Style

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Perfect Pair

For Saturday's Date Night (to see This Is The End, which was so terrible and inside-joke-y I can't even talk about it), I decided to dress like a total fashion renegade.

White top, jeans, nude heels.

OK, so I wear outfits like this all the time. But there is a method to my non-madness, and the method is called "get out door now." The thing about a look this simple is that it requires next-to-no thought...but still: it's more fun if every single piece is just a tiny bit more interesting than you'd expect on first glance. Extras are everything.

It's the same philosophy I apply to decorating my house: I like the idea of sort of "rewarding" people who feel like looking extra-close with the discovery of, say, a ceramic frog tucked in between the plants, or a crystal skull head filled with flowers sitting on a tray. Adding fun details to a classic outfit - a slight cuff on the jeans, textured lace on the top, a bag with a stingray print - is a similar idea...it's like sprinkling your body with little eye-surprises.

Makeup & Beauty

Simple On The Sand

We were supposed to leave for a beach vacation in Ogunquit in just a few days (above is the video from our last trip to Maine - when I was about six months pregnant - so it's been awhile). A last-minute work obligation meant I needed to push our trip a week, but that doesn’t mean I can’t start getting excited about four full days of sandcastles and seaside walks and lobster rolls (and maybe a quick detour to New Haven for some Pepe’s pizza on the way home).

Makeup & Beauty

Good Hair Day Every Day

One year ago, when I came on board as the Brand Ambassador for Dove Hair, I was a brand-new mom, and had just discovered exactly how little time brand-new moms have for things like…eating with forks. Or leisurely strolls through cute little boutiques. Or involved beauty routines.

I had also discovered this: that putting a little extra effort into keeping your hair healthy saves you an enormous amount of time on a daily basis…simply because healthy hair looks good with a whole lot less work. For the past year, I’ve been using exclusively Dove products on my hair, and I’m telling you: never, ever before in my life has it been as manageable and easy to style as it has been these past several months.

To kick off Year Two of my ambassadorship (!), above are some of my very favorite Healthy Hair tips and Go-To Sixty-Second Updo.