Hip Hop Happy NEW CRIB!!!

by snackface on June 16, 2011 · 105 comments

WELCOME TO THE NEW SNACKFACE!!!

Do you see what’s going on up there?

Ahh!!! Yes, up there!

Do you see what’s going on over there?

Look at that! Stunning!

SnackFace has been totally blinged out and made over, and I could not be more in love.

Forget Rick Ross. Cory of Zesty Blog Consulting is DA BOSS! He Zested all over this! BAM! Zesty took my visions, likes and dislikes and created a blog layout and design beyond what I had imagined. I could not be more thankful for his incredible talent. Thank you for giving SnackFace the web face she deserves!

You know what I’m doing to celebrate? Aside from eating a delicious cupcake?

I’m dancing and listening to the fiercest Hip Hop Happy Friday playlist of all time. Please enjoy the celebratory playlist of what I’d also like to call “Damn Good Music.”

1. All Falls Down by John Legend and Kanye West- Live. John Legend. Ye. Need I say more?

2. Enter Galactic by Kid Cudi- Smart and naughty. Like me! (Kidding! I’m not smart at all.)

3. Say by Method Man ft. Lauryn Hill- Classic. Perfect cruisin’ and drivin’ in the summer music.

4. The Party by Justice ft. Uffie- Before Ke$ha stole the talking/singing thang. This gets me amped and also makes me feel like I’m in the other SF, San Fran.

5. Homecoming by Kanye West- Whenever this song comes on, I am in full-on rap along mode. This is innovative hip hop. This will last forever.

6. Love Is by Common- Another perfect cruisin’ in the summer song, with your love by your side.

7. The Creator by Santogold- I’ll be honest. I heard it on SYTYCD last week and loved that it brought me back to insane college nights. So funky. So right.

8. Gone by Donnis- My bet is that this song and artist will BLOW UP over the summer. How can it/he not?

9. When I’m Gone by Wiz Khalifa- Another top contender for Song of the Summer. I also love the softer side of Wiz.

10. Strings by Wale- I’ve fallen hard for Wale. Rich, intelligent hip hop mixed with the orchestral background. I mean come on!

11. Motivation by Kelly Rowland ft. Busta, Trey Songz and Fabolous- Three of my favorite hip hoppers, one former Destiny’s Child queen. Boom.

12. What They Do by The Roots- Epitome of classic and original. Please listen and love.

13. Tainted by Slum Village- Under hot summer sun, sweat dripping down your face, laughter filling the space, cold brew in hand, this song in the background. GO.

14. Mama Told Me by Wale- Because my mama told me everything.

15. I’m On One by DJ Khaled, Drake, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross- I’ve said it twice already, but this is going to be the beat of the summer. And Drake is singing. :D

 

So there you have it, the hip-hop-happiest playlist yet! Please celebrate with me and enjoy the new layout, the amazing playlist and maybe a cupcake or two this weekend!

Ciao for now,

Kailey

Question: What do you think?! :)

 

 


{ 105 comments… read them below or add one }

1 kaila @ healthy helper! June 16, 2011 at 9:59 pm

OMG FIRST COMMENT ON THE NEW BLOG!

It looks fabulous Kailey! So you! I need to get a bloggy face lift ASAP!

This is awesome!

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2 kaila @ healthy helper! June 16, 2011 at 10:00 pm

Question: is your blog self hosted?

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3 snackface June 16, 2011 at 10:01 pm

kaila- I use Blue Host! I am SO HAPPY you love it!!!

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4 Katelyn @ Chef Katelyn June 16, 2011 at 10:00 pm

AHHHH IT LOOKS SO GOOD!!! You need to add “The Show Goes On” by Lupe to that list. Obsesssed.

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5 kaila @ healthy helper! June 16, 2011 at 10:01 pm

YES! Do it.

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6 chelsey @ clean eating chelsey June 16, 2011 at 10:00 pm

WOOOOOOOOOOOO It’s boooooteeeefulll!!!!! <3 it!

