The $12 Walmart Sweater that Feels like Cashmere

The $12 Walmart Sweater that Feels like Cashmere

TGIF, friends! Fridays are just so exciting, aren’t they? The week is almost over, your happy hour margarita is waiting, and the weekend is thiiiiiiiis close. Bless the heck up. You know what else is…

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10 Things for a CUR Closet

10 Things for a CUR Closet

Hi friends! Today, I bring you the Bible. HA. Really, the CUR Bible. Because it’s been a labor of lovelovelove to make it happen, with the amount of archival rummaging that needed to happen to…

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From Desk to Drinks: The Perfect Leopard Blouse

From Desk to Drinks: The Perfect Leopard Blouse

If there’s one thing that readers have asked for quite a bit and I’ve MAJORLY slacked on, it’s workwear. For that I partially blame the fact that I don’t work in a traditional 9-to-5 office…

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10 Ways to Wear a Plaid Blanket Scarf (+ How to Tie it!)

10 Ways to Wear a Plaid Blanket Scarf (+ How to Tie it!)

Fall means a lotta things. It means the start of pumpkin-spice-everything season, the start of really good primetime TV season, the start of a cooler temp season…and namely, the start of plaid blanket scarf season.…

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1 Thing, 3 Ways: Cuddl Duds Hoodie Cardigan (Today’s Special Value on QVC!)

1 Thing, 3 Ways: Cuddl Duds Hoodie Cardigan (Today’s Special Value on QVC!)

TGIF – it’s TSV time! That’s a lotta acronyms on a Friday, so in case you’ve had a long work week and ICYMI ( 😉 ), we’re talking all about Today’s Special Value on QVC…

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Happy Birthday, CUR – 6 Years of Coming Up Roses!

Happy Birthday, CUR – 6 Years of Coming Up Roses!

Happy birthday, Coming Up Roses – CUR is 6 years old TODAY. I literally can’t believe it… In trying to figure out what to share on this sixth blogging anniversary (blogiversary? ha!), I wanted to…

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Vogue’s 73 Questions with Erica

Vogue’s 73 Questions with Erica

Happy MONDAY FUNDAY. Are we having fun yet??? For funsies today, I wanted to do my own version of Vogue’s super popular YouTube series, 73 Questions. In it, the interviewer/narrator stays behind the camera, following…

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The Best of the NSALE: WORKWEAR (A Week’s Worth of Office-Worthy Outfits!)

The Best of the NSALE: WORKWEAR (A Week’s Worth of Office-Worthy Outfits!)

Do you guys remember paging through Seventeen magazines way back when, and seeing the “week’s worth” of outfit ideas for each day of the week? It was like every girl’s Bible to middle school dressing,…

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1 Thing, 3 Ways: LACE CAMISOLE (NSALE Edition!)

1 Thing, 3 Ways: LACE CAMISOLE (NSALE Edition!)

You know when you find a piece in your closet that you can reach for time and time again, because it just works with anything, for any occasion, with anyone? That’s . Dress it up, dress…

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What to Buy with $100 at the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale

What to Buy with $100 at the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale

Come one, come all – it’s finally Public Access time ! If you aren’t a Nordstrom cardholder, you weren’t able to shop Early Access, which can be a total drag for this sale in particular…

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1 Thing, 3 Ways: Leopard T-shirt (#NSALE edition!)

1 Thing, 3 Ways: Leopard T-shirt (#NSALE edition!)

In the words of Jenna Lyons, the ex-creative director of J. Crew: “As far as I’m concerned, leopard is a neutral.” I mean, can we get an A-FREAKING-MEN up in here??? Leopard is one of…

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The BEST of the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale by Category (+ What will sell out the fastest!)

The BEST of the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale by Category (+ What will sell out the fastest!)

BRACE YO’SELVES – ICYMI, since everyone and their mom and their fish and their dog is talking about it on Instagram right about now – ha! You either lovelovelove it or ya hate it, but…

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My 15 Best Amazon Purchases of 2019 (Thus Far)

My 15 Best Amazon Purchases of 2019 (Thus Far)

Amazon is my BFF. Maybe that’s apparent by now, especially if you’ve been hanging out here for more than a hot sec. But really…nothing beats Amazon. Between the fact that you’ve got free 2-day shipping…

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3 Summer Takes on the LBD (EACH UNDER $20!!!)

3 Summer Takes on the LBD (EACH UNDER $20!!!)

Happy Tuesday + happy SUMMER, friends! I am SO beyond stoked to be partnering with Walmart to bring you today’s post. If you’ve been part of the CURowd for awhile, you might remember me talking about…

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Nordstrom Anniversary Sale 2019: Everything you Need to Know + SALE SNEAK PEEK!

Nordstrom Anniversary Sale 2019: Everything you Need to Know + SALE SNEAK PEEK!

It’s almost here, friends – the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale. AKA, the NSALE. This is like the Blogger Olympics, because this upcoming week includes the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale AND Amazon Prime Day. So, my friends, it’s…

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Everything You Need for Summer from Amazon – Amazon summer haul!

Everything You Need for Summer from Amazon – Amazon summer haul!

PHEW, what a day already. Olivia is 8 months old today – woo! Aaaaaand like clockwork, girlfriend hit the clingy phase, where she will NOT stand for being, well, anywhere but with her mama. It’s…

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Summer Wedding Wear + $52 Valentino Lookalikes

Summer Wedding Wear + $52 Valentino Lookalikes

Once Memorial Day Weekend passes, it feels like that scene from High School Musical 2 where everyone just excitedly chants summer…summer…summer…summer! Even though it won’t be summer “officially” until the 22nd, I think we’ve all got beaches…

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The $18 Bodysuit of the Season + What is “Flattering”?

The $18 Bodysuit of the Season + What is “Flattering”?

What is “flattering”? This is a question I’ve been thinking a lot more about lately, especially since every blogger and her mom throws the word around like candy anymore in describing the clothes they’re sharing.…

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$25 Lululemon Lookalikes (and they’re on Amazon!)

$25 Lululemon Lookalikes (and they’re on Amazon!)

If you know me, you know I lovelovelove a good lookalike. You also know I lovelovelove Amazon. I’ve shared designer lookalikes before, and designer lookalikes on Amazon specifically. Today, I’m stoked to highlight Lululemon lookalikes that are…

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All about The Outfit Bar at Kohl’s

All about The Outfit Bar at Kohl’s

Thanks to ShopStyle and Kohl’s for sponsoring today’s post! Before a few weekends ago, I couldn’t tell you the last time I spent a long time in a Kohl’s. Not intentionally by any means –…

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