Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter Review!

A few weeks ago, before being a bridesmaid in my cousin Courtney's wedding, I ran into Target to pick up a few items. Just like any other trip, I left with a cart full of things I hadn't originally planned for, including a tube of Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter!

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While picking out this new lip product, I knew I wanted something that would bring shine and life to my lips, especially since we were about to have tons of pictures taken for the wedding. I looked through the various shades, and decided on Sweet Tart because it was dark enough to see, but light enough to still have that super fun look!

What a great choice!

I love the Sweet Tart color, but more than that, I love this product! It stays on, it gives life to my lips, and it doesn't feel dry or cakey like old school lipstick! It goes on just like its name, like butter.

Here I am wearing it while playing with Paisley the other day!
It turns out that another familiar face uses the exact same shade! Here's Ashley from Ashley Brooke Designs sporting her Sweet Tart Revlon Lip Butter in a blog post last week!

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With my fabulous Sweet Tart experience, I will definitely be buying more of this product! Next, I'd like to try Lollipop or Raspberry Pie! These cost just over $6.00 per tube, and are probably available at most stores that sell cosmetics, though I purchased mine at Target.

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If you've been looking for a new lip color lately, this is the one to try!

As always, Have a Sweet Day!

The Simplified Planner by Emily Ley!

A little over a week ago, one of the most beautiful items I've ever ordered arrived at my doorstep. For those of you that know me personally, this says a lot because I'm always awaiting a package!

This item was the Simplified Planner by Emily Ley!

I've had a lot of planners in my life, one every year since I was about 11 to be exact. I've spent time writing in agendas from Lilly Pulitzer, Day Runner, Hallmark, Maybooks, Target...the list goes on and on, but never have I been as excited as I was for this planner to arrive.

I saw the preview of this beautiful binder earlier this summer, but after it's release in August, I knew it was one of those must-have items!

What I love about this planner in particular, is that you can build it to fit your life! I know there are many customizable planners out there, but as a person with a love for pretty things and classic elegance, I had met my match.

The Simplified Planner can be ordered in Turquoise (my favorite), Warm Pink or Tan Linen, with the word Simplified written in block letters in gold foil. It is also protected by gold hardware on the corners to avoid the wear and tear that planners easily get.

After you've decided on your notebook, it's time for accessories! You can order all the different inserts, or just one, it's all up to you! There are a multitude of tabs, folders, and pages for your every need!

I think this planner could do the dishes for me if I really needed it to!

For my birthday, I received the Simplified Planner Gift Set, which included a collection of Simplified Planner goodness to make mine complete. Then, I ordered the weekly calendar pages to bring it all together!


I love pretty packaging!

Here are just a few of the supplies I've picked up for mine!

If you follow Emily Ley's blog (the creative mind behind the Simplified Planner), you'll see how she uses her S.P in her everyday life. She offers free printables almost weekly that to fit perfectly into your binder, as well as tips and tricks to make yours even better.

If you're looking for a planner that's a little different than what you've had before, one that helps you to streamline everything in a central location, under a beautifully crafted notebook with gold accents, the Emily Ley Simplified Planner is for you.

I'm still pinching myself that I will get to meet Mrs. Emily Ley next week at Making Things Happen in Atlanta! Read that post here! You can bet that I'll have my gorgeous new planner in hand, as well as my new iPhone 5 case from Emily's site!

As always, Have a Sweet Day!

Fall & Excitement is in the Air!

Year after year, the last week of September is busy one at my house. It has a little to do with the coming of fall/the changing of seasons, and a lot to do with my birthday on the 27th!

There are so many exciting things going on that I wanted to share them with you!

1. Getting the iPhone 5

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Someone once told me that getting a new phone was like getting a new puppy. In the beginning, you're so careful with it, want to take it everywhere and show it to everyone. Now that I have Paisley, I know the truth of that statement;) Though I'm SO excited to finally join the rest of the world, it's tough not knowing how to do anything!

2. Joining the YMCA

Over the past two days I've been trying out the YMCA! After making some calls on Thursday morning, I found out that the local Y offers tours of the facilities, as well as a 3-day guest pass for people in the community that are interested in joining! Later that day, Samantha & I went to try everything out! It was so refreshing, and I felt better just getting out of the house! I haven't decided if I'm joining just yet, but we'll see.

3. Tickets to See Eric Church

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I am a huge country music lover, and when I saw that Eric Church was having a concert nearby,  I knew I had to go! Tickets went on sale yesterday morning at 10AM, just in time for me to snag 3 tickets on the lower level for myself and two other girls from work! It's at the end of November and I am so excited!

4. It's Almost Birthday Week!

This coming Monday marks the beginning of my birthday week! Though my actual birthday isn't until Thursday, the 27th, I reserve this week every year to have all types of celebrations! Great dinners will be eaten, fun outfits will be warn, and you'll be part of all the action! I've got a whole weeks worth of fun posts planned and and maybe even a giveaway:) so don't forget to stop by!

5. New Jewelry!

Yesterday, I was introduced to the website GroopDealz for the first time, and I'm so excited I found it!  I was scanning yesterday's deals, when I came across a set of rings that I have been wanting for weeks! They came in a set of 10 different colors, and for a great price! SOLD!

How cute are these stackable chevron rings for 7.99? Love! I can't wait to pair them with all my outfits!

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I hope your first few days of fall have been just as exciting as mine!

As always, Have a Sweet Day!

A Puppy/Melody Shopping Trip: Second Edition!

With all the working that I've been doing lately at Sam's and my internship, I haven't had much time for retail therapy (insert sad face here). I mean, a girl's got needs! On Tuesday, I couldn't stand it any longer, so I grabbed my Mom and off we went!

