I'm going to make sure they get some good use this month!
Here are a few sparkle inspirations that I've been obsessing over via pinterest.

                                                          Source: joythestore.com via Nikki on Pinterest

                                                                 Source: zara.com via Keshia on Pinterest

                                                                                    

                                                 Source: yourpocketstylist.blogspot.com via Lynn on Pinterest

Source: thegirlsoflincolnpark.tumblr.com via Annie on Pinterest

                                                           Source: modcloth.com via Angela on Pinterest

                                                           Source: topshop.com via Maria on Pinterest

                                 What things inspire you over the holidays? I'd love to know!

Happy Wednesday!

xoxoKelsey.

Just the top.

 Top-Forever 21/Cardigan-Ross/Hair bow-made it!

Somehow in the majority of the pictures my hubby took of me in this outfit, I look like a ghost.  No joke. You can't tell where my shirt starts in comparison to my skin. It's a bit scary, so therefore we shall call this the "just the top" post. Meaning its up to you to imagine what else I was wearing that day. If you don't want to imagine, I'll help you out. It was just some skinny jeans and black wedges. :)

Despite the mishap, I really wanted to show you guys this top. I've had it for a few years, and every time I wear it I feel like See's Candies employee. Which is a of course a good thing, because I love candy. Like, a lot. 

Wow, what a random post. I'm sorry, guys. Apparently my brain is not working very well, haha. I promise that the next post will be much more organized.

And just to make this post even more random, here is a little picture of our very first Christmas tree.

Isn't it cute? It's pretty tiny, but perfect for our little studio. 

Yes, that is indeed an Ariel tree topper. I couldn't help myself :).

Hope you guys are enjoying December so far! 19 days until Christmas!

Happy Monday.

xoxoKelsey.

Hardcore.

Jacket-Target/Cardigan-Urban Outfitters/Shirt and pants-H&M/Shoes-Steve Madden

It's December! Hip Hip Hooray! I still insist on wear flats when it's about 36 degrees on a cold winter day. Why do I do this to myself? I guess I just can't bear the thought of saying goodbye to some of my shoes for awhile.

Last night I wore this outfit to see The Chariot guys and Listener. Check them out, I bet it was a surprise to see that I enjoy a bit of metal/hardcore every now and then. Just keeping you all on your toes. Also, Listener is absolutely fantastic. I have not seen a guy perform with that much heart and passion in a very long time. Anyways, it was an amazing time. Unfortunately my feet were frozen the whole time, so it made moshing a bit awkward. Just kidding, I'm way too old for that :). 

Only 24 days until Christmas! Hope you guys enjoy each and every one of them!

Happy Thursday!

xoxoKelsey.

P.S. I changed my hair color a bit. I needed more of a "winter" red.