I'm BACKKKKK & DIY Jewelry

I am backkkkkk! I know I've been super MIA for the longest time ever but I am officially back. I totally miss blogging & sharing bits & pieces of my life with you all. I have been well..still planning the big wedding, we've officially set our date 06-16-12!! It's all getting so exciting! He proposed on 12/18/09...and after all of this time, we officially and FINALLY chose a date! It has been definitely a roller coaster ride these past two years financially. A lot of things have changed for us, getting a home, remodeling the entire house & planning for our big event.

Anyhow, enough with the boring talk of my current events in my life, yadie yadie yadie blah blah blah....

here is a post showing what I've been completely obsessed with as of late!

DIY jewelry!

I have been really enjoying making a lot of jewelry lately. It's been so much fun and such a safe, productive, crafty & creative hobby for me. I am currently in the midst of making my sister a bunch of jewelry and will have a couple as a giveaway to my viewers/readers.

Hope you stay tuned & for those of you that still follow me, THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart <3

xox Susie

Want a $25.00 gift card from Apothica.com? Keep reading! Giveaway right here, right now!

Hello Lovely Readers of mine!

Today I have an exciting announcement to share with you all. I'm not sure if you all have heard about Apothica.com, but this website is extremely amazing. It carries so many varying brands of cosmetics, skin care, fragrance, bath & body, hair care, home & laundry items & even men's items! This site offers name brand products & offers free shipping when you spend over $49.00. Another thing that is convenient about the site is that they are now accepting paypal payments, offer a 60-day "no questions asked" return & they also ship internationally!!

So, I was skimming the site and found the lip liner that I've been loving which is Shiseido's RS303 lip pencil
This lipliner is absolutely GORGEOUS!! I received a sample size of this before and finally began using it a couple of weeks ago. Let me tell you, it is such a beautiful color that I was extremely surprised by! I pair it with a light nude gloss and wow, it's just the perfect combination! I'm so stoked that they have this on the website because I haven't had the time to go to the store and hunt for it, you know what I mean? Sometimes online shopping is just more convenient especially for people with a busy lifestyle. I'm definitely gonna have to place an order for this.

Shiseido is not the only brand they carry, they carry other brands like YSL, Vincent Longo, Cargo, La Mer, Bobbi Brown, Dr. Brandt, etc., there are just so many selections to choose from!

So......................Apothica.com has allowed me to host a giveaway here on my blog which will allow me to select a winner to receive a $25.00 gift card!! YAY!! Who doesn't love a gift card and a chance at winning?? This giveaway will be closed on 12/3/10 at 10:00pm PCT. Once I select a winner, I will forward the winner's information to Apothica.com with their contact information so that Apothica can reach out to them & verify all information is correct. After verification, Apothica will email the winner a code for the gift card to be used at either: SkinCareRx.com, Apothica.com, and SkinBotanica.com.

Participants will also need to save SkinCareRx as a contact in their email

box so that it doesn't go to the Spam/Junk Mail folder.

This contest is open to the U.S. & internationally but not all products can ship internationally due to certain regulations, so please be aware that not everything will be available to ship internationally.

Onto the entry possibilities (You do not have to complete all of these, it is up to you how you want to enter):

*One entry for becoming a fan of Apothica.com on FaceBook

*One entry for following us on Twitter (@STN1218 and @apothica)

**Two entries to re-tweet this giveaway

**Two entries to leave a comment about Apothica (AND Shiseido) in the comment section

**Two entries for opting-in for Apothica's Newsletter (found at the bottom of their website)

*******Seven entries for a blog post with a link directed to a specific brand that you like on Apothica which must contain a minimum of 100 words

Please note:

-You MUST be a subscriber of my blog

-If you are doing ANY or ALL of the above, please leave a comment in the comment section with what you have done for your entry points.

-Winners will be chosen by Random.org.

-Also, if you are under 18, please obtain your parent's consent.

Thank You all to everyone and GOOD LUCK!!

Join this awesome giveaway!!

Hi Ppl's..It's been quite a while since I've done a blog post. I've been pretty busy..traveling and then having terrible allergies :(

But I am planning to make a real post this upcoming weekend.

In the meantime, I just wanted to mention this awesome giveaway by my cool friend AprilAthena7.

She's such a sweetheart and like, so adorable on youtube! She is so extremely generous for offering all of these great prizes to win and she truly does care for her viewers/readers. Lol, anyways, here is the info on her giveaway (*quoted from her words just phrased in reference to her*):

How to enter this fun giveaway:

1. Either be a YouTube follower:

www.YouTube.com/AprilAthena7

or a blog follower

www.AprilAthena7.BlogSpot.com

2. If you are a YouTube subscriber please favorite her contest video and comment on the contest video "Enter me" and include in the comment section what type of videos you would like her to make such as more baking or more reviews?

3. If you are a blog follower please comment on her blog and create a blog post yourself linking this blog post comment section. Please let her know what type of blog posts you'd like to see from her. You may enter only once.

