I Gave In To The Temptation!

I took my love of shoes and my near obesession with Kim Kardashian and combined them - and what did I get? ShoeDazzle.com, baby! After a short survey and $39.95 a month, I get a gorgeous pair of shoes sent to me! And for no obligation! What a great deal, right? I got my selection of six sent to me today:

Billie


Corinna


Kendra

Tangie

Vixen

Wynn

Can you imagine the difficulty I had trying to decide?!? In the end, I chose Wynn. A girl can always use a stunning pair of red heels! Not only did I choose this particular pair because of how gorgeous they are, but for every pair bought, ShoeDazzle.com will donate 10% to WomenHeart.org to educate women on heart disease. I actually think the decision to choose these shoes was made for me! How can I not support such an amazing cause?!

I can't wait to get my new lovies in! I promise you will be the first to see them as soon as they arrive!

Are any of you members of shoedazzle.com? If so, what do you think?!

Until next time, XOXO!

Update and Polish of the Week!

Hi, everyone! I know, 2 months to the date, right? I'm so sorry! I started my new job and I have been so focused on the orientation process that I'm completely exhausted by the time I come home! But now that I'm getting into the swing of things fairly well, I hope to get back to regular postings!!

Ok, so I don't know about the rest of you, but I am a Christmas freak! I started gearing up for Christmas the day after Halloween! I freakin' love Christmas! So, this week's polish of the week comes from O.P.I.'s new Holiday Wishes collection. Say hello to Shim-Merry Chic!

I wasn't quite sure what to think of this color when I first got it. I like the overall color, but what I really liked were the flakes of different color in it. It's not like any other color I have, so buying it was a must!

You can find this color at:

Amazon.com : $5.35

8ty8 Beauty : $4.48

ULTA stores : $8.50

Let me know what you think!

Until next time, XOXO!

Best of the best from Fashion Week Spring 2010

I believe I would have cut off any appendage necessary to have been able to attend Fashion Week in New York last week. I mean, the styles were absolutely beautiful! Such a huge diversity of colors, prints, fabrics! Apparently anything goes for next spring!

Here's a few of my faves:


Arise: African Promise Collection

This dress is to die for! I love the colors. But what I love most is the top portion of the dress. Even though the model is not well endowed, this style would also work well for those of us who are a little more blessed up top. Maxi dresses and I did not get along well this summer for that reason - I felt like I was exposing more than I was covering! Ugh!

BCBG Max Azria

What I would give for those shoes! I love the overall look of this design! Very light yet the contrast of solid with the bold print gives it an awesome edgy look! Awesome!

Milly by Michelle Smith

I love the chic casual look of this design - aside from the "thingie" on her head! LOL! I can picture stores like Forever 21 and Charlotte Russe carrying comparable items in their stores.

Monarchy Collection

There is nothing that I do not love about this one! Love the bow on the skirt, the flowy lightweight material of the shirt, the absolutely stunning shoes. This design takes the look of neutrals and kicks it up a bit!


But out of all the amazing designs from some truly incredible designers, I think Diane von Furstenberg really stole the whole week's worth of talent! Love, love, love every single one of her designs! I'll let the pictures speak for themselves!

Click here to see all of the designs from the Spring 2010 Fashion Week. Let me know which are your faves!

Until next time, XOXO!!

Polish of the Week: OPI Black Cherry Chutney

Hi, there! Hope you all had a great weekend! Sorry for the lack of updates last week - I just started a new job and last week was full of orientation and such! And this week's polish is not going to be the prettiest sample! I actually JUST put it on so that I would have an update for you. I am currently wearing it on my toes, but I have such a foot anti-fetish that I will never take pictures of my feet to show them to you! So I threw it on my fingernails for you!

This week's color is OPI's Black Cherry Chutney. Seriously, this color is to die for! It's a deep raspberry plum (like a reddish-black) color that is just gorgeous and perfect for the fall! It's from the India collection (which included some absolutely amazing colors!) and I consider it a must-have for this coming fall/winter season!

