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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Dear Santa,
This will be a small post...
I cannot believe Christmas is one week away from Saturday! So close! I recently did a post of my Wish List and that wish list was things I honestly cannot afford but hope to one day get.
I decided to do a Christmas wish list and these are things I hope I get and have wanted for a while.
1.) Gold angel wing necklace from Target. It can be worn short or long as it has 3 loop attachments. It is actually on sale right now for $25.99
I cannot believe Christmas is one week away from Saturday! So close! I recently did a post of my Wish List and that wish list was things I honestly cannot afford but hope to one day get.
I decided to do a Christmas wish list and these are things I hope I get and have wanted for a while.
1.) Gold angel wing necklace from Target. It can be worn short or long as it has 3 loop attachments. It is actually on sale right now for $25.99
2.) The Lauren Conrad Style Book. I love Lauren so much and have always admired her sense of fashion.
3.) The third and I believe last book in the Lauren Conrad series Sugar and Spice. I read the first two and was addicted and cannot wait to see what happens in this book
That is it.... What I honestly really want I cannot find a picture and post it and hope that I get it...I really want to get a good job. There is one job that I applied for and am hoping that I get called. Its close by, its what I love to do and I just really want it.
My boyfriend is what I wanted last year for Christmas and I got him this year :-)
I hope you all have Happy Holidays!
xoxo J
My Small Make-Up Collection and Storage
Hello Again!
I wanted to do a post about my own makeup collection and storage. I am a huge organizational freak, I love things to be nicely organized and put away.
Recently my boyfriend and I moved in together :-) Big change for me because I have shared a room, bathroom, and home with my huge family practically my entire life. The apartment we moved into is not too big and not too small, just right. Closet space is good except that my Lovey (that is what I call my boyfriend) owns soooooooo much clothes and shoes. So I had A LOT of organizing and storing to do once we moved in. We have a small walk in closet and I have one side while he has the other PLUS another closet in the spare room.
I had mentioned to my boyfriend that I have always wanted a vanity and one day we spotted a cute white one at Target. We didn't get it but every time we went to Target there it was. One day he finally said to get it with the matching stool. I don't remember the exact cost but with the stool I believe it was about $200.
As you can see to your right, we love Mickey Mouse and we have a small collection of Mickey's lol.
Anyways, I have this corner in our bedroom that is as my Lovey calls it "my area" In "my area" I have my vanity and a small shelf that we also purchased at Target. I store books and picture frames as well as my Belle (from Beauty and the Beast) collection. The stool opens up and I store miscellaneous things inside of it.
I also have white containers that were also purchased at my favorite store Target. The white containers are also stackable,they hook onto each other, and they are very convenient. I use the white containers for hair goodies and misc.things.
I wanted to do a post about my own makeup collection and storage. I am a huge organizational freak, I love things to be nicely organized and put away.
Recently my boyfriend and I moved in together :-) Big change for me because I have shared a room, bathroom, and home with my huge family practically my entire life. The apartment we moved into is not too big and not too small, just right. Closet space is good except that my Lovey (that is what I call my boyfriend) owns soooooooo much clothes and shoes. So I had A LOT of organizing and storing to do once we moved in. We have a small walk in closet and I have one side while he has the other PLUS another closet in the spare room.
I had mentioned to my boyfriend that I have always wanted a vanity and one day we spotted a cute white one at Target. We didn't get it but every time we went to Target there it was. One day he finally said to get it with the matching stool. I don't remember the exact cost but with the stool I believe it was about $200.
As you can see to your right, we love Mickey Mouse and we have a small collection of Mickey's lol.
Anyways, I have this corner in our bedroom that is as my Lovey calls it "my area" In "my area" I have my vanity and a small shelf that we also purchased at Target. I store books and picture frames as well as my Belle (from Beauty and the Beast) collection. The stool opens up and I store miscellaneous things inside of it.
The only things that I keep on top of the vanity is a place mat, a mirror and my makeup brushes. I have a black place mat because the vanity is white and with makeup it tends to get dirty. The mirror lights up and magnifies. I use it mainly when I put makeup on and for eyebrow tweezing lol. My makeup brushes are all stored in an office pencil holder that I got at Target. I used flower fill from a craft store to put inside and keep the brushes up, just like at Sephora. :)
The vanity has one drawer and it actually is good in length, width and depth
It came with partitions and it has slots to put them in but I only use one. As you can see in the picture above, I also store my jewelry in the drawer.
