Hey everyone! If you don’t remember, awhile back I reviewed SmileBrilliant teeth whitening systems; a great and easy way to get your teeth whitened. You can read my review here.
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Hello everyone, how have you been? I’ve been busy, but I’ve got some brow inspiration for you guys.
If you have followed my blog for some time, you might have noticed I’m always tinkering with my brows. I’ve tried to schedule an appointment with a good brow place but I’m always too busy or I just forget or I can’t find a place that I trust. However, here is some brow inspiration for you ladies out there who are good at DIY!
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I love the tips Anastasia has for us as well as images of past/present brows. I wish my features could pull them off! Which image set do you like?
I also really like this new slideshow thing on wordpress. Very slick.
It’s Wehaf! I’m so sorry I posted this late; I thought I’d extended it to March 9. However, Wehaf, I will let AdoreMe know that you have won! Please email me your information ASAP.
Alright everyone! The lovely girls over at AdoreMe have decided to partner up with La Vie En Beaute to host a give away! It’s your chance to win a lingerie set retailing for 39.95 in your choice of styles!
Current selections at AdoreMe include:
Amelie
Juliet
Andrea
Giveaway Rules:
1. Two entries may be earned: a comment on this post telling me which style you’d like to win with an email I can contact you with, or a tweet to @lavieenbeauty telling me what you’d like to win! You can do both for 2 entries.
2. Entries will have to be limited to US/Canada–sorry international friends! However, I promise that I will one day host a giveaway for my international readers and for them only!
3. Entries must be recieved by Midnight, February 29 GMT Central US/Canada time. (Just get them in before March 1).
4. The winner will be chosen via a random number generator and will be posted March 2.
Good luck to all participants!
Hey everyone! Remember when I posted about AdoreMe? I’ve finally gotten the chance to review their product (I bought the set named Lucy in 34D and small).
The set is very good quality and constructed from blue lace and white, striped with blue fabric. The bra-straps are two that are joined near the middle of the shoulder, and become one in the back.
Anyways, to become part of the AdoreMe site, you have to go to adoreme.com, become a member, and then take a survey to see what your style is. After you complete the quiz, a showroom will be picked out for you by their team of experts. Each lingerie set is 39.95, but each style varies in sizes avaiable. Also–free shipping in the US AND Canada! It’s almost impossible to find a clothing website with free shipping every time but AdoreMe does it.
I find the site to be quite clear and organized and easy to navigate. However; I would like to be able to see all the styles (just for curiosity’s sake), with good photographs and descriptions of the items. As far as the quiz, I found it yielded pretty accurate results with the styles that I was matched with–I bought one of them and I can’t be happier!
My style was Lucy, which is sailor inspired and super cute. The bra fits perfectly, and I probably should have gone with a medium for the thong style underwear because it sits low on my hips and stretches across the widest part of my hips.
More information about Lucy:
~ Vertical blue and white stripes on each molded cup
~ Lace detailing completely around the bra and as the back band
~ Completely adjustable straps
~ Two-pronged back closure
~ 89% Nylon/5% Polyester/6% Spandex
~ Oh la la Cheri products
Customer service was great and very friendly and shipping took three days; very fast turnaround. I’m completely delighted with my purchase (this is complicated; they sent me a set for review, I somehow lost it and ordered another set) and with the price of only 39.95. The product is sturdy and I’ve already handwashed it to no ill effects. I look forward to using AdoreMe in times to come!
Also–Stay tuned for AdoreMe giveaway!
Beauty Express
Quick blurb about Anastasia for those who aren’t familiar:
Anastasia has long been the definitive eye and brow expert for icons such as Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Oprah as well as hip up-and-comers like Diana Agron, Selena Gomez and Kristen Cavalari and has recently expanded into colors that match their superior standards for skincare based cosmetics.
This is honestly only the second brow product that I’ve tried (the first being Shu Uemura’s Hard Brow Pencil). However, despite my lack of experience, I found it effective and straight forward to use.
