Princess Headgear

My daughter Eva is a princess, let's state the fact first ;) She believes everyday is her birthday, she will sing "Happy Birthday Eva" everyday. As my princess I'm always on the lookout for special little things that will make her feel as special as she is to me. On Facebook the other day, my co-worker's daughter Ashley posted some headband she handmade. I fell in love with them, so personalized, so cute. Ashley's "Little Bowchique" has recently been born and I'm already a fan. She custom made these two bows for Eva, I sent her a picture of the outfits and she worked her magic.
I love that she named the first one after my princess ;)

This purple/pink one is called Cupcake.

Please check out her FB album/page:  http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150173978221698.317204.684671697#!/media/set/?set=a.10150277022196421.373859.590676420
You can also email her at akarin22@aol.com
Support a young Hispanic woman with a great talent!! She can custom make headbands for any outfit you have.
The best part of giving Eva these headbands, was her reaction, "Mami, I look like a princess!"

Dazzling

I recently became a member of Shoedazzle.com, a website that brings you different styles of shoes, purses, and jewelry. My kind of website ;) For $39.95 a month you can order a pair of shoes, a purse or jewelry that are picked for you according to a survey you take.

For my first purchase I chose these heels "Glam" , they fit true to size. For your first purchase they give you $7.99 off, so they were $31.99.

For my second purchase I chose this bone purse with gold straps, "Paris." Shoedazzle really knows how to cater to women. First with the packaging of your purchase. All covered in hot pink tissue paper and in this lovely hot pink bag

I was very happy with my "Paris" bag, its a convenient size, I thought it was huge from the pictures on the site. I can use it with the strap extended or double up the strap. It has enough storage space.

Visit http://www.shoedazzle.com/ and sign up, they don't ask for a credit card until you are ready to purchase. And you can skip a month if you don't find anything you like, but trust me you're gonna love a lot of their styles.

Happy Shopping!!

Genefique - Lancome

I'm terrified of wrinkles...that fear started when I was 21! So I started lathering up all the cosmetic creams you can imagine. At 33 I'm happy to report no huge wrinkles, despide the love I have for suntanning. In my continual journey of fighting the wrinkles, I came upon a new weapon...Genefique by Lancome. I was out cosmetic shopping with my BFF, and the Lancome counter lady applied some Genefique to her face before testing out some foundations. We saw a difference on how the foundation looked with the Genefique on, so we had to try it. Four weeks later I'm so happy with the product, the $58 tag was worth it. My face feels youthful, hydrated, and softer. 
I've found my fountain of youth! Go to the Lancome counter and test it out.

Instyle's Beauty Buys of 2011

I love Instyle's Beauty Buys of 2011 presented on the Today Show.  Check out some of their best of 2011. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/43092746#43092746

I've been a fan of Dior's mascara for a while. I am going to try the CeraVe lotion and Fresh Brown Sugar perfume.
What are some of your favorite beauty buys?

From some of my favorite stores

I'm gonna apologize for the quality of the pictures I'm posting...I haven't been able to use my regular camera because my mother decided to take the camera battery charger back with her to Virginia. I can't wait until I get a good camera...soon!
So I did some bargain shopping at some of my favorite stores on Friday, I also hit up some of the outlets.
Here are a few things I picked up...

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Banana Republic was having a 40% everything in the store for their "Queen for a Day" Sale...so I got this orange/beige top with a paisley pattern in the front and stripes in the back. Originally it was $18.99 with the sale it was $11.39.

I also picked up this pinkish tank top at Banana Republic, originally it was $29.50 on sale for $17.70. I paired it up with this beaded light pink sweater I found at the Gap. It was only $9.97! It was originally $59.50 and I just saw it Online for $44.50!

At the Gap I also picked up this Teal V neck sweater for only $14.97, it was originally $49.50!!

At New York & Company I found this really cute purse/wristlet, it's a dark brown with a little padlock. Originally $22.95 it was 50% off at $11.47.

I saw these really cute light pink sandals for only $11.86, 30% off their $16.95 price.

My Daughter Eva also got some good deals.....

Check out these clear sandals from the Gap, two for $18...I got her the clear ones and navy blue ones. She loves them!

I saw these clogs and I had to get them!! They are too cute. Brown Clogs with a Butterfly on top they were on clearance at $9.97.

Those clogs are going to go perfect with these wide leg jeans she got from Gap also. They are having a BOGO 50 Off Sale on their sale items. So these pants were only $10.

As part of the BOGO Sale she also got this Black and White Maxi Dress for only $10.67. Perfect for the summertime parties she'll be attending :)

I love Gap, Banana Republic and New York and Company , their clothes are classic and last for a while, with care of course. So head to the nearest store and check out these great sales in person. Happy Shopping!

Rain Rain Don't go Away

Central Florida sees it's share of April Showers and after getting a couple of pairs of shoes wet crossing the wading pool (parking lot) at work I decided it was time for some rain boots. Since I won't be wearing too often, I wanted some inexpensive fun rain boots. Well I found them at Target.com.
These are my new Mustard Yellow Seagull Rain Boots!!!!

And at $7.87 a pair I could of bought a bunch of them!!

Target.com has rain boots ranging from $7.87 to $24.00.
Zappos.com has boots ranging from $32 to $395 (hmm Burberry)
Endless.com has boots ranging from $22 to $350

Why should the kiddies be the only ones splashing in the puddles ;)

Shoe Crazy

What happens when 1. I just got my tax return deposited in my bank account, 2. all my friends bail out on me 3. I'm child less for hours????
I go shoe shopping!!! I went a little crazy and bought four pairs of shoes today.

#1

My first purchase was from DSW. Levity Sandals $41 normally $60. Yeah go me!! http://www.dsw.com/

#2

Second purchase from Cathy Jean. These are the most comfortable wedges you will ever own! $72 but I know I'll wear them with everything! http://www.cathyjeanshoes.com/

#3

Third purchase of the day, at some store in the mall. Qupid Black Sandals $21. They're gonna be great with my summer maxi dress ;)

 

Last purchase, Paprika Brown Mules $18!! Great deal and they are surprisingly comfortable. I gotta get a pair of bellbottoms to rock them with.
Ok, I think I'm done shopping for shoes for a month LOL or until I step into another store.