Friends! I’m excited to share a bunch of my favorite and most-used beauty products.
20+ Great Everyday Beauty Products
Barbour Icons Collection: 125th Anniversary
Barbour Liddesdale Jacket (Also available here) / Barbour Horse & Dog Shirt / High-Waisted Jeans / Brown Boots / Mitch’s Barbour Latrigg Jacket (Similar here.) / Mitch’s Barbour Shirt / Lucy’s Barbour Jacket (See all Children’s Barbour here.)
Happy 125th Anniversary to Barbour! I’m doing an Instagram collaboration with the brand today, but I couldn’t help but share the photos on the blog, too. :) I mean, the Lucy pics?! (Note: Mitch is laying on the ground behind her for support. 😂)
I’ve had a Barbour for as long as I can remember, and I’m wearing it in so many of my happiest memories. And I meet a lot of people who say the same. But it’s no wonder! The iconic brand is deeply rooted in so many families; Barbour itself is a five-generation, family-owned business.
Amazon Finds with Mitch
Welcome to Kelly in the City’s newest column! This post could’ve been titled Giving Kelly the Day Off with Mitch but I figured Amazon Finds had a nicer ring to it.
J.Crew + Factory New Arrivals
Gah! J.Crew and J.Crew Factory just dropped a ton of new arrivals, and they’re so good. And both brands have huge sales going on right now! For J.Crew, use code “TGIFall” to take 30 percent off your purchase and 40 percent off fall favorites. For J.Crew Factory, everything is marked down like crazy. But you can also use codes “GOREWARDS,” “TOOGOOD” or “YAYFALL” to get additional discounts. (Some of those cards only work for J.Crew Rewards members, so make sure you sign up for it! It’s free.)
Fall Bucket List
Children’s J.Crew Factory Cocoon Coat (Sold out, but I love the new girls’ Chateau Coat. So cute! Looking for the adult version? Try J.Crew’s Cocoon Coat–which comes in pink!–or the J.Crew Factory New City Coat. FYI: The J.Crew version is considerably warmer, but they’re both great! Cocoon runs large.)
Only one day late with this post! 😉 But HAPPY FALL. Mitch and I thought it would be fun to share some of the stuff we’re excited about doing this season. Fall is gorgeous in Chicago; the weather changes quickly, the air is crisp, and the leaves are vibrant. Of course, it means that winter is coming and that makes my heart sad, haha. But let’s push that to the backs of our minds right now and focus on these next three months, which are the best of the year!
Here’s what we hope to do:
Kitchen Plans
Photo credit: Missy Walsh from Capital Black Book
During our home search, I personally placed a lot of importance on not having to undergo full bathroom and kitchen renovations. (I was about to have a baby, and was still a little traumatized from the renovations we lived through in our first home. 😜) Mitch was way more open to it, but the house we ended up with was a happy medium!
With the exception of the powder room, we aren’t going to be making any big changes to the bathrooms. I love them… and the powder room really only needs a new vanity and some wallpaper. No wall left un-papered! 😂 As for the kitchen, we adore the cabinetry, and feel very lucky for that, since cabinets–in our experience–tend to be the most costly part of kitchen renovations!
Over the next few weeks, though, we do plan on making a few updates. Here are the tentative plans:
Recent Finds, 9/20
glassybaby votives c/o / Target Pumpkins / Target Lanterns (These and these were the inspiration.) / World Market Jute Rug / Nightstands / Pottery Barn Pumpkin / Pottery Barn Vase Collection / Pottery Barn Clock / Serena & Lily Westport Collection (Duvet + Shams) c/o / Serena & Lily Fairfax Wallpaper c/o / Serena & Lily Fairfax Bedding / Serena & Lily Harbour Cane Bed / Ralph Lauren Lamp (Found at HomeGoods!) / Mark & Graham Small Jewelry Box / Pottery Barn Fall Blanket / Serena & Lily Scalloped Sheets c/o
Friends!
This week was insanity. We’ve been trying to get a back-to-school routine down, work has been picking up, Lucy’s been sick (just a cold!), and we’re starting on our living/dining room renovation. Phew. So excited that it’s the weekend. The only things on the agenda are going to buy an SUV (WHAT?!) and attending our next door neighbor’s birthday party. :) So excited to slow it down and take a breather.
Outdoor Space: Before + After
This post is sponsored by Ace Hardware, but all opinions are my own. As always, thank you so, so much for supporting the partnerships that keep Kelly in the City up and running!
Mitch here!
All my life, I’ve wanted to live in an old single-family house in Lincoln Park, where I spent half my childhood. Outside of marrying an awesome person, starting a family and growing a beard, it was my fundamental goal. I’m so, so happy… and I can see the change in my family’s happiness, too. We have SPACE! I also just can’t get over the thought that this is my office and that is my door and why does the doorknob look like that and we have to change it immediately but I have no idea how to change a doorknob.
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Mitch’s 10 Favorite Aldi Products
Mitch here!
Does anyone else straight up pig out when they get home from the grocery store? I can’t be the only one. I even buy special favorite treats for myself to eat immediately when I get home because I’m an adult and I have a credit card and can do stuff like that! Well, that’s what this post is all about. I’ve partnered with ALDI to share my favorite stuff from my favorite store. This is pretty much the best blog post of all time.