Beauty: Marc Jacobs "Lolita" Eye Shadow Palette

This palette is a bit of a luxury, with a pretty price tag, but it is truly a gem! It has caused quite the excitement within the beauty community for a while now & rightfully so! 

The colors in the palette are all neutral and contain three matte colors (white, beige, and dark brown) and four shimmery colors ( ranging from coppery tones to bronze tones). The shadows are blend-able and build-able and all around gorgeous! 

Matte Colors:

Shimmery Colors: 

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Have a lovely day!! XOXO

HaileyGrace

Life: Coffee Date

 

There are some days that are rare beauties. Moments in life that I sit back and appreciate the tiny moments. One of these days was a few weeks ago when I met my older sister Stephanie for coffee. We can always stay and chat for hours; the conversation filled with laughter & love ( it may sound cheesy, but it is so true). 

Our favorite coffee shop is Bean Rush in Crownsville, so to hear that they were opening up a new store even closer to my house, in the beautiful city of Annapolis, made me incredibly excited! The shop is on a quaint & quiet little street, sitting comfortably beside a few adorable vintage shops.

After chatting for a couple of hours and enjoying the most delicious coffee & sandwiches around, we stopped into the little store right beside Bean Rush called Twisted Sisters. It is a two story shop that essentially embodies most of the things I love. Artisans from all over the area contribute various pieces of jewelry, paintings, bags, furniture, home-ware and many other beautiful products. Everything is hand made and it seemed that almost everything in the store was just my style. I loved the nautical feel of many of the pieces & cannot wait to take some of my friends there! 

If you live in the area, be sure to check both Bean Rush & Twisted Sisters out, you will not be disappointed. 

I absolutely adore finding little local shops, it reminds me to find beauty in simplicity and appreciate my hometown to the fullest. 

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed!!

Have a lovely day! XOXO 
HaileyGrace

Mini Midweek Post: MAC "Coffee" Eyeliner

This eyeliner is one of my absolute favorites. It's a trusty & loyal eyeliner, that has an incredibly smooth consistency, glides on the eye very easily and is easy to remove in the evening. It is one of the reliable products that I love having handy in my makeup bag!

The color is the perfect shade of dark brown, significantly lighter than black, but still dark enough to make your eyes pop! 

MAC is a very well known and reliable brand; while I haven't dabbled in many of their products just yet, I look forward to doing so after using this lovely eyeliner! 



Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed!

Have a lovely day!! XOXO
HaileyGrace 

Video: Summer Lookbook

In honor of the first day of July & being well into the lovely, relaxing, beach filled season of Summer, I uploaded my long awaited Summer lookbook! I filmed this in my favorite place in the world, my grandfathers farm! I spent many hours working on this and owe a thank you to my family that helped me film it in the heat and humidity! 

I am so excited for you all to see it; here are a few sneak peek snaps from the shoot, check out the video to see the rest of the outfits! :) THE VIDEO :)

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed! 

Have a lovely day!! XOXO
HaileyGrace

Life: Pottery Painting

I find painting pottery very therapeutic, while I may not be the best painter, it is simply another outlet that allows me to be creative. The other day, my mom and I decided to venture down to Historic Downtown Annapolis, one of my absolute favorite places to spend time, to check out this pottery painting shop called Clay Bakers. It is also a perk that I only live a few minutes away from the beautiful city! 

We traveled into the cute little shop that rests right in the middle of Main Street and searched for our perfect piece to paint. After at least ten minutes of debating, I finally decided that a medium size, basic, bowl was the piece for me (some would call that boring, I call it practical). I picked sea foam green and pale blue as my two colors and went to work painting. I added a personal touch and free handed what I call my "abstract rose" design with three dimensional paint and then all that was left to do was wait a week to see the final result. 

Main Street

With only a few visible streaks, I was really happy with how it turned out & had a great time with my mom. It was all around a lovely experience because the shop plays enjoyable music and if you happen to go on a sunny day, they may even leave the doors open so you can enjoy the breeze as you paint!

Check out their website: HERE

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed!!

Have a lovely day! XOXO
HaileyGrace

Travel: Beach Trip

A little weekend getaway was exactly what my best friend and I needed. This past weekend we packed up our bags, got our iced coffees, turned up the tunes, and headed out for a traffic filled road trip to her beach house in Bethany. 

I am a beach girl inside and out, I could literally stay on the beach all day and if it was socially acceptable would sleep there too. Hopefully

one day I will be able to own a beach house of my own, but I feel very blessed that I have one to escape to when I need the sandy shores. 

We couldn't have asked for better beach weather, sunny and 75 degrees with warm ocean water and the perfect breeze. Saturday was our day to get everything accomplished so we went for an early morning kayak trip around the canal, then ate a delicious lunch at one of my favorite restaurants down there called Ocean View. Then we finally made it to the beach for a few hours, fell asleep, through around a football (we can both throw some pretty mean spirals) and swam until it was time to get ready for dinner. 

