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Courtney

Fashion & Beauty

Take Me to the Beach with CaseApp

April 6, 2016

I’m a little obsessed with my iPhone. If it’s not in my hand or in my pocket, then it’s probably lost somewhere lost in my bed and I’m frantically looking for it. Whether I’m snapping pictures, texting friends, or scrolling through Instagram, I feel like I embody the typical member of Generation Y.

And you know what else I love? The beach. Growing up by the beach, I find myself daydreaming about the ocean waves and laying out on the sand almost everyday now. Which is unfortunate since we’ve been having so much snow lately in Connecticut!

Luckily with CaseApp’s unique custom designs, I can combine my two loves and make my phone look beautiful at the same time!

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Fashion & Beauty

Flawless Hair with Irresistible Me

March 30, 2016

I have a love/hate relationship with my hair. Some days I wake up and my hair looks amazing and shiny and everything’s right in the world. And then there are other days when I wake and my hair is standing on end and it literally looks like I’ve been electrocuted in my sleep… Which could actually be a possibility since I sleep so heavily!

Luckily for me, and everyone else out there who wakes up in the morning looking frighteningly similar to a sheepdog, the team at Irresistible Me has just what the hairdresser would order–their Diamond Styler.

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Life Lately

Going for the Gold in Financial Fitness

March 18, 2016

~Cue the muscly flexed arm and money iPhone emojis~

Before I paid off my credit card bill for myself almost a year ago, I had very little idea about how credit cards actually worked (aka I thought that the bank just pulled money out of your account to pay off your bill). So it was a big shock when I realized that my passion for online shopping was probably going to put my credit into the grave if I didn’t start spending my money wisely.

I still spend more than I should every once in a while (I’m looking at you, Club Monaco ankle boots), but I’ve definitely come a long way since that first shock of looking at my first credit card balance. And because I don’t want any of you to make my same mistakes, I’ve partnered up with Credit Card Insider to share how I’m shaping 2016 to be the best year financially to date!

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Fashion & Beauty

Valentina Bracelets | Jewelry for a Cause

February 17, 2016

I love jewelry, as I’m sure most of y’all do as well. The fact that you can change the look of an entire outfit based on whether you choose to wear a statement necklace or even stud earrings just makes getting dressed (even if it’s just for work) so much fun in the morning. And because of that I’m always on the lookout for new beautiful pieces to add to my jewelry box, whether that be online or rummaging through vintage shops.

Which is why Valentina is one of my favorite new brands that I’ve come across lately. Not only are their bracelets absolutely gorgeous and crafted individually by hand, but you can also know that you’re making a change with every order you place. Following the belief that jewelry should not only look amazing but should stand for a cause, Valentina donates 10% of all proceeds to various charities. Just in the past year, Valentine has partnered with five charities and the proceeds from each bracelet goes towards one of these specific cause.

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Eat & Drink

Healthy Snacking with Nākd Bars

February 15, 2016

I feel like even with all of the trips I’ve been taking lately, I’ve actually stuck with my new year’s resolutions much more successfully than I have in the past. I’ve been going to the gym 3+ times a week, eating more vegetables and protein (this salmon recipe is amazing!), and, other than all of the Bloody Marias I drank to keep warm in NYC this weekend, I really haven’t been overindulging in alcohol.

But where I have the hardest time keeping myself on the healthy track is when it comes to snacking. If you were to put a family size bag of Smartfood popcorn in front of me, there’s a good chance that I could get through an impressive amount while watching The Bachelor. And I’ve found that even some of my favorite breakfast bars have an impressive amount of preservatives and other ingredients that I don’t believe to be healthy for the body in the long run. Luckily for me, our friends at Natural Balance Foods have just the solution for us—Nākd Bars.

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Fashion & Beauty

Date Night | #UltimateVegasOutfit

November 6, 2015

Whenever I travel with my boyfriend, one of the things that I look forward to the most is going out to dinner. We’re both fairly casual when it comes to our style, so I love when we both get the opportunity to dress up to the nines and walk hand-in-hand for a date. Plus I’ll take any excuse that I can get to wear red lipstick!

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