This month had quite a nice array of favorites, ranging from beauty and fashion to a couple of home baubles. 

First things first:

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A couple weeks ago I went and picked up a new brush (one can never have too many of those) from Walmart. I'm probably super late on this but I had no idea Walmart carried Real Techniques.. who knew? Anyway, I grabbed a foundation brush and I've been looooving it. The angle to it makes it so simple for the product to glide on and it just overall gives a nice finished look. 

I've probably talked about this Essie polish one too many times already, but it's just that good. I chose In the Lobby via another blogger's recommendation and it's the perfect little autumn nail companion. 

Confession: I've never really been the safest when it comes to heat and my hair. I just went along with the flat iron, naive to the breakage around me. As I've been doing my hair lately, I'd noticed some strands looked kind of.... fried. I knew I needed to change, and that's where the TRESemme Thermal Creations heat tamer comes into play. TRESemme is a favorite brand of mine, so I trusted my gut and like always most times, it was right. I feel like the spray actually softens my hair some and I've already seen a difference in the level of fry-age. BONUS: It smells pretty amazing, too.

When you move, I think it's actually impossible to control yourself from impulse buying all the things. Yikes.

A few of my faves? 

This autumnal print from the cutest little etsy shop called The Trendy Sparrow. 

I like the look of succulents and flowers and these precious little flowers from Target caught my eye. The best part of fake plants? No watering required.

I pick up a new candle from the Signature Soy line a little too often. This pumpkin cheesecake one will make you want to eat it. (But please don't) 

And this month was the month of fashion week, which is a no-brainer favorite. NYFW is where it's at for me and DFV, Tory Burch, and Jeremy Scott's shows were GORGEOUS. They were all gorgeous, really... 

Anyway, that does it for my favorites... now onto October!

Tell me all the things you've been obsessed with.

Three Quotes for the Writers

Just a little bit of Monday inspiration for the writer in all of us.

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Finding Your Blogging Voice

It will be two years next month since I started blogging regularly, (times flies when you're having fun) and soon after when I decided I wanted to get "serious" about it. In that time, the blog has gone through a few transitions and it took me awhile to really find my blogging voice. Now I feel like this blog is really "me", but at times I wasn't quite sure what my voice was, and I think sometimes a lot of bloggers feel that way, especially newer ones. 

So how can you establish a strong voice while staying real? (I'm starting to hate the term authentic, so we'll go with real)

Think about details of your personality. How can you incorporate it into your online voice? I'm sarcastic and sometimes witty, so most times that carries over to my writing.

Find inspiration. Look at some of your favorite blogs and the voice they've established. What makes them so relatable and readable? Figure out it for you, too.

Write the way you talk in real life. This probably seems like a duh thing, but when I first started blogging I sort of thought I needed to sound "professional," almost as if I was writing a newspaper instead of a blog. For some bloggers the more serious tone might fit their brand more, which is totally fine. But don't lose your personality either- it never hurts to be cas sometimes. (See? We can all be hip with the times)

You won't find a consistent voice right away, but with time it'll become like second nature and you'll woo everyone away with your unbeatable charm. And if not, at least you'll woo yourself.