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My Seventeen Favorites of 2017

December 30, 2017December 30, 2017 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood4 Comments

I cannot believe that 2017 is already practically over! Time really does fly! I remember saying to one of my patients in May that it would be 4th of July in no time, and here it is already almost New Year’s Eve! Where did the year go?!

Despite the time flying, I have fallen in love with some great products this past year. Here is a list of my favorite 17 things or 2017. I have included both beauty and non-beauty related items with links to make shopping easier 🙂

This is my favorite eyeshadow single of 2017
- Maybelline Expertwear Monos Eyeshadow in Nude Glow $2.99
This is my favorite Palette from 2017
- Lorace Unzipped $42
- These are the runner-up palettes
  - Tarte Tartelette in bloom $46
  - Smashbox Photo Matte Eyes $25
  - Winkylux Kitten Palette $25
  - PUR Cosmetics Soiree Diaries Eyeshadow Palette $34What can I say, I really like eyeshadow!
This is my favorite Lip Product of 2017.
- Essence XXXL Shine in Big Night Out $2.49
- Runner Up Lip Products:
  - Cupuaçu Butter Lip Balm (Pronunciation: Coo Poo Waa Sue) $24
  - Hey Honey Bésame Mucho $14
Favorite Body Wash of 2017:
- Caress Mystique Forever Body Wash $4 This stuff smells so amazing! My skin never feels dry or irritated when I use this body wash. I like all the scents, but the purple one Mystique Forever is my favorite.
My favorite Skin Care item of 2017
- Mario Badescu Facial Spray in both the Aloe Herbs, and Rosewater version and Aloe, Cucumber, and Green Tea version. I’m pretty much obsessed with these sprays!
- Runner-up
  - Dr. Brandt Skincare PoreDermabrasion Pore Perfecting Exfoliator. My skin looks so great when I consistently use this exfoliator.
  - Loreal Revitalift Intensive Anti-aging Day cream Moisturizer $17
  - Curél hydrotherapy wet skin moisturizer $10
My favorite makeup brush of 2017
- Eco Tools Angled Crease Brush– perfect for applying eyeshadow to the crease
- Royal and Langnickle BMX 430 Moda Crease Brush
My favorite makeup related decision of 2017
- Switching from ipsy to Boxycharm
My favorite fashion purchase of 2017
- This dress and 2 other long flowing dresses.
- Runner-up this sweater and two others from A New Day line at Target
- Runner-up these Dansko booties. I get stopped all the time so that people can ask me where I got my booties.
My favorite book of 2017
- The Best Yes by Lysa TerKeurst. I have read a lot of books this year (65 to be exact.) I have read some great ones and some not so great ones. Out of all the books that I have read this year, The Best Yes by Lysa TurKerst has made the most impact on my life. I have been teaching a Bible study at my church based on this book. Since I have to teach, I have been forced to get into my Bible more deeply as I have studied this book.
My favorite way to listen to music:
- Spotify. My husband recently switched from a regular account to the family plan. I have been loving having my own playlists!
My favorite artist of 2017
- Lauren Dangle. Her voice is amazing and I love the style of worship music that she sings.
My favorite song of 2017
- Broken Things by Matthew West. I especially love the lines “The pages of history they tell me it’s true.That it’s never the perfect; it’s always the ones with the scars that You use”
- Runner-up Different by Micah Tyler. I love the line, “And I don’t wanna spend my life stuck in a pattern And I don’t wanna gain this world but lose what matters.”
  I know, that I am far from perfect But through You, the cross still says I’m worth it
- Runner-up Thy Will by Hillary Scott. My favorite line from this song is “I know you hear me, I know you see me, Lord Your plans are for me Goodness you have in store”
My favorite Podcast of 2017
- The Next Right Thing by Emily P Freeman. Her voice is so soothing! “If you’re in a season of transition, waiting, general fogginess or if you’ve ever searched “how to make a decision” on the internet, listen in as best-selling author and host Emily P. Freeman helps create a little space for your soul to breathe so you can discern your next right thing in love.”
- Runner-up Up and Vanished by Payne Lindsey
- Runner-up Cary Schmit and the Emmanuel Baptist Church podcasts
My favorite “Ice Cream” of 2017
- Halo Top I love them all but my favorite flavors are PB Cup and Oatmeal Cookie! The PB Cup has only 320 calories in the entire pint and 6 grams of protein per serving! Eating these two together is a match made in Heaven!
My favorite food discovery of 2017
- Trader Joe’s Avocado’s Number Guacamole to Go. Six packets of 100 calories of guacamole. I love putting these into my lunch for work or grabbing it on the go when I don’t have time to make myself something healthy for lunch.
My favorite Looking Joli Good posts of 2017
- I really enjoyed writing all of my posts from November about Gratitude. I enjoyed reminding myself daily about all that I have to be thankful for.
My favorite thing of all 2017
- I love Cadbury Mini Eggs. This year I discovered them at CVS during the Christmas season!

