Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Day 5&6: Your Best Bargian Buy & Something You Would Like to Wear More Often

After thinking about this long & hard (not about that!) I have come to the conclusion that my best bargain buy was between 3 products:

Laura Gellar Baked Blush n Brighten in Honey Dipped: I got this in my Birch Box which I paid $10 for & in the box, were other things too, obviously, for anyone who knows what Birch Box is.

Julep Maven: I got 2 Nail Polishes, & a Hand Scrub, for a Penny! Use the code PENNY for first time users. thats what I did, check it out! I have only used the coral one. It is my favorite polish I own. Not to mention the polish(es) I got are really great quality

Revlon Colorstay Foundation: My CVS moved so they put a bunch of things on clearance. This was one of them. I bought it for under $2. Too bad it is a few shades darker but when I get a tan, I'll be using it.





#6 Something You Would Like to Wear More Often: I hauled this last Fall/Winter on Mind Body Beauty & I loved it then as much as I do now! I have only worn it twice. In the colder months, it is okay to wear but it is such a hassle to take it on & off because of that adorable neck-line! It has 2 little buttons in the back & I always button the button in the wrong hole! I always feel like Carrie on Sex & the City when she is trying on that awful wedding dress & can't get it off! In the warmer months, I can't be bothered! Too hot & humid! You will be seeing a lot of outfits I usually wear soon enough in this challenge (:








Anybody Else Doing the Challenge? Do it with me!!!!!!
Let me Know, People!


Till Tomorrow, 
xoxo
Erica

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Pittsburgh Haul Part 2: H&M & JC Penney

Hey there! As you may know, me and boyfriend went to Pittsburgh for some shopping & to go to the Improv. We had a lot of fun! We went to Yankee Candle, Victoria's Secret, The Gap, JC Penney, & H&M





At JC Penney's I had a gift card and I needed a new maxi skirt very badly! We probably looked in the store for 45 minutes until we finally found one.







I also spotted a necklace so I bought that as well:


isn't it cute? I like it!




I am exited to talk about H&M because believe it or not, we dont have an H&M near us! I have never been to an H&M and I loved it! It has got to be my favorite store. I'm 25. Even though I like Forever 21, Wet Seal, Charlotte Russe, Body Central & the like, im 25. I feel like those stores are geared towards a younger crowd I suppose. Don't get me wrong, I still shop at those places, but H&M was like the perfect store for me. For my age & my personality. Needless to say, I bought a couple things:

The Bird Print Top: Is really in this season!I am one for loving and following trends so I had to have this. It is my favorite purchase for the haul!




I also bought this flowy cardigan. It was on sale for $5! What a freaking steal! And, it is much more flattering once its on my body, lol! I will be doing an OOTD with it soon so you can see what it looks like



the last 2 things are: leggings (right). They are just black leggings, nothing special. I needed a new pair. I also bought a striped tank top that fits really long. It is perfect for a "bum-day" I can just slip the 2 on along with the previous cardigan & above necklace and be out the door



Be on the look out later on for the 5th & 6th day of the 30 Day Beauty/Fashion Challenge: "Best Bargain Buy" & "Something You Would Like to Wear More Often"!

Whose joining the Challenge?

xoxo
Erica

 

Monday, May 21, 2012

30 Day Beauty Challenge: Day 1-4

#1: Your Wardrobe: This is easy enough. We live in an old farm house, FYI. So my closet is shaped quite weird. I hang up dresses, blouses, sweaters, cardigan's & the like on a hanger. The shelf above that I keep: pants, jeans, jeggings, cami's, & other tops that wont be ruley on a hanger! I have a part for belts, scarves, & bags. Then most of my shoes go in the holder. The clothes I wear often are most likely in a basket, which means they are not in the closet- I keep "clean-worn clothes" in it because I am too lazy to hang everything up every single day. (: - too lazy to blog? never.  I guess I just have fucked up priorities



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#2 A Scent You Can't Live Without: Victoria's Secret's Sexy Little Things.It's not just this scent. My other favorites are Ralph by Ralph Lauren & Paris Hilton by Paris Hilton. all 3 of these scents have every note in common with one another. Fruit on the top. Floral's in the middle. & the bottom note is usually musk. For fun I am going to list the scent description for each perfume:

In common with Ralph Lauren In common with Paris Hilton In common with Sexy Little Things In common w all 3

Victoria's Secret's Sexy Little Things: japanese osmanthus, apple, water lily. honeysuckle, jasmine, lotus. iris, musk, cashmere wood.

