Thank you Travel Tacoma for partnering on this post!

On the shores of Puget Sound with Mount Rainier standing watch to the east, sits urban port city Tacoma, Washington, an ideal spot for an urban weekend getaway. Just south of Seattle, Tacoma is known for it's world renowned glass art, and is quickly becoming a destination for new restaurants, indie boutiques, beautiful natural parks, art museums, music venues and a stunning waterfront on the saltwater banks of Puget Sound.

Growing up in the Pacific Northwest and the Seattle area, I have to admit I previously thought I had only two reasons to visit Tacoma. One was to attend High School state championship basketball games when our team made it (and miss school!) and two, in college, to go to Dave Matthews Band concerts at the Tacoma Dome. But that has all changed after a recent weekend getaway to Tacoma!

I recently partnered with Travel Tacoma for a 3 day, 2 night visit to Tacoma, WA and quickly fell in love with this vibrant and sophisticated old-meets-new City alive with art, shopping, food, nature and culture.

'Tis The Season Beauty Giveaway Worth Over $300!

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Tis the Season! It's the first giveaway of the holiday season and it's a good one! This beauty giveaway is worth over $300 and includes facial scrubs, serums, a cleansing oil, lip treatment, gift cards and more! I'm all about gifting the love this holiday season and this one is a gift to all you beauty lovers out there!

What You'll Win:

• European Wax Center $60 Gift Card
• European Wax Center Smooth Me Ingrown Hair Serum 1.7 fl oz
• European Wax Center Restoring Serum 0.5 fl oz
• Julep Love Your Bare Face Hydrating Cleansing Oil 1.5 fl oz 
• Julep Your Lip Addiction Tinted Lip Oil Treatment in Crave 0.15 oz
• DevaCurls How to Quit Shampoo Kit for Hydrated Natural Curls, Kit Includes: No-Poo Decadence 8oz, One Condition Decadence 8oz & SuperCream 3oz 
• HUM Nutrition Collagen POP
• Sebamed Moisturizing Body Lotion 6.8 fl oz
• Dessange Paris Top Coat Serum for Color-treated Hair 3.4 fl oz
• Indigo Wild Zum Face Rosemary-Mint & Walnut Sugar Facial Scrub 4 oz
• Bang Beauty Dolce Pink Cream Color 
• Redken Color Extend Travel Size Shampoo 1.7 fl oz
• Redken Color Extend Travel Size Conditioner 1 fl oz
• NYX Professional Makeup Suede Matte Lip Liner in Brooklyn Thorn
• NYC  Liquid Lipshine Lip Gloss in Nude York City
• Jesse's Girl Lipstick in Victoria
• Vital Proteins Beauty Collagen Lavender Lemon 1 Stick Pack
• Free 20-Minute Facial at Aveda
• $1 off any service at Brow Arc
• Colleen Rothschild Dual Enzyme Polish, travel size
• Colleen Rothschild Radiant Cleansing Balm, travel size
• Dermalogica Precleanse travel size
• Real Chemistry Luminous 3-Minute Peel, Travel Size Samples x3
• Caviar Anti-Aging Miracle Multiplying Volume Mist, Travel Size Sample x2
• Nomaterra Malibu honeysuckle Fragrance Wipe 
• Nomaterra Oahu gardenia Fragrance Wipe
• Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment Perfecting Wand Sample
• Yves Saint Laurent Forever Youth Liberator Water-in-Oil Sample
• Charlotte Tilbury K.I.S.S.I.N.G Lipstick Samples
• Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution Lipstick Sample
• and more!

Total Beauty Giveaway Value Over $300!

How I Beat Jetlag With a Spa Day at Penelope and the Beauty Bar

Thank you Penelope and the Beauty Bar for partnering on this post and graciously providing a RENEW treatment and spa day. All thoughts are my own!

I spent much of my summer and now into fall traveling. Between weddings on Eastern Standard Time and our honeymoon in Amsterdam and Greece, my internal clock was a mess. I couldn't tell 3am from 9pm or 1pm from 11pm and every time I boarded a plane crossing time zones, jet lag would hit me once more.

I've always been one to struggle with time zone changes and I absolutely hate that. Which is why I was so excited to discover what I have deemed the perfect way to beat jet lag (disclaimer: this worked for me, but I am by no means an expert on jet lag and this is not a professional medical opinion.)

Following our honeymoon in Greece, I was invited by Penelope and the Beauty Bar to enjoy a spa day with a full relaxing RENEW treatment that included a full body exfoliation, followed by a soothing body wrap and concluding with a customized European facial.