Category: Fashion/Style

Join us for a FALL FAVORITES Roundup! {Blogger Challenge}

Good morning, Arkansas! The weather people are telling me that, along with a little rain, that cool fall weather is finally supposed to start moving in today.

I don’t know about you but when the weather starts to cool I start thinking about chili and cornbread, pumpkin pie and hot apple cider. All those delicious “fall foods”!

I also start to think about all the beautiful colors of fall and I can’t wait to purchase pumpkins and gourds and start decorating up my house.

AND, I love fall fashion. I love long sleeves, scarves, long flowing skirts and cute boots.

So, we have a little fall challenge for you! We are going to do a FALL FAVORITES Roundup!

Here is how it works:

1. Choose a current or previous post on your blog from one (or all) of the following categories:

  • Fall Recipes
  • Fall Fashion
  • Fall Decorating and DIY

2. Email me at julie@arkansaswomenbloggers.com using the following format:

    Subject: Category from above

    Body of Email:
    Title of Blog Post
    Link to Blog Post

    Attachments: ONE photo from your post (photo must be original!)

Of course we can’t have a blogger challenge without a few rules!

  1. You may submit to all three categories.
  2. Only ONE submission per category. (Multiple submissions will be discarded.)
  3. You MUST be a registered member of ARWB. (You can register here.)
  4. You must get you links to me no later than October 19th.
  5. You must include one photo of your finished product.

Once I have collected all of the links, I will put together a special post with everyones links! I hope this will be a great way for you to share something from your blog or even inspire you to create something new and post about it!

Makeup Secrets from Leslyn

Written by AWB October 2012 Blogger of the Month, Leslyn Jacks of Leslyn’s Lovely Life.

Hello, my dear friends!

I’m absolutely loving being Miss October- I have made so many new friends, and if you haven’t introduced yourself yet, I would love for you to stop by my blog and say hi! 🙂

Now on to fun things! I do not by any means consider myself an expert when it comes to makeup. But I will say that I have tried a ton of products, and I have figured out what my favorites are. And I figured I would share my little secrets!

FACE:

MAC Studio Sculpt Foundation. This stuff is absolutely AMAZING. It has fabulous coverage, it’s gel based, and it has SPF 15. If you try it, you will love it. I promise.

This concealer is pretty awesome. Benefit’s Erase Paste blends beautifully, and it covers dark circles really well.

Laura Mercier’s Loose Setting Powder is lightweight, it eliminates shine, and it gives you a stunning, silky smooth finish on your skin.

I am absolutely OBSESSED with Nars’ Blush and Bronzer Trio. They combined their three best selling blush, bronzer, and highlighter colors, and I couldn’t be more pleased with it! Also, I’ve used it almost every day for over a year, and I STILL have plenty of color left! So you definitely get your money’s worth.

EYES

Everybody rants about Urban Decay’s Naked2 eyeshadow palette. And they have every reason to. They have the most amazing colors, and work with any skin tone.

Yay for a drugstore find! I am in love with Maybelline’s Eye Studio Lasting Drama gel eyeliner. It seriously lasts ALL day, and it’s inexpensive. I’m always down for that.

They’re Real! Mascara by Benefit is seriously amazing. Just google before and after shots with the mascara, and you’ll be blown away.

LIPS

I absolutely love this Rose Salve… You can get it at Bath and Body Works, and your lips stay soft for EVER.

Sephora’s Always Red Lip Stain. If you like my lip color in my profile, then you’ll like this. And it seriously lasts all day.
I hope you try some of these products! Have any suggestions for different make up products that you adore? Email me! leslynslovelylife@gmail.com

Things I Heart Thursday – Garden Fancies

Things I Heart Thursday – Garden Fancies
Written by Paige of Approaching Joy

MD mentioned recently, there is something very satisfying about the “starting over” process that asks us both literally and metaphorically dig a little deeper than we may do otherwise.
With a move coming up in my near future, I can’t help but daydream about the opportunity to “start fresh” in and out of the garden.

#1 These are whimsical, cute, and utterly amazing gnomes.  But they are perfect for infusing a big chunk of personality into one’s garden. (Especially, if garden=potted flowers as it does for me.)

