12 Days of Luxetips Before Christmas! Day 11: Glowing Holiday Make-Up

Hello Divas!

How was your day? If you are like me, you are still trying to get those last minute gifts before Christmas! Last minute shopping always gets me in the Christmas spirit.

We are almost done with 12 Days of Luxetips Before Christmas! Of course in order to complete our luxe look, we must wear gorgeous holiday make-up! Yep, I saved the best for last! LOL! During the holidays I want to glow. So I am going to use shimmery blushes, bronzers, and shimmmery eyeshadow for that sun-kissed look. As for lip color, I may go with a bronzy nude for Christmas Eve and for Christmas Day, a dark wine or gorgeous red! Here are some products I am contemplating for Christmas Eve and Christmas.

Bobbi Brown Nude Eye Palette. Every Diva knows Bobbi Brown makes the best palettes! They are limited edition and always sell out. I love this Nude Eye Palette. It contains mattes, pearlized, and metallic shimmer colors. I would use the shimmers to create a festive holiday eye and the pinkish white to highlight the inner corner my eye. Gorgeous!

Lancome Hypnose Mascara. I love my Defencils, but this mascara creates separation, definition, and volume!

To achieve the ultimate glow, you must have a very good bronzer or blush. You guys know how much I love NARS blushes. However, their Irrestiblement Bronzer is fab! Apply it to your brown bones, cheek bones, and anywhere else you want a nice glow.

Revlon Foiled lip gloss is a fantastic bronzy pink lip gloss for a great price! It has insane shine and is super moisturizing.

Also Revlon's Black Cherry lipstick is a gorgeous dark wine that I will wear on Christmas Day! It is simply gorgeous!

What make-up will you wear on Christmas Day?

Toodles!

The Holidays Are Here! NARS The Multiple Coffret

Hello Divas!

How are you doing? Are you excited the holiday season is here? I am!

The next series of posts will focus on great stocking stuffers for Christmas. I am a huge fan of stocking stuffers. I have huge oversized stockings for my family and I love giving my friends and family cute and unique stocking stuffers for Christmas. So while browsing Sephora's website, I came across this set of mini NARS multiples: NARS The Multiple Coffret. Now you Divas know I am a huge fan of NARS blushes and their Multiples. The great thing about The Multiples is that you can use them on your eyes, cheeks, and lips! A 3 for 1 deal? Love it! Well this holiday season, NARS Cosmetics is selling a limited edition mini-set featuring three shades of NARS Multiple. This adorable little set includes shades: Orgasm (peachy pink shimmer), South Beach (shimmering apricot and Copacabana (a glistening pearl). Plus it retails for only $40! Yep $40 bucks! One NARS Multiple retails for $37 alone, so this is a deal, deal, deal! I HAVE TO HAVE ONE IN MY LIFE!!

Divas this is a must buy and buy them fast. It is a limited edition, you get to try three Multiples for one low price, and it is so cute! These will sell out fast! You can purchase this set online here or at any Sephora.

Toodles!

What Is In My Makeup Bag? Lancome, NARS, Maybelline, Jurlique and more...

Hello Divas!

I hope you are having this best week ever! I am learning to let go and let God handle the problems. Now that is stress free living!

From time to time I like to do a post on what I am currently carrying in my make-up bag. This list will include some products that you are familiar with and some new ones I have come to love! Check out my list and tell me what are you carrying in your makeup bag?


Lancome Color Fever Gloss in Hotness. It is the perfect bronze pink nude! Plus it is super super moisturizing! Love it!

Lancome Defencils Mascara. No explanation needed.

Lancome Effecermess Waterproof Protective Undereye Concealer. This concealer beautifully conceals dark circles and bags.

Lancome Foundation Brush #2. The best foundation brush I have ever used.

NARS Blush in Lovejoy! When I wear this I look like a bronze bombshell.

Jurlique Love Balm. Moisturizing and Citrus-y!

Poule de Luxe Vanilla Solid Parfum. Small, compact, and packed with an intense vanilla/fruit scent.

Maybelline Red Revival Lipstick. The perfect true red.

Black Opal Foundation Stick in Hazelnut. The best coverage plus it is only $8 bucks!

CVS Essence of Beauty Tools Blush Brush. Great brushes for bargain basement prices. This blush brush is only $2.49!

Kerstin Florian Neroli Water. This water is perfect as a pick me up and a nice way to cool down and freshen up. It is the best ever!

Toodles!

Fun Fridays! Lumene BOGO, NARS 15th Anniversary Set and more....

Hello Divas!

I hope your day is as gorgeous as you are!

