Style Friday! $1 Anthropologie Dupe Earrings.....

Friday, February 13, 2015

Hey Everyone!!


Whilst pinning on my beloved Pinterest, I came across these earrings, Anthopologie Pearl Backed Studs. I love the look of the trendy pearl back earring, so clicked on the link and found out that these earrings run $44.00. I'm not shocked at the price, it's Anthropologie, sis.







Later on, I stopped into my favorite BSS( independently owned Beauty Supply Store) in Spartanburg and spotted a dupe of those same earrings!! For ONE DOLLAR! $1! They are not exact but seriously close. I grabbed up this pair and several other colored pearl pair in this style.

That's the thing about expensive jewelry/costume jewelry, if you know the trends, what certain stores carry in styles( ex: JCrew statement necklaces, Anthropologie-esque jewelry), these pieces can be found in a similar styles in less expensive stores and sites.

The real shade is....most of it comes from the same distributor oversees, the mark up is just different. I can't tell you how many times I've seen Charming Charlie $10 earrings in the BSS for a $1 or Target sell a $29.99 statement necklace and a similar necklace is WalMart for $10.



Get to checking your BSS( Beauty Supply Stores, independently owned) in your "neighborhood" or "Da Hood" for these earrings!! Also, I saw alot of similar styles of this earring on www.shopmissa.com. Click HERE to see the styles!




NYX Intense Butter Gloss in Berry Strudel Look & Swatches......

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

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I spotted the new NYX Intense Butter Gloss at Ulta this weekend and decided just to pick up one color, Berry Strudel.



 NYX Intense Butter Gloss in Berry Strudel

I wore this color two day straight and it's gorgeous. The texture of the gloss is very, VERY similar to Maybelline Color Elixir. I swatched this shade with various other bright purple glosses in my collection and I didn't have anything similar in my collection. So, I can say that Berry Strudel is...unique in shade.


I'm interested in other colors now. LOL! And Ulta has a BOGO  1/2 on NYX  lips products so I'll be going back to check out the other Intense Butter Glosses.

So what do you think?? Do you own any Intense Butter Glosses by NYX? Let me know your favorite colors!



Pin Of the Week! Last Minute Valentine's Day Gifts.....

Hey Everyone!!

Valentine's Day is sooooo close and I have created a Last Minute Valentine's Day Gifts board on Pinterest full of ideas for gifts for those who have waited until the last minute. Or you are looking for an inexpensive but thoughtful gift. Or you are just a creative human who expresses their love through art. Whatever you are looking for, this board will have it!!


Check Last Minute Valentine's Day Gifts HERE!!!



DIY Valentine's Day Mug. Check this easy DIY HERE!


Valentine's Day Simple Nails Lookbook! 3 Quick Styles!!


Hey Everyone!!

I put together a simple nail polish lookbook for Valentine's Day. I was scouring Pinterest for nail polish looks and thought some the looks I saw were beautiful but seemed artistically difficult for me. lol! I can't do the designs and what not so I used just glitter polish and polish strips to create simple and fast looks for V'Day! 

Check them out!!

 Rimmel Salon Pro in Moon with Sinful Colors Love Sprinkles.
 Rimmel Salon Pro in Moon with Sinful Colors Love Sprinkles.
 Wet N' Wild Megalast in I Red A Good Book and Sally Hansen Salon Effects Polish Strips in Tattoo Much.

Wet N' Wild Wild Shine in Black Creme and Sally Hansen Salon Effects Polish Strips in I Love Lacey.


Happy Valentine's Day!



A Fresh Coat of Polish: Essie Ladylike......

Monday, February 02, 2015

Hey Everyone!!


I dug Essie Ladylike out of my collection searching for a shade that easy and breezy and wouldn't show much wear and tear. Essie Ladylike is perfect for that! When you need a work shade and you know you can't fool with your nails but you want to be polished....Essie Ladylike is perfection. 

 Ladylike is also great for vacation wear or travel. She has held up over a couple busy days for me.