#2 I like the color green as much as the next girl but who could resist this baby blue water hose? Not me.

#3 I am a tiny bit obsessed by all things yellow lately (as shown by the addition of three new pair of yellow shoes in my closet within the last year.) Much more practical: these mustard cafe chairs which practically beg to be put out on a porch to enjoy a glorious southern sunset after putting in all the work in your potted plants/ backyard/ back 40.  Best of all- they’re faux wicker I.e. durable to the max.

#4 Okay okay. I’ve already admitted that my kind of gardening takes place in pots on the patio BUT if I were to foray into the real thing these boots would be on my “must have” list.

#5 And these lovelies call to mind the über romantic dance scene in Hope Floats. Thanks to the cool kids over at Target we can all pretend we are Sandra Bullock even if in reality we are just relaxing on our own patio listening to Harry Conick Jr’s sweet voice on the stereo and enjoying homemade ice cream with our girlfriends.

Paige is a fabulous twenty something who is into photography, food, fashion, and (most especially) fun. A south Arkansas native she plans on moving to Northwest Arkansas in t-minus 6 weeks and she couldn’t be any happier about it.  She blogs because she believes everyones prettier when they share.

 

You can find her here:

http://paigemeredith.typepad.com/approachingjoy/
https://twitter.com/#!/approaching_joy
http://pinterest.com/paigemeredith/

Mad Monday Native American Inspiration {Women’s History}

Mad Monday Native American Inspiration {Women’s History}
Written by Paige of Approaching Joy

1- Need Supply   2- Red Velvet   3- Fab   4- Etsy- Leah Duncan  5- Etsy- Zebber Custom Nails

I grew up in a house where the first VCR purchased was a John Wayne western so I’ve always had a mental image of cowboys and indians playing in my head. With my parents being the history buffs they are that we had to visit the Mesa Verde cliff dwellings and attend a real Powwow (as well as any Lewis and Clark point of interest) on our family vacation out west. Right before junior high, I even attended a month long summer camp at Old Washington State Park that was dedicated solely to learning about the role that Native Americans played in our state as well as what their daily life (food, family, beliefs) was all about.

Despite these all interactions with this history and culture, I never really saw Native American design as anything impressive. Sure, there was an amazing amount of craftsmanship in what they produced but I never saw it as “pretty”… until now. This Monday I am *mad about Native American inspired items.

*As with most MadMonday posts: These are just trends. Please do not take this as advice to go out and get a new wardrobe/ home/ or man based on this or any other trend…

1- This necklace pays homage to the “fringe necklace” while maintaining it’s own feel. I like the fact that it’s a little understated because it wouldn’t overpower any outfit, just add to it.

2- Do these not look like the most comfortable shoes in the entire world?!?!? I’ve mentioned Elsie’s blog and shop before and this is yet another example where her craftiness meets fashion.

3- This was actually the bag that first turned me on to the Native American inspired trend this season.
My first thought went something like, “I like sequins, I love those colors, and who doesn’t need on over-sized bag?’
My second thought was, “When did southwestern motif quit being cheesy and start being cool?”
Third thought, “I need to get one of those.”

4- If you decide to embrace this trend in your home I feel like staying with neutrals would be the way to go. This way you’re adding the fun vibe of the print without feeling like your house commutes to Santa Fe.

5- For the gal with low commitment to this or any other trend: nail art. This set is called Aztec Illuminati and is inspired by the geometric repetition found in most Native American patterns.

What do you guys think? Love it? Hate it? Anyone else out there who’s childhood outlook was largely influenced by John Wayne and his ability to always make friends with the natives?

Let me know!

Paige is a fabulous twenty something who is into photography, food, fashion, and (most especially) fun. A south Arkansas native she plans on moving to Northwest Arkansas in t-minus 6 weeks and she couldn’t be any happier about it.  She blogs because she believes everyones prettier when they share.

You can find her here:

http://paigemeredith.typepad.com/approachingjoy/

https://twitter.com/#!/approaching_joy

http://pinterest.com/paigemeredith/