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Links to Love

in bustle, career contessa, elite daily, giveaway, glitter inc, gone greek, links to love, love, by RoyallyPink, 7:30 AM

Whew, first week of February down and it honestly hasn't been that bad! Hahaha! I am definitely feeling good emotionally but physically, it's not fun. I'm headed to the doctors today to get my throat checked out because I'm pretty sure I have strep. Doesn't that sound fun?

My sorority had recruitment this week and it just broke my heart over and over again. It's weeks like these that I miss college and all my friends. #PostGrad

Be sure to enter my giveaway to win a monogrammed crewneck sweatshirt from Gone Greek! They were kind enough to send me my own and I'm obsessed—it's so comfortable!

Aside from that, there's not much going on so let's dive into my favorite links of the week!

These are the qualities (or flaws) your perfect woman should have.

I still haven't gotten around to reading #GIRLBOSS but this review made me want to read it right now!

A restaurant serving only breakfast sandwiches is about to pop up in NYC. Give me all the BECs!

You can bet on the fact that I will be making all these cauliflower recipes this weekend.

I have never ever wanted to own my own house more than after seeing all these awesome "home hacks".

I'm not ashamed to say I've purchased everything on this list at Target.

This profile on Lexi, from Glitter Inc. is perfect!

Have a great weekend everyone :)

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Monthly Muse: January 2015 Favorites

in beauty, beauty blogger, career contessa, covergirl, first aid beauty, foundation, january favorites, jawbone up, mascara, maybelline, sephora, by RoyallyPink, 7:30 AM

Honestly, I don't feel like January went by that fast. I can barely remember the beginning of the month.

January is one of my least favorite months so part of me is happy to see it go but the other part despises February so I'd rather January stick around. It's one step closer to Spring and I just love the winter way too much.

Mercury was also in retrograde for most of the month and to some that may seem so silly but I'm a big believer in Astrology and I was basically a basket case this entire month so Mercury being in retrograde makes total sense for me.

Here's to hoping for a better February but who knows...

When I think of my monthly favorites, I always have a difficult time because a lot of my favorites are beauty products and I like to keep a variety.

I don't think I did a great job but I tried!

JawboneUp: I've only had this bad boy for a week but I'm obsessed already. I'm planning on doing a full post on this fitness/sleep tracker so look out for that soon. It's so awesome to see how many steps you take or how long you're in a deep sleep for. I'm so happy I bought this...PS. A lot of these were on sale for $50-60 at Target but I got mine for $45 on Amazon. Go buy it! You won't regret it :)

CoverGirl Ready, Set, Gorgeous Foundation: I've been debating buying this foundation for a while because I've heard some great things about it but wasn't too keen on the packaging (it looks cheap and I know that's a really silly reason to not buy a makeup product). I finally took the plunge and I'm so happy I did. It's the perfect everyday foundation, easy to apply and blend, and gives a very natural, satin finish. There has hardly been a make up day when I haven't used this!

Maybelline Lash Sensational: Another new beauty product to tell you about. The drugstore was on their A game with new products this month and this was one of the few I was desperate to try. I have a lot of mascaras open right now but I couldn't resist Maybelline and the rose gold packaging. It's a wet formula with a really cool "fan" brush but leaves my lashes long, voluminous, and very black. I've been using it during the day and for 'night out' makeup and it looks good either way!

Career Contessa: This website has been so great this month. I read their articles every month and love the content they produce but this month, I found myself gravitating more and more to the site. This is such a great career website for young, millennial women with the best real, advice I've ever heard. I'm so grateful for resources like this! You need to check it out :)

First Aid Beauty: I have definitely talked about me dealing with ecezma and it's gotten better a little bit (most of my dry skin ended up being an allergy to perfume :/ ) with the help of First Aid Beauty. I've heard so many good things about this brand and it's perfect for sensitive, eczema prone skin. I bought two products on sale at Sephora and have been using them constantly this month. I bought the Dual Repair Eye Cream and Ultra Repair Lip Therapy. Both have been complete lifesavers and I want more First Aid Beauty products!

What were your favorites in January? Tell me in the comments!

Shop my favorites below:

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Links to Love

in career, career contessa, dating, elite daily, links to love, post grad, the college prepster, by RoyallyPink, 7:30 AM

Another long, dreary week...another week of complete and utter exhaustion. Does anyone have any tips for me falling asleep and staying asleep? It's almost like I haven't slept in days. Emotionally I'm fine, it's now physically I feel like crap...funny how that always happens.

Anyways...there is so much fun stuff coming up and I'm really excited. Brunch with my sorority sisters tomorrow, a hockey game in a two weeks, and a trip to Boston (YEEEEE) next month. Can you say exciting? It's so nice to have things to look forward too.

As I'm typing this up, I'm watching 'Gone Girl' on OnDemand and we all know how much I loved that book. The movie so far is incredible, not as descriptive as the book but hey, it's a movie. It's still awesome.

I'll stop rambling...here are the links I loved this week :)

Career Contessa is my new favorite website and this profile on illustrator, Brittany Fuson, is amazing.

lulu lemon gets a bad rap but this article shows what the company has taught us.

Cosmo's "What It's Really Like to Work at...." series is really interesting. This lulu lemon (see a trend here?) article is pretty cool.

Why do we feel the need to look for things we know are going to upset us? This sort of explains it.

What wedding nights are actually like...this is too funny.

GSD is one of my favorite series on Meg Biram's blog and this week my favorite blogger, Carly, from The College Prepster was featured and it was perfect.

Career Contessa strikes again with an awesome DIY annual review...perfect for post grads in their first year jobs.

This week the internet was filled with some goodness...what did you love?

Happy Friday and have a good weekend!

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Links to Love

in birchbox, c.wonder, career contessa, Lilly Pulitzer, links to love, target, by RoyallyPink, 7:30 AM

Okay this week FLEW by. I cannot believe it's already Friday. I don't know why it went so fast but I'm surely not complaining. Maybe because I barely slept? Between Tuesday and Wednesday night, I got 7 hours of sleep. Yup, in 2 days, I slept for 7 hours—I was at work for more hours during those days than I was asleep. Let that sink in for a hot second.

I will be sleeping in late this weekend mixed with some blogging, goal setting, and a dinner date with my sorority family. A low-key yet productive and fun weekend is just what I need.

I was in a fantastic mood this week, hardly any anxiety and everything was just good, which is always a plus in my book.

These will both be included in the links but can we talk about two huge pieces of fashion news. First, C.Wonder is CLOSING. I am beyond DEVASTATED. I just got a gorgeous monogrammed leopard tote bag for work for Christmas from them and I wanted more goodies but now, it's all gone. I'm so sad but Ms. Tory Burch is probably jumping for joy.

In HAPPY fashion news and the best news I think 2015 will grace with me, LILLY PULITZER FOR TARGET. Not to toot my own horn but I'm 98% sure I was the first one on Twitter to see this news. I saw Refinery29 tweet their link about a new Target collaboration but I was not expecting to see the face of the queen of pink and green.

I let out a huge scream, so loud that my mom thought something bad happened. Immediately my social media timelines flooded with the fantastic news and I hardly saw any "hate". Some people aren't happy because they feel that the collab will take away the exclusivity of Lilly Pulitzer but I think that there is more than enough to share. Just because it's a lower price doesn't mean it's not real Lilly. If Alexander Wang and Phillip Lim are good enough for Target, you bet your ass Ms. Pulitzer is.

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