Let's Talk Fall

Happy Monday Life is Better in Pink Readers! 

Today I am linking up with Andres from Momfessionals and Erika from A Little Bit of Everything for a #letstalklinkup and today we are talking about...

FALL

I have so much love for fall!  As a child, my favorite season was SUMMER....which I am sure is true for like 90% of the kids out there because #summer... but as an adult, FALL has taken over for my favorite season and here's why...

PUMPKIN

This girl LOVES pumpkin EVERYTHING!  From the Pumpkin Spice Latte at Starbucks, to homemade pumpkin bread and everything in between!  Fall is PUMPKIN SEASON! 

PSL in a Fall Cup!  I hope Starbucks changes their cups for Fall again this year because coffee is just more fun in a festive cup! 

The VERY BEST PUMPKIN CAKE there ever was! 

Pumpkin Caramel Kisses

You can see all of my Fall inspired recipes HERE

SCARVES 

My favorite thing about fall is SCARVES! It's so easy to take summer pieces and turn them into fall pieces by adding some layers and some scarves!  I'll start out with sheer, light weight scarves and progress to cozy, warmer pieces with the weather! 

FOOTBALL

It's no secret that in the house we LOVE us some NY Giants Football!  Even the girls aren't quite at the age where they can sit down and watch a whole game, they do enjoy supporting their team through clothes! 

HALLOWEEN

This is a family favorite holiday!  We get right into the spirit of things by getting the girls new Halloween Jammies every year that they start wearing right after Labor Day! 

These were the two sets that I got for each girl for the upcoming fall:

Let's Talk - Hair and Makeup

Today I am linking up with the Mamas over at Momfessionals and A Little Bit of Everything to bring you a post talking about Hair and Makeup!  A little bit about what I use and what my routine is! 

Hair

So basically I wear my hair three ways:

Down and Curly

Down and Straight

Up in a "Mom Bun"

Can you guess which style I sport most often....?!?!

Curly

This is my natural hair!  When I was little, I had wavy hair.  The older I got, the curlier it got!  My sister has the same hair.  I spent many many days in high school straightening my hair with a flat iron.  At some point I realized it would be easier to just embrace the curl!  

My favorite product for curly hair is Miss Jessie's Pillow Soft Curls!  I love love love this stuff!  It smells great, leaves my curls defined but not crunchy....and YOU CAN FIND IT AT TARGET!

Straight

Sometimes (although much less often now) I do like my hair to be straight!  When I straighten my hair I will typically let it air dry most of the way and then blow dry it completely dry.  Then I use the flat iron and apply a tiny bit of Morrocan Oil to keep it smooth! 

My straightening iron is a T3 Single Pass 1-inch.  I used to have a Chi Iron all through my college years, but when that died I decided to try a new brand.  I've been really really happy with my T3!

After I'm done straightening it, I smooth a bit of MoroccanOil on the ends!

Mom Bun

To create my super fancy mom bun, I gather all of my crazy hair on the top of my head and secure with whatever elastic band I happen to be wearing on my wrist that day!  I spray it with John Frieda Sheer Blonde Hairspray (also found at Target)!

Wavy

On very very very rare occasions, I will straighten my hair and then use a curling iron to make it wavy.  I say rare because this style is the most labor intensive.  I will blow dry my hair straight-ish and then use a big barrel curling iron to make waves!
Just like my flat iron, I have a T3 curling iron!

Make-Up

On a daily basis my makeup routine is this:
TINTED MOISTURIZER!
Yup, that's it.  I'm pretty simple.
I love all Clinique products because my skin is sensitive so I get theirs often.

I also like Nars and Laura Mercier

In a pinch, I just grab an inexpensive one at Wegmans, like L'Oreal!

I've also been loving one from The Honest Company's Honest Beauty Line but it's a bit thicker and has more of a foundation type coverage!

When I went to do the whole make up thing I typically just add blush, mascara, eye shadow, and lip gloss or stain!
Currently I'm using:
MAC False Lash Extreme
Nars Blush Brozer
Urban Decay Naked Eye Palate
Clinique Long Wear Lip Gloss

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