I found an awesome ClubW coupon on RetailMeNot, and was able to get a steal of THREE wine bottles for only $20, including shipping and tax. This would usually cost about $50. Holy crap, right?
Since I pretty much only drink Moscato type wines, I decided to branch out and try something new. I chose:
Reckless Optimism – a red
Little Sur – a chardonnay
So This Happened… – a white
Great deal if you ask me… Cheers!
Arrived to work with this on my desk! My work gave everyone a Starbucks Iced Coffee to enjoy… and one of my co-workers shared her Graze snacks with me! Great morning.
Another year under my belt – 24 in total. I had a great day with my boyfriend, Jake. We went to the Downtown Aquarium in Houston. A day looking at fishies is a fun day to me. We also ate at their restaurant which was delicious (as well as super expensive!). The waiter brought out this cupcake for me — well this was the SECOND cupcake, as the first one accidently was knocked over right before being given to me LOL sweet guy, went back and got a new one. All in all it was a fun experience, but mostly because I got to spend it with my man <3
I saw the ring above on pinterest about 5 months ago and immediately fell in love with it. The ring is vintage and is called “Prairie” and costs over two thousand dollars from Trumpet & Horn:
Prairie is a lovely antique Victorian era engagement ring made from 18kt yellow gold from the 1880’s. This unique and inexpensive engagement ring centers an Oval Cut natural ruby gauged at 5.05 mm x 3.41 x 1.76 mm weighing exactly 0.76ct. The navette shape setting is studded with sixteen Rose Cut diamonds throughout and finished with a simple 18k yellow gold shank. This ruby engagement ring is truly a one of a kind piece. This ring can be sized to fit.
I am absolutely in love with this style. Navette, sometimes referred to as ‘marquise,’ is French for “little boat”, because it resembles the hull of a sailboat.
Here are a few of my favorites:
And guess who else loves Navette vintage rings?
As well as Ashlee Simpson’s beautiful engagement ring from new fiance Evan Ross:
It has arrived! I received another Influenster VoxBox – this time it is the J’Adore VoxBox! I honestly expected it to be a little more “Parisian,” but it is more so for Valentine’s Day and not exactly a French thing haha! Anyway, check out the items below. I will try to review each individually in the coming days.
Disclaimer: I received these products to test for free through the Influenster VoxBox program.
Plant Nanny combines health with fun to remind you to drink water regularly. The cute plant keeps you company every day by living in your phone. In order to keep it alive and help it grow, you must give it water at certain periods of time.
The latest iPhone app I am obsessed with is Plant Nanny. It is currently avaliable for FREE on the Apple App Store, Android Google Play, and Windows Phone.
I always thought I drank a lot of water, but I was way wrong. Plant Nanny configures how much water your body needs daily based on your weight and body activity (mine is 117 oz of water). Every time you drink a glass of water, you also water your plant.
The first plant I grew was a Dandelion (above)!
Forget to drink water? No problem, Plant Nanny can send you periodic reminders (customizable).
I have found a lot of joy in watering my plants so that I keep them healthy and can watch them grow. Once you do grow a plant to maturation, the plant goes into your garden where it will gain seeds daily (the currency in the app) that can be used to purchase different plants or decoration.
Yes to Tomatoes Blemish Clearing Facial Towelettes help fight acne and blemishes when you’re on the go with powerful blemish-fighting ingredients that are proven to help heal and clear skin.
A few months ago I signed up for the subscribe & save deal on Amazon to receive a monthly shipment of Yes To Tomatoes Blemish Clearing Facial Towelettes mainly because I had wanted to accomplish a few things:
According to the brand, Yes To Carrots, online store, these face wipes are $5.99, and I would also have to drive to buy them every month… which I am notorious for NOT doing. Amazon offers them for only about $5.00 a month with free shipping when you sign up for a subscription. And so, Amazon having the best price and offering the easiest way to enable me to ACTUALLY have a new pack every month, I thought it was a pretty safe bet.
I am currently into my third shipment, and I am already in love with this product. I have already noticed a difference in my acne level and I feel a peace of mind knowing I am keeping my skin free of the harsh effect of wearing makeup overnight.
