Sephora is having an amazing sale starting today! Access to the sale is determined on your Beauty Insider Status. So here are the dates based on the different levels:

  • VIB Rouge- 20% off October 30-November 9th
  • VIB-15% off November 3-9
  • Insider- 10% off November 5-9

Keep in mind that anyone can sign up to be an insider! All you have to do is sign up using your email. If you haven’t done it you can click this link here! These sales do not happen often, so if there are products like foundation, skincare, haircare, that you know you always purchase and love, now is the time to stock up while the sale is going on. It is also a great time to try some new products as you won’t find a better deal than now! Here are some of my favorites based on categories. These are all products that I use daily and have loved for a while. There are also some products that I am going to be ordering to try.

Shop all the skincare picks here and Lip picks here

More Sale Picks…

Shop all the face picks here and eye picks here!

Amazon has so many great style pieces! You can find so many great options to create amazing fall outfits. In today’s youtube video I broke down quite a few different outfit options. Amazon has a great new feature called Amazon Style Snap, where you can upload a photo of an outfit you like and amazon will find pieces that give you the same look. It is seriously so cool. You can give it a try here and in the meantime check out my video and some of my fave pieces below!

Shop them all here!

My loungewear brand, Good To Be just launched an exciting collaboration with boss babe, Katherine Garbarino of @KGMTL. She shares so many amazing things from skincare routines, best products, fashion and style, recipes, and even more! She has so many great tips and tricks for looking and feeling your best from the inside out. I love reading and watching what she has to share each day! Aside from her own Instagram @KGMTL, she is the founder of GLW (Girls Living Well). GLW is an online wellness platform for everything healthy living, healthy eating, fashion, beauty, skincare, and more. She is such a wealth of information and a total boss babe. We are so happy to announce this collaboration with Katherine!

The Breakdown on New Arrivals

Lemon Tee- This tee is super soft and lightweight. It is a women’s fit and runs true to size.

GLW PWR Crewneck- This crewneck is so comfortable and warm. It is a thicker material and runs oversized. It is in unisex sizing. GLW stands for Girls Living Well, Katherine’s online platform for all things health, wellness, fashion and beauty.

Gloss Up Tee- This tee is an oversized classic tee in unisex sizing. It says Gloss Up on the front and is so cute with jeans, leggings, or sweatpants.

Julian’s room tour is here! This was a fun space to design and we wanted it to be fun, functional, and perfect for him! He loves playing with Mickey in his teepee or playing with all his cars on the racetrack. I love the details in the room like these large baskets to store all his toys when he’s not playing and his acrylic shelving. Take a look at the full room tour below!

Take a Look Inside…

We love these cute little car pictures on Julian’s walls! They are cute for now and when he gets a little older. Same with is awesome “JM” on the wall. It is nice to have transitional pieces that will last him a while as he grows.

Now that it is October, all the fall vibes are in the air! There are so many tasty fall recipes, cute decorations, and fun trends to try this time of year. Fall recipes are so fun to make, and usually fill your kitchen with cozy vibes and who doesn’t love that? This recipe is one of those- hot apple cider! I had never made apple cider from scratch and it really wasn’t too hard to do, especially in the crockpot. It definitely makes your kitchen smell amazing too!

Here is What you Need for Apple Cider

Large Crockpot (this one is $40 from Walmart)

Wooden Spoon (linked here)

Masher (linked here)

Glass Mugs (linked here-$11 for four)

6 large apples, such as Granny Smith (approximately 2 pounds)

6 large sweet apples, such as Gala (approximately 2 pounds)

12 whole cloves

6 cinnamon sticks (here is a whole jar)

1/2 to 1 cup packed light brown sugar

The How To’s

  1. First, you will ash and dry the apples.
  2. Cut each apple into 8 wedges (skins, seeds and stems included) and transfer to your crockpot (7 quart size is best)
  3. Add the cloves, cinnamon sticks and 12 cups water.
  4. Then, you will cook it for four hours on high and covered.
  5. At that point, remove the lid and delicately crush the apples with a potato masher. Cover again and cook on high for another 2 hours. 
  6. Now, you’re going to need to strain out the impurities. Take a strainer and hold it over an empty large bowl. In small batches, ladle the apple mixture from the crockpot into the strainer and use the back of the ladle to press down on the apple pulp to extract the liquid. Discard the pulp, seeds, etc.
  7. Next, stir in 1/2 cup of the brown sugar until completely dissolved. Add additional sugar if needed after tasting.
  8. Pour all the cider back into the crockpot to warm it back up and enjoy!

