Why I'm Obsessed With Viv & Lou!

So.

I have a new obsession.

MONOGRAMS.

I want my monogram on everything.

It's becoming a problem.

lol.

Let's go back about 2 months.

We were getting ready for our family vacation to Gulf Shores, AL.

I decided that I needed a beach bag.

I mean, hello, it was a necessity.

As I was browsing aimlessly, I stumbled across Viv & Lou.

I wanted everything.

BUT.

My eyes were glued to this beauty: http://www.vivandlou.com/aqua-seahorse-beach-bag.html

I knew immediately that I had to have it.

So I personalized everything to my liking. Placed the order.

And not so patiently waited on it to arrive.

Shipping was super fast. It definitely exceeded my expectations.

When I opened the package, I'm pretty sure I squealed with glee!

The bag was absolutely everything I wanted and more.

First of all, it's huge. I packed everything I needed for my week at the beach inside this bad boy.

And I assure you, I am not a light packer.

The material is fantastic quality. I was super impressed. 

In fact, my bag is hanging in my room because I just like to look at it once in awhile. It's just so pretty. ha.

My next purchase was about 2 weeks ago.

Viv & Lou has flash sales on Thursdays. And this one was a must have!

http://www.vivandlou.com/aqua-pu-clutch.html

In fact, the clutch is still on sale now!

I am in love with mine.

It's just so summery and cute!

I encourage all of you to check out this amazing website!

You won't regret it! 

I'm going to add some pictures here, to show you guys my adorable items!

And a beach picture just because I couldn't resist!

(Yes. Our shirts are monogrammed. haha.)

You can find Viv & Lou in the following places:

Website

Facebook

Twitter

Pinterest

Instgram

Ipsy Glambag: May!

Hey guys! Today I'm gonna show you what I received in my Ipsy Glambag for the month of May!

The items are as follows:

1. Klorane Smoothing and Relaxing Patches

2. Briogeo Rosarco Milk Reparative Leave-In Conditioning Spray

3. Skone Cosmetics Pretty Eyes Automatic Eye Liner in Navy

4. It Cosmetics CC+ in Medium

5. Urban Decay Glide-On Lip Pencil in Ozone

The bag itself is just plain adorable. I haven't been able to try the products just yet, but as soon as I do, I will post reviews.

I will say this, I own the full size IT Cosmetics CC+, and I am obsessed with it! It is definitely a product I would recommend.

For those of you that might be interested in Ipsy, you should give it a try! You get 4-5 beauty samples each month for $10! And nine times out of ten, some of those samples are actually full size! It is a fantastic deal for beauty lovers!

I hope you'll all give it a try!

Have a wonderful day!

Doll 10 Beauty’s blendSMART™ Rotating Makeup Brush System

Hey everyone!

I've got something awesome to tell you about today!

An automatic makeup brush?!

I've never heard of something so awesome! 

Check it out on QVC! April 28th at 9 PM! (ET)

blendSMART™ Rotating Makeup Brush System

Scheduled to be available on QVC beginning April 28

(New York, NY) (April 28, 2015) – Introducing blendSMART™ for Doll 10 Beauty (QVC Item #A269463), scheduled to launch on QVC^® April 28 at 9 PM (ET).  The product will be offered exclusively through the multimedia retailer until October 20, 2015.

One of the first automatic makeup brushes that offers a flawlessly, even makeup application, Doll 10 blendSMART rotates 360 degrees to deliver 190 revolutions per minute for complete, even and natural-looking coverage in a snap. With its patent pending design, this revolutionary makeup brush is an easy-to-use tool perfect for beginners and professional artists alike.

The Doll 10 blendSMART is designed with an ergonomic handle for maximum comfort and control, and offers interchangeable brush heads made of high quality soft hair for guaranteed performance and longevity.   Offering better results than traditional brushes, Doll 10 blendSMART is the only tool a makeup doll needs!

Available: QVC, the QVC apps and QVC.com, while supplies last.

