What To Wear: Potluck

With the ultimate holiday meal tomorrow, today let’s look at what to wear to a potluck!  I collaborated with Erica Gerelmann on two looks that will work for your next potluck this holiday season. Alicia’s Look: A potluck is all about being stress free and your looks should be the same.  You want to be…

Happy Cinco De Mayo!

Here’s to the 5th of May!  Today may be the day that the Mexican army overcame the French in an unlikely battle, but it’s also a day to have a mini fiesta to honor it!  Plus, personally, my mom comes into town today, my good friend’s anniversary and Thursday Bites at work, so a day…

Trending Tuesday: Holiday Sparkle

If the world of alicia was the internet, #sparkle would totally be trending!  I just can’t get enough glimmer and glam this time of year.  All I want to do is wear sequins and glitter and stare at sparkling Christmas lights!  Here’s what’s sparkly and has my attention! mark. Sparkle: The mark. Sparkle collection has…

Cyber Monday Shopping List

It’s a rough Monday back, I’m not going to lie. The only thing making it better are these Cyber Monday deals! Today and tomorrow at my eBoutique you can get 20% off a $40 order and if you bump that up to $65 order you get a FREE tote full of the best of the…

Holiday Hostess: Shoes To Host In

The holiday hostess, a role we play more often than not this holiday season.  Since this role consists of cleaning, cooking, preparing, entertaining, and more all in a timely manner the less you have to deal with the better.  That’s where my hostess series comes in, first up the best shoes to host in.  Shoes!?…

Mani Monday: Franken-Nails!

  Only a work week left until Halloween weekend, which means only a week left to get in some Halloween mani’s!!!  Sometimes pinterest can be a cure and a curse!  There were plenty of ideas I loved but I got a new Halloween polish I wanted to use so putting that all together with my…

Gift Guide: Things I Want To Buy Myself But End Up Gifting

The problem with this time of year is instead of shopping for my ever expanding Christmas list, I want to shop for myself!  I mean the deals are excellent and I always find things I never noticed before but I need!  What usually ends up happening is I buy the folks on my list things…

Holiday Styling Tips: Traditional Holiday Colors, Red and Green

The holiday season is officially upon us!  Which basically means from now util New Years I’m themeing out my days with a little holiday cheer, mainly by wearing holiday colors!  Nothing signals the holidays more than traditional red and green.  Jill from My Sweet Obsessions and I have a few tips on how to wear…

Easy Homemade Fresh Cranberry Sauce

It’s not that I don’t like the canned stuff, it’s that homemade and fresh is so much better!  My mom made this years and years ago as an alternative and we’ve never looked back.  It’s more of a relish than a jelly sauce, but not only will it taste way better, it dresses up your…

Thanksgiving Day Makeup – Subtle Smokey Eye and Nude Lip

As you’re planning your menu, guests and shopping list for Thanksgiving… or Friendsgivng… you should also be thinking about your look!  “OH how vain!”  But nobody wants too look like they’ve been slaving over a hot stove all day even though they have been.  Aaaaaand it’s a reason to put a little more sparkle in…