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Sephora Friends and Family Promotion 2010

Posted on October 21, 2010 by  |  Leave A Comment...

Today is the start of Sephora's Friends and Family 2010 promotion - it is 20% off your order! And I am not sure what the total is - I think $50 - but if you go over that there is free shipping! I first heard about this about 6 years ago and it seems like I always remember about it again mid-November when it is over. So this year I searched online (most sites are saying it starts tomorrow) and I decided to try the code today since a few sites were saying it started October 21st. It worked for me today!

Here is what I bought:

*Living Proof Straight Making No Frizz Styling Spray for Fine to Medium Hair
I bought a tiny sample size of this in Las Vegas a year ago and it is awesome! When you know it will be a very humid Florida day this stuff keeps your hair frizz free and super soft!




*Bliss Glamour Gloves
My old ones are getting a little gross looking and now that i think about it they are probably 5 years old. Time for new ones!




*Bliss Softening Socks
As I mentioned with the gloves, my old ones are gross and around 5 years old.




*Laura Mercier Purifying Oil - Light
I have the Shu Uemura High Performance Balancing Oil and it is almost out so I thought this winter I would try something new. I'm looking forward to trying this. I love the Laura Mercier line - if Sephora had the 3 pack of body creams that would be a part of this order, too! It is at Bloomingdales every year around the holidays so I will keep looking. By the way - Bloomingdales has the BEST selection of beauty gift kits ever! I always end up buying a few every year.




*Bare Escentuals bareMinerals Liner Shadow - Onyx
My favorite makeup artist Michele Mann told me about this line and I fell in love with it. It has great pigment - a little bit goes a long way! And I needed a good black to add to my collection




*Clinique Naturally Glossy Mascara in Jet Brown
This is my all time favorite day to day mascara. It is just what the name says - natural looking and glossy. It isn't thick, it doesn't lengthen and most important it isn't waterproof. So I can't wear it to a wedding (yes, I cry at weddings!). But I just can't seem to find another basic mascara that tops this one!




*Sephora Favorites LashStash Mascara Deluxe Sampler
I bought this last year and it had a whole different set of mascaras this year. I have a few favorite mascaras but for some reason I am still on the hunt for something better. Last year the set included Tarte's 4 Day Lash Stain and it is now my all time favorite waterproof mascara!

This year's set includes the following:
- 0.31 oz Too Faced LashLight Mascara in Black (full size)
- 0.11 oz Josie Maran GOGO Instant Natural Volume Argan Mascara in Pitch Black
- 0.1 oz Tarte MultiplEYE Clinically-Proven Lash Enhancing Mascara in Black
- 0.1 oz Make Up For Ever Smoky Lash Mascara in Black
- 0.141 oz Blinc Kiss Me Mascara in Black
- 0.207 Laura Mercier Full Blown Volume Mascara in Black
- 0.20 oz Buxom Lash Mascara in Blackest Black
- 0.14 oz Benefit BADgal Lash Mascara in Black
- 0.09 oz Sephora Collection Advanced Lash Booster in Black
- 0.16 oz Hourglass Film Noir Full Spectrum Mascara in Onyx
- Tarte Picture Perfect Eyelash Curler



And FYI they are selling last year's unsold LashStash for a fraction of the cost if you want to try it, too. It includes the following:
- 0.16 oz Hourglass Superficial Lash
- 0.09 oz Urban Decay Skyscraper Multi-Benefit Mascara
- 0.13 oz Korres Abyssinia Oil Volumizing and Strengthening Mascara
- 0.14 oz Benefit A Little Bit BADGal Lash Mascara
- 0.2 oz Smashbox Lash DNA
- 0.03 oz Laura Mercier Thickening and Building Mascara
- 0.07 oz Fresh Supernova
- 0.1 oz Sephora Lash Stretcher
- 0.14 oz Tarte 4 Day Stay Lash Stain
- 0.12 oz Cargo LashActivator




*Tarte Ring It In Cheek Stain Set
I love the Tarte cheek stains (my favorite one is Blissful) and I tried these three out in the Sephora store to make sure I liked all three and they were awesome! I am not so sure about the ring but I will see when it gets here.




*Tarte Good As Gold Lipgloss Collection
I bought this last year around the holidays and I love the little glosses. They are the perfect size to mix it up every day.




*Tarte 4 Day Lash Stain
As I mentioned above this was in the LashStash 2009 set and I love it! I wear it to weddings and it doesn't budge all day - not even with heat, sweat and tears!



Then I picked the following free samples:
*Sephora Collection Colorful Mono Eyeshadow in Brown Harmony
*Urban Decay Stardust Eyeshadow in Retrograde and Space Cowboy
*Jurlique Balancing Day Care Cream (I happen to love the Jurlique Rosewater Balancing Mist so I thought I would give this a try)

Here is the Jurlique Rosewater Balancing Mist - it is great for spraying on your face before you put on your moisturizer.


And last but not least, the promo code for Sephora Friends and Family 2010 is: FF2010

Ferrari Hard Top Convertible

Posted on September 21, 2010 by  |  Leave A Comment...

I love hard top convertibles - the Infiniti G37 is by far my favorite and if trunk space was not an issue I would probably have one by now!

But I recently saw the Ferrari California and it is hot!!! Wow! If money were no object I would get one of these! Did I say Wow yet?



And a side note - I wasn't sure what blog category to put this under so I decided on fashion. A car is an accessory, after all!

fall runway set for Chanel

Posted on April 01, 2010 by  |  Leave A Comment...

Year after year, Chanel's sets for their runway shows in Paris are over the top. The Grand Palais is gorgeous on its own and then Chanel takes over.

Check out the runway from Paris last week - it is unreal! I love the water splashing below each model's feet: