My Barneys Beauty Mini Haul

Hello Fashionistas,

I'm posting tonight to highlight the items I received yesterday from Barneys New York.   I haven't tried them out yet, but I was just soooo excited and ready to share all my new goodies with all!
Check them out...

Shown are By Terry Lipstick in Red Fanatic, Lipstick Queen Gloss set, YSL Rouge Pur Couture lipstick in  #s 1 and 16, YSL Golden Gloss in Golden Cinnamon, Nars Illuminator in Orgasm, and Shiseido lipgloss in Pop Life

Sweaters for $20.12?

Hello Fashionistas,

I was so happy to find out that Eloquii was having a sale on all of their sweaters.   All sweaters are presently priced at $20.12.  I think thats a steal!  I've been really wanting to get several of them for a long time, so with this sale going I happily bought three of them.  Here are the ones I chose....

Tell me what you think..and when you get a chance run on over to Eloquii by The Limited and pick up a few!

Lots of Love,

Candy

New Year, New Me

Hello Fellow Fashionistas,

I am so excited about 2012.  I just have some many dreams and aspirations that I want to see come true this year.  I'm sure you girls are just as excited as me.  The number twelve is such a special number...which further leads me to believe that if you have any desires or ideas that you've always wanted to make a reality...this is the year to do it.  Come on ladies, lets do big things this year.  God has given us all so many gifts, talents, and abilities...let's use them to the fullest. 

On another note, I am excited about my upcoming camera purchase.  I am definitely open to any suggestions as to which one I should get.  I have my eye on this really cute Nikon 1...but I don't want the reason why I bought this camera is because its cute and white...lol...

via www.nikon.com

It is really my desire to take this blog to another level by really letting you all get to know who I am.  This camera is really important for that.  Anyhow...thats all for now..please let me know what you think about my camera choice.. Until we meet again...


Much Love and Elephant Hugs,

Candy

Happy New Year.....

Guess what I'm doing for NYE???  Well, first of all I and my lovely daughters went and enjoyed an evening at the nail salon.  This is my NYE nail choice...  I opted for something that would most fit my personality.  I just love hot pink, especially with black and white...they seem to make the color pop....I also like to do that with turquiose...

O.P.I I'm Indi-a Mood for Love and DS Radiance, plus Black and White

After the nail salon, the rest of my New Years Eve was happily spent on the inside with my husband and kids.  Even though spending the evening dancing away in a beautiful dress and a killer pair of heels sounds exciting, I much prefer to be at home cuddled up with the ones I love.  Hopefully you all are spending time with the ones who love you...Until next time..be safe and keep me in my prayers!

Not a resolution, more like a revelation..

I know it's been awhile since I posted, but as I'm sure you all know keeping up a blog is pretty hard during the holidays.  Especially when you have a husband, children, finals, and a home to be concerned with.  Anyway, I'm back along with a renewed dedication to not only improving and managing my blog more, but also with improving myself physically, mentally, spiritually, financially, and educationally.  I must say I am quite optimistic about the upcoming changes I'll be making in my life.  First of all, I plan on making my dream of becoming a hairstylist true.  This I call Phase 2 of my plan...  I also plan on working on opening a hair and makeup salon with one of my besties in the next year or two.  That's phase 3.... I plan to find a PhD program to enroll in and commit to, as well as I plan on taking both the real estate and tax classes within the next 6 months... (I know that seems like a lot, but I love school so it wont be so bad)...  In case you all are wondering what's Phase 1...well my bestie and I will be entering the world of luxury, couture hair and thus will be selling high end extensions.  Hopefully in the next month we will able to offer those services to you all...  Please wish me luck and give me your prayers and much needed support!!!! 

Anyhow, so I bet you've been wondering what I've been doing with myself lately...Well, besides working on my business ventures..I have been completely obsessed with increasing my makeup and beauty collection...I have been back and forth to MAC, Sephora, and Ulta all week....Lately I have been buying and trying various nail polishes...I must tell you I am absolutely in LOVE with the Essie brand polishes (Thanks to Krissy over at Addicted to All Things Pretty...This week I have been wearing "Chinchilla"...Its looks sort of gray in the bottle but on my hand it become this really nice brownish/purplish neutral that I'm really digging..I'm supposed to go get my nails done tomorrow...but I like it so much that I don't know if I'm ready to take it off...

Chinchilla

Last week I wore "Turquoise and Caicos" by Essie...and I tell you I was super excited about this color.  So much in fact I went and bought two more bottles because I didn't want to run out.  I think this may be one of my "Go To" Blues from now on.  Along with my "Teal the Cows Come Home" by OPI...

Turquoise and Caicos

Teal the Cows Come Home

I bought several more Essie brand polishes, as well as some by OPI, Nicole, and China Glaze...I'll tell you more about those when I get a chance to try them....

NYE...

I know everyone is looking forward to Christmas Day.  A fun filled day of family, presents, food, drinks, and an overall good time.  I know my babies are definitely looking forward to seeing what Santa has in store for them and I must admit I'm little curious as to what he's bringing me too.  I love the thrill of opening something new and not knowing what it is (even though I gave my husband at least 50 things to choose from) I am already looking beyond Christmas and straight to New Years Eve.  I can't wait to hang out with my girls, dance, have some drinks, and then bring in the new year with all the ones I love.  I'm most looking forward to receiving the dress I ordered from Bloomingdales.  I'm adding that dress to my growing collection of other party dresses I've ordered in the past few months.  I couldn't make up my mind so being the shopaholic I am I didn't see anything wrong with giving myself some options.  You can never have too many party dresses in my mind.  So, tell me what you think?  Which do you like?  And please let me know what you all are wearing to your NYE parties...

Bloomingdales $230

Fashion to Figure...the gold one $80

Torrid $70

Torrid $60

In the holiday spirit…

I haven't been in the best of moods lately...I'm really not one of those people who gets a rush out of holiday shopping..I much rather be behind my computer screen quietly hitting "Complete transaction" as I do all my shopping via the web.  However, Christmas is that time of year that sometimes requires that you leave the comfort of your virtual mall and go to the actual one... Other than my frequent visits to MAC, Ulta, DSW, Walmart, and Target I mostly complete my shopping via PC.  I was less than pleased to know that I must leave the comfort of my online world the last several days to complete my holiday shopping... So as I was saying I have been in one terrible mood and I have had an overall "Ba humbug" attitude...and yes it has been a doozy.  I surely feel sorry for my poor husband because it has been he who has been catching the brunt of my fury...and even shopping hasn't seem to help it much...  Well you better believe my dear family was surprisingly elated to find that I woke up in a relatively great mood today and actually decided to put on some makeup!  I even picked out this bright red, sequined top I bought from Lane Bryant several years ago to wear as an homage to my mood.  I am definitely in the Christmas spirit today! Let me say "Happy Holidays"  while the spirit is here...I'll be back to Mrs. Scrooge because tomorrow its back to the Christmas rush. 

Look I'm even smiling!