Holiday Date Night

Love these black suede booties (under $100) and these leather boots on Cody are my new favorite on him.

DETAILS: TURTLENECK | DISTRESSED BOYFRIEND DENIM (UNDER $100) | PLAID FRINGE JACKET (UNDER $100) | STUDDED SUEDE BOOTIES | WHITE MITTENS

One of our holiday traditions is going to look at the lights in the city. Sometimes it’s with the kids and other times we sneak away for a date night. They go all out at Temple Square – it’s seriously a must-see if you haven’t been there yet! It’s been soooo cold (I swear it feels like the days it doesn’t snow are colder that they days it does!) so you really have to bundle up so you can actually enjoy the lights and not be frozen the whole time haha. This season, I’ve partnered with Lucky Brand to perfect my holiday look.

Coziest jacket ever!

You can never have enough layers for those outdoor holiday date nights, from checking out the lights to window shopping. This white sherpa coat I got from Lucky Brand was crazy warm and I’m obsessed with how soft it is! I feel like I’m wrapped in a blanket. I also love this fringe plaid jacket for an extra layer and also to add some print to my look. Also don’t forget your beanie! Don’t forget your beanie! I’m obsessed with this one. It’s under $40 and I love the bright red – it’s perfect for feeling festive while looking at lights or just hanging out at home cuddled having hot cocoa.

DETAILS: CREAM DRAPED CARDIGAN | DISTRESSED BOYFRIEND DENIM (UNDER $100) | RED POM BEANIE

CODY: STRIPED HENLEY | DENIM

Hope you guys all have a great weekend!

XX, Christine

*In collaboration with Lucky.

xo, Christine

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These Pieces Will Take You From the Office to Any Holiday Party

Obsessed with these little swans and their heart eyes on this clutch (under $40) it’s an easy to tie in and make festive with a red lipstick 🙂

These shoes! So obsessed (under $100)

DETAILS: WHITE RUFFLED TOP (ON SALE UNDER $40 – SIMILAR HERE) | BLACK DENIM (ON SALE < $100) | BLACK ILLUSION HEELS (ON SALE UNDER $100) | EMBELLISHED CLUTCH (ON SALE UNDER $40)| BLACK PUFFER JACKET (ON SALE UNDER $100)

CODY: WOOL PEA COAT | DENIM | NAVY SPORT COAT | SUEDE BOOTS

With less than 3 weeks until Christmas (WHAT?!), the holiday parties are stacking up! I love this time of year and getting to spend it celebrating with friends, families, and really anyone you come in contact with haha. It’s also that busy season for ILY and the blog and a lot of industries so typically I’m running straight from work to parties. It’s all about picking pieces that work for both. Below are 5 pieces that can take you from work to any holiday party.

A Neutral Statement Top: Who says you have to wear red and green to every party this season? White is a timeless option and a little bit of detailing adds the perfect touch for the holidays. I got this ruffled top – the detail makes it look really high end but I actually got it for under $40 from Last Call Neiman Marcus. They had so many pretty detailed tops at good price points – I also love this similar style under $40 and this pretty lace-up ruffled top. Also obsessed with the neck detailing on this blouse!

Pretty Pumps: I wish pretty pumps were always synonymous with comfy pumps but let’s be real, that’s just not that case. I just got this illusion pair (under $100!) and they are SO comfortable and the heel height is really easy to be in all day.

A Good Clutch: Packing a pretty clutch for the night is probably the easiest and most effective accessory to transition your look from 9-to-5 to festive. I’m obsessed with the swan embellishment on this one (under $40)! It’s a statement piece that will spice up your look and it’s also a great chance to bring some color into your look.

A Festive Red Lip: What’s a holiday party look without a bold red lip!? Add a swipe of your favorite shade of lipstick for a more festive feel – plus after a long day at the office, who couldn’t use a little lipstick for an instant beauty refresher?

A Versatile Layer: I am OBSESSED with this puffer jacket. I love the casual vibe with the quilted texture but the length and pretty cowl neck means it can pass for dressier occasions too, so it’s a great versatile layer that can work for the office or holiday parties and anywhere in between.

Last Call has so many great pieces with such good details that can work for holiday festivities or just everyday. Below are a few more of my favorites and you can also see my holiday dressing guide for 4 different festive occasions here.

XX, Christine

*In collaboration with Last Call Neiman Marcus and ShopStyle.

xo, Christine

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Home Holiday Decor

CHRISTMAS TIME! Who else put their tree up early this year!

Santa’s little helpers/troublemakers!

If you watched my facebook live last weekend I was talking about peppermint spoons and the kids were so excited about them!! See it’s not just me 😉

I realized I haven’t posted an outfit post with jeans in over a week lol. Honestly as it gets cold I don’t get ready as much I live in cozy layers!

