GIVEAWAY!

Click Here To Enter =)
Nope, it's not my giveaway this time, however one of my fave blogs, *Kiss an Makeup, is hosting a 200 followers giveaway. I'm not entering myself, as I don't have a VS in my city, (I know, it sucks), but why not head over and enter?
And check out the rest of this GORGEOUS girl's blog while you're at it - I love it!

Sending Off my Giveaway Goodies!

I was a little late doing this (oops!) but today on my day off I finally got around to seding my Giveaway prizes to the winner ... Miss Gaby!

^Gathering the goodies from where they had been waiting patiently for the winner.

^I usually save nice boxes that perfume come in, and this Marc Jacobs Daisy box fit everything just in it perfectly

Pink tissue paper! (looks kind of gray here, but it is light pink)

^ Laying the prizes out to be wrapped ...

All wrapped up and ready to go!!

Congrats to Gaby for winning .. hope you enjoy the prizes!

My Giveaway Winner Is ...

Gaby from Gaby's Beauty Blog

Thanks to everyone who entered. I wish I could send one of each of these packages to all of the people who read and follow my blog, but alas .... one it is=)

I will do another one, so stay tuned!

Summer Giveaway!

Calling All Beauty Lovers - Prizes 10X Better The Second Time Around!

I am happy to announce my second Beauty Giveaway!

There is much debate in the blogosphere about this giveaway business. Is it merely a bribe to get more followers? More comments? More publicity?

For me, it's a way to say THANK-YOU to all the amazing people out there who take time out of their busy day to read, comment, and follow my blog! I wanted to give one of my readers a chance to try some of my favorite beauty products - the stuff I love and swear by. Each prize has been specially hand picked for this contest, and all are long time favorites of mine!

Now, before we take a closer look at what you could win, here are the rules for entering:

To be a contender, you must do ALL of the following:

*1. Follow my blog if you don't already

*2. Create a blog post about this giveaway with the above picture, and link back to this post.

*3.Leave a comment on this post letting me know you entered, with your email address and a link back to your blog.

For One Extra Entry:

*1.Create a sidebar post using the above giveaway picture with a link back to this post.

That's It!

{Please note: to be entered, you must complete all of the first three steps.}

This contest is open internationally

The contest will close on the last day of summer:

Sept. 20/2010

The winner will be notified via email shortly after.

Now Onto The Prizes:

DIORSHOW EXTASE MASCARA in BLACK

My absolute favorite mascara. To read more about it, click here.

Harajuku Lovers Perfume - Baby.

This is an older perfume, but I've been hooked since I first smelled it! I'm on my third small little mini bottle of this, and love it so much, I had to get a big bottle for my giveaway. It has a super fresh and clean baby powder scent to it and the bottle looks so cute on my vanity!

CAKE Nourishing Hand Lotion - Baked Citrus

CAKE is my favorite brand for lotions and potions, they smell good enough to eat. If I'm craving a cupcake or something else sweet, a quick application of this lotion tides me over.

MAC To The Beach Limited Edition Lustre Lipstick - Lazy Day

This is the perfect pale pink and looks great alone or with gloss. {Sold out in days, and is now completely unavailable.}

BORGHESE Nail Polish Set

5 Top Quality Polishes in pinks, corals, and burgundies.

Hope you saw something you liked in there!?!

GOOD LUCK!

Favorite Perfume Ads

I am definitely drawn in by beautiful, expensive perfume ads. They always tell a story, and give me a visual idea of what scent is encased in the glass bottle.

My Number One Fave:

Miss Dior Cherie

Such a sweet and charming ad campaign. I love how incredibly French and darling it looks. I purchased this perfume duty free on my way back from England back in 2005, when it first came out. It has quite a spicy, but also sweet, very unique smell to it that I grew to love over time.

Chanel No 5

I loved the commercial more than the print ad for this one. It was again so very French, and ultra glamorous with Nicole Kidman as the starlet. I couldn't find many still images of the commercial, but the below one captures the over all feel of it quite nicely. It was a "race against time" sort of ad, and I couldn't help but get caught up in the exquisite rush myself.

The print ad:

Flora by Gucci

I can just imagine the breeze that is blowing her silk dress carries the sweet floral scent of the perfume on it's wings.

Gucci

This ad is more modern and chic. Not as nice as the above, but still eye catching. I have yet to smell this, but I imagine a bolder scent, with no florals.

Chloe

Again, more '60s mod inspired. I wouldn't really expect an ad like this for the overly floral Chloe, but I like it none-the-less. This is the fave perfume in my collection.

