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Holiday Favorites, Lifestyle, Style, Winter

Lovely Valentine’s Day Outfit Ideas You’ll Love All Year Round

My totally unapologetic obsession with Valentine’s Day, the holiday that brings a delightful overload of hearts, pink and all the sweet treats I can handle continues this year, and I’m absolutely overjoyed to kick off a few weeks full of Valentine’s Day content and ideas with a foray into my favorite Valentine’s Day style finds that you’ll be loving and wearing all year long! This is the time of year that I capitalize on the abundance of pretty pink, purple and heart-clad pieces that hit the shelves and the web, and I consider it my life’s mission to get all of you on board the V-Day style train, too. Come feel the love, friends!

Style, Winter

My Favorite Soft, Cozy Sherpa (and Shearling) Finds: Jackets, Shoes & More

This winter I’ve started a serious love affair with all things sherpa and have pretty much decided that the comfy-cozy sherpa life full of softer than soft sherpa jackets, pullovers, shoes and more is the life I deserve. And so do you! So come snuggle up and check out all of my favorite casual, super soft sherpa and shearling finds out there this season so we can all ride out this winter chill together in cottage-comfy style!

Spring, Style

Spring Shoes: The Sock Bootie

Part Three, the final installment of our spring shoe-stravaganza is finally here, and we couldn’t be more excited about today’s featured shoe from Bird of Flight – the most gorgeous sock ankle booties with a totally wearable and unfussy low heel.

Style, Winter

The Perfect Camel Coat for Winter

Looking for the perfect, versatile, classic, warm coat for winter that can take you from office to office holiday party to winter vacations and beyond? Look no further than the camel coat that I’ll be wearing for winter and holiday seasons for years to come!

Men’s Favorites, Style, Winter

Casual Winter Outfits for Him & Her

Now that Halloween has come and gone, we’re ready to step into November and the cold weather season in style and get into our casual winter outfit favorites for him and her! Velvet, boots and a cool winter color palette, oh my!

Fall, Men’s Favorites, Style

5 Fall Denim Trends To Try Right Now

From bootcut crops to wide-leg jeans to embellished boyfriend denim, I’m rounding up my five favorite fall denim trends to try right now!

Style, Summer

Our New Look + The Bib Top Trend

Today’s post is all about our new look here on Love + Specs, my last few days on Walloon Lake in Northern Michigan and my love for the bib top trend.

Style, Summer

Summer Whites

Wearing an all-white summer outfit at the Lake House in Northern Michigan with a pop of pink, talking about post-holiday sales and rounding up all of my favorite white summer outfit pieces from around the web that you can shop right now!

Men’s Favorites, Spring, Style

Nautical Dreaming

With summer on the horizon and our Caribbean honeymoon just a couple of weeks away, we’re talking about our love of life on the water and everything nautical-inspired!

Spring, Style

Stripes and Sneakers

Talking about polished, weekend-ready pieces that can easily transition to comfy weekday attire and rounding up a ton of my favorite striped pieces and fun sneakers to shop right now!

Style, Winter

A Date Night Outfit

Celebrating six months as husband and wife with an impromptu date night at one of our favorite date destinations in Phoenix in the perfect denim and leather getup!

Men’s Favorites, Style, Winter

Warm Weather Winter Oasis

Spring has started to appear in Phoenix and we’re taking advantage by taking walks around the neighborhood in the warm, sunny weather and our layer-less spring getups.

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Been cooking up something special for 2023! 💕@olcartier #baby #babygirl #babyblog
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Game. Changer. 🥰 This was my first request when we talked about the shower with our builder @hill.farm.design & now that we’re in here, I can confidently say that it was 100% worth it! #bathroomdesign #bathroomremodel #bathroomdecor #bathroomrenovation
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It’s the heated shower bench for me 🧖‍♀️ Our new primary bath is finally finished & you can just find me here for the foreseeable future, k? 🫧 #bathroomdesign #bathroomrenovation #bathroomdecor
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#Ad The perfect celebratory cocktail! Chris is whipping up his special NYE cocktail, the Pomegranate Paloma Spritz with his favorite tequila, @lobos1707 Joven as the star of the show! Screenshot the end of the vid to save this recipe that I 100% think you need in your life, or find it below.  You can find Lobos 1707 Tequila & Mezcal at your local @totalwine or buy online with link here: https://bit.ly/ShopLobos1707 (linked in bio) #Lobos1707Holiday #Lobos1707NYE
POMEGRANATE PALOMA SPRITZ
To cocktail shaker add:
1 oz grapefruit juice
.25 oz pomegranate juice
1 oz simple syrup
1.5 oz Lobos 1707 Joven Tequila
ice
shake vigorously
rim glass with black salt
add pomegranate seeds to shaker
add mixture to glass
top with sparkling Rosé
garnish with dehydrate grapefruit wheel
Put on your party hat 🥳
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Our NEW fun, totally free 2022 Holiday Phone Wallpapers in collaboration with the incredible @rhianawni are on the blog ready for you to download, share with friends & enjoy & I hope you love this vibrant, festive set as much as I do! Happy holidays, friends!🎄
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Making a beautiful, moisturizing soap at home is almost TOO easy using the method I shared on the blog & it makes such a fun holiday gift idea for friends, neighbors, fam, teachers & anyone else in your life who likes a good pamper sesh. Head to the link in my bio if you need a fun, easy, zen holiday craftivity in your life rn 🧼🫧 #holidays #christmasdiy #diygifts #homemadesoap

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