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Listerine Mouthwash by popular Phoenix lifestyle blog, Love and Specs: image of a woman waring a blue and white stripe pajama set and using Listerine mouthwash.

Beauty + Grooming, Lifestyle

My Go-To Oral Care Routine For a Healthy, Bright White Smile & The Best Mouthwash for Fresh Breath All Day, Every Day

You guys know by now how much I love exciting new developments on the oral care front to help keep my smile bright, white and my mouth fresh and kissably clean, which is why I’m so excited to share all about my updated oral care routine and the new, super fun limited edition Listerine mouthwash I’m loving!

Beauty + Grooming, Lifestyle

Our 2020 Summer Bucket List & What’s in Our Essential Summer Supply Kit

This summer may look a little bit different than the last, but there’s still nothing we love more than a fun summer bucket list full of outdoor activity and adventure galore! So today we’re sharing our complete summer bucket list full of awesome ideas for couples and families alike, and the summer essentials that help us tackle every item on our list comfortably and with max enthusiasm!

Beauty + Grooming, Holiday Favorites, Home, Home Decor, Lifestyle

14 Game-Changing Products I’ve Fallen in Love With at Home That Make Genius Mother’s Day Gift Ideas!

After hunkering down at home over the last month and a half or so, I’ve made some revelations, friends. Home revelations, garment revelations, cleaning revelations, life revelations & it’s made what’s essential, what’s useful, what works and what just downright makes our lives at home easier and more comfortable so much more clear, so I thought it would be really fun to take a different approach to Mother’s Day gifting & use what I’ve discovered to guide my Mother’s Day gift ideas! Gone are the tchotchkes of old & in are the unique things that make mom’s life easier or better in some meaningful or useful way! I’m going into detail about why each product has been such a game-changer in my life at home over the last month or so in hopes that something in there speaks to the mom in your life or… even just to you. Because treating yourself is always appropriate.

Beauty + Grooming, Lifestyle

Fall Health and Wellness Tips for your Fall Routine with Nature Made Vitamins

Feeling like you need a little routine refresh to get you out of the summer slump? Same! We’re in this together, friends which is why I’m so excited to take you through all of the ways I’m giving my own daily wellness routine a little refresh to keep me happy, healthy and firing on all cylinders this fall. I hope it inspires you in your own routine refresh to help you get out there and take advantage of all of the fall fun this season has to offer!

Beauty + Grooming, Lifestyle

How I Completely Upgraded My Health & Wellness Routine with the Waterpik® Sonic-Fusion® Flossing Toothbrush

Today I’m giving you guys all of the details, ins and outs of a little discovery I made that has completely upgraded my health and wellness routine and made me feel so much more confident about showing off my big, bright white smile! If you have yet to hear about the Waterpik® Sonic-Fusion® Flossing Toothbrush, the world’s first flossing toothbrush, you’re in for a treat because this thing is a total game-changer!

Beauty + Grooming, Fall, Home, Home Decor, Lifestyle, Style, Summer

The Best of the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale 2018

Nordstrom Anniversary Sale 2018 Early Access officially kicked off today for Nordstrom cardmembers, and we combed through all of the items in every single category to get to the best deals and buys so you don’t have to! Happy shopping… and saving!

Beauty + Grooming, Home, Lifestyle, Men’s Favorites, Style, Summer

The Tuesday 10: Vol. 7

The 2018 Nordstrom Anniversary Sale info you need now, a relaxed, coastal-inspired home we’re crushing on, the total body exfoliating tool we’re hooked on, the amazing Rebecca Taylor and J.Crew sale sections, Dr. Phil’s fascinating story and more in today’s Tuesday 10!

Beauty + Grooming, Home, Lifestyle

The Tuesday 10: Vol. 6

The arrival of the highly-anticipated Instagram TV, Kevin Costner’s new show on Paramount Network, Yellowstone, Mandy Moore’s gorgeous house tour in Architectural Digest, new office and home decor releases from Hearth & Hand by Magnolia at Target, a revelation in haircare and color maintenance and so much more in today’s Tuesday 10!

Beauty + Grooming, Lifestyle

The Perfect Natural DIY Manicure & Pedicure At Home

I absolutely love skipping the salon and doing my nails at home, so I’m talking about my tried and tested essentials for getting the perfect DIY at-home manicure and pedicure, including all of the steps and products in my carefully curated nail routine!

Beauty + Grooming, Home, Lifestyle, Style

The Tuesday 10: Vol. 5

The new affordable summer home decor & outdoor entertaining collection from Hearth & Hand by Magnolia at Target, the absolute best product for growing thicker, bushy eyebrows quickly, the beautiful new nursery collection from Pottery Barn Kids and West Elm, Amanda Knox and more in this week’s Tuesday 10!

