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Valentine’s Day Outfit Ideas

Alyssa — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:56:23 +0000

So, I’m totally blaming JP for this post since she recently introduced me to Polyvore. If you’ve never been on the site, I’m going to warn you right now – your curiosity will quickly morph to an obsession. Given that I’ve spent the majority of this snow day creating looks for Valentine’s Day I figured I should probably share some of my favorite creations with you guys.

This year, M won’t tell me what we’re doing for V-day but no matter what we’re doing I know I want to look cute and flirty. For me, on V-day I feel like I must wear red. And if I’m not wearing red, there has to be some element of sexy in my outfit, and I usually opt for a splash of animal print, with leopard being my go-to. Keeping those two ideas in mind take a look at these looks:

LOOK 1:

So with this look I chose to go with both red and an animal print. I would totally wear this because it perfectly suits my personality, you have a taste of my wild side with the subtle snake skin on the shoes, but you still get to see my romantic side with the flowy red dress. I didn’t want to accessorize too much so I chose a simple gold pendant necklace and a stacked cuff ring to bring everything together. The daintiness of the rosebud purse was too cute to not include on this look.

Any one want to buy this outfit for me? hehe!

LOOK 2:

This look isn’t as romantic as the red dress, but I still love it just the same. A leopard blouse, black jeans and blue suede booties. Probably one of my most fav combos of all time. This is a look that I would totally wear if M were to treat me to a nice bottle of wine and home cooked meal in the comfort of our own flat. The accessories are simple and minimal, the blue cord of the bracelet picks up the blue from the shoes perfectly and the small gold stud earrings are just enough bling.

I have to stop myself here, because I could be creating looks all damn day. However, I should mention that a lot of the items are super expensive, like those $2,000 Christian Louboutins? I die for those, but it’s going to take a few more years of slaving for “the man” until I can afford them.

So which look is your favorite? Or if you don’t like either of them, what is your Valentine’s Day style? Feel free to share links to you looks on Polyvore in the comments. I’d love to see them!

Love,

Alyssa

DEAL ALERT! 10 Free Mineral Eye Shadows from e.l.f.!

Alyssa — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:38:07 +0000

First of all, I love e.l.f. products and second of all, I love free stuff. From now until the 6th you can get 10 FREE mineral eyes shadows from e.l.f. with orders of $25 or more. And if you’ve been on the e.l.f. site at all, you’ll know what $25 can get you a lot of product.

Click on the button below to take advantage of this awesome deal! I mean, with 10 different colors, it’s endless how many different looks you can create! you only have till the 6th SO GET ON IT!

Click here to go to e.l.f. now!

Love,
Alyssa

Video Review of Anastasia Beverly Hill’s ‘Wish You Were Here’ Beauty Kit!

Alyssa — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:57:57 +0000

Wahh! This is my very first video post, so you must bear with my nervousness!

I was recently one of a handful of bloggers to win the Anastasia of Beverly Hills Wish You Were Here Beauty Kit! I LOVE it. Watch the video below to see what was inside and what I liked the best!

Keep your whites pearly when you drink wine!

Alyssa — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:00:09 +0000

Wine Wipes by Borracha

I drink a lot of red wine and I get the WORST purple wine smile every single time. Nothing gets rid of it until you’re home and actually brush your teeth and have a good rinse. Have no fear my wino debutantes, there is a solution! Wine Wipes by Borracha! I love this name so much, their slogan on the back of the package is “Just because you’re a Borracha doesn’t mean you have to look like one”. (For those of you that don’t know what borracha means, it’s Spanish for drunk. Great marketing tactic, stating the obvious but in a foreign language.)

The wipes themselves are about 1.5″ in diameter and have the texture of a baby wipe. The active ingredients are baking soda, salt, hydrogen peroxide, calcium, glycerin and orange blossom. They use the orange blossom to give it a fresh taste butttt it doesn’t mask anything. It taste pretty foul so don’t swallow while you’re using it. They really work though. I used it on half of my teeth to see if I could even tell a difference and I totally could. They package it comes in is pretty inconspicuous so you can sneak off to the bathroom and use them really quick without people giving you funny looks.

Wine Wipes retail for $6.95 each or 3 for $18.00 at retailers nationwide. You can also buy them online at Amazon or directly from winewipes.com.

If you’re a wino like me, are you going to give them a shot? Let me know in the comments!