Bonjour + Hola

Southern Charm. Gluten-Free Class.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Splurging on warm chocolate chip cookies or that cheesy bread next to my salad? Those are luxuries I rarely do double-take on. But for some people, they strive to avoid all gluten enhanced products…all the time. Why? It’s called Celiac disease. Affecting people right and left with their intake of gluten {even alcohol!}, Celiac disease [...]

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Potions for Love. Sans Cop.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Let’s face it. There’s nothing easy about love…or brewing your own love potions at home! So instead of taking my “troubles down to Madame Rue,” I took my happy self down to a spot where I first fell in love…Park Bar in Union Square! With Valentine’s Day approaching, I couldn’t think of a better place [...]

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A Lady Is Always In Style

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Alright, I have to be honest. Every time I walk out of my apartment, I always try to look my best or at least be presentable. Who doesn’t? But, there is one place where I have been totally slacking with the fashion recently. That would be in my kitchen. Oh, if my oven and microwave [...]

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Love on the Streets

Monday, February 6, 2012

Teuscher Chocolates Walking up Madison Ave this weekend, I couldn’t help but observe love was totally in the air with all the creative Valentine’s Day window displays! revolved around Valentine’s Day! Mrs. John L. Strong Fine Stationery But after looking drooling at these all the innovative designs and festive products through the glass, it made [...]

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Crushes and Blushes

Friday, February 3, 2012

I think we are just about ready to say Bonjour + Hola to Valentine’s Day this year! Woohoo! Oh…but wait! How could I forget about finding the “in” way to wear our makeup for the big day? Off to the Saks Giorgio Armani counter we go…! I went to my go-to makeup artist, Raffy {remember [...]

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Spin it. Pin it. Spritz it.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Not having to deal with finding the dress, fighting zits and a coconut butt feels amazing. But what about the “you’re never fully dressed without fabulous hair” motto I live by? There was no way I could leave this post out…it’s all about the hair y’all! One hairstyle can literally change your entire look. I [...]

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Slimmin’. Trimmin’. Grinnin’.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

The dress? Check! The skin? Check! Check! But wait…why not firm up that tush while we’re at it? Hola! I decided to call in professional help for us on this one. I put my body into the hands of these hardcore trainers below on a daily basis, but sometimes we all need extra push to [...]

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Glow Bug

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Having the dress checked off the list is one thing. But having glowing and clear skin after the holidays, New Years and future chocolate boxes rollin’ in? Wooh…that’s a toughy! I’m one to always wash my face morning and night, same routine each day plus adding a few face masks here and there…click here to [...]

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The Sweet Side

Monday, January 30, 2012

Most stylish women will tell you that when you have an event coming up and you really want to look fabulous it’s best to start preparing for it two weeks in advance. Well, we officially now have that time to get all spoofed and poofed for Valentine’s Day coming up! Bonjour + Hola will devote [...]

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Miss Valentine

Friday, January 27, 2012

Like Miss America, we all want to look our best on an important day…or in her case during a huge pageant! But what does it take for Miss America to look like the ultimate winner? Let me just tell you… Laura Kaeppeler {Miss America 2012} It has to do with her skin, hair…oh, the list [...]

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Alt to Sundance. 2012.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

After the Alt conference received its final applauses for a fantastic week, I decided to take advantage of being so close {30 min driving to be exact!} to Park City. I mean, Sundance was going on there…who would want to miss that? via my Twitter: @elizabethobaker…follow me! Folded up clothes. Zipped up bags. It was [...]

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J’adore. Explore. SLC.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Being the one who loves to explore everything that surrounds me, I made it a point {even if I was delirious from sitting in a no-windowed room all day!} to get out of the hotel at night and see what Salt Lake City had to offer. Since it was my first time here, I really [...]

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