Isla Ann Inspirations

Happy Hump day everyone! I hope this week is treating you well! Today I have another fun post for all you mamas with girls! I am really trying to get small shopping out there. It really is the best and I promise you will love it!

Oaklee and I are so lucky to be able to work with Isla Ann Inspirations! This little shop has some of the cutest bows around!

As you can probably tell, I am obsessed with the "Sailor" style! I think it's the perfect size for O and comes in so many different patterns and colors! It can bring ANY outfit together!

Each bow is so well made and I've never had a problem with anything I've purchased! It ships quick and is always packaged so nicely! And the pricing is AMAZING! I find that when people think of "shopping small" then also think "expensive", which is not the case! You can find such quality items for great pricing!

The shop owner is the sweetest and is always making sure to go above and beyond for her awesome customers!

I am always so impressed with these hard working moms who have this dream and it's so rewarding to be able to help them reach their goals! They are so inspiring to me and I appreciate them so much! Shopping small is so important to me and I really enjoy seeing how truly talented these people are!

Please be sure to check out this cute shop! Each week I will be featuring a new small shop in the hopes that you will venture out of comfort zone and search for something new!

BONUS: Use code "OAKLEE15" at checkout for a discount! 

Cool Gray Sailor

Grape Sailor

Floral Corduroy

Until next time.

Love Always,
The Crazy Collards

Baby Skye Birds' Nest

Hello! I hope everyone is having a fabulous Monday evening! I am so exhausted today it's not even funny! Oaklee is being a little stinker today and giving mommy a run for her money.

Well today I wanted to shout out the cutest little shop, Baby Skye Birds' Nest.

This Mama is one busy gal who loves to share her talent making bows! 

These are so well made and you can tell just how much work she puts into each bow! I was blown away with the detail that goes in to each one, especially the Victorian Collection bow! I freaked out when I saw that one and O received so many compliments on it! 

Just see for your self how cute these bows are!  

(I'll have each bow linked below the picture)

Victorian Collection

The Evelyn Bow "#7"

The Evelyn Bow in "Just Witchy"

Baby Bird Felt Bow "#3"

Are you all dying over how cute these bows are like I am?! Lucky for you I have a coupon code for you all to get your own!! 

Use code "oakleebb15" for 15%

Now shop your little hearts out and spoil your little girls because I know I am! Thanks for stopping by!

Love Always, 

The Crazy Collards

Giveaway!!!

Hey everyone! I know it's been a minute but I am going to make this post short and sweet! A lot has been going on in our lives recently (Zacky's second surgery fast approaching) so I've been taking some time off the blog. I'm sorry but I’ll be posting more next week while I am in the hospital.

Well back to what this post is all about, giveaway time!! Yay!!

I am planning to start doing giveaways once a month, every other month it will be a larger prize!! I am so excited about this you don't even know!! (:

Anyway, as you may know I LOVE workout clothes. Every stores workout section just sucks me right in!! So recently I went into Lululemon.... and died. Everything is so beautiful and sooo unique! Some of the things feel like nothing I've ever felt before!!! So I thought I’d share the love of a product from there I have been really enjoying!

My hair is short so when I workout it’s hard to make sure it all stays in a ponytail, so I bought one of Lululemon's headbands and it was life changing! It keeps my hair in place and DOES NOT MOVE!! So I am giving one away!!! Yay!!!

At the bottom of this post you will find the entry details!!! Good luck!!! (:

To be entered in this giveaway you must do the following:

-Follow me on Instagram @mrscourtcollard (link is also on the right hand side of my blog)

-Must like the picture on Instagram

-And comment on the picture on Instagram saying done

-Tagging 2 friends will get you a second entry!

Contest ends 03/20/15

Good luck!!!

Those who are entered will be chosen at random. I will be writing each name down and picking it out of a hat (i'll post a video on Instagram and contact you there!) (:

3 Simple Hairstyles for the Lazy Girl In You

Happy Sunday everyone! I hope you all had a fabulous weekend.

Today I am going to be showing you 3 simple hairstyles for you short hair ladies! (These work with long hair as well. Bonus!)

