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Fashion

How to Look Attractive | If you want to know how to look your best on the daily - even when you're feeling your worst - this post will teach you how to instantly elevate your game. With tons of simple ways to look and feel put together, we're sharing our best tips, hacks, tricks, and things to do to love who you are, both inside and out! Learn how to look good without makeup, with glasses on, when you're running late, and so much more!

How to Look Attractive: 12 Tips to Make You Feel Your Best

How to Look Put Together All The Time | If you want to know how to look your best for school, for work, at home, and when you're in full-on mom mode, we're sharing our best skincare routine ideas, beauty tips, fashion tricks, makeup hacks, and hair products and styles to help you look and feel like your best self every single day. From choosing the right outfit, to learning how to look good without makeup, to 5-minute second day hairstyles, and more, we'll teach you how to look good everyday!

How to Look Put Together: 13 Easy Ways to Look Good Everyday

How To Look Older Than You Are | While most of us want to know how to look younger, there are tons of great makeup application techniques, hairstyle looks, and fashion tips for tweens and gals in their early 20s who want to look older than they really are. If you have a baby face and want to know how to look older naturally with makeup, with hair, and with clothes, this post has all the beauty secrets and lifestyle hacks you need to know!

How to Look Older: 15 Beauty Tips and Tricks That Work

How to Look Expensive on a Budget | If you're looking for fashion tips and hair and makeup hacks to make you look rich and classy for cheap, this post is for you! We're sharing 18 simple ideas to help you choose the right clothes and fool the world into thinking you spend thousands of dollars on your outfits. We're also sharing our best beauty hacks to make your hair and makeup look chic using affordable drugstore products that don't break the bank! #lookexpensive #howtolookexpensive

How to Look Expensive on a Budget: 18 Tips Every Girl Needs

How to Choose a Wedding Dress for Your Body Type | Shopping for a wedding dress isn’t always glam and glitter. Figuring out the best wedding dress style for your body shape can be overwhelming and defeating. Should you choose an A line dress? Long sleeves or short sleeves? Fit and flare, or a sheath gown? Ruffles and a lace bodice, or something simple? Click over for 32 of our best tips to help you choose the best wedding dress for YOUR body shape! #weddingdresstips #weddingdressshopping

How to Choose a Wedding Dress for Your Body Type: 32 Tips to Consider

How to Look Good in Pictures | Want to know the secret to looking good in photos and taking the best portraits and selfies? From drawing attention to your eyes, to wearing the right makeup and styling your hair correctly, to figuring out the best poses and smile for your face and body shape, these tips will teach you the basics and beyond. While lighting is definitely important for Instagram worthy photos, these simple tips will transform your look! #photogenic #phototips #howtotakeaselfie

How to Look Good in Pictures: 19 Tips to Be More Photogenic

How to Build a Capsule Wardrobe for Beginners | If you want a minimalist wardrobe and need step-by-step instructions to help you get started, this post has it all, including a checklist of capsule wardrobe essentials for every season and occasion! Learn how to curate the best minimalist fashion essentials for work, casual days and special occasions, for summer, fall, spring, and winter - and everything in between! #capsulewardrobe #minimalistwardrobe

How to Build a Capsule Wardrobe: 5 Tips for Beginners

How to Dress to Look Thinner | Want to lose 10 pounds without exercising or dieting? Whether you’re plus size or just want to know how to dress for your body shape, these tips and ideas are for you! We’ll teach you what to wear, the importance of choosing clothes that fit, how to avoid cellulite on your legs, the best neckline, and everything you need to know about skirts, jeans, pants, patterns, and more! #lookthinner #dressthinner #looktaller #fashionhacks #beautyhacks #loseweight #flatbelly

How to Dress to Look Thinner: 23 Slimming Fashion Tips That Work!

Unless you have a perfect, oval face, finding the right glasses for your face shape is no easy task. And since eyeglasses are not a cheap investment – and something many of us can’t live without! – it’s important to know the tricks of the trade when it comes to choosing frames that compliment your round, square, diamond, rectangle, or heart-shaped face. So before you head out for your annual eye exam, check out our best tips to teach you how to choose the perfect glasses for your face shape!

How to choose the right glasses for your face shape: 4 tips that work

Whether you're trying to figure out how to look skinny in clothes, in pictures, in a bathing suit, in a bikini, in a dress, or in jeans, this collection of practical tips will teach you some of the tricks of the trade to make you look slimmer instantly. They say the camera adds 10 lbs, but with these secrets, you'll look and feel your best - even when your friends tag you in photos on Facebook!