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7 Jess June 16, 2011 at 10:02 pm

ADORE IT!!!!!

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8 Lindsay @ In Sweetness and In Health June 16, 2011 at 10:04 pm

SOOOO pretty and awesome!

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9 Karen June 16, 2011 at 10:07 pm

Love it!!!! :-)

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10 Kim June 16, 2011 at 10:11 pm

Love it! So fresh and young!

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11 Jess (In My Healthy Opinion) June 16, 2011 at 10:12 pm

It looks great! Love the pic at the top! Congrats, girl. :)

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12 Amanda @ .running with spoons. June 16, 2011 at 10:16 pm

Love it! Looks so fabulous :D

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13 Stacie June 16, 2011 at 10:16 pm

OMG! I love the new digs! Also diggin’ on the playlist choices..and did I spy some Common on the list? Another good one by him is Come Close feat Mary J. Blige. Miguel’s “Sure Thing” should be a part of the next Hip Hop Friday installment. ;0)

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14 Amanda @FashionablyPlate June 16, 2011 at 10:18 pm

Love the new layout! Can’t wait to try out the playlist! And I already had a cupcake today :)

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15 Andrea June 16, 2011 at 10:20 pm

Beautiful! It all looks lovely :) (Including the cupcake!)

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16 Nicole @ Of Cookies & Carrots June 16, 2011 at 10:22 pm

I love love love it! :) It’s a lot brighter than the old version and it’s so happy and beautiful! :)

<3
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17 Sarah B. June 16, 2011 at 10:22 pm

This IS a surprise! Looks awesome, loooove it!

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18 Katie June 16, 2011 at 10:26 pm

Love it!!! so YOU! Cory is the BEST!!

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19 Molly June 16, 2011 at 10:27 pm

The Kanye and Syleena version of all falls down is classic!

LOVE THE NEW BLOGFACE!

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20 Molly June 16, 2011 at 10:38 pm

ALSO, Wiz Khalifa – The Thrill. Must have.

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21 ashley @ cooking for john June 16, 2011 at 10:29 pm

awesome!! i love the tag line, love your doritos shot, love it all! :)

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22 Tropical Eats June 16, 2011 at 10:44 pm

loveeeeeeeeeeeee it!

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23 VeggieGirl June 16, 2011 at 10:47 pm

HAHAHA you make the best expressions ever :D Loving the new layout!

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24 Christi@RuminationAvenue June 16, 2011 at 10:56 pm

Love the new look and the playlist! Your song recommendations are right on.

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25 Avery June 16, 2011 at 10:59 pm

Looks GREAT! Congrats! :)

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26 Lisa (I'm an Okie) June 16, 2011 at 11:03 pm

looks fabulous!!

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27 amanda @ the beauty notebooks June 16, 2011 at 11:17 pm

LOVE IT =)

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28 Amber @ Stop and Smell the Wildflowers June 16, 2011 at 11:23 pm

Yay!!! Now your blog totally matches your voice! I love the design, and I think it is really going to help your blog become even more popular than it already is. Great job!

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29 hippierunner June 16, 2011 at 11:41 pm

It’s perfect! Very you and beautiful!

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30 debbie June 17, 2011 at 12:14 am

love it!

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31 Sana June 17, 2011 at 12:29 am

So so sosooooooo BALLER!

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32 Jessica @ The Process of Healing June 17, 2011 at 12:34 am

Love it! It’s SO you!!!!

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33 Natalie June 17, 2011 at 1:14 am

loving your new home! You should throw a house warming party for snack-face!

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34 Nicole @sugarcoatedsisters June 17, 2011 at 1:16 am

Congrats on the new layout! I love it!

Kelly Rowland’s “Motivation” is my secret guilty pleasure… LOVE. That. Song.

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35 Ruby W. June 17, 2011 at 2:47 am

SO pretty in pink.

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36 Esther June 17, 2011 at 3:38 am

You have pretty dope taste in music. I like the new blog layout!

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37 Marijke June 17, 2011 at 4:07 am

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!

