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Voluminous, Long-Lasting Curls PERFECT for Valentine's Day!

Posted by csdferwEHRTJR Senin, 04 Februari 2013 0 komentar

Two posts in one day? No, I haven't lost my mind. Just excited to share my new absolute favorite way of doing my hair with you all! Just in time for Valentine's Day! Or a girls' night... Or the grocery store.
You know, whatever.

I can't say enough good things about this method of curling hair. It's easy, it takes 10 minutes, and it lasts until you wash your hair next. Seriously. I've rocked these 2 days in a row before. Sleeping on them and everything. It's crazy.
I've been doing this for a few months now. So for those of you that have been curious about my hair in any of my recent Instagram pics where my hair is curled (ahem, you should totally follow me if you don't! I post pics daily), my recent Sigma Beauty store event, or from IMATS, this is the method I used! Basically any curled hair photos from the past few months, this is the technique.

I know I sound way too excited about this, but seriously, those of you who have ever had issues curling your hair, whether it's the difficulty or the fact that it looks great for an hour and then suddenly turns to crap, this technique is SO worth a try!
My issue with curling hair isn't the ease or that I can't spray the heck out of it to make it last, but because I have super straight and hard to curl hair, curling it could be stressful. Stick with me... What I mean is that, sure it looked great when it was fresh, but wherever I was going, I would worry that it was falling or that depending on the weather (HELLO southern humidity), it would look totally different and curl-free when I got to wherever I was going.
This method is so great because I can BRUSH my hair. Yes, brush it... It stays soft and super curly. For days.
and days.
Oh and it doesn't look like crunchy curls. Soft, easy, carefree hair. I love it.
Ok, you get it. I'm a little excited about this technique and so happy I've got a go-to method for curling my hair now.

Check out my video below for a full step-by-step tutorial so you can perfect this method too!

Here's a few things you'll need to get the look...

Paddle brush (mine is el cheapo by Conair. Don't spend your life savings on a brush. Just sayin.)
Paul Mitchell Hot off the Press heat protectant spray (miracle stuff)
Hot Tools 1" curling iron (any 1" curling iron will do)
TreSemme Tres Two Hair Spray
small claw clip

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Relay Facebook Covers: Theme Century, Decades

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The American Cancer Society turned one hundred and there are several Relays with Themes of "Century of Hope", "Decades of Hope", etc and I needed a cover of that. After much thought below is what I came up with.

A century of hope facebook cover - relaywallpaper.blogspot.com

The black polaroid should sit perfectly where the Facebook profile image sets so your Relay Participants\volunteers will look like they are the "new" hope

Let me know if you have any ideas and if you like my designs please donate to my Relay For Life Page.

Thank you,

Donald

*Bonus Points if you know the name of the doctor in the third Polaroid.
** Extreme bonus points if you can spell it without assistance.

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60,000+

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60,000 views and counting! That's impressive, thank you so much for making this blog popular and everything you do as a volunteer of Relay For Life. I am behind on facebook themes but hang in there and I will get them up soon as I can.

Together our passion can beat cancer!

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NEW Sigma Eye Shadow Bases SWATCHES & Review! (and new discount code)

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Hello and happy Monday, everyone! So excited about this post... You guys have no idea how hard it has been over the past several months not being able to share these beauties with you all. I mean technically, I could have, but like I've said before, who wants to see someone raving about something that isn't available?
Not this girl.

So Sigma Beauty is now selling Eye Shadow Bases! They are available in 9 gorgeous shades that are sold both individually and in color-coordinated sets of 3. I'm obsessed.

Individuals.

I store mine upside down to see the color ;)

Before we get to the swatches and eye candy, here are my thoughts...

Over the past few months I've been using and loving these so much. They are seriously great eye shadow bases.
And yes, they are truly BASES. It irks me that most cream shadows call themselves "bases". I'm guilty of it as well. But to me, eye shadow bases are a product that both grabs and intensifies your eye shadow color while preventing creasing throughout the day. Most products lack that whole crucial "preventing creasing" thing.

I've really been objectively testing out every shade and I can honestly say without a doubt that these are my new favs. Even with my very oily lids that are super prone to creasing, these babies hold up all day. Whether worn on their own or with a shadow layered over it, they stay true to color and prevent creasing.

And let's talk about the packaging.. I LOVE that they have figured out the whole "drying out" thing. We've all had a Paint Pot (or 6) that have dried out into a little shrunken mess before you can even get through a quarter of it. With these, while the lid seals tightly, there is also a little extra "cap" over the product itself to keep it fresh until you use every bit.

Ok so without further ado, here's the details and the swatches!

Sigma Beauty Eye Shadow Bases

available individually, $13

available in 3-piece kit, $36
use discount code "BASE2013" to save 10% off your order!!

3-piece kits.

I think these are the best buy because you get a cheaper price per base, and you get a little brush to apply them with.

Here's the inside...

Flare Eye Shadow Base Kit

(l-r) Provoke (Matte nude-peach), Spy (duo-chrome green-maroon), Pursue (shimmery purple)

Bare Eye Shadow Base Kit

(l-r) Persuade (matte nude) , Sculpt (shimmery charcoal), Pose (shimmery brown)

*Persuade is a color dupe for MAC Painterly Paint Pot

Dare Eye Shadow Base Kit

(l-r) Unveil (shimmery gold), Dash (matte plum), Strike (shimmery burgundy)

Click here for all the eye shadow bases on the Sigma Beauty website and SAVE 10% off your entire order with code "BASE2013"

So what shades are your favs?? My most-used shades so far are definitely Persuade, Pose, and Sculpt... Which happen to all be a part of the Bare Kit. I'm also LOVING the Pursue and Strike shades. It's kind of awful to try and pic my favs. I love them all!

