Q&A

Photo courtesy of Meagan Abell

So I thought I'd do a little Q&A here on the blog today!
Cause those are always fun, right?
I actually get a lot of questions from you guys in regards to a whole variety things,
("Are your glasses real?".... "Where do you buy your yarn?".... "Do you actually knit THAT much?")
but I thought it might be fun to have a little open post for any questions you might have!
So ask away.
Post them here in the comments or tweet me at @agirlnamedleney and I'll answer them in a post next week!

I look forward to hearing from you guys!
♥

P.s. Don't forget about the giveaway that's going on right now!

Larissa

Larissa and I have been friends for a while now.
In fact you may remember that I went to NYC with her around this time a year ago!
She's become one of my favorite people to chat with about fashion and big goals and dreams.
There are few people I know that are her age and have more ambition and drive.
She's such an inspiration and I know she's going to do some big things one day!
She asked me to take a few photos for her blog a few weeks ago and I thought I would go ahead and share a few of my favorites with you all.
Isn't she stylish?
(I know, I want those leopard shoes too...)

 
 
 
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Check out more photos here.
Interested in getting some portraits of your own done?

Email me for more info: by.leney@gmail.com


Freelensing

I tried my hand at freelensing a few months ago and I just came across the photos again. 
They're not the best, but I thought I'd share them anyway.
It was super fun to try and though I haven't tried it again since I intend to in the future! It's definitely a lot of fun to mess around with.
I used a different tutorial, but I just came across a good one on A Beautiful Mess and I love their version.
 Check it out and let me know if you take a stab at it!


And then I tried to freelense Lewis.
But he was having none of it.

A Haircut & A Giveaway

I was recently contacted by an agency working with Hair Cuttery and asked if I wanted to receive a gift card to use at one of their salon's and in return take some photos and do a review here on the blog of my experience.
My hair was looking a little shabby so I figured, why not?
So last week I dragged my friend Meagan along with me to help take some photos and got myself a haircut!

Hair Cuttery's prices are affordable, and that's what I like about them. Because honestly, as nice as it would be to be able to go to a top dollar salon and get a high dollar haircut, a lot of us just can't afford that on the regular. Especially when all you really want is just a little trim and restyling.
In my experience Hair Cuttery has always lived up to that part of their bargain.

I chose the Style Express package which was an affordable $27 and included a shampoo, Redken Chemistry treatment and a cut and blow dry. I can already tell that the chemistry treatment made my hair a lot smoother and softer. Which is definitely a plus in the cold dry winter!
I only wanted a trim with a few more layers put in my hair and my bags fixed but they offer a lot more at Hair Cuttery. They're not just limited to hair cuts, they also do color, waxing and texturing as well.
You can see a list of all their services on their website!
You should also know that through March 4th, Hair Cuttery is also offering discounted color packages and 40% off professional shampoo and conditioning liters.

I'm super happy with the overall outcome and I love my new hair!
But don't take my word for it, see for yourself...

Here's my hair before...
 During
 Really during...
After!

*All photos credited to Meagan Abell Photography

They did a pretty good job didn't they?
Well I have some good news, they also gave me a $50 Hair Cuttery gift card to offer to one of you guys! Read the details below on how you can enter.


* $50 Gift Card Giveaway! *
Remember to leave a separate comment for each entry...

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Tell me what your favorite hair product is to use and what you'd get done if you won the gift card!
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Like Hair Cuttery on Facebook
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Tweet about giveaway and leave a link
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Remember, the more entries the more chances you have of winning!
Giveaway ends March 4th at 12am EST

*Giveaway for U.S. residents only

Check back to this post next Monday to see if you've won!
Good luck everyone!





Note: One2One Network sponsored this campaign. I received a Hair Cuttery gift card and monetary compensation to facilitate this post. However all opinions stated here are my own. 


Life According To Instagram

This week I...

 -Shared some photos of a pretty redhead
-Broke my thrifting fast and found quite a few gems over the weekend. See a few photos of my finds here.
-Shared a favorite piece of art
-Knit up quite a few foxes (one is going all the way to Norway!)
-Posted some photos of one of my favorite people
-Shared a little outfit post
-Spent some good time with good friends
-Listened to the Pride and Prejudice soundtrack on repeat
-Shared some photos from a photoshoot I collaborated on with a super talented photographer!
-Actually had some semblance of a weekend for once. I'm getting better about delegating work and making time for myself and not doing work all the time 24/7 (although I still kind of do that...)




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Aubrey

This red headed beauty was so much fun to take photos of.
Aubrey is a good friend of Janelle's and she's quickly becoming a good friend of mine too!
She came along to Janelle's single promo shoot and so of course we had to have a mini photoshoot with her as well.
I mean hello, she's stunning.
Also, I plan to steal those boots from her.
Hopefully we're the same size. I forgot to ask.

Enjoy the photos! 

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Check out more photos here.
Interested in getting some portraits of your own done?
Email me for more info: by.leney@gmail.com



The Black Dress

Today's post is a little last minute because I was busy with orders from the shop and didn't have time to do the planned photo post that was meant for today.
(There's one coming tomorrow though so keep an eye out!)
Meagan took these photos on a random downtown excursion a few weeks ago so I thought I would turn them into a bit of an outfit post.
(My favorite one from the set is in a previous post which you can see here)
This is my favorite black dress.
Enjoy!
Meagan's work is simply gorgeous.



Outfit details
Dress- Urban Outfitters
Belt- Thrifted
Sweater- Thrifted
Shoes- From a random little shop in NYC that I don't remember the name of
Watch: Michael Kors
Necklaces: Gifted
Check out more of meagan's work at: www.meaganabellphotography.com

A Piece Of Art

I've been wanting to share this for a while.

The first image is of a photo I instagrammed back in December and posted on Facebook.
(Just, you know, me all bundled up in a scarf. The norm.)
The second image is of a painting my friend Bree did of the aforementioned photo a mere few hours later.
Talk about an artist.
I was so surprised when I saw it, and even more surprised (and excited) when she gave it to me!
 I pretty much haven't been able to stop looking at it since. It's pretty much my most favorite piece of art ever now. 
I'm obsessed.
I keep telling her she needs to open up an Etsy shop.
This talent needs to be shared with the world.
Am I right?


Thanks again Bree for my beautiful piece of art.
It makes my heart happy.
♥

Jordan

Meet Jordan.
Jordan is actually my cousin so we go way back.
In fact she's been on the blog before when she and her sister had me take some portraits of them early last year!
We had a little photoshoot a few weeks ago and I am still in love with the results.
So in love that I had the hardest time narrowing down which ones to share!
So there are kind of a lot.
I know "less is more" and all, but we all like looking at photos right? 
So who's complainin?

Side note: I wanted to steal her outfit the whole time.
This girl's got style.

Enjoy the photos!

I feel pretty lucky to be related to someone this beautiful. 
P.s. She's single boys

;)
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Check out more photos here.
Interested in getting some portraits of your own done?
Email me for more info: by.leney@gmail.com

P.s. Like Jordan's hat? I made it! You can get one for yourself in my shop.