Oh So Good

I really love discovering new makeup.  When working with Saks I got to play with lots of beauty products and ended up buying my fair share of goodies.  My favorite being Yves Saint Laurent's Touche Eclat.  It's this wondrous little pen that has the ability to make faces look so much brighter and fresh.  When used around the eyes it erases dark circles and makes eyes look wider.  And when applied  to the hollow of the chin and around the contour of lips it makes lips look 100 times fuller.  I highly recommend this product to anyone who likes to play around with high-lighting one's features.

Happy Sunday

It's cloudy and cold out.  Which just so happens to be my favorite weather for Sundays.   Sundays are great for naps.  And drinking hot cocoa.  And wearing sweatshirts and yoga pants.  Here's hoping your Sunday is relaxing and cozy.

Nesting

I haven't blogged in nearly a month!  This is both odd and telling of just how busy I have been.  I was blessed enough to be able to show at US Nationals last week and it was a whirlwind 10 days spent in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  I can't even begin to explain how wonderful it was to catch up with old friends and get back in the show ring with a pretty black gelding by the name of Harlem.  I also had the opportunity to work with Saks 5th Avenue Tulsa in hosting a red carpet event - I was dressed in fabulous clothes, got to go on a morning talk show, and worked with some amazing individuals to make this red carpet event a success.  I feel so lucky to have been able to be apart of the nationals and am slowly readjusting to life back in Iowa.

That all being said, I can't tell you how great it is to be home and enjoy the little things I've missed.    Hope you all have had a wonderful October, I know I did :)

Also check out my guest post over at Katalina Girl!

Coated

Coated and texturized jeans are a trend that caught my eye from the very beginning.  I love how they add an edge to plain old skinny's, yet are a bit more demure than leather leggins.  I just ordered this pair of Rag and Bone "the legging jean" from Shopbop and couldn't be more excited to pair them with comfy sweaters and suede booties. 

Horses & Fashion, Fashion & Horses

The most incredible combination in the entire world has to be equestrian events and fashion.    Right now you're either nodding in agreement, or wondering what it is on earth I'm talking about.  If you get me, you get me.  If you don't, let me try to explain.  

Horse shows have an interesting air to them.  It's rich leather and ruby red roses.   Crisp button-downs and structured blazers.  Immaculate buns and diamond stud earrings.  And on some nights it's evening gowns and champagne.  Coming to a horse show and witnessing the fashion and the people who partake in these competitions is people watching at its very best and often times, an amazing source fashion inspiration.  The editorial below featuring Barbara Palvin in Harper's Bazaar is the epitome of equestrian cool.

Hello, Fall!

The weather is so brisk and wonderful, I can't tell you how much I'm enjoying wearing sweaters and boots again.  Things have been moving quickly and lots has been going on.  Some very exciting plans are underway, and I can't wait to share them with you - stay tuned in the coming weeks.  For now, here are some fun fall photos.  And since everyone is doing it, I'm going to write a fall to-do list as well. 

Fall To-Do's

Perfect my spiked cider recipe.

Bake my Grammy's apple pie.

Get some mums for our back door.

Write more. 

Horseback ride more.

Get a new cozy blanket.

Spend a long weekend in New Glarus, WI.

  Host a Fall party.

Messy

It's funny how the slightest change in a beauty routine can totally shake things up.  A few weeks ago I was at my family's lake house and found that there was no conditioner.  "Roughing" it, I only used shampoo.  The result?  An au natural look that was slightly reminiscent of Kate Moss's famously mussed up coif.  I found that my hair had more volume, and was much easier to manipulate.  This is something I will be doing lots of in the future.  Coincidentally I came across an article on the lovely Christine Centenera in which she explains she "never uses conditioner".  I get it and I love it.