Thursday, April 25, 2013

I won again!


Yesssss!!  I won a prize from Allure Magazine's Free Stuff Giveaways from the November 2012 issue.  I completely forgot about it because they told me almost 3 months ago, but it came today. 


What I won is a new Hair Color product called Tints of Nature Semi-Permanent Color in Copper Brown.  I picked that color because I have medium/dark brown hair and I wanted to add a little umpfff (is that a word?) to my hair.  Well you know what I mean :)  This hair color is free from ammonia, resorcinol, PPDs, PTDs and parabens.  So my hair color is the one in the middle (left) in the picture above and the color to the right is what I should get when I'm done.  I will do a post on it when I finally use it and show you a before and after picture.


You can buy this product at any natural product store, such as Whole Foods Market or online.  Retail price is about $18.00 (Ouch!).

I thank my lucky stars at how lucky I have been with winning contests and giveaways etc.  The end of last year, before they even released it to the public, I won a Gel Nail Kit with the UV light machine, valued at $59.99.  That one was Lucky Magazine's giveaways.  Then a few years ago I won an electric toothbrush valued at $200.00 (it was self cleaning), from Redbook magazine.  Then before that I won a DKNY shirt autographed by Uma Thurman for breast cancer.  I don't sign up for them a lot, I go in spurts pretty much.  I'll take about an hour and enter all the giveaways from the magazines every few months, so I am very lucky.

Just a quick note for all you thriftaholics out there.  Tomorrow at Thrift Town, all Women's clothing, jewelry and cosmetics will be 50% off!  Hopefully tomorrow I will be posting a small collective haul from several thrift stores, to show you the goodies I have picked up over the last few months.  Until then, have a great night!

Monday, April 22, 2013

Two Nail Reviews


Happy Monday!  I think I will call this Manicure Monday.  I have 2 nail polish reviews for you.  One that I did a few weeks ago and one over the weekend.  


The first one is Loreal "Not a Cloud in Sight".  I did a review on a Loreal polish called "Now You Sea Me" in May 2012 and this one looks so much like it, but this one has a little more green in it.  Anyway, I love Loreal nail polishes, they go on smooth and last for days without chipping.  Here is how it came out:


I can't decide which Loreal color I like best, they are so close in color.  This one was $4.99 at Target.  The next one...


I did a review on a Wet 'N Wild polish last week and it chipped only after one day.  So this time I did 2 coats like I said I would and it turned out beautiful and is still in tact after 2 days.  



This color is called "Through the Grapevine".  It's a beautiful color!  I did 2 coats and a shine enhancer on top.  I'm pretty impressed with Wet 'N Wild considering it only cost $1.99!  Plus, I'm looking at my nails right now and they look the same as when I did them on Saturday.

So it's settled, I will do nail polish reviews on Mondays from now on and call it Manicure Monday!  Have a great day!

Friday, April 19, 2013

Keurig Fever


Woo Hoo!  So I have been wanting a Keurig Coffee/Tea maker for awhile now, but they were just too expensive!  I am a Green Tea addict and it just takes too much time to make one cup of tea, when I drink probably 4 - 5 cups a day (decaf of course).


So, my wonderful, amazing, love of my life....we'll call him Chris (cause that's his name..he he) took me to Kohl's yesterday to get some new pans.  We started looking at the Keurigs and I said "Some day we're going to own one...someday".  He asked which one I would get and I saw this Special Edition one that I've never seen before.  It was regularly $189.99, it was on sale for $149.99 and I had a 20% coupon.  So he paid $119.99 and it comes with 12 K-cups....Yesss!


We also bought one of the refillable cups, because it can become quite expensive if you drink tea and coffee a lot.  I absolutely love it and it's so easy to use.  You just drop a K-cup in the hole, close the lid, select your cup size and in under 1 minute you have fresh hot Tea or Coffee!  I am one happy girl!


Speaking of good deals, I fell in love with the mug you see here in the picture.  I saw it at Target and they were $5.99 each!  They are made of stoneware and are more square than round, but $5.99 for one mug!  This chick is very frugal.  I went to the price scanner to make sure they were $5.99 and the scanner said the mug was $1.48!  What?  Figuring they made a mistake on just one mug, I scanned another.  I took all they had left, which was only four but hey, that's fine with me.  I paid a little less for 4 mugs mis-priced than I would have paid for just one mug.  Yeah me!!  Or yeah whoever priced it wrong!  

I'm on my way to make my 3rd cup of tea for the day so I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend :)



Thursday, April 18, 2013

On A Trip!


I thought I would ease into posting slowly, with a simple nail polish review.  If I had the time, I would change my nail polish daily!  I'm so addicted to all the new colors out there!  But since I don't, I change my polish weekly.  I thought I would try a nail polish from my Junior High School days (I know I'm aging myself).  Wet 'N Wild was like a starter brand for 13 year olds back then and one of the few brands we could afford!  They have changed of course since then, so I saw this color and thought I would try it.  The bottle says it has the new Manicurve Pro Brush, which means the new flat brush we've been seeing out there in a lot of polishes.  The polish is called Wet 'N Wild Megablast and the color is called "On a Trip".



It went on beautifully although a little thin, so you might need 2 coats.  I like the sheer color look so I did one coat.  I love these new brushes because they cover a bigger area and only take 3 swipes per nail. 


Unfortunately, 2 days later this is what my nails looked like.  The were chipped on the tips and on one nail, the polish was almost half gone.  Maybe I should have used 2 coats.  I purchased another color in this brand, so I will try 2 coats next time and let you know how it works out.  The color itself is beautiful!


I just went into my room to grab my camera and my dog Zena is still sleeping!  Lazy dog....

Thanks for reading and have a great day!

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Happy 2 Year Blogoversary!


Yes, it has already been 2 years since I started this blog and I know the last time I posted was May of 2012!  So technically it's really only a year old...:)  But I'm feeling a little better and getting my health back in check, so I'm going to start blogging again.  I hope those of you who were reading my blog will start doing so again and those of you that are new.... please subscribe.  I'd love to get to know you!

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Now You Sea Me!



Yes, you did read the title correctly and I can spell :)
I have to say, so far this is my favorite nail polish for Spring.  It is by Loreal and it's called "Now You Sea Me".  It's a beautiful turquoise blue...just beautiful!  I'm also becoming a big fan of Loreal Nail Polishes. 




Have a great weekend!

xo

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Happy One Year Blogiversary!


I can't believe it's already been a year since I started this Blog!  I'm really hoping to post more this year, that is my goal anyway.  So here's to another year of Fashion, Beauty, Style, Trends and of course, Blogging!  Mmm...cake :)

xo
Lori

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Jason Wu 2

I went to Target a few weeks ago for a few things, and when I walked in, I saw there were a few items from Jason Wu left.  Not only that, they were on clearance for 30% off!  I found a beautiful scarf, which someone had to have returned because it was not there when I got my handbag.  I also bought another pleated skirt, but this is the one in navy with white flowers.  They also had a Navy trench coat left, in my size, but I decided on just the two.  So, I think I'm finally done buying Jason Wu for Target :)




Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Another Alexander Wang Giveaway!

Erika over at Fashion Chalet is doing another awesome giveaway for a pair of Alexander Wang shoes!  This time it is for a beautiful pair of Wedge Sandals.  I love her blog and I love her giveaways and you will too :)  To sign up for the chance to win, click on Erika's blog link above and Good Luck!

xo

Sunday, March 18, 2012

I Believe....


I believe in Pink,
I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner,
I believe in kissing, kissing alot.

I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong.

I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls.

I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.

- Audrey Hepburn