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Anyone else feeling ready for a home refresh? Despite the weather, we know spring isn't far so why not get ready to greet it with some new additions that say refresh. These beauties are the perfect way to do it in my eyes. It's amazing how just a few small switchouts and tiny touches can make a huge difference.

Pillows are the perfect place to start. Depending upon your taste and decor, a fun and whimsy pick like this one can add joy to any room. If a sophisticated feel is more your style, I am in love with this faux fur option.

Gold accents in the form of trays and tabletop pieces are always gorgeous. This mirror-bottomed one is perfect for wine glasses or tumblers on date night at home. Add in a little subtle ambiance with a sound system upgrade. This one from Bose is incredible. If you've heard it, then you know!

This runner is so beautiful and would complement just about any neutral color scheme. I am absolutely in love with shades of blue right now (don't tell pink! haha). But seriously, it such a soothing shade to the eyes and the mind.

White and rattan furniture is always the perfect nod towards warmer weather, hello spring and summer. This armchair is dreamy and would be perfect in a gorgeous sunroom, sitting room or any traditional as well as modern setting. Lovely!

Each of these home refresh pieces has me so excited for spring! I've linked them in the thumbnails below just in case you're feeling the same. What are your favorite ways to refresh? I'd love to know!

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HOME REFRESH

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Hello and Happy New Year! Our long wait for the arrival of 2021 is finally over and January is here! Speaking for myself, yup I'm a little bit happy, haha. So much of what happened over the past twelve months needn't be reiterated other than to say, I feel we have all learned very valuable lessons and each of us looks forward to taking that knowledge with us into the new and using it to shape our goals and guide our journey to greater things.

January always begs for some reassessment of what we love about our lives and what could maybe use a little improvement. It also speaks to an opportunity to refresh, reimagine and redesign our ideas about what matters most to us now. It's a mindset that welcomes a fresh start.

So, to help make that a little more doable for us all, I put together an assortment of things that have made my life easier and that I highly recommend if you are looking for ways to simplify, organize and basically make life a bit more productive and, oh yeah, enjoyable. From personal items (this is a nightly must for me) that will make life better on the daily to sustainable wardrobe essentials (love this brand) and home improvement must-haves (like these) that will make it to this list again next year, these are my Fresh Start Simplifiers to give a try.

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2021

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Hello friends! Mid-December is such a special time...wrapping presents, celebrating special moments, enjoying the magic of the holidays and reflecting back upon the past year. We all know this year has been a doozie but I always like to look for the silver lining. And that's what today's post is all about. With all the unexpected challenges we all took on in 2020, these items helped get and guide me through so many of them as they made my life so much easier while making me smile along the way. From major purchases to small treasures, I can say thank you 2020 for bringing them tome.

This is maybe my best purchase of the entire year, my MacBook Air. If you're like me and enjoy the mobility while having life at your fingertips, then this little powerhouse is for you. I was able to get mine for an amazingggg price at QVC in the gorgeous color I wanted as well as a bunch of super useful aka necessary accessories to go with it. So good, the sold out the day I got mine but I believe they may have since restocked. I highly recommend checking it out.

We all got way into cooking this year and even though I've always channeled my inner Ina Garten, this year took things to a whole new level. One of my favorite kitchen appliances to use daily is this toaster oven. From nachos and apps to cakes and cookies, this oven does it all. If you live in an apartment you won't want to be without it as it completely allows you to for go your oven for cooking and use it to get your Carrie Bradshaw on, haha! Just kidding...about the storage part that is, hehe. I'm also loving this immersion blender for smoothing sauces and pureeing soups in the pot with zero mess. It's a must-have.

Other, smaller purchases I made and loved this year include The Always Pan (see details about cooking above, haha), this hands-free soap dispenser because 2020, this rose mask which my skin can't live without, this peel in a jar that makes my derm doctor miss me and these hair and skin supplements that are addicting and great for you.

These are the standouts that helped me navigate life this year. How about you? I'd love to hear more from you guys about your favorites. The rest of those pictured above are each linked in the thumbnails below in case you're thinking about adding any of them to your life too. Let me know if you try something and love it...and I promise there is something here you will! Enjoy!

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A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS 2020

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One look at gorgeous Jamie O'Banion's face and my immediate thought was, "I have to have her skin!" I mean from taut and toned to hydrated, plump, and bouncy (not to mention absolutely flawless and glowing) there is nothing I wouldn't do to emulate that kind of beauty.