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38 Maya June 17, 2011 at 5:10 am

BEAUTIFUL SITE. And great playlist, I’m always in search of good hip-hop, and I downloaded most of these tracks!

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39 Ilana June 17, 2011 at 6:08 am

Yeah, I pretty much love you. I know I haven’t been commenting lately but I still read! Blog looks fab, dear, and I love this post, since you’re kind of hilarious. So random you put “All Falls Down,” it came on my iPod the other day at work and I just fell deeply back in love with it. Reminds me of high school haha.

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40 jmichelle June 17, 2011 at 6:20 am

Looks great! Love the new look!

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41 Harriet June 17, 2011 at 6:23 am

The new look is FABULOUS!!! So you and so fantastic :D

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42 Little Bookworm June 17, 2011 at 6:36 am

Love the new look – it’s lovely and definitely suits you and the blog! :)

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43 Sarah June 17, 2011 at 7:01 am

Love the new blog look. That header is awesome! Congrats!

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44 Hillary June 17, 2011 at 7:13 am

Looks awesome, Kailey!

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45 Faith @ lovelyascharged June 17, 2011 at 7:49 am

It’s gorgeous! It’s making me excited about some upcoming changes I have planned for my blog :)

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46 Susan June 17, 2011 at 8:13 am

LOVE. IT.

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47 Aggie June 17, 2011 at 8:33 am

Looks great! Zesty rocks doesn’t he? He pimped out my space too :)

Loving your play list…we have similar taste in music! :)

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48 Kathryn June 17, 2011 at 8:34 am

LOVE THIS PLAYLIST! I am currently living on the other side of the world and its hard to keep up with music! You made my day. xoxo

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49 Jennifer June 17, 2011 at 8:40 am

I love it!!! The picture in your header is awesome :)

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50 Evan June 17, 2011 at 8:41 am

First thing’s first: you’re damn smart, lady!!! Don’t give us that grade A BS :)

OK, now that we’ve cleared that up…can we talk about how awesome your blog looks? Because it does. SnackFace has had a facial, and it’s pretty, pink, and fabulous.

Happy Friday! I can’t be happier to see the weekend at the end of today’s tunnel.

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51 Evan June 17, 2011 at 8:42 am

“because it does”? that doesn’t make sense…

More like “because it looks awesome.” There ya go. I need more coffee.

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52 Joanna June 17, 2011 at 8:42 am

Cute pictures at the beginning..and I LOVE the new layout!! :O)

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53 Sarah Jayne June 17, 2011 at 8:49 am

WHEEEEE! I lurrrrrrrrve it! It is so so perfect. Easy to ready, clean, sassy, and your ‘slogan’ is supa dupa fly! Congrats!

And thanks for the playlist- my bachelorette party pt 2 is tomorrow night, so you KNOW I be adding all those to my must play list :)

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54 Kim @ girlevolving June 17, 2011 at 9:03 am

Love love love the new look!

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55 Colleen @ The Lunchbox Diaries June 17, 2011 at 9:05 am

I LOVE IT!!! It’s so bright and happy! :)

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56 Rebecca June 17, 2011 at 9:22 am

Looks great, and thanks for the awesome list! Going to get some of those songs NOW.

I would like to say, though, that “Motivation” is awfully catchy but kind of…ew. I really can’t get over the “Make mama proud” line. Ewwwww. Oedipal much? Ha ha.

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57 Kristie June 17, 2011 at 9:43 am

I can’t get over how goooooorgeous the new look is. And SO you. Love it love it love it. And the header image is adorable. YAY for smashing new looks!

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58 Rachel (tea and chocolate) June 17, 2011 at 9:44 am

I love it! Looks so bright and happy. Thanks for the playlist!

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59 kristina@beancakes June 17, 2011 at 10:16 am

i LOVE this new layout!!! so nice & pretty! thanks for your playlist ~ love hip hop ;) happy friday kailey!
xo ~ kristina

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60 Michelle @ A Voracious Appetite June 17, 2011 at 10:36 am

LOVE the new layout. Congrats girl!