I wore a quick and easy outfit and make up that took five minutes and then we were out the door to my favorite restaurant in Bethany called The Cottage Cafe, followed by the gorgeous Bethany Beach Boardwalk for some shopping. 

All around this trip was much needed and filled with many hilarious moments! I'm already missing the sun & sand but cannot wait to get back when I can. 

Gorgeous Sunset we saw!

I made a short video of the trip, a few of my beach essentials and a mini haul featuring the few gems I found on the trip! Check it out: HERE

The Gems I found!

We finished the trip with the best donuts in the world from Fractured Prune!

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed!

Have a lovely day! XOXO 
HaileyGrace 

Friday Finds: PEONIES!

Peonies are by far my favorite flower & I am more than a little bit excited to say that I finally found a beautiful assortment to fill the previously empty vase in my room perfectly! 

They smell lovely & look amazing! They're a great addition to my Spring room decor! 
Stay tuned for some exciting party planning, event planning & beauty product posts, watch this space! 

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed! :)


Hope you have a lovely day!! XOXO
HaileyGrace

"Happily Ever After"

Recently I have wanted to place higher importance on staying motivated, remaining positive, setting goals, and most importantly 

dreaming. 

Not the kind in your sleep that you can never remember, but the type of dreams that we imagine for ourselves. The answer to the question: If you could do anything you want, be anyone you want, or go anywhere you want, what would you do, who would you be, and where would you go?" 

I think it is imporant to not give up on your Happily Ever After. 

Everyone endures hardships and trials, but how you deal with them and how you let them effect who you are as a person varies for everyone. You will come across people who have allowed their troubles to make them jaded or pessimistic towards the future, but it is important to remember that they are not you and their life is not YOUR life. 

One of my absolute favorite quotes is:

"Don't compare the beginning of your life to the middle of someone else's." 

I think that quote is inspirational on so many levels and can be interpreted many ways. One of the main ways I interpret it is as a reminder to not compare the point I am at in my own life with that of others whom have already accomplished similar goals to the ones that I have set for myself. The journey I am taking to accomplish my goals and make my dreams a reality takes time, more time for some than others, but I don't want to become discouraged by looking at other's, but rather inspired to continue pursuing my own path towards realizing my dreams and shaping my life. 

Another way to interpret the quote is to not see the harships or failures that those in the middle of their life have endured and let that discourage you from beginning or continuing on your own path. Those that might be having a hard time staying motivated or believing in a positive future are not going to have the same story as you and that should be inspiring. 

Happily Ever After doesn't have to be unrealistic if you adjust the expecations you have for what it means to be happy for you personally. Think of your ideal life, your goals, dreams, and inspirations and then work towards falling more in love with those things, devoting more time to them, and figuring out a game plan to turn them into reality. 

You might find that your dreams simply become bigger and bolder as you accomplish the ones that seemed impossible at first. It is when you recognize the importance of dreaming and not giving up on the happily ever after that you realize everyone's is different. Your happily ever after doesn't have to be an end goal, but rather a tale of the journey, a story of your life, your dreams, and the things that inspire you most. 

I still believe in a happily ever after, do you? 


Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed!

Hope you have a lovely day!! XOXO
HaileyGrace

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Happy First Birthday!!

Today marks a very special day for Grace & Beauty! It has been exactly one year today since I sat in my little dorm room and decided to make a blog! It was one of the best decisions that I have made and I continue to love blogging more every day! Not to be cheesy, but I hope to write about a lot of exciting things this year & hope that those who are reading this are wanting to come along and stay posted on the various beauty, fashion, and lifestyle related posts that are eagerly waiting to be posted over here on Hailey Grace & Beauty! 

Thank you for all of your support and encouragement on this blog! 

Happy First Birthday Grace & Beauty, here is to many more! :) 

P.S - Watch this space for a party planning themed post coming up this week in honor of my recent birthday and Grace & Beauty's first! 

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed.

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Have a lovely day!! XOXO
HaileyGrace

Mini Midweek Post: Easter Fun & Birthday Preview

I had a really fun weekend with Easter festivities, my birthday celebration (blog post to come on event planning) and of course my birthday itself! A very busy weekend filled with fun, friends, family, and laughter! Here are a few snippets of my weekend I wanted to share! :) 

How cool does that water look from the dye?! 

This is an awesome recreation photo from when I was about 7 or 8 with a few of my cousins! 

Here's a little sneak peek of my upcoming blog post on my 1920's themed golden birthday celebration! :D

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed & had a lovely holiday!

Have a lovely day!! XOXO

HaileyGrace