My fabulous hair dresser, Mandi Adams, is a regular style contributor on our local television morning show, First Coast Living, and recently she did a news segment about how Beehives are making a fashion comeback.  She needed some hair models, and she knows I like me some big hair, so she asked me to model my long locks for her in a Beehive alternate style with a super huge big bun on the segment.  As much as a girly girl I am, I admit, when it comes to my hair, most days I’m too lazy to do anything with it, and most days, it gets thrown in a bun on top of my head. Here’s my hair modeling debut of my “Beehive toned down” style for her segment:

My trick for big buns?   Dirty hair.  The dirtier the hair, the better it works.  I normally only wash my hair a few times a week because it’s easier to style and get good height if it’s not squeaky shiny clean.  Here’s how I get my big buns:

1.  Throw it in a pony tail on top of your head at the highest point.

2.  Tease the heck out of the pony tail until it’s so messy you dread having to comb it out later.

3.  Gather and twist the rat’s nest, then loosely wrap it around the pony tail core.

4.  Bobby pin in place and throw Bedhead’s Hardhead Hairspray on it. Best. Hairspray. Ever.

I’ve had an obsession with cheetah lately.  So much so that my regular handbag I carry around is a Juicy Couture cheetah bag.  But while I have a cheetah dress, and a cheetah top and ok, way too much than what I should of the trendy pattern, I also love using it as a simple accent accessory.  In today’s outfit of the week, styled with help by my fab friend Lady Katherine Taylor, I was a little way in love with this purple ruffle top she introduced me to accompanied by a cheetah head scarf and Jessica Simpson cheetah shoes!  I might tower over my hubby in this sky high wedges, but if Nicole Kidman can rock with Keith Urban, so can I.  Also, fashion tip… the headscarf was simply a belt scarf that came on a pair of white pants I got last year, but I decided to utilize the scarf in multiple ways.

SHOPPING LIST:

PURPLE TOP & BRACELET-Thrift store / PANTS / SHOES / BELT / SCARF

While in St. John recently to shoot a destination wedding, Stephen and I used our camera to grab a bunch of scenic shots of the beauty of the island.  While out exploring one day, Stephen grabbed a few photos of my outfit of the week.  I didn’t really bring much in my suitcase other than my floppy hat, a few sundresses, and my flip flops.  It was so freeing to go most of the week without makeup, my hair tousled naturally without a curling iron or straightening iron and embracing the freeing island spirit of sun on your face and sand in between your toes.

SHOPPING LIST:

DRESS & BELT / NECKLACE & HAT / SUNGLASSES

I love date nights with my husband.  We’ve learned that’s so important to our marriage to continue dating even though we’re married.  With not being parents yet, some friends tease us, “Isn’t every night a date night for you guys?”  But unfortunately we can be work-a-holics, so we’re lucky if we actually sit down and have a real meal together.  With working together from home, it can be a struggle to pull ourselves from the desks and actually take time to spend together… not talking about work… But we do our best to juggle it all, because we know our marriage is worth fighting for, even if it means we have to stop everything and take little road trips when we can squeeze them in.  For this week’s OOTW, we strolled around Savannah and I wanted to share with you this date night outfit.  And a special thanks to my girlfriend, Savannah’s best fashion stylist, Lady Katherine Taylor, for letting me borrow this amazing gold sequin dress from her closet!

SHOPPING LIST:

NECKLACE / BOOTS / SWEATER /DRESS