WHAT'S IN MY BAG /// Makeup

I usually don't wear too much makeup because I actually like the way I look without it. There is nothing like a fresh face in the morning. I've always loved waking up and seeing my family or my friends without makeup, I just think everyone is so cute and beautiful right when they wake up.  But, for work, special occassions or when I need to be a little more presentable because I don't want to come off messy or lazy I have fun with makeup. I have a make up bag full of Goodies thanks to my girl Ginny Lee! A couple months ago I called her up and asked for help because 1. I didn't know how to put it on and 2. I had no idea what I needed to buy. She knows that I like the natural look (minus bright lippy) and I just want to enhance my features so I trusted her. We met up  and had a blast trying different lippy's and highlighters bc I like to glow. We shopped here and here /// Below is what is in my makeup bag. I always encourage a darker bag so you don't get makeup leaks and look like a dirty girl when you pull it out in front of people. 

Don't forget Nordstrom is having a HUGE Anniversary sale this weekend! You do not want to miss it! 

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Any free time we have had lately we are looking through catalogs, pinterest, or instagram to try and find the perfect pieces for our home. It's hard to pick certain items because I get sick of things fast and I have expensive taste so... Good advice I received from a family friend was to spend good money only on timeless classic pieces, and bargain shop for the trendy pieces, basically the same advice as wardrobe. I always think "would my kids want this someday?"

Most of the furniture we had before the move was hand me downs, pre marriage, and things passed down. I have a few rattan items from my childhood that I adore and a chair that my sister Kelly got...I'm still pretty bummed about it but that's part of having 3 siblings. Anyway enough moping, I saw the chairs on @onekingslane instagram and I'm not sure if they sell them or if they were just in the photo (fingers crossed). Anyway the whole point of this paragraph was that my rattan/ wicker obsession maybe going overboard lately. I want it all! How much is too much? 

Some of our favorites stores when it comes to our home are 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 . Some of my favorite accounts to follow on Instagram are @amberinteriors, @dominomag, @fleamarketfab, @thebeachlodge and @thehomeedit

I would love to know what your favorite stores or instagram accounts to follow are. 

Below are some of the items I have purchased and some that are just sitting in my cart. What items are sitting in your cart?

CASA /// Moved in

Chair /// Couch /// Rug  /// Mirrored Tray /// Gold Candles /// Whale /// Planters ///  Tea Set /// 

We've been in our home for a little over two weeks now, it feels great but we still have so much to do. With crazy schedules and Jacob being out of town it hasn't left us much time to get situated and really settled in. The only plans we made for July 4th was to find a Mattress, Bed, and new TV (RIP Flat Screen) since we knew there would be some awesome SALES! First we purchased our new Mattress, we went with the alcove plush king, never had a king size bed so we were really excited. It feels like we went everywhere to find the best deals, I started to fade after a couple hours and Jacob kept us going. We finally decided on  THIS BED, This ENTRY WAY CONSOLE, and THIS MEDIA CONSOLE.

We still have lists and lists of what we need to get but we are going to get them over the next few months because we do not want to put anything on credit and we do not want to rush our decisions. We are on the hunt for the perfect bar stools for our island, and a couple of rugs so if you have any suggestions I'd love to hear them.  

Oh and if you follow me on snap you probably saw our day of shopping, go check it out! @buenobrandi 

Here is another Casa post /// our dining room table (previous house)