Review: Bobbi Brown Hot Cocoa Palette

Hi Ladies! 

For the month of December, Bobbi Brown was running a Facebook Gift of Glam giveaway. They were giving away tons of the Hot Cocoa Palette ($80.00 value) and a grand prize of $500.00 worth of Bobbi Brown products. This was really an awesome and generous contest. I was one of the lucky winners of the Hot Cocoa Palette. I was very excited to win this since I don't ever win these type of things. Also, I have never tried any Bobbi Brown products before (primarily because of the cost). Below is a review of this palette and a look that I created with it.

First off, here is the packaging:

BEAUTY CROWN AWARDS 2013: Facial Care Products and Tools

Hi Ladies,

Here are my top picks for Facial Care Products and Tools for the Beauty Crown Awards 2013!

The Beauty Crown Awards are a yearly favorites collaborative effort including beauty bloggers around the globe. The Beauty Crown Awards were created by Lily from Beauty with Lily Liz from My Pretty Obsessions, Jackie from Five Two Certified, and Shalunya from Shalunya & Boyet. We felt that a collaborative effort from a large number of beauty bloggers would be much more interesting to our readers and would garner more attention. The Beauty Crown Awards are a 5 week event with each week covering types of products.

Week 1 - Personal Care Products - Dec 2 - Dec 8, 2013

Week 2 - Facial Products - Dec 9 - Dec 15, 2013

Week 3 - Lip & Nail Products - Dec 16 - Dec 22, 2013

Week 4 - Eye & Misc Products - Dec 23 - Dec 29, 2013

Week 5 - Facial Care Products & Tools - Dec 30 - Jan 4, 2014

Week 5 of the Beauty Crown Awards covers Facial Care Products & Tools. Below are my selections:

FACIAL SKIN CARE

Cleansers-Clarins Water Purify One Step Cleanser with Mint Essential Water

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from The Lovetere's

Hello Ladies! 

I just wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday from my family to yours!

Enjoy the time off with your family, friends, and loved ones... since this is what life is really all about!

Love, 

Tanya

xoxox

BEAUTY CROWN AWARDS 2013: Eye and Misc Products

Hi Ladies,
Here are my top picks for Eye and Misc Products for the Beauty Crown Awards 2013!

The Beauty Crown Awards are a yearly favorites collaborative effort including beauty bloggers around the globe. The Beauty Crown Awards were created by Lily from Beauty with Lily Liz from My Pretty Obsessions, Jackie from Five Two Certified, and Shalunya from Shalunya & Boyet. We felt that a collaborative effort from a large number of beauty bloggers would be much more interesting to our readers and would garner more attention. The Beauty Crown Awards are a 5 week event with each week covering types of products.

Week 1 - Personal Care Products - Dec 2 - Dec 8, 2013

Week 2 - Facial Products - Dec 9 - Dec 15, 2013

Week 3 - Lip & Nail Products - Dec 16 - Dec 22, 2013

Week 4 - Eye & Misc Products - Dec 23 - Dec 29, 2013

Week 5 - Facial Care Products & Tools - Dec 30 - Jan 4, 2014

Week 4 of the Beauty Crown Awards covers Eye & Misc Products. Below are my Week 4 selections:

EYES

Primer-M.A.C. Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly

Get the Look for Less

Look 1: Keri Washington Wrap Jacket

Not Just a Pretty Face Wrap Coat $58.00 at The Red Dress Boutique

Look 2: Salma Hayek  Mixed Fabric Dress

Sleeveless Dress $34.95 at H&M

Review: Ipsy Glam Bag December 2013

Hi Ladies! 

