Hi Friends! Happy Monday! It’s a cold and chilly day here (-24 overnight!) but we are thankful to be warm and toasty inside. I’m so excited to share with you that our LOVE Sweatshirt Presale is now live and ready for orders. I shared a little bit on Instagram about the presale yesterday and I’ve already been blown away by the response from you amazing people. My not-so-secret goal? To raise $4,000 this month for Congenital Heart Defect research. As … Read More
How to Use Cream Blush for a Dewy Winter Makeup Look
Products Used // Dew Skin (light) // Skin Twin Creamy Concealer (Fair 2) // Brow Gel (medium) // Cream Blush (caramel) // Cream Highlighter (rose glow) // The Better Blender // Volumizing Mascara Hi, friends! Since we are deep into winter, I’ve been reaching for all my tricks to keep my skin looking good and feeling hydrated. It starts with my skincare (like my favorite Essence and go-to Night Cream) and extends into the makeup I use. My favorite routine … Read More
Primally Pure Favorites // Winter 2021
Hi friends! Happy Monday. Last week I got a new restock of some of my favorite Primally Pure goodies and wanted to share them with you all today. What I use Primally Pure for:-Body care (bath salts, body butter, bug spray, etc.)-Home products (hand soap, room spray, diffuser oils, candles, etc.) -Baby care (baby powder, lotion, etc.) What I don’t use Primally Pure for:-Skincare. I have not had a stellar experience with the skincare products I’ve used from Primally Pure … Read More
Why you need to make the switch to clean deodorant (and how!)
New Year = New Deodorant. That’s how the saying goes, right? Okay, maybe not. But if you’re in the process of cleaning up your personal care products and haven’t addressed what goes on your armpits, then it’s time to listen up. For over a decade I used a conventional deodorant/antiperspirant, but when I started learning more about the impact what we put on our body has on our health, I started to think twice about my daily antiperspirant. It turns … Read More
Fave Picks from the Beautycounter Winter Sale
It’s here! Beautycounter’s annual Winter Sale launched yesterday, and while some of the hottest items flew out of stock yesterday (hello, Overnight Resurfacing Peel and Charcoal Mask!) there are still SO many great items still available. As a reminder, it’s first come first serve while supplies last, so if you want anything. mentioned below or any of the many items I didn’t mention here, be sure not to wait. See below for my favorite items to snag at a steal … Read More
Three Mom Life Outfits with K. Slade
Over the last six years of being a mom, my style has evolved quite a bit. Gone are the days of being dressed for the office every day. Now my work-from-home life meets stay-at-home mom life requires what I wear to be both comfortable and practical without sacrificing style. I still love getting myself put together for the day, even if that means a day of working at home, running errands and playing outside. I’ve recently been ditching my large … Read More
The Complete Guide to Perfect Skin
Hi friends! I talk a lot about clean beauty in this space, but I hear from you all on the regular who are feeling lost on how to find the right products for your skin to get glowing, healthy skin that you can feel good about. I get it, because I was once there, too! I struggled with acne for years in college, then extremely dry skin as I got a bit older, and generally feeling like my skin was … Read More
(Non Beautycounter) Self Care Essentials
Hi Friends! I know I talk about Beautycounter a LOT because it’s genuinely what I use and love for 95% of the products that I put on my body. But! I do have a few products that aren’t Beautycounter, so today I am sharing a round-up of my non-Beautycounter self care favorites. Everything from my favorite new weighted blanket (because good sleep is the ultimate self-care!) to a clean bubble bath that I use nearly every night. I hope this … Read More
Rothy’s Shoe Review
Mom life and work from home life doesn’t call for my attire to be very fancy, but I do love to get dressed in non-workout clothes most days of the week. It boosts my productivity and helps me feel more focused when I’m in my home office. My shoe of choice for most work days? Rothy’s! I have a bunch of their shoes in a variety of styles and can’t get enough. Since I have been wearing + loving them … Read More
Summer Skincare 101
With every season change, I tend to mix up my skin care just a big to account for the change in temps, humidity, and the needs of my skin. Just like you might take inventory of your body – what it’s craving, how it’s feeling, energy levels, etc. – and tweak what you’re eating, the same holds true for your skin, too! Over the years, as I’ve gotten a better handle on what works best for my skin and what … Read More
Favorite Baby Shoes for Beginning Walkers
A couple months ago I put out a call on Instagram asking for your favorite baby shoes for beginning walkers. While Truett isn’t *quite* walking yet, he is cruising along on all of the things and just starting to stand on his own, too. I don’t know why, but with Ainsley and Collins I never found any baby shoes I truly LOVED for those early and pre-walking stages. So! I set out on a quest this summer to find shoes … Read More
Clean Makeup 101 // Flawless in Five
Now that we’ve covered WHY it matters what’s in your makeup and the companies you choose to buy makeup from. I thought it was time to cover my favorite makeup collection in action. As a busy mom with minimal time to get ready most days, I’ve found that having a good, basic “grown up” makeup routine makes it really easy to put myself together for the day without having to think too hard about it. It’s a perfect base for … Read More