Happy Monday! How are you all doing with the time change?! Not going to lie, I am totally scrambling to get this done this morning. I (Alexis) got up early yesterday, and it ended up being a long, but fun day, so needless to say, I did not get this post done last night. I told myself I would get up early this morning and do it, but of course it is still dark out, even at 7 AM, so I am drinking all the coffee;) Oh, I also didn’t mention that I was up late watching “Big Little Lies”. Have you all seen it? I am obsessed!This red peplum top is on MAJOR sale for under $30, and comes in white, too! It is pretty low on sizes (we are wearing an XS, and probably could have gone with a P XXS for a tighter fit). We found this red peplum one that is almost identical in stock in all sizes! You could wear this top without a big statement necklace, but we loved the way this one adds something fun to the outfit!
We have been getting a lot of questions about what our favorite tanners are. We have never used a tanning bed, and have only gotten a spray tan once, although those are great for events!
Our favorite self tanner by far is the St. Tropez one! We use the mitt with it and we LOVE it! It can be a bit pricier but it works SO well! It doesn’t have that funky smell that most have, and you actually look bronze instead of orange! Also, it doesn’t leave you streak when you use the mitt. Even better, you don’t get any embarrassing marks on your hands because you use the mitt! The tanner is a mouse and goes on bronze so you can see where it goes on and you have instant color! They also have this starter kit that comes with the mitt!
We apply it every day until we get the color we want, or you could do it every other day!
We even have gotten our mom hooked on it, too! We definitely think guys could use this one, too!
We created a quick video of how we apply it. It literally takes just a few minutes to apply! You can apply moisturizer before you use it, or just apply some once it fully dries.
A quick note: the instructions say to apply the tanner foam directly on the mitt, but we apply the foam on our skin first and then use the mitt to rub it in. If you use this method, you need to move quickly, you’ll end up with streaks, and nobody wants that!;)
Here are some pictures after we’ve used it, so you can see how great the color is!
Happy Friday! You may have seen us asking you all to send us any kind of questions you all had that you wanted us to answer, so we are going to be starting a new series every other Friday, where we will be sharing our answers to all of your questions, so feel free to snap us or email us any questions you all want answered!
This weekend there is a HUGE St. Patrick’s Day parade, and we live right in the middle of it. We are not big drinkers, so we will be avoiding our area, haha. Hope you all have a great weekend!
Hope you all enjoy this post, let us know your thoughts! Xo
What is your best advice for someone who wants to leave the corporate world to start their business? And/or pros & cons of corporate world vs running your own business.
Our best advice to wanting to leave the corporate world to start a business is to save money and have an initial short-term plan. Obviously, you can’t plan too much, or you’ll get overwhelmed, and plans don’t always turn out exactly how you plan them to. We would also say that if you’re leaving to pursue something you’re truly passionate about, you will never regret it. It is an incredible feeling getting to do something you TRULY enjoy and have a passion for. It never seems like work, and even if you’re working late, it is because you love it. There is nothing like it. There will definitely be tough times, and time you want to give up, but it is always worth it!
There are obviously tons of pros:
setting your own hours
working for yourself
getting to pursue your passion
when you accomplish something, it is all you
and, cons:
never really have paid time off or a vacation
have to be extremely disciplined if you want to succeed
all of the pressure falls on you
Would you mind sharing the recipe y’all use for the roasting chicken/cornish hen in the oven?
It is actually our mom’s recipe, and SO good! We ate most of it;)
INGREDIENTS:
4 Cornish game hens
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp each of garlic powder, paprika, ground chili pepper, crushed garlic, black pepper
1 onion, sliced
1/2 cup white wine
INSTRUCTIONS:
1.Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. In a small mixing bowl, stir together seasonings.
3. Rub olive oil all over the hens and season each with mixture.
4. Place the hens on a baking sheet pan with plenty of space between them.
5. Pour white wine at bottom of pan.
5. Top with sliced onions.
6. Roast the hens in the preheated oven for about 1:15 min.
7. Remove the hens from the oven, loosely tent with foil and let rest 10 minutes.
I was just wondering if you recommend buying followers if you want have a popular page but havent been getting noticed the natural way? Also, do you ever buy followers?
For us personally, we do not recommend it. We have never purchased any followers. We like to stay as authentic as possible, and honestly, what you see is what you get with us. We have built our loyal audience by staying true to ourselves and we are so grateful for y’all that we would never want to compromise that! Sadly, there are SO many bloggers and companies that buy followers and likes that it sucks when they claim they’re authentic. It is a very common thing since there’s a TON of competition and everybody is trying to one up each other. Bottom line: we haven’t done it and we don’t believe in it.
