Blonde in the District

As a little girl, I can still remember going to Nordstrom with my parents in Tysons Corner. It was the cream of the crop- a perfect shopping experience that ...

This week I'm so excited to launch my top holiday gift guides for 2019! This week's gift guide series is focused all on items I love with a theme for the gif...

Thanks to the Kardashians, I know all about body contouring and lasers and have been intrigued about it for years. To be honest, I had been wanting to try bo...

Its been just over one month since I attended Coco Rocha Model Camp (CRMC), and I'd be lying if I said I haven't thought "what would Coco Rocha do," every da...

August 4 is a day I will forever remember as the day I lost my mom to cancer in 2001. Today marks 18 years without her kick ass presence I still remember so ...

As someone who cares deeply about taking care of my skin, I was extremely excited to attend a luncheon with SkinCeuticals and Dr Smith-Phillips from Mount Pl...

As we are just 1.5 months into 2019, I have already been neck deep in trying new skincare and beauty finds. I have been visiting Sephora more than usual to t...

Today I'm continuing with the BITD 12 days of Gift Guides, featuring gifts for beauty fanatics! I consider myself to be a beauty fanatic, so I decided to put...

Pinterest Nails. This is something I’d been wanting for as long as I could remember. I’m the type of person that can sit and watch nail tutorials or skim Pin...

This past Saturday I attended Diner en Blanc in DC for the second year. Diner en Blanc was started in Paris in the late 80s and is essentially a fancy picnic...

Well, I finally did it. After years upon years of toying with dying my hair a pastel color, I finally built up the guts to do it. It wasn't all me though, my...

I used to never be one who did my brows. I would literally do my whole face full of makeup, but leave my brows bare as I didn’t think they needed to be shape...

Last week I turned 34 and celebrated with the most amazing bubble gum photoshoot I've ever done with Arielle Lewis. This week, I'm sharing more photos and th...

Hair care is a big deal for me. As someone who spends hours and hours in the salon to get the perfect blonde at Illusions of Georgetown, the upkeep is someth...

Today for FAB Friday, I'm going to be sharing one of my new obsessions- NAILS! I have always been a bit obsessed with nails, but after finding Ellada Studio,...

If you saw my March post on Illusions, you'll know that my favorite hair salon turned 25 this month! Yes, 25!!! 25 years in business is a huge accomplishment...

Everyone, mark your calendar for April 15! You are invited to a party in celebration of the iconic Illusions of Shirlington Salon 25th anniversary! You read ...

Smell is such a powerful thing. I have always found it to be so interesting how a smell can take us to a memory or how we associate certain things with certa...

I have been an eyelash freak for as long as I can remember. I have searched high and low for the best mascara to use, and I have a small collection of stock ...

It is with much excitement that I’m writing today’s post. February marks a special relationship for myself and my favorite salon, Illusions of Georgetown. Af...