Fall Fashion

Cool nights, skinny jeans and boots for days are finally here!!!

 I love fall and especially pumpkin spice lattes yum!!!

Here are some of my favorite fall fashions that will also take you into winter that I am just loving right now. 

Did I mention they are all under $100!

Skinny Jeans/Pants I am a lover of the skinny jean and is my go to pant. I love H&M pants they are inexpensive and have a great fit.  Did I mention H&M just opened the online store about a month ago…fashionistas everywhere are swooning!!!!

All of these skinnies are from H&M and right now most skinnies are 20% off with prices starting at $29.95! I wont tell you that I snagged the last pair of the black wax coated denim skinnies from the Winston-Salem store for $7….yes I said $7 for a pair of jeans! Still denim under $30 is a great deal too! I love skinnies paired with a silk button up.

Dresses Dresses Dresses…..I love a great dress and is great with boots or tights for fall!

                                                                                                                                   

All three dresses are from www.asos.com in the petite section, but most petite items come in regular lengths as well.

I love this big chunky sweater from H&M I just picked one up and cant wait for the southern heat to subside so I can wear it with my olive green skinnies!

Lastly, are these great tan booties from Target and for $20.99 who can beat that???

I will post more fall fashion  but these are some of my favorite pieces….what is your favorite fall fashion?

www.asos.com

www.hm.com

www.target.com

Tips and Tricks for a messy life!

One thing I know about having a two year old, a dog and just every day life is that in can get messy!

This is my daughter and what happens in 30 seconds with a tube of mascara ;)

So here are two tricks I use that have been great and obviously necessary!!!

Makeup or dirt stain on your clothes!  

Ugh….nothing like running out of the house and you get some blush on your shirt or pants! Tide sticks do not work in a rush it just leaves a wet spot on your clothes until you wash it!  Now its a good pre soak to your stain especially if its something more than just a lil makeup.

However, in a rush Neutrogena Makeup Remover Cloths are amazing great to keep in your purse and have taken a few makeup stains out my clothes perfectly!

My second trick is for carpet stain! I swear my daughter spills something every day!

This is a DIY stain remover for carpet and it works like magic!

1 part dishwashing soap

1part white vinegar

1part baking soda or powder

3 parts water

Mix together in a spray bottle and spray away and just scrub with a towel!  I would add a lil febreze on top because the vinegar can be strong but it comes right out and I have had no residual stains come back and its been months! 

Hope it works as well for you as it did for me!

Fit Fashion

I love merging my love of fashion and fitness! Who says we cant look good even while working out!

As the cheerleading coach for Lenoir-Rhyne University our football team was just recently sponsored by Under Armour! (Super Cool for a little D2 school)

My cheerleaders will be completely "underarmoured" (My new word) next year to match our football team so I thought I would put together my fashion fitness look all "underarmoured"

I think I really need all these pieces next year and they are all available at www.zappos.com and www.underarmour.com. I am loving the break from black workout pants with the strobe pink workout leggings.

Hope you enjoyed my Fit Fashion Monday!

Fit for life!

Who says Fitness cant be fun???

My husband has been in the fitness industry now for 10 years. He has his masters degree in Sport Science and Pedagogy an Undergrad in Health and Exercise science. He has worked for two universities as a Strength and Conditioning Coach, trained professional athletes,  worked in excersise rehab and cardiac rehab, and of course personal and group training. ( Let's just say he knows his stuff!)

Last year I took my fitness goals sersious as I prepared to compete in the Mrs. North Carolina pageant and in just six weeks I lost 10 lbs and 3 inches in my stomach, inch and half in each thigh and went down a whole dress size all in thanks to my awesome husband and his wealth of knowledge!

I went grain free a version of paleo where I eat no grains and only concentrate on Protein, Veggies and some dairy and fruits. Healthy living at its finest. I had never felt better in my life than I did during this time.

I placed first runner up in the pageant and for a while I still lived partially grain free and I started incorporating more and more grains back into my life and eventually I wasn't doing my part in healthy living and my diet became poor again. ( No one said this is easy!)