I FINALLY received my first Ipsy Glam Bag! I was SO excited when I was handed the metallic hot pink bubble package that came for me in the mail. For those of you not familiar with Ipsy, it is a monthly beauty subscription service.  For $10.00 a month you receive 4-5 deluxe or full size beauty products. You fill out a detailed profile so that they have a better idea of what type of products to send you. There are all kinds of fun contests and giveaways each month on IPSY and their Facebook page. There are also special offers by the featured brands of the month. For example, this month, Be a Bombshell is offering 40% off your order plus a free blush with purchase when you enter a special Ipsy code. This subscription service has received awesome reviews and blows Birch Box away. 

Makeup Brush 101

Hey Ladies!

I decided to do a video with a run down of all of the makeup brushes that I use on a daily basis.  I also wanted to explain the uses of each and where you can get them. Enjoy the video!

Note: Please excuse my bra that is quite visible in this video...going forward I will not wear this shirt while shooting lol.



These are the e.l.f. Studio Brushes that I discussed in the video. 

e.l.f. Studio 11 Piece Brush Collection $30.00 

You can purchase them online HERE!

What are your favorite makeup brushes? Post your comments below!

BEAUTY CROW AWARDS 2013: Lip and Nail Products

Hi Ladies,
Here are my top picks for Lip and Nail Products for the Beauty Crown Awards 2013!

The Beauty Crown Awards are a yearly favorites collaborative effort including beauty bloggers around the globe. The Beauty Crown Awards were created by Lily from Beauty with Lily Liz from My Pretty Obsessions, Jackie from Five Two Certified, and Shalunya from Shalunya & Boyet. We felt that a collaborative effort from a large number of beauty bloggers would be much more interesting to our readers and would garner more attention. The Beauty Crown Awards are a 5 week event with each week covering types of products.

Week 1 - Personal Care Products - Dec 2 - Dec 8, 2013

Week 2 - Facial Products - Dec 9 - Dec 15, 2013

Week 3 - Lip & Nail Products - Dec 16 - Dec 22, 2013

Week 4 - Eye & Misc Products - Dec 23 - Dec 29, 2013

Week 5 - Facial Care Products & Tools - Dec 30 - Jan 4, 2014

Week 3 of the Beauty Crown Awards covers Lip & Nail Products. Below are my Week 3 selections:

LIPS

Lipliner-M.A.C. Creamola

Recipe: Crockpot Beef and Pea Pods

Hi Ladies!

Here is a yummy dinner recipe that is SO easy! I changed a couple things from the original recipe.



Ingredients:

1 pound Stir Fry Beef
10 1/2 ounces beef broth
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger (I use the ginger powder from my spice rack)
1 bunch green onions, sliced
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons cold water
7 ounces frozen chinese pea pods (I use sugar snap peas since that is what is at Market Basket)

Directions:

Combine strips in crockpot with broth, soy sauce, ginger and onions. Cover and cook on low for 5 to 7 hours. 

Turn to high. Stir in cornstarch dissolved in the cold water. Cook on high for 10 to 15 minutes or until thickened. Drop in pea pods the last 5 minutes. Serve over hot rice.

http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/442/Beef_And_Pea_Pods55432.shtml

Enjoy!

xoxo Tanya

Holiday Looks

Hi Girls,
I have come up with some cute and affordable looks for the holidays. 

Casual Looks

Studded Front Tunic Sweater $59.90 at Express

Favorite Jeggings $19.80 at Forever21

Studded Chelsea Boots $37.90 at GOjane

Fall Lip Trend: Dark lips

Hi Ladies,

I decided to jump on the band wagon and try out the dark lips look. Check out my video below discussing the topic.



Here are the swatches of the lip color and liner that I went with:

M.A.C. Lipstick in Hang-Up $15.00 at M.A.C.

M.A.C. Lip Pencil in Burgundy $15.00 at M.A.C.

What do you think of the berry/wine lip color trend? Love it or leave it? Post your comments below!

BEAUTY CROWN AWARDS 2013: Facial Products

Hi Ladies,
Here are my top picks for Facial Products for the Beauty Crown Awards 2013!

