Monday, March 31, 2014

join me for april's instagram challenge!

I've been waiting a while to get another one of these going at the new station, and finally it's happening! So won't ya join me for another month of fantastic pictures?!


Save it, share it, remember it... and post your pics! Follow me on Instagram here and the station. I can't wait to see your life! [Seriously... whenever I do one of these for my station, I wake up every morning super pumped to see what's already been posted.]

love,
elizabethany

Friday, March 28, 2014

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I've realized that most of the links I don't get to post throughout the week have something to do with sex or the 90s... so it's a healthy dose of being an adult and remembering your past. You're welcome.

Let's get to it, Internet.

BTW Sunday is National Honesty Day. I'm going to take it to a whole new level of blunt. Join me?

love,
elizabethany


Thursday, March 27, 2014

wearing: winter in the spring

As much as I love getting some wear out of my winter-clearance items, I'm over it. I'm ready for bright colors, flats/sandals, and not worrying about carrying a coat around.

...but here we are... A week into Spring and I'm wearing a scarf and coat and still freezing. I decided to at least lighten it up a bit yesterday.

I'm so excited I finally found a chambray shirt that fits pretty good! It's darker than most, but I feel like it'll be a good contrast with hot pinks and yellows that I wear all the time in the Spring. 
-shirt from Old Navy
-jeans from F21
-flats from Charlotte Russe
-scarf from the streets of NYC

I've been going to work with wet hair lately [and just trying to hide my roots and nappy hair that I decided to show off here, I guess] so the easiest thing is an "LC-braid" that goes all the way down. Then I just double rolled the braided pony underneath and bobby pinned it up.
My fabulous blue liner is from Chella via Ipsy. I love the color, but it definitely doesn't go on easily/well.

How do we feel about the half-tucked shirts? Not going to lie... It took me several attempts to make the "untucked" look, look alright. People on Pinterest make it look so good and easy.

Now if you'll excuse me, I need to waste the only hour of "extra time" I have by playing 2048 or trying to decide what to buy from this website.

love,
elizabethany

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

inside the recent influenster voxbox

Last time I mentioned Influenster and their VoxBoxes, I really had no idea what was going on.. 

After receiving the last one, I feel like an old fashioned pro! Well... not at all... but I have more to share. 

I definitely recommend at least giving Influenster a try when you have some time to kill. Take some surveys/prove your knowledge, and then just wait and see if you'll get a big box of freebies one month! 

Unlike other things that send you freebies [Klout], you are required to review the box if you want to stay eligible for more in the future. Obviously I think it's worth it since I'm doing that now! 

This was March's J'Adore Box. 

[minus that dry shampoo.... somehow it ended up in here even though it was from Birchbox.]

  • KISS Looks So Natural Lashes [$4]- I haven't been able to actually wear these because I always need someone to help me put them on, but they feel soft and easy, and not too much
  • Frizz-Ease 3-Day Straight flat iron spray [$10 for full size]- I've tried so many pre-straightener sprays that I feel like get sticky or make my hair stringy/in need of a wash within a day, but luckily I forgot I had used this! My hair stayed smooth as promised.
  • Red Rose Simply Indulgent Teas [$5 for 20]- Unfortunately this is another thing I couldn't personally try because I can't drink anything hot, but the man fully enjoyed all of them and the sweet flavors. 
  • Big ol' bag of Hershey's Kisses [$5]- Well... we already know how delicious these are.
  • Botanics Shine Away Iconic Clay Mask [$9]- Masks have become my new nighttime pleasure when I need to relax. I don't have a shine problem, so I can't say whether it cured that, but it absolutely made my skin a lot smoother and I could feel the cleansing happen which makes me happy. I enjoy it so much that I even took a masked-selfie, which should never be shared.

My "badges" that earn me boxes are Fashionista, Pop Culture, and Fan-Addict. You take quizzes of sorts to prove your knowledge and that determines which boxes you're sent.

It's been two months since I got my last box before this one, so I'm hoping there are more soon.. especially with more products I can really use on a daily basis! Either way.. a box program that costs $0 is pretty sweet.

love,
elizabethany


Tuesday, March 25, 2014

7 waffle iron recipes to celebrate international waffle day

Happy International Waffle Day!

Do you have a waffle press? I got mine because it was $5 on Black Friday so.. duh.. that means it's a necessity. Unfortunately, I haven't used it for nearly as many things as Pinterest tells me to.