When you create a blog post please include this picture and her blog link:

4. If you are a YouTube subscriber and a Blog follower, you may enter her contest YouTube video comment section 7 times and 7 times on her blog. You have a higher likelihood of winning. Woohoo!

5. This giveaway is open WORLD WIDE!

6. This giveaway/contest will end April 27, 2010. This is her birthday month! She wanted it to end on her birthday, April 7th, would be too busy that day to pick a winner and plus she know you friends like ample time to enter contests.

3rd Giveaway! Enter Now!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Y'all! Thanks to everyone who entered my giveaways! Winners have been chosen and already notified. To those who have not won: don't fret - here is ANOTHER giveaway which is split into TWO PRIZES for more chances of winning. Yay :-)

Two winners will be chosen. Prizes as shown.

Contest is only open to U.S. Residents (sorry!). Ends October 14th at 5pm PCT.

Again, some products are used. Others are brand new.

Rules:

1) Must be a follower

2) Comment with one lip product you love and why you love it so much. Also INCLUDE your email address so I can reach you if you are chosen

3) Post my giveaway on YOUR blog.

Good Luck everyone!

Hard Candy now at Walmart! O-M-G!! NEW Dupe for MAC's Close to Real Revealed!

If you haven't already heard, Walmart is now carrying Hard Candy Makeup Products! Oh-Em-Gee! I just read about it today at work and headed to Walmart straight after. I was on a makeup hunt and boy was I jubilant and giddy when I stumbled my obsessed crazed eyes on this new product line.

It's pretty neat I tell ya. There are only a couple of things I purchased. My absolute favorite item that I got from their line was their lipstick in #200 "Fire Alarm". It's an EXCELLENT dupe for MAC's "Close to Real" Lustre lipstick. The consistency of Fire Alarm is also similar to a lustre because it's definitely creamy and easy to apply with intense color pigmentation. It's a nude-y pink undertoned lipstick. I feel to best describe it would be to say that it's a hybrid between MAC's Myth and Close to Real lipsticks. I give this product 10 stars (out of 5)..haha! That's how much I love it that I had to over-rate it. And it's ONLY $6.00. Need I say more? $6.00 compared to $14.00? C'mon, it's a win-win situation. You can get 2 for less the price of one! Maybe next time around, I'll stock up :]

Watch My YT video for more info and prices (not sure if prices vary at different locations). I have also included my ELF purchase I made a while back and just received in the mail:

Also, don't forget to check out my giveaway here: http://tasteoforiginality.blogspot.com/2009/09/winner-of-my-1st-contest-and-2nd.html

And don't forget to check out TheShadesOfU giveaway here (entering is as simple as do-re-mi :] ):

http://www.theshadesofu.com/2009/10/viral-mac-giveaway-contest-for-shades.html

Public Apology. Alternate Winner for my first giveaway!

Please READ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FYI on my first giveaway!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks so Much to Lizzie Loves for being tremendously understanding. You are a true sweetheart. I REALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLY wish it wasn't that much because you are just a great person.

An alternate winner will be chosen for my first giveaway. Watch my YT video for more info.

**PLEASE NOTE: Giveaways and Upcoming Blog sale ONLY open to US Residents. New Winner selected will be notified via email Monday.

Please enter my giveaway below and stay tuned for my blog sale.

WINNER of my 1st Contest and 2nd Giveaway NOW! ENTER!

Hi all!

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR ENTERING my first contest.

So the winner of my First Contest Below this entry is Lizzie Loves. CONGRATS LIZZIE! I have already emailed you Lizzie so PLEASE respond back ASAP with your address so I can ship your gift out. If no response is provided within 24 hours of my email to you, an alternate winner will be selected.

Secondly, I wanted you all to know that even though my YT video says I will post the 2nd Giveaway a day or two after this one, I am actually a bit early and already have the items ready. Here is the SECOND GIVEAWAY! Please enter. Watch my YT video for the rules.

**PLEASE NOTE: Just like in my first contest, some items have been used. Others are brand new!

Again, ONE COMMENT per person. Contest ends October 7th @ 5pm PCT.

EDIT: Contest is only open to US Residents.

Please follow the rules or else you will be disqualified (I do check ppl's blogs fyi.)

GOOD LUCK!

First Giveaway :-)

Hi All! So this is my very first Giveaway! Yay!

Why am I having giveaways? Because I have a lot of makeup and most of it I no longer use or have bought and NEVER used so I wanted to give them to you FOR FREE. Who doesn't like Free?

Simple Rules:

1) Must be a follower

2) Must post this giveaway on your blog

3) Comment me with ONE makeup/facial product you absolutely cannot live without. PLEASE ALSO LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS with this comment so I can reach you. ONE COMMENT PER PERSON. Multiple comments will disqualify you (it has to be fair).

Winners will be chosen at random.

FYI: Some of the items have been barely used. Others are brand new!

Contest ends Sept 30, 2009 at 5:00pm PCT. Winners will be notified 9/30 - 10/1. Items will be shipped 10/3.

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD LUCK :)

I also have 2 more giveaways coming up. If you do not end up winning this one, it doesn't mean you won't be winning the next :-) Stay Tuned....