Hey everyone! Happy New Year!!! It’s been a while hasn’t it? The past 2 months have been busy and interesting to say the least. Since I didn’t have a decent amount of November faves I decided to add those in with my December faves. So, onward with the show!
1. The Golden Age | Sephora by OPI
I have been on the hunt for a good, chunky, gold, glitter nail polish for months. During the holiday weekend, I walked into Sephora and saw they were having a sale on a couple of their nail polishes. The Golden Age was one of them so I got it. I LOVE it! It’s perfect! The brush is perfect. The coverage is perfect. I’m a happy gal and my search for the perfect gold glitter nail polish is over!! Lol.
2. Wet n’ Wild | Walking on Eggshells Trio
I posted a couple months ago how I loved the Sweet as Candy Wet n’ Wild Trio (read here). I was at Target last month and picked up a few other trios one of which was Walking on Eggshells. This one has trumped the last. There really isn’t much difference between the two however the Walking on Eggshells trio is more neutral which I really like. I’m not a gutsy eye shadow wearer so I tend to really like neutral shades.
3. Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain | Revlon
I picked up 2 of these last month based on a rave review I saw on YouTube. I got the colors Honey and Charm. I LOVE the color Honey. It’s the perfect color for me to wear everyday. It’s a really nice medium pink that adds a nice touch of color to my lips without looking overdone. I didn’t really like Charm. It was a little too light for my taste.
I don’t even remember how I stumbled upon bloglovin but once I did, I fell in love quickly! In a nutshell, it’s a website where you can watch/read all your favorite blogs, like your favorite entries and find new blogs that are trending or are related to the ones you currently like to read. The site also has a Firefox add on (if you’re on Internet Explorer then you need to drop that and start browsing the world wide web in Firefox) and an iPhone app!
Here is the homescreen once you login. It’s sort of like a dashboard for all your favorite blogs. You can add on blogs as you discover them. A lot of the times I find that they are already on the site so you just have to click add. It lists all the blog entries by date and time. If you want to view one blog at a time, you can click on the blog name off to the left.
Once you read an entry, it greys out so you know what you’ve read and haven’t ready yet (see above). You can also like individual entries which is a nice feature (see the little red heart).
If you ever want to view all of your favorite entries, you can by clicking the “Liked posts” link off to the top left.
5. Love Is More Than a Fuzzy Feeling Scarf | Conversation Pieces
Like most women, I’m addicted to Pinterest. I pinned this heart scarf months ago (see photo on the left curtsey of Conversation Pieces) from 2 different companies in 2 different colors. I never really intended to buy it online. I like to save and pin things and try to find something similar locally if I can before I online shop. However, after not seeing it locally, and once the holiday season started, I decided I needed to have it. I ended up getting a dark, navy blue one with taupe colored hearts. I can’t find it online anymore but I do know they tend to restock their popular scarfs. When I got mine it said “Back in stock”. Mine came from Conversation Pieces. They have a taupe version here. You can always message them to see if they will bring back the version I have. Bonus: The way they package their stuff for shipping is super cute! There are photos of how they do it on the home page.
6. Espresso Maker | VillaWare
I picked up this bad boy about a year ago at Bed Bath & Beyond. I would link the actual machine here (or at least an updated version of it) but it no longer exists! I used it when I first got it. I wanted to save money on Starbucks so I thought if I could figure out how to make my own drink, all would be good in the world. lol. I ended up getting frustrated with it and left it alone until this December when Ruben lost his job and I had to cut my spending habits – coffee being a big one! It took a good 2 weeks before my hubby got the drink right but now I won’t get Starbucks unless I’m picking up supplies or getting something from my normal drink (Soy Vanilla Latte if you’re curious).
It comes with all these accessories to make your perfect latte. I also purchased a frothing pitcher since the machine has a frother.
I get the espresso beans (ground) and the vanilla syrup from Starbucks and my vanilla soy milk from the grocery store. And finally, my mug. I got it at Target. It’s the one you can customize yourself. I have 2 or 3 from Starbucks but of course I can’t find any of them.
So those were my favorites. Hopefully you enjoyed them! I have a few posts in the works as you read this which includes a burlap wreathe tutorial, some Thrifty Thursday stuff and new products that will be coming to my Etsy shop this January. Have a safe and happy new year!
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