Found from https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchen/shortcut-slow-cooker-apple-cider-5468518

Walmart has some amazing items. Their clothing is super cute and chic and at an amazing price point. In the beauty section they carry so many premium beauty brands like Bare Minerals, Lancome, Anastasia Beverly Hills, Nars, and more! It is so nice to have the option between affordable beauty products as well as the higher end brands. I created a fall look using premium and affordable makeup, hair products, and also a cute sweater and handbag. You can shop them all below!

Miranda Frye , as I am sure you know, is where I get all my everyday jewelry. This jewelry is great quality, does not tarnish, and goes with all my outfits. Her pieces are so fun to layer and always go well with all the other pieces she has too. You can shop them all here on their website and use code ALEX for a discount. You will love these new Miranda Frye Collection pieces and have so much fun mixing and matching them!

Amazon Prime Day is today, October 13th and October 14th. It is a day full of great deals on some amazing Amazon products. There are lowered prices on so many things from electronics, to pots and pans, toys, Amazon products like Alexa, and even clothing and beauty products. You can also usually find deals on Apple products like air pods, watches, and sometimes even Macs. Seriously so many great items. Another product you can get is the Ring Doorbell. This product has been amazing for our family. I love that you can see when people are at your door, package notifications, and more. If you’ve been wanting to get something, now is the time to see if it is on sale. Here are some products below that are at a great price for Amazon Prime Day that I love.

My Favorite Products

Our home office is a fun space in our house! It is where I will come to work on Good To Be, content planning for YouTube, and where I do a lot of my try ons for Instagram stories. It is nice to have a place designated just for work. It is a little less traditional than a lot of home offices but I love the feel of the space. Check out the full tour below!

Take a Look Inside…

The design in the office is very simple, clean but warm! I think the faux fur details really give the office a cozier feel. I also LOVE these chairs– and so does Colbie obviously! He could sit in these chairs all day long. They are seriously so comfortable. I also think that this faux olive tree brings some nice color to an otherwise neutral space.

As the third segment of our home tour, we are sharing our master bedroom tour! Our master bedroom turned out exactly how we wanted it to with Clare Kennedy our designer. We wanted the space to be bright and airy but also still feel cozy and warm. I think she achieved this look perfectly. The mixture of texture and warm neutrals really brought the whole space together.

The bedroom is our little sanctuary. It is so cozy and warm yet looks so fresh and light. All the neutral tones bring a nice calm to the space that we really love. Again, some of my favorite features are the lighting fixtures. The two hanging light fixtures by the bed are amazing and so different than a lot that I have seen. So, we really like that to bring some warmth to the look of the room. Our overhead light is also a main focal point of the room, but we love that it also blends so nicely with everything else as to not detract from the space. Overall, it is such a cohesive space!

The Details…

This side of the bedroom is so beautiful with all the natural light from our windows! We love how it looks out to the backyard and gives a pretty view of all the trees. A feature throughout the entire house that we really love are the floor to ceiling curtains. Ours were made custom by Loom Decor, linked here and we have the same ones throughout the house. They really make the whole house flow and really adds something to each room.

Tree (similar) or (pot and tree bundle)|Dresser|Rug is Nashville Rug Gallery (similar and similar)|Curtains|Bowl|Light (similar here)|

I hope you enjoyed this tour through our master bedroom! This is one of our favorite rooms and we really love the way everything turned out, thanks to Clare Kennedy!