What about you? What have you been loving during 2017? I would love to hear all about it in the comment section!

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December 17, 2017 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood1 Comment

I love the site Zappos.com! While it is best known for its shoes, Zappos.com sells all kinds of great items!

Here are a few of my favorite items that I have gotten from Zappos!

I love my pink Chucks Taylors! I have a pair in purple as well. My daughter is a huge fan of Chucks as well and has a teal and black pair. You can never go wrong pairing Chucks with any casual look.

Converse Chuck Taylor® All Star® Core Ox

These Brooks Adrenaline GTS are my all-time favorite workout shoes! I have bought a new pair every year since 2014! I have wider feet, and these sneakers provide great support in a wide option.

Brooks Adrenaline GTS 18 $120

I don’t personally own these beautiful furry boots from SOREL Joan of Arctic, but my friend does and I can’t help but admire them every time she wears them!

SOREL Joan of Arctic™ 179.95

I love a well fitted puffy jacket! They are stylish yet warm. I hate winter because I don’t like being cold. These types of coats will keep you extremely warm without feeling like you are wearing a 25 lb coat. I have a similar coat to this in a shorter style. I absolutely love it1

The North Face Metropolis Parka II $288.95

Up until this year, I NEVER wore booties. I don’t know what I was thinking because I am now in love with them! These super cute booties can be worn with a skirt, skinny jeans, or leggings…the options are endless!

Kork-Ease Ryder $189.95

Speaking of leggings…Spanks now makes leggings. Um… match made in heaven!!! They sell these such leggings at Zappos!

Spanx Seamless Print Leggings $68

I love the look of these Columbia Irvington LTR Chukka WP There is just something about a nice stylish men’s shoe!

My husband has two of these Agave Denim Hollow Long Sleeve Henley 9GG Heather shirts. They look so nice on him. The cut and style of the shirts make they look stylish while yet they still feel comfortable and casual.

I love Michael Kors! I feel like his fashion line always has such great style! You can never go wrong picking something from his line! Zappos, has so many Michael Kors products available! Whether you are looking for clothes or handbags or watches or sunglasses. You can find them all at Zappos.

I am really hoping that I will be getting a MICHAEL Michael Kors Mercer Medium Messenger $228 for Christmas this year! Zappos has it available in white, black, and red. I’m hoping to get mine in pink or cement…we’ll see…I’ll keep you posted 😉

How incredibly cute are these kids Michael Kors Kids Parson 14 (Toddler/Little Kid/Big Kid) I wish they had them in my size at that price! My daughter loves her Michale Kors boots!

**This post is not sponsored by Zappos, although, I wish it were.

Also, if you pair their great prices and free shipping both ways with using Ebates you can get some really great deals! Use Ebates when you do your online shopping for cash back savings!

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What A Beautiful Name

December 15, 2017December 15, 2017 LauraJoli LookingJoliGoodLeave a comment

There are often times that I start thinking… and one thing leads to another… and my thoughts stray from what is honest, just, pure, lovely and of good report.**

It is during these times that I not only pray for help and encouragement and read scriptures to remind me of God’s goodness and grace, but I also surround myself with praise songs.

Today has been one of these days… A song that has been speaking to my heart this morning is What A Beautiful Name by Hillsong Worship.

