At this very moment I'm sitting in a terminal at O'Hare and waiting to board a flight to New York City. I am SO excited! via Instagram I've been to NYC twice before and this time around it's for my belated 21st birthday celebration with a family friend who I've known my whole life. She's basically an aunt to me and this trip is one of my birthday gifts from her. (Thank you, Mary!!!) Be sure to follow along on my Instagram for fun photos throughout and after the trip. I also …
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St. Louis Vlog
As most of you know, I recently took a trip to St. Louis to visit my friend from school, Connor! While there, I also got to meet up with my friend and future roommate, Maddie, and we tackled a lot of the fun and touristy spots in The Lou! I wasn't originally planning on vlogging during the trip, but I got inspired while on the train on my way there and decided it would be fun to throw together a quick video for all of you of my trip! This is the result. Enjoy! You can …
STL Bound & Kendra Scott Giveaway
Hey lovelies! As I type this, I'm on my way to St. Louis, MO for the weekend to visit one of my best friends from school! Connor has been on the blog a few times, so you might recognize him in some of STL Instagrams and Snapchats (username: bowtifullife) that I'll be sharing this weekend! In other news, I wanted to make sure that you all heard about the awesome giveaway I'm helping to host right now on Instagram! I've teamed up with a great group of bloggers and shops to give away $400 worth of …
Teen Vogue Fashion University – Oscar PR Girl
The final day of Teen Vogue Fashion University was a short one, featuring only one speaker, but she was by far my absolute favorite and the one that I had been looking forward to all weekend! Erika Bearman, AKA Oscar PR Girl of Oscar de la Renta, delivered the "graduation" speech to all of the Edit/PR/Social majors at TVFU. Bearman is such an inspiration to me and her job is pretty much the epitome of what I would love to do one day as my career! Bearman had worked for Burberry and Dior before …
Teen Vogue Fashion University – NYC Day 2
It's time to recap the first full day of Teen Vogue Fashion University activities in NYC!!! Friendly disclaimer: I wanted to make sure that I put the time and effort into this post that it truly deserved which is why it's going up so much later than I originally expected! This is what happens when you're a full-time college student who's also running a fashion and lifestyle blog while balancing that with a full weekend of sorority initiations, attempting to get enough sleep, battling a cold, …
Stomping Around Soho & TVFU Kickoff – Day 1 Recap
These last two weeks have been an absolute whirlwind! Shortly after returning from Teen Vogue Fashion U, I was immediately swamped with school work and I've been crazy-busy ever since! That being said, my sleep schedule has been all over the place... I'm so excited to finally have time to tell all of you about my recent trip to NYC! I flew in on a Thursday night with my family friend, Mary, and my friend from school, who's also named Mary. We got in relatively late after our flight being …
NYC – Teen Vogue Fashion U
This past week was quite a whirlwind! Here's a quick recap of what I've been up to. Last Thursday I flew to NYC to attend Teen Vogue Fashion University! We got in late Thursday night and checked into our hotel by The World Trade Center and I knocked out after a long day of traveling and our flight getting delayed. Friday afternoon was spent shopping and sightseeing in Soho after grabbing brunch. That evening, I attended the kick-off event for Fashion U at the Express …
New York City Bound
As I type this post, I'm sitting at my gate in the O'Hare International Airport waiting to board my flight to, you guessed it, New York City! I'm headed back to The Big Apple once again. This time around I'm headed to NYC to attend Teen Vogue Fashion U!!! via Instagram TVFU is a weekend conference of sorts, hosted by Teen Vogue for people between the ages of 16 and 24. After being accepted into the program, you pick a major and then get to attend a weekend of seminars, talks, …
NYC Vlog {finally}
It's long overdue, but due to school, life, holidays, the need for sleep, and a ridiculous amount of footage to edit... I {finally} present to you: My New York City Vlog!!! {^ Click There ^} To see everything else I posted from my trip, check out the links below! ♥ #BowtifulNYC on the blog ♥ RECAPS: Day 1: https://www.bowtifullife.com/2014/10/bowtiful-nyc-day-1-recap.html Day 2: https://www.bowtifullife.com/2014/11/bowtiful-nyc-day-2-recap.html Day 3: …
Bowtiful NYC – Day 5 Recap
On our fifth and final day in New York City, Mary and I grabbed a quick breakfast of bagels and acai bowls before heading out for another busy day! That morning, I got to meet up and chat with with Carly from The College Prepster over coffee. Carly was one of the bloggers who inspired me to start my own blog almost three years ago, so it was so nice to meet her in person! It was great to get to know her a little bit better and chat about the blogging industry as well as what's it's like to live …