One would think that consumers would be all shopped out but I too was up and about early to take advantage of the after holiday sales. I scored big at Target on some vintage inspired ornament sets – then got home and realized that I am out of storage, I think that this is the year of downsizing. It is frigid out there, I hope that everyone caught in these winter storms is staying warm! I received this lovely Shea Giftset from The Body Shop and I am super excited to use it. I have used different products from this brand before but mostly face stuff, I usually pass on the…
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On the Last Day of Blogmas: Décor & MOTD
Yet another Christmas in the books, we did not get 6 inches of snow as predicted – my Christmas wish is that all weather people be fired. Does that job need to even exist? No. I will be packing up the décor today, but took a few snaps of the living room before I get to it. The living room was pretty traditional, the BF doesn’t like the pastels so those primarily go in the middle room and bathrooms. The tree is red and gold: I picked up this wooden sign from Michael’s a couple of years ago, I am headed there tomorrow to check out their clearance and see…
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World of Legendary Parties – XII & A Recap
Eek! I am super bummed yet excited that we are here, it is Christmas Eve. Once the holidays are over, February through April is just a long slog to me and I hate summer so that’s it for the year 😛 Anyway, the last goodie in this box was actually a bit surprising – it is a Lip Lustre Lip Gloss in Sweet Stiletto. It is a pink-y shade that I will wear but I would have swapped the full-size lippie from one of the first drawers and the gloss because that just seems like a better gift for Christmas Eve. Aesthetics aside, this is a lovely shade, it has a doe-foot applicator…
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World of Legendary Parties – XI
Today’s product is absolutely gorgeous which is bit of a bummer as it is quite expensive. The Goddess Skin Clay Mask is multi-tasking mask that is supposed to moisturize, nourish and brighten your complexion. The secret is the Spanish clay, apparently this is supposed to be an anti-aging miracle but I don’t see a lot claims backed by science. Other ingredients include; sweet almond oil, frangipani flower extract and other essential oils. This mask is supposed to be good for dry and problematic skin – I have to say that I don’t know how great essential oils really are for problematic skin. In my experience, when I was having really bad…
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On the 11th Day of Blogmas – Five Bits of Wisdom for Last Minute Shoppers!
We are in the home stretch to Christmas, the days right up to Christmas are some of the busiest shopping days in the states and the frenzy is tangible. I prefer shopping all year long so that I don’t have the headache of going out when everyone else is out. That being said, I do prefer the slow-burn in the two weeks prior to Christmas instead of shopping days like Black Friday. I did go out this weekend and this post is dedicated to all of the people who should have just stayed home and shopped online who I had the misfortune of encountering 😛 Be Courteous – Whether it is…
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World of Legendary Parties – X
I am so ready for a few days off for the holidays, I love my job – I really do but I also love being home when it’s freezing and icy outside. I have so many books that I need to read, to be a kid again with two weeks off for Christmas to read as many books as I wanted. Le sigh. Today’s treat is a pot of Eyes to Mesmerize in the shade Marie Antoinette which is described as oyster-gold but I would describe as a shimmery khaki because – have you seen an oyster lately? I enjoy creme eye-shadow, I have crepe-y eyelids and a creme shadow…
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On the 10th Day of Blogmas – Christmas Decor Inspo!
How am I still putting up Christmas decorations? Oh, because I keep purchasing them and feel that I have to do something with them. I was recently at someone else’s home and it was so massive in comparison to my apartment, I kept thinking that I could put up so many more decorations if I also had a house which is ridiculous and goes completely against everything that I believe in when it comes to waste and preserving the environment and those huge houses actually really irritate me. And then I became really irritated with myself for thinking like such a wasteful, consumerist American and it put me off the…
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World of Legendary Parties – IX
Today’s product is probably the only one that we have had so far that I will absolutely not be able to use, it is the Super Model Body Highlighter. As a rule, I never have my legs, arms, collarbones out and if I did, I certainly would not be highlighting them. I’ve always said that there are two types of redheads – you have your Ron Howards and your Michael Fassbenders, your Christina Hendricks and well, me – the female Ron Howard version. Some redheads have that signature glowy, milky skin and some are just pastey and pale and it doesn’t matter how much moisturizer or highlighter I use, I am…
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On the 9th Day of Blogmas – Scent of the Season
I mentioned a few posts back that I purchased a few Charlotte Tilbury products for my treat yo’ self combined Christmas and birthday gifts. I don’t ask for gifts, I don’t want gifts, I can get my own gifts and so I do. I have not put my haul post together because I am still trying many of the products and have already been disappointed by some of the ones that I was most excited for! I am unsure if these products were just so hyped and my expectations were unreasonable but gotta’ say, this is the first year that i have disappointed myself 😀 Anyway, right around Black Friday you…
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World of Legendary Parties – Drawer VIII
Today’s product is one that I don’t really understand, it is a 30 ml. bottle of the Take It All Off Eye-Makeup Remover, this to me is a product that seems superfluous. Being specifically for the eyes, one would expect that there would be a lot of skincare or anti-aging ingredients but this is nothing more than your ordinary oil cleanser. Also, one would think that a product that is meant specifically for use on the eyes wouldn’t burn them, not so – this stuff definitely irritated my eyes. I also found this messy to use, shake it – don’t shake, you are going to get an oily mess trying to get…
