Taylor Toro

Real Talk•Wellness

Beauty From the Inside Out

April 20, 2017
I recently was asked to write a guest blog post. The theme was overcoming a personal struggle and having self-love. Cue digging deep, getting personal. My armpits are tingling. I ended up writing a piece that challenged our Instagram-oriented world in some key ways. I love the gram, the gram is like my fam. So
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Wellness

Glam Glow Non-Sponsored Face Mask Review

April 4, 2017
I have a face mask hardening against my skin as I type. It’s a new mask that basically makes me look like a metallic woman. This mask has an amazing silver sheen to it! I applied the product with a small white tipped paintbrush that came with the package. It felt very elegant to paint
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Style

Spring Fashion

March 27, 2017
Wow, I haven’t written a solely style blog post in some time. I love digging deeper than the typical blogger topics, BUT I also love the staples of girly bloggerdom, like makeup and fashion. We all need a little balance in our lives, right? One of my favorite bloggers, The Skinny Confidential, puts it this
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Miscellaneous•Real Talk

A Life Update and Things to Try

February 7, 2017
Jumping straight to the point because NEW JOB, cold, and no time for frills. February has been fabulous thus far, and not just for the alliteration. It truly has been great! All six days of it. Now, as I hack away over the top of my keyboard, let me give you my February Finds –
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Real Talk•Wellness

How to Shape Your Year

January 12, 2017
The new year is in full swing and with it comes resolutions, packed gyms, colorful new planners, and the general notion that us humans should get our acts together. While I’m all for progress and self-improvement I’d like to present you with a different mindset when it comes to goal setting for 2017. Instead of
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Real Talk

10 Ways 2016 Kicked My Ass

January 3, 2017
This isn’t what you may think it is. This isn’t a rant about how terrible 2016 was. It’s a list. Hah! Alright, but in all seriousness this isn’t a post about bashing the last 365 days I endured on planet earth. As a whole, I’ve heard a lot of complaints about this past year. People
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Miscellaneous•Travel

5 Reasons Why Airbnb is Better Than a Hotel

December 14, 2016
  Alternative lodging is all the rage and for good reason. This is not just some hipster fad or backpacker’s delight. This is cool, this is functional, this is enhanced vacationing. This is for you. Check out why rentals like Airbnb and VRBO beat out the traditional hotel stay and why this works for any
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Travel

5 Reasons Why You NEED To Visit Palm Springs

October 7, 2016
Palm Springs is a desert oasis dotted with soaring palm trees, sprinkled with languid backyard pools, and silhouetted by a burning mountainscape. It’s a far (and refreshing!) cry from the grit of L.A. and even puts laid back San Diego to shame when it comes to relaxation. If you’re traveling to Palm Springs from other
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Miscellaneous•Real Talk•Style

Fall, Fashion, and other Things

September 12, 2016
There’s a palpable energy to fall. It’s electric. The earth is shifting and moving in her seasons and with it bores evidence. The leaves warm to gold and hues of rust. The twilight hour draws itself around us earlier and earlier, like an old familiar blanket come to life. A crispness hangs in the air.
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Real Talk

On Being Bold

August 23, 2016
I’ve been thinking about boldness and the role it plays in pursuing one’s dreams. One cannot go after a seemingly-lofty goal with meekness. One must be fierce, tenacious, determined, and willing to take risks Several months ago I had a fire likened to these traits lit within me. I was fresh in the blogging realm
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