This glitter platform pump kinda makes up for not acting fast enough on that Topshop dress, eh? LOVE GLITTER!
(via UrbanOutfitters.com > Kimchi Blue Platform Pump)
I love giving AND receiving small press or letterpress cards. And these from Twisted Limb Paper are made from BEER… OK, made from the spent barley from brewing beer, but that’s close enough, right? 😉
I WAITED TOO LONG! The dress I wanted for New Year’s is out of stock. *sigh*
(via Sequin Bodycon Dress By Dress Up Topshop** – Topshop USA)
ASKED: Psst. There are these at-home microderm treatment kits from Olay and Neutrogena. I hear they work wonders, though, I myself have never tried any of these (both are around $30-$40, so an investment wouldn’t too too bad).
Yes, I have tried them… to no real results, sadly. I recently (finally) got the Clairsonic (because of an awesome friend who never opened last year’s Christmas gift). And while no miracle cure in clearing my blackheads, I have noticed a difference in whiteheads (read: less) and general luminosity of my skin (brighter). I’m on Week 5; so, hoping that my face continually benefits from its use. 🙂
Sally Hansen Salon Effects (for a little pre-holiday celebration tonight).
I love the foil argyle print!
Don’t you love when certain items are just meant to be?
Because let me tell you, SEVERAL dresses that I loved at our local boutique Pavement were not. Thankfully, I found a couple cute shirts to add to my new super-small closet.
But I digress…
THIS PURSE (pictured above, stupid) I eyed up on my last visit to Pageboy (another awesome boutique in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood). I didn’t buy it. So, when it was still hanging from the purse tree on my visit last Friday, it was a serendipitous purchase decision, naturally. Not to mention, tagged as sale.
Dear Internet: Please send me a pair of flats much like this —- in black — and below $100.
(photo via Tory Burch Eddie Bow Flats)
I’m on a total makeup binge right now. Mostly because I seemed to run out of ALL MY PRODUCTS at the same time (OK, perhaps just a few of the essentials). I have a few items left to replace, but before I spend more money online, I’m waiting to see the contents of a “winning” Sephora gift pack from a silent auction a couple weeks ago (it seems that the night of the charity event, I wasn’t the top bidder… but that somehow changed. Perhaps the winning bidder never came forward or declined? No matter. I’LL TAKE IT!).
Regardless (or because of) ALL THAT, I’m trying to be better about my makeup. I still need to invest in a brush cleaner because I am the worst of that. And it probably has something to do with my face being Breakout City. Plus, my face is just not looking the same anymore with makeup (as I’m sure many of you 30-somethings can empathize).
While I still need to purchase a tinted moisturizer, I picked up a new bottle of my “winter” foundation: Breakthrough Performance Foundation from LORAC. That purchase came with a special gift from Sephora: the Flawless Foundation Gift Pack. Um, do you SEE how many samples of awesome are in that bag? I have gone to sample heaven. Bonus: there was a step-by-step card on the series of steps for a flawless face. Unsurprisingly, I’ve been doing some steps in the wrong order, so this card now has a permanent placement above my dressing room vanity (on my inspiration board).
Also, in the move, I realized how old some of my eye shadows were.
I thought the colors in the bareMinerals eyeshadow kit were part of my everyday comprehensive colors and included a few “fun” shades for contouring. The price at first freaked me out (and then once again when I received the item, forgetting I put it in my cart). But, I’m glad I made such a splurge-worthy purchase. And I’ve always liked the formula of bM eyeshadow (plus bareEscentuals’ Well Rested is my favorite eye product ever — and I’m actually kind of freaking out right now that I can’t find it on their website).
But check out how cute that compact is!
Cheers to makeup, indeed!
I love, love, LOVE these chunky loafers from Bakers (and I have a pair of NYLA heels that have lasted at least ten years). And only $49.99… *love*
November Birchbox time!
And that’s about all the exclamation points I’m going to type about that. Again, I’m kind of underwhelmed with the sum of my monthly box, but there are a couple “treats” that make the monthly subscription still worthy.
Elizabeth Arden Ceramide Gold Ultra Restorative Capsules – eh. unless this is some magic serum… oh, it seems that it is. Thanks, Internet!
Guerlain Shalimar Parfum Initial – Meh. Bored with perfume samples. Would have liked something more “luxurious.” Like, some Secret de Purete makeup remover. *wink*
Thymes Eucalyptus Body Lotion & Kimono Rose Body Lotion – already had a sample of this from a hotel I’ve stayed in, in the last year or two. Love the smell; perfect for my guest bath. Looking at the ingredients, I don’t think I can use it (eczema).
Zoya nail polish in Sooki – in natural light, the formula appears more orange-red than the better-matched blue-red that I can pull off, but I’m eager to try just because I LOVE NAIL POLISH!
TREAT: Two Paper Dolls Ampersand Coasters – cute. They’ll look much better on my vanity desk than my beer coasters.
Interested in Birchbox? Check out the awesomeness.