“Embrace the Balancing Act.”

“Embrace the Balancing Act.”

If there’s one thing I can say with 100% certainty that I typically don’t have, it’s balance. Or, at least, a true *sense* of it. When you’re a naturally ambitious person with a case of…

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1 Thing, 3 Ways: Striped Dress

1 Thing, 3 Ways: Striped Dress

I loveloveloved the response to this series revamp/debut, so it’s sticking around! ICYMI, 1 Thing, 3 Ways is a style series where style – you guessed it! – one thing three different ways. Ain’t nobody got time…

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“I am Worthy of Love.”

“I am Worthy of Love.”

With V-Day right around the corner, it’s hard to escape the hearts-fest that has thrown up on every store endcap – from pink balloons to red roses to pink AND red candies and chocolates galore,…

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Top 10 Skincare Products of all Time

Top 10 Skincare Products of all Time

JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. Another new series alert! HOLLAH. After finding myself making…

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“I Will Dance in the Rain.”

“I Will Dance in the Rain.”

Happy Monday, yo. I’m sitting here sipping my cuppa coffee and staring out the window at a sunshine-y day – bless up. But as we know far too well, not every day has sun (duh,…

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5 Things + 8 Links I Love

5 Things + 8 Links I Love

TGIF! Before we move a step further…are you following CUR on Snapchat (username: erica_lig) and Instagram? As you’re reading this, my intern Sarah and I are jetting down to Mexico for a tropical work-cation, and…

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“I Refuse to Play Small.”

“I Refuse to Play Small.”

On the corkboard smackdab in front o’ my face at my deskspace, I have a hot pink Post-It note with a mantra on it that says, “STOP PLAYING SMALL. You’ve got this.” At first, I…

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Trend to Try: Over the Knee Boots

Trend to Try: Over the Knee Boots

Happy…Saturday?! ICYMI, I’m currently traveling around Chicago on a press trip AND have had a huge project in the works for, um, months that’s dropping this week, so it’s been a wee bit nutso at…

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“Clear out the Clutter.”

“Clear out the Clutter.”

What’s worse than feeling anxious? Feeling suffocated. There’s a suffocating sense of overwhelm that undoubtedly accompanies any clutter in my life. Whether it’s clutter on my office floor, in my makeup drawer, on my desk…

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October: Links I Love

October: Links I Love

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! I hope everyone’s Halloweekend was exactly as you hoped it would be, whether that meant getting everything scared outta ya in some haunted attraction, dressing it up at a party where every girl…

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“Settle for More.” (+ WIN $500 to Nordstrom!)

“Settle for More.” (+ WIN $500 to Nordstrom!)

Back at it again with Monday, so a new Monday Mantra is only fitting amiright?? I heard a quote recently that ended up being inspiration for a book by the same name, and I legit…

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Trend to Try: Burgundy Booties

Trend to Try: Burgundy Booties

All I’m sayin’ is you asked for it. 😉 I was so pleasantly blown away by your awesome responses to this post, so…it’s a thing! A new Trend to Try is here, and I’m stoked…

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“Have Some Fun Today.”

“Have Some Fun Today.”

The world can be a really sad, depressing place sometimes. When you turn on the news, it’s either bad news or worse news – the good, sweet stuff rarely makes headlines, and if it does,…

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September: Links I Love

September: Links I Love

Happy end of September, folks! WHAT A MONTH. First thing’s first…I’m now a married woman. WOOOO!!! Dude, married life is great. And according to our matching Bed Bath & Beyond coffee mugs, “married coffee tastes better.”…

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August: Links I Love

August: Links I Love

You know what blows my mind? The fact that this is the last Links I Love to debut before I’m a Mrs. *Cue hysterical screaming* Like, WHAT?!?! There’s that, and there’s the big Bachelor announcement from…

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Trend to Try: Printed Soft Pants

Trend to Try: Printed Soft Pants

I always vowed that on CUR, if ever/whenever anything fashion-related pops up, I’d actually teach some style tips and tricks I’ve learned to actually help you with your own style game, too. None of this “post…

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“I am worth more than my self-doubts.”

“I am worth more than my self-doubts.”

When Monday hits ya like a sack o’ bricks, it can easily feel like the bricks are made of everything but sunshine and rainbows. When the entire week is looming in front of your face…

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Best Dry Shampoos: The Ultimate Guide

Best Dry Shampoos: The Ultimate Guide

I use dry shampoo only slightly less than oxygen. Anyone who knows me well (heck, even if you only know me through Snapchat) knows this – and that I love a bright, bold lippy and…

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June: Links I Love

June: Links I Love

Can you believe the 4th of July is THIS WEEKEND?!?! Hubba hubba. Is this what being an adult is? Constantly thinking WHERE IS THE TIME over cups of coffee that are  lukewarm by the time…

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“Do less, receive more.”

“Do less, receive more.”

What’s up, Monday Mantra? This is one of my own personal favorite series on CUR, and I hope you love it justasmuch. While I usually end up feeling more motivated after writing, I hope you…

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