First day of Autumn

September is a month that brings much joy to me. There are two main reasons for this, both of which I will conveniently be posting about on this space. The first is today, which marks the official first day of fall! The second is National Coffee Day, which comes at the end of this month. 

Autumn is by far my favorite season, it brings the holidays, the crisp air, the warm clothes, the pumpkin flavored goodies, delicious lattes and cozy evenings by the fire. The thought of these things as I'm writing this is enough to make me fall obsessed all over again. 

It seems fitting for me to show you one of the Autumn outfits I am looking forward to wearing: 

xoxo
HaileyGrace

Life: Applesauce Day

One of my favorite Fall traditions is called Applesauce Day. My grandma, cousins, and I make applesauce from scratch all day. This year the weather was chilly and the air was crisp -- definition of a perfect Fall day.

While the recipe is a family secret, the process of making the applesauce is quite interesting. We slice the apples and boil them to a mush. The we place them in a nifty machine that separates the good applesauce from the peels. My cousins and I are able to spice each bowl to taste & replicate grandma's recipe perfectly!

Then we put it in containers & freeze it so that it will last until the next Fall! YUM!

 Spicin' it up!! 

What Fall traditions do you have?

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed!!

Have a lovely day! xoxo
HaileyGrace 

Mini Midweek Post: Autumnal Lips

This is the first year I have ventured into the world of dark and berry-toned lipsticks for Fall! 

My current favorite is Revlon Super Lustrous Creme Lipstick in "Black Cherry" 

What are your favorite Fall lip colors?

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed!!

Have a lovely day! xoxo
HaileyGrace 

Casual Autumn #OOTD

A cute & casual Autumn outfit is super simple to piece together. You can mix and match, sweaters, socks and boots! Here is an outfit I wore for a fall-filled day of making applesauce! 

 Sweater: Bethany Mota Collection - Aeropostale

Jeans: American Eagle 

Socks: Urban Outfitters

Boots: Target 

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed!

Have a lovely day! xoxo

HaileyGrace

Beauty: Urban Decay Naked Basics 2 Palette

A faithful palette of mine has been the Urban Decay Naked Basics. It has six shadows, five of which are matte and one is shimmer. As the name implies they are are all warm, neutral colors. This palette is well loved and I use it every single day, whether it is for my eyebrows (for which I mix the colors "Naked 2" and "Faint"), an everyday eye look, or the perfect brow-bone highlight ("w.o.s") I adore this palette. 

This having been said, you can probably imagine my excitement when I discovered there was a new Naked Basics 2 palette!! As soon as I got my hands on it, I realized we were meant for each other. 

Too dramatic? Maybe. But for me, this palette is a new everyday staple & it couldn't have come at a better season. 

I often switch between using warm and cool tones on my eyes, but this season I can confidently say I am loving this palette. The neutral, cool tones seem to compliment my skin tone and bring out the blue-green color of my eyes (something I LOVE in an eye shadow). 

This palette, like the first, has six neutral shades, containing five matte colors and one shimmer. The colors are perfect for an everyday eye look, evening look or a brow bone highlight. The shadows are smooth, blend well and layer easily (as with most Urban Decays Naked Shadows). I find myself reaching for this to create an I-put-effort-into-my-makeup look out of only two shadows - a look that takes less than five minutes on those sleepy school mornings. 

 I have a favorite color within the palette that I will likely hit pan on well before the others. The color "cover" is darling. It is a light-medium brown shade that stands apart from the rest with a slight red undertone. I apply this color across the entirety of my lid (with no cream shadow as a base...this is revolutionary for me and speaks wonders to the shadow.) Instantly, I see a difference in my eye color as the undertone of red brings out the blue-green in my eyes, try it out for yourself and see if you notice the same thing. I usually blend a bit of "frisk" in my crease, add a liquid liner, highlight my brow bone and voila my eyes are done. 

Here's the shadow combination below:

If you have the chance to experiment with this palette yourself, I would highly recommend it! 

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed!

Have a lovely day!! xoxo
HaileyGrace

Mini Mid-week Post: October Obsession

Yes, this is another Autumn themed post for you, can you tell I love it? In my defense, it is officially October today, my favorite season of all! This is a small & simple representation of a few of my favorite things about this season. Let me know if you love Fall and are excited for chilly nights, sweaters, lattes, and the start of the holiday season!

P.S - Speaking of sweaters, stay tuned for different outfit posts on how I style them! :) 

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed!

Have a lovely day! XOXO

HaileyGrace

Video: Autumn Candle Haul

If you read my last post, then you know that I am obsessed with Autumn! It just makes me so terribly happy that I just want to share it with you...and pretty much everyone! I recently bought A LOT of candles from Bath & Body Works and I put together a little video to show you what I got!

Bath & Body Works' candles are my all time favorite. They burn evenly, come in adorable packaging, have an incredibly diverse array of scents, and most importantly, their scent fills an entire room and lasts! I can light one of their candles for a couple of hours and I will still be able to smell the lovely scent in my room the next day - incredible! 

Here's a few snaps of the candles I bought, if you want to see the rest of them, check out my new video:

HERE  

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed!!

Have a lovely day! XOXO

HaileyGrace

Happy First Week of Autumn

I am always inspired and excited when the leaves begin to change. The air becomes crisp and the evenings become cozy.

Beacuase this is my absolute favorite season & always has been, I wanted to share a few Autumn pictures that my mom and I took a couple of years ago. These are still pictures that bring a smile to my face and make my fall-loving heart happy! 

So snuggle up with a cup of coffee and hop aboard the Fall Obsessed Train...

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed!!

Have a lovely day! XOXO
HaileyGrace

Hello Autumn, I love you.

Fall is by far my favorite season and October is definitely my favorite month. The 65 degree weather, colorful assortment of leaves, candles, cider, coffees, holidays, and desserts are just a few reasons why this season trumps all the others. I know I am not alone in my love for Autumn and decided to write a post showing you how I made my rooms cozy and festive for fall. I live between two different houses right now while I am at university, so I had a rare opportunity to decorate two very different rooms - I didn't mind!

My First room is definitely on the girly fairy tale side of decor, but done in a more mature way, considering I am nineteen years old;but who doesn't love a good bit of magic every now and then.
I found these twinkle lights or white christmas lights at target for $2 .50 each and only needed two packs to light and entire wall in my room. I used clear command strip hooks and hung them to my wall, simple and basically effortless. I also found this AMAZING wall decal on sale for $2 .50 as well and decided that it added the sweet and girly vibe I was going for in this room.

I accented with orange to tie in all of the fall pieces I wanted to add. I have a few mini pumpkins scattered around the room, along with a vase of flowers, though they are fake which is not normally my taste, I fell in love with the colors and loved how they looked in the room. I also found a strand of leaves that went perfectly across my calender and favorite quote of all time "Dwell in possibilities" By Emily Dickinson! I must say, finishing with my favorite Bath & Body Works candle "Leaves" brings the perfect fall scent to my newly decorated room! 

My Second Room has black furniture with burgundy accents, so naturally I pulled out the burgundy, orange, and brown, colors of Fall. I purchased most of my decorations from Target for a bargain price of $13 and was pretty proud of that accomplishment! Overall I was happy with the cozy and warm colors, especially when burning my favorite fall scents (Fall Candle Blog Coming Soon!)

 Thanks for Reading! Hope you Enjoyed!!

Have a lovely day!! :) xoxo
HaileyGrace