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Cathclaire Tips: How To Sage Your House


Cleanse your house, space, and spirit with my personal sage smudging routine.

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I am a big believer in smudging you house with sage. I do it at least once a month around the moon phases.

Some people doubt it’s effects by calling it a placebo but ya know what, placebo or not – I don’t care. I don’t care because every time I sage a space – my house usually – the energy feels magically different. SO much lighter. Placebo or no placebo, smudging my house with sage is always worth it.

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Style Inspiration for Layered Looks

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photos: Halle Kennon, Wild Heart Creative

It’s been a hot minute since we had an outfit or styling post on here! It has been a bit harder to keep up with this kind of content, not only during quarantine but also as we are both juggling hectic schedules, trying to arrange photos with photographers, babysitters etc! BUT HERE WE ARE! WE DID IT!



Once again, we ended up not necessarily “twinning” but wearing outfits that could both fit with the same theme : keeping outfits interesting using layers! I chose to give the sweater vest another go, and Catherine layered this hanky panky turtleneck not only with her Gucci tee, but with a sequin duster on top.

If you are like us, you have been living in boring loungewear, sweat suits and pajamas for almost a year now, so when you have the chance to get dressed you want to make things interesting!

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I have been playing around with the layered sweater vest (or knit tank) look for a little while now, and while it isn’t always the most flattering thing on my body at all times, I think it looks cool 🙂 It adds dimension to an otherwise boring look. And I don’t mean basic, because you know I love using simple basic pieces to create an interesting look. AKA, A shirt dress + sweater vest = combined textures party.

Cath knows how to really jazz up a look, we know that! She pulled the double layering with the lace turtleneck and sequin duster for these photos and I loved both. I loooove the way the sequin duster looks especially IRL, but the lace turtleneck really made this look IMO! Also, who knew that Hanky Panky made turtlenecks? They are of course sold out everywhere (we still could find the body suit), but we have rounded up some other ideas for layering your looks as we transition from winter into spring!

Think bodysuits, dusters, long cardigans and fun textures.

~ LAYER THESE PIECES TO ADD TEXTURE


FOR INTERESTING OUTFITS ~



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Spotlight On: The Shacket

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were you even a fashion blogger this winter if you didn’t post about a shacket?



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The Lodge at Whitefish Lake

The best place to stay in Whitefish, Montana and for those visiting Glacier National Park : The Lodge At Whitefish Lake

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This post is soooo belated and I am so mad at myself for waiting so long! But here it is.

John and I took a spontaneous trip (planned just 3 weeks ahead) to Montana in October and it was one of the best decisions we ever made! I polled my IG audience about suggestions for travel out west and someone suggested Whitefish and specifically the Lodge At Whitefish Lake.  After one glance at their instagram, and after finding out they were a mere 30 minute drive from Glacier National Park, we were sold. It was definitely the non-busy season, in between the gorgeous Montana summer and ski season in the winter, so we got great rates on the rooms, and also felt super safe as it wasn’t so crowded.

The Lodge is located just a few miles out of Downtown Whitefish and it’s lake front property offers absolutely breath-taking views.  We stayed in a lakeview junior suite in the main lodge, and definitely would make sure we are lake front next time, but it was cozy and spacious nonetheless! But in my opinion, I think the extra cost for lake front would be worth it. Each room has its own gas fireplace which is an absolute dream. I basically had ours on whenever we were in the room!

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Treat Yourself : Gifts For You under $100

lots of you were checking out this post from last year, so we decided to update it with gifts for you in 2021. let’s be serious, everyone deserves to treat themselves after the fire storm of 2020 🙂

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Yes, yes, yes, Valentine’s Day is coming up and we have mothers, husbands, boyfriends, sisters, brothers, fathers and friends to buy for! But, let’s get real. It is much more fun to buy for ourselves 🙂 We polled you guys on instagram, and you totally agreed – so this one’s for all of you who said you wanted gift guides for yourself hehe <3

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Valentine’s Day Gift Guide For Him 2021

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I know, we are coming down to the wire, but there is still time to get a little something to show the men in your life that you care this year! Like we mentioned before, we are putting a little extra emphasis on Valentine’s Day this year just because, you know. SO, here are a few things for the dudes to get your ideas flowing. (TBH we still need to do our shopping too, so this was just as helpful for us as it is for you!)



A few highlights —

Bonobos Hoodie – John got this as a birthday gift from Sam & Caroline and he has been living in it! It is part cashmere and seriously the softest thing ever. Perfect for stay at home life.

Nespresso Machine – Neither of us could live without our Nespresso maker and therefore, same with our husbands! Well worth the price tag to have delicious espresso available at all times from your own kitchen.

Glassware – You can’t go wrong upgrading your guy’s beer glass collection or rocks glass sets, right? Ok so maybe these are for our aesthetic eyes too, but don’t tell the boys!

Airpods – because, well, ya gotta have ’em!

I know this isn’t the most expansive list ever but hopefully it will spark some other ideas for you, too, even if none of these exact pieces inspires you! If you have some other ideas pleaaaase leave them in the comments! xx

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xx, Reb + Cath