What's New?!

I did not realize it had been 2 weeks since I wrote.. It really only feels like a few days since I last posted. Anyways, HELLO! I have been so busy lately trying to get some cool things done and I'm sure you have all been seeing what I've been doing if you follow me on social media. I've been dancing A LOT lately. Oh... and I STARTED A YOUTUBE CHANNEL!!! I've always said I wanted to make a Youtube and just post videos about whatever. So I decided to make something like my blog, but as videos.. so I guess vlogs. So far I only have one video up and it is a fall makeup tutorial and I'd love if you all checked it out. I have another makeup tutorial recorded, but after several camera malfunctions, I'm not sure if I'll be posting this one. I definitely don't want to just be doing makeup and clothes videos. I want to open my world up just a little more to you all by posting some life vlogs and dance videos. I hope you all stick around with me on this journey and I can't wait to see what the future holds for me..

Make sure you follow me on social media so you can stay updated on my uploads and posts! Also if you check out videos, be sure to like and subscribe!!





xx.

Emily Kate

#OOTD

I recently went shopping and I bought (*parents bought* Lets be real I'm poor.) some seriously amazing clothes. Really though, Nordstrom's buyers have stepped it up for this Fall season. They are right on top of this Fall's trends. This outfit of the day is a perfect fall-fit (fall+outfit.. Haha I'm so clever.) and is even better if you are looking for something trendy, but casual to wear. If you want to make it look a little more dressy, I suggest wearing a necklace and maybe even some stack bracelets. Gold jewelry would be a great accent against these neutral colors! Just don't over do it. I think the reason this outfit (aka fall-fit haha) is so flattering is because of the simplicity of it.

I love every piece of clothing in this, but in my eyes, the real star is the jeans. They are by Frame Denim in the style 'Le Skinny de Jeanne' Destroyed Jeans. I honestly can't say that I've ever had a better pair of jeans. They fit so nicely and look amazing on... I'm obsessed to say the least. Paired with these bad boys is a black tank top from Topshop and a pair of 'Graant' booties by Steve Madden!

I hope you all love this fall-fit as much as I do! By the way, everyone should start calling their fall trend outfits "fall-fits." Haha. Anyways, if you like my posts or my blog in general make sure to share it to all your friends!! Also, be sure to follow me on social media to stay updated on my blog and to find out when I'm posting!!

xx.

Emily Kate

My Braids!!!

Hey everyone! If you follow me on any of my social media, you know that I have been wearing my hair in braids a lot this past week. I have been getting such good feed back about them that I felt the need to make a whole post dedicated to them. Not going to lie, I was INSPIRED to do them by Kylie Jenner, but I DID NOT DO THEM TO LOOK LIKE KYLIE JENNER... just had to clarify because I have been having a problem with people thinking I want to be her every time I do something new. Anyways, I love my hair in these braids. A perk of having them is that I don't have to wash my hair as often because no one can see how oily my hair actually is. Hopefully I inspire you all to try something new with your hair this week! It's always fun to experiment with new looks!

xx.

Emily Kate 

Product of the Week!!! (10.14.15)

Usually I can control myself while shopping and most of the time I try not to spend all of  my money. One store gets an exception... that store is Sephora... Whenever I am buying makeup something comes over me and I have to buy anything I find remotely interesting. That is how I discovered this week's product of the week.

Sephora makes some super awesome products and I recently came across one of my new favorite things. A few weeks ago, I bought the Sephora Green Tea Fiber Mask. It is supposed to help keep your face looking matte and free of blemishes.  It seriously works and feels so nice. I 100% recommend this product. My favorite thing about it is the fact that it isn't one of those masks you have to wash off. There's literally no clean up besides throwing away the mask. It is so easy and so convenient for times when you feel like you're starting to break out or have been getting pretty oily. I think I'm going to have to try out some more of these Sephora masks because I'm already hooked!

I'm such a scrub in this pic lol..

xx.

