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My Experience with Preventative Botox and Lip Fillers

By Esperanza on April 26, 2019

Skin By Lovely, Portland, Lake Oswego, Santa Monica, medical spa, botox, lip fillers, my experience with botox, blogger.

I’ve always had a very expressive forehead and thin lips and in recent years, it’s really started to bother me a lot more. Especially now, with my career as a content creator! I am constantly posting photos and videos of myself, so it’s really east to criticize little things about my appearance. I don’t think that anyone should feel like they have to change their physical appearance, but I also think that you should do whatever makes you feel happy and confident. So I finally decided to get botox and lip fillers! I wanted to share my experience with you guys in this blog post.

My New Hair with Koa Beauty

By Esperanza on February 25, 2019

Koa Beauty, Koa Fearless Beauty, balayage, hair transformation, new hair, bangs, PNW hair stylists, Portland hair stylists, Portland, hair stylists, lifestyle blog.

I have been in need of a new hair look for a while now! I was playing with the idea of getting bangs again and I finally decided to do it. I actually had bangs for three years but the past three years I haven’t had them. To be honest, one of the main reasons I wanted to get bangs again was to hide my expressive forehead and the wrinkles caused by it! In the future I would love to get preventive botox but until then, the bangs will do the trick 😉

Holidays | Style Guides

5 Perfect New Year’s Dresses

By Esperanza on December 17, 2018

Chinatown, Portland Chinatown, Portland, Oregon, downtown, Downtown Portland, New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve Dresses, New Year's Eve Dress ideas, fashion, fashion blogger

I found this velvet green number at Target for under $20! I thought it would be perfect to wear for Christmas dinner with my family or maybe even for New Year’s! Schyler and I never really do anything super special for New Year’s. One year we went to a comedy club with my friend Elle and her family before we moved to Portland. A lot of the New Year’s events in the Portland area are super spendy! Maybe we will go to a party at a friend’s house this year.

Couples Style | Holidays

Christmas Photos at Furrow Farms

By Esperanza on

Christmas photos, annual Christmas photos, PNW, Portland, Oregon, couples, couples Christmas photos, couples fashion, Christmas, Christmas tree farm, tree farm, Furrow Farms.

I love all of the Christmas traditions like sledding, making gingerbread houses, and picking out the perfect tree. Another favorite Christmas tradition of mine is taking annual Christmas photos. This is my fourth Christmas with Schyler! Time flies by so fast, it’s crazy.

Portland, Oregon, USA | Travel

Staying at a Portland AirBnB Studio

By Esperanza on December 3, 2018

Portland, OR, Portland studio, Portland Airbnb Studio, Airbnb Studio, Airbnb, lifestyle blogger, fashion blogger, coffee, mornings, boho, contemporary.

Recently I did a staycation, at the cutest Portland Airbnb studio. I am not even kidding when I tell you, this studio is my DREAM apartment. I love the open concept of the space, the airy white walls and cabinetry, and the boho feel of the decor. I like to do staycations with Schyler every once in awhile so when I stumbled across this studio on Instagram I knew that I wanted to stay here! It’s nice to get out of our apartment and do something special for us as a couple without having to take a road trip or fly somewhere.

Fashion

My Must Have Jackets for Fall and Winter

By Esperanza on October 15, 2018

Chicwish, jackets, coats, winter, fall, portland, oregon, fashion, blogger, fashion blogger, style, asymmetrical, plaid

My Style

My Favorite Sweaters this Fall

By Esperanza on September 17, 2018

EcoVibe, EcoVibe Apparel, Portland, Oregon, Fall, fall sweaters, sweaters, fashion, fashion blogger, blogger

I loveee the fall season! Especially fall activities like visits to the pumpkin patch, corn mazes, and apple picking. I know it’s only September and I’m a bit premature, but I already made my first visit to the pumpkin patch! I know, I know, call me crazy (or brilliant!). Naturally, I’ve already started filling my closet with new fall sweaters. I’ve rounded up my favorites to share with you guys in this post!

My Style

My Favorite Denim Overalls

By Esperanza on September 13, 2018

denim, overalls, fall, fashion, fall fashion, fashion blogger, blogger, denim overalls, style, portland, oregon, portland blogger

Overalls are one of my favorite things to wear because they really give you that casual/cool look plus they are so easy to throw on! They’re also the perfect piece to transition into fall. Overalls look so cute with long sleeves, hats, and booties. I love this photo shoot that I did with Orlova Maria, a new photographer to the Portland area. She captured these overalls perfectly!

Portland, Oregon, USA | Travel

Portland Coffee Series: Peaks Coffee

By Esperanza on August 20, 2018

Peaks Coffee PDX, Peaks Coffee, Portland, Oregon, Hawthorne, coffee, Portland coffee, coffee shops, local, plants, interior design.

One of the things that I love most about Portland are all the coffee shops! I’ve been to a ton of cities in the United States and in my opinion, none of them have as good of a coffee scene as Portland does. I guess we just love coffee over here! Aside from serving amazing coffee, Portland coffee shops put a lot of thought in designing beautiful spaces to enjoy your coffee in. In my opinion, the aesthetic is equally as important as the coffee! In this series, I’m going to be sharing some of my favorite Portland coffee shops with you guys. Today, I am talking about Peaks Coffee on Hawthorne.

My Life | Portland, Oregon, USA

Celebrating my Birthday at The Solo Club

By Esperanza on July 2, 2018

The Solo Club, restaurant, bohemian, wicker, cocktail, cocktail bar, bar, birthday, dinner, Portland, Oregon.

For my birthday this year, we decided to go out for dinner at The Solo Club. I’ve always admired this trendy, Portland cocktail bar from outside so I’m really glad we were able to finally eat there! My sister lives with me now as most of you probably know and my brother just moved to the area so they were able to join Schyler and I for dinner. I haven’t gotten to celebrate a birthday with both of my siblings there in probably over 8 years, so it was definitely nice to have them there this year!