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61 Gabriela @ Une Vie Saine June 17, 2011 at 11:51 am

AHHH I LOVE IT!! So you. Perfect. The pic of you in the header is awesome!!

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62 Lindsey @ Happy or Hungry June 17, 2011 at 11:55 am

I love it! It is so bright and fresh. Good job!

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63 Emily June 17, 2011 at 11:57 am

Piiiink! Looks great :)

I love Santogold, good choice!

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64 Madelaine June 17, 2011 at 12:03 pm

You have such a pretty sense of style. I love that blue shirt with the belt over it- it’s so adorable!

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65 lisa June 17, 2011 at 12:03 pm

i LOVE the song Gone by Donnis! I was thinking the same thing. I was kind of treasuring knowing it to myself before the whole world does hahaha. Not that I mind, of course. Its so catchy! :)

and Im On One with Drake. Im so in love with hin. Def my fav artist ever :)

And Im loving the new layout, girl!! rocking the pink :)

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66 brittany June 17, 2011 at 12:25 pm

I really love that you used Grooveshark to post these songs. Amazing. No one seems to know about Grooveshark and all it’s awesomeness. And I’m On One has just become my new favorite summer song. Just sayin.

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67 snackface June 17, 2011 at 12:27 pm

brittany- I only used it for a couple songs, but expect to see them all on Grooveshark from now on! I love it!

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68 greenbean June 17, 2011 at 12:38 pm

BAWSE! This is YOU! and i’m happy for you and this new site

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69 Kathy June 17, 2011 at 12:45 pm

LURVE it!! And a cupcake sounds fantastic! :)

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70 dani June 17, 2011 at 12:51 pm

seriously love the new digs! and love that you love wale, he’s from dc toooo!

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71 Sarah B June 17, 2011 at 1:04 pm

Perf.

(as in perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

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72 Jaclyn June 17, 2011 at 1:12 pm

Looks great! I recently made the big switch too!!!!!
Fun things ahead, I think!! :D

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73 Sara June 17, 2011 at 1:18 pm

I’m on an old laptop (non-widescreen) so the page doesn’t fit completely… I have to scroll to the right to get the full width. But no biggie-that’s the laptop’s problem, not yours. That being said, I liked the picture of you in the top right BUTTT moreso before I scrolled to the right and saw the Doritos logo on the bag of chips. I think you’re trying to portray the image of a fun care-free happy eat what you wanna type! But the 1st thing that popped into my head was “Doritos Ad!” Anyway, this website is SO MUCH MORE YOU! Please don’t consider this hating – it’s just my thoughts and I’m so happy for the change. This looks much more finished and I look forward to reading more!

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74 Clare @ Fitting It All IN June 17, 2011 at 1:24 pm

Love it! And love that you’re eating doritos!!

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75 Emily @ Glitz Glam Granola June 17, 2011 at 1:35 pm

Yay congrats on the facelift!! It looks AMAZING! I especially love your header :) And that playlist is awesome- I’m going to go home and download a bunch of those songs as the perfect start to summer! Happy Friday and have a wonderful weekend!!

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76 Graze With Me June 17, 2011 at 1:37 pm

Love the new digs! And the tagline is perfect. :)

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77 Zaineb June 17, 2011 at 1:58 pm

Omg Kailey this layout is amazin! Did you model the color off of Essie French Affair? Becuz its the exact same color!

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78 snackface June 17, 2011 at 2:07 pm

Zaineb- Funny you mention that because that exact color is on my toes right now! But I didn’t even mean to..guess it’s a subconscious favorite!

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79 Marissa June 17, 2011 at 1:58 pm

Ah, love the new site! It looks so YOU.

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80 Katie @ Finding My Om June 17, 2011 at 2:14 pm

I love it! We have similar backgrounds… just a little. :) Your pictures are always so fun, I love it! :)

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81 Jessica June 17, 2011 at 2:17 pm

I love the new layout!! And the fact that you’re snacking on doritos up top makes it all the more adorable. GET IT GIRL!

