e.l.f. giveaway // September

Hi pretties! Last week I raved about my  experience with E.l.f. makeup and since then I’ve added many more E.l.f. items to my makeup collection. Honestly, I feel like their products are an insane bang for your buck. Can you tell I’m completely impressed? Haha.

Anyways! I’m SO excited to be having my first giveaway with E.l.f.’s 4-Piece Shimmer Gloss Collection AND E.l.f.’s Smokey Eyeshadow Collection!

The raffle is active NOW and ends on Friday, September 20^th at 12AM

TO ENTER:

It’s really simple! All you have to do is 

1. Leave a comment on this blog post about your favorite E.l.f. products – if you haven’t used E.l.f. makeup before, share your favorite low-budget beauty products! 

2. Follow my blog via bloglovin

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Maternity Photos // Courtney Sargent Photography

We got our maternity photos back from miss Courtney Sargent. Ah she's seriously amazing at what she does! Below are a few of my favorites - to see the full session visit Courtney's Blog!

Messy Curls //

I was in a mega hurry this morning to work and my hair was being so crazy so I quickly put some curl in it (these photos are 13 hours later after I got home from work) and secured it back with a couple bobby pins. I got lots of compliments on it today so I thought I would share it with all of you! 

I hope you're having an amazing week!

Football Season is Here //

We've got our Broncos Jerseys on! We've got our Broncos Jerseys on! I've been singing that in my head since I got home to put it on. =]

Since it is the first game of the season AND the Broncos are kicking it off we decided to have a cheat day and get our favorite pizza - Barros! and Troy of course got his buffalo wings. 

I'm on a mission to make a cute football wreath of some sort. I'll keep you posted on how it turns out! 

Presley parked it on the couch with us too! =] 

What's your team? =]

Sore To The Core // Abdominal Work Out

Abs! Abs! Abs! It takes dedication to have a great set of abs! Keep up the hard work and don't let your muscles get comfy with the same ol' workout. 

Frog Sit Ups – 30 seconds

15 seconds of rest

Toe-Touch Sit Ups – 30 Seconds

15 seconds of rest

Side Crunches – 30 seconds each side

15 seconds of rest

Reverse Crunch – 3 sets of 15 reps

Your core is compiled of 4 different parts; Rectus Abdominus, Oblique, Intercostals, and Serratus. It’s imperative to work each of these muscles in order to achieve a solid core. The following exercises will target each of these areas so you can start seeing some washboard abs!

Rectus Abdominus: 

§  Location: Covers the area from sternum all the way down to the pelvis bone.

§  Exercises: Crunch or Sit Up

Oblique:

§  Location: Side of the waist.

§  Exercises: Side Bends and Decline Oblique Crunches

Intercostals:

§  Location: Between the side of the rib cage. It comes into play when you flex the torso and twist from side to side.

§  Exercise: Air Bike

Serratus:

§  Location: Between front abs and lats.

§  Exercises: Barbell Pullovers and Cable Crunches

*Keep in mind that your diet and cardio will need to be in check in order for you to see abs.

Your core muscles repair quicker that the rest of your muscles allowing you to work them daily without muscle deterioration.