Florals and Cream Blends

This was an outfit I wore last Friday. I had to drop off my fiance at the tattoo parlor as he was getting some more tattoos to add to his sleeve. It's pretty surreal how it turned out because he actually got my face on his arm. To be honest, it looks a whole lot like me surprisingly. I think it even looks better - lol. So while he was getting more details to his sleeve, I went to the mall nearby to "browse" and also exchange some shorts I purchased for him the evening before.

The shoes in these pictures I am absolutely IN-LOVE with. I purchased two pairs in the same day. One for me and one for my sister. I then thought about purchasing a third pair AS A BACKUP but decided not to so instead I got the other color (gold).

I LOVE THEM SO MUCH!!

Anyways hope you enjoy this outfit of the day :o)

p.s. I have to take a picture in the mirror since I don't have a personal photographer..

Silk Top - Marshall's

Inside Tank - JCrew

Pants - Love Culture

Belt - H&M

Floral Purse -Primark (given to me by my lovely sister)

Shoes - Forever21

Blinged out Hello Kitty phone case - Ebay (haha)

Have a good one everyone!

Better late than never!

Today's outfit of the day was long long overdue! I've always been meaning to dedicate my blog to fashion outfit of the day posts but have been finding myself putting it off. I moved in March 2009 and have always told myself prior to moving that I would photograph my outfits and devote more time to my blog. It is obviously 2 years later and I haven't been keeping that promise. Better late than never, right? To be honest, my camera quality is horrid but at least I can still capture photos of outfits before I ever invest in a better quality camera. Outfit details at the end. Hope you enjoy!

Top: Rory Beca for Forever 21

Cami: Forever 21

Shorts: Forever 21

Tights: Hue

Shoes: Aldo

Handbag: TJ Maxx (Mystique)

Jewelry: Forever 21 & Claire's

Thanks for reading and hope you all enjoyed this post. More to come in the future :)

Wet N' Wild Color Icon Trios & Swatches

Swatches of Wet N/ Wild eyeshadows! I purchased 'Walking on Eggshells' & 'don't steal my thunder' from Walgreens. The rest are from Rite Aid.

These retail for $2.99 (not sure if this differs based on your location). I got them all pretty much for $1.99 cause I bought them on sale.

Overall expectations: I think these are GREAT eyeshadows especially for the price! Absolutely wonderful pigmentation. Some can be chalky but some also make up for it because of the metallic payoff.

I feel like W N' W is really expanding their color collection and I really love that!

Compared to the holiday palettes, I totally would have to say that the trios incredibly surpass the holiday collection! I don't even reach for the holiday collection palettes at all & can't even remember the last time I did!


Feel free to watch my latest Wet N' Wild video here :o)



Anyways, hope you enjoyed! Happy Friday all :)

Everyone loves a good buy!

So the name clearly defines it all..

I love myself a great & affordable find. When I came to discover that CVS was having a generous sale off some of their selected products (in regards to makeup in this aspect), I knew immediately I had to hit up the closest CVS that I could find! Which by the way, mission accomplished. In the midst of going to CVS, I realized I also needed to check out Rite Aid in an attempt to come upon the new release of the Wet N' Wild color icon trio eyeshadows. I was anxious to get my hands on these but low and behold - I could not seem to locate them at Rite Aid so I made a trip to the next closest drugstore I could think of at the time that also sells Wet N' Wild which is Walgreens.

Upon my arrival at Walgreens, I was plesantly surprised by some of their very own sales going on at the time. I stumbled before Wet N' Wild products with a price cut of 50% off so I picked up 2 blushes & 2 eyeshadow trios and Loreal Carbon Black mascara for $5.00.

At CVS, I picked up a Maybelline dream matte mousse foundation, a Milani Blush, burt's bees lip balm (not pictured), Revlon super lustrous lipgloss (yet another), and lastly - Rimmel lipstick in Spotlight Beige.

Pics detailed below & feel free to play my YT video for swatches as well :)

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

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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):

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*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.

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

Thank You all to everyone and GOOD LUCK!!

25% off on SkinCareRx.com

Great news everyone! If you want to start your holiday shopping early and want to save money, then continue reading! SkinCareRx.com will be having a friends & family sale going on for great brands like SkinMedica, Dermalogica, La Roche-Posay, Kinerase and so much more!! In order to start your holiday shopping early & any other miscellaneous shopping that you may be interested in, please take advantage of the following coupon code in order to save yourself 25% off on your purchase on SkinCareRx:

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Who loves to save money?! I DO!! I DO!! So if you do too, definitely check out the site for cyber Monday deals & black Friday specials also!

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Hope you all enjoy shopping on their site!

Halloweenie

Howdy folks! Hope everyone has been well! Happy Belated Halloweenie to everyone! My halloween wasn't too pleasant. I spent $87.00 on tickets to a massive halloween party in the city at a club which was 5 stories. I was so eager to attend and especially more so because of the company that I was going to be with. Up until approximately 4 hours before the event kicked off, I began not feeling so well :( runny nose, sneezing, and watery eyes! I think I was allergic to my friend's room-mates cats (she has two of them). I took two benadryls in an attempt to alleviate the reaction but it didn't help & it only made things worse because I was extremely sleepy from the medicine. I fell asleep to the club, ALMOST (so close) to falling asleep in the club, and I fell asleep coming home from the club. What a night I tell ya! I did see some really amazing and creative costumes though! What was I by the way? I was a fairy. And by fairy, I don't mean the promiscuous kind in any way. If anything, let's just say that I was completely and entirely overdressed compared to pretty much everyone else in the club. I didn't buy a costume persay, I just wore a dress I had with some fairy wings and accessories. I hope everyone had a great halloween!

I REALLY wanted the MAC Venomous Villains Bite of an apple blush but unfortunately did not make it quick enough to the MAC counter to grab one. I know this was a limited time collection but does anyone know if MAC continues to sell limited time products for a certain amount of time after a new collection has already been released? I REALLY want this blush :(

Fiance and I are in the midst of moving so hopefully once we do, I will have more time to blog and film videos. For space purposes and lighting reasons, I can't update as much and often as I'd like right now. Plus, my schedule at work has been changing and I haven't been adjusting as gracefully as I would have liked.

If anyone is interested in this DIY body harness that you see in the photos above, please leave a comment and I will create a video on how you can make one for yourself!

It's so super easy, quick, and simple! All you need is the supplies :)

Thanks for reading :)