One of my absolutely favorite drugstore skin care lines,Lumene, is having a buy one get one free sale starting next week! You guys know how much I love their products. The day cream with Vitamin C and SPF 15 is one of my favorite products! It prevents aging, moisturizes, and protects your skin from the sun! Fab! Visit any CVS to take advantage of this offer and make sure you bring your CVS extra care card.

NARS Cosmetis is celebrating 15 years of color innovation with the release of two gorgeous palettes! Palette Everlasting Love contains make-up to create a bold eye and a nude lip. The Wild at Heart Palette contains colors to create a bold lip with a more subdued eye. These palettes contain: 4 eyeshadows, a blush and a multiple for cheeks, and 4 lip colors. Nice!

Sephora has introduced their Holiday Gift Sets for the Holidays! You can purchase gifts featuring Tarte Cosmetics, Philosophy, Smashbox, Lorac, Clinique, L'Occitane, and more! If you are on a budget, there are tons of sets $25 and under!

Toodles!

NARS Fall Nail Collection: Tokaido Express

Hello Divas!

I hope you had a fabulous weekend!

I am still recovering from my trip to Chicago. I was a presenter at the Mocha Moms, Inc. national conference. I discussed tips on how to live the fabulous life on a budget! I will have more details on my Chicago adventure later.

I received an email from NARS introducing their new Fall Collection Nail Color: Tokaido Express. Gorgeous! This nail polish is a deep amethyst with flecks of gold! It seems that deep jeweled tone nail polish is the current hot trend for fall. I can't wait to try this one. Fall here I come!

Toodles!

Fun Fridays! Hot Hot Sales

Hello Divas!

I hope your are having a lovely day! Christmas is literally around the corner, so you must get your shopping done soon! I am so behind, but I am so glad that there are some fantastic sales going on right now. I can get my last minute shopping done and save money at the same time!

1. Ulta 20% off discount. One of my favorite beauty emporiums is offering 20% off your entire purchase starting tomorrow December 20th until Christmas Eve. Read my review of Ulta here. This will definitely be a must stop for me when I am searching for beauty gifts this weekend. Click here to get the coupon or code to purchase online.

2. Nars Cosmetics. Nars Cosmetics is offering free 2 day shipping on any orders $25 or more from now until Saturday. This is a great way to get a fantastic Nars Blush, like Lovejoy, which I am buying for myself and not pay any shipping fees. Woot! Nars Blushes and duo eye shadows retail for $25! Visit narscosmetics.com and once you complete your order select 2 day shipping at check out.

Happy Shopping!

Toodles!

Nars Long Lip Gloss Set

Hello Divas!

I hope your day is awesome! Yesterday, I shared with you Divas my love for Nars lip glosses. Well, Nars has a Lip Gloss Gift Set that is a great way to try several Nars lip glosses for one low price. This lip gloss set includes three of Nars' most popular lip glosses. It includes Harlow, a silvery mauve; Sweet Dreams, a gorgeous pink with gold flecks; and Bilitis a brownish pink. I am salivating right now. LOL! This set is only $45! What a deal considering the lip glosses are $24 a piece! I am placing my order right now! And with free shipping on any purchase over $40, what are you waiting for? Visit Narscosmetics.com for more details.

Toodles!

Nars Cosmetics: My Illicit Love Affair

Hello Divas!

I hope your Monday is filled with happiness and purpose! It is cold, cold, cold. Lots of Starbucks Refresh Tea for me! Today I am going to discuss my love affair with Nars Cosmetics. I say it is a love affair because the cosmetics are gorgeous but expensive. It is especially expensive when you buy 2 Nars blushes and an eyeshadow duo once a month! Ouch! But what can I say, I absolutely adore Nars. The colors are so highly pigmented, you don't have to use a lot of the product to achieve the color. So the product lasts longer. And unlike other cosmetics brands, you don't need a primer to make the color last all day. Nars blushes, eyeshadows, and bronzers just last! Lastly, the colors ROCK on any skin tone. So your skin tone can be ivory or dark mocha and the colors just work. Um did I say how much I love Nars? LOL! Now I have previously blogged about my fascination with Nars' blushes here and the Multiple here. But Nars has other fabulous products that I must share with you Divas. Today, I want to feature Nars lip glosses. Fantastic! The lip glosses are nourishing, highly pigmented, and the colors are gorgeous. I am absolutely loving Turkish Delight. Turkish Delight is a current cult fav! It is a sheer pink gloss that is perfect layered over a neutral or nude lipstick or alone with a great lip pencil. It creates the perfect nude lip and looks great on every skin tone. Now Nars' lip glosses retail for $24 but are so worth it! Currently, Nars is offering free shipping on any purchase of $40.00 or more. So you can buy two of their beautiful lip glosses and not have to pay for shipping. Fantabulous!

Toodles!