The Best Red Lipsticks – 6 Favorite Formulas for the Holidays!

Christmas is NEXT WEEK, people – LOOK ALIVE. 😉 Things are less than merry and bright around Philly the last few days since it’s been a dreary grey mess of freezing rain outside, but that…
View Post12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY WINNERS!!!

SAAAAANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN! Call me Santa’s Helper because I’m SO STOKED to announce all 73 winners of my 12 Days Giveaways! I had an absolute BLAST with this year’s 12 Days of Christmas…
View PostMy All-Grown-Up New Years Eve Outfit (Under $40!)

Friends…It’s about to be 2020. I know, I know…Christmas hasn’t even come yet, so can we not jump straight to the new year? But we are living in the future. Literally. In the Back to…
View PostGIFT GUIDE: Gifts that Give Back

Finally time for one of my ~favorite~ gift guides each year: Gifts that Give Back. All of the gift ideas below have some sort of give-back component, where a portion if not all of proceeds…
View PostGIFT GUIDE: 50+ Stocking Stuffer Ideas for Her

I recently saw a statistic that people who decorate for Christmas earlier are happier people. And…they’re obviously right. People who shop for Christmas, blog about Christmas, and do all things Christmas as early as possible (albeit, not…
View PostTwo Ways to Wear SEQUINS for the Holidays

TGIF, friends! It’s officially the sparkliest day of the week, so it’s only fitting to break out the sparkliest ensembles. 😉 Last week I ordered a BUNCH of pieces for the holidays from Walmart’s website,…
View PostSparkle & Shine: An AFFORDABLE Holiday Outfit (Under $80 Total!)

One of the TOP requested types of content for the season from my recent reader survey was for ~dressier~ holiday outfit inspiration for all of the Christmas parties and seasonal shindigs on the calendar. And…
View PostWhat’s on your Christmas list? (Let’s brainstorm holiday content together!)

Fa la la la laaaaa la la la la! ‘Tis the season, and these online halls are about to be DECKED the heck out for the holidays. You ready? 😉 I feel like I say it…
View Post70 Last Minute Gifts from Amazon Prime (to arrive before Christmas!)

TGIF, friends! Christmas is juuuuust around the corner now – CRAZY. If you’re like me and *still* wanting to pick up a few last minute gifts, I’VE GOTCHU. I picked out 70 last minute gift…
View PostGIFT GUIDE: Vera Bradley for Every Woman on your List

It’s the last week before Christmas – how the HECK has time flown by?! It feels like I just gave birth, blinked, and BAM – deck the halls, it’s Christmastime. Have you made your list…
View PostThe 10 Best Christmas Movies on Netflix this Year

HO HO HO, friends – it’s Friday and it’s CHRISTMAS TIME. Break out the gingerbread + deck the halls, because ’tis the season. Obviously one of the best things about right about now is snuggling…
View PostGIFT GUIDE: For your Mom

You got it from yo’ Mama…and now you wanna give it back, in the form of the *perfect* gift. I get it. We get it. “We” being my mama and me, who are close as…
View PostGIFT GUIDE: For your Guy (What to Buy vs. NOT to Buy – according to a Guy!)

**Welcome back to GIFT GUIDE WEEK on CUR! Today, we’ve got a very special guest: my husband. I asked him to debunk a few gifting myths for us gals – namely, what to *actually* buy…
View PostGIFT GUIDE: 25 Best Beauty Gifts Under $50

It’s beginning to look a lot like Chriiiiiistmaaaaas! Friendly heads up: We’re starting every post this week with a Christmas song. So ho-ho-hold onto your peppermint mochas and get ready to deck the halls –…
View PostGIFT GUIDE: 40 Stocking Stuffers for Her

It’s the mooooost wonderful tiiiiiime of the year! I recently saw a statistic that people who decorate for Christmas earlier are happier people. And…they’re obviously right. People who shop for Christmas, blog about Christmas, and…
View PostThe Best of 2017 – Most Popular Posts from Coming Up Roses (+ a sappy note)

Every year I swear I’m not gonna be that girl who’s banking on the new year for a fresh start. I always like to think that every single week – heck, every single day – is…
View PostThe Best After Christmas Sales

Merry day-after-Christmas, friends! How was your Christmas holiday!?! I hope you had the *best* time celebrating with family + friends, remembering the true reason for the season. Christmas is my *favorite* holiday for so many…
View Post12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAYS

On the 1st day of Christmas, my true lovelovelove gave to me…12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAYS! Today’s blog post is super short n’ sweet because a.) there are technically 5 posts this week, which is a bit…
View PostWhat to Wear for NYE: 2 New Year’s Eve Jumpsuits, UNDER $30

Y’all. It’s about to be 2018. I know, I know…Christmas hasn’t even come yet, so can we not jump straight to the new year? But we are living in the future. Literally. In the Back…
View Post10 Kiss Proof Lipsticks to Make it through the Mistletoe

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…which makes sense, since it’s LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY, PEOPLE. LOOK ALIVE. “Looking like Christmas” means Santas at the mall, blow-up reindeer in front yards, lights up outside,…
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