THRIFT STORE FIND AND BIG NEWS

Hello friends, I feel like it has been too long since my last post. I have been busy with my new job, my little girl, and Skyler starting law school. I also have been under the weather because I am expecting!!! Things feel so crazy and we definitely were not planning on having another little one at the moment. I had an IUD in place and I was hoping to wait til the hubby was closer to being done with law school to have another baby. The percentage of pregnancy with my particular IUD was less than 1% so I am still a little shocked but I also feel humbled, blessed, and maybe as though it is meant to be. Being a mother is an amazing gift. I am not very far along and because I had an IUD, there is a higher risk of a miscarriage. However, I had the IUD safely removed and both the baby and I are looking great. Skyler and I are excited to be parents again and optimistic for what our future holds.

On another note, I found this lovely watch at a thrift store in town! Isn't it so cute? And it is real leather too! I have been doing a lot of shopping in thrift stores because it is the only place in town where I can get unique clothing and accessories. Hopefully, you are inspired by my wonderful "Thrift Store Finds" and will want to be more thrifty with your spending. (Although, sometimes it is necessary to splurge for wardrobe staples and quality pieces) I snagged this beautiful piece of jewelry for $4!! CHECK OUT THESE SIMILAR WATCHES AT TARGET THAT COST 10 TIMES MORE THAN WHAT I PAID!!!.

HAIR COLOR FOR YOUR SKIN TONE

Are you thinking of changing your hair color? There are some things you should know before taking the plunge. Everyone's skin tone falls into one of three categories: warm, cool, and neutral. Depending on what skin tone you have will determine what shades of red, blonde and brunette will look best on you. To determine your skin tone I have a few simple tests for you:

First, look at the veins on your inner wrist. Are they blue, green or somewhere in between? If they are blue or bluish purple, you have a cool skin tone. If they are green, you have a warm skin tone. And if it's in between, you guessed it, you have a neutral skin tone.

Second, do you look better in silver jewelry or gold jewelry? Despite what the popular trend is, most people look better in either gold or silver. If you look good in gold, you are warm. If you look good in silver, you are cool. If you honestly look good in both, you are fortunate and have neutral skin.

The third way to tell if your skin is warm or cool is to think about the colors you look best in. If your skin tone is warm you look good in oranges, peaches, yellows, mocha browns, and ivory. Cool skin tones look best in rosy pinks, silvers, plums, greens, blues, and pure whites.

If you still can't figure out what skin tone you have after all three of those tests then you are probably a neutral. I have a neutral skin tone but there are colors in both schemes that just do not suit me. I would say that I lean more to the cool side unless I have a tan then I am definitely more warm. 

HAIR COLOR and YOU

WARM

If your skin tone is warm, your hair color should have warm tones in it. You may prefer the platinum blondes that you have seen everybody with, but if your skin is warm go for the golden blonde shades. If you are worried about looking too orange or yellow, express your concerns with your stylist and they can use a good toner to prevent that. If you are going red and you have warm skin, opt for true red shades, ones with no violet. And if your are going brown, golden brown shades will work best for you; think copper, mocha, and chocolate colors.

COOL

If you have a cool skin tone, color with cool or neutral tones will do wonders for your skin. Again you may prefer a certain tone but if your skin is cool, stick to the cool colors. If you are wanting to go red please stay away from fiery reds! Think natural, blue, ash, and violet tones. I have provided EXCELLENT examples of red, blonde, and brunette shades for both cool and warm hair, all of which are BEAUTIFUL. What hair colors do you like best?

NEUTRAL

All my neutral palette gals out there, you can go with any color! LUCKY YOU!