Lucky for us, it turns out, this is an easy little fix. Of course, you could spend tons of money on Upper East Side top doc visits, schedule weekly treatments and spend all your hard-earned cash on procedures you may love or live to regret. But, no need to sell out your soul. The way to get the glow is to grab this incredible little tool known as the BeautyBio GloPRO Micro Needler.

I, of course, had heard the hype and even might have thrown an eye roll or two while listening to the claims and promises on this one but for whatever reason, probably Jamie's firm and fascinating complexion sans makeup mind you, I gave it a try. And out of all the drawers and cabinets I have filled with beauty must-haves, this is the one product that is my ride or die. Yes, it's that life-changing, haha.

But seriously, investing in less than five minutes a day sessions three times a week has given me such incredible changes I can see and feel when I look in the mirror. This is coming to you from a girl who had tried everyyyyything to get the glow and has never, ever seen results like this. Ever. My skin has gone from good to great in what is literally seeming like an overnight sensation.

I promise you that after using it yourself, for less time than it would take to get an appointment with that elusive derm doc, all your family and friends will be wishing they had one in their hot little hands.

So, as a skincare lover and sometimes skeptic, I had to know what made it so effortlessly effective. The key? It is in the combination of the microneedles and their ability to rejuvenate the skin combined with the red light therapy. By gently and safely "injuring the skin" you are allowing your otherwise slowed collagen production to instantly ramp up and get your skin to act like it did when you were a kid and too young to appreciate all that poreless perfection. What that means is that unlike traditional exfoliation via scrubs or chemical peels, etc. microneedling is instead vertical exfoliation for the skin. Each time a needle passes over the top layer of your skin, it is safely creating vertical microchannels into the skin. These tiny channels allow your skincare products (like these game-changers I wrote about here) to actually penetrate as opposed to simply sitting on top of the skin. And, they signal the regeneration process, aka the increased production of collagen, which is what gives your skin that bounce, firmness and overall smoothing effect we all crave.

I've been using mine at nighttime on freshly cleaned skin. It's as easy as dividing your face into four sections that you focus on. Right top, right lower, left top, left lower. Spend two minutes rolling your GloPRO in three directions (horizontally, vertically, and diagonally) across the section you're working on. Then move on to the next area. Yup, that's it. Follow it with your favorite serum (which your freshly needled skin will absolutely drink up. I love this one) and get ready to glow tomorrow. I actually noticed a glow right away but that is my skin's way of letting me know it's been woken up. You can even feel your skincare seeping in and working afterwards. And, the real results come in the morning, haha.

And that's it. I know, nothing in life is that simple. But, this is. I promise you that you will thank me. And your future face will do that every single day. What could be better than that? We live in a beautiful world. If you'd like to learn even more be sure to check out Beauty Bio's site here.

Have a wonderful autumn weekend everyone and thanks for sharing part of it with me.

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How This At-Home Beauty Tool Will Change The Way You Look at Skincare

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Good morning, Wednesday! I think it's going to be a beautiful day and part of the reason why is because you hopefully set the tone for gorgeous beginnings when you woke up and looked in the mirror today. Loving what you see staring back at you is such an important part of every day. And no, not in a narcissistic way, but in the sense that you are happy with what you see and proud of the results your skincare efforts have made.

As a self-proclaimed skincare enthusiast (aka beauty junkie) I can tell you I love nothing more than trying new products, testing out their claims and letting you know if they are worth your precious time and hard-earned money. Because let's be honest...none of the pretty things are cheap and when it comes to investing your cash you really want to get it right.

So, let's take a moment to talk about a skincare line I'd been eyeing for a while and finally took the leap and giving it a try. Before I do, I have to ask this question. Has anyone gotten a glimpse of Candace Cameron Bure lately? We loved her as DJ Tanner. I follow her Hallmark movies somewhat obsessively, haha. And now she is the face of, the once exclusive to celebs brand, Lancer skincare. Let me say that as a brand that sells skincare if you're going to have a celebrity endorse your line, you may really want it to be her.

I can do the math and tell you that this girl is Benjamin Buttoning it at light speed. Yes, she literally appears as though she is gracefully aging in reverse. Her skin is bouncy, plump, hydrated and simply glows even while watching her from the lighting of her own home.

Surely, I thought, this requires a closer look that I, and all of you, need to take and possibly benefit from. So with that, I pulled the trigger and bought into the Lancer: The Method three-step system to see for myself if results anywhere near what I was seeing could possibly be duplicated.