Ralph Lauren's Ralph : apple, japanese osmanthus, italian mandarin. magnolia, boronia, yellow freesia. musk, white iris.

Paris Hilton's Paris Hilton:  melon, apple, peach . freesia, lily, lily of the valley, mimose. tuberose,  jasmine. sandal wood, musk, oakmoss, ylang ylang.


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#3 Something You've Never Worn Before: My makeup item is Coastal Scents Camo Quad. It is to cancel out certain colors on your face. I bought it for the green color, to cancel out my redness. All it did was make my face green. It barely covered up any redness. It is much easier to just conceal the redness. I am still looking for a way to use this little quad. And thing is that they are very pigmented & creamy! Maybe I can use them as an eyeshadow. In fact, I think I will.






#3 My clothing item doesn't have a good reason. I bought it on sale from Wet Seal about a year ago (maybe 2 years ago) and I never wear it! It is really cute too. I like the flower detail on the back. I like the way it fits too. I think I will wear it this week. Problem solved!





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 #4 Your Favorite Color Eyeshadow: This changes all the time but I have loved Stila's Kitten since I got it. It is a really nice champagne color. Depending on the way the light hits it, it can become a mid-toned gold. I probably wear this color on my lid every day. Over any other lighter color I have, actually. I love this color. Not to mention it is so easy to apply. It feels like silk.



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If you are doing this Challenge, let me know in the comments so I can check it out! If you just found out about it, no need to feel like you missed out, just start when ever and link me up!

xoxo
Erica

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Spring Trends Part 5: Sodalite Blue & Solar Power

"Sodalite Blue, a classic maritime hue, brings order and calmness to mind. Like an
anchor to a ship, this dependable shade works with every color in the palette."
- Pantone



1. Belt from H&M
2. Belt from Old Navy
3. Bobbing for Baubles from Essie
4. Flats from Charlotte Russe
5. Dress from Kohl's by Elle
6. Top from ShopRuche.com
7. Soft Touch Shadow Pencil in Dark Rite from Nars
8. Earrings from Forever 21




Bracelet: Forever 21
Shoes: Charlotte Russe
Dress: from Kohl's by Lauren Conrad
Bag: from Shoe Dazzle

 "Providing a jolt of energy, Solar Power radiates warmth and cheer." -Pantone

Bikini: from Victoria's Secret
Top: from Old Navy
Sandals: Qupid Athena Yellow and Taupe Patterned Flat Sandals from Lulus
Pumps: from Charolette Russe
Bracelet: from H&M
Dress: from ShopRuche.com


"The palette dwells in a landscape of bleached neons — from Faded Florescent Yellow, Periwinkle, Marigold, Neon Tangerine and Pale Apricot — the colors tell a seductive story of a previous era of garish hued times; Marigold weighs most important as it is awash in color while still emphasizing its prior neon tone" - Lela Rose for Pantone


 I love this look! I wish I had the money to buy the whole outfit!

Dress: from ShopRuche.com
Clutch: I am pretty sure I found it at Asos
Earrings: from Asos
Heels: from Asos



What would you pair Sodalite Blue & Solar Power with?

xoxo
Erica

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Spring Trends Series: Fashion Color Report: Part 4: Cabaret & Bellflower


"Cabaret is a sensual and intense rosy-red — an excellent choice for summer clothing and cosmetics."- Pantone.com

Cabaret can be paired with a lot of the colors on the panel this spring. Cabaret & Sweet Lilac. Cabaret & Tangerine Tango. Cabaret & The neutrals, Driftwood & Starfish. I would love to know what you would pair Cabaret with! leave it in the comment below!




1. ShopRuche.com Dress
2. Shoe Dazzle Flats Tickle
3. Shoe Dazzle Bag Thayer
4. Kohl's by Elle or Lauren Conrad
5. Forever 21 Earrings
6. Mac from the Too Supreme Collection
7. Abercrombie & Fitch Dress
8. Nars Velvet Lip Gloss Pencil in Mexican Rose Spring



OPI's Feelin' Hot Hot Hot
Mac's Girl About Town
Victoria's Secret Very Sexy Demi Bra





The next color is one of a kind in my opinion for the Spring/Summer. It is one of the deeper colors.