I cannot wait to start testing more of the Yes To products! They have a bunch of different products for different wants and needs.
I whole heartedly recommend this product, and I will probably be a lifelong customer.
Water to workout, day in and day out, nothing will dull these nails. The gloss is protected with the Ultimate Shield Complex, exclusive to Sally Hansen, designed to help polish withstand the wear and tear of everyday living for non-stop shine. Outshine ’em all with our 29 shades!
Thanks to Influenster, I was able to receive a Sally Hansen Triple Shine nail polish in Reef-Raf #210 in my Violot VoxBox.
Influenster and Sally Hansen challened us to post about our “Shining Moment” so this isn’t actually a review, and more of a personal piece.
Create a post about a shining moment you had while wearing Sally Hansen’s Triple Shine™ nail color. Your “shining moment” can be as small as feeling great with your look, or as big as conquering a fear. You tell us what makes you shine!
My Shining Moment wearing Reef-Raf was definitely catching a glimpse of it throughout the day. Simple and sweet, I suppose. Whenever I wear something beautiful, I cannot help but sneak peaks at it and admire the quality. And there is nothing like a bright pink polish to brighten your mood. They say the way you dress can effect how you act and feel, well I definitely think the #tripleshine polishes make you act and feel “shinier.”
I know you’re busy keeping up with that social life! So don’t waste precious time in the bathroom, just use Clean Freak™. Get that perfect hair (and the perfect guy!) before all the other girls. Expect more room on your social calendar because this salon formula dry shampoo will have you and your hair ready for a night out on the town.
While I didn’t receive my Not Your Mother’s Clean Freak Dry Shampoo from Influenster, I have purchased in the past and have wanted to do a review on it for awhile. Last Year, I received Not Your Mother’s Beach Babe Texturizing Sea Salt Spray from Influenster in the Sweetheart VoxBox. Because of this, I have become a pretty big fan of the Not Your Mother’s line and have purchased quite a few of their products since.
As usual, here is an awesome video from NYM on how to use the dry shampoo:
My opinion of the Not Your Mother’s Clean Freak Dry Shampoo is that it is right on par with other dry shampoos in its price range. While I haven’t tested very many, I definitely thought it was a decent competitor. Since I am already a fan of the NYM brand, I prefer it. From what I have read of other reviews, some hated the smell while others loved it and most agreed that it did the job it was supposed to do. So the bottom line? If you like the smell… get it! Because it is a very efficient dry shampoo. Plus it is super affordable!
Check out the Product Page for the Not Your Mother’s Clean Freak Dry Shampoo at Influenster for more information and reviews, plus a free shipping code for your next NYM purchase!
You can find Not Your Mother’s products at most major retailers, such as Walmart and CVS, and also at Ulta. Suggested retail price: $5.99 for 8oz.
I walked into Sephora one day and smelled something heavenly. The girl working there mentioned a lady had just been there and went crazy over the Jimmy Choo EDT and sprayed it all over herself. I was immediately in love and did the exact same thing – bathed in it! This was early decemeber, so I still had time before Christmas and my boyfriend Jake bought it for me from FragranceNet (you just can’t beat their prices!).
Announced as “a dazzling aura of glittering femininity”
Perfumer Olivier Polge created Jimmy Choo Eau de Toilette as a modern floral – fruity composition with deep woody base. Its opening bursts with vibrant freshness of ginger, pear and green accords. Exotic tiger orchid, which forms the heart of the original, is blended with tea rose to create a seductive floral aura. The base is woody, but unlike the debut it does not contain patchouli, it contains cedar and vibrant woods.
I had a hard time distinguishing the smells (must go back to my crappy nose) but the most noticeable notes for me are PEAR and ROSES, with a slight woodsy undernote.
I was at Sephora with my best friend when I found Jimmy Choo EDT, and she was actually surprised how much I loved it. I generally go for strong scents like Gucci Guilty Intense to name drop one in particular. And Jimmy Choo EDT is much more… innocent or pure. Compared to my usual sexy and strong scents. Jimmy Choo is light and delicate. Clean and refreshing.
