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Health & Fitness

Weekend Recap + Look of the Day + Curling Hair with a Straightening Iron

weekend recap


No, one of our store owners did not drive hours into rural Virginia to find this adorable Fall (can we all start saying Autumn instead?) stand. She found it in West Springfield of all places and of course left with a bag full of mini pumpkins! Our weekend recap is up on the blog!

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look of the day: back to school


Back to School may mean one thing to your kids, but it means another to you: a really long day. It means that after a long day at work or home you are going to have to spend several more hours with teachers and other parents discussing what is ahead of you and your children this year. It is important that you leave the house that morning in something you can wear all day.

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how to curl hair with a straightening iron

Reader: How do you actually get a good curl with a straightening iron?

Allison: Use second day dry hair rather than freshly washed so there is a bit of texture and hold.

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