Guest Blogging with Ashley!

Hey y'all, I'm Ashley from Let's Get Bananas!  I'm so excited Brittany is letting me take over her blog for a day!  She is just the sweetest, isn't she?!  Today I'm here to talk all about the holidays.  Who doesn't love the holidays?!  As much as I love Christmas time, I feel like we just celebrated last Christmas a couple months ago.  2013 has FLOWN by!  Before I knew it, it was already time to drag out the Christmas tree and decorate the house.

One of my favorite Christmas traditions is playing White Elephant.  Have y'all ever played?  White Elephant is a Christmas game where everyone brings either a gag gift or a nice gift and then you go around the room and everyone either opens a gift or steals one that has already been open.  Obviously the nice gifts normally get stolen, but the gag gifts are always my favorite.  I laugh so hard over some of the gag gifts people bring.  People can get really creative!  Here are some of my favorite...

Shake Weight

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Toilet Coffee Mug

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My Pillow

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Toy Not Included

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What do y'all normally give for White Elephant gifts?  Thanks Brittany for letting me guest post!  I hope everyone stops by and says hi!  I love making new blog friends.  :)

Winter Blues Got You Down?

Got the winter blues? So do I and they are no fun. I long for more daylight and lightweight clothes. I am tired of dodging slush with cute shoes and having fear that my legs will get frostbite if I wear a skirt. Who else is so over black and gray? I am also growing slightly bored with the whole skirt and tights look. Blah - winter is here for another few months and we have to make the best of it.

Hi everyone! I am Allana and my slice of the blog world is A Husband and A Dog. On AHAAD you will read about my boring life with Big E, my husband, and our cute-as-ever Corgi names Lincoln. Oh sure there are posts about my fashion, hair, and makeup OR the lack there of. Although in twenty thirteen I vow to be more "put together" and actually give a hoot about my appearance. Therefore ... this entry that Brittany so graciously offered to me. Now let's get a move on to some winter fashion to carry us over till the birds start chirping again.

The first outfit is a favorite of mine. LOVE the color of the coat. Those leather leggings are to.die.for in my book. This shows that you can still look chic by pairing black with bright colors and make a statement.

While this next outfit has colors of fall why couldn't you wear this now? Those cinnamon colored pants are outrageous and love the navy shirt paired with it. The menswear inspired "blazer-vest" is a great add on.

I pretty much desire all the clothes on this site. I like to think that I have fashion style when really I don't.

Hope you enjoyed this little fashion show and it inspired you to get out of your winter rut. I know I am headed to the mall to buy a few statement pieces.

To get you inspired I am going to offer one of Brittany's readers a $10 virtual gift card to The Limited to get a jump start on getting out of the winter blues funk. The card can be redeemed at THELIMITED.com, eloquii.com and at any The Limited store locations.

Side note: If you are a plus-sized woman and never heard of Eloquii before - OMG. They have all the same great styles as The Limited offers but in your size. Yes, I am plus-sized and I find sooo many great finds on this site.

Remember to stop by my blog and introduce youself. Take care and good luck!

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Guest Blog Featuring the Lovely Katie!

Hi blog dolls!  My name is Katie and I blog over at Lady Million.
You're reading this, so I already like you.  But I also like mimosas, makeup, and coffee in case you were wondering.  

First, you should know extreme organization makes me weirdly happy.
"A place for everything, and everything in it's place" :)
One of my many motto's.
Hence why I HAD to have this thing.  My hands were tied.  I had no choice.
Reason #2 is that I secretly want to be a Kardashian and they use this type of storage. 
Google it for proof.

What:  Muji Acrylic Cases... found here.
Price:  $27.95 + s/h for the 5 drawers

You literally cannot get this quality for a better price.  Trust me, I tried.  After some intense research I found that to get this type of system anywhere else, you will most likely be paying in the $100's....
Sorry.  Not happenin'.
Read the reviews at the bottom of the Muji website and most of them say something like this:

"I couldn't ask for a better makeup storage system!.... they are so pretty and all my friends LOVE them..."

Needless to say, I'm pretty happy I found these badboys.
I did the 5-7 business day shipping, so my total order was arounnndd... $35.00
It did take the full 7 days which I was not uber excited about.  I got so impatient that I hunted down random FedEx trucks driving around town looking for my package.  FedEx is not on my good side, but that I'll leave that story for another day.  

All of you fabulous readers.... you need these.  Good makeup is an investment.  With these you can properly display your hard-earned collection, and keep it a heck-of-a-lot cleaner.
I dressed mine up a little bit with the greenery and stones to match the rest of my bathroom.  I also display a couple of my perfumes and some Clinique/Aveda products that I use daily on top.  
Perfection.
To top it off, it saves me at least 5 minutes of prep time in the morning since I don't have to dig for makeup at the bottom of a bin.  
#winning
To wrap things up... a big ol' thank you to Shang for letting me chime in on her blog :)  She. Is. Fab.

Does anyone else have anything like these?

What are you using for makeup organization? 

PinkLouLou's Fall Fashion Must-Haves!

Hi ladies! 

PLL here guest blogging for Miss Brittany!

October is my favorite month of the year, and not just because it is my birthday month, but because it signifies the beginning of fall, the best season IMHO. ;) 

So get out your Candleberry hot maple toddy candle, set up your pumpkin decor, and let's talk fall fashion must-haves! 

I have compiled a list of fall staple items every girl needs in her closet to be oh so chic for the autumn weather. 

First off: boots and your favorite dark denim jeans. Not necessarily to be worn together, but you need both- trust. 

I just ordered these boots! And these jeans are my absolute fav dark wash, boot cut jean. Necessity people. 

2: You need to have scarves. I just found these and decided I needed... so cute for fall! 

3: Sweater Dresses. So cute with tights and heels, or boots! This one hails from Old Navy, and packs a lovely price tag. 

4: Vest and button downs. Wear together, or separate, but I love this look with jeans and boots! 

a. Excursion Quilted Vest

b. Plaid Button Tab Shirt

c. Soft Wash Checkered Shirt

5: Sweaters. Like long sweater cardigans to be exact...  LOVE this one. Go for neutral colors, creams, browns, blacks so you can wear them with everything :) 

6. Skinny jeans. In multiple colors. My personal fav are these from Express! 

7.  A fab bag. I have been lusting over this baby for some time... and have finally decided to just go ahead and make it mine. Gorgey, no? 

And when all else fails, just try and re-create this look. NO idea why I love it so much, it just says "oh look at me being so effortlessly fall chic" to me. HA. 

 Hope this helps get you inspired for fall!! I will be posting some more fall fashion finds on my blog this week! Thanks so much for having me Brittany! 

xo,

AND...

4.16.2012 Justin's first post!

Hi everyone! 

I just thought I’d do a quick introduction. My name is Justin, and as Brittany already kindly introduced me, I’ll try and keep this short. The two of us go back nearly ten years now (and yet somehow, we haven’t aged a day…hmmm…), so when she asked me to guest-blog, I absolutely had to say yes. 

So what do you need to know about me? Here are the vital statistics: 

Twenty-something. Pisces. More of a Samantha than a Carrie. Obsessed with all things 80’s (especially Joan and Jackie Collins, Dynasty and shoulder pads…you can bet you’ll be seeing these words again). Currently unemployed, as my college majors don’t lend themselves to “real world” careers, post-economy collapse. Aficionado of venti lattes from Starbucks and dirty martinis. The Great Gatsby and Valley of the Dolls are among the pinnacles of literature in my world. I believe everyone’s life is enhanced by the addition of a little glamour. 

I promised I’d keep this brief, so I’ll wrap this installment up. I look forward to sharing the page with the always-fabulous Brittany, as well as “meeting” all of you! Until next time, feel free to check out my personal tumblr athttp://justinwinkelman.tumblr.com/

Ciao…for now 

--Justin

04.16.2012

It is my pleasure to introduce our new resident guest blogger Justin! I was thinking about what I could do to freshen the blog and add something to it and of course lets add a resident guest blogger! We will be having other guest bloggers but Justin will be your main blogger boy! Your BB if you will!

Now lets talk a bit about Justin! I ‘met’ Justin back in 2003 or 2004 I think on LiveJournal and we became fast friends due to our love of fashion, celebrity and everything glamourous! Justin has opinions, smart wit and great writing skills which is why I decided to ask Justin to be a part of my blog. He has been writing for years, some for pleasure and some on his school’s newspaper among other things! I know you will all love Justin as much as I do and if you don’t I really don’t think we can be friends anymore! ;)

Hopefully in the next couple of days we will have our first blog from Justin! Thanks everyone J