7 fashion tips to teach you how to look skinnier

When it comes to fashion, picking and choosing the right accessories can make or break an outfit. Jewelry, sunglasses, and the right hair updo offer a fabulous way to dress up an otherwise boring ensemble, and the right bag matched with a sexy pair of shoes can really make a statement. Check out our busy mom’s guide to summer accessories and make 2016 the year you look and feel your best!

The Busy Mom’s Guide to Summer Accessories

Hourglass? Pear? Apple? Plus size? Curvy? Box shaped? With so many body types and bathing suits to choose from - one piece, athletic, sporty, tankini, bikini - we're dishing all our secrets to help you find the best swimsuit for YOUR body type. We explain what does and does not work, and we've even thrown in some pointers for big busts and for small chests to help you flaunt your body with style and confidence this summer!

Summer Fashion: The Best Swimsuits for Every Body Type

Workout clothes from big brand stores like Lulu Lemon and NIKE can get seriously pricey, but there are heaps of other retail stores that offer active wear that's comfortable, made with gym-friendly fabrics, and designs you’ll love to wear. From yoga pants and printed leggings, to strappy tanks and go-dry performance tees, we're sharing 7 inexpensive fitness brands and over 20 affordable pieces you can mix and match for killer workout outfits!

Affordable Workout Clothes: Where to Shop and What to Buy

Whether you're new to skinnies, or just need to freshen up your wardrobe, these tips will not only teach you how to buy the perfect pair of skinny jeans, but they will also introduce you to the ONE pair of skinnies that are perfect for just about every body type. They're stylish, comfortable, can be dressed up or down for every occasion, and are a must-have this season!

How To Buy The Perfect Pair of Skinny Jeans

Whether you're looking for casual outfits for weekends, want to know what to wear for a night out with the girls, or need inspiration for date night outfits to impress your main squeeze, this collection of skinny jeans outfits is for you. With the right top, shoes, and accessories, you can dress your skinny jeans up or down depending on the occasion - the possibilities really are endless!

Skinny Jeans for Women: 5 Looks We Love

Ankle boots are incredibly versatile and can carry you through every season when worn properly. Whether you’re a late adopter of this fashion trend, or just want some fresh ideas on which ankle boots to wear with jeans, with leggings, with a dress, with skirts, with pants, or with socks, this collection of 25 ankle boots under $50 is for you!

For the Love of Boots: 25 Ankle Boots under $50

Scarves offer a fun yet inexpensive way to dress up your favorite outfits. From the standard loop and pull-through, to a sexy off-the-shoulder wrap and a chic belted poncho, these tutorials will teach you how to tie a blanket scarf 12 different ways. Who knew a rectangular piece of fabric could make you look so fashionable and stylish?!

How to Wear a Blanket Scarf: 12 Looks We Love

Ankle boots are a girl's best friend. Seriously. They're incredibly versatile, and when worn correctly, they can carry you through every single season. So whether you're a late adopter of this fashion trend, or just want some fresh ideas on how to wear ankle boots with jeans, with leggings, with a dress, with skirts, with pants, or with socks, his collection of tips will teach you how to wear ankle boots with more outfits than you know what to do with.

Fashion 101: 5 Tips to Teach You How to Wear Ankle Boots

It’s all in the details when it comes to spring 2016 trends and accessories. Minimalism is out for the moment, and has been replaced with graphic bags, statement earrings, and bohemian silk scarves. I have to admit I’m kind of relieved - bold accessories can totally make an outfit. And while I love simple jewelry, it’s about time that more daring accessories came back into our lives. Check out the best accessories of the season!

Spring 2016 Trends: The Best Accessories of the Season

While an ode to the 70s has been continually making waves in fashion, it shows no signs of slowing down. Suede pieces dominated the runways of designers like Jonathan Saunders and Rebecca Minkoff, fringe held its reign at Derek Lam and Prabal Gurung, and the lace and off-the-shoulder numbers prove that this year's spring fashion looks are going to be rather flirty. Check out 5 spring 2016 fashion trends we can't wait to wear, and how to incorporate them into your daily wardrobe!

5 Spring 2016 Fashion Trends We Love

Dressing to impress can be tricky during the winter months, and when the temperatures plummet below the freezing mark, it can seem downright impossible. But with a little creativity - yes, you can wear skirts in the winter! - and some extra cozy, chic pieces, you can bring your style a-game to the office in even the harshest of climates. Here are 5 stylish winter work outfit ideas to teach you how!