Get to know Doll 10 Beauty

Get Dolled up with the frontrunner in timeless beauty. Dr. Doris Dalton, the leader in cosmetics and scientific infusion, founded Doll 10 Beauty after years of immersing herself in the cosmetic industry.  Inspired by her personal experience and belief that every woman should feel confident and comfortable in her own skin, Dr. Dalton created a chic cosmetic line with a focus on hi-tech, anti-aging essentials to empower women to look and feel their best while wearing makeup they love. Made with innovative skin-loving ingredients, Doll 10 Beauty offers a full range of products in complexion, cheeks, eyes, lips, brushes and tools to enhance every woman’s natural beauty while helping to erase the past, perfect the present and protect the future. 

For Endless Perfection #YourRadiantSkin!--IT Cosmetics CC+ Your Way to Radiant Skin!

The It Cosmetics CC+ Your Way To Radiant Skin is a brand new collection debuting on QVC today as the Today's Special Value! This kit is valued at $172, but today only, you can purchase it for only $59.96 (reg. $72.50). There are three new products that are launching with this collection: the Your Skin But Better CC+ Illumination, The Heavenly Luxe Radiance Wand Brush, and the Luxe High Performance Anti Aging Eye Shadow Trio in Pretty In Spring.  Let's take a look!

Includes:

• 1.08-fl oz CC+ Cream Illumination in Fair, Light, Medium, Tan, or Rich-Brand New World Wide Launch!
  
• 0.78-oz Vitality Face Disc
• 0.10-oz Eye Shadow Trio in Pretty In Spring including Fresh, a cream shade; Blissful, pale rose shade; and Serene, a rich toffee shade -Brand New World Wide Launch
  
• Heavenly Luxe Radiance Wand Brush-Brand New World Wide Launch!
  
• Heavenly Luxe No Tug Dual Eye Shadow Brush 

I definitely cannot wait to try this collection out! 

IT Cosmetics Limited-Time January 19th TSV Set! New Year, Your Most Beautiful Skin Collection

Hello, everyone! Today I have the inside scoop on something amazing coming your way!

The IT Cosmetics New Year, Your Most Beautiful Skin! Five-Piece Collection!

Scroll on down and take a look at everything included in this set! 

Personally, I am extremely excited to try everything!

I hope to have a review of this collection up soon!

New Year, Your Most Beautiful Skin!

IT Cosmetics® New Year, Your Most Beautiful Skin! Five-Piece Collection goes beyond beauty. This Today’s Special Value® is scheduled to debut on QVC® Monday, January 19, 2015, at midnight (ET) for one day only! QVC features one item each day as a Today’s Special Value, which is offered at an exceptionally low price beginning midnight (ET) until 11:59 PM (PT) that day.

This new five-piece collection is the perfect way to start the new year, taking the power of skin care and coverage innovation to a whole new level! Be one of the first to experience all five brand new worldwide launches, including CC+ Eye Color Correcting Full Coverage Cream, CC+ Color Correcting Full Coverage Cream Compact, CC+ Airbrush Perfecting Powder, Blurred Lines Smooth-Fill Lipstick, and the CC+ Angled Buffing Foundation Brush. Together, it’s your anti-aging skincare, SPF 50+ and full coverage for your most beautiful skin!

Shop IT on QVC

Tune in to QVC on January 19, 2015, at midnight, 3 AM, 9 AM, 4 PM, 6 PM and 11 PM (ET) for more details on the New Year, Your Most Beautiful Skin! Five-Piece Collection. Visit QVC.com, the QVC apps or call 800.345.1515 beginning on January 19, 2015, at midnight (ET) until 11:59 PM (PT), to take advantage of this exceptionally low price while supplies last.

About Each Product:

New! CC+® Eye Color Correcting Full Coverage Cream instantly helps to conceal skin discoloration from view, hydrates your under-eye area and features a unique Cold Spoon Technology™ cooling tip. Formulated with hyaluronic acid, peptides, hydrolyzed collagen, silk and grape seed oil, this full coverage color-correcting cream is formulated to nourish the most delicate skin on your face.

