• Be Beautiful, Be Welcome

    I’m very excited to introduce our new beauty contributor Giovanna (and her unbelievable flawless skin. Yes Giovanna, with skin as perfect as yours I’m sure you will hear this a thousand times more!).  I asked her to give us a few of her favorite summer beauty products, and here are her top picks. Be Welcome to the Blog, Giovanna!   1. Bobbi Brown Tinted Moisturizer SPF15 | 2. MAC Blot Film | 3. Redken Color Extend – hair UV protection | 4. MAC Morange lipstick | 5. MAC Sail La Vie lipstick | 6. Benefit Hoola bronzing powder – for daytime  | 7. Nars Laguna bronzer – for nighttime

  • DIY: Napkin Rings

    Last week, I was going through our storage unit and  found some leftover PVC pipes from our bathroom renovation. And as I girl who hates waste, I thought of an idea to upcyle these pipes into cool napkin rings. It was easy to do, and I loved how they turned out. Supplies: 1 1/4 inch PVC pipe (toilet paper tubes could also be used and are easy to find around any home) Dremel drill or  hand saw Sand paper to smooth the pipe edges (optional) Twine or ribbon (fabric or burlap would look super cute too) Embellishments or trim Hot glue gun or fabric glue Cut the pipe into pieces…

  • What I Wore : 4th of July

    I just love the lace detail on the back of this dress. Hat: H&M | Dress: Target | Leather Handbag: Zara  | Sunglasses: Ray-Ban aviator | Sandals: C&A from Brazil | Lips: MAC Viva Glam I

  • Homemade Nutella Popsicles

    Last weekend I found this popsicle maker at TJMaxx, and after passing up a Zoku last summer in the same store, I could not ignore this $9.99 price and took it home. The weather is hot here in the East Coast, temperature as high as 107 today, and we didn’t need a better excuse than 100+ degrees to test out this popsicle maker. Nutella + milk = always a great idea, and in this case delicious Nutella popsicles were ready in just 10 min. Yumminess! The whole process was easy as pie, or rather easy as popsicles.  We even did a second batch right away, though after 11 minutes this…