Fast forward to three months and several empties later and I am here to share with you all that yes, the results are real. So much so that I am currently able to go makeup-free (and sometimes actually do!). My skin has undergone a beautiful transformation and feels smoother, softer and way more hydrated than it ever did before my discovery of this brand began.

Now, there's always more to any story and that is true for this one as well. Yes, the products are most definitely that good. But, I have to be completely honest and tell you that I've been coupling them with another product known as the GloPRO, which has hands down increased the effectiveness of this regime as well as any other you may be using. That, however, is a story I will happily be sharing with you in an upcoming post so stay tuned as it is not something you will want to miss.

Okay, so back this three-step regime. I have to think...has there ever been a skincare routine that only consisted of three steps? Ever? Not that I can remember, leastwise not one that produced results let alone the phenomenal improvments I've seen already. They are quite simple and include The Polish, The Cleanse and Nourish. You may notice that the order of those three seems transposed. They're not. Traditionally, skincare lines have outlined the clean, scrub, treat step by step guide but Dr. Lancer has put polishing the skin at the top of the list. He explains that far better than I do and you can read more about the hows and whys of it here on their website.

Next, you're simply left to rebalance, rehydrate and treat your freshly washed face or as the Lancer line says, nourish. The little jar of goodness is the perfect drink of skin cushioning ingredient which my face now simply craves. Yes, it is that good. Let's just say the marketing team knew what they had their hands on when they named it. Even with the cooler days we've been having, my skin is completely happy with this one.

Now, while you can simply stick to this three-step program and be completely happy, I wouldn't feel right not sharing this next item with all of you. Caviar Lime Acid Peel. Yes, the first two have me looking forward to date night and the last sound like nothing I'd ever want touching my face but I can tell you that they all form the absolute BEST skincare cocktail I've ever tried. And that is saying a lot. This effectively infused cream combines acids and retinol to create a gentle exfoliation that takes away literally everything you don't want on your face and reveals the most beautiful baby skin that you haven't seen in years. All that and it smells like the sweet breeze of a delicious girlie cocktail, no lie.

The combination of these dream creams has impressed me so much that it was to the point I had to let you know. And, if you've been following me for any length of time, you know it takes a lot for something in the beauty world to truly impress me. I'm difficult like that, haha.

I definitely do encourage you to give it a try if your skin needs some rejuvenation or if you just want to switch up your current routine. If you do try it, please let me know. I love success stories! Hope everyone is having a wonderful week. Thanks for sharing this bit of it with me!

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THE 3 REASONS WHY THE METHOD WILL CHANGE THE WAY YOU SEE YOUR SKIN

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Hooray for Friday, the day that means no matter where you're going or what you're doing come the weekend, there's bound to be some downtime to be had. Loungewear has really taken over the fashion landscape with nearly every designer deciding to get in on the game. Some of my favorites have always been Make + Model, Honeydew and Wildfox (and definitely still are). I'm also loving a few new brands. This ultra-cozy travel shaw by Barefoot Dreams is one reason why. I fell in love with this brand a few years ago when I actually saw them on QVC. Since then it seems that nearly everyone has and they've been expanding their line to suit our needs. This ombre cardi, cozy robe and super soft socks are some of my must-haves for fall. I love the way they both look and feel and reach for them whenever I want to wrapped up in cozy. Other brands I'm loving? Well, they just might include Brunette, Chaser and The Laundry Room (how cute is that name?!). What's your favorite lounge look that you can't live without? Hope you all have a wonderful weekend and thanks for reading today!

Off Duty Days

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To say that women love fashion and beauty is to state the obvious. What we don't enjoy is overpaying for the items we love and need {and yes, this is a highly subjective element of style but that, my dears, is a whole other post}. In light of knowing this, I've picked the ten easiest and most effective ways to make sure you get what you want, for the price you need. Let's take a peek...

From online shopping steals to customer loyalty rewards, stores are always trying to please you and this is a good thing. Never underestimate your power as a consumer. Brands and retailers certainly don't. Here's a list of a few of those consumer-loyal standouts:

NORDSTROM // SEPHORA // BLOOMINGDALES // J.CREW //
SHOPBOP // GAP // AMAZON // H&M // QVC

I can't think of a sweeter way to start the week than with a little bit of extra savings {or maybe even a lot}. What is your favorite way to score great savings? I'd love to know. Have a gorgeous Monday and thanks so much for reading!

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The Ten Best Ways to Save on Fashion & Beauty NOW

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