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New Year’s Eve

Shannon Jenkins of Upbeat Soles blogs New Year's Eve outfit inspiration with the best NYE outfits and dresses

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Happy New Year’s Eve babes!! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! I cannot believe today is the last day of 2018! 2018 has definitely been one of the best years of our lives finding out we are expecting our sweet boy, but it definitely had a lot of heartache with the loss of 4 grandparents between Griffin and I. I am definitely looking forward to 2019 with it being the most special year ever getting to welcome our baby boy! Since this mama will not be heading out on the town this year for New Years, I will be celebrating in PJ’s with some sparkling grape juice, I thought I would take a walk down memory lane and show you all some of my favorite past New Year’s looks! This sequin Free People LBD will always be one of my favorites! I love the more subtle sparkle and the back is so cute! For a more casual New Year’s I just love this look with the matte sequin top and high waisted jeans! One of my all time favorite looks has got to go to this one! The combo of the fringe, sparkle, and leather is just too good! Although, I can’t forget about this year’s look! It will always have a place in my heart since it includes my favorite accessory, my bump! Do you all have any fun plans tonight?! I hope you all have a wonderful New Year and cheers to 2019! <3

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Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas Eve babes! I will be taking the beginning of the week off to disconnect and enjoy the holidays with the family, but I just wanted to stop by and wish everyone a Merry Christmas and happy holidays! Each and every one of you are so special to me and I could not be more thankful for you all. I hope everyone gets a chance to pause from the hustle and bustle of the holidays and enjoy the time with loved ones and get some much needed down time that we all deserve! Love you all and Merry Christmas from myself, Griffin, and Baby J! <3

#Pantene14DayChallenge

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Pantene. The opinions and text are all mine.

Shannon Jenkins of Upbeat Soles does the Pantene 14 Day Challange and does a Pantene Sheer Volume review and talks about talking her bad hair days to good hair days

Happy Wednesday loves! Omg can you believe there is only 6 days until Christmas?! It definitely snuck up this year! One thing I do know though is that I will be having a great hair day this Christmas! If you all follow me on Instagram you know I started the #Pantene14DayChallenge and today I am officially at day 14! Yay!! When I became pregnant I wasn’t like the lucky girls that got glowing, shiny pregnancy hair, I actually got just the opposite, dull, flat, and lots of breakage! I am one of those people that have what you would call combination hair, oily roots and super dry ends, so I definitely struggle to find a good shampoo so I was super excited to start this 14 Day Challenge with Pantene!

Since my hair is naturally very fine, flat, and oily I went with the Sheer Volume Collection. Although, Pantene comes in other lines like Repair & Protect, Daily Moisture Renewal, and Gold Series Moisture Boost- for all hair types! The first thing I noticed after my first wash was the volume!! Praise the Lord ya’ll! The volume was created because my hair had soooo much less oil! My hair has been insanely oily (thanks hormones) so this was such a blessing to me! I have been having to wash my hair almost every day because of it too which I think was drying it out a lot. And now, after using Pantene I was able to stretch out my washes! Another amazing thing I noticed was my hair was holding a curl so much better! Some of you may not know this but I have naturally super straight hair and living in Florida with the humidity it can be a struggle for my hair to hold a curl and I noticed my hair was so much bouncier through out the day!

After day 7 I really started to notice my ends looking a lot better and smoother as well! This really impressed me since I have usually found a volumizing shampoo is not as moisturizing but the Pantene Sheer Volume Collection really is! I mean, I don’t think you can beat a shampoo that gives volume and also smooths your ends! Well now that I am at day 14 I can thankfully say Pantene has helped my hair from constant bad hair days to now great hair days! I really think it is the best shampoo and conditioner for oily hair I have found because ya’ll my hair has been OILY and it hasn’t been since using this shampoo! If you all have been having bad hair days like I was, I definitely recommend giving the #Pantene14DayChallenge a try as well, with one of their lines and report back to me and let me know how your hair feels at day 14!! I would love to hear! I hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday! <3

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Velvet Holiday

Shannon Jenkins of Upbeat Soles styles a holiday party maternity look with Chicwish velvet wrap dress, metallic booties, and round Ray Ban sunglasses

Happy Wednesday loves! I cannot believe this week is already halfway over! This week has been flying by! So today I am getting in the holiday spirit with the most gorgeous velvet wrap dress! I was nervous about finding a good holiday dress that looks good with my bump and this one is so flattering and non maternity! The color is gorgeous and perfect for the holidays and I love the ruffle and bow detail! I wanted to jazz this look up a bit so I paired it with some metallic booties. The more shine the better for the holidays right?! I finished the look off with a simple layered necklace. I hope you all have an amazing hump day! <3

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Winter Plaid

Shannon Jenkins of Upbeat Soles styles a winter maternity outfit with Chicwish plaid wool coat, distressed maternity jeans, and suede knee boots

Happy Hump Day babes! I can’t believe the week is going by so fast! Especially after the holidays! So Florida got another cold front this week, it even got down in the 30’s last night, what?!! So naturally I had to bring out my new plaid coat! This may be my favorite coat ever! It is so warm and I am just in love with the colors! I was nervous it would look too poofy over my bump but it actually is super flattering and gives me a waist I no longer have! Ha! I paired it with my favorite maternity jeans and suede lace up boots. I accessorized with sunnies and crossbody bag. I hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday! <3

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The Perfect Gift

This post is sponsored by Kohl’s. I was paid for this post and received the included fragrances and perfumes as compensation.

Shannon Jenkins of Upbeat Soles talks about the best gift for the holidays and Kohl's perfume sales

Happy Black Friday loves! Can you believe the holidays are officially in full swing and with that means holiday shopping! I am determined to get all of my shopping done asap and so I started thinking of the perfect gift ideas! One gift I think any loved one would love is the gift of perfume or cologne! I love that Kohl’s always has the best selection of so many brands and gift sets and they are having a big Black Friday sale where they are all 20% off! You should have seen me trying to decide haha! Two of my favorites that I ended up getting that I know my mom and sister in law will love are Calvin Klein Euphoria and Lacoste Magnetic. Calvin Klein Euphoria is the perfect day to evening fragrance! It has a burst of pomegranate and succulent persimmon followed by rich blend of orchid and lotus. It is definitely a sexy fragrance!  I may go back and get Lacoste Blanc for Griffin too because it smelt amazing! Who doesn’t want to smell amazing during the holidays?! Do you all have a favorite or go to gift during the holiday’s? I would love to hear! I hope you all have an amazing shopping weekend! <3

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Black Friday Sales

Shannon Jenkins of Upbeat Soles does the ultimate Black Friday sale guide for 2018

Abercrombie

50% off all jeans

Ann Taylor

50% off sitewide with code BLACKFRIDAY

Ann Taylor Loft

40% off everything

Baublebar

35% off everything

Shopbop

15% off 200+ 20% off 500+ and 25% off 800+ until Nov 25th MORE18 at checkout

ASOS

25% off everything

Amazon

Multiple deals of the days

Boohoo

60% off everything

Chicwish

Up to 50% off everything, extra $10 off $70+ with code BF10, extra $20 off $20+ BF20, extra $30 off $180+ BF30

Coach

Select bags 50% off and 30% of select items with code THANKS18

Express

50% off instore and online

Hunter

20-30% off select items

Kiehl’s

$20 off $65 or more with code FESTIVE

Lucky Brand

50% off everything

Matisse Footwear

Up to 70% off

Nasty Gal

60% off everything

JCrew

40% off everything with code TOGETHER

JCrew Factory

40-50% off with code ADD2CART

Saks Fifth Avenue

save up to $200 with code SAVENOW

Sam Edelman

30% off sitewide almost everything with SAMSGIVING2018

 Kate Spade

30% off everything with GIVECHEER

Macy’s

20% off with code BLKFRI

 Madewell

25% off everything

Nasty Gal

60% off everything

Neiman Marcus

$50 off $200 or more with code THANKFUL

Neiman Marcus Last Call

40-60% off everything

Nordstrom

up to 60% off

Nordstrom Rack

Receive an extra 30% off

Pacsun

30% off sitewide

 Rebecca Minkoff

25% off $100+ with code THX25

Revolve

extra 20% off sale items

Stuart Weitzman

40-50% off select items

T3 Micro

25% off with code FRIDAY18

Tory Burch

30% off $250 or more, with code THANKS

Urban Outfitters

BOGO site wide

Shutterfly

50% off $99+, 40% off $49+, 30% off under $49 orders

7 for All Mankind

40% off sitewide with code BLACK40

Shopbop Buy More Sale

Happy Hump Day babes!! I cannot believe Thanksgiving is tomorrow ya’ll! I am so excited to spend time with family, be thankful (lots to be thankful about this year!) , and devour some amazing food! Also with Thanksgiving comes all the amazing sales! Shopbop kicked their amazing sale off early with their yearly tired sale! This sale is my favorite because I always score designer items at amazing deals! Also, it is great to stock up on all your winter wear like this to die for fur leopard coat! If I lived somewhere cold this would be in my closet ASAP! Also these Stuart Weitzman boots I have been lusting over forever are not only on sale, but they are sale on sale! What?! And they have full sizes as of now so go quick! If you live somewhere warmer like me this red Free People dress is so adorable and would be perfect for the holidays paired with a cute jacket! I hope you all have the most amazing Thanksgiving and look out for a Black Friday Sales Guide coming tomorrow! <3

Aventura Hotel Staycation

Shannon Jenkins of Upbeat Soles does a Universal Aventura Hotel Review and talks about what to do at City Walk Orlando and all the restaurants and shops

Happy Thursday babes! I am trying to play catch up since getting back super late the other night from our vacation! Although it definitely feels good to get back into the swing of things! Today I wanted to recap the amazing staycation Griffin and I had at Universal Orlando’s Aventura Hotel! The hotel just opened in August so everything is gorgeous and brand spankin’ new! We checked in on a Sunday and went up to our room with the most amazing view of Volcano Bay! I just love the large windows they have in every room! After that we went and explored all the amazing amenities like, the Starbucks down stairs, the food hall that has everything from breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks, and the gorgeous pool area! After that we went and freshened up and went up to the gorgeous rooftop bar, Bar 17 Bistro. The rooftop bar has the most amazing views and we got to enjoy the gorgeous sunset while sipping mocktails before heading off to dinner. What I loved the most about our stay was the free shuttle to City Walk that comes every few minutes! City Walk is right before the entrance to both Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure that is lined with shops, awesome restaurants, putt putt, and a movie theater, so there is definitely a ton to do in the area! The first night we did dinner at The Cowfish Sushi & Burger bar (yum!) and then headed to a movie.

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Teddy

Shannon Jenkins of Upbeat Soles styles a winter maternity outfit with teddy jacket, black over the knee botts, and round Ray Ban sunglasses

Happy Hump Day babes! We are officially back from Colorado and we had the most amazing trip! I cannot wait to share pictures with you! This is one of the outfits I wore while visiting and the warm teddy coat was so perfect for the chilly weather! It is so soft and comfy and you will not believe the price! I paired it with a black cowl neck sweater that is sooo soft! I accessorized with black over the knee boots and black hat. I hope you all have an amazing Wednesday! <3

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