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    Tartelette In Bloom 

            Tarte has always been one of my favorite makeup brands.  They are a brand that cultivates natural beauty products that preform like a dream.  I own many eye shadows and eyeshadow palettes and I think I could call this palette my all-time favorite… That’s big coming from a beauty product lover like me!     Tarte released the Tartelette In Bloom palette in late 2015 as apart of their Spring 2016 collection. Instantly I was in love!  Although, I own and love the original Tartelette. I found that having both just justified because this palette is more warm and has more metallics and shimmer shadows.  And let’s just…

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    All About the Basics

               If you took a peek into my closet you would see that I’m a lover of basics. They’re versitial, classic and nessassary in everyone’s wardrobe!   Honestly, if you looked into my closet you probably wouldn’t be that impressed. There are a lot of plain colored tshirts, blouses, dresses, about 25 pairs of jeans, and a ton of Blazers, kimonos and vests.  I live by the rules of building a wardrobe around basics. That’s why you’ll see a ton of basics to pair with my trendier items like kimonos and vests, but also those classic pieces like Blazers.  When I saw this dress from Ollie Marie Boutique, I…

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    My PCOS weight gain and 70 lb weight loss story

      PCOS weight gain and weight loss story   Happy Monday!   It was brought to my attention that I didn’t give you all a full story on my  PCOS weight  gain and weight loss story and I was asked to dig a little deeper for you guys. Just a warning. This is going to be a long one. We as women and mothers are always so hard on ourselves when it comes to our physical appearance and weight. It’s on every magazine cover in the checkout line; every commercial break on TV; every pop up ad on the internet. The thing with your journey shouldn’t just be about rocking that new…

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    Rachael’s fitness journey

    Hey guys! It’s me again! In my last post, told you that I would be sharing my weight loss story with you, so today is the day! It’s a New Year and with a new year seems to comes New Year’s Resolutions. And what is the most common New Year’s resolution?? Yep. You guessed it. To lose weight, get more fit, exercise, yadda yadda yadda. Here’s the thing. A diet won’t work. A couple of months of half-hearted effort won’t work. A pill won’t work-sorry Dr. Oz. It’s a lifestyle change. It all comes down to hard work, exercise and good choices. Trust me. I’ve been there. Standing in the…