Start your day with some Bite

img_2618After summer comes to a close, I lose my tan and become very pale. Only blush and bronzer can go so far to bring some life into my face again! The one thing I cannot leave the house without is lipstick. My work schedule lately has been crazy, either waking up before the sun to work my job at a college or working the night shift at J. Crew. Let’s just say, I am exhausted! To hide my exhaustion, I always wear a bold lip color to hide my sleep exhaustion. I am also that type of person who always looks put together even when I want to wear Uggs and leggings. Lipstick really is the secret trick to make you look put together. So I am always on the look out for a new color to try.

img_2626Luckily, Bite Beauty and Influenster saved me a trip to Sephora because they sent me three new lipcolors in the mail to review. I had never heard of Bite Beauty before, but if it is at Sephora, it has to be good, right?? Did I mention they are organic? Yeah like those organic bananas I buy at Whole Foods that go bad on my kitchen counter every week. LOL Here is a little information on the brand:

What goes on your lips should do more than
just color. It should be good for you, too!

Bite lip products are handcrafted one at a time
to provide nourishing, restorative
benefits. These lipsticks contain natural
and organic ingredients—moisturizers
and protective antioxidants like resveratrol,
organic fruit butters, and Manuka honey.

The end result? Edgy, edible innovation for lips.

THE POWER OF RESVERATROL

Each Bite lipstick is infused with the age-fighting
antioxidant resveratrol—the equivalent
of five glasses of wine.

-Sephora

img_2617I feel like we just buy makeup products trusting that they are made with the right ingredients. However, Bite Beauty is very upfront that they are a luxury and made with natural and organic ingredients. How cool is that??

Besides the gorgeous packaging, I love that the lip crayons have a pointed tip so the color glides on easily even when I am putting it on at red lights on my way to work!

img_2830I would compare them to the Nars Lip Pencils, but whenever I would use them my lips would be so dry after a few hours. The pricing is similar, a little less than Nars products, but reasonable for a Sephora product. It’s also a lot of product for the price so it makes it worth every penny.

img_2619Let me know if you use a Bite Beauty product and if you liked it! I have a feeling a lot of my friends will be getting one of these for Christmas!! Even Eddy loves them!!

**UPDATE**

On Sunday, I worked 9 hours and was running around the whole store ALL DAY! I came home exhausted, my hair was disheveled, clothes were wrinkled. However, my lipstick was still on from earlier that morning when I put it on! I even ate and drank coffee with it on! This stuff is the real deal! It did not smudge or dry my lips all day. I got so many compliments throughout the day on my lip color, I think I sent at least a dozen people to Sephora when they asked what color I was wearing!

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My eye is still swollen and cannot open all of the way. I can’t wear contacts or wear eye makeup– but at least my lips are flawless 😉

Products were complimentary of Influenster to test and/or review. 

on wednesday’s, we wear pink

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I feel like all of the stores are only selling clothes in black, grey, red and green. In the winter months, my closet turns shades of black, grey and white. Not as much fun as my bright and colorful summer wardrobe. I have been making an effort to be colorful at work. I wore this outfit a few days ago and I cannot wait to wear it again!

Keep scrolling to see the outfit details and my current favorite pink clothes at the moment!

OUTFIT DETAILS
shirt (old from Hollister) | sweater (old from J. Crew) | necklace (old from Francescas)

SHOP A SIMILIAR LOOK

Add pink to your closet

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cozy fall sweater

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After almost a week of bed rest after surgery, I was excited to get back to work! You would think that laying in bed watching Netflix all day would be fun, but after day 3 I was kind of bored. The weather over night turned to fall. We had some rare warm days leading up to November, but now I can finally start wearing my sweaters to work.

For my first day back at work I wanted to wear something comfortable. I worked a shift at J. Crew and had multiple people buy my outfit because they liked it so much. I love that not much thought has to go into a look like this, but with the right accessories it looks chic and work appropriate.

SHOP MY OUTFIT

fall sweater weather

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Last Minute Halloween Costume

This year for Halloween I am stuck in bed after surgery, so I thought I would share last years last minute Halloween costume on the blog. Last year, it was freezing outside and I did not want to be one of those girls who showed up with very little clothing on at a bar on Halloween.

With clothing I had in my closet and a printed out Starbucks logo taped to my stomach, I went as a cup of Starbucks coffee. I used a white tee shirt, white skirt, brown leggings and a brown infinity scarf wrapped around my stomach. My “purse” for the evening was a bag from Starbucks and a drank beer out of a Starbucks that evening.  I was really committed to the theme! Super easy, super affordable and even warmer!

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I hope everyone is having a fun Halloween this year! I will be in my bed eating a Costco sized bag of candy by myself binge watching Friends on Netflix !

blanket scarves and brunch

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I love Sunday Brunch and lately I have been doing a lot of brunching the last few weeks! Now that I am back to work, I realize how valuable time off is. I feel tired all of the time, but I’d rather drag my butt out of bed and enjoy the day instead of sleep through the day when I get a day off of work. This past Sunday was my only day off that week since I’m working two part jobs and trying to get as many hours as I can at each job. I was planning to sleep late, but last minute we had some family driving through our state so we made plans for Sunday brunch. I woke up at 8am on a Sunday even though I wanted to roll over and go back to bed! I wanted to look cute for family and enjoy a cup of coffee on the front porch to get me started for the day so waking up earlier than planned was a must. We decided to go to McCloones in Asbury Park for brunch because it’s right on the ocean and our family is from Ohio so they don’t see the beach often.

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Friday Favorites

Friday Favorites

I recently decided to get a part time job at J. Crew in addition to my new job at a local university to make some extra money and take advantage of the employee discount. It has become impossible to walk out without wanting to buy something! I hope to share my favorites from J. Crew every Friday and let you know about any deals! This weekend the whole J. Crew Factory Store is up to 60% off and clearance has an extra 40% off!

 

Friday Favorites from J. Crew Factory

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