I love how easy my short hair is but I sometimes feel like I am always doing the same thing with it every day. So I played around for a while to find some different hairstyles that can be done just as fast but still give me the look that I actually went the extra mile on my hair. So let’s jump right into it.

You can do any of these with straight or curly hair. My hair is usually in messy curls so that’s what I’ll be working with today.

1. Twisted side

This little twist took me a minute to master but I finally figured out the trick!

I start by taking 2 pieces on one side of my hair.

I then twist each separate piece AWAY from my face. Make sure you twist each piece the same direction, away from the face. That is the trick.

I then twist each piece over the other until I run out of hair.

I then boddy pin it back and you’re done!

2. Braided half up

This is similar to the twisted side but instead of twisting you braid and on both sides.

I start by braiding one section of my hair (as you can tell I changed my part the middle), this time I will grab my longer pieces so that it can reach the back of my head after braiding.

I then do the exact same thing on the other side until I reach where my last braid ended.

I pin both sections together so they meet on the back of my head.

I fix my curls and I am good to go!

3. The 3 tuck

The next one takes a minute to get just right but once you master it, it turns out awesome! This is especially awesome for layers!

First you section out 3 pieces at the bottom of your hair and section them off.

I like to leave out a few pieces from the front.

Then start pinning. I twist and pin different sections making it look like an up do.

I make sure all pieces are how I want them and spray for hold.

I hope these are useful for some of you because I absolutely love them! Let me know if you tried any of these out and if they worked for you! Thanks for checking in!

Love Always,

The Crazy Collards

Simple Holiday Makeup

Hey everyone! I hope you are all having a fabulous weekend! Today I wanted to show you a super simple holiday makeup look. This can be worn day or night and literally takes 10 minutes at the most to do! I'm not sure if you guys enjoy these kinds of posts but they are my favorite to do so I hope you enjoy! (:

Alright, the first thing I do is make sure my face is clean and moisturized! 

The next step really helps speed the process up and helps make everything simple. I am going to start off by using a cream highlight and contour. To achieve this I am using Revlon's Photoready Concealer, I use a shade thats about 2 shades lighter than my foundation. To contour I used NYX HD Concealer, this time I used one 2 shades darker then my foundation. I then used my regular foundation (recently I went back to an oldy but a goody, Revlon Colorstay). I blended everything out using my Real Techniques Sponge. 

Next I quickly threw on some blush, and highlight and did my eyebrows. You can see me doing this in my "Everyday Makeup".

I am in love with this eye look for this winter. It is so simple and can pretty much be worn with ANYTHING! I start out by using my Urban Decay Naked 2 palette. (I only do my right eye so you can see the difference)

I start off by using the shade "Tease" and blend that all over my lid and into my crease.

I then spray a flat shader brush with a makeup setting spray and pick up the color "Half Baked". I pack this all over my lid. Spraying your brush helps to intensify the color.

With a more defined crease brush I used the color "Snakebite" and focused that into the outter "V". I then took a blending brush and made sure everything was blended together. I then went in with "Bootycall" and highlighted my brow bone and the inner part of my eye. The eyeshadow is complete! 

The next thing I did was create winged eyeliner. I don't usually go for eyeliner but I felt like it really brings the look together and makes it look a little more glam. 

I topped everything off with some mascara, and the eye look is complete! Simple right?

The final step to bring everything together is the lips. I wanted to do 3 different lip combos so you can have a choice for what you feel most comfortable in. I went with a nude, red, and a dark purple. I personally love me some dark lips but I know its not for everyone.

Here is the nude lip. I used ELF's lip crayon in "In The Nude", topped with Revlon's lipgloss in 

"Peach Petal"

Here is the red lip. I used NYX lip liner in "Auburn" followed by NYX Xtreme Shine lip cream in "Absolute Red".

The third and final look is the dark purple. I used NYX lip liner in "Plum" followed by NYX Simply Vamp Lip Cream in "Bewitching", and topped off with NYX Butter Gloss in "Devil's Food Cake". (As you can tell Courtney loves her some NYX lip products.) 

Those are the completed make up looks! I hope you enjoyed and i'll be sure to do more makeup looks for you guys because they're my favorite! Have a safe weekend!

Love Always,
The Crazy Collards