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Thursday, December 9, 2021

MY FAVORITE THINGS PARTY

This week on Instagram I have been sharing my Favorite Things and Giveaway to win these favorite things. You can see some of my favorite things I shared below. We have 3 more days to go with something exciting on the last day! 


If you have never been to a Favorite Things Party, I’ll give you a little rundown of how they work. They’re so fun! It’s such a great way to share your favorite things, but also learn about other peoples’ favorite things! 


Here’s how I host my Favorite Things Party:


Everybody brings 3 of the same gift. We do a price range of $20 but you could select whatever amount you think your guests would be comfortable with. When everyone arrives, they put their name on a piece of paper in a bowl, 3 times (for the 3 gifts you’re giving) and choose a number (this will be the order everyone will present their favorite thing) 

When your number is called, you share what you brought and explain why it’s one your favorite thing. Then you draw 3 names to gift your favorite things to! So easy, and everybody goes home with 3 new favorite things! This party also inspires we ruined with new gift ideas to give that holiday season. We’ve had everything from Poo-Pouri to the candle that is what they burn at the Plaza Hotel in NYC. you could even do a funny or dirty favorite thing to mix it up. 


Here are some of my Favorite Things I have shared so far this week. These items are above the normal $20 I would spend at my party but I wanted a way to give back as a Thank you for following along with me and I honestly love all of these things I shared. These would also make great Gifts! 



DAY ONE 




The Polished Jar dispensers, tray and bamboo brush. These dispensers are my favorite because they not only look beautiful in your kitchen or bath but they have so many customizable options available to neatly organize you’re whole home or business. These make a great gift set with the tray and bamboo brush. 


DAY TWO 




Cozy Earth Socks. I discovered this brand because of their incredibly soft bamboo bedding. Then I saw they had socks too and I had to have them. They are the softest. I love that they’re not super thick so I can easily wear with my boots and around the house. This giveaway is closed but you can still receive 45% of your order with code THESTYLENEST45 


DAY THREE




This is a little luxury favorite of mine. It’s pricey but smells oh so good! One of my favorite perfumes Santal 33 teamed up with The Laundress to create a laundry scent. 



DAY FOUR 




These are 2 of my favorite makeup items. This is the mascara I have been using for over a year. I’ve never gone back to anything else. I love it because the mascara wraps tubes around your eyelashes giving you extra long lashes and no black smudging or flaming under your eyes! My other favorite beauty item is this Kosas air brow gel. Because of my thyroid disease, the outer edge of my eyebrows have thinned out over the years. I used to have to use a gel and color them in. This allows me to do all of that. Both of these products are also clean which is important to me. You will love both of them! 


DAY FIVE 




One of my favorite local shops to buy home goods and accessories is Abode Shoppe in Newburyport. The owner Gina is a doll to work with and her shop has the best stuff. This basket bowl and these linen napkins are so beautiful in person. If you’re local. Stop by to do some holiday shopping! 


DAY SIX 



This favorite thing hits my sweet tooth. These are 2 local companies that make the best coffee cake and caramels I’ve ever had and I’ve had a lot! My Grandmas Coffee Cakes are a fav in my whole house. We love the cinnamon, cinnamon walnut and blueberry. If you’re heading to Christmas Brunch this would be a great cake to bring. I really wish these caramels weren’t at the checkout of our local grocery store because it makes it way to easy for me to grab them as I’m checking out and eat them all before I get home which is 1/2 mile away. I love their sea salt black lava but all of the other flavors are so good. You can get a variety pack here if you want to try them all out. 


DAY SEVEN 




Today’s Giveaway is a good one. I’ve been a huge Beautycounter fan since the company first started. I love what this company is trying to do in the beauty industry. There is very little regulation on beauty products and Beautycounter is very transparent in what is in their ingredients. A majority of skin problems stems from the chemicals that are in our products. I teamed up with my friend to give one lucky winner the lotus Beauty cleansing balm. I use this to wash the makeup off my face every evening with these cleansing clothes. On days that my face is really dry, I will use it as a balm overnight. I also included my favorite make up brush cleaner and cleansing mat. You could just use the itcosmetics make up cleaner on its own but I find that the cleansing mat helps to get them really clean. 