2. Clutch from Bakers
3. Dress from Kohl's by Apt.9
4. Bedding from Kohl's
5. Dress from Kohl's by Elle
6. Dutch Ya Just Love OPI by OPI
7. Flower Clips from Forever 21
You can wear Bellflower with Solar Power



Dress from ShopRuche.com
Flats from H&M
Bangels from Forever 21
Bag from H&M
even though I don't have an example, I have been seeing people pair Bellflower with Tangerine Tango everywhere!

 What would you wear Bellflower with?
What would you wear Cabaret with?

The Spring Trends Series was put on hold momentarily, but the whole series will be up by the end of the week! So check back daily!

Till Next Time

xoxo
Erica


Friday, May 18, 2012

Blueberry Cheesecake Pudding Pops

hello, hello! I am exited to post this today! The weather is awesome and everyone around me is eating Handles Ice Cream (the best ice cream chain debatably in the world) and I have a few bites, but it is hard not to indulge. So, I did what only a girl who wants to stay healthy would do: got to the kitchen! I am so glad I did because the Pudding Pops I made hit the spot to no end. The best part? I don't have to feel bad about eating a couple!










-makes 8 pudding pops, depending on how big your dixie cups are

-2 pudding pops = 1 serving for me. it's about 53 calories total. Not to mention the nutritional value from blueberries!

-I used Sugar Free/Fat Free Cheesecake Pudding & it is amazing. It is one of my favorite snacks.

- I sprayed my dixie cup's with cooking spray and I am not sure if it made the popsicles slip out easily or not. You can also cut the dixie cup too. I used plastic dixie cups. I do know that paper cups work fine too

-The silver balls on the bottom are sprinkles. those are optional, obviously.

-I used a couple different food colorings.













I need to take pictures outside more often! I love how they turned out, don't you?
anywho, I am outta here. I need to make more pudding pops!

Till Next Time
 xoxo
Erica




Wednesday, May 16, 2012

7 Deadly Sins of Beauty TAG

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Hey! I am sure we have all sen this tag floating around. I know I have! It looked really fun but everyone kept on answering w/ the same answer's! What Gives? Some things I suppose are inevitable but other questions, I really wanted to get creative! Of course, not everyone's Q&A's were exactly the same, & I obviously loved the idea of this tag, so if you do have a video or a blog post about, link me up, yo!


1. Greed: What is your most inexpensive/expensive makeup item? 

Inexpensive: I have lots of inexpensive things! That is stuff I live for. Anything from the E.L.F. Essentials line is $1 & they have plenty of excellent products on that $1 list. I would say I got the most bang for my buck with the ELF Essentials lipstick in Classy & the Eye Shadow Quad in Drama.




For $1, you can't ask for anything better with this lipstick. It applies nicely & it smells really good too. I also hear it is a good dupe for Angel by MAC. hmm...I cant say for sure because I dont have Angel but I would say it's true because I watched a great video on it. They also smell amazing!



 here's a swatch: sorry about the shadow- boo! You can tell it's a mid-toned pink. Pretty






As for the Brightening Eye Shadow Quad, it is really great! There is a white matte that is actually pigmented, a couple really sparkly glittery silver colors (those are always good to have on hand) and a black w/ a little bit of shimmer. Check out the swatches: The swatches are on my boyfriends hand (: thank you Philly











Most Expensive: Even though I got the Naked palette for Christmas, I still know it is the most expensive makeup item I do own. I am not going to go on and on about it because we have all seen it a few times now! I will say I really do love it and my favorite colors are: Sin, Virgin, Toasted, Naked, Sidecar, Buck, & Hustle. So pretty. Between my mom and I, we get a lot of use out of it. My mom even thought it was an outrageous price, bought it anyway, & is happy she did so nowadays. That's proof that it's a good investment!














