Lately a lot of my styling clients have been requesting looks that involve jeans and a tee shirt as the base. To me this makes perfect sense, we live in a world where that is basically the uniform. The problem with uniforms is that they can be boring and therefore lack style. It’s my job…
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posted on Thursday, April 2nd, 2015
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Featured, Style How-To's, VIDEOS
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I love a good old fashioned style hack. You see them floating around the internet all the time BUT do they actually work? The style scientist in me likes to find out if they do. After all a working style hack not only helps me but it helps you all and my clients too. One…
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posted on Tuesday, March 31st, 2015
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Style How-To's
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I live in Southern California where the dress code is always set to casual. It’s great for comfort but it gets pretty boring style-wise. I’m also a girl who RARELY goes out, which leaves even less room for dressing up. Until now. Yeah that’s right, I’m stepping it up and experimenting with some kind of…
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posted on Thursday, March 26th, 2015
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Style How-To's
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Sweating, it’s both nasty and natural. Good thing about sweating is that it’s good for your health. Worst part? It creates mad drama when it comes to getting dressed. From pit stains to deodorant stains – shizz is gross! Removing Deodorant Stains White deodorant stains are not cool, especially on black garments. My favorite tool…
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posted on Friday, March 20th, 2015
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Style How-To's
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Perhaps it’s the stylist in me, but I can’t stand trying on clothing at the store. I’d much rather try everything on in the comfort of my home without bad lighting, trick mirrors, and pushy salespeople. Sure, returning what doesn’t work can be annoying but for me that’s nothing compared to the alternative. One way…
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posted on Thursday, March 19th, 2015
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Style How-To's
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This post is sponsored by Target. photo via www.freundevonfreunden.com As a Los Angeles resident, I don’t go to the beach nearly as much as I should. Probably because the West side (that’s where the beach is) is so close, yet so far away – with traffic and all. However when I do go to the…
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posted on Thursday, March 19th, 2015
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Style How-To's
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You wanna know what sucks? Standing in front of your closet, in your underwear, with no idea what to wear. It’s probably one of the most frustrating ways to start the day. Wouldn’t it be awesome to eliminate that horror completely? I have the answer, well actually I have two … 1.) Hire someone to…
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posted on Wednesday, March 18th, 2015
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Style How-To's
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I am a shoe-addict and there is no question about that. The pros of shoe addiction are killer shoes. The cons are spending all of your money on shoes and accidentally buying shoes that aren’t the perfect fit, because shoes. I have two pairs of shoes in my closet that definitely haven’t had enough…
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posted on Tuesday, March 17th, 2015
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Style How-To's
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I think its pretty safe to say that everyone wants to at least feel like a million bucks. Some people even want to look the part too. The thing is, when you look good your chances of feeling good dramatically increases. I know when my outfit, hair, and/or makeup are less than stellar, I certainly…
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posted on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Style How-To's
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Money is funny. Spending money on certain items is easy (sometimes a little too easy) and for other things, parting with your hard earned cash is nearly impossible. I have found that the things we should spend money are things we don’t spend money. It’s a shame really because the majority of those things can…
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posted on Friday, February 27th, 2015
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Style How-To's
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