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Crayola Launches Beauty Line

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The well-known crayon company, Crayola, teamed up with ASOS to come out with a makeup line.  I am not majorly into makeup but I may just have to test one out when I get back to the states!  All of the products seem decently priced considering how expensive makeup can be.  Crayola's makeup line is a 58 piece collection with eye palettes, bold colored mascaras, highlighters, color changing lipsticks and a brush kit.  In total, there are 95 shades within the collection and each item is vegan so the products are healthy for your face and animal cruelty free.  You can buy these products currently on ASOS website! Crayola Brush Set $40 Crayola Highlighter Crayon $17.50 Crayola Eyeshadow Palette $29 Crayola Mascara $16 Crayola Lip & Cheek Crayon $14.50 All photos from http://us.asos.com/search/crayola%20makeup?q=crayola+makeup

28 Empowering Kate Spade Quotes

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Kate Spade circa 2004 With the recent passing of Kate Spade, I have been looking through my Kate Spade books SHE and Places to Go.  These books are filled of inspiring images accompanied with some of Kate Spades most inspiring quotes.  In 1993, Kate Spade started Kate Spade New York with her husband.  The brand is a major hit to this day following the original inspiration despite Kate Spade selling the company in 2007.  Kate Spade inspired her brand to be for the working woman who longed for fashion and colorful accessories.  For the women who wanted fashion rather than thinking they needed it.  She inspired many through her pieces and personally, her quotes are always great inspiration to me.  Here are 28 of my favorite Kate Spade quotes:  She makes the day brighter, she leaves a little sparkle wherever she goes. Think, travel, celebrate, charm, decorate, dress, live - colorfully.  She looks for adventure around every corner. She da...

A Weekend in Roma

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At 7AM on Friday, May 25, 2018, my study abroad class met our spectacular professor so we could board a train to Rome.  With our backpacks, all sixteen of us climbed on to the train ready for our first overnight weekend trip, unsure of what would happen! Once arrived in Rome we dropped our backpacks off at the Hotel Atlantico where we would stay that weekend  and started venturing through the city.  We walked to the Spanish Steps, the Caravaggio in S. Lugi  dei Francesi Church, to the Pantheon, Museum and Crypt of Capuchin Monks and of course the Trevi Fountain to throw our coins!  Now the Museum and Crypt of Capuchin Monks is not something many have heard of so I will elaborate a little on what exactly this crazy  museum really was!  The museum didn't allow taking pictures but just imagine real bones all over.  The bones seemed a bit blackened because of all the the time that had passed which just made them creepier to me.  The chandelie...

My Top 10 Favorite Instagram Bloggers

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Like most people today, I LOVE Instagram!  I use it personally to post my fun photos of my average Ohio lifestyle but also I use Instagram to follow well known bloggers and fashionistas.  Here are my ten favorite Instagram ladies who I look to the most when it comes to style, tips, and inspiration for my own Instagram! 1. BRE @bresheppard She's adorable and I love her style.  Bre lives in the Seattle area and shares a lot of great tips on her makeup routine and clothing items to buy.  She has great style that isn't over the top or super expensive which as a college student I appreciate!  Bre is definitely my #1 !  P.S. Her husband and her are adorable together also! 2. Tezza @tezzamb Love, love, love Tezza!  Her husband is her photographer as they travel around the world, plus she's got great style.  Tezza has amazing pictures which is important for content and is always creative. 3. Emily Shakgough @emilyshak She's Scottish/Lebanese ...

Night Time Drive Playlist

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When I first started driving, my friends and I loved to out at night and just drive to somewhere we could park and just talk.  I still love to drive late at night and the feeling it gives me.  When its late at night, there are only a few people out driving so the empty roads help clear your mind to think.  While driving at night and chatting, my friends and I felt that certain songs spoke to us the best because of the time of night.  Here are the songs that I think are great to listen to while taking a late night drive! Boston by Augustana Drops of Jupiter by Train How to Save a Life by The Fray Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol Hey There Delilah by Plain White T’s She Will Be Loved by Maroon 5 You’re Beautiful by James Blunt XO by John Mayer Me and Tennesse by Tim McGraw and Gwyneth Paltrow Picture by Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow  Stay by Rihanna and Mikky Ekko I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing by Aerosmith Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis Hallelujah by Jef...

My Top 10 Favorite Movies!

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I always love hearing other peoples favorite movies just in case I haven't heard of them or so I can rewatch and maybe like it even more.  For me personally, I love a good romance in my movies.  Although there are a few I left out, I had to narrow the list down and here they are, my top ten favorite movies!   Mama Mia https://www.musicboxtheatre.com/events/mothers-day-with-mamma-mia Donna (Meryl Streep) is preparing for her daughter's wedding while running her own hotel on a Greek island.  Also preparing for her wedding, Donna's daughter Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) secretly invites three men from her mother's past in hopes that one will be her father who will walk her down the aisle. Fools Rush In https://www.refinery29.com/2015/08/92083/fools-rush-in-movie-facts?bucketed=true&bucketing_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F Months after a one night stand, Isabel Fuentes (Salma Hayek) shows up to Alex Whitmans (Matthew Perry) for aft...

The Ice Cream Parlor You Must Go To - Cincinnati, OH

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Back in the days of poodle skirts and no cell phones, friends and families gathered in ice cream parlors to have a treat and chat.  Since the trending CW TV show Riverdale has brought the love of diners  and milkshakes back I found myself searching for a quaint ice cream shop for myself.    I started my hunt around the greater Cincinnati area and found Aglamesis Brothers, a family ran, turn-of-the-century parlor.    They offer homemade ice cream, candy and sandwiches at two locations. While driving in the Montgomery area, it would be easy to pass Aglamesis Brothers parlor but once you stop and go inside you’ll be grateful you caught the sign.    Inside, the shop is set up just like a parlor from the 1950’s.    Pink and cream wallpaper and awnings with antique chande liers and tables.  It is truly a step back in time when walking into Aglamesis Brothers.  You are not just being taken back to the poodle skirt er...