New! CC+® Color Correcting Full Coverage Cream Compact is your award-winning, cult-favorite CC+ Cream in an innovative airless dispensing compact! With one push of a button, this compact releases a precise amount of CC+ cream, giving you skin care, sun protection and full coverage with each application. A multitasking beauty miracle, the CC+ compact is your full coverage foundation, SPF 50+ UVA/UVB physical-only sunscreen, brightening color corrector, anti-aging serum, pore minimizing primer, dark spot corrector and moisturizing day cream all in one step!

New! CC+® Airbrush Perfecting Powder is your lightweight, hydrating powder that is formulated to help erase the look of fine lines and pores, leaving your skin with the look of airbrushed perfection! Formulated talc-free and infused with hydrolyzed silk, hydrolyzed collagen, niacin and peptides, you can wear this skin-loving powder over your makeup or clean skin.

New! Blurred Lines™ Smooth-Fill Lipstick smooths the look of lip lines and adds color to your lips, giving you a natural-looking, pretty pop of color to revitalize your entire complexion! This lip-loving lipstick is formulated with nourishing ingredients including shea butter, jojoba, grape seed extract, cherry oil and hyaluronic acid.

New! CC+® Angled Buffing Foundation Brush is an ultra-luxe, plush makeup brush that does the work for you, making application simple and effortless. Custom-cut by hand and made with over 80,000 hairs, this brush flawlessly buffs makeup to help visually erase the look of pores and fine lines, airbrushing your skin to perfection. Use this cruelty-free, skin-loving brush with your foundation to create the look of your skin but better every time!

About IT Cosmetics®

Developed with leading plastic surgeons and dermatologists, IT Cosmetics® creates clinically proven, innovative problem-solving makeup and skin care products that harness cutting-edge, anti-aging technologies and high-performance, skin-loving ingredients to provide you with serious beauty solutions that help you look and feel your most beautiful! Co-Founder and CEO Jamie Kern Lima, who suffers from rosacea, sparse brows, hyperpigmentation and problematic skin, works hand-in-hand with plastic surgeons and dermatologists to create innovative, high-performance products, with a laser focus on solving women’s beauty problems. IT Cosmetics is sold in ULTA Beauty Stores nationwide and is a top color cosmetics brand on both QVC and The Shopping Channel Canada. For more information, please visit www.itcosmetics.com – it’s your beauty!™

Your Most Radiant You! IT Cosmetics Today’s Special Value! October 14!

Your Most Radiant You!

IT Cosmetics Today’s Special Value – 1 Day ONLY on QVC!

Your Most Radiant You! Five-Piece Collection goes beyond beauty. This Today’s Special Value® is scheduled to debut on QVC® Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at midnight (ET). QVC features one item each day as a Today’s Special Value, which is offered at an exceptionally low price beginning midnight (ET) until 11:59 PM (PT) that day.

The five-piece collection includes Celebration Foundation Illumination and the brand new CC+ Radiance Ombré Blush to help you achieve your most luminous skin. Be one of the first to experience the worldwide launch of Hello Lashes Extensions that will give your lashes a reason to wink! It comes paired with the No-Tug Gel Eyeliner to give your eyes the attention they deserve. Help transform your complexion and eyes with makeup that looks and feels like your skin but better for your most radiant you!

About Each Product:

Celebration Foundation® Illumination Full Coverage Anti-Aging Foundation provides full coverage and illumination to your skin. Infused with peptides, hydrolyzed collagen, antioxidants and skin-loving ingredients to nourish your skin and to help skin appear younger-looking, Celebration Foundation Illumination will never crease or crack and is also infused with Drops of Light Technology®.

New! CC+® Radiance Ombré Blush is the perfect balance of color and luminosity, blending from matte to pearlized radiance – it's a blush and highlighter in one compact. Formulated to minimize the appearance of pores and fine lines, this anti-aging, color correcting formula in the perfect pink shade of Je Ne Sais Quoi® is beautiful on all skin tones.