What A Beautiful Name by Hillsong Worship

You were the Word at the beginning
One With God the Lord Most High
Your hidden glory in creation
Now revealed in You our Christ

What a beautiful Name it is
What a beautiful Name it is
The Name of Jesus Christ my King

What a beautiful Name it is
Nothing compares to this
What a beautiful Name it is
The Name of Jesus

You didn’t want heaven without us
So Jesus, You brought heaven down
My sin was great, Your love was greater
What could separate us now

What a wonderful Name it is
What a wonderful Name it is
The Name of Jesus Christ my King

What a wonderful Name it is
Nothing compares to this
What a wonderful Name it is
The Name of Jesus
What a wonderful Name it is
The Name of Jesus

How sweet is your name, Lord, how good You are
Love to sing in the name of the Lord, love to sing for you all?
Death could not hold You, the veil tore before You
You silenced the boast, of sin and grave
The heavens are roaring, the praise of Your glory
For You are raised to life again

You have no rival, You have no equal
Now and forever, Our God reigns
Yours is the Kingdom, Yours is the glory
Yours is the Name, above all names

What a powerful Name it is
What a powerful Name it is
The Name of Jesus Christ my King

What a powerful Name it is
Nothing can stand against
What a powerful Name it is
The Name of Jesus

You have no rival, You have no equal
Now and forever, Our God reigns
Yours is the Kingdom, Yours is the glory
Yours is the Name, above all names

What a powerful Name it is
What a powerful Name it is
The Name of Jesus Christ my King

What a powerful Name it is
Nothing can stand against
What a powerful Name it is
The Name of Jesus

What a powerful Name it is
The Name of Jesus
What a powerful Name it is
The Name of Jesus

Philippians 4:8

⁸Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

2 Corinthians 10:5

⁵Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

I hope that you can find some encouragement from this song today as well.

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Matthew West – Broken Things

December 10, 2017December 6, 2017 LauraJoli LookingJoliGoodLeave a comment

This song has been running through my head the last few days. I love that God can take someone who is broken and still use me!

If grace was a kingdom
I stopped at the gate
Thinking I don’t deserve to pass through after all the mistakes that I’ve made

After all the mistakes that I’ve made

Oh but I heard a whisper
As Heaven bent down
Said, “Child, don’t you know that the first will be last and the last get a crown”

Now I’m just a beggar in the presence of a King
I wish I could bring so much more
But if it’s true You use broken things
Then here I am Lord, I’m all Yours

You use broken things

The pages of history they tell me it’s true.
That it’s never the perfect; it’s always the ones with the scars that You use

It’s the rebels and the prodigals; it’s the humble and the weak
All the misfit heroes You chose
Tell me there’s hope for sinners like me

It’s always the ones with the scars that You use

Now I’m just a beggar in the presence of a King
I wish I could bring so much more
But if it’s true You use broken things
Then here I am Lord, I’m all Yours

Grace is a kingdom
With gates open wide

Grace is a kingdom
With gates open wide
There’s a seat at the table just waiting for you
So, come on inside

Nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God. Romans 8:39

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Ephesians 2:8

December 6, 2017December 6, 2017 LauraJoli LookingJoliGoodLeave a comment

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith- and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.

Ephesians 2:8

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Different by Micah Tyler

December 3, 2017December 1, 2017 LauraJoli LookingJoliGoodLeave a comment

Different

I don’t wanna hear anymore
Teach me to listen
I don’t wanna see anymore
Give me a vision
That you could move this heart, to be set apart

I don’t need to recognize the man in the mirror
And I don’t wanna trade Your plan for something familiar
I can’t waste a day
I can’t stay the same

I wanna be different
I wanna be changed
‘Til all of me is gone
And all that remains
Is a fire so bright
The whole world can see
That there’s something different
So come and be different
In me

And I don’t wanna spend my life stuck in a pattern
And I don’t wanna gain this world but lose what matters
And so I’m giving up everything because

And I don’t wanna gain this world but lose what matters

I wanna be different
I wanna be changed
‘Til all of me is gone
And all that remains
Is a fire so bright
The whole world can see
That there’s something different
So come and be different
In me

I don’t want to spend my life stuck in a pattern
I don’t want to gain this world but lose what matters
So I’m giving up everything because

I know, that I am far from perfect
But through You, the cross still says I’m worth it
So take this beating in my heart and
Come and finish what You started
When they see me, let them see You
‘Cause I just wanna be different, yea

I know, that I am far from perfect
But through You, the cross still says I’m worth it

I wanna be different
I wanna be changed
‘Til all of me is gone
And all that remains
Oh is a fire so bright
The whole world can see
That there’s something different
So come and be different

I just wanna be different
So could You be different
In me

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What’s Inside You?

November 19, 2017November 15, 2017 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood5 Comments

The other day my sister shared this and, wow, is it ever so true!

You are holding a cup of coffee when someone comes along and bumps into you or shakes your arm, making you spill your coffee everywhere.

Why did you spill the coffee?
“Well because someone bumped into me, of course!”

Wrong answer.

You spilled the coffee because there was coffee in your cup.

Had there been tea in the cup, you would have spilled tea.

Whatever is inside the cup, is what will spill out.

Therefore, when life comes along and shakes you (which WILL happen), whatever is inside you will come out. It’s easy to fake it until you get rattled.

*So we have to ask ourselves… “what’s in my cup?”
When life gets tough, what spills over?

Joy, gratefulness, peace, and humility?

Or anger, bitterness, harsh words, and reactions?

You choose!

Today let’s work towards filling our cups with gratitude, forgiveness, joy, words of affirmation; and kindness, gentleness, and love for others.

” A cup that is brimful of sweetness, no matter how strongly jarred, will never bring forth even a drop of bitterness” ~ Amy Carmichael

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Embrace The Mundane

October 29, 2017October 27, 2017 LauraJoli LookingJoliGoodLeave a comment

The daily stuff, those responsibilities that seem more like a distraction, those things we want to rush and get through to get on with the better and bigger assignments of life, those things that are unnoticed places of service, they are the very experiences from which we unlock the riches of wisdom. We’ve got to practice in the everyday places of our lives.

Never despise the mundane. Embrace it. Unwrap it like a gift. And be one of the rare few who look deeper than just the surface.

See something more in the everyday.

-Lysa Terkeurst

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Be the change you wish to see in the world

October 27, 2017October 26, 2017 LauraJoli LookingJoliGoodLeave a comment

“If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. … We need not wait to see what others do.”

Be the change you wish to see in the world.

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Target Style: A New Day and Who What Wear

October 18, 2017October 15, 2017 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood3 Comments

It is no surprise to anyone when I say that I love Target! I have been loving the new lines of clothes that they have recently started selling.

Who What Wear and A New Day are two of my recent favorites.

The first thing that caught my eye from the A New Day line was this super sweet Ruffle Any Day Pullover. It comes in 2 colors, pink and gray, and 6 sizes and is under $25.

Click HERE to find it at Target.com

This Cocoon cardigan from A New Day can be paired with so many things to create a stylish outfit. It comes in 10 colors and 6 sizes. It is a steal at $22.99!

Click HERE to find it at Target.com

A jean jacket is a classic piece that everyone needs in their wardrobe! This one is a must have at less than $30!

Click HERE to find it at Target.com

Another favorite of mine is this Ruffle Hem Shirt Dress – Who What Wear™ Black Plaid

It comes in the black and white plaid as pictured below and is available in 6 sizes. You can’t go wrong with this stylish dress for less than $35!

Click HERE to find it at Target.com

How cute are these Straight Leg Side-Piped Trouser?! I love a nice structured pant! The side piping detail really drew me in! These A New Day trousers are less than $30 and come in 10 sizes.

Click HERE to find it at Target.com

I have fallen in love with this Burgundy Satchel Handbag from A New Day. It has an adjustable strap so you can set is at the perfect length whether you choose to wear it as a crossbody bag or carry it on your forearm. It is a great quality and will only set you back $39.99! Pair these with the Ruffle Any Day Pullover and you have an instant super cute outfit!

Click HERE to find it at Target.com

Ok, so obviously this next thing isn’t a piece of clothing, but it is so super cute that I just had to add it to this post 😉 As you know, I am a sucker for anything with a BT on it! This pillow is 27 inches L x 15 inches W. Less than $20.

Click HERE to find it at Target.com

What about you? Do you like any of these items? If you know me in real life you will be seeing me wearing all of these items and others soon!

Target always has great sales! You can almost always get the things you want for less than the original price if you wait for a cartwheel deal or an in-store sale. Free shipping on Target.com purchases of $35 or more or if you have a Target credit card you will get 5% off and free shipping.

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