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82 Freya June 17, 2011 at 2:47 pm

I LOVE it! SO you!! I want a blog make over now :-P

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83 Gina G June 17, 2011 at 3:03 pm

Love Love LOVE IT! :D

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84 Betty June 17, 2011 at 4:12 pm

I love the new look!!!

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85 Dominique @ being domUnique June 17, 2011 at 4:37 pm

WOW you have amazing taste in MUSIC!!!! Saw Kid Cudi and Wale both live last summer, and I’m seeing him again in 20 days in Philly! I’m so pumped. Also, DONNIS is the KING. His song “Over Do It” was my last year song for the summer, and I just keep waiting for him to blow up but for some reason still none of my friends have ever heard about him!

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86 Liza June 17, 2011 at 5:02 pm

I love it!! :)

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87 Allison June 17, 2011 at 5:27 pm

I tried to leave a comment yesterday but it’s not working :( Trying again today because I want to tell you that I absolutely love the new layout!

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88 Shelley June 17, 2011 at 5:56 pm

wait i’m OBSESSED with your new layout!!!!!!! amazing/gorgeousss like the girl who writes on it :)

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89 grace b June 17, 2011 at 7:47 pm

Ahhh Kailey I LOVE IT!! The top picture is so so cute. Faaabulous new style dearie.

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90 Carey @ Positively Blonde June 17, 2011 at 7:58 pm

Love it! So cute and fun!!

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91 the delicate place June 17, 2011 at 8:09 pm

haha love it!

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92 Samantha June 17, 2011 at 8:29 pm

I might have to abandon Google Reader just so that I can enjoy the hotness of your new site. SO FREAKIN’ HOT.

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93 Jess @ atasteofconfidence June 17, 2011 at 8:37 pm

Love the new look! looks great.

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94 Valerie June 17, 2011 at 9:11 pm

new layout AND pink! love it :) the picture in the corner adds the perfect touch.

i see you’re claiming trademark rights to “snackface”. it’s really not too expensive to actually get a trademark registration. you should totally do it! sorry – i work for an intellectual property law firm, and here i am talking about work on a friday!

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95 Teri [a foodie stays fit] June 17, 2011 at 9:14 pm

LOOOOOVE the layout! It’s so YOU! And it’s so easy to tell the personality of the blog just from the header and your adorable picture! Congrats on the new look!

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96 Jaclyn June 17, 2011 at 9:54 pm

Girl, LOVIN’ the John Legend/Kanye “All falls Down”… Thanks for the introduction!!! :D ITs a good one !

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97 kaity June 18, 2011 at 10:34 am

you NEED to download some stuff by Big Sean..Marvin Gaye and Chardonnay,and High (Feat Kid Cudi) just to name a few..serious jaaamz

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98 Stephanie June 18, 2011 at 12:29 pm

It’s SOOO PRETTYY!!! I love the color pink, and the new design is so fresh and lovely!! It fits you well – “stylish & adorable” ;)

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99 Pure2raw twins June 18, 2011 at 12:46 pm

love it! love your tag line…you are gorgeous

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100 Angela June 19, 2011 at 2:59 am

Ahhhhhhh I love it!!!!!! I haven’t read your blog (or any of the others) for a while and when I do I find this amazing surprise?!?! I LOVE the whole FEEL!

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101 Paige @ Running Around Normal June 19, 2011 at 8:07 am

Looks great! Zesty re-did my blog back in November, too. Love the header:)

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102 Stephanie June 19, 2011 at 9:09 am

Lovely! It’s happy, fresh and easy on the eyes.

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103 Salah (My Healthiest Lifestyle) June 19, 2011 at 10:24 pm

the website looks so fabulous! Love that playlist btw :-)

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104 Shannen June 20, 2011 at 1:05 am

love that photo of you in the header! doritos needs to start paying you for that product placement, heh :)

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105 S June 20, 2011 at 7:22 am

First visit ever to your blog, so I don’t know how it looked before – but I definitely love that header. That’s awesome.

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