We found cute snowman marshmallows too!

I’m a sucker for all things Christmas so I would end up taking anything holiday-related home with me if I didn’t hold myself to a specific theme I would go all out. I love the frosted look and also wanted to bring in some plaids and buffalo checks – almost all my ornaments are from Tai Pan Trading and a few are from Target. I love how it turned out!

When you try to get two boys to hold still for a picture! CHAOS.

DETAILS: SANTA SWEATSHIRT (WEARING SIZE SMALL)| GREY JOGGERS (WEARING SIZE SMALL – ALSO HAVE IN MEDIUM – SIZE UP FOR COZY FEEL) | NOEL SWEATSHIRT | BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE MUG

WES: SANTA’S LITTLE HELPER TEE (WEARING SIZE 2) | STRIPED PJ PANTS

BECKAM: SANTA’S LITTLE HELPER TEE (WEARING SIZE 8)| STRIPED PJ PANTS

CHRISTMAS DECOR: WHITE FLOCKED CHRISTMAS TREE | FAUX FUR TREE SKIRT (UNDER $50)

Christmas pjs are a big thing at our house! We live in them and wear them all month long! I specifically wanted to design cute shirts for the kids to wear for Christmas and I am so excited how these Santa’s Little Helper baseball tee’s turned out. Our whole ILY kids Holiday Collection turned out so cute you can shop the full collection here.

The Christmas corner in the living room. You might think you would have to trade in your homemade handprint ornaments for a picture perfect tree, but who says you can’t have both!? We got two trees this year so we could go with 2 different themes.

Obsessed with this polka dot book! Got all my fashion books here and just ordered this stack for my book shelf.

LIVING ROOM FURNITURE: LEATHER SECTIONAL SOFA | WHITE SWIVEL CHAIRS | TASSEL RUG | MARBLE TOP COFFEE TABLE

PILLOWS: GOLD GEOMETRIC PILLOWS | NAVY VELVET PILLOWS | WHITE FUR PILLOW | NOEL PILLOWS

BOOKS: CHANEL BOOK | DESIGNER BOOKS | POLKA DOT BOOK

ACCENT DECOR: GOLD OMBRE CANDLE | EAT WELL DISH | WHITE CERAMIC CHRISTMAS TREES (OLD FROM TARGET) | GOLD SPHERE SCULPTURE | BLACK BOX WITH GEODE

ARTWORK: NAVY TRIPTYCH ART SET | VIOLET ABSTRACT PAINTING

I love the holidays! I feel like the decor makes our house feel so much more homey – I wish we could leave it up all year round! I know lot of you guys have been asking about our tree. I got it at Tai Pan a couple years ago. It comes flocked and it’s probably my favorite part of christmas. We also got another flocked tree this year – a smaller one for the living room that the kids could decorate. It’s been a family tradition for the kids to make an ornament every year and also pick out an ornament that represents their favorite thing at that point. I love looking back at their ornaments every year and my hope is when they are older and married I will give them all their ornaments (If I can actually part with them 😉 )

I also love bringing in little seasonal accents throughout the rest of the house. We have slowly been redesigning our living room – I’m officially the worlds slowest interior designer! Almost everything is from High Fashion Home, the team is so amazing there (and patient with me because I am WAY TO INDECISIVE!!) I’ll get one or 2 pieces and then starting filling in the rest of the room really slowly because I have to visualize everything before I commit to something. I’ll do a full reveal when it’s all finished up! I’m obsessed with these white and gold chairs – the style comes in a darker fabric too but we did a custom order upholstery and I love how they turned out! I originally wanted to do a white couch but Cody laughed at me. We were scared of a white couch with kids, so they told me about this fabric that is supposed to be super stain resistent so I am trying it out on chairs so when we finish building our house if it’s still stain free I can convince Cody we can do the white couch ;). I also found these cute Noel pillows at Target last year (similar here) and love the look on the white chairs. Throw pillows are always a great way to bring in holiday accents. Also obsessed with these pillows. They are even more beautiful in real life. I love them because they work year round. The gold accent works great for holiday color schemes and for everyday decor. These deep navy velvet pillows are probably my favorite. Stay tuned for the full final reveal of the living room! Hopefully it doesn’t take me too much longer to decide on the last finishing touches. 🙂

XX,
Christine

xo, Christine

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Joggers on Repeat

Sweatshirt (under $100) comes in long sleeve version here.

Happy Monday guys! Hope you all had a great weekend! Is anyone else feeling like Less Monday, More Sunday?

If you are starting to think joggers are giving my denim collection a run for it’s money, you are right haha. Something happens to me in the winter and I just want to be in cozy clothes all the time! I love having pieces that can go from the sofa to the street ;). I’ve been wearing these grey joggers on repeat! Add a few accessories like a knit beanie or a chunky scarf pull your cozy look together to make it perfect for running errands.