You can find this at:

SV Beauty Supply: $4.25 - yes, $4.25!!!
American Discount Beauty Supply: $5.95

88 Beauty Supply : $4.48 - I know, crazy right?!

Until next time, XOXO!!

I'm Back & Polish of the Week: OPI You Don't Know Jacques

Hi, everyone! I know, it's been forever! But I just got my computer back! I've been without it for about three weeks and I felt like I was going to die - I'm a little too attached to this thing! :)

This week's nail polish color is one you might remember from my haul post I wasn't initially thrilled with the color, but guess what? - I love it!!! It might be one of my new favorite fall polishes. It's a creamy grayish-taupe color, and has great coverage. Just your two coats and you're ready to go! This isn't the matte color that OPI recently came out with, though. It's from their fall collection last year - La Collection de France, I believe. I'm dying to try out their matte colors, but I'm having a hard time trying to find them locally! I'm cheap and don't like to pay for shipping when I can drive to find what I'm looking for! What do you guys think?





You can find this polish at:
ULTA stores: (click here for store locator)

Nail Polish Diva: $7.32

Amazon: $6.99

Unitl next time, XOXO!!

Shake Your Booties!

Now that nursing school is behind me and I can broaden my fall shoe collection to include something other than tennis shoes, Dansko's or Uggs, I am ready to get my shoe shopping on! My fall shoe trend choice? Booties!!!
One of my favorite places to shop for shoes is Nordstrom. I love their trendy selection and the salespeople in my local store are wonderful - very helpful, but not at all pushy! Love that! So, I was browsing their website and I could feel my wishlist growing and my wallet shrinking as I eyed these beauties (Juicy Couture "Nadia" Booties):

And these (REPORT "Britt" Booties):

And these (N.Y.L.A. "Isabel" Booties) :

And, yes, these (Charles by Charles David "Fluster" Booties), too!

And check out these cuties, too:

Faux Cinched Booties from Forever 21
Metallic Ruched Booties from Charlotte Russe
REPORT Ritz Shoes from Buckle (not booties, but absolutely gorgeous anyway!)

I am picturing a fashionable fall filled with leggings, oversized tops and amazing booties! Although I am absolutely loving this design from Michael Kors Fall 2009 Collection. How incredible is this?

What are your fall fashion must-haves?

Until next time, XOXO!!

Polish of the Week: Spontaneous by China Glaze

Hey, beauties! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend! My computer is still being worked on, but fortunately, I was able to scrounge up a polish of the week for you! Hopefully I will get my computer back sometime this week, if not by the weekend. I feel naked without it! LOL!

Anyway, this week's color is Spontaneous by China Glaze. It's a beautiful creamy lilac color. I always think of Easter when I wear this polish - hmmm, maybe because of the pastel color perhaps? Unlike last week's color, Turned Up Turquoise, this is a richer color with great coverage! Two coats and you're done with no sheerness to it at all!

You can find this color at:
Sally's Beauty Supply: $4.99

China Glaze Diva: $5.40

Until next time, XOXO!!

More Fun with Polyvore

Hello, beauties! I've been playing more on polyvore.com and wanted to show you all some of the designs I put together. If you have not checked out this website and you love to play around with fashion, this is the best website for that! They have so many different items to choose from and piece together. Another great thing about the website is that they include the price and the place to actually buy that particular piece! So, you really can buy your own personally designed outfit! So, check it out and show me what you all design!

Live Fast Die Pretty by AngelR2000 featuring Forever21

Fashion is my passion by AngelR2000 featuring Single

Tiffany & Co. by AngelR2000 featuring Chloé dresses

Parisian Getaway by AngelR2000 featuring True Religion jeans

Let me know what you think!

Until next time, XOXO!!

Polish Of The Week: Turned Up Turquoise by China Glaze

Happy Monday everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend! I'm experiencing some computer issues at the moment (aka crashing!) so I'm doing updates from work - Shhhhh! I don't know if I will be able to get an update scheduled for every day this week (I should be getting my computer back sometime this weekend), but I'll do what I can!