5 Stylish Winter Work Outfit Ideas to Keep You Warm

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‘STOP TRYING TO CALM THE STORM. CALM YOURSELF, T ‘STOP TRYING TO CALM THE STORM. CALM YOURSELF, THE STORM WILL PASS.’ —Unknown . My daughter went back to school virtually today, and while the Type A in me is excited we’re back in some kind of routine, I had forgotten just how chaotic and impractical distance learning is. A province-wide internet outage took down her teacher within 2 hours, shattering any hopes I had of grabbing a little time to myself to get caught up on all of the work stuff I’ve been putting off for the last 3 weeks. I’ve dried tears, prepared snacks, provided new Zoom logins, helped with grade 4 math, and I even made paper plates out of construction paper for a last minute craft. . Wash, rinse, repeat. . All is good in our world again, and soon we’ll dive back into those math problems and whatever else is on tap for homework before I retreat to my office to print off tomorrow’s agenda and worksheets. We’ll all play Roblox before dinner to help us unwind after a crazy day, and I’ll stay up later than I want to tonight trying to get caught up because I know tomorrow will bring more unforeseen challenges, and I hate starting my day feeling behind schedule. . Parenting in a pandemic is extra messy, and if this sh*t storm has taught me anything, it’s that we need to give ourselves a hell of a lot of grace right now. There will be days where we’re super productive and get through everything on our never-ending ‘to do’ lists, but there will be many more days where we feel like we’ve accomplished absolute nothing. . It’s on these difficult days that we need to remind ourselves that our most important job right now is making sure our kids are healthy and happy, and that they feel safe and loved. When they look back on this time, they won’t remember if the house was clean and the laundry was folded, how often we ordered takeout, or if we gained weight. All they will remember is how we showed up for them - even on the days we were struggling to show up for ourselves. . If the return to reality has you feeling overwhelmed today, stop trying to calm the storm. Take a deep breath, get present in this moment, remind yourself what’s important, and focus on that instead. . We’ve got this. 💙
BACK TO REALITY… . Are you ready to get back at BACK TO REALITY… . Are you ready to get back at it? . While we’ve certainly been busy organizing, packing, and getting our new home ready and didn’t really relax as much as we’d hoped to over the holidays, I’ve enjoyed operating at a slower pace the last couple of weeks. We’ve stayed up late, slept in a little bit each morning, had too much to eat and drink, and enjoyed a break from routines and schedules. . Toronto is currently under lockdown, so my daughter is going back to school virtually tomorrow while my husband and I continue to work from home. It’s not ideal, but we’ll make it work and I’m excited to get back into a routine. The time away from my computer helped me reset and recharge, and I feel like I’m starting 2021 with more realistic expectations of myself. And that feels good. . 2020 was definitely not my favorite year, but when I look back at the last 12 months, a lot of really great things came from it. It gave me more time with my husband and daughter and brought us much closer than our busy, pre-2020 lives would’ve ever allowed. It helped me reconnect with friends I had lost contact with due to the craziness that is being a working mom. And it helped me form amazing new friendships that I will cherish forever. . I know 2021 is likely going to be just as challenging - if not more so - as 2020 was, but for the first time since becoming a mom, I finally feel like I have a tribe of people around me. I feel less lonely than I’ve ever felt in my life, which is hilarious since we have been holed up in our house for ~10 months, but it feels pretty amazing. . I’m not sure where I was going with this post, but suffice it to say I’m ready to caffeine and conquer! ☕️
‘ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR LIFE. KNOW THAT ‘ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR LIFE. KNOW THAT IT IS YOU WHO WILL GET YOU WHERE YOU WANT TO GO, NO ONE ELSE.’ —Les Brown . I think we can all agree that 2020 was the absolute shits, and I know we’re all looking forward to a chance to start fresh in hopes that the universe will be a little kinder to us in 2021. . Of course, our lives aren’t going to magically go back to the way they were at 12:01 am. It’s not easy to be positive right now, but instead of getting stuck in the suck, remember that the only thing you have control over is your attitude. You can continue to feel sorry for yourself and mourn all the ways your life has changed, or you can straighten your crown and focus on all of the good things happening in your life. . If you dig deep enough, you’ll see that there is so much to be grateful right now. . And if you can’t think of anything that you feel proud of or that brings you joy, then it’s up to you to create it. Accept responsibility for your life. Stop making excuses and be the change you want to see. . Instead of thinking of 2021 as another year of lockdowns and restrictions while we wait for vaccinations to take place and herd immunity to take hold, look at it as an open book. . 12 new chapters. 365 new chances. 🥂