8 months later and I made the decision that I couldn't just eat for show anymore but for my health!

I am now living 90/10 I eat grain free 90% of the time and yes that means no bread, pasta, cereal, anything containing a grain and 10% of the time I will have just a few things I love.

JUST REMEMBER YOU LOSE WEIGHT IN THE KITCHEN AND GET FIT IN THE GYM!!!

I have never felt better and I can see my body slowly starting to change. Yes slowly is the key it will not happen overnight but I FINALLY realized this needed to be lifestyle change!!

GRAINS ARE UNNECESSARY but it doesn't mean I cant have a few things in moderation.

I also incorporate my workout regimen that my husband designed for me which is working with weights and I participate in dance fitness classes at HG Fitness in Hickory and I am now obsessed with Barre workouts!! I try to get a minimum of 3 days of workouts with the hope of 5.

I am not where I want to be yet but I know I am on the track to being very healthy and I know it doesn't happen overnight~

One of my favorite recipes is the cauliflower crust pizza which I bragged on earlier but here is a video my business partner Stetson took of me making the pizza to help you step by step.

Click the link here:
Creson Kitchen Cauliflower Pizza

Good luck on your healthy living and fitness journey and let me know if you ever need help or have questions!

Pinterest hair!

I am on my way to Charleston for my anniversary...Yay!!!! 

Last night I tried a Pinterest hair trick that you twist your hair and pin it up and sleep in it and magically in morning you have curly hair! 

My hair is really long right now so curls just don't hold we'll so I thought I would give it a shot so I didn't have to fix my hair in the morning!

Can you believe this actually worked!!!! It took me like 60 seconds to do this last night and...Voila magic curls!!!

Let me know if this works for any of you!

XOXO,

Christy

Drugstore beauty!

 I think I have ranted and raved about how much I love MAC makeup and there just isn't any foundation like it. Well, I still believe that but with my favorite MAC foundation Studio Fix Fluid btw...and one tube being almost $30 I decided it was time to head to Target, and find an alternative for day to day.

I like good coverage and staying power. Certain foundations will just eat away on me and in like 30 minutes, looks like nothing is on my face.

I have tried every foundation under the sun and here is my review. Bloggers everywhere  ranted and raved over Revlon Colorstay liquid foundation and said it was so similar to MAC. 

 

I tried this out but I just found the foundation to be to thick and would cake up. I tried my foundation brush and my hands nothing seemed to work!

I then tried the Revlon Mousse makeup…

I actually really like this one and the color was right for me but just not enough coverage!

I finally found the golden ticket!

Revlon Colorstay Whipped Foundation

This has the same lasting effect as the liquid but not the cakey feel! It goes on so smooth and it almost wipes away your pores! I do layer primer first and I'm loving Almay CC cream. It's a great corrector and primer! I think total for both items is only around $20! Money saving mama and happy husband ;)

I have one more drug store find and it's only $5.99 and just in time for summer!

I love this stuff perfect for beach days or days to hot for a fixed hair day! It smells amazing and works great!!!

Hope you enjoyed my blog on beauty finds for less! Let me know any of your favorite drugstore beauty products!

6 year wedding anniversary!!!

My 6 year wedding anniversary is coming up next weekend and I'm so excited because my sweet hubby is taking me to Charleston for the weekend!!! I can't even explain how much I love Charleston it is one of my absolute favorite places!

Every year on my anniversary I wear white it's my tradition every year. Even preggers I wore a white dress, I love to feel like a bride every year! My husband always finds a way to make our anniversary special the first 3 years we went to Charleston the 4th year we had Elouise who was only 6 months old so still nursing and we went to my favorite restaurant in town. Last year we went to Charlotte and went to the whitewater rafting center and stayed at Ballantyne resort where we spent our wedding night!

*just realized hubby wore same suit 3 years in a row

Back to our favorite spot this year in Charleston and while on the hunt for perfect white dress I found a fabulous dress in (insert gasp) bright coral do I mix it up or keep searching for a white one??

Stay tuned to find out!

Happy Friday!