New! Hello Lashes® Extensions 24HR Mascara helps you achieve the look of false lashes. This five-in-one, clinically proven 24-hour wear mascara features the blackest black melted nylon fibers infused into our volumizing and lash-loving Hello Lashes Mascara to help you achieve long, thick and dramatic lashes in one quick coat application! Infused with lash-enhancing and conditioning ingredients, including vitamin B5, peptides, collagen, proteins and green tea.

No-Tug® Waterproof Gel Eyeliner is clinically proven to remain waterproof for up to 12 hours without tugging the delicate eyelids. Highly pigmented and anti-aging in both its application and its ingredients, this eyeliner is formulated with skin-loving hydrolyzed collagen, silk, rose and antioxidants.

Heavenly Luxe® Double Airbrush Foundation Brush features dual fiber brush hairs that flawlessly work to blend foundation onto your skin and help blur away imperfections. You don’t need to be an expert – IT does the work for you!

About IT Cosmetics®

Developed with leading plastic surgeons and dermatologists, IT Cosmetics® creates clinically-proven, innovative problem-solving makeup and skin care products that harness cutting-edge, anti-aging technologies and high-performance skin-loving ingredients to provide you with serious beauty solutions that help you look and feel your most beautiful! Co-founder and CEO Jamie Kern Lima, who suffers from rosacea, sparse brows, hyperpigmentation and problematic skin, works hand-in-hand with plastic surgeons and dermatologists to create innovative, high-performance products with a laser focus on solving women’s beauty problems. Prior to launching IT Cosmetics, Jamie Kern Lima was an award-winning TV news anchor. She also graduated Valedictorian from Washington State University and received her MBA from Columbia Business School. IT Cosmetics is sold in ULTA Beauty Stores nationwide, and is a top color cosmetics brand on both QVC and The Shopping Channel Canada. For more information, please visit www.itcosmetics.com  – IT’S truly your beauty, but better™!

IT Cosmetics IT's All About You! Collection!

Hello, everyone! Today I have something amazing to share. It's no secret that I love IT Cosmetics. Well, I'd like to share with you, the IT Cosmetics IT's All About You! Collection. This collection will include 3 QVC Customer Choice Beauty Award winning products, plus, 2 innovative new launches! How exciting?! I hope you all decide to give IT Cosmetics a try!

Here's all the information you'll need:

IT’s All About You!  Your 5pc Customer Favorites

IT Cosmetics Today’s Special Value – 1 Day ONLY on QVC!

IT is truly all about YOU! IT Cosmetics® is excited to introduce a collection of 3 QVC® Customer Choice Beauty Award winning products plus two innovative new launches, for the first time ever in this Today’s Special Value^® Saturday, June 21st, 2014.  Available for one day only, this limited edition IT Cosmetics set exclusive to QVC is valid from midnight ET June 21^st until 2:59 AM ET June 22^nd for an exceptionally low price, while supplies last.

IT’s All About You! 5pc Customer Favorites Collection includes Celebration Foundation®, Brow Power® Universal Brow Pencil, Limited Edition Heavenly Luxe™ Dual Ended Complexion Perfection Brush as well as IT’s brand new worldwide launches of CC+™ Radiance Palette and Waterproof Bye Bye Under Eye® Anti-Aging Concealer.Developed with leading plastic surgeons and infused with skin-loving unique ingredients, IT’s All About You does the work for you with all of the essentials you need to look and feel your most beautiful!

Achieve your most flawless, beautiful skin with Celebration Foundation®, the 2013 QVC Customer Choice Beauty Award winner for “Best Foundation”.  This full coverage, lightweight anti-aging foundation rich in skin-loving peptides, hydrolyzed collagen, silk and more, helps you attain a perfect, airbrushed complexion in 30 seconds! Use the NEW multifunctional 2-in-1 Heavenly Luxe™ Dual-Ended Complexion Perfection Brush to swirl circles into the foundation and buff onto skin to get flawless silky full coverage that feels like you’re wearing nothing.