The jewelry organizer I purchased at Bed Bath and Beyond and its perfect for bracelets, I want another one that matches the one I already have which stores rings and earrings and stacks as well.
I also have two hooks to the right of the vanity where I hang my long necklaces.
Now, I do not have a huge makeup collection like many girls do, I consider it small lol. I was watching one of my favorite YouTube gurus Tiffany D and she had a video about storage and organization. She talked about these plastic, stakable containers that she found at Target and when I saw them I just had to get them. Well I went to my local Target and no luck! I kept looking for them for like a month and finally one day I found and got them :) They are the best thing ever!!! They fit perfectly in my drawer and they stack!
You can kinda see in the picture above, it's one big container at the bottom and smaller ones on top. For my size collection this was just perfect, I do want to go back and try to get more :)
I also have white containers that were also purchased at my favorite store Target. The white containers are also stackable,they hook onto each other, and they are very convenient. I use the white containers for hair goodies and misc.things.
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| Right: lip products |
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| middle: eye products and blushes |
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| Left: Face products |
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| Bottom: Eye palettes, MSFs, mascara's, concealers, and lip glosses. |
Well that's it, my little collection :) BTW the containers can be found at Target in the aisle where they sell kitchen utensil containers.
Hope you enjoyed.
xoxo J
Friday, December 10, 2010
Haul: H&M, Forever21, and Macy's
*WARNING: A lot of pictures in this post*
Hello! I have neglected my poor little blog so today I decided to give it some TLC.Christmas is almost here, so its time for X-mas parties, dinners, and festivities. I will be attending my boyfriends work X-mas party and I needed to find something to wear. So I went over to the Beverly Center here is Los Angeles. First, I went to my favorite store H&M.
I am SUPER indecisive and it took me a long time to finally find what to wear. I found something simple but classic a LBD or a Little Black Dress. You can never go wrong with a LBD. It ties on the back and it just fits me really nicely.
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Next I needed shoes...I am not a big shoe freak like some girls. I'm more of a Bag Gal. I went to Forever21 and sound there really cute silk type, peep toe, black, high heel shoes. But they didn't have my size :( Womp Womp. But at H&M I found a pair of black, suede shoes that sorta looked the ones from Forever21. Plus they were $25 so I got them :)
I love the jewelry at both H&M and Forever21. The jewelry is good quality, its very inexpensive, and super fashionable. There is a store called Love21 that is pretty much the accessory store of Forever21 and they sell shoes, bags, jewelry etc. I purchased the next goodies at Love21
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| compact bejeweled mirror |
As I was getting ready to check out I noticed an eye palette. I remember hearing some girls talk about the makeup of Forever21 on YouTube, mainly how surprisingly good quality it was. I found this pallet and got it too.
I will try and do swatches and a review soon but so far so good. I tried some colors out and they seemed nice and for 10 bucks also well worth it.

I also purchased some jewelry at H&M. I got a set of 6 rings all for the price of $5.95.
It has one ring that says "Love" and it reminded me of the Love ring that Lorraine, from YouTube, wears on her day in the life videos.I also got a simple bracelet that has wings. Simple, and classic.
If you read one of my first posts you will know that my boyfriend and I are HUGE Disney fans especially Mickey Mouse fans. Our bathroom is Mickey Mouse and so is our tiny office. I saw this next item at H&M and had to get it for my boyfriend.
Now all I needed was a nice, simple necklace and a cute clutch/wristlet. So I went over to my local Macy's today and saw that a BIG sale was going on and if you used your Macy's card(which I have one) you would get extra % off. I found this next item and I almost died when I saw it was on sale!
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| Michael Kors wristlet |
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| Back |
I love that it has so many little compartments, and it can be worn as a wristlet or a purse. Plus its Michael freaking Kors my favorite designer!!!!! It was originally $58.00 and the final price was..."drum roll please!"
$32.48!!!! Really great deal. I was very pleased with this purchase.
And last but not least was this necklace
Original price was $18.00 and I got it for $10.71. I love great deals. So that was my haul, I am all ready for the party. Thank you so much for reading xoxo
Disclaimer: All items shown and talked about in the post were purchased by me.
Monday, November 15, 2010
My Wishlist
I know the holiday season is just around the corner, and although financially I cannot afford all that I want, I decided to make a "wish list". Its not my actual X-mas list just a simple "wish I had money to buy this" list :)
1.) A gold Michael Kors Watch: Price range $180-$250. I love all these styles, anyone would be fine with me! I am really into gold, and I also love this bracelet style watch. AND Michael Kors is my favorite designer.
