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TRAVEL GUIDE: WINTER PARK, CO

February 6, 2019 By Kari 17 Comments

Travel Guide: Winter Park, CO

My family and I just returned back from a magical 5-day winter wonderland getaway to Winter Park Resort in Winter Park, CO. We honestly couldn't have picked a better time to go, the weather was absolutely perfect and it made for ideal skiing and snowboarding conditions. As someone who had never skied before, I was ready to experience the "fresh powder" and see what all the hype

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Filed Under: Fashion, Travel Tagged With: travel, travel blogger, travel guide, winter park, winter park colorado, winter park resort

HOW TO CREATE THE PERFECT GALENTINE’S DAY GIFT

January 24, 2019 By Kari 12 Comments

Creating the Perfect Galentine's Day Gift

Thank you to JANE for sponsoring today's post! As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Valentine's Day is a special time to celebrate your significant other (obviously) and your closest girlfriends! It's the one holiday that celebrates love, so I always make an effort to not only share it with Braden but also with my besties. Putting together a Galentine's Day

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Filed Under: Beauty, Fashion Tagged With: austin blogger, Galentine's Day, Galentine's inspo, gift guide, Valentine's Day

ALL ABOUT NAILS

January 16, 2019 By Kari 8 Comments

All About Nails

One of the most frequent questions I get asked about are my nails. I've always been that girl who has her nails done 99% of the time, and if they are done, they're typically always some shade of red. I don't know if it's the contrast between my fair skin and that perfect shade of red, but something about the combination just feels right. Anyone else looove red nails?! I've

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Filed Under: Beauty Tagged With: all about nails, beauty, beauty blogger, dip powder, manicure, nails

HOW TO FIND CHEAP INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS

January 7, 2019 By Kari 15 Comments

How To Find Cheap International Flights

For those of you who constantly have a case of wanderlust, listen up! I'm sharing all of my secrets to scoring cheap international flights on reputable airlines down below. As an example, this summer we flew roundtrip to Rome, Italy in Delta Comfort+ for $574.46 each. Normal roundtrip tickets to Rome can cost upwards of $1,500+! So now you're probably wondering how we snagged

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Filed Under: Life, Travel Tagged With: austin blogger, scott's cheap flights, travel, travel blogger, travel tips

HOW I DYE MY HAIR AT HOME

December 20, 2018 By Kari 15 Comments

How I Dye My Hair at Home

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #KeratinAtTarget #CreateYourStyle #CollectiveBias I've always been known to dye my hair a shade or two darker during the fall and winter months. But after years of getting my hair professionally colored, I became tired of spending hours in the salon chair and way too much

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Filed Under: Beauty Tagged With: austin blogger, beauty, beauty blogger, hair color, hair dye, hair dye tutorial

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I’m a 30-something Austinite constantly looking to create beautiful things. Social media professional by day and blogger by night.

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