Congratulations to all who celebrate because it's that time of year; fall. While there are things we all love about warm weather, the slow decline in temperatures allows us to finally embrace all the best things in life (like leather jackets and chunky sweaters). But the real cold weather fanatics know that the best thing about fall and winter is the boots, hands down. There's something to be said about the power of a great pair of boots—it can make or break any ensemble. So you can unders...

There is nothing that grinds my gears more than forking over a hefty sum of money to re-up my stock of beauty essentials and then, one, two, or three weeks later, seeing all of said beauty products unexpectedly go on sale. I mean, the nerve!In fact, yesterday, as I was about to re-supply my waning stock of Beautyblenders, setting spray, brow gel, and lash primer, I saw, with holy sh*t excitement, that a ton of my all-time favorite beauty products—you know—the exact staples I use every singl...

Being a beauty writer means being blessed with the latest and greatest in skincare. I'm constantly testing new formulas and switching products in and out of my routine. With so much variety and an ever-changing line-up, I've had to develop specific criteria for determining how much I like something.  Here it is—if I'm willing to purchase a product on my own once I run out of it, I know it's legit. (It's a simple yet effective standard). Rarely, though, do I find an entire skincare brand that...

A few years ago, catching me without gobs and gobs of jewelry on would never happen, period. Earrings, rings, bracelets, and necklaces covered my body, usually causing a tangled mess of chains, clasps, and pendants that I'd then have to meticulously unravel for hours on end. Eventually, it got to be too much, and I started to edit down my jewelry collection—both in my jewelry box and on my body—until I began only wearing a small handful of pieces on a daily basis with a few rogue stateme...