Blogtober 2017 Archives - Page 2 of 6 - Green Acres Meets Paris

Wearing Burgundy in the Fall

October 26, 2017 No Comments

Fall has ushered in some great fashion trends, including bringing back beautiful jewel tones like burgundy. I have seen several other bloggers wearing burgundy and it caught my eye because this dark red color looks great on so many different skin tones. Now I’m looking to add a few burgundy pieces to my Fall wardrobe. To help me decide what burgundy pieces I want to get, I turned to Pinterest for some fashion inspiration. Here’s the styles and pieces I’m loving right now. {Images borrowed from 1 // 2 // 3 // 4} Take a cue from these lovely ladies […]

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When Fashion Meets Finance

October 25, 2017 No Comments

*This is a sponsored guest post. Carrie Bradshaw is the iconic, fictional journalist from the hit HBO show and subsequent movie franchise, Sex and the City. She is known for many things, but chief among them are her uncensored wit and of course, her adventurous, bold, and cutting-edge sense of fashion. Every week Bradshaw became the envy of almost every middle-class woman across the country. She helped women from coast to coast find the courage to take a critical look at their closets and then she inspired them to define a personal style by reaching outside of their comfort zone […]

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What to Wear: Denim and Plaid

October 24, 2017 No Comments

Denim and plaid are Fall wardrobe staples year after year. When I think of denim and plaid, I see images of the Brawny Woman {who replaced the Brawny Man earlier this year to commemorate Women’s History Month}, decked out in her red and black plaid shirt and denim jeans. Earlier this year, I purchased a plaid shirt – my first plaid shirt in probably 25 or 30 years. The last plaid shirt I owned was pink and grey, and my best friend in college kindly told me that “pink was not my color.” I promptly went back to my dorm room […]

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Makeup Tips for Girls Who Wear Glasses

October 23, 2017 No Comments

I have worn glasses for several years, and I only started wearing makeup within the past seven years or so. I was a bit of a tomboy when I was younger, and only played with makeup from time to time. But the dilemma I face now is how to wear eye makeup that doesn’t make me look like I’m hiding two black eyes behind my glasses. When my nieces were younger, I would watch them as they applied their eye makeup, even though they are naturally beautiful and don’t need makeup. They carefully lined their eyes with kohl black eyeliner […]

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Know Thyself: Personal Growth in 25 Questions, Part 2

October 22, 2017 No Comments

Personal growth and development is a lifelong process that is a way for people to assess their qualities and set goals in order to realize their maximum potential. Last Sunday, I wrote about this personal growth exercise in which you can “know thyself” in 25 questions. In an effort to reset my thinking in order to grow as a human being and to set some short- and long-term goals, I began this process by answering the first twelve questions. Today I’m answering the remaining questions. So now, here are my answers to the last half of the questions. 13. What […]