Week Update | Baking | OOTD

Hello everyone! I was going to do another What I Wore post today, but this afternoon and evening I've been plagued with vertigo and sinus pressure meaning no pictures for me. #notfun Anyhow since I wasn't feeling too well, I decided to do a little random post with pictures from my Instagram. Which btw, is one of my top updated social media sites [I've also been working on updating my FB page more too].

It has turned out to be a busy week, and it shows no signs of becoming lighter. I've had to work every day at either one, or both of my jobs [today was my first free day this week], and I've also had some fun moments with my sisters and with some friends so far this week.

What I Wore | Mint + Navy for Summer

Hello everyone! This month it seems like the only day I can get a post out is on Mondays. Mostly because on my days off I have been busy deep cleaning and re-organizing my sewing area into a sewing/blogging/YouTube area. I've also narrowed down my sewing pattern collection -- which is kinda a big thing for me as I used to have over 400. I kept my favorite vintage patterns, a few modern patterns, and I seriously paired down my historical costume patterns to the cream of the crop. I've also had a very busy social life the past two weeks [which included meeting up with two different blog readers].

My 5 Favorite Summer Lipsticks + Giveaway Winners

Hello everyone! I'm going to be sharing with y'all some of my favorite lipsticks from this summer so far. Surprisingly for me, most of them lean more towards the nude pinks with just one bright berry purple lipstick featured in my top five picks. What can I say? I've found myself reaching for no-fuss lip products the past couple of months, instead of my typical red lipstick or any other bolder lip color.

Jamberry Pedi Pack Giveaway

Strawberry Gingham

Hello everyone! I have some fun and exciting news to share with y'all today. Rachel Green, the lovely lady who sent me the nail wraps to try out last month has reached out to me again, and we are going to host a giveaway this week for some Jamberry pedi packs. Yay!

The great thing about this giveaway is that two of you gals will be winning 1 pedi pack (a full pedicure), so there will be two winners. If you are unsure about Jamberry, check out my product review that I did earlier this month.

The rules for this giveaway will be rather simple and quick to do:

• Visit the Jamberry Nail Party Link and find your favorite nail wrap design. Leave a comment down below with the link to your favorite nail wrap, and some way to contact you if you win. [1 entry]
• Share about the giveaway on Social Media: YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc... If you can, tag me in your shoutout or use the hashtag: #BramblewoodGiveaway [1 entry for each one] Please let me know in a separate comment that you have spread the word about the giveaway via Social Media. 

The giveaway will only be open to those within the USA & Canada. The giveaway will end on Saturday, July 18th, 2015 at 10:00pm [EST]. I will pick the two giveaway winners on Monday, July 20th and announce them in a blog post & on Bramblewood Fashion's FB page.

~Ashley, xx

What I Wore | Stripes + Boyfriend Shorts + Wood Watch

Hello lovelies! How has your Saturday been going so far? Mine has been lovely so far with this photo-shoot, watching Netflix whilst working on this post [Psych and North & South], picking up an iced coffee at Starbucks with a friend and two of my sisters, and this evening I'll be working at Ulta Beauty.

Weekly Everyday Makeup Box | Summer Edition

Image: Source

Hello lovelies!

Every since I started working at ULTA Beauty, I've started pulling makeup from my collection to play around with for that given week [or a few weeks, 'cause let's be honest I don't always pull new makeup each week] to keep myself from going into a makeup rut. This also gives me a chance to try out all the products I buy, receive in my Ipsy bags, and what companies send me to test out -- which in turn helps me recommend products to costumers in our store.

Chicago OOTD | Girls Weekend Getaway

Hello lovelies! When I went up to Chicago this past weekend with my sister, Gaby and some of our friends, I was able to meet up with a long time blogging friend: Katie from That Katie Girl. She drove into Chicago to meet up with us for dinner and to explore downtown Chicago with us afterwards. We also did an outfit photoshoot in the area by the Bean. #bloggermustdos

Jamberry 7 Day Nail Challenge

My supplies

Hello y'all! Back in May I was contacted by Rachel Greene to either do a Jamberry online event, or to do the 7-day Jamberry Nail Wrap challenge. Well, online party events aren't really my cup of tea, so I went with the challenge which is much more my speed.

Fast forward to mid-June when I finally had the time to take the 7-day Jamberry nail challenge -- where I applied a Jamberry nail wrap [the Burberry inspired design] to my ring finger and wore an Essie nail polish [Lady Like] on the rest of my nails to test out the durability of both.