Happy Saturday! I hope you had a good week and are surviving May! My girls finished their finals this week and we got Addison moved out of her dorm and back home with us again. (And by “we” I mean Kenny.. he did all the heavy lifting!) Ellie will join us in a couple of weeks after some fun things she has going on with friends. Summer can officially begin! If you need Ad and I you know where to find us. :)
She took her pocket hug to every exam for good luck this year and always sent me a pic on her way! I saved every picture and want to put her little pocket hug in a frame next to her diploma someday. I can’t believe her Freshman year is over!
For today’s Saturday 6 I’m sharing my absolute favorites of all the favorites! I wanted my tried and true “must haves” to all be in one place on my blog, but honestly it was so hard to narrow them down! Keeping it to just 6 was out of the question so here are my 16 favorite items I swear by and love the most! Many of you have seen these items before and some of you could probably write this post for me. ;)
1 – My clean skin towels! So soft on your skin! Sometimes I use them to take off my make-up. Most of the time I use them to dry my face after I wash it and then I use it to wipe off my bathroom counter. LOVE them.
2 – Moisturizer with SPF This is what I use on my face for my daily sunscreen! I’ve used it for years and put it on under my make-up every day. It so light and barely tinted. Just enough to smooth out my skin! I love using it when I exercise too and don’t want to wear make-up. It looks great and feels great on my skin and I don’t go a day without it.
3 – I’m 48 years old and my eyes are definitely where I am seeing the most signs of age! These two products save me every day. I use the complete eye cream at night before I go to bed and then I put on the illuminating tinted eye cream in the morning. These two products help so much with fine lines and dark circles! I have used them for years and have no plans to live without them. I linked all of my favorite CR products but if I had to pick just two these would be it!
Hair Dryer, 1 inch Curling Iron
4 – T3 Hair Tools My beloved hair tools! I have loved all things T3 forever. I especially love their blow dryer and the 1 inch curling iron. I have all sizes but use my 1 inch curling iron the most!
5 – GHD Flat Iron T3 makes a great flat iron too, but I bought the GHD flat iron to try a couple of years ago during the Nordstrom sale and have never looked back! If you have thick hair the 2 inch is SO GOOD. So many of my friends bought it after I recommended it and love it too!
6 – Hair Finishing Stick This little beauty goes with me everywhere. I have one in my purse, one in my car, one in my bathroom. It tames fly aways and I always have fly aways! I notice them most in my rear view car mirror which is why I keep one in my car.. ha.
7 – Sheets/Extra Deep Sheets My long time favorite sheets! We have these on every bed in our house. I’ve tried a few others here and there but always go back to these. They are so silky soft and for the price I can easily replace them every year or two.
8 – / Two long time must haves here! I can’t imagine a summer without my favorite flip flops and this cover-up! I have used them both for more yeas than I can count. The cover-up just comes in one size and ties on the side and is perfect to toss on at the beach or pool. It’s a soft material and hangs so flattering. It also washes so well.. I’ve had mine for over 7 years and it still looks brand new!
9 – Loving Tan My favorite tanning lotion! I have tried so many and can’t find anything I love as much as this. I always use the tanning mitt and it goes on so even and smooth and dries quickly. It lasts for about a week. Tried and true favorite!
Colette Cropped Wide Leg Pant, White Tee (similar), Bag (similar)
10 – Colette Pants/ Favorite clothes! My Colette pants would definitely be at the top of the list. I have them in 4 different colors (I wear green the most of course!) and couldn’t love them more. So comfortable and they are easy to dress up or down. I also swear by these raffia sandals and was so happy they brought them back again this year! I now have 2 pairs of them. Aside from looking so cute with everything they are also incredibly comfortable.
11 – Anessa Jeans I’m a broken record with these jeans but I can’t have a favorites post without them! I actually have to remind myself to not put them on every day because it’s becoming a problem and the other pants in my closet are feeling neglected. Ha.. they are SO GOOD! :)
12 – Butterfly Necklace Butterflies are special to our family because my grandma loved them so much. I was incredibly close to my grandma growing up and she passed away when I was in high school. Ellie is named after her. :) Whenever my mom sees a butterfly she tells us it’s her mom watching over us. I bought this necklace about a year ago thinking of my grandma and haven’t taken it off much since. Aside from the sentimental meaning to me, this little gold butterfly is a perfect dainty accent that looks good with any and all tops.
14 – Oven Liner This is my newest favorite on the list! But WOW.. talk about a cleaning game changer! I can’t believe I scrubbed my oven underneath the racks for years not knowing about these oven liners. I will never go without them again!
15 – Makeup Bag Sorry.. I know you’ve seen this makeup bag a hundred times! But it truly is such a favorite for travel. At this point Ellie has it in black, Ad has it in pink, I have it in white and woven khaki and I’ve given it countless times for gifts. At our high school friend reunion trip last year we had a little favorite things party and this is what I brought so we can all have the same make up bag when we travel. It’s just too good to not share!
Holds ALL the things. :)
Vuori Joggers/XL Travel Backpack/Sneakers
16 – Vuori Joggers/XL Travel Backpack I’ll wrap up this post with my beloved travel backpack! I don’t leave on a trip without it. It’s expandable, durable, looks cute and makes my life so much easier in an airport. I’m a major over packer and it helps me fit anything I couldn’t squeeze into my suitcase! Vuori joggers are also a long time favorite that I have in more colors than I want to admit. Most days you can bet that I’m wearing my Anessa jeans or my Vuori joggers.
So that’s it! My favorites of ALL the favorites. Did you guess any of them? Was there anything new you don’t remember or have you seen all of these before? Have you bought any of these items after seeing them here? Was there something you thought would make the list that didn’t? If you knew most of these items thank you for being a committed reader! Ha. If you have time, share one of your favorites with me! I would love to try it. :) Grateful to have you all in my life to discuss fun things like favorites and fashion and decorating and organizing and life with kids and life without kids and all of the life in-between.
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