I am considering doing the whole 30 diet, as I have been going through some major digestive/stomach issues the last couple of years and know it’s very similar to paleo. I read y’alls most recent blog post on paleo. My main question/concern is how do you stay energized enough to get through your workouts going grain free? Or does your body just learn to adapt to it?
That is a great question! We actually don’t remember not having energy for our workouts, but we do recommend trying to eat as many vegetables as you can. If you’re feeling low on energy, make sure you’re eating enough protein, drinking enough water, and maybe try adding in some carbs from sweet potato or butternut squash, or something like that!
Favorite self tanner? Are your manicures gel nails?
Our favorite self tanner by far is the St. Tropez one! We use the mitt with it and we LOVE it! It can be a bit pricier but it works SO well! It doesn’t have that funky smell that most have and you actually look bronze instead of orange! Also, it doesn’t leave you streak when you use the mitt. Even better, you don’t get any embarrassing marks on your hands because you use the mitt! The tanner is a mouse and goes on bronze so you can see where it goes on and you have instant color! They also have this starter kit that comes with the mitt!
Our nails are not gel manicures. We used to be gel addicts, but we have been getting dip for portably a year now. We love it! If you aren’t familiar, the don’t use a light or anything to cure it. We’d say it’s probably between gel and acrylic. They basically dip your nails in this powder, then put layers of clear on, and then buff them with the drill. You still soak off with acetone, but these last about 3 weeks instead of 2 and they don’t chip like gel does sometimes! They come in TONS of colors. Our go to is usually white or S45 in dip powder, which is a light pink. Essie “Fiji” is a similar color in regular polish that is very similar to the color we get!
Please tell us your teeth whitening routine again.
For our teeth whitening, we use this whitening toothpaste. It works great for maintaining white teeth and getting rid of coffee and tea stains! For the whitening gel, we use this Zoom whitening gel that we put in mouth trays we had made at our dentist office. You could probably use your retainer if you don’t have a mouth tray. We use the overnight gel, and like doing that because you can wear them while you’re sleeping and take them out in the morning. We try to do it every other night, or every couple days, so our teeth don’t get too sensitive!
We also drink our coffee and teas through a straw, and try to brush our teeth after we drink coffee in the mornings!
Are those your natural eye lashes or extensions?
No, these are not our natural lashes ( we wish!). We get individual lash extensions, and we are OBSESSED! We have had them for about 2 years, and haven’t looked back. We used to curl our lashes wayyy too much, which led to them look shorter because they were breaking.. not good! We usually go about 2-3 week for a fill, but since we get Russian Volume (which is 2-3 extensions per lash), you can go up to 5 weeks. Our hair and lashes grow so fast, we need to go more often. Pricing depends on where you go, but make sure you go somewhere reputable or you can mess up your natural ones! We go to Lashing Out, and we love it there! There’s nothing better than waking up without having to put mascara on or curling lashes! Love not wearing a lot of makeup!
I have a question about your makeup. Do you wear eyeshadow? if so, what brand and color?
We actually don’t wear any eyeshadow, but we love this eyeshadow palette for a ton of natural-looking colors, and also ones to dress up your eye makeup! We also have eyelash extensions and microblading on our eyebrows. We did this post on our favorite makeup products, too!
In a previous IG live, you mentioned you no longer eat potatoes and rice..would you say that you eat mainly low carb now? As in mostly vegetables? Did the diet change make you feel more tired?
We do eat pretty low in carbs (specifically starchier carbs like rice, potatoes, breads, etc). We mainly get our carbs from vegetables and fruits, with the exception of ice cream, drinks, and some sweets sometimes! The diet change did not make us feel less tired, mainly because we are still eating a LARGE volume of food. We eat tons of vegetables (aka a garden) with every meal, and people are so shocked by it, haha. The reason why we started eating this way is because we realized our bodies responded better to lower starchier carbs, and more vegetables, instead. Of course, every body is different, so eating that kind of stuff, which is definitely good for you and healthy, is not bad at all, and may be better for you!
How did you’ll start to become fashion bloggers?