That is the video that explains how to use the kit, and I’ll go on about how I used it as well.
Sephora provides the following information:
“This set contains:
- 0.04 oz Brow Wax Cream (Intended to be used first before the brow powder)
- 0.05 oz Eye shadow Duo (the lighter
- 2 x 0.056 oz Brow Powders
- 5 x brow stencils”
First off is trying to choose which brow stencil is right for you. That’s where the instructions included and the video come in handy, because all of the stencils could work for you. You need to first find three points–line up the brow brush straight against your nose to see where your eyebrow should start in the center of your forehead, then line the brush against the tip of your nose, where it should cross your iris and hit the highest poont of the arch, and then line the brush against the edge of your nose where it should it the corner of your eye and the end point of your eyebrow. (The video says this much better than I can because Anastasia herself demonstrates).
To begin; choose your stencil by following the above and keeping the ’1′ dotted line of the stencil at the beginning of your eyebrow. Select the stencil that most closely follows your natural brow line (she will later tell you to remove the hair that falls outside of the stencil) whle the burgundy line at the top of the stencil is parallel with your eyebrow.
Smooth the brow wax over your eyebrow. Fill in your brow with the lighter colored of the two brow powders, and add some of the darker powder where you feel you need definition. After removing the stencil, you can use either the matte or shimmery eyeshadow to highlight your brow bone underneath your eyebrow.
Ignoring all of the explanation above, this was the EASIEST brow product I’ve ever used. (I have the brunette version.) It was really straightforward and after you select your stencil, it’s so easy to use and impossible to mess up (it’s a stencil. There’s no way you can mess it up!) Besides the ease of use, it washes off cleanly after a whole day of wear. I seriously haven’t even touched my Shu Uemura brow pencil in the 2+ months that I’ve had this brow kit; mostly because this gives me a more defined and elegant look.
All in all, $39.50 is a great price in my opinion for a quality product that makes a daily routine much easier.
Bare brows
With Anastasia Beauty Express
Bonus: I will be hosting a giveaway of a Beauty Express kit in accordance with The Confluence and their partner Anastasia of Beverly Hills! Stay tuned for more info.
Hey everyone! So recently I was alerted to a new website that sold lingerie; the deal is that you take a survey first, and then your showroom will be stocked with lingerie that is hand picked for you by AdoreMe‘s experts. Every item is 39.95, and new additions are added each month. Now, I think 39.95 is right in the middle of the price range for lingerie sets, so I think it’s a good deal!
Definitely check this website out as there’s no obligation to buy and I will be hosting a giveaway sponsored by AdoreMe in the next few weeks! You can win your choice of lingerie set!
Some sets I liked:
Savannah
Lucy
Yeah! I’m excited about this website! I’ll be reviewing a set in a few weeks and after my review goes up I’ll offer up a set for a giveaway. Also, make sure to check out their Facebook page for deals!
Okay, this review is long overdue. I really just misplaced the nail stickers until recently, so here it goes.
Basically this is a cheaper take on the nail stickers craze started by Sally Hansen and Avon. These are prints though; I have the black and white checkerboard print.
NNail sticker
These are shown after 5 days of wear. They’re kind of tricky to put onto the nail because they just stick and its kind of hard if you’re not experienced to pull it off without ripping the sticker. However, I did manage to apply several nails without trouble (usually my second, third and thumb nails since I’ve been told I have small nail beds.)
NNail Sticker
I put a coat of top coat on my nail afterwards but it began having small chips after one day; noticeable chips after three. These come in a flat silver rectangle packet that you rip open and pull out a strip of plastic that has the 10 decals enclosed within. There are enough for two manicures. However, these retail for $6.32 USD available here. I might repurchas more decals from N.Nail, but maybe not whole length nail ones (or probably not these entire nail sized ones from any brand as I’m not particularly good with the decals!)
NNail Sticker
These are available at KKcenterhk.com.
*Disclaimer: A KKcenterHK representative sent this to me for consideration and review. For more information, please visit Disclaimer and Copyright information.
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