Cody and I have started doing weekly Facebook Live’s on Sunday night. If you missed them, you can see yesterday’s here. We talked about 7 things you need to do this Holiday season!

XX, Christine

xo, Christine

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5 Gourmet Hot Cocoa Recipes

Happy Sunday guys! I hope you all have been having the best weekend! This week in Utah we had our first real snow fall. The kids loved playing in the snow all weekend and it was so fun to experience their excitement. Due to the colder weather we have stayed extra bundled up and the kids love to warm up with some hot chocolate after being outside, can you blame them?! I found some really yummy recipes on pinterest that I’m obsessed with – I can’t wait to try them all!

recipe via pinterest

ITALIAN HOT CHOCOLATE

| Makes: 2 Servings |

Ingredients:

500ml / 17.5fl oz warm milk ( whole or part-skimmed)
4 tsp / 20gr cornflour(cornstarch)
5 tsp / 25gr high-quality cocoa powder
4 tsp / 20gr white or demerara sugar
120gr / 4oz 70% dark chocolate, very finely chopped
whipped cream, to serve (optional)

Instructions:

Pour warm milk in a large pot. Whisk in sifted cornflour, cocoa and sugar.
Warm the mixture over medium-low heat, whisking occasionally to avoid lumps.
Bring almost to a light boil, then reduce heat to minimum and fold in chopped chocolate.
Whisk the hot chocolate until creamy and dense, adding more sugar if you like it sweeter.
Pour into two mugs, top with whipped cream and serve. Enjoy!

thepetitecook.com

recipe via pinterest

NUTELLA HOT CHOCOLATE

| Makes: 4 Servings |

Ingredients:

4 cups low fat/skim milk
2 tablespoons Nutella, a chocolate hazelnut spread (or any hazelnut cacao spread)
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tablespoons natural sweetener of choice/raw sugar

Optional Toppings:

Marshmallows
Crushed hazelnuts
Chocolate chips
Extra Nutella

Instructions:

Heat milk in a medium sized saucepan on medium – high heat until beginning to warm and steam. Add the spread, cocoa powder and sugar, and whisk until dissolved and combined. Bring to a gentle simmer while stirring, and take off heat.
Serve with your desired toppings.

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recipe via pinterest

PEANUT BUTTER FROZEN HOT CHOCOLATE

| Makes: 2 Servings |

Ingredients:

2 cups ice
1/4 cup finely chopped peanut butter cups + more for garnish
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup hot fudge sauce (homemade or store bought) + more for garnish
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
1 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Peanut Butter Whipped Cream
1/4 cup cold heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter
1 tablespoon powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions:

In a blender, add the ice, peanut butter cups, peanut butter, hot fudge sauce, cocoa powder, sugar, milk, and vanilla. Blend on high until completely smooth. Pour into glasses and topped with peanut butter whipped cream. Garnish with additional peanut butter cups and hot fudge sauce.

Peanut Butter Whipped Cream

In a large mixing bowl on high speed (with whisk attachment if using a stand mixer), beat together the cream and peanut butter until it starts to thicken. Gradually beat in the sugar and vanilla then continue beating on high speed until stiff peaks form (when you pull the beater straight up, peaks will form and not fall over). Serve immediately.

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recipe via pinterest

PUMPKIN PIE WHITE HOT CHOCOLATE

| Makes: 4 Servings|

Ingredients:

3 cups whole milk (You can substitute half and half, heavy cream, or a mixture.)
1 cup pumpkin puree
½ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ginger
dash of cloves
dash of nutmeg
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 ounces white chocolate, roughly chopped

Instructions:

In a medium saucepan, heat milk, pumpkin puree, spices, and vanilla on medium low heat. Don’t bring it to a boil.
Add the white chocolate a stir until melted.
Remove from heat and serve immediately. Garnish with whip cream and cinnamon

therecipecritic.com

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PEANUT BUTTER HOT CHOCOLATE

| Makes: 2 Servings|

Ingredients:

1-1/2 cups whole milk
1/2 cups semisweet chocolate morsels
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter

For topping:

1 cup cold heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon Truvia sweetener
Chocolate Syrup
2 tablespoons melted peanut butter

Instructions:

Add milk, chocolate morsels and peanut butter into your high speed blender.
process on high for 4-5 minutes until the mixture is hot and frothy.
Pour hot chocolate into 2 mugs.

For topping:

While your hot chocolate is processing make whipped cream.
In the bowl of an electric mixer add whipping cream and sweetener. Whip until the mixture has reached soft peaks.
Top hot chocolate with equal amount of whipped cream and drizzle on chocolate syrup and melted peanut butter.