Ok, so my polish of the week is one of my faves - especially for the summer! It's called "Turned Up Turquoise" by China Glaze. This color is gorgeous, the pictures can't do it justice. I would say it's more on the green side so I wouldn't exactly call this color turquoise but almost like a mermaid green color. Does that make any sense? :) This color dries super fast, probably because it's a more sheer color, which leads me to my only issue with this particular color - you need a really good base coat and at least two layers of this polish. You can probably see the white from my french manicure trying to shine through the color! I put on two coats - shoulda gone with three! But it is such a gorgeous color! Definitely check it out!

Unitl next time, XOXO!!

Hmmmm, what do you think...?

Ok, I will be the first to admit that I have a near obsession with Kim Kardashian. I literally am on her website every day! She is just out of this world gorgeous. She's incredibly sexy with her curves and is proud of them - which I love! Plus her sense of style just rocks.

I don't know if anyone has seen it yet, but she decided to go blonde recently! Yes, her jet black hair is now blonde...for real! Not quite sure if I truly love it or not, but there is not denying the fact that she is beautiful enough to pull it off. While I feel her black hair made her a bit more unique in a blonde-set Hollywood, the color still compliments her skin tone.

What do you guys think?

Before

After:

Seriously, can a woman possibly be any more beautiful?

The Beauty of Fashion

Happy Friday, everyone!!! I am sure you all are as excited for Friday to be here as I am. Normally, I don't get excited over Fridays, because I work weekends! But this Friday puts me one day closer to vacation - one day closer to being on the beach, soaking up the sun and having tons of fun! Can't wait!

My latest addiction is playing on one of my favorite websites: polyvore. I'm sure most of you have heard of it. It's a great website that offers tons of clothing options for you to put together your own outfits. I love it! Granted, most of the outfits that I have created cost over $1000, but a girl can dream, right? Here's a couple of the outfits I created.

Red and Black Fab by AngelR2000 featuring Valentino bags

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Sweet Romance by AngelR2000 featuring French Connection


It's so much fun!

However, since the items on that website are completely out of my price range, I will stick with those from my favorite clothing store in the world - Buckle! I love them! My girl, Cassie, at my local store knows how to hook me up! I can simply go in and tell her what I'm looking for (trendy outfit for girl's night out, something a little dressy for a dinner date, etc) and the next thing I know, I'm in a dressing room with clothes thrown at me! And she is the queen of accessorizing! She will put together the absolute PERFECT outfit in a matter of minutes! From earrings all the way down to shoes! She's unbelievable - she takes the guess work out for me!

I love to go on their website. They have a section of outfits already created that you can just point, click and buy. It's great! Buckle has so much to choose from, that sometimes it's nice just to sit back and say, "You know what, I don't feel like putting stuff together, do it for me!" And voila! This is the outfit I am currently eyeing on the website:

Love the colors in it! And check out those shoes! And it's much more affordable - my favorite part! :)

Hope you all have a fantastic weekend! I will be back on August 3rd - unless I can slide a few posts in during my vacay!

Until next time, XOXO!!

Polish of the week: OPI Yoga-Ta Get This Blue

Hi, beauties! This week's nail color is Yoga-Ta Get This Blue - a slammin' deep, rich dark blue. I love this color! It's from the India Collection (Spring/Summer 2008). I love to wear it when I have a tan! My tan skin and this blue just seem to compliment each other - therefore, I don't use this color in the winter AT ALL! It just makes my skin look that much whiter - not pretty!!



This color can be found at the following websites:

http://www.nailpolishdiva.com/NLI47-opi-yoga-ta-get-this-blue.htm ($7.32)

http://www.ballbeauty.com/opi_india_collection.htm ($6.25)

http://www.hello-gorgeous.net/ ($6.79)


**Sorry for the poor quality - I don't know why it didn't come out very well!

What do you think? Isn't it gorgeous?!?

Until next time - XOXO!!