Road Trip Recap - Gifts Received

As previously mentioned, I wanted to recap and catch up on my gifts that I received while I was on my short vacation...Aside from the new iPad from my MIL and FIL, my SIL sent me a few MAC products and Chanel samples that I have yet to try...

Retail Price $33

One of the MAC items which is the Limited Edition Studio Careblend/Pressed Powder comes in a Hawaii surfboard like packaging. It's in a Lush-Light Bronze color from the MAC Surf Baby Collection of 2011 which fits my NC30-35 skin undertone.  MAC doesn't sell these particular ones anymore, however you can find the regular ones for $23-30 from various random independent sellers. 

Retail price $38

The second item is the Limited Edition MAC Interior Life Eye Shadow Palette that you see above. They may not be the easiest shades to wear for darker toned skins, but you might find that these shadows appear quite sheen when applied. Can't wait to give this one a try... 

Retail Price $18

Another item given to me is the MAC Pro Longwear Etcetera Lip Pencil that glides on pretty well and stays on for a good amount of time between reapplication. It is also said to be transfer proof.  Its been a while since I've used any lip pencils so I can't wait to see how well this holds up.

Retail price $28

This item above is The Faerie Glen Lustre Lipstick that is a very beautiful pink nude color that works well with all skin tones.  It does have a very nice sheen to it which should satisfy all skin tones.  I believe this particular item is now discontinued from what I've read from another blogger.  Also, I tried to search for the product myself, but unfortunately I could not find it anywhere, darn. 

Retail Price $60

Retail Price $195

This product above comes from the Chanel Le Blanc De Chanel Spring 2012 Collection.  The Foam Cleanser is a luxurious creamy formula that features Pearl Protein and Licorice Extracts that gently cleanse and purify the skin for renewed softness and luminosity.  As for the Brightening Concentrate, yes it does come at a hefty price.  Apparently, this product diminishes dark spots and helps the skin complexion become more even.  I will definitely use these sparingly and let you know how these products turn out! Big thanks to my SIL for these wonderful products!!!

In San Antonio, we made a stop at the Guenther House which I've mentioned in my previous post is a restaurant/factory mill museum that also has a store called the San Antonio River Mill Store.  This restaurant is such a great place to eat at as their breads and cakes are delicious! I also found out that you can make purchases online on items from their shop so everyone can get their hands on their yummy gourmet mixes!  While we were there, my MIL met another lady who happened to share her story that she drove 4 hours straight for all these bags of Sweet Cream Cake. After she shared her story and explained how great these gourmet mixes were, my MIL bought 6 for the rest of our family back in California to try.  There are quite a bit to choose from on their website and I assure you, these are ridiculously good!!! In fact, all their mixes are good!!! They served most of them during our brunch which is how I know they're bomb.com!

Along the way, my family and I visited the historic Downtown area of Brenham, Tx that has antique shops on every corner. One shop in particular that we stepped into was The Book Nook that sells bargain books, jewelry and gifts made of unique and recycled items.  While rummaging through their jewelry section, my eagle eye landed on this handcrafted watch above that I could not let go.  What I love about it is that it has so much detail on the front and back of the locket and not to mention, it is a bit heavy.  However for $12.99, it's a steal especially for a one of a kind handcrafted piece made by a jeweler named J. Campbell. Thanks to my Aunt for this wonderful gift!!!

While at the Blue Bell Creamery Factory my MIL and I were in a hurry zipping through their souvenir shop as they were closing up shop at 4PM.  I wasn't really looking to pick anything up, however my MIL insisted and got this cute shot glass for us. We've got quite a collection of shot glasses, after all, we did give out "Lucky In Love" shot glasses during our wedding reception in Las Vegas @the Monte Carlo Hotel. 

Along with everything above, my MIL purchased this bag for me from the central market around town.  I'm not quite sure where exactly she got it from, but it's a pretty big bag that I'll most likely use for grocery shopping.  Thanks Mother dear!!! She's so giving I tell ya!!!

Thanks to my old co-worker pal Yatendra who gave me a fabulous Nordstrom Gift Card which allowed me to make the purchases above. While I was away, these items above arrived just in time.  I love my new watch as well as the poncho which I got in a Turquoise color instead of what you see in the picture. Awesome items for a steal!  

Oh yea, I got my new iPhone case in and I love it!!! It's so versatile and super cute!!! It has a magnetic closure along with slots for id's and cash! You can even remove the inner wallet which is another added feature to this wristlet case. I'm really happy now that my phone is protected.  I've got one more item on the way and I'm hoping it arrives soon and in excellent/new condition as described! Can't wait to start organizing soon!!! 

I've got a lot of things going on today and one of them is to start preparing for dinner...Hmm, where to begin hehe... Catch ya'll in the next post! Ciao bellas!!

Sunday - Half Fulfilled & Moving Forward

Happy Sunday folks! How many of you remembered to "spring forward" those clocks of yours?  As for me, I had completely forgotten to do that! See, on Sundays, I usually wake up a little later than weekdays since it's the weekend and all, mind you I slept pretty late the night before. Thinking it was only 9AM, I had a brain fart moment and suddenly realized "whoops it's 10AM" haha. Forgot to move the clock forward by an hour and didn't think to look at my phone of all things!

Anyways, moving forward... Today I had planned to run a few errands (inside the mall that is) as I've been dealing with a few headaches lately. One of those headaches was having to deal with my poor iPhone that had suffered quite a fall and hit an extremely hard surface. Even though it had a