I hope everyone had an absolutely fantastic Halloween and Halloweekend! This year, I went as Rapunzel from Tangled and it was a simple, but incredibly fun costume! (It helps when a major part of your costume is already growing out of your head.) I borrowed the dress from a friend, got a Pascal stuffed animal and pinned it onto my shoulder, braided my hair, and used bobby pins with scrapbooking flowers attached to them. Then I threw on some jewelry to complete the look …
October Favorites 2015
I can't believe that October is almost over! This month, I didn't have that many new "favorites," so rather than making a video, I decided to do a short post covering all my favorites for the month of October! Without further ado, let's get started! 1. Necessary Basic Shirt by Necessary Clothing ℅ I got this shirt last spring from Necessary Clothing in purple and green and I've been wearing both of them like crazy recently! They're super comfy and they work really well with a puffer vest …
Pumpkins & Cable Knit
Happy Halloweek! My chapter recently visited Bengston's pumpkin patch on a weekend for our sisterhood retreat! It was loads of fun and we all consumed a ridiculous number of apple cider donuts. Everyone was bundled up in flannels, cozy sweaters, puffy vests, scarves and boots since it was one of the first chillier days and we were going to be spending the day outside. ~ What I Wore ~ J.Crew Sweater (similar) and Jeans - L.L. Bean 6" Boots and Puffer Vest (this vest from J.Crew Factory …
Pinrose GIVEAWAY
Hope you're all having a very merry Friday, lovelies! I'm incredibly excited to announce that I'm doing a fun giveaway for all of you this week on my Instagram! I've teamed up with one of my new favorite perfume brands, Pinrose, to give away not one, but two of their travel petal packs! Each set comes with two packets of each of the ten Pinrose scents (and they all smell AMAZING)! JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. I've talked about …
Ganging Up for Good with Secret & Teen Vogue
One of my favorite things about being a Teen Vogue Ambassador is having the opportunity to be a voice for some of the amazing brands and campaigns that Teen Vogue Works with. Many of you have probably already heard of the Mean Stinks Campaign by Secret. If you have, then you already know how awesome its efforts are! But let me tell you a little bit more... Secret decided to bring a focus to the problem of girl-on-girl bullying, because as they've pointed out, it's different. In this day and …
Granting Wishes with ΧΩ Lambda Mu
It's that time of year again, it's ΧΩ dodgeball time! Last year, my chapter of Chi Omega, Lambda Mu at Loyola University Chicago, set a goal to raise $15,000 for The Make-a-Wish Foundation. In other words, we wanted to grant three wishes... Thanks to generous donations from sisters, friends, family, and other organizations on campus, we ended up raising over $25,000! That's FIVE wishes granted for children suffering from life threatening illnesses. This year, our goal is …
CHICago Style Interview
Earlier this month, I was interviewed by CHICago Style and we talked about Bowtiful Life, personal style, and why I love fashion. Check out their post here! We also did a photoshoot in downtown Chicago by the Water Tower and all my outfit details are linked below. What I Wore Lush Dress (comes in a ton of different colors) - J.Crew Tights - Kendra Scott Phara Necklace, Elisa Necklace, Naomi Ring, and Elle Earrings, Timex Watch (this one is very similar) - BP. Trolley Ankle …
UNIQLO Chicago Train Takeover
Hey lovelies, happy Sunday! I decided to postpone my usual Friday post until today so that I could tell you all about the super fun event that I got to attend on Friday for UNIQLO! If you saw some of the snapchats I posted on Friday (and if you're not already following me on Snapchat, my username is BowtifulLife) then you have a bit of an idea as to just how much fun this event was! UNIQLO is coming to Chicago and opening a store on Michigan Avenue, right above Topshop, on October 23rd! To …
Mirror Mirror – Kendra Scott Winter 2015
I'm super pumped today because the new winter collection for Kendra Scott just launched in stores and online! It's called "Mirror Mirror" and I think that it is absolutely gorgeous! The collection was inspired by the idea and theme of winter wonderland and fairy tales and it has a bunch of really cool new stones in it. Typically, I'm not a huge a fan of silver, but I really like the rhodium pieces in this collection and I've linked a few of my favorites below! (You should also check out the …
My Favorite Fall Bootie (under $100!)
Fall weather is finally hitting Chicago and I absolutely love it! One of my favorite things about fall is switching out my bright summer wardrobe for my cozy sweaters and fall and winter clothes. One of my staples for fall has always been riding boots, but I've really been loving booties recently! I bought this pair at Nordstrom last winter and they've become one of my favorite pairs of shoes. Now that the weather has cooled down, I wear them almost every day! They're super versatile and …