4.) PB Teen dress form. Price range $199. This is another piece or item my girl Tiffany D owns. I kept seeing this in some of her videos and I research and found the exact one she had (confirmed by her through twitter :) ) My next post will be my dream Makeup Room Decor and this will be in it :)
1.) A gold Michael Kors Watch: Price range $180-$250. I love all these styles, anyone would be fine with me! I am really into gold, and I also love this bracelet style watch. AND Michael Kors is my favorite designer.
2.) Tory Burch classic reva ballerina flat in black and gold. I love these shoes! They are simple but classy and cute. Price range is $195. I love the gold detail and the logo.
3.) House of Harlow 1960 leather drop necklace. Price range is $65. I saw this necklace on my favorite YouTube guru Tiffany D. I did research and found out that it was made by Nicole Riche's line House of Harlow. I believe Tiffany's is not leather and more expensive, but I love the leather one more :)
5.) Now this next item I have ALWAYS wanted and probably always will. They are very pricey. A black quilted Chanel bag. This one is a wallet with a chain. Price range too much $$$$
There it is....hope you enjoyed xoxo
8 Most Worn Things: October 2010
Hello Everyone! A new month has come around and I wanted to do a recap of my 8 most worn things of the month of October. It was a pretty good month, here in LA the weather is just gorgeous and although at the end it was sorta cloudy and rainy it was still a wonderful weather month. In my life, things are great I was able to see old friends and visited family, my boyfriend and I had many fun weekends riding his bike down to Hollywood. Just a good month. :) Here we go...
1.) Most worn hair product: Queen Helene Cholesterol hair conditioning cream
My boyfriend and I went to Walgreens a couple weeks back and he picked up this up and swore to me that it would make my hair super soft. I have complained to him in the past about my hair being dry and frizzy. I tried it and used it how he told me and I hated it! It felt like I put body lotion in my hair and it did not feel soft. But one day I decided to give it another try but this time I read and followed the directions. It will take 30 minutes for best results and I only do the treatment once maybe twice a week, and I must say my hair felt super soft. I have an oily scalp so putting this on I thought my hair would be worse but it actually made it better. I highly recommend this product not only because it worked for me but because you can get it at any drugstore and its cheap.
2.) Most worn Lipstick/Lipgloss: Revlon Lipgloss in Pink Pursuit 120
I love watching beauty YouTube videos and one of my favorite gurus in UTubeLove11 she is so spunky and funny and I really enjoy watching her videos...anyways she talked and raved about Revlon Lipglosses so I decided to go get one and see for myself. I must say the are very good. I couldn't decide what color to choose but ended up picking Pink Pursuit becasue proceeds go to Breast Cancer research. The color is a gorgeous, soft pink and neutral color. I must admit I usually am not a big fan of lipglosses because they usually dry up my lips but this is the first lipgloss that doesn't, Its so shiny and pretty and again I recommend you go out and get it!
3.) Most worn earrings: H&M gold studs
I got these on a quick trip to the H&M store in West Hollywood, I wanted gold studs for a while and I got a pack of NINE earrings! And this pair was part of it. I love wearing these with any outfit very simple and chic!
4.) Most worn shirt/top: Black Express Top
I love to wear black, and I probably wear it too much.While I was running errands one day I got sucked into a Big Sale that was happening at Express. Shirts for $5 and pants for $10. It was so chaotic I felt like I was in the middle of a stampede, ANYWAYS I found this black shirt but I loved it because yes its just another "Black Top" but its unique because of the layers it has, plus its super comfy.
5.) Most worn nailpolish: OPI 'Cosmo-Not Tonight Horray!' and 'Pink of Hearts 2010'
I put two because I love both these colors. These are my first OPI colors and the quality is just amazing. They are light neutral colors, I usually wear Cosmo-Not Tonight Horray on my hands and Pink of Hearts 2010 on my toenails. Just two pretty colors that I cannot live without!
6.) Most worn shoes: Michael Kors Brown Leather Boots
I absolutely adore these boots! They were a gift from my wonderful boyfriend :) I have had these boots for a while but because it was hot I didn't want to wear them yet, plus they were very tight and I needed to stretch the leather a bit. Now that the weather is a bit cooler and I have stretched them I wear them all the time. I love to wear them over skinny jeans a la Kim Kardashian :) Just great boots. I know I am all about comfort and on these boots comfort does not come first lol its cuteness lol
7.) Most worn Perfume: Estee by Estee Lauder
I have been using this perfume since I was in middle school. My mom wore it and I tried it on one day and have not stopped using it. I hate reading and listening to people describe scents, to each is own. I just know whenever I wear this I get A LOT of compliments.
