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Men’s Favorites, Style, Winter

The Best After-Christmas Sales to Shop Right Now

We’re back from a much-needed holiday vacation, and we’re rounding up some of the best after Christmas sales and deals currently taking place across the web and in stores, and showing you some of our favorite items from said winter sales to help you sift through the noise and get to the good stuff!

Holiday Favorites, Lifestyle, Men’s Favorites, Style, Winter

Holiday Party Outfits

Who’s ready to party? We are! We are! We’re serving up some fun, festive holiday party outfit ideas for him and her that are anything but boring. So get ready to deck the halls, celebrate the season and clink a glass or two with friends, family and co-workers in style!

Holiday Favorites, Lifestyle

Thanksgiving: 3 Things We’re Thankful For This Year

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we’re getting a little bit personal and talking about what we’re especially thankful for this year and how we get through the trials and tribulations in life, and sharing some fun holiday family photos!

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, Lifestyle, Men’s Favorites, Style, Travel

Fall Colors Weekend Getaway: Northern Michigan

In search of the very best weekend getaway this season to see the fall colors? We’re telling you all you need to know about what we think is the very best quaint, cozy little town in the country to see the best fall colors, and it’s right in our beloved Northern Michigan!

Fall, Men’s Favorites, Style

Back to School

We may be long past our younger school days, but that can’t stop us from rounding up our best back to school outfits for him and her and reminiscing about all of our favorite fall activities when school was back in session!

Style, Summer

Casual Summer Style

It’s all about casual summer style today and perfecting the art of polished casual style with one of my favorite striped summer tops, high-waisted denim and comfy, cute pink slide sandals!

Fall, Style, Summer

Summer to Fall Transition Outfit

You may still be savoring summer, but I’ve got my shopping eye on summer to fall transitional outfits and the perfect pieces that can pull double season duty, like the silver huarache mule that I can’t stop wearing from Latigo!

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.

Men’s Favorites, Style, Summer

Beat The Heat: His & Hers Summer Style Staples

The heat wave has officially hit Phoenix, which means we’re pulling out all of our favorite summer style staples to stay cool and look perfectly polished all summer long!

Lifestyle, Spring, Style, Summer, Travel

Sugar Reef, Bequia

Looking for the perfect relaxing Caribbean getaway? Look no further than Sugar Reef on the secluded, tranquil island of Bequia. We’re telling you all about this beautiful estate and our incredible time at Sugar Reef Bequia.

Style, Summer

Summer Date Night Dress

Talking about our vacation withdrawals, our post-vacation date night and the summer dress from the Who What Wear collection at Target that I can’t live without!

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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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