About Ma Nouvelle Mode

Christie is a stay at home mom of 3! She has been married almost 9 years and she and her family live in sunny Southern California. The newest addition to her family was born August 2013 with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. In the craziness and uncertainly of life, Christie makes it her goal to enjoy every minute of every day. She loves fashion, beauty and anything girly! She believes that no matter what stage of life you are in or what your circumstances are you can still bring out your inner beauty, feel confident and in turn be a better wife and mom (or whatever your current situation is!)

Thrift Store Find! Updating an Old Fashion Skirt

Apr

2013

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Skirt: Thrifted, Sweater & Shoes: Target

Well hello there lovely readers! I am pretty excited about this weeks post and I'll tell you why. I don't have a lot of extra money to throw around but I love new clothes. So I have taken up thrift store shopping. Now trust me I like my things "New with Tags" as much as the next person. But one day I wandered into a new thrift store that opened up around the corner and had a revelation: These clothes are inexpensive (duh) so I can play around with them (aka: cut of sleeves, shorten, dye etc) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beauty & Fashion, Lifestyle · Tagged With: affordable fashion, shop your closet, Thrift Store

Sultry Silver Eye Makeup

Dec

2012

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With holidays upon us, I was thinking about how this is the time of year you can get away with things that are otherwise a little overboard. Things like Hair tinsel, sparkly red sweaters, and gold EVERYTHING all help to create the fun, festive feeling that makes this time of year so fun. One thing you can really have fun with is eye makeup! So I put together a tutorial that will bring out every eye color, and will scream Merry Christmas!....Happy New Year!.....Where's the eggnog? Or whatever … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beauty & Fashion · Tagged With: makeup

How To Feel Beautiful While Pregnant

Nov

2012

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It has been a while since my last post with you lovely folks! The last time I was with you, I was 8 months pregnant and feeling pretty over it. Well a few months have passed and now my little guy is 3 months old! So now that I am getting back into the swing of things, I was thinking about what fashion or beauty tip I wanted to share with you today. I was looking back at some pictures and I realized that I really had so much fun dressing my baby bump! It was my third pregnancy and I was … [Read more...]

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Easy Flat Iron Curls

Aug

2012

by Ma Nouvelle Mode 6 Comments

Well hello Somewhat Simple readers! I'm Christie and I can't tell you how excited us girls from Ma Nouvelle Mode are to be joining you once a month with some beauty, hair and fashion! It's what we love! We are just two totally normal moms with no professional experience but a lot of fabulous ideas! We just want every woman out there to find their own fabulous niche (because we all are beautiful and unique). We would love for you to stop by our blog sometime! So for today I want to share with you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beauty & Fashion · Tagged With: Long Hair

Mastering the Art of Styling Side Swept Bangs

Feb

2012

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We all see beautiful hair tutorials on pinterest or we watch the red carpets and envy the stunning hairdos. We may or may not attempt some of the styles we see, but much of the time something is just off about it, right? Sometimes, it is the seemingly simple things that can be the most stressful. For me, it is my bangs. For years my bangs and I hated each other. Why you ask? Well I have a terrible cowlick. It used to be a lot worse than it is now, because over the years I have managed to tame … [Read more...]

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