Happy holidays! In continuing with the general "beauty" theme of this past week of blog posts, I'm excited to bring you the first in this year's series of holiday gift guides! All of these gifts are perfect for the beauty fan in your life and all of them are under $25! …
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3 High-Class Hairstyles for the Holiday Season
I don't know about you guys, but around the holidays my calendar is always jam packed with events and formal affairs with family, friends, coworkers, etc. and I'm constantly looking for new ways to do my hair or upgrade my makeup for these! For today's post, I got to partner with one of my favorite local salons, Goldplaited, to bring you three fun holiday looks that are sure to stop the show at any upcoming events you might have! As someone who works a job during the day on top of having a blog, …
Green River 2017
Happy St. Patrick's Day! The North Side of Chicago usually celebrates St. Paddy's Day the Saturday after the holiday by dyeing the Chicago River bright green and holding a parade. However, this year we celebrated the weekend before! For those of you who have never experienced Chicago on St. Patrick's Day weekend, I thought I'd share some pictures from when my friends and I celebrated last weekend. …
Fourth on the Lake
Happy 4th of July, lovelies! I hope that you all have a fun and safe holiday filled with lots of food, friends and family! What I Wore Old Navy Dress (On sale for less than $30!) - J.Crew Bracelet - Kendra Scott Earrings and Necklace - Jack Rogers Sandals - Timex Watch ℅ - Heirloom Signet Ring (Similar) - H&M Sunglasses …
National Wear Your Lilly Day 2016
Happy National Wear Your Lilly Day and Summer Solstice! For today's post I went to Burnham Harbor in Chicago and we got there right before sunset to take photos. The pictures weren't able to capture the true ambiance and colors, but it was absolutely gorgeous out! The multitude of harbors is another one of my favorite things about Chicago. I think it's so cool that you can be in a big city, but still have access to the gorgeous Lake and opportunities to go sailing and boating! What I …
Cheers to You & Yours – Holiday Card ’15
Merry Christmas, lovelies! I hope you all have an absolutely wonderful holiday spent with your nearest and dearest. Eat, drink, be merry and have a safe and happy holiday! …
For The Techie – Holiday Gift Guide ’15
Happy Friday! (I'm FINALLY done with finals!!!) For today's post, I'm sharing some of the best gifts for the tech lover in you life! My personal favorite is this bracelet by Rebecca Minkoff & Case Mate. This makes a super cool gift for that friend we all know who always forgets to check their phone. The bracelet vibrates when a chosen list of people call or text you, so you know when you need to go and check your phone! Honestly, I think that all of these gifts would be great choices for …
Hoppy Easter ’15
Wishing you all an incredibly wonderful Easter spent with the ones you love!{via} …
Happy Holidays ’14
It's CHRISTMAS EVE!I absolutely love Christmas cards, so naturally I wanted to make a Bowtiful Life holiday card again this year to "send" holiday greetings to you and yours!I can't believe Christmas is tomorrow, but I am so excited!! The weather here in Chicago has been acting kind of crazy and yesterday it was even around fifty degrees at one point. I'm really hoping it snows this year, but we'll have to see..."HAVE A HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS IT’S THE BEST TIME OF THE YEARI DON’T KNOW IF …
“Filled with Joy” Bowtiful Wallpaper – Holiday ’14
It's the most wonderful time of the year! Happy holidays (and finals week for all my college readers). Here's a fun and cheerful holiday themed wallpaper to brighten up all of your computers. I've set it as the background to mine and I am so incredibly excited for Christmas! How to set up your new background 1. right click on the image. / 2. select "open in new tab" (or window) / 3. right click the image again. / 4. save the image to your computer and then set it as your background / 5. include …