Some Vintage Perfume Ads:

Recognize this face? ^

For fun I decided to create my own perfume ads from old pics on my blog. Not saying I'm perfume model material, but it was fun to give them names and dream up what their scent would be like.

Secret Wish

Delicate, light floral, with vanilla undertones. Only the closest of close can catch a drift of it's subtle enchantment.

Vintage Heart

Romantic and classic, a musky vanilla with subtle gardenia traces

Maybe one day my dream of creating a perfume will come true. I remember trying to create a perfume when I was a little girl. I crushed flowers and mixed it with water and hand cream in a little plastic bottle with a heart shaped top. It was sweet smelling but short lived, for perfumes need preservatives in order to last.

I am still going to show you my perfume collection in an upcoming post. It is not as big as I would like, as my faves are usually the highest price ones.

I also want to say that I've decided to do another giveaway, and will be opening it in the beginning of July. This is my best giveaway to date, as I will be giving away my top favorite beauty products. They are all high end products and will include my favorite mascara, lipstick, sunless tanner and more.

Tell Me

What is your favorite perfume?

Giveaways & Awards!!

Hello, Dolls!!!

So this is a giveaway post where I tell you about some awesome treats up for grabs!

First ..

Blonde Episodes 350Followers Giveaway!

Ends this Friday, April 2!

click image to enter

Second...

Paris Boutique's Giveaway!

Closes April 12/10

Click image to enter

I LOVE me some giveaways - a super side bonus to blogging!

And Now Another Sweet Award For Me =)

Irene Was kind enough to grant me this award, and I love it! I think it's so cute. I love anything Japanese Cutsey lol, (what else can you call it?) My sedan used to be decked out in everything Hello Kitty - HK floor mats, seat belt covers, dashboard bobbles lol .. yeah, I went a bit overboard. But I've always loved Jap culture and my dream vacay would be TOKYO, baby! I just find the Japanese so mysterious, probably because it's one of the furthest types of culture from our own. Mmm, sushi every day, sake, high rise penthouses; yep, it's my kinda place. Now I just need to make those millions...

I also love love love Gyaru Fashion!!!

I tag ANYONE who wants this award. I know I always just "tag everyone", but I think everyone deserves it!!

Have A Great Day!!

Giveaway WINNER!!!!

First I want to say a giant "THANK-YOU" to all of you who took the time to enter my very first giveaway! I was blown away by the amount of people who followed, commented, and posted about the giveaway on their sidebar. When I started the giveaway I had about 180 followers, and since then it has near doubled. Besides gaining all these new followers, it was a fabulous way to meet other people out there in the blogosphere, and I would highly recomend this method to anyone who is looking to meet more bloggers!!!

For those of you who entered and didn't win this time - fret not!! I had such a blast with this giveaway, and met so many amazing people, that I will be doing a SECOND even better giveaway this spring! I'm very excited about this one, so stay tuned!

Now - Without further ado, here is the winner of my very first giveaway!!!

Vanillabeanlatte!

Why not check out her blog and congratulate her?

Once again, THANKS for entering, dolls!!

**Winner was selected at random through Random Number Generatot at RANDOM.ORG.
Each contestant was numbered, with sidebar posters given a second number. Results one hundred percent random.

Vacation Recap & Giveaway Closure!

I had an amazing vacation! I uploaded only a few pics, but hopefully they give you an idea of the time we had - relaxing! We honestly did NOTHING but lay on the beach all day drinking mojitos. It was complete laziness and I loved every minute of it! I've spent too many "holidays" with an itenerary of activities longer than my arm, and while I love all of the things there are to do in the Carribean, I wanted at least one holiday where I did nothing but soak up the sun with a buzz =) It was definitely accomplished=)

The best part of the trip by far though, was our private dinner on the beach=)

It was a four course meal with our own private waiter, with crashing waves and candle light.

Lobster (my fave) and Filet Mignon =)
We also think we have FINALLY decided on a place for our wedding - Dreams Tulum. Hopefully all of the mayhem in Mexico will have died down by then .. (May 2011)

And last but not least my GIVEAWAY CLOSED last night at 12am MST. As previously posted, the winner will be announed by next weekend.

Thank-You To Everyone Who Entered!

**If you are a new follower/have left gracious comments and I have not responded, please forgive me. I am desperately trying to catch up on school work since being away. I should be caught up soon whereas soon after I will be checking out all the wonderful new blogs and getting back in touch with my bloggie friends=)