It All Makes Scents

Every once in a while I like to take a people poll on Instagram. Example. What is your favorite shade of nail polish this season?

This week in Charlotte we had a little time on our hands. Six inches of snow caused us to cancel two days of work and left the rest of the country laughing out loud at the Carolinas for not knowing how to handle a few flurries.

Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining about having 2 days to play outside, but I am originally from Pittsburgh and my father would be rolling over in his grave to find out that I asked Maney to pick me up for work so I didn't have to deal with the roads. I can hear him right now. "LauRen! You've gone soft!"

Nonetheless, I thought I would take the opportunity to get the pulse of the people when it came to the age-old question, what is your scent?

I shared a photo of one of my all-time favorite perfumes, Chanel Chance Eau Tendre, and asked my followers what their favorites were? Clearly, I was not alone in my love for Chanel but here are the Top 5 finalist.

- Flowerbomb
- Angel
- YSL Black Opium
-  Dolce and Gabbana Light Blue
- Chanel Chance

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Messy Curls Tutorial

Good Morning Beauty Babes!

I feel like I have been running non-stop between my job, blogging and choreographing. Things have been a little hectic around here lately.

As some of you know I am a former professional cheerleader and pageant girl. About 7 years ago I carved myself out a nice little nitch job as a part-time stage director and choreographer for Five Crown Productions.

Over the last month, I have produced both the Miss DC USA and Miss Connecticut USA pageants. These winners will go on to compete at the nationally televised Miss USA pageant later this year.

With all of these gorgeous gals around me I thought for sure you guys would be asking about them, but recently I have gotten a ton of questions about how I curl my own hair! So while I was away at the Miss DC USA pageant I put together a little tutorial on how I get my messy curls.

 Stay tuned for a tutorial on my day to day curls early next week.

 

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Impressions Vanity Mirror

Okay, do you want the "real" on what I think about this mirror? 

I LOVE IT! I love everything about it! 

I had seen this Impressions vanity mirror featured on other bloggers sites and everyone seemed to love it. I thought since I had been looking for a new vanity mirror myself I would put it on my Christmas list and see if Santa delivered. He did. 

Although I had to wait a little longer because this mirror was on back order ( they seem to be fully stocked now) it arrived New Year's Eve and I got to test it out with my NYE look. 

I was a little leary originally that the lights wouldn't be bright enough for what I was looking for, but upon further inspection, they are amazing and adjustable. You simply hold your finger over the circle on the bottom of the mirror and the light dims or brightens.

The mirror itself is also a lot larger than I had anticipated. 

There are two other features I was intrigued to find out about this mirror. One, it is a rechargeable wireless station, so it does not need to be plugged in for use. It does have a cord for charging but you can take it with you to do your make up in other rooms without having to worry about a plug, and I am way guilty of doing my makeup while sitting on the bed. 

The second feature that really made this mirror for me is it's Bluetooth wireless connection to your phone. Thus, you can listen to your favorite music app or even take a call!

Definitely one of my favorite gifts that I received this holiday. The Impression's line is ... well, impressive! Not only do they sell these consumer mirrors (and to go compacts) but they also offer a more professional version if you are looking to put together a dressing room.

Shop the products by clicking the photos below!

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