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Considering making the switch to cruelty-free??? 👉🏻 SAVE THIS POST 👈🏻 // Switching to cruelty-free only brands and products can seem SUPER overwhelming - I totally get it. I’ve been working towards it for the last YEAR! Here are some quick tips to help you get started:
🐰research which brands are and aren’t cruelty-free. @crueltyfreekitty is an excellent and expansive resource for this. 🐰 go through your collection and separate CF and non-CF products. 🐰 find dupes for your non-CF products (I can help you there - check today’s blog post!) My blog post today covered each of these topics and more in depth today to help you embark on your own CF journey. Are you cruelty-free?? Thinking about it?? Let’s chat about where you are at below!

#socialdistancingexpert - this sweatshirt is so co

#socialdistancingexpert - this sweatshirt is so comfy and also very appropriate 🙃 SWIPE to see the makeup look I did on my live today with @hairsprayandhighheels 🙌🏻 // It’s honestly been such a lovely day - it’s my church’s general conference today so we started the morning off with donuts and watching the conference virtually. It’ll be a great way to reset and work on my own faith and testimony. What is everyone else up to today??
👉🏻 @theshopforward sweatshirt linked in my stories!

I’m a nicer person when I’m tan 😜 #whoops #

I’m a nicer person when I’m tan 😜 #whoops #sorrynotsorry // I am pretty much THE PALEST person out there 80% of the year - but come spring and summer I need a little bit of a glow. I have pretty sensitive skin - I can tan if I work at it gradually, but considering how much damage sun does to your skin and the lasting effects it has years down the road, I am trying not to lay out in the sun anymore and working on being a LOT more liberal with my sunscreen application. I’ve gotten really good at applying fake tanner because: 1. It lasts up to 10 days 2. It doesn’t cause skin cancer 3. It moisturizes instead of dehydrates and 4. It gives me a healthy glow! I am breaking down exactly how to apply self tanner so you don’t get ANY streaks or end up orange on the blog today. Click the link in bio or swipe up in my IG story! 🙌🏻

👉🏻 GIVEAWAY ALERT 👈🏻 We are OBSESSED w

👉🏻 GIVEAWAY ALERT 👈🏻 We are OBSESSED with our @ralalu.kids Our City Playmat so we partnered up to send one to one of you! 😍 // It’s the perfect addition to Jack’s nursery and I love that this pattern is customized for St. Louis (they have a few other designs, too). It basically looks like it belongs in a pottery barn, right?
TO ENTER TO WIN:

1. Follow me @blondeandambitiousblog
2. Follow @ralalu.kids
3. Tag 3 friends in the comments of my IG post!

4. BONUS entry: share my post in your IG story (+ tag me & @ralalu.kids) for an extra entry!

THAT’S IT!! Giveaway is open from 4/1-4/4 with the winner being announced 4/5!

Here’s a throwback shot from when I could visit

Here’s a throwback shot from when I could visit all my favorite local spots in Central West End 😭

I have been brainstorming how the #stlblogger community can help support local businesses during this time so I have teamed up (@stl_supportslocal) to help support by gifting 12 winners a $50 gift card to their favorite local business!
To enter:
1️⃣Tag your favorite local business & a friend!
2️⃣Head to @stl_supportslocal & follow the accounts they follow!

ENDS Thursday, April 2nd. Winners announced Friday, April 3rd. This giveaway is not sponsored or affiliated with Instagram. Must be a U.S. resident and 18 years or older.

All I saw at first when I looked at this photo was

All I saw at first when I looked at this photo was: the frizzy hair from little baby hands. And the pile of laundry I haven’t folded yet. The messy, un-made bed. The pjs I’m still in from last night. // But then I realized that you can also see: hair pulled out of my face so I can see my baby better. A little laugh on Jack’s face because he managed to crawl into my lap. The laundry isn’t folded, but it’s clean. The bed isn’t made but we’ve been playing and making memories in it. And I might still be in my pajamas but it’s not like I’m going anywhere but our living room anyways, right!? Take a breather guys. The world is scary and stressful right now. I’m not gonna lie - I’m really cranky today because I’m over being cooped up in the house. But this too shall pass. I don’t know when, but it won’t be forever. In light of that - I’m taking some extra time to be present for my family this weekend. Please go do the same! Take a walk, watch a movie, play a game. ❤️

A goal of mine this year is to take more Polaroid

A goal of mine this year is to take more Polaroid pictures. A couple a month. Not perfectly staged or taken with my camera or phone - just snapshots in the moment. // I can’t wait to look back on 2020 (even with how crazy it’s started out) and look through the sweet pictures we took with the time we were able to spend close together.
PS: monthly obsessions is now LIVE on the blog and I’m calling out some of my faves like the @saaltco cup, my @happycamperclothingco T-shirt, the @simplystainedshop letter ledge, my new @rebeccalillustrator prints, + more!!! Click the link in bio or swipe up in my IG stories to check it out.

Ordered this sweatshirt like 3 weeks ago at 3am wh

Ordered this sweatshirt like 3 weeks ago at 3am when Jack was up all night and totally forgot about it until it came in today 🤣🤣 // It’s super cute and linked in my stories - runs TTS, I’m in a small. Perfect for being house-bound with your favorite boy 🙌🏻 We were able to get out, take a walk and enjoy the sunshine today (keeping a GENEROUS 6ft+ distance between us and anyone else) which was so needed.

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