Category: Style

Daily Happenings, Style

Flowers for Fall

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Sunflowers are the beautiful flowers of summer, tulips (my fave) are for spring, and there are some wonderful blooms for autumn. They’ll certainly make you smile throughout fall.

Celosia – This striking flame-like ornamental plant blooms in vivid red and orange. It is a low maintenance flower that is durable and rigid. Because of these qualities it is a great addition to a centerpiece.

Helenium – This plant is also known as “sneezeweed”. It gives all the lovely colors of fall; orange, brown, red, yellow and orange. It is part of the sunflower family, so if you are missing summer this is your alternative flower.

Spider Mums – As much as I dislike spiders, I adore spider mums. These flowers are a nice addition to centerpieces. Arrange them in a shallow bowl with small twigs, maple leaves or any other fall foilege.

Pansy – This sweet little flower will be the main focus of our flower beds come mid-September. With two-toneed delicate petals it will add so much color and will thrive in the cooler temperatures of fall.

Real Estate, Style

White After Labor Day

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If you think the rule of not wearing white after Labor Day still applies, think again. It’s acceptable to not only continue wearing white after the beginning of September, but to also decorate your interior space with white.

Soft white accents  

A neutral palette—any time of year—can instantly make your home brighter and more welcoming. If you still want to keep the autumn feel alive, add white gourds instead of orange. The options are endless for decorating with ivory and soft whites, making this the way to go for post-summer decorating.

Gallery wall

A black and white gallery wall could do wonders for your living room. It looks chic and clean, but still adds personality to the space. Stick with white frames with extra white space within the frame to keep the gallery wall minimalist.

Play around with textures

Too much white without texture can seem cold and boring. Research various wall textures to see if this is a viable option, or incorporate texture in other ways with throw pillows, accessories, and other decorative elements.

Don’t overdo it

It may seem impossible to overdo it with white—the most neutral color there is—but making your entire home white could have the opposite effect of cozy and lived-in. Still add splashes of color throughout your home, even if it’s just with centerpieces and other decor elements.

Style

Living Proof Dry Shampoo

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There are some products that can switch up a daily beauty routine like no other, that’s what Living Proof Dry Shampoo has done for me. I used to wash my hair every other day to keep volume and sheen. However, as I’ve gotten older and busier I got into hair clips and other accessories, because they are the epitome of “isn’t my hair cute when pulled up”?

I’ve heard of dry shampoos, but didn’t know much about them. Then an amazing woman I work with, Jameson, talked about how she uses dry shampoo. She went on to explain that she starts using it when her hair is clean and then she doesn’t have to shampoo for days. Jamie is a successful real estate agent, mother of three beautiful kids and a wife, let’s not even talk about how many dogs she has! Let’s just say she is BUSY and her hair always looks amazing, so I was listening.

I wasn’t sure which dry shampoo would work for me, so I did go through a few before I decided it to spend $30 on the Living Proof Dry Shampoo. I have been using Living Proof shampoo, conditioner and hair styling products for years, and they are my trusted brand. I just didn’t want to pay that much for dry shampoo.

Enter – Game changer! From the first time I used it there was an immeidate improvement over the other brands. It cleaned like no other, didn’t leave a weird texture, no powdery film, and my volume and sheen stayed. 

When you first apply it there will be a slight white cast (I was like uh-oh), but no worries! It disappeared in less than a minute as it magically transforms hair from OK’ish to good hair day. This product doesn’t just cover up, it cleans up.

There are two types of dry shampoo from Living Proof, I use the Perfect Hair Day. When I apply it I do let it sit on my hair while I do my make-up, then I brush it through and style my hair for the day. It smells nice, looks nice, and a little goes a long way. Is it worth $30? You betcha! It is always in my hair routine.