Erin Phillips is a stay at home mom (SAHM), student and former makeup artist.  You can find the daily exploits as a wife, mother and student on her blog, My Vocations , as well as instant updates on her Facebook page.

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They can make a simple black dress breathtakingly sophisticated. Think about Holly Golightly (Audrey [...]

The newest way to groom your eyebrows is through eyebrow threading. This video shows gives step by step directions on how to thread eyebrows.

It doesn’t have to be that blah just because you’re a mom. I have five of my favorite, go-to products to keep you looking fresh, revived and with-it, and all within 5 minutes.

The biggest thing about makeup isn’t the actual cosmetic itself- it’s what’s under it. You can put the best foundation on, but if your skin is bad, your makeup will look bad too. But you don’t have to go to the spa weekly for beautiful skin- a few simple steps twice a day will help keep that canvas ready.

As wives, mothers, women, and human beings on this Earth, we are not born with a full set of instructions. We do not know the right way to do everything from the outset of our life, and we shouldn’t expect more from ourselves than to do the best with what we are given.

How many days do you spend any time working on a project that matters to your life? Dishes and cooking may be everyday necessities, but are these tasks that change and shape the overall course of your life? Probably not. Identify a project right now that is important to you and matters to the bigger picture in your life.

Our new series is ongoing with great advice for moms, working moms, single moms, married women, you name it. Mary Kay has been an inspiration to me because of her fierce determination, commitment to putting her family before work, and still being a successful leader who helped women the world over to change their lives for the better.

The funny thing is that when you feel better about yourself, you take better care of yourself. So, you might actually watch what you eat with a little ease and lose a few pounds to boot.

We found a great article at TipNut with tips for natural beauty tips and remedies using foods and other household materials. Among them are beauty tips for olive oil, sesame oil, strawberries, apples, tea, egg whites, honey, yogurt, lemon juice, and even avocado!

For frugal minded fashion, we have a contest to share with you today that could win you a $250 wardrobe from Mandee! I know a shopping spree is every parent’s dream when it comes to back to school clothes shopping and – let’s face it – August is not that far away, moms!