Great question! We have always been into fashion all of our lives (and actually were awarded “Best Dressed” in high school!). We actually majored in Management Information Systems from the University of Texas at Austin (hook ‘em!) and worked at Ernst & Young out of college. After that, we left our corporate jobs to do some personal training for about 6 months, and then finally started our blog. We actually just posted on instagram for a little while, and then it took off! We coded our own blog (based on our IT backgrounds) and take all of our own photos, etc. It is a A LOT of work, but so much fun! We have done several posts on this on the blog, here and here, in case you want to learn more!
Im curios how much make up you guys wear. You have told me about microblading and eyelashes and half of the time when I see you and your sister that’s all I notice besides the gloss. So Maybe touch on the topic of how you feel about getting ready now and what you guys have done to shorten or better yet what you do that makes you feel better overall when it comes to this topic.
That is a great question! As far as getting ready for our makeup, we really do not wear a whole lot of it. We do have microblading on our eyebrows, and have eyelash extensions. As far as makeup goes, we recently started using this foundation that we LOVE. It is super lightweight and goes on so smooth! We also use BareMinerals. For bronzer, we use this Bobbi Brown one in ‘Aruba’. For blush, we use this Bobbi Brown bush in “Sand Pink”. For mascara, we use Lancome definicils (on our bottom lashes). For lip gloss, we love this one in the color “Life Of The Party” That is really all we wear! It takes us maybe 5 mintues, tops, if we are wearing all of that. For the gym, we don’t wear anything but mascara. The eyelashes and eyebrows are a game changer!
We got the inspiration for this post from the gorgeous ladies from Somewhere Lately! They have such fun outfits and are gorgeous ladies, and we love their coffee talk posts.
Happy Thursday! Hope you all are having a great week! We have almost made it to Friday. Do you all have any fun plans this weekend?! We just got back into Dallas from El Paso (where our parents still live). We spent the week there, and if we are being honest, we worked the entire time #workaholics. What can we say, we are very passionate about what we do, haha. We had a great time, though! Always nice to be with family!
You all may have seen this hoodie quite a bit on our instagrams. It is seriously SO soft. We want to live in it. What we love about it is, yes, of course, it is grey, but also, you can wear it with workout clothes and stuff like jeans and shorts. It is a great casual layering piece, AND it has pockets and a hood, what else can you ask for? These tennis shoes are another item we wear ALL of the time. They are super light, aka great for packing for vacations, and they look good with jeans and shorts as well. These are the ones we are wearing, and then these are the newer ones with black on them. This is a great outfit if you’re headed straight to brunch or errands after the gym (or if you just want to pretend you worked out ;)) This black tank is great for working out because it has a great cut to it, and is fitted in all the right areas, and loose in areas you want it to be looser. These crops are the perfect combination of mesh because they have just the right amount of it! We love the band detailing at the bottom! This pair is also similar, in case they don’t have your size! In case you missed yesterday’s workout post, you can check it out here! We shared several recipes we made last week that you all were asking about, plus an outdoor workout, and more!{ Grey Hoodie | Black Mesh Crops also Similar Here | Grey Tennis Shoes also Here | Black Tank also Similar Here | Sports Bra | Sunglasses| Nail Color | Lip Color “Life Of The Party” | BRACELETS: David Yurman Cable Bracelets here, here, and here and Pave Bangle and Cartier Love Bracelet | RINGS: David Yurman Ring here and here | Hamsa Necklace Similar Here | WATCH: Michele Deco Watch }
Hope you all are having a great week so far! In case you missed last week’s fitness post, we shared our typical meals each day, plus what our workouts usually consist of for the week. We aren’t going to share that again because it would be extremely repetitive, haha, but if you all think of anything else you want to see, please let us know! See the end of the post for what we ate in one day earlier this week.
We are also sharing a couple recipes we made last week and earlier this week at our parents’ house that a lot of you all were asking about!
Since the weather is so nice out, we thought we would share an outdoor cardio workout that works your whole body out!
As far as cardio goes,we will do anywhere from 30-45 minutes of cardio, usually on the stair master, followed by weight training (each muscle group a different day). Every body is different, and you definitely don’t need to do that much cardio each day, just whatever you feel up to, or feel like you can handle at this time! We used to do ZERO, so just find what works best for you!
