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Life Lately | January edition

Posted in Lifestyle

on 02/01/2017

January marked many celebrations for me: the new year, spring semester of my sophomore year, and lastly my twentieth birthday. It was a month of reflection in a way (getting deep on you guys). Lots of thinking went down about my goals for the future, in addition to plotting how I am going to marry Niall Horan (lol).

I’m not looking back, I swear. Just kidding though because I relive old memories all the time. January started off interestingly enough, with me chilling on the couch with my dog on NYE. Am I lame or what?!

I’m sure y’all saw my post featuring this casual cool look, but if not I’ll link it for ya here! I’ve been living in Spanx leggings, comfy sweaters and t-shirts. No shame in being a little boring from time to time… Catherine and I shot these pictures in Downtown Covington after a quick lunch and we had such a fab time!

Surprisingly it has not rained much in Louisiana since August… But since we had a shower or two this month, I only found it necessary to break out my Hunters. They can cheer me up on any gloomy day.

Hi my name is Madison and I am addicted to coffee. Not much else to say except for the fact that I can pretty much always go for a cup of coffee. My dad, sister and I went to brunch at Abita before I left for school and their coffee was amazing. I had to snap a pic.

This month I started taking flatlays over at Hemline. It’s been hella fun experimenting and learning! Did I mention I love anything fashion related? Yeah, I guess it was assumed.

Back to school means back to having a social life… well somewhat. Mags and I went as Jackie and Donna from That 70’s Show (mostly cause I wanted an excuse to wear my new MuMu bells) to our first exchange of the semester.

This month my bff Maddie and I have been experimenting with my blog pictures. She just got a new lens so we’ve been testing it out. We shot my birthday shoot was in Downtown BR, where this fire geometric wall art was! These pictures were nothing short of amazing!! To see more pictures, follow Maddie on insta here!

Read my “20 things I learned by the time I was 20” if you wanna know how I’m feeling about being 20 now. I had an overall laid-back birthday this year which is surprising considering I AM NOT A LAID BACK PERSON. But dang, did it feel good to just chill. My fam and friends always make my birthday fab and I appreciate them so dearly!

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My music favorites for this month:

Choke by One Republic

If I Ain’t Got You cover by James Bay

Cough Syrup by Young the Giant

My beauty favorites for this month:

LUSH Grease Lightening

Maybelline Full ‘N Soft mascara

Dove Oxygen Moisture Shampoo

I’ve been lusting after this month:

Fluff ball sneaks

Ray Ban Aviators

Free People sweater

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What did y’all think of January? Did y’all have a good first month of 2017? Let me know!

ByMadisonChurch

Tags : 2017, basics, beauty, birthday, college, fashion, instagram roundup, life lately, on my radar, ootd

Chin up, buttercup!

Posted in Lifestyle

on 01/18/2017

I sat down to type my post for tonight and guess what happened… nothing.

Ya heard me, literally nothing. SO instead of what I had originally planned to post for tonight, I thought I would leave y’all with some mid-week motivation #humpdaaay. Here’s a personal favorite quote of mine from JFK (the most beautiful president to ever live).

Failing has always been one of my most gigantic fears. Being a perfectionist doesn’t help much either. In a way, I think that’s what held me back tonight. Putting out a post that’s not my finest work puts a bad taste in my mouth. It’s seriously such a nerve-wracking experience to put yourself out there for people to read. There’s a mental hurdle ya gotta jump over sometimes, and tonight was not that night for me.

Here’s what I got for ya. Hopefully next week, I’ll be back in action with some realll LGIP stuff.

Cheers to finishing this week strong! Y’all got this! #getshitdone

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ByMadisonChurch

Tags : 2017, college, lifestyle

Sneaker stylin’

Posted in Fashion

on 01/11/2017

Here’s an ode to my newfound obsession — athleisure. Taking classics like my Adidas superstars, and adding a little spin on them has kept me creating some funky outfits lately.

As I’ve mentioned (too many times to be exact), the weather in southern LA is the hopelessly unpredictable. One day I’m rocking jean shorts + a t-shirt, and the next I’m adding jackets to my jeans + sweater look. It’s honestly the worst. You never know what you’re going to get. The day I shot this, it was actually chilly so I opted for layers. Spanx leggings, a loosely fit sweater, and the piece de resistance — a denim jacket. Casual, cool and comfy — I’ll take it. Finishing it all off were my silver and white Adidas superstars (they are stars for real).

Do y’all have Adidas superstars? How do you style them?

ByMadisonChurch

Tags : 2017, basics, college, fashion, on my radar, ootd, ray bans, sneakers

Life Lately | December edition

Posted in Lifestyle

on 01/04/2017

Happy 2017! What the heck.. Can’t even believe I’m saying that. But before I can dive into all that is the new year, I’ll go ahead and recap my month of December. It was a great one, full of lots of work + a little play.

Merry Christmas from Alpha Phi! Our annual Christmas party was at the very end of November, + it was nothing short of a great time. I honestly had no clue what to wear, so I cut a bright green tee + laced some ribbon through the front. I added a bandana tied into a neck scarf (I’m thinking about bringing this trend back.. opinions?) + my Hunter boots for a Christmas themed OOTD.

Hi my name is Madison + I am a coke addict. In an attempt to stop drinking so much coke, I’ve taken up La Criox. This summer I drank La Croix constantly + now that I am home, I’ve started again. I loooove the carbonation of it + there are quite a few flavors to pick from! It’s helped me curb that coke craving pretty well.

Christmas this year was a super laid back day. We sipped on sangria, watched some football + a little White Christmas (one of my favorite Christmas movies), as well as ate a delish dinner. I styled my Adidas superstars with this adorable Free People shift dress. I unpacked it at work and minutes later I has swiped my credit card… Can you say compulsive shopper?

This faux leather number is such a fun piece for day or night. I styled in a blog post here. Cognac is a great color to transition from fall to winter + winter to spring.

Baton Rouge’s weather has been oddly warm, which was super disappointing during the holidays. I’ve been dressing for this warmth with light sweaters, jeans, and skirts. This sweater is a great oversized one, + I loved the look when paired with my black mini (similar)!

As a bargain hunter, I was extremely pleased with the amount of sales this After Christmas season! I ended up picking up a few basics the other day, but I’m hoping I can add a few more fun items to my closet (it’s in need of some new clothes stat)!

The holidays are for spending time with family + that’s exactly what I did. We had a fam pizza making night, complete with 9 different types of pizza (aka my heaven). Ahh, I’m drooling thinking back on it.

Hands down my new fave shoe. I swear I’ll find a way to make then go with everything I own. Comfort + style, it cannot get better. I’m doing a sneaker styling post next week so stay tuned!

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