Fabulous Holiday Blog Challenge: Christmas Wish List

Fabulous Holiday Blog Challenge:

Christmas Wish List

I'm going to make this a materialist post.

I mean, we all want world peace right? 

So with that said, here's my material girl list.

 

A vacation to Tahiti

Not this bag in particular, but a Gucci bag would be nice!

A badass pair of Christian Loubitons

Where would I wear them? 

Vegas of course!

Canon Mark 5D II

MAC palette & pigments

(this image is of the coastal scents palette)

 

And what I want above ALL else, is to get pregnant!

I can't even begin to tell you my frustration with this. 

But I'll save all that for another post.

Christmas Party Recap

This past Saturday we went to my company Christmas party. They did a great job this year and held it at a huge convention center and it was divided into 3 separate rooms for all the various crowds & different taste in music.

There was a room with a DJ that played all the current music for the younger crowd, a band that played oldies for the older crowd, and a band in a room for the middle aged people. There were almost 4000 people there in all!

There was another huge room with several buffet lines set up for food. There was so much food & desserts! Very very nice set up.

I tried to take pics for the blog but as soon as I pulled my phone out to take the 1st pic, my phone died! BOO!

Before we left the house, I did manage to snap a few pics.

I went to MAC & my friend Tamara hooked me up again.

She did a fabulous job!

I told her just do whatever & she did a dark smokey eye with lashes of course.

 I have got to teach myself how to do this!

I love getting dolled up!

 Notice I still had some curls before I got dressed.

 

Hubby & I

(See, the curls fell... I was pissed! Oh well!)

Tamara couldn't do my hair this time do to her schedule so I attempted to curl it myself with a flat iron. I even went to YouTube to pull up some videos to teach myself. More power to you girls that can do it,  because I can't seem to get it. EVER!

(excuse the hubby's doo-rag, he took it off before we got to the party! LOL!)

The dress I'm wearing is by Applebottom! Holla!! My first & only piece of clothing I've ever bought from that line, but it is absolutley fabulous. The rouching hides everything! There is actually a gold apple medallion that hangs from the front of the dress, but it easily folds over into the dress which I was very happy about. I got it from Macy's on a whim and I am just so so happy with it! I paired this with some gold Jessica Simpson heels. #DivaMode HA!

MAKE-UP TIPS

If you call the MAC counter to make an appointment, they will tell you the cost is $50 in products. However, you can ask for them just to do your eyes and then you only need to spend $30 on products. Make sure you ask because they rarely advertise this! 

I always do my own foundation & powder anyways so this is no big deal for me!

If you're wearing dark eye shadow & you want fake lashes, go with lashes that are bit more longer.Otherwise they won't show up that well. As you can see in the first pic, the lashes look really long. I actually picked out a more realistic pair that had a "natural" length & Tamara convinced me to go with the longer lashes. 

As you can see in the rest of the pics, they actually don't look as long when my eyes are open.

So it gave me just the right amount of glam! :)

Nail Polish Swap

FINALLY I can blog about the Nail Polish Swap I participated in last month!

I was paired with the lovely  Ashleigh from Life As I Know It.

She has a really pretty & funny blog so go read it!

Ashleigh was a GREAT swap partner!

Look at my goodies!

A sweet card, her personalized blog card (so jealous I want one now), a great little bag that I use daily now,& of course some fabulous polishes!

These mini colors in the Justin Beiber package are actually great & they have the cutest names.

From left to right:

Coral Denominator, Not a Gold Bigger, Fuchia Wife, & I Pink I Love Him.

And I just LOVE this Essie color called Carry On.

It looks SO GOOD on my toes!

But I can't post a pic of my toes because I wore heels all week that rubbed my big toe the wrong way & I have a god awful discoloration that won't go away now. 

TMI?

If you like dark colors, definitely try this one! 

Love me some blog swaps! :)

Thanks for the wonderful goodies Ashleigh!

YouTube Saturday

 I don't know what this lady (if you can call her that) was thinking!  

FYI: Be careful of what you do & say in public. EVERYONE has cell phones & you may find yourself on YouTube, or worse, people of Walmart! ha!

Weekend Plans

I'm taking a break from the Fabulous blog challenge today to talk about my weekend plans.

This Saturday is my company's annual Christmas Party. 

Problem is it's also the LSU vs UGA game.

Hubby is NOT going to miss the game so we're going to have to arrive late to the par-tay.

I've already got a dress I am wearing to the party & yes, I am going to MAC to have my makeup done again. I can't get my "hair did" since Tamara has to work all day. So I've got to figure out how to do it myself. This should be interesting. I might have hubby do it. He's actually pretty good at flat ironing it, so now I have to teach him how to curl it. Ha!

In other news...

Have yall heard the story about the Lab Beagles seeing the sun & grass for the first time?

Can you say TEARJEARKER!

Fabulous Holiday Blog Challenge: Favorite Holiday Movies

Day 4 of the Fabulous Holiday Blog Challenge:

Favorite Holiday Movies/TV Specials

I watch just about EVERY Holiday & movie that airs in the month of December!

But these first I watch MULTIPLE TIMES!

LOVE me some Chevy Chase!

Did you know Ralphie doesn't get paid royalties?

That sucks!

I adore this movie though!

 

 

 

Fabulous Holiday Blog Challenge: Holiday Decor

Day3 of the Fabulous Holiday Blog Challenge:

Holiday Decorations

I already blogged about this on Sunday! 

So scroll down to see some of my decor.

Our tree is up now though!

The whole middle section of lights won't come on though! 

And I still need to add more ornaments & bows, and  a tree topper!

 

Isn't this dark middle section awful!

Hubby searched for an hour to figure out where the the missing plug is and couldn't find it.

Boo!

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Moving along!

I am no professional make up artist, but I do LOVE make up! So I'm going to share with you random tips I've learned from my MUA (make up artist) friends, the internet, and good ol personal trial & error!

 So here is tip #1.

Do you wear foundation?

If so, how do you apply it?

I've heard mixed reviews from various MUAs.

Some have told me use a sponge- but then that takes up a lot of foundation and can hold lots of germs.

Some have told me use your fingers- but you can end up applying more in some areas and less in others. Basically causing unevenness due to the pressure in your hands.

Then of course there's the brush. This is my new favorite way to apply liquid foundation!

The above image is of the MAC 187 brush. Quite pricey but during the holidays you can get a brush gift set for $50. The sets are smaller but you get more brushes for the price you'd normally pay for just one.  You can apply a small amount on top and use it to evenly apply your foundation. 

I can't even express how much better this looks now! It makes a HUGE difference!

It literally gives me a flawless look.

Don't believe me? Check out some of these reviews.

Just make sure you pick up some brush cleaner of course!