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The Tuesday 10: Vol. 2

Welcome to The Tuesday 10, Vol. 2 on Love + Specs! We’re rounding up 10 things we loved this week, including a fun and affordable new home decor line from Target called Opalhouse, a crazy sale on the Breville juicer we swear by from Williams-Sonoma, and the new book we’re reading, The Plant Paradox! 

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The Tuesday 10: Vol. 1

Welcome to The Tuesday 10 on Love + Specs! We’re rounding up 10 things we loved this week, including our favorite podcast, Off Camera with Sam Jones, the new Kristen Ess haircare line at Target, the Dawson’s Creek reunion and more!

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Awesome Last-Minute Gifts Under $50 for Her

Procrastinators, unite! We rounded up tons of awesome last-minute gift ideas for her (i.e. the wife/sister/girlfriend/co-worker/mom in your life) that will not only make it in time for Christmas with no rush shipping required, but are also all under $50 so you won’t break the bank!

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Summer Beauty Essentials

Today I’m rounding up my summer beauty essentials and talking all about the long road to perfecting my simple and effective summer beauty routine. You won’t want to miss this one, beauty lovers!

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My Hair Care Must-Haves

If you’re in need of some of the best hair care products out there, read on because I’m talking about my simple, effective approach to hair care and my must-have hair tools and products with Living Proof. They are the best hair care products you can find!

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The Best Beauty Products: Tried, Tested & Loved

The girls are rounding up our favorite beauty products that every woman needs in her beauty regimen that have been tried, tested and loved by real women with busy lives and a real budget! These are the best beauty products out there.

Beauty + Grooming, Lifestyle, Spring, Style

Love + Lemon

Happy Monday, friends! Today is all about the ladies, and I’m really feeling a fresh, funky, citrus-inspired wardrobe for the transition into summer. I can’t deny it – I used to be a hater of […]

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Welcome to Love and Specs!

Welcome to Love and Specs! In case we don’t know each other, we’re Maryal and Chris Carter, the couple behind the love, the specs… and the blog. We’re so excited […]

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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!
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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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Instagram post 18051844207273408 I’m pretty much of freaking out with excitement about what went up on the blog today. Like jumping up and down, doing a happy dance level excitement! Ever since I connected with the amazing @rhianawni , the incredibly talented artist we collaborate with for all of our seasonal phone wallpapers and backgrounds, I’ve been dying to create wallpapers for my very favorite holiday – Valentine’s Day! I have a totally unapologetic, long-standing love affair with the most Hallmarky of Hallmark holidays, and I think a huge part of that is due to the fact that it’s my favorite time of year on the design and decor front. The abundance of pink, purple, hearts and flowers everywhere is pure heaven in my eyes! Which is why when Rhian told me that she created a brand new set of Valentine’s Day watercolor illustrations last year that I could use to create new free V-Day phone wallpapers & desktop backgrounds for you guys, I was beyond pumped to get to work and bring these to life. And sure, these designs are totally V-Day inspired, but love is kind of in fashion all year round, right? So head to the link in my bio, download & share them all & just switch ‘em up as you please all year long! 💗💗💗

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