Emily Kate

Dinner Adventure with the BFF

   A few nights ago, my best friend Andrade and I decided to head out to Downtown Gilbert for a nice dinner. Believe me, we both deserved our 20 dollar meals.. We drive by Zinburger so often because our dance crew practices down the street from it (and a Dutch Bros. which I am more addicted to than I'd like to admit..) and we finally decided we had to try it after hearing so many good things.
 
  When we walked in I knew I was going to love it. It has a modernized barn type of decor and it is absolutely adorable. At first, our service was pretty bad because no one helped us for about 20 minutes or at least until I finally flagged down a waitress. Honestly, the whole wait wasn't all that bad because my girl, Andrade, was making me laugh the entire time. I ended up ordering a Nutella-Hazelnut milkshake and a juicy burger called the Blanco. It was all mouth watering-ly delicious. Probably because everything on the burger was made from scratch in their kitchen. Pretty awesome if you ask me. I'd give the whole experience a 8.5/10.

  For my outfit, I wore an adorable Free People sweater-dress. I've had it for about a year, but I never wore it till that night.. Likely because I found it far in the back of my closet where I don't usually look. The boots are from Nordstrom, I know that, but I can't remember the brand and the name wore off the shoes since I've worn them so many times.. It's definitely not sweater and boots weather in AZ right now, but I got excited about fall and ended up wearing a fall outfit anyways..

  I can't wait till it finally starts to cool down even more. I love Fall/Winter trends. They're definitely my favorite seasons. Well, until next time lovelies...

xx.

Emily Kate

¡Hola!

Guess what?! I'm finally back from my hiatus. Over the past month I've had quite the life, ha-ha.. Busy, is a good way to describe it. There has been a lot of negative and positive things going on in my life that I decided I needed to break away for a bit. 

     I have realized sometimes you have to be a little selfish to be happy. Do what you have to do to have a smile on your face at the end of the day. This break from blogging gave me time to focus on myself and a lot of other things going on in my life. With that being said, I cannot wait to start doing this regularly again it, I've missed it a lot. 

     I have wanted to share with you all how I stay motivated and clear minded for awhile now, but I wasn't sure when a good time would be. Right now seems like the perfect time to. I do this weird ritual when I need a little pick me up and it really works for me. I start off by listening to a motivational speech (check out "Unbroken," on youtube). Then, I listen to music. Listen to the speech again. And repeat until I think I'm ready. I especially do this before I perform or compete, so instead of listening to random music, I listen to what I'm performing to. I've also responded really well to meditation. One thing I respond to most obviously is getting away. When I'm feeling a little down, I like to escape from everything. I like to get away from all social media.. mostly twitter. These websites can be pretty toxic, give yourself a break from it all every once in awhile. The main idea in pretty much everything I do to stay clear minded, is to stay focused. Focus on yourself and what makes you happy.. you truly will start to see a difference in yourself. 

   This past weekend I headed down to Puerto Peñasco, Mexico. Here are some beautiful and relaxing pictures of the beach and ocean..

Cute little shack shop on the beach

xx.

Emily Kate

Long Time No See

Hello readers! 

It seems like forever since I’ve had a chance to write. I went into my senior year thinking this would be my laziest and easiest year. Oh how I laugh at that now. My classes aren’t hard, but I feel like I am constantly doing something. Trying to balance my schedule has been the hardest thing by far. I love my life right now, but I truly cannot wait till my schedule is cleared up a bit, which I am expecting to happen after this weekend. Incase you didn't know, I am Senior Class President and I am in charge of homecoming. If you think it is easy, you are wrong. Thankfully, this coming Saturday is the big day. Not only have I been busy doing stuff for homecoming, but I have been taking dance classes, going to practices, doing an online class, and going to school. Along with all of that I have to try to find time to eat and sleep. I am also working on another project that I am quite eager to share with you all in the future. I love my blog and it makes me so upset that I barely have time for it, but I am really trying! I would greatly appreciate if you all stick with me and continue reading my posts about my crazy life. The amount of positive feedback I have gotten from this has been incredible. I love you all so much and all of your comments to me push me to continue doing this. 

Expect more posts in the coming weeks…

xx.

Emily Kate