In an effort to celebrate and motivate me to use it more, here are some fun [/interesting] recipes I've found beyond the regular waffle.








There are a ton of other things, too... basically cook ANYTHING in there! Brownies/cookies... hash browns.. eggs... cinnamon rolls... Anything that can be baked can be thrown in your waffle iron for a couple minutes and come out magnificent.

It seems as though I'm going to have to invest in another one, though. Mine is a Belgian waffle maker and I don't see that ending well with some of these recipes. 

If you've tried anything, lemme know what you loved!

love,
elizabethany

Monday, March 24, 2014

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It was a damn good week on my HOT blog last week, so I figured I'd get ya caught up.



Yeah... fun week on the Internet. Here's to another one starting... NOW!

love,
elizabethany

Friday, March 21, 2014

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I don't think I've ever been more excited to make it to Friday... as long as I get through today without getting narcoleptic in public, I'll be good to go!

Even though there are a ton of news posts on my HOT blog, here's some more stuff you should check out.

And that's that! I hope you have a fab weekend and if you're in DC- hope to see you at Shamrockfest! [but don't judge me for any actions you may or may not see me doing.]

love,
elizabethany

Thursday, March 20, 2014

poll: help me decide how to cut my hair!

Something is seriously wrong with me. I have become the most indecisive person ever. It's been over three months since I got my hair done and I still haven't made an appointment because I can't figure out where to go or what to do.

I want a change... and I might even be up for a bold one... so I put together 19 different looks on Instyle's makeover website app. I tried to make them as realistic as possible by making them a lot flatter and thinner, because that's how my hair works, and not trying to take the most photogenic picture ever.


So.... there's a lot of different things going on there.. and none of them can even illustrate my favorite hair coloring I've ever seen on Pinterest: 


Is that not super fun?! Gah.

Anyway... I don't wanna say my favorite cut or anything [even though I think I made it obvious how much I love that last coloring job], but PLEEEASE help me out and pick three of your favorites! And/or tweet me if you wanna combine two of them. 

I'm hoping you pick something that I can agree with at least a little bit. I'm pretty prepared to do whatever wins [or a combo of the top picks], unless it seems sabotaged! ;) *deep breaths*

love,
elizabethany


Tuesday, March 18, 2014

what ya wearin st paddy's day

YAY for another holiday where people pay some attention to their outfit!

Love seeing how everyone ties green into their outfits somehow.. so let's get to sharing!

@toribabyy14 was super spirited with her necklaces, really fun glasses, and headbands! 

@incredibletommybuckets with the truth [as far as I can tell, anyway].

LOVING @mollskat's pretty green make-up, as usual.

Katie went with the military green [and is kinda my twin for the day!. there's always one it seems!]

How awesome is @fabfabi's shirt?!

I'm really wishing I had @angie__i's blazer.. and definitely those hats!

@ksnedegar did it SO right with that shirt, the necklaces and glittery hair tie!

Obsessed with @siarrahhh's dog's tie [and his PitbullxDachsund mixed baby self], and she's lucky to rock green with bright red hair!

Also with a great tee: @bhensleyy

Pattern mixing is like soooo in! But seriously... this is really great, @jonelmarie.

@vlaxerg expertly went with one green staple.

But I'm loving @busterradio's many shades of green

While @danchiz put green in his shoelaces and bag.

Like @kaity729, I'm pissed there was snow on the ground for such a spring holiday.

@spazoid1226 had the perfect socks

I went pretty simple because of the stupid snow. One day we'll be able to plan outfits with whatever shoes we want... not a pair that can get us through mounds of snow.
-military green shirt c/o Kohl's 
-Express jeans
-Target boots
-blingy necklace and wrap-watch from Charlotte Russe

This almost captures how my make-up looked. It was a pretty dark green paired with a bright green, then gold mixed it on the lid with my favorite Eyeko eyeliner. I got a fab gold liner in Ipsy that is on the bottom.

I guess the next holiday is Easter, right?! Count me in for a WYW post!

love,
elizabethany

Thursday, March 13, 2014

90s nickelodeon's raunchy pick-up lines

These are so good, they made me laugh out loud when a coworker was trying to have a serious conversation with me.* Every single one would woo me over immediately.








SO MUCH WIN IN THOSE!

And there are even more over here on Buzzfeed. Props, yo.

love,
elizabethany

*By serious, I mostly mean about something like a trashy celeb doing something that has to be posted about ASAP