Stitch Fix December & Giveaway

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Another month, another Stitch Fix. And the last one of 2015! Pretty wild that we’re already into December. If you’re not familiar, Stitch Fix is essentially a personal styling service for those on a budget or with time constraints for shopping. Sign up, fill out a style profile, pay a $20 styling fee (that you can put towards your Fix), and wait for your box of 5 clothing items (maybe with an accessory or shoes, too!). You then can try each item on in the comfort of your home, select what you want to keep, and send the rest back in the prepaid mailing envelope.

I started my Stitch Fixes back up earlier this year and it seems to have hit a weird patch. My beloved stylist, Kimberly has vanished. Last month I had a new stylist, and again this month, a new one. Perhaps I’m a difficult customer? Who knows.

And that brings me to my bad news. I had another bust of a Stitch Fix. The good news for you? I’m starting Christmas early this year with a giveaway. Even if Stitch Fix isn’t always 100% on point for me, I thought it would be fun for someone to be able to try their own Stitch Fix risk-free by offering a $20 gift card to cover your styling fee. Even if the box isn’t 100% perfect, the experience and surprise still are! More on that below, but first, let’s take a peek at my December Stitch Fix!

Stitch Fix December 2015: Review & Styling // hellorigby.com seattle fashion & style blog

Stitch Fix December 2015 Review & Styling

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7 Essentials to Pack for Holiday Travel

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Ah yes, the holiday season. My favorite time of year, but also the time where I feel like I’m losing my mind. Between work, personal commitments, holiday shopping, blogging, friends, and family, I often feel like I’m losing my marbles. Holiday festivities require an almost cross-country type of planning that I love to hate. I’m a planner, but I’m also a procrastinator, so when it’s go-time, I’m often scrambling and reciting my lists of what I need to bring.

With that said, I wanted to share a few holiday road trip essentials that I think you should always have handy for your next trip over the hills and through the woods to grandma’s house. Or you know, whichever holiday party you’re going to next that takes more than 15 minutes to get to. ;)

What to Pack for Holiday Travel // hellorigby.com seattle travel & lifestyle blog

7 Things to Pack for Your Holiday Road Trip

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Blackout for Black Friday

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Happy Black Friday! The biggest shopping day of the year is finally here. I hope you’ve scored the deals you wanted or are about to. And, if you didn’t, there’s always Cyber Monday. The past couple of years I have been pretty good about avoiding the shopping madness, but who knows about this year. The past couple of months I’ve been good about keeping my shopping budget in check so let’s hope I don’t do too much damage!

White Cambridge Satchel Company Crossbody with Black Outfit // hellorigby.com seattle fashion blog

What I’m Wearing:
Coat: Alex Cape in Wool Look Fabric c/o Boohoo
Dress: Felicity Contrast Collar Skater Dress c/o Boohoo
Tights: Lola 50 Denier Black Tights c/o Boohoo
Bag: The Cambridge Satchel Company The Large Push Lock via The Zoe Report Summer Box of Style
Shoes: Adam Lippes for Target Pointed Black Pump (Runs 1/2 size small)
Brooch: Borrowed from my mom (similar)

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DIY Makeup Vanity

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It’s been a long year. We started our house remodeling project about at this time last year, and it’s been an incredibly slow process. Both Dave and I work full time, and with my blog and our personal commitments, it’s very difficult to find the time to find the time to furniture shop, decorate, and plan our projects. Plus, after a long day of work it’s hard to be motivated to get on it.

We have a little kick in the pants now with Christmas coming – I really want us to be able to host Christmas Brunch at our house, and to do that, we need to have the living room done. For us, though, the priority has been the office and bedroom (for obvious reasons.) We formerly had a roommate (Dave’s brother), so this office space is completely new to us. We started with white walls and carpet… and now it looks completely different.

You’ve seen my desk space, but I thought it was time to reveal the (nearly) complete DIY makeup vanity and storage area I’ve been working on! (Or if you would like to be like Dave, you can call this my Lady Palace. Oh men…) If you’re planning on creating a vanity of your own soon, I’ve broken down the furniture pieces I’ve purchased, and some of the storage solutions that have worked for me and that I’m happy with, so far anyway!

DIY Makeup Vanity: Desk & Storage Space // hellorigby.com seattle fashion & lifestyle blogger

DIY Makeup Vanity & Storage

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Thanksgiving Makeup

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Now that you’ve donned your best comfy and cute Thanksgiving outfit, I’m sure you’re going to want to get into the holiday spirit with your makeup too! I thought it would be fun to share one of the makeup looks I wore in yesterday’s post, and also give thanks for you by offering up my favorite holiday makeup palette from Make Up For Ever to one lucky winner. (More on that at the very bottom of the post!)

I’m so used to seeing holiday tutorials featuring a bright red lip and shimmering champagne eye makeup… so instead I went a little more 90s grunge and opted for a brown smokey eye and mauve-taupe lip. This eye makeup has enough shimmer, but enough boldness to offset an even bolder lip look. I recently wore this lip combination to an event and got so many compliments that I knew I had to recreate it, and why not for Thanksgiving? Follow along with the simple tutorial below.

Thanksgiving Holiday Makeup Tutorial: Make Up For Ever 15 Artist Shadow Palette // hellorigby.com seattle beauty blog

Thanksgiving Holiday Makeup Tutorial

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