10 Last Minute Mothers Day Gift Ideas Under $100 featured by top Phoenix lifestyle blog, Love and Specs

Beauty + Grooming, Food, Holiday Favorites, Home, Lifestyle, Spring, Style

10 Last-Minute Mother’s Day Gift Ideas Under $100

Mother’s Day is just days away on Sunday, May 13th, and as is tradition here on Love + Specs, we’re serving up our signature last-minute gift guide with 10 awesome Mother’s Day gift ideas that are all under $100 and will all arrive in time to make mom feel like a queen!

Beauty + Grooming, Food, Lifestyle, Style

The Tuesday 10: Vol. 3

Welcome to The Tuesday 10, Vol. 3 on Love + Specs! We’re rounding up 10 things we loved this week, including Wayfair’s biggest home decor sale of the year, The Way Sale, the fun and affordable spring and summer dresses from Mango that I’m obsessing over, the new cookbook we can’t live without, Everyday California Food and the Wonderboom, the little speaker with big sound!

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Instagram post 17857398488397697 Everything is starting to bloom here again in Phoenix & thanks to some much needed rain the last few days, I see a pretty pretty spring on the horizon! Obviously, another spring Arcadia tour is in order 🥰 This snap is from last spring & I was just positively smitten with this rose-covered fence with that bloom-lined walkway in the background. Swoon!
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Instagram post 18144143809141458 Ok ok ok since everyone clearly loves @bridgertonnetflix & it seems to be a nice little introduction to the world of romance novels for a good chunk of you like @virginriverseries was for me last year, would you guys be interested in a roundup of my very favorite romance novels/series to read if you loved it & want more of it?! I’m gonna be honest - I read 140 books in 2020 & watched very, very little TV because I was positively enthralled with the wonderful world of romance novels! Seriously... it saved my sanity in 2020 with its endless happy endings, loved-up storylines & spicy characters. It was honestly the best escape from reality in my downtime. I had surgery in September & I was 0% nervous or anxious while I was waiting to go in because I was so engrossed in my book & barely even noticed when they wheeled me into surgery 🤣 My doctor came in to chat with me & go over the procedure before we went in & I was like “yeah yeah cool cool but can you leave so I can get back to Ryder & Sammy because they’re at a pivotal moment right now.” 😂 So let me know if that would be of interest & I’ll get a blog post up ASAP! 💗
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Instagram post 18027559984291140 Oh snap! New shutters (the DIY tutorial for these is on the blog)! Also you can catch a glimpse of the new light we installed a while back here. It’s a sage barn light with a black metal arm & base by @progressltg progressltg & we’re obsessed! It was such a good swap & I’m so glad we just dove in & figured out how to make it work. Totally worth it. Also can we just talk about how awesome a stained wood Dutch door would be here?! It’s happening... someday. It has to! 😂
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Instagram post 17915557696547572 What. A. Day! Today has been pretty thrilling to say the least, so I thought I’d keep the good vibes rolling & share a super fun DIY project over on the blog that we finished last year. Im so happy that we’re finally getting around to sharing one of the many DIY home improvement projects we’ve tackled during our time at home this last year & I think there’s no better way to kick it off than by sharing one of my very favorites - our DIY shutters! Well decorative shutters, that is. This project is SO easy to execute & will save you a bundle compared to buying prefabricated shutters or having a carpenter make them for you. We have a few more things we’ll be changing & adding to our front porch over time, but it’s coming along! Hop to the link in my bio to get the full tutorial on how to make your own shutters at home & before & after pics of the project! Exterior Paint Color: @sherwinwilliams Alabaster & Shutter Color: @sherwinwilliams Agreeable Gray
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Instagram post 18092369944221655 Just when I think my love of pink is of the casual variety, I start looking through old photos & realize that I spent most of summer 2020 finding & snapping pretty pink houses in Northern Michigan 🤣 No wonder I love this time of year so much - it’s a pinksplosion! If you missed all 3 of the Northern Michigan Cottage tours on the blog last summer/fall, you can see all of the pink prettiness & a ton of other amazing color combos at the link in my bio if you just go to the category “Home” & then “Michigan Cottage Tours” in the drop down menu. So many inspiring, charming homes to get lost in! The first image here in the carousel is of one of my very favorite historic Victorian homes in Petoskey, MI - you can admire it right from the main drag that drives through & out of Petoskey & the details always leave me drooling!
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Instagram post 18116494060171676 Citrus season & the lead up to Valentine’s Day is one of my favorite times of year to be a Phoenician. 🍊 It’s starting to get pretty dreamy around here right now & I feel like I reeeally needed this. I was startin’ to lose it a little bit I think being so cooped up inside. 😬 You guys know I’m a serious sucker for all things V-Day & especially love all of the pretty pastel, romantic, happy home decor that hits shelves right now, so if that speaks straight to your design feels head on over to the link in my bio because I shared my annual roundup of ALL the V-Day inspired decor I’m loving this year that would be awesome additions to your abode all year round. And bonus, they’re perfect for gifting, too! 💗

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