Ashley's Bio

Hey guys!

I realize that I do have a short about me tab right on the top of my page, but here I have decided to get a little more in depth about who I am and what I love, that being fashion.

I was born in Miami, Florida and lived there until I was in 6th grade. From there, my family and I moved to Fort Lauderdale so that we could be closer to my sister's university. Much of my ideas about fashion and style come from my mom and sister. When I was younger, my mom did not allow  me to just sit in my pajamas all day, she would make sure that no more than an hour after I got up that I was fresh, clean, and dressed for company, as we usually had family or friends come to visit randomly and she wanted us to have our best foot forward. Now, it doesn't take me hours to get ready, I am pretty low maintenance as it only takes me (after showering and teeth brushing) about 5-20 minutes to put on make-up (if you read one of my prior blogs, you know that I don't even know how to use a lot of make up), but even if it's just something as little as going to the store to pick up some milk, I take a few minutes to put together a sundress and cardigan or cute shorts and an awesome pair of sandals because you never know who you are going to see.

My style sense came from my sister. I own a few pieces that are really bright and loud, but for the most part, my clothes are earthy, darker colors, with calm patterns. That way it is easier to create a variety of different looks with limited amounts of clothes. If you can't afford to have the world's biggest closet, you biggest friend is to stick to earthy color, solids, and calm patterns because when you re-wear them and style them in different way, it is easier to make it look like an entirely different piece of clothes. Like on one blog I wrote, I could easily re-wear all of those pieces of clothes in different ways because they easily go with a ton of other things. Nothing there is too busy and too crazy to wear multiple times a month. Having a closet like this, is also a huuuge budget saver!

As you know, I am all about the deals. I love finding cute clothes for low prices and some of my favorite places to shop are Sandy's, Plato's, and thrift stores in general. Not much feels better than to put together an amazing outfit from head to toe, and it costs you no more than $15.

On top of clothes, I love accessories and playing around with nail polish. Little do some people know, that sometimes it is the smallest things like a cute belt, earrings, or purse that can put an outfit together. I hope one day to be a on-air correspondent on E! where I get to talk about fashion, style and people's fashion all day. It literally would be a dream come true, so if you know Giuliana Rancic, let her know I say "Hey!"

My Fav Products: Eyeliner

Hello!

Now, I will be the first to admit that I am not the most makeup savy girl. All I use is foundation, mascara, eyeliner, and/or eyeshadow and I only generally use one color eyeshadow, some kind of gold-ish color. I don't know how to use all those fancy brushes, I do all my makeup shopping at Publix or Target.. not Sephora, and it takes up no more than 10 minutes to get ready for anything from a casual lunch date to a wedding.

However, despite the fact that I really have no idea what I am doing, I do get compliments on my makeup, and the only reason for that has to be that the product is a good, reliable one.

 

Generally, all I wear during the day is eyeliner and at night, I will just add on some mascara or eyeshadow. Since I rely so heavily on eyeliner, I have been through a few and the one that I love the most and has never done me wrong is CoverGirl's LineExact Defining Eyeliner.

Depending on where you get it, it runs from $5 to $7, and I like to get it in very black, for a more striking look but it also comes in grey and brown.

I use it almost everyday and it lasts for hours. I am sure if I used a primer that it would last all day long, but alas, I am not a makeup expert. It's thin felt-tip makes it easy to apply and easy to get a very thin line is that is what you are going for.

If you have already found an eyeliner that works for you, than be my guest and keep on using it, but if you haven't yet, give this one a try! You never know, you may love it as much as I do!