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The Designer Bag Rotation: My Honest Vivrelle Review

October 26, 2026

The Designer Bag Rotation: My Honest Vivrelle Review

How renting designer handbags works, whether Vivrelle is worth it, and a little girl math for the Chanel-obsessed.

/ Filed In: DOLLED UP, Fashion, PLAYING DRESS UP
Tagged: Affordable Luxury, Chanel Bag Rental, Chanel Handbags, Designer Bag Subscription, Designer Handbag Rental, Designer Handbags, DOLLHOUSE Discount Code, fall fashion, Fashion Styling, Girl Math, Handbag Subscription, house of cb, Is Vivrelle Worth It, Luxury Accessories, luxury fashion, Luxury Handbag Rental, once upon a dollhouse, personal style, Rent Designer Bags, Smart Luxury Shopping, Vivrelle, Vivrelle Discount Code, Vivrelle Membership, Vivrelle Review

We’re all Dolls Here

October 7, 2026

We’re all Dolls Here

Pink, feathers, Old Hollywood waves and an unreasonable number of flowers. What started as a content day turned into a few thoughts on femininity, beauty history and why growing out of playing dress-up was always a strange requirement of adulthood.

/ Filed In: BEAUTY, DOLL LIFE, DOLLED UP, DOLLED UP HAIR, DOLLED UP MAKEUP, Fashion
Tagged: beauty history, bubish, Caitlin Jecklin, camila coehlo, Chicago content creator, chicago fashion blogger, chicago influencer, chicago lifestyle blogger, Christian Louboutin, dolly mules, fashion history, feather fashion, feminine style, femininity, floral fashion editorial, Old Hollywood glamour, Old Hollywood waves, once upon a dollhouse, personal style, pink, pink fashion, pink makeup, playing dress up, women and femininity, women supporting women

Skin is In

November 1, 2025

Skin is In

Skincare isn’t vanity – It’s pouring back into the person who gives so much. Read for the treatments that truly move the needle… texture, tone, collagen, glow, all of it.

/ Filed In: DOLL LIFE, DOLLED UP
Tagged: botox, chicago, elmhurst, glen ellyn, hinsdale, infusewell, insula aesthetics, kestan, lymphatic, microneedling, nordstrom, salmon dna, skin, skincare, skn institute, sofwave, vipeel

Diamonds Are a Doll’s Best Friend

March 22, 2025

Diamonds Are a Doll’s Best Friend

When we settled on Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend as our theme, I knew it had to be a night filled with elegance, charm, and a nod to the glamour of Old Hollywood. But more than that, I wanted the evening to reflect the true sparkle behind the diamonds — the strength of female friendship and the power of coming together for a meaningful cause.

/ Filed In: DOLL LIFE, DOLLED UP HAIR, Fashion, Jewelry, PHILANTHROPY, PLAYING DRESS UP
Tagged: benefit, chicago, chicago blog, diamonds, gala, gown, jewelry, lifestyle blog, macduggal, natural diamonds, once upon a dollhouse

Getting Dolled Up

May 9, 2024

Getting Dolled Up

There’s an art to getting dolled up… and besties Cait and Dani know it all too well. It’s just one of the many things the Dolls do best! But there’s a debate involved…

/ Filed In: DOLLED UP
Tagged: best friends, bffs, blush, bride, bridesmaid, feather, getting ready, giveaway, hair, highlighter, makeup, outfit, prada, retrofete, revolve, tarte

The Ul-timate

March 15, 2023

The Ul-timate

The two Moms and Besties recently visited Ashley at Insula Med Spa for the ul-timate non-invasive procedure to crank up the collagen. Keep reading to learn all about Ultherapy.

/ Filed In: BEAUTY, DOLLED UP
Tagged: glen ellyn, insula, med spa, ultherapy

Beauty on the Outside

April 3, 2022

Beauty on the Outside

It’s no mystery that the Dolls get by with a little help from their friends 🎶 in all aspects of life – but particularly in the pursuit of aging gracefully. Caitlin and Dani have connected with some of the best in the industry to try the best procedures and skincare practices… now the Dolls are here to share with you!

/ Filed In: BEAUTY

Face It

December 8, 2021

Face It

Can injections solve all your problems? Probably not… but they can certainly help put your best face forward. The Dolls are here to share their personal journey while encouraging you to “do you” because the Dollhouse is no-judgment-zone, after all. Caitlin and Danielle have spent countless hours researching, experiencing and working with some of the…

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/ Filed In: DOLLED UP
Tagged: botox, dysport, fillers, injections, med spa, prp

Pregnancy Glam and Maternity Photoshoot

April 13, 2021

Pregnancy Glam and Maternity Photoshoot

Cait’s maternity photoshoot photos are here – along with her tips on staying glam throughout pregnancy.

/ Filed In: BUMP STYLE, DOLLED UP, PREGNANT DOLL
Tagged: alicia's photography, baby, chicago, dermaclara, elemis, epionce, glen ellyn, hinsdale, maternity photoshoot, naperville, oak brook, peleton, photoshoot, pregnancy, pregnant, prenatal, revision skincare, skincare, snoo, studio three

How To: Work with Your Best Friend

March 10, 2021

How To: Work with Your Best Friend

So what is a typical day like for these best friends? ABC 7 Chicago followed the Dolls around to find out.

/ Filed In: BUMP STYLE, DOLL LIFE, DOLLED UP, PLAYING DRESS UP
Tagged: abc7, chicago, fashion blog, influencer, instagram, lagos, lifestyle blog, mira couture, paul rehder, podcast

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