Below are some workout pieces we are loving this week [click each item to shop it directly!]:
Lunch: 1/4 chicken + 1/4lb lean brisket with side of veggies at a State Line BBQ
Snack: raw veggies + hummus + some leftover chicken (we usually would eat another full meal, but weren’t as hungry this day)
Dinner: roasted chicken with a big salad (balsamic vinegar + olive oil for dressing) + roasted vegetables in oven (just olive oil and pepper)
Dessert: chocolate protein mug cake (made in microwave) recipe HERE
As far as cooking and meal prepping, we like to have some kind of protein prepped for the week, like grilled chicken or salmon baked in the oven. That way, we can just add it to salads or veggies for lunch or dinner in 5 minutes!
We honestly make roasted brussels sprouts for dinner anytime we are cooking at home! They are SO easy to make. Our next thing we want to try is making the with bacon or turkey bacon, mmm!;)
We made this cauliflower tabbouleh and it was SO good! We can’t eat wheat, so we loved this version! We apologize for the bad photography, we had no intentions of sharing these;)
Cauliflower Tabbouleh Serves: 6 servings
INGREDIENTS
½ medium head of cauliflower
1 small garlic clove, very finely grated or minced
juice of 1 small lemon, plus more to taste
4 tablespoons olive oil, plus more to taste
a pinch of salt, plus more to taste
about ½ a cucumber, seeded and cut into 1cm (½ in) pieces (about 1 cup prepared)
⅓ cup chopped fresh parsley
⅓ cup chopped fresh mint
⅓ cup chopped fresh coriander
2 spring onions, thinly sliced
INSTRUCTIONS
To make the cauliflower couscous, break the cauliflower into florets, then pulse in a food processor 10-15 times for 1-2 seconds each time. Stop when the cauliflower has been broken down into pieces the size of quinoa or couscous.
In the bottom of your serving bowl, whisk together the garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, and a pinch of salt. Add the cauliflower, cucumber, herbs and spring onions and toss to combine. Season with salt, more lemon juice and olive oil to taste.
This mediterranean chicken recipe was AMAZING! Our mom made it the other night for all of us and we literally licked the plates clean;) Y’all have to try it!Mediterranean Roasted Chicken Thighs Recipe HERE!
With spring in full swing, well for most of us, anyways, everyone is getting ready to head out of town for spring vacations! We don’t know about you, but we are all about traveling in comfort. A couple of years ago, and even now, we are so lazy, and who wants to get all dolled up to go the airport of all places? Sometimes, you do want to look somewhat pulled together, so we wanted to share an easy travel look that still looks cute and put-together! We love pairing some stretchy jeans (that you could definitely re-wear while on your trip) with a comfy shoe like these Nikes. You could also wear some kind of slip on like these! This sweater is light, but also spring/summer ish. If you’re heading somewhere beachy or warm, you want to look the part! This sweater is great, and then you could totally wear it on top of a swimsuit later on in your trip! Killing two birds with one stone, yay! A great travel bag is also a necessity! We always like a big tote that we can fit all of our normal purse stuff in, plus our laptop, headphones, books, etc. This one is a great option, and comes in black, too! You can also use it at the beach or pool for your trip! { Green Sweater| Ripped Jeans and Similar Here | Grey Tennis Shoes | Sunglasses | Travel Bag | Nail Color | Lip Color “Life Of The Party” | BRACELETS: David Yurman Cable Bracelets here, here, and here and Pave Bangle| RINGS: David Yurman Ring here and here | Hamsa Necklace Similar Here | WATCH: Michele Deco Watch }
Do you all have any travel must-haves, or something you love traveling in?
This red peplum top is on MAJOR sale for under $30, and comes in white, too! It is pretty low on sizes (we are wearing an XS, and probably could have gone with a P XXS for a tighter fit). We found this red peplum one that is almost identical in stock in all sizes!
You could wear this top without a big statement necklace, but we loved the way this one adds something fun to the outfit!
These ripped black jeans are our favorite by far! They have a great stretch, perfect rips in the knees, and are $70! We usually wear a 25×30, for reference! 
These black wedges are the same pair we have in tan that we wear all of the time! Great news! They’re in stock in black here and here!
This floral purse strap is something we have been getting a lot of questions about! It is super affordable, and you could hook it on to any bag!
Happy Thursday! Hope you all are having a great week! We have almost made it to Friday. Do you all have any fun plans this weekend?! We just got back into Dallas from El Paso (where our parents still live). We spent the week there, and if we are being honest, we worked the entire time #workaholics. What can we say, we are very passionate about what we do, haha. We had a great time, though! Always nice to be with family!
Serves: 6 servings
Mediterranean Roasted Chicken Thighs
