Beauty
My Favorite Beauty Tools That Make Getting Ready So Much Easier After 60
It’s no secret that after 60, things change. Your hands, your eyes, your grip strength. Even your patience…
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Beauty
My Fav Beauty Finds That Look Expensive: Skincare, Makeup, Lip Oils & Under-Eye Products
The bottom shelves of beauty aisles used to mean bad products. You’d find chalky foundations, sticky lip glosses…
Home & Garden
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Home and Garden
The Clever Home Decor Items I Use to Bring Personality to Any Room In My House
Most “personality-driven” decor is just another neutral throw pillow with a slightly squiggly stitch. The 25 finds below are actually interesting: a lamp that
Home and Garden
It’s Wild to See The Difference Between a 1970s Home vs 2026 Home
I toured a house from the mid seventies last month, and the entire time, I could not stop smiling. The shag carpet was still
Home and Garden
My Grandma’s Garden Secrets I Only Appreciated After She Was Gone
My grandmother’s garden could feed half the church and three households, and I spent my childhood in it thinking I was just carrying buckets.
Organization
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Organization
Items I’ve Never Regretted Throwing Away
Did you know you don’t have to wait until spring to do a little spring cleaning? Lately, I…
Organization
All The Ways I’ve Simplified My Life Over The Years
A lot of people think that simplifying your life requires all these heavy duty life changes, major, major…
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Fashion
I Learned These Accessories Make Basic Outfits Look Styled (I’m Loving #18)
An awesome outfit is never just the outfit. You need the gold hoops, the structured belt, the bag that doesn’t sag, and the talking
Fashion
23 Rules & Wardrobe Basics for Women Over 50
Discover 23 essential rules & wardrobe basics for women over 50. Learn to choose flattering fits, quality fabrics, and versatile pieces for confident, sophisticated style.
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Hi, I'm Isabel Mannino.
I started Simple Living Ways because I was getting tired of the same home and style content over and over. You know the ones. Adorable lit linen closets. Capsule wardrobes that cost more than a car. I'm here for the real version - useful tips that work for real outfits, and the rants about things that are overly complicated for no reason.
"I'm not superstitious, but I am a little stitious. About color-coded hangers, mostly."More About Isabel →
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Everything she has written about and authentically recommends all in one place. No filler. No random product dumps.
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Capri Blue
Capri Blue Volcano Candle
Beauty of Joseon
Beauty of Joseon Snail Serum
MARTAGE
MARTAGE Ribbed Glass Vase
MIULEE
MIULEE Olive Blackout Curtains
Milani
Milani Matte Lipstick
Library of Flowers
Library of Flowers Hand Cream
Ivyu
Ivyu Pearl Headbands 3-Pack
Goody
Goody Sport Scrunchies
Neutrogena
Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair Duo
Glass Floor Lamp
Green Ribbed Glass Floor Lamp
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Another type of resource for home and style.
A different kind of home and style resource
At some point, home and style content stopped being useful. Every piece of content expected you to have a spare afternoon, a renovation budget, and a closet bigger than most apartments. Isabel started Simple Living Ways to highlight the fact that most people do not live like that.
"The best organization system is the one you will actually maintain. The best outfit is the one you actually wear."
The site covers five areas: organization, home and garden, fashion and style, beauty, and relationships. Not because those are the only things worth writing about, but because those are the areas where quality information is the most difficult to find among all of the noise.
You won't see us recommending a list, giving advice that requires a perfect world scenario, or recommending styles that don't take into consideration your body, budget, or lifestyle. You will see us providing honest opinions, real context, and some strong opinions on what's considered overrated.
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Hyped products vs practical use
If it can't be used in an actual home with actual people, we will not recommend it.
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Simplicity is key
Isabel proves that good organization and true style don't need a flawless setting.
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To the point
Vague tips are of no use to anyone. When something works, you'll know exactly who it works for and why.
Organization
Real systems for real homes. No Pinterest-perfect setups required.
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Home & Garden
Livable decor, daily routines, and the stuff that actually sticks.
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Fashion & Style
Style advice for actual bodies, actual wardrobes, actual lives.
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Beauty
Products that earn their place and actually do what they claim.
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Relationship
Honest takes on the parts of life that are harder to organize.
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