Will I purchase a full size? DUH! Already bagged it for Christmas from my boyfriend. Hooray!
Where to Buy? My two favorite perfume sources: Sephora and FragranceNet as options. FragranceNet consistently provides 15-21% off coupons, so make sure to check RetailMeNot before you purchase. Prices calculated on Jan 6, 2014.
3.4 oz Jimmy Choo EDT
- Sephora – I couldn’t find the EDT prices online, but I know they sell it in-store. I believe retail it is $85.
- FragranceNet – $53.19 without coupon
It has arrived! My Influenster Violet VoxBox is here.
Inspired by the season’s dark, moody florals, the violet VoxBox is for the beauty queens of Influenster Nation. And, as surely as winter comes, we know that under layers if snow, spring violets still grow. So go on, check in your box, test your new goodies and start sharing a little flower power with your friends, family, and followers this fall!
What’s inside mine you ask? Read below!
So my initial thought is that the only thing related to the idea of the Violet VoxBox being for beauty queens is MAYBE the nail polish. And there doesn’t seem to be much dark, moody florals except in the box design…
Regardless there are some cool products that I can’t wait to try out and I am excited to finally be able to test them!
Individual blog posts for each item coming soon!
Disclaimer: I received these products to test for free through the Influenster VoxBox program.
I have been wanting to test out all of the fragrance samples I have received over the last year, but have not taken it upon myself to actually do it… until now! Honestly, I will not exactly be posting a new perfume every day, but I will be reviewing a lot more perfumes in the future now that I am *forcing* myself to finally do it.
Being as this is the *first* POTD, I plan to post a simple review of my thoughts and then whether or not I plan to purchase.
What perfume spawned this sudden bought of un-laziness you may ask?
Well that would be Escada Cherry in the Air.
I recently received a sample in my latest Sephora online purchase (I am finally trying Bare Escentuals / Minerals again, woohoo). The thing is – I HATE CHERRIES. Venemously. I do not like cherry flavored drinks or raw cherries. I do however like DESSERTS like cherry pie, but that is about it. When I order a sundae or drink that has a cherry… it goes to waste or one of my lucky friends get to eat it.
So when I smelled Escada Cherry in the Air, I was SHOCKED. Shocked that I liked it, and impressed with how good it smelled.
Summer is for fun, enjoying life, and taking in the fresh air as you go. Riding a bicycle in the French countryside, you stop on the way to pick some cherries and share them with loved ones. The sweet cherry taste brings to mind the pleasurable, breathtaking, and out-of-this-world feeling of falling in love, and that special summer when it came about.
Notes:
Black Cherry, Raspberry, Mandarin, Marshmallow, Gardenia, Coconut, Sandalwood, Oakwood.Style:
Fun. Pleasurable. Special.
I am probably the worst person to do a perfume review since I suck at distinguishing smells and half the time my nose is stuffy and completely useless. But I absolutely love them, regardless.
The most noticeable notes for me are CHERRIES (obviously) but with a more sour quality, MARSHMALLOW, and a hint of RASPBERRY.
This is definitely a youthful fragrance. It made me immediately feel the age of about thirteen but more glam and less pimpley. And at the same time, slightly sexy. That age where a girl is just becoming a woman.
Overall, it is very light fragrance, probably more suitable for the daytime. It plays between the feelings of sweet and sour. It has decent lasting power, not bad but not great either.
Will I purchase a full size? No, simply because it is not “me.” It is a pleasant scent but after I wore it today, I am ready to move on. And that is usually how to tell if you like something or not.
Where to Buy? For future note, I will be listing my two favorite perfume sources: Sephora and FragranceNet as options. FragranceNet consistently provides 15-21% off coupons, so make sure to check RetailMeNot before you purchase. Prices calculated on Dec 13, 2013.
3.4 oz Eau de Toilette Spray
- Sephora $75
- FragranceNet $64.19 but as low as $50.71
1.7 oz Eau de Toilette Spray
- FragranceNet $44.19 but as low as $34.91
0.25 oz Eau de Toilette Spray
- Sephora $20