I recently accepted a position at a manufacturing plant. I’ll be in an office, where the dress code is business casual. I was told that I’ll need steel toe shoes while on the manufacturing floor, but a site-wide steel toe shoe mandate will be policy soon. Do you have any advice for keeping it feminine… Continue Reading Ask Allie: Business Casual with Steel Toe Boots
I bought a pair of silky track pants. I wore them out with a camisole and heels but I’m wondering how I can wear them work for work, I work in a business casual office. Someone recently commented (sorry could NOT find, if you’re the one who did it let me know so I can… Continue Reading Ask Allie: Dressy Track Pants for the Office?
To my American readers, happy Independence Day! Today is a day to celebrate our freedom, and I can’t think of a better way to enjoy cookouts, fireworks, and parades than with the freedom to wear whatever you want! Rock that rhinestone flag tee shirt, the shorts decorated in stars and stripes, the flag sunglasses, the… Continue Reading Happy Independence Day!
I believe in the power of positive thinking. When I feel down, I take a moment to force myself to smile (studies show that just by smiling your mood improves) and think about good things. The awesome weather we’re having, last night snuggling with Karl watching Sherlock on his phone, Emerson telling me I am… Continue Reading Squeezing Lemons: Self-Care in Difficult Times
As a blogger, I receive many invites in my inbox, but having a job and family means most of them I decline. However, when I received an email from Brand Link to see the band Spirit Animal perform at the W Washington DC, I immediately emailed my mom to see if she could watch… Continue Reading Out and About: Spirit Animal at the W Washington DC
All the magazines say summer is the time to lighten your makeup. Switch from concealer and foundation to a tinted moisturizer or BB Cream. I say… who are these people who come June have shrunken pores, their zits disappear, and have invisible redness and dark circles? it’s 2014 and any smart woman knows that tanning… Continue Reading An Ode to Revlon ColorStay Foundation