Instructions to enter to win my Favorite Things Giveaways are listed on the posts on my feed. Continue to follow along for the next 3 days to see what other Favorite thing I will be giving away. 


Good luck to everyone! 


xo, Jen 

Friday, January 27, 2017

FRIDAY FINDS

This week flew by and we're headed into a busy weekend. Starting with first penance and a birthday celebration weekend for my youngest. I can't believe he's going to be 8 years old....waaahh! I still keep thinking I have time to think about a 3rd because in my head he's 5 but in reality he acts like he's 16. As crazy as he drives me I'd kill to go back to this day.  



This weeks finds are things are a mix of some of my favorite things I've tried or received this week. 

Starting with this Ole Henrickson Power Peel System. I have some serious sunspots! Irish skin and years of baby oil at the beach...enough said. I'm hopeful for this peel system. It says 6 uses but you could easily get 2 out of each. I only used half and had plenty. My skin felt amazing afterwards and the microdermabrasion was seriously the best I've ever used. I'm not going to lie it did hurt a bit but it removed a lot of dead skin 😝  Here is a description from Sephoras site: A popular treatment at Ole Henriksen's skin clinic, this microdermabrasion and acid peel system dramatically retexturizes to visibly reduce fine lines, smooth skin texture, even skintone, diminish discoloration, and minimizes pores for instant renewed youthful radiance in three simple steps. 



My closet consists of mostly black, cream, gray and blush so when I saw this adorable sweater on Cara Loren I knew I needed it. I'm sort of obsessed with longer cardigan coats the past couple winters. I like this one because the notched collar gives it a more polished look. But yet it's comfortable and has pockets too! I ordered a small and would say it runs true to size.  It's called the Chloe Cardigan. 





If you've followed any design trends you know that blush/pink is having a big moment right now. As a boy mom I feel weird having anything pink outside my closet and nail polish colors but I couldn't resist these blush vases when I saw them at Target. I just love Targets home collection items. They don't break the bank and you can update spaces with trendier pieces you wouldn't necessarily want to spend a lot of money on. 



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Let's be honest, adulting and parenting is hard and not always the most rewarding job. But now you can reward yourself with these seriously amazing reward stickers. They're all so great it's hard to choose a favorite but there are days I'd really love a reward for "almost made it to the gym"   




The J. Crew catalog came this week, so there goes the paycheck. A whole slew of new Spring arrivals I'm dying to add to my closet. Especially these flats, this trench, this off the shoulder top (love both colors) and this bag!!! 


Happy Weekend! 

Friday, March 27, 2015

Friday Finds





1. Super cute metal letters that can be used as storage for little trinkets. 
2. I was at Crate & Barrel this week and spotted these eggs. They would make a great easter decoration in a simple bowl on a stack of books on your coffee table. 
3. Now that my kitchen is almost complete I'm getting back to my recipe search and I always love trying a new salsa recipe, especially one with avocado in it. Yum!! 
4. On Sunday, Rob and I had the opportunity to go to brunch without the kids and hunt for a kitchen table. I've been on the hunt for simple bedding and fell in love with this at Mitchell Gold Bob Williams. I just wanted to say "I'll take it all" but luckily my type-A hubby kept me focused on what we were really looking for. 
5. I always get in a lull with my clothes this time of year. I'm so sick of my down coat and boots. Looking at summer clothes just makes it a little more depressing because beach season seems so far away. But after seeing a sneak peek of the Lilly Pulitzer collection for target I can't wait for summer to get here. 

Have a great weekend!

xo,
Jen 

Land of Nod // Crate & Barrel // cooking Classy // MitchellGoldBobWilliams // Lilly Pulitzer for Target 






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