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  • Nicole Balch (Color Factory Chicago) | Making it Lovely

    Dressing in Dresses Again

    Not that I ever left them completely. I always have loved a good dress. It's just that there weren't many…
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    That’s Number 8

    I went and got a sparkly new piercing in the flat of my left ear! That brings my total number…
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    Accessories for Aging Former Goth/Witchy Types

    Hey, that's me! I want these things! Perhaps you do too. And anyway, I'm just having some fun with the…
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    I Want to Smell Like a Marshmallow

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    Warm Caramels with a Hint of Blush

    The things I want tend to fall into a cohesive color palette. Shall we just ooh and ah over warm…
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    A Birthday Wish List Disguised as a Style Post!

    I'm turning 40 this month (hooray!), so this is my *snap my fingers new wardrobe* birthday wish list. I don't…
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    Dressing in Dresses Again

    Nicole Balch (Color Factory Chicago) | Making it Lovely

    Not that I ever left them completely. I always have loved a good dress. It’s just that there weren’t many on the market that I…

    September 12, 20221 comment
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    That’s Number 8

    Nicole Balch | Making it Lovely

    I went and got a sparkly new piercing in the flat of my left ear! That brings my total number of piercings up to 8.…

    March 7, 20224 comments
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    Accessories for Aging Former Goth/Witchy Types

    Nicole Balch Likes Ochre.

    Hey, that’s me! I want these things! Perhaps you do too. And anyway, I’m just having some fun with the title. Let’s look at some…

    November 1, 20215 comments
  • Style

    I Want to Smell Like a Marshmallow

    I Want to Smell Like a Marshmallow.

    But not like marshmallows. You know? More like the “ooh, you smell so good, what are you wearing” kind of way. Let’s look at some…

    September 21, 20218 comments
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    Warm Caramels with a Hint of Blush

    Warm Caramels and Blush | Making it Lovely

    The things I want tend to fall into a cohesive color palette. Shall we just ooh and ah over warm caramels together? Plus a hint…

    September 2, 20214 comments
  • Style

    A Birthday Wish List Disguised as a Style Post!

    Style Wish List - September 2020 | Making it Lovely

    I’m turning 40 this month (hooray!), so this is my *snap my fingers new wardrobe* birthday wish list. I don’t need any of it, but…

    September 8, 20206 comments
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