Happy Halloween and Hair Products!

  Hey gang! Happy Halloween!   In honor of this fun holiday, here's my niece, Lizzie, over the years!  I can't wait to see what she is this year!  

  I almost re-posted my Halloween post from two years ago when a group of girlfriends and I dressed up wearing the same outfit and posed all day as an Awkward Family Photo, but I decided to just link to it here instead. So glorious!  OK twist my arm, here's one photo:

 haha this will never get old! ..................................................................................................... OK back to my regularly scheduled post! Last week I was paid a very sweet compliment on my hair. It shocked me because rarely do I ever take the time to do my hair, let alone receive compliments on it! My friend asked me what products I use to keep the curls in tact so I thought I'd do a little post and show you what I use! Honestly, most of these products are results of recommendations from stylists and other bloggers. I'm usually pretty picky when it comes to these sometimes pricier purchases, so word of mouth recos work for me!

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 I throw in 1 & 2 while my hair is wet, 3 before I style, and go to town with 4 once the curls are set. My favorite part of the curling process is using 5 when all is said and done. The Sebastian Microweb Fiber is easily my favorite product. It lasts forever, smells great and is fun to work with in my hair. I put a pea size amount in my hands and then scrunch up the curls. I sometimes even just use this instead of hairspray. I also really like Biolage products for mousse and hairspray but it's been a while since I have purchased these products. I kept trying others recommended to me (Big & Sexy is the current spray, as seen above), but my favorite remains Biolage! I'm pretty sure my Mom introduced the products to me years ago and I've loved them ever since! They smell amazing, too! Also, another favorite product I need to buy is Sebastian Shine Shaker to add some extra shine to my 'do. Anyway, here are the final results. For all three ways I used the pictured products and the curls last allll day!

Lemme tell ya, it took over a week for me to make the effort to do my hair three times! What are your go-to products when you curl your hair? Anything I should try? Also, are you dressing up for Halloween? Have a good one!

Little Bit of Sass Thursday: A Sassy Halloween

Happy Halloween!

Have you ever seen the tumblr Hot-Dog Legs?

No?

Check it out. Sometimes you can't tell if the images are of legs or of hot dogs.

So I made my Halloween costume of this tumblr.

What can I say? I like costumes that cost $5 or less and take 10 minutes or less to put together. 

Yep. I'm lazy. 

Did you dress up?

Friday's Fancies!

YAY!!! It's Friday!!!

I'm linking up today with {av} from long distance loving for her weekly Friday's Fancies link-up!

This week the theme is "boo-tiful" which is just too stinkin' cute.

We aren't going all out for Halloween this year, but I did see an amazing partnership with two brands: Etsy and Rent The Runway.

A gorgeous dress paired with handmade accessories? Sign me up!
Well, not really. I don't have an event for it.
But seriously check it out!

Here are a few of my favorite looks. I want a fancy Halloween party to attend now!

Vanna White

Pretty Woman

A Work of Art

Dry Cleaning

Miss Audrey

SO cute!

Are you dressing up?

Enjoy your weekend!

Little Bit of Sass Thursday: The Awkward Edition

So yesterday was a good time. I have to start it off first by saying that my job is fun and my office is unbelievably cool. We really got into the costumes this year.

First up, here's some of the decor:

Next, here are some of the other costumes. I have to add to the suspense of the group costume...unless we're Facebook friends and you've seen them already...

Mario Brothers, Starbucks cups, flamingos, paper doll, and Kelly from Saved by the Bell. 

Amazing all around!

Here's my group's costume: An Awkward Family Photo!

I seriously crack up every time I look at these. We are so awkward it's AWESOME.

EJ even worked some Photoshop magic:

Here are some more of just me being awkward around other costumes:

And here's the whole Digital Team!

The "A" was not for "Awkward." It was our group letter for the voting round. 

We lost to the Mario Brothers group. We were ROBBED!!!

Thanks for viewing all of these. I had to document this epic Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween, everyone!

Today I have some treats for you.

Really, these treats are more reasons for you to make fun of me so please watch and read on.

I mean, in this post I am featuring pictures from childhood Halloweens. Annnd I made a vlog. I sure hope I'm making my new Followers feel welcome!

First up, let's rip off the band aid and get to the vlog. I'm linking up with Erin and Ashley for their fun theme: 

The Girl Behind The Blog- Show and Tell

Time limit: Vlogs should be 2-3 minutes long

Introduce yourself and your blog

Share with the rest of us: What are 3 items you couldn't get through the day without?

 Not gonna lie, I'm a little nervous to share this with you! It's very short, so please watch...or just keep scrolling on to the pictures!

Second, my parents had fun going through old pictures and sent me some from my earlier years. 

I just had to do a Way Back {When}sday post with Rachel from Can't Google Everything for these memories frozen in time.

First up is my princess costume...or at least I think it's a princess costume judging by the tiara. However, the outfit suggests I'm about to bake a pie with help from my Barbie.

Second, my ballerina costume. I never took a dance lesson but I NEEDED a tutu. 

I guess I also needed to wear it mid-torso.

Next up is one of my favorites, a family picture. Hello, my name is Mary, and I was a little lamb.

I loved my lamb costume (apparently my brother did NOT like his), but I think my favorite has to be this gem:

I couldn't even stop eating candy long enough to take a picture. At least I struck a pose mid-chew.

So there you go, awkwardness through the years.

Speaking of awkward (as if I could avoid it), 6 of my co-workers and I are dressing as an awkward family photo at our work party later this afternoon. I'm pretty pumped!

Well, I hope I didn't turn away too many of you after this post! Please leave a comment and tell me about yourself, especially my new Readers! Do you have three things you can't live without...or can't avoid throughout your day? Any favorite Halloween costumes to share?

Weekend Update

{Leeann, Dana, Sami}

Another fun weekend in the books!

Friday night I went to Maureen's Birthday party. This girl can bake, folks.
I mean, she put whiskey in her cupcakes. Mind. Blown.

 That's four Otterbein gals in one room...in Chicago! #neverhappens

It was so much fun hanging out with friends from Ohio. Happy Birthday, Maureen!!

Saturday I was a busy bee. I cleaned the apartment, did all of the laundry, and put together my free Halloween costume, all before partying at Daniela's fun soiree.

 

I enjoyed being 50 Shades of Grey! Other party-goers got a little chuckle when they realized what I was. I luckily have a paint store in my neighborhood, so this took absolutely no time to put together. Since I went literal with my costume, rest assured that I counted 50 color cards in various hues and pinned 25 on the front and 25 on the back. Go big or go home, amIright?

The double-braided headband was a first for me. I saw a quick tutorial on Allie's blog and had to give it a whirl. It kept my bangs out of my face while I danced so I chalk that up to a successful 'do.

Sunday was nice and lazy, with Mass, brunch, and football (aka the best way to spend a Sunday)!

I also found out that I have over 100 GFC Followers now?!?! That's amazing! Thank you! There is a giveaway in the works to celebrate!

How was your weekend?? Did you participate in any Halloween activities?