So which shades are you eye-ing??

Expect to see these used in a lot of upcoming tutorials!

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Valentine Shop Hop, Part 2

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My apologies for not getting back to you for part 2 of my shopping spree through some of my favorite Etsy shops, but life kind of got in the way. Whew! Busy weekend and I'm going to need some retail therapy to unwind...

First stop is my blogging buddy Debra's fun shop The Petite Boutique. I'm sure many of you know Debra from her blog, Common Ground. She hosts a great Friday party and always has some great decor posts, but in her spare time, she loves to play with old keys and fun findings and she makes these cool necklaces. She has some new ones posted for Valentine's Day, so pop on over and check them out.

I discovered Julie at GoGoSnap purely by accident, but I was so enchanted with her beautiful designs for business cards that I had her make some up for me. My design that I picked out was the wonderful lady in the center. She does invitation packages for weddings, notecards, thank you notes, and save the date cards. Her designs are all done on a real Heidelberg Offset press, so not digital or laser, and she has high quality thick paper. I mean really high quality. She is not cheap, but trust me, you will be thrilled with the result and Julie is great to work with.

Another face that may be familiar to you is Rhonda from A Little Bit French. She is a blogger as well and she makes the most wonderful things out of fabric, lace, jewelry, and paper. I love everything she creates and whenever you buy something, she spoils you with little extras. Go check out her shop if you haven't yet because you will love her French style.

Susan at Evelyn and Rose is a blogger and DIY decorator who has been featured in the Somerset Life magazine a couple of times and she makes some awesome things for her shop, namely pillows. One of these days, I'm going to get one of these beauties for some place special in my home. She's super nice too and that's always a plus, don't you think?

If you love pretty paper tags, journals, and other paper whimseys, you will have a great time poking around Dorothy Jane. She is a an old soul and loves anything Jane Austen. Her work is beautiful and a real treat for the eyes. I bought the Souvenir de Paris tags on the right and they are quite fun. I can't wait to do something awesome with them. Give her a look, you'll be glad you did.

And, while I was trying to behave and not engage in shameless self promotion, it is my blog after all, so I guess I will attempt to prod you to check out my new listings at both of my Etsy shops, The French Laundry...

And Elegant Farmhouse.

So, that's it for our pre-Valentine's Day shopping spree on Etsy. I hope you enjoyed yourself. I know I did. For now, it is time for this little chickie to go to bed.

Until next time,

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Great Natural Wallpaper

Posted by csdferwEHRTJR Jumat, 01 Februari 2013 0 komentar

Welcome to great natural wallpaper world...you can make your desktop more attractive.

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Spreading a Little Early Valentine's Day Love

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Well, the hearts are beating and cupid is sharpening his (her?) arrows...St. Valentine's Day is just around the corner. I thought I would share a couple of things with you in commemoration of the event. I've spoken before of a gal who I found on eBay by the name of Judy McCallum who makes these amazing and I do mean amazing little mixed media booklets. I received this one in the mail today and it did not disappoint.

I shouldn't be telling you about her because once I won one booklet a few months ago I've wanted another one with her images of little kiddos. I think I have bid on at least one every month since and have been outbid every time. Her popularity with the bidders has gotten crazy and I thought I was never to win another one. But finally, persistence paid off and I scored a little bit of a "sleeper" so I didn't have to take out a second on the house. Smile...

She uses an abundance of layers of lace and fabric and the effect is sooooo dreamy and romantic.

How precious are these two???

As I was photographing this yummy goodness, my mind started to wander (don't judge) and I started thinking about my Etsy shops and how much I love selling AND buying on there. Then I had a lightbulb moment and thought perhaps I could take you on a little tour of some of my favorite shops on the site for romantic handmade goods since February IS the month of romance after all. These are only a few of my favorites, but it will definitely make you want to hunt around on your own. I know that some of these talented gals will be familiar to you and some might not be so familiar, so grab a cuppa whatever suits you and let's go shopping!

First stop is a new one to me, Handpainted Pink Roses. This lady paints on lots of things, but she paints small. Like really small. Makes me cross-eyed to think about it. I bought some of her flowers done on buttons and they are even more beautiful in person. Super nice and super quick shipping, always a plus.

Next, we head on over to one of the true romantics, my pal Rosemary aka Ozma of Odds. Rosemary is one of a kind and although we've never met, I love her sense of style, her beautiful spirit, and her lovely treasures. We both love the sea and live in landlocked states. Go figure...

Around the bend is Anista Designs. This gal is in Canada and makes beautiful paper goods to order so you have to be patient, but the product is worth the wait. I bought two sets of the heart tags and they are nice and heavy, almost like the disposable beer coasters that you sometimes get at a bar (continue not judging :-) LOL!)

Next stop, another Rosemary who you will probably know, from Villa Barnes. This dear lady works her buns off creating and re purposing items like nobody's business. She's a real innovator and comes up with all sorts of cool techniques to romance up her pieces. AND she shares her techniques very generously on her blog. AND she's a real sweetheart to boot, so every transaction with her is a pleasure.

We're going to make one more stop in this whirlwind tour of romantic shops, this time at a very well known blogger, pinner, and shop keeper, Michelle of Petite Michelle Louise. Another sweet lady with talent galore. I've loved everything I've ever purchased and when it comes, the packaging is almost as good as what's inside. LOVE that! Michelle has been published several times in the Stampington magazines and her talent for seeing not what something is, but what it can be is astounding.

Well, I'm getting tired, so need to hit the hay. I think we shall resume our shopping spree tomorrow when I will share the final 5 romantic shops on my list. Rest up and be ready!

Until next time,

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