The Beauty Crown Awards are a yearly favorites collaborative effort including beauty bloggers around the globe. The Beauty Crown Awards were created by Lily from Beauty with Lily Liz from My Pretty Obsessions, Jackie from Five Two Certified, and Shalunya from Shalunya & Boyet. We felt that a collaborative effort from a large number of beauty bloggers would be much more interesting to our readers and would garner more attention. The Beauty Crown Awards are a 5 week event with each week covering types of products.

Week 1 - Personal Care Products - Dec 2 - Dec 8, 2013

Week 2 - Facial Products - Dec 9 - Dec 15, 2013

Week 3 - Lip & Nail Products - Dec 16 - Dec 22, 2013

Week 4 - Eye & Misc Products - Dec 23 - Dec 29, 2013

Week 5 - Facial Care Products & Tools - Dec 30 - Jan 4, 2014

Week 2 of the Beauty Crown Awards covers Face Products. Below are my Week 2 selections:

FACE

Primer-e.l.f. Studio Mineral Infused Face Primer in Brightening Lavender

BB Cream-M.A.C. Prep and Prime BB Beauty Balm

Holiday Treats: Cookies and Cream Bars

Hey Ladies!
Keeping in theme with the holidays, here is a SUPER EASY treat to make for your parties. 

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/174373816793542988/

Holiday Look: Hair Tutorial

Hi Ladies,
Here is part two of my Holiday Look Tutorial.

This is my first video tutorial so bear with me! Hopefully I get better as time goes on.

 Here is the finished look! It didn't come out perfect but it worked for my pictures. I did learn that my hair doesn't curl well after straightening it the day before. I will most definitely remember this for next time....

Holiday Look: Makeup Tutorial

Hi Ladies,
I had holiday pictures taken and figured I would do a makeup and hair tutorial to go along with my look. I didn't decide until AFTER I did my make that I was going to do my first video tutorial.

For my makeup I wanted a bright festive look. I decided to use a gold very shimmery/pearl shadow on my lids (Too Faced Honeymoon). I used a velvety shadow not something that was heavily glittered. I used a matte brown shadow on my crease (Too Faced Teddy Bear) and a white matte shadow on my brow bone(Too Faced In the Buff). After applying the matte brown I felt as if it didn't complement the lid color as much as I wanted so I went in with a warmer brown matte shadow with some specs of shimmer (M.A.C. Texture).

BEAUTY CROWN AWARDS 2013: Personal Care Products

Hi Ladies,
Here are my top picks for Personal Care Products for the Beauty Crown Awards 2013!

The Beauty Crown Awards are a yearly favorites collaborative effort including beauty bloggers around the globe. The Beauty Crown Awards were created by Lily from Beauty with Lily Liz from My Pretty Obsessions, Jackie from Five Two Certified, and Shalunya from Shalunya & Boyet. We felt that a collaborative effort from a large number of beauty bloggers would be much more interesting to our readers and would garner more attention. The Beauty Crown Awards are a 5 week event with each week covering types of products.

Week 1 - Personal Care Products - Dec 2 - Dec 8, 2013

Week 2 - Facial Products - Dec 9 - Dec 15, 2013

Week 3 - Lip & Nail Products - Dec 16 - Dec 22, 2013

Week 4 - Eye & Misc Products - Dec 23 - Dec 29, 2013

Week 5 - Facial Care Products & Tools - Dec 30 - Jan 4, 2014

Week 1 of the Beauty Crown Awards covers Personal Care Items. Below are my Week 1 Selections:

Holiday Wish List

Hey Girls,
There have been a ton of great holiday sets coming out from all the different cosmetic companies. For someone like me who is in heaven when I walk into a Sephora or Ulta, its so hard to decide which ones to ask for. In honor of Cyber Monday I decided to share my Christmas List with you all.

Here are the new sets at the top of my wish list:

Too Faced A Few of My Favorite Things $56.00 at Sephora