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XX, Christine

xo, Christine

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3 Ways to Style Cropped Sweaters

How beautiful are these heels!! Obsessed with all things velvet!

DETAILS: BLACK FAUX LEATHER MOTO JACKET (WEARING SIZE SMALL) | GREY CROPPED SWEATER (UNDER $70 – WEARING SIZE SMALL) | CHARCOAL JOGGERS (UNDER $60 _ WEARING SIZE SMALL) | BURGUNDY VELVET HEELS | AVIATORS

1. With a moto jacket & joggers: There’s something about swapping our your jeans for joggers that gives you a little more freedom to bare some skin in a cropped sweater. The athleisure trend is all about cropped tops right now, so you can pull in that sporty vibe with joggers but still keep your look polished with a cozy cropped sweater and heels (this velvet pair last seen in this post). Throw on a moto jacket for a look you can take from day to date night.

DETAILS: GREEN CROPPED TURTLENECK (ON SALE UNDER $50 – WEARING SIZE SMALL) | DISTRESSED DENIM (UNDER $100 – TRUE TO SIZE) | LEATHER STRAP WATCH | SUNGLASSES | SUEDE BOOTIES (UNDER $100)

2. Layered with a tee: Don’t cross cropped sweaters off your list just because you don’t want to bare your midriff! I’m obsessed with this cozy cropped turtleneck (on sale under $50). Layer it over a long tee to add some texture and dimension to your look or over a button-down and trousers for an office-ready outfit.

DETAILS: BLACK CROPPED TURTLENECK (UNDER $70 – WEARING SIZE SMALL) | GOLD PLEATED SKIRT (ON SALE UNDER $100- WEARING SIZE SMALL) | EMBROIDERED SNEAKERS | BLACK CROSSBODY | AVIATORS

3. With all things high-waisted: When in doubt, just throw your cropped sweater over anything high-waisted. That peek-a-boo is the perfect balance when you are worried about baring too much but still want to show a little skin or layer a tight tank underneath to keep it conservative. I love this chunky turtleneck with this metallic pleated skirt (ON SALE UNDER $100) – such a cozy combo for the holidays! You can also layer it over your favorite bodycon or slip dresses this season for something equally feminine and flirty.

Below are a few more of my favorite ways to wear your cropped knits this season! Hope you guys all have a great weekend – can you believe it’s already December!?

XX, Christine

xo, Christine

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6 Steps to Full Volume

This is before ( just straight after blow drying)

DETAILS: T3 VOLUMIZING HOT ROLLERS LUXE | PLAID PJ SHIRT | GREEN SOCKS

BECKAM: GREEN PAJAMAS

If there’s one thing in common with all of my favorite hairstyles, it’s volume – from my go-to hairstyles like curls, braids, or messy buns to my everyday hair products, I’m always all about volume. I typically use one velcro curler when I’m blowdrying my hair to get a little more volume to frame my face, but I was excited to get a full sett of actual hot rollers to get that same volume everywhere that didn’t take forever to do. I’ll take every minute of hands-free hairstyling I can get.

Below is a step-by-step using my T3 volumizing hot rollers for a full volume loose curl hairstyle perfect for the holidays:

1. I part as I go, but you can also part your hair off in sections before. Use thick sections that are the same width as the roller. I used thicker sections to get fuller loose waves instead of tighter curls. The smaller amount of hair you have the tighter the curl. I started with the top center section and worked back, then did the two framing the side of my face.

2. Starting about 1/2 way down the hair shaft, wrap you hair around the rollers. Leave 1-2 inches of the ends out to keep them straight so they aren’t tightly curled and give a looser and more relaxed feel.

3. To get the look, I used the biggest rollers along the top of my head and framing my face. I used the smaller rollers for the back. I love how much volume it created, especially around the front where it created the perfect side swoop (it’s so hard to do without hot rollers!)

4. They say to leave the rollers in between 10-20 minutes. I have such thick hair with my extensions so I left mine in for 20 minutes but if you have thinner hair I would suggest leaving them in between 10-15. The higher the heat and smaller the section, the tighter your curl will be. There are two different heat settings so it works on thin or thick hair.

5. Go about the rest of your day while you wait! It was so nice to be hands free and able to make B breakfast, work on a last minute blog post, or whatever else is on my schedule while they set.

6. Remove and add some product to keep your waves in tact. I rarely use much hair spray, but it helps to do a really light weight hair spray if you have an event you want to keep the waves swept a certain way for. I wanted them to stay to the side so I lightly sprayed once I had them where I wanted them.

From now through December 30th you can also get two free 2-packs of extra rollers (1.5″ and 1.75″) with code: HFBROLLERS. You can also enter for a chance to win your own T3’s Volumizing Hot Rollers Luxe set by entering here between today and 12/15.

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XX, Christine

*In collaboration with T3.

xo, Christine

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