‘BE PRESENT WHERE YOUR FEET ARE.’ —Unknown . ‘BE PRESENT WHERE YOUR FEET ARE.’ —Unknown . What do you do when you have downtime? . I haven’t had time off since last Christmas. We hit the ground running in January as we were planning a 2-week family vacay in March and wanted to do ALL THE THINGS beforehand so we could unplug and enjoy the trip. Our vacation obviously got cancelled, and we’ve been on autopilot ever since. I feel like the pandemic has either made people really busy, or extremely bored. There’s no in-between! . My team and I have been busy working ahead over the past couple of months as I really wanted to unplug and unwind for a few weeks over the holidays and now that the craziness of Christmas is over, I don’t know what to do with myself! . I’m caught up on This Is Us, we finally watched The Undoing, I’m almost done Open Book, I’ve done a lot of drawing on my iPad, I’ve had a lot of wine, I’ve eaten a ton of chocolate, we’ve played games, I’ve done my nails…and I’m bored, lol. But unless I find something else to do, I have to face packing up this house (we’re moving, ya’ll!) and I can’t face that just yet. . 👇🏻how do you unwind?
‘WHAT IS CHRISTMAS? IT IS TENDERNESS FOR THE PAS ‘WHAT IS CHRISTMAS? IT IS TENDERNESS FOR THE PAST, COURAGE FOR THE PRESENT, HOPE FOR THE FUTURE.’ —Agnes M. Pahro . The holidays are going to be extra hard for many this year. Whether you’re living under a lockdown with travel restrictions, voluntarily cancelling plans to keep yourself and the ones you loved safe, or dealing with heart-breaking loss, please know that you are not alone. . While we are all navigating the same storm right now, remember that we’re not all in the same boat. If you are lucky enough to be surrounded by excitement and chaos, enjoy the insanity of it all. Embrace the mess and be grateful for all your blessings, and don’t forget to check in with those who are less fortunate than you are. . And if there’s an empty chair at your table due to distance, sickness, or loss, remember that it’s okay to not be okay right now. The holidays can be hard at the best of times, and this year is unlike any we’ve ever experienced. Feel the feels, reach out to others, and be kind to yourself. . Merry Christmas my beautiful friends! 🥂
‘WORRYING IS LIKE PRAYING FOR THE OUTCOME YOU DO ‘WORRYING IS LIKE PRAYING FOR THE OUTCOME YOU DON’T WANT.’ —Denis Morton . This is your Monday morning reminder that no amount of anxiety can change the future, and no amount of regret can change the past. Worrying about something you have no control over does nothing but interfere with your ability to be fully present in this moment. So, inhale the good shit, exhale the bullshit (also a Denis Morton quote), and have faith in your ability to handle whatever life throws at you. ☺️
Is this thing on? . It’s been a MINUTE since I p Is this thing on? . It’s been a MINUTE since I posted here, and I’m not even sure I’m the same person anymore, lol, so I figured I’d re-introduce myself. . My name is Gwen and I’m the founder and managing editor of Meraki Lane - a website dedicated to sharing all of the latest tips and trends to help you be the best version of yourself in the least amount of time. . I’m 43, married to the man of my dreams, and the proud mama of a feisty 9-year-old who has an infectious personality and love for life. I grew up in Singapore, live in Toronto, and have an unhealthy obsession for clothes, shoes, peanut butter, makeup, and my Peloton bike. . I’m also anxious AF. I’ve struggled with high functioning anxiety since I was 9, but you probably wouldn’t even know if you met in IRL. I grew up at a time when mental health challenges were something to be deeply ashamed of and it took a global pandemic for me to finally realize that it’s okay not to be okay. . I’ve been thinking a lot about this little account of mine and how I want it to evolve. I’m never going to be a beauty influencer, I suck at taking photos of my food, and no one on the internet wants to see videos of me working out. While I love seeing other people do these things, they fall way outside of my skill set and comfort zone. . What I can offer is a candid look at my life with anxiety - the things that help me cope, the quotes that make me think, the mantras that keep me grounded, the products I love, and the memes that make me laugh and remind me not to take life too seriously. . My experience with anxiety probably won’t look like yours, but even though I may not be able to relate to your struggles, my hope is that I make you feel a little less alone. 💙
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