ABOUT ME

photo by Wendy Schott http://www.wendyschottphoto.com
hair by Lucinda Quattrochi http://www.195unionsalon.com
make-up by Christa Lee http://www.195unionsalon.com

 

 

Lauren Lauritano

retail guru

product junkie 

stylist

blogger

I’m a wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend and a brand new blogger, this is my youngest baby and I’m thrilled to be getting started!  I’m passionate about writing and more than a little bit obsessed with fashion & lifestyle magazines and blogs.

My favorite blogs are eye candy, lots of them are written by 20-something beauties and I love, love, love to see what they’re up to – it’s fresh and it’s hip.  As a stay at home Mom with 3 kids and 2 dogs, I may need to tweak the uptake and implementation.  This is eye candy with life experience and smile lines around the eyes.

I decided to take 7014luxe.com live on March 18, 2013 because I was born on September 18, 1973.  I want forty to be freaking fabulous.  This is a journey – 6 months of bettering myself and preparation.  I’ll share what I’m wearing, what I’m using, what works for me, what I’m coveting and what inspires me.

I’m fashion obsessive and a product junkie.  I’ve read all the mags, followed all the blogs and tried every beauty balm and hair serum out there.  You don’t have to, I’ll share my edits.

Speaking of inspiration, these are my sweet husband and children:

photo by Wendy Schott http://www.wendyschottphoto.com

ABOUT ME THE STYLIST:

Shopping is my passion.  It’s my hobby, my therapy, my job – and I’m really good at it.  I learned from the best.  I had a Mom who could shop anywhere.  Anywhere.  Neiman Marcus, the Good Will, an outdoor Art Fair.  A rest stop trading post along the highway on a family road trip was an opportunity for a chunky turquoise bracelet or kitschy piece of art.   Back to school shopping was an EVENT, planned and curated.

So, I know how to shop everywhere and mix the steals with the splurges.  I love a good high-low outfit:  designer boots, your favorite fitting jeans and a yummy cashmere sweater mixed with a tank from Target, a scarf from The Gap and a sleeve of J. Crew bracelets.  You can put this concept in play for pretty much any outfit or event.

As a stylist, what I do is not just about shopping, it’s about determining what your “go-to” items are.  I love to purge a closet with a client, it’s a like a conversation, you really get to know someone.

I have a formula that I use and the keys are to:

– identify your body type and dress for it

– analyze and edit your closet

– make a shopping list – identify splurge worthy pieces and bargain basics

– build your wardrobe and then add key pieces each season to bump up what you   have and stay on trend – without being a slave to trends

photo by Wendy Schott http://www.wendyschottphoto.com

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