8.) Most worn handbag/purse: Michael Kors Black leather bag
I am a huge fan of Mr. Kors from his bags to shoes to shirts to watches I just love EVERYTHING! On a trip to the outlets I stopped by the Micheal Kors store and got this bag. Its big so at times its like a bottomless pit, but the good thing about it is that it has 4 compartments and 1 zipper pocket which makes it easy to sort things and not lose everything. I love the gold MK thingy it has(don't know what that's called lol) Its been my everyday go to bag
1.) Most worn hair product: Queen Helene Cholesterol hair conditioning cream
My boyfriend and I went to Walgreens a couple weeks back and he picked up this up and swore to me that it would make my hair super soft. I have complained to him in the past about my hair being dry and frizzy. I tried it and used it how he told me and I hated it! It felt like I put body lotion in my hair and it did not feel soft. But one day I decided to give it another try but this time I read and followed the directions. It will take 30 minutes for best results and I only do the treatment once maybe twice a week, and I must say my hair felt super soft. I have an oily scalp so putting this on I thought my hair would be worse but it actually made it better. I highly recommend this product not only because it worked for me but because you can get it at any drugstore and its cheap.
2.) Most worn Lipstick/Lipgloss: Revlon Lipgloss in Pink Pursuit 120
I love watching beauty YouTube videos and one of my favorite gurus in UTubeLove11 she is so spunky and funny and I really enjoy watching her videos...anyways she talked and raved about Revlon Lipglosses so I decided to go get one and see for myself. I must say the are very good. I couldn't decide what color to choose but ended up picking Pink Pursuit becasue proceeds go to Breast Cancer research. The color is a gorgeous, soft pink and neutral color. I must admit I usually am not a big fan of lipglosses because they usually dry up my lips but this is the first lipgloss that doesn't, Its so shiny and pretty and again I recommend you go out and get it!
3.) Most worn earrings: H&M gold studs
I got these on a quick trip to the H&M store in West Hollywood, I wanted gold studs for a while and I got a pack of NINE earrings! And this pair was part of it. I love wearing these with any outfit very simple and chic!
4.) Most worn shirt/top: Black Express Top
I love to wear black, and I probably wear it too much.While I was running errands one day I got sucked into a Big Sale that was happening at Express. Shirts for $5 and pants for $10. It was so chaotic I felt like I was in the middle of a stampede, ANYWAYS I found this black shirt but I loved it because yes its just another "Black Top" but its unique because of the layers it has, plus its super comfy.
5.) Most worn nailpolish: OPI 'Cosmo-Not Tonight Horray!' and 'Pink of Hearts 2010'
I put two because I love both these colors. These are my first OPI colors and the quality is just amazing. They are light neutral colors, I usually wear Cosmo-Not Tonight Horray on my hands and Pink of Hearts 2010 on my toenails. Just two pretty colors that I cannot live without!
6.) Most worn shoes: Michael Kors Brown Leather Boots
I absolutely adore these boots! They were a gift from my wonderful boyfriend :) I have had these boots for a while but because it was hot I didn't want to wear them yet, plus they were very tight and I needed to stretch the leather a bit. Now that the weather is a bit cooler and I have stretched them I wear them all the time. I love to wear them over skinny jeans a la Kim Kardashian :) Just great boots. I know I am all about comfort and on these boots comfort does not come first lol its cuteness lol
7.) Most worn Perfume: Estee by Estee Lauder
I have been using this perfume since I was in middle school. My mom wore it and I tried it on one day and have not stopped using it. I hate reading and listening to people describe scents, to each is own. I just know whenever I wear this I get A LOT of compliments.
8.) Most worn handbag/purse: Michael Kors Black leather bag
I am a huge fan of Mr. Kors from his bags to shoes to shirts to watches I just love EVERYTHING! On a trip to the outlets I stopped by the Micheal Kors store and got this bag. Its big so at times its like a bottomless pit, but the good thing about it is that it has 4 compartments and 1 zipper pocket which makes it easy to sort things and not lose everything. I love the gold MK thingy it has(don't know what that's called lol) Its been my everyday go to bag
Sorry it was posted so late :/ but hope your guys enjoy... xoxo
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