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December 6, 2017

Merry in Mustard

It’s December, guys! December! The good news: Christmas! The bad news: End of 2017! Before the first day of winter officially arrives, I thought I’d share one last fall look…

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November 28, 2017

5 Reasons Why Sweater Weather is Better

I hate the cold, like hate it! Why? Because it gets colder! Obviously. However, even I must admit that there are some good things about sweater weather! Therefore, in an attempt…

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November 17, 2017

How to Look Put Together When You’re Actually a Mess

I’m going to be real with you… I’ve been an unorganized and unmotivated mess lately. Yes, you read that correctly. I have a list of chores piling up, my laundry…

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November 8, 2017

Blush is Officially my Signature Color

I’m not really sure how or when this came about, but throughout this year it just kinda sorta happened. Eventually, my friends started saying that if I don’t wear blush…

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October 18, 2017

My Top 3 Blushes – Affordable & A Splurge

Never in my life have I been into blush. I’ve heard multiple times about how much better your makeup looks with blush and how for some it’s a crucial step…

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October 4, 2017

Our Engagement Photos – Field Full of Love

About two months ago, I shared with you part one of our engagement photos, which were filled with lots of blush and lace. Since it is now officially autumn, I…

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September 8, 2017

11 Questions – A Little About Me

I blog about style, beauty, and a little bit about my life/travels, however I don’t really share any random facts about myself. Lucky for you, I was tagged by Hal…

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September 1, 2017

Toronto + Montreal

My husband and I are huge city folk, so for week two of our honeymoon we decided to spend some time in Toronto and Montreal. *If you missed it, week…

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August 27, 2017

Our Honeymoon in Aruba!

If you follow me on instagram, you may have already seen some snippets from part one of our honeymoon in Aruba. Today I thought it would be fun to share…

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August 12, 2017

Our Engagement Photos – Full of Blush + Lace

I am so excited to share all of these gorgeous engagement photos Charming and I took about 9 months ago. Our photographer, Afrik Armando, makes magic happen. These photos would not…

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August 2, 2017

Guess Who’s Back… Back Again…

This post is in memory of my beautiful scalloped heels. And also in memory of my good ol’ blogging days.  I went on an unannounced 6 month hiatus, but I’m…

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February 3, 2017

You Don’t Need a Lot of $$$ to Improve Your Skin

I’ve always been the girl who thought that the more expensive a product is, the better it is. However, in the past couple of months I’ve taken a different approach…

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January 26, 2017

I said YES!

Four months ago, Charming proposed. FOUR months ago! How did the time pass by so quickly?! Four months later, I finally have a chance to sit down and tell you…

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November 17, 2016

Looking on the Bright (But Cold) Side

I’m going to regret staying up when my alarm rings at 5:30am, but I just have a strong desire to blog. Why? I can’t explain it. I just feel like…

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September 22, 2016

Here’s to a New Season

It’s always a sad moment when you realize summer is officially over and autumn has fallen upon us (see what I did there? 😉 ). But there’s no reason to…

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September 21, 2016

I Should Be Doing Homework… Or Sleeping…

I feel like every time I write a post I say “Wow, I haven’t blogged for a while.” But it really has been a while (a little over a month…

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August 18, 2016

Angels in India

On June 4, 2016, 21 of us flew from the United States to Hyderabad, India for a week. Why? To open angel homes and love on the beautiful angels. Each…

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July 31, 2016

Lipstick Loves

In honor of yesterday being National Lipstick Day (I know I’m a little late onto the bandwagon), I thought I would share two of my very favorite lipsticks. If you follow…

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July 11, 2016

More Confidence, Less Legs

Fun fact: when I first purchased this skirt, I didn’t wear it for about a year. I was so in love with it at the store, but just never had…

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July 6, 2016

Why Everyone is Going Coconuts

It is like the most talked about beauty secret of basically the decade! Okay, a little exaggerating there, but who has not heard about coconut oil and all the useful things…

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ABOUT LEL

Welcome to Love Everything Lovely, a life & style blog filled with my take on living a life all around lovely and with the goal to inspire you to pursue your loveliest life! I’m Alena, a twenty-something with a heart full of passion for beauty, fashion, and always striving to live my best and loveliest life.