2. Wrath: What Beauty item do you have a love/hate relationship with? Revlon Colorstay. Now let me explain. This has been my absolute favorite foundation that I have ever tried. It worked so well for me for over a year now. When I recently purchased my new bottle I was feeling like it wasn't working for me. Sure it covers but I have a lot of redness that Color Stay used to be able to cover up & now it doesn't do that as well. Granted, it still covers just not as well as I would like it to- like it used to. It's really strange. Maybe it's the new concealer I am using which is Revlon's Photo Ready Concealer




another beauty item I have a love hate relationship with is Nyx Narcissus! God, I love that gorgeous color! My favorite bold lipstick! And the smell? Amazing! I was wearing it every single day I loved it so much. Then, something happened to it. I think it was because I used to put it in my apron every day and re apply every hour at work where I was running around in a hot restaurant. I think its probably time to buy a new one. For now, I have a love hate relationship with it. Love the color. Hate when I go to put it on, I get it everywhere. I usually just dot it on my lips then smooth it out w/ my finger or q-tip. You really cant put it on like regular lipstick








What item has been the hardest to get? A great nude lipstick! I was trying so many nudes until I found Revlon's Lip Butter in Creamsicle. The one I really missed the ball on? NYX in Summer Love. It looks awful on me. You would think I would have known that just by looking at it but I obviously didnt! lol- I personally would like a nude lipstick in lipstick form as opposed to a butter type of thing. Any suggestions for me? I ws thinking Nyx Orange Soda










3. GLUTTONY: What are your most delicious beauty products? Since I have been picking 2 for almost every question, why stop now? Especially when both of them are a true tie.

My first one is the Bodycology Hazelnut body scrub. You can get a big tub of it at Wal-Mart for like $6. It literally smells like it is supposed to be slathered on to my toast as opposed to my body. Not to mention it is a really great scrub. I actually like it better than any of C.O. Bigelow's.









My next one is Dark Kiss body butter. I will let the description speak for itself. - "A blend of black raspberry, Mirabelle plum, amber, dark vanilla bean, & sensual balsam". That's how Bath & Body Works describes it. When I smell it, it makes me think of a blue kool aid flavor with a really warm note, which is probably the amber. It's hard to describe. It's smells delicious.















4. SLOTH: What beauty product do you neglect, due to laziness? Lashes. Absolutely, without a doubt. It doesn't help that I am not that great at applying them. I do have lashes that are pretty long, esp. when I am using the right mascara, I sometimes feel as if I don't need them. But when I really want them, I start putting them on, they annoy my face and eye balls to no end, so I take them off. Practice makes perfect & most of the time I don't even attempt to put them on, sometimes I grin & bear it, but most likely I take them right off! Pictured are Elf lashes. The only ones I have right now, actually.











5. PRIDE: What beauty product gives you the most self confidence? Black eyeliner on the waterline. I don't leave home without it, actually. When I first started with makeup, all I would do is apply black liner on the waterline and apply some mascara & I would be happy. To this day I always use at least mascara,black liner, & arch my brows. But if I am not wearing my liner, I feel very peculiar. Here's some of the ones I am using now that I like a lot.

front to back:  Mark. No Place To Run, Styli-Style, Smashbox, & Revlon Colorstay









6. LUST: What attributes do you find most attractive in the opposite sex? Hair, Eyes, Ambition, Kind, Polite, Loyal, I like a guy that is a homebody,I hate that loud obnoxious guy at the bar. Or the guy that is a party animal. I especially like a guy that will go shopping with me or to a makeup party if I can't find anyone else to go. My boyfriend? Is all of those things.






7. ENVY: What items would you most like to receive as a gift? I think this calls for a quick little wish list! The ultimate gift would be a makeup brush set.



1. The ultimate brush set that would be perfect for me would be the Performance Eye Kit Brushes simply because I do have smaller lids to work with and even the brushes I have now are sometimes too big.

2. The next thing is something I just came up with but I would love it as much as anything else. A Nars eye shadow palette. Any of them, honestly. I always hear how Nars eyeshadow's are so amazing & unique.

3. The Sigma Precision Brushes I really would love because they are unique face brushes that are all kabuki type of brushes.

4. I have wanted this Too Faced Face palette since it came out a few months ago. It is right up my alley. I would use the fuck out of it! haha



There you have my 7 Deadly Cosmetics! - lol
Link me if you did this tag as well

Till Next Time,
Erica





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