Next, say hello to the NEW Clinically Proven All Day Waterproof version of two-time Customer Choice Beauty Award Winner for “Best Concealer” Bye Bye Under Eye®, now loaded with additional anti-aging skin loving benefits plus clinically proven for all-day 12-hr waterproof coverage. Start by warming up a pin sized amount on the back of your hand, then gently tap the concealer onto the areas that need extra coverage and blend with fingers or use the multitasking Dual Ended Complexion Perfection Brush to ensure flawless application.  Infused with anti-aging technology to not only cover, but to make your skin appear younger at the same time, Bye Bye Under Eye® Waterproof stays true to its original Bye Bye Under Eye® Concealer formula, providing crease-free coverage to camouflage under eye discolorations with ease, while hydrating to ensure a beautiful well-rested appearance.

Now it’s your most radiant, luminous, perfectly lit skin in a compact! Introducing the NEW CC+™ Radiance Palette. This palette includes three new color correcting innovations! The CC+™ Brightening Finishing Powder, CC+™ Matte Bronzer, and the CC+™ Flush Blush, each anti-aging talc-free powder includes color correcting pigments that enhance and even out the appearance of your natural skin tone, while boosting the warmth and radiance of your skin. Real Silk and Collagen work to blur the look of fine lines and pores.  CC+™ Brightening Finishing Powder is formulated with Drops of Light Technology™, using light-reflecting microspheres to provide your skin with the look of healthy illumination without glitter or shimmer, The CC+™ Matte Bronzer is formulated with anti-aging peptides and hyaluronic-filling spheres to keep you skin smooth and hydrated.  Hydrolyzed Collagen, Vitamins A, C and E, Grapeseed, Green Tea, Silk and Aloe treat your skin to a powerful boost of antioxidants and healthy moisture, smoothing out fine lines and wrinkles.  The CC+™ Blush not only flushes your cheeks for all day wear, but is also infused with anti-aging powerhouse ingredients including Amino Acids, Plum Oil, Cherry Oil, Hyaluronic Acid, Pomegranate, Jojoba, Aloe, Seaweed Extract and Grapeseed that work together to give cheeks a boost of healthy hydration.

Finish your most beautiful you with the most powerful step in your beauty routine, your brows! Brow Power® Universal Brow Pencil, is the two-time QVC Customer Choice Award winner for “Best Brow Product”. This universal, long wear eyebrow pencil is infused with cutting edge, brow-enhancing ingredients that coat each hair, while adhering to the skin, making it easy to naturally transform thick or thin brows to create the look of your brows but better™. In a universally flattering shade, Brow Power® Universal Brow Pencil is customized to work with all hair colors to create a bold look for everyone!  For lighter hair, apply using lighter, softer strokes and for darker hair, apply pressing hard to deposit more color.  As a finishing touch, lightly brush through brows with the spooly brush to create a natural polished look. As always, for every Brow Power® Universal Brow Pencil sold, IT Cosmetics will donate one to the American Cancer Societies’ Look Good, Feel Better® program to help women face the effects of cancer with confidence. To date, IT Cosmetics has donated over $4million in Brow Power Pencils to Look Good, Feel Better®.

IT Cosmetics^® IT’s All About You! 5pc Collection will be a Today’s Special Value offered at an exceptionally low price while supplies last, for ONE DAY ONLY on QVC, the QVC apps and QVC.com on June 21^st, 2014 from midnight to 2:59 AM ET the following day.

About IT Cosmetics^®: IT, which stands for Innovative Technology, is all about Clinically Proven, Skin Loving, Problem Solutions! Founder Jamie Kern, who suffers from Rosacea, Sparse Brows, Hyperpigmentation and problematic-skin works hand-in-hand with a team of plastic surgeons to create innovative, high performance products laser focused on solving women’s beauty problems.