First thing that morning, we hit Pet Supplies Plus! As you may know, this is my favorite pet store. The people are seriously so nice! I talked about my first shopping trip for Paisley in this post. Picking out things for Paisley is almost as much fun as buying clothes for myself, so we had a great time looking around! 

Paisley's new things:

1. Flower print collar by Pet Attire

Paisley had a collar that she was wearing when we got her from the breeder, but it was getting a little small, and had gotten dingy, so we picked her up a cute new one that's white with yellow and pink flowers.

2. Pink pet ID tag
For some reason, I hadn't got around to buying one of these yet. Since Paisley spends a lot of time running around our house outside, we thought it was best if she had one. My Mom was nice enough to buy this for Paisley. Oh the joys of having a grand-dog!

Here's Paisley modeling her new collar and ID tag this morning!

3. Small flower print harness
I had been thinking about buying Paisley a harness to wear when we're out in public with other dogs. She does well on her leash, but I thought this would give me some extra support if I need to hold her back for any reason. We actually tried it out around our house yesterday and it worked really well! It also matches her new collar!

4. Pink retractable leash
A retractable leash is something that I've heard both good and bad things about. I ended up buying a 16 foot Flexi leash for a medium to large dog (there's no use buying more than one). Around my house, we have a lot of trees, tall grass, and other things that I don't feel like exploring that Paisley goes crazy over. Hopefully this will give her a little more room to run, without me having to go with her! We'll see how it goes!

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5. Smell good spray

This isn't the actual name of what we bought, but it's what I'm calling it! My Mom picked up a can of pet spray that's supposed to decrease her puppy smell. It seems to be working so far!

Then we were off to get the things that were on my list!

1. The new Emily Giffin book
I love Emily Giffin and own/have read all five of her books! They are some of my favorites! In May, I heard that she had a new book coming out this July, and I've had the release date on my calendar ever since. Luckily, I had a Barnes & Noble gift card and was able to get it pretty cheap!

2. Craft Supplies
I saw a cute craft on Pinterest the other day that I wanted to try, so I picked up the supplies for that! The best part, it only cost me one dollar! I'm making it to sit in Jake's apartment, so if you can guess what it is, sssshhh! It's a surprise! There will be more on this later!

3. Forever 21 Dress
For me, Forever 21 is always hit or miss. More often than not, if I'm on the lookout for something, it's a miss, but on Tuesday, I got lucky! I found the cutest navy and pink dress for just over $20. Had to have it! I'm thinking about pairing it with a gold necklace that belonged to my Grandma! Did I mention is has pockets! What do you think?

I'd say it was a pretty good shopping day!


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Getting Organized-In Color!

If you had told me 6 months ago that I'd be writing inside my planner in pen and arranging my everyday activities by color, I would have told you that you were crazy! I have always kept my entire life in my planner, knowing that if I lost it, the person that found it would know about me in every aspect!

Be clean.
Be uniform
Be written in pencil.

These were my planner guidelines until this past December, when I received my first collection of Stabilo pens!

This is the Stabilo 88 Point Roll Up Set

It comes with 25 different pens for $18.99.

That's right, I had never heard of these cuties, until a few months ago & I've fallen in love with them!

I've been using the pens inside my planner for exactly one month now and I like the results enough to recommend them to you! I came up with a color coding system, that way, I can tell what type of event it is and its importance.

Green=School related task

Orange=Jake

Red=Alpha Phi

Blue=General Info.

Pink=Birthdays
Purple=Work-related things

Aqua (maybe the most important)= Blog things!

If you don't have this type of pen or a comparable brand, you should definitely look into them! I feel like I was the last person to find out about Stabilo pens! They even sell them in our campus bookstore and I had no idea!

My planner went from drab to fab!
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After:

Still questioning using them in your planner??
 They're also perfect for writing letters and matching the pen to your stationary! I try to match the pen color with the hues in the card.

Do you use Stabilo pens or another brand like it? Where do you like to use them?

A Hair Change!

That's why her hair is so big. It's full of secrets.

-Mean Girls

I couldn't resist throwing in one of my all-time favorite quotes in this post about hair! 

I wanted to share with you all some new hair products that I decided to try! When I find a type of shampoo and conditioner that I like, I stick with it for a while. Some I have even used for years, or until I get tired of it and think my hair either needs a break or a change. With that said, a few weeks ago, I was running out of my current Shampoo/Conditioner. I had been using a brand called Wella, that's sold in the salon I go to. I was using the yellow set and liked it, but it just wasn't doing anything amazing for my hair.

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I decided that it was finally time to try something different and consulted a few blog friends that always seem to have beautiful hair. Genn at Life In The Hass House and Emily of Life of Emily, along with a few friends gave me some great advice. After checking out their different suggestions, I decided on a product that was relatively in the same price range as the Wella I was using before.

Meet: Redken Body Full! 

I purchased these two in this size for just under $30.

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I like how shiny and soft they make my hair and they both smell great. Though the name has "body" in it, personally I don't see that big of a difference. My hair seems to have the same amount of fullness before and after using Body Full.

In hopes of having a complete hair styling makeover, I purchased a new hair dryer as well. I've had the same one for years now and it just wasn't cutting it. 

Say Hello to the CONAIR Ionic Turbo Styler! 

I'm not one to invest a lot of money in a hair dryer, so I picked out this one at Walmart for about $16. I've only used it twice so far, but it's head & shoulders above the little thing I was relying on before.

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Do you use any of these products? Like/dislike them?

P.S- Make sure to check out the amazing Marley Lilly giveaway that Katie's doing over at His Diamond and Mine!