Getting to Know Each other!

Hello! Welcome to Frankly Giggles a fashion, beauty and lifestyle blog maintained by Alexandra and Jessica. We're are two college girls attending Fordham University and our goal for this blog is to update with reviews, inspiration and tutorials regarding our hobbies. Here is a little bit about us.

Alex "Frankly"

Salve! (Latin for “Hello!”) My name is Alexandra Frank, a resident from the not so small village of Port Chester, NY. I am 19 years old and currently a sophomore at Fordham University in the Bronx. Balancing school, an internship, and half a dozen extra-curriculars isn’t easy, but I always make time for the arts (fine, performing, culinary, etc.)

Beauty: My everyday makeup look is typically cat-eyes with sheer berry lips, cheeks, and nails. For dressier occasions, I stick to black mascara, copper shadow, and poppy lips. My favorite makeup brands are Stila, Two-Faced, and Clinique.

Fashion: To be honest, my closet has a bit of everything. If I had to sum up my style, it would be 50% Anne Hathaway, 40% Keira Knightly, and 10% Gwen Stefani. I own a lot of embellished tunics, oxford shirts in various colors and prints, pencil skirts, and skinny jeans. Most of my everyday outfit pieces come from Anthropologie, Banana Republic, Urban Outfitters, Gap, and J. Crew. My special occasion pieces are a mix of Anthropolgie, BCBG, and Calvin Klein. I often like to throw in some edgier accessories from Nasty Gal and Asos.

Other Hobbies: I might have a food obsession. Eating, cooking, even drawing doodles of food. Sometimes I go to bed early dreaming about breakfast and afternoon tea. I mainly cook Italian and Cuban food, but I have recently gotten into Israeli cooking and I love it! Also, I love dancing. I’m not the greatest, but I’m learning. Swing, Bachata, the Robot, and I even tried belly dancing recently. Can’t wait to do some more.

Current Obsessions: If you go in my purse, you’ll definitely find Clinique Black Honey Lipstick and Mascara, Stila Liquid Eyeliner Pen in Dark Brown, and Essie’s Berry Naughty. I recently discovered almond butter and practically devoured an entire jar along with some white fig jam (Thank you Whole Foods!). Also, do celebrity crushes count as obsessions? Daniel Sunjata, Chris Hemsworth, and Hayden Christensen. That is all.

Jessica "Giggles"

Hello Lovelies, I'm Jessica a 20 year old student at Fordham University studying Visual Arts Graphic Design and Marketing. As you can tell, I'm definitely a makeup junkie and I have a little bit of a shopping addiction. But who doesn't? I love to cook and bake and consider myself crafty although I'm sad to admit I don't have as much time as I would like to craft.


Instagram & Twitter @sealedwithabow

Beauty/Make-up- As a kid I always loved the idea of wearing make up. Being able to borrow my mom's make up was the ultimate best part of playing dress up. My own collection consisted of Lip Smakers and brightly colored nail polishes. As I got older I entered  the tragic period in my life where I tried to put on makeup with out really knowing how (YoutTube tutorials were not a thing at this time.) I started with pencil eyeliners and soft colored lip glosses. Eventually I discovered the beauty Mecca- Sephora! I became a beauty insider member and an obsession with beauty products blossomed. Of course there were some hit or miss items. I had to get to know my make-up style and the type of skin I had. I've tried many brands and right now my current obsessions are Tarte, Stilla, Mac, Clinique and Lush.

Fashion- I'm a typical shopaholic; I love to buy clothes! I'm not really sure how to explain my clothing style. I pull inspiration from vintage clothing- I love lace, floral prints and bows. But I also like to pull inspiration from other clothing styles. A few of my current obsessions are big cozy sweaters, chunky jewelry and peplum everything! Where do I shop you ask? Anywhere where I can find good deals! More specifically I love Forever 21, H&M and recently Promode. I love online shopping as well. It's the best form of "window shopping" available. My Life is kind of like the movie Confessions of a Shopaholic, just a little less severe.

You can also find my online closet on Poshmark, just in case you want to shop my closet!

Other Hobbies- Like I said I love to bake and craft. I started enjoying baking sometime in high school. Ironically I don't really have a sweet tooth, so my friends and family are the ones who benefit from my love to bake. I also love the idea of crafting. For a while I really loved to make cards and scrap book. I'm kind of a paper hoarder. I collect my scrapbook paper and have an awful time using it, so I don't get to craft as much as I like.

Current Obsessions- Beauty wise, I'm loving Lush products such as Sea Salt Scrub and Charity Lotion. My favorites in my make-up bag include- Stila liquid eyeliner marker, Lorac pro pallet and my beauty blender! Like I said, I'm loving over sized cozy sweaters and scarfs right now. Who wouldn't in this weather? I'm also OBSESSED with my 3.1 Phillip Lim for Target tote! I was able to find one on Poshmark even though they are all sold out! I'm saving up for the original because I'm so in love with the Target version! Among some of my other obsessions are American Horror Story (just watched seasons 1 and 2! and Can't wait for 3 to start up again!) I also started watching Breaking Bad and just finished Orange is the New Black. Thank God for Netflix!

I'm really excited to begin the journey of blogging! I've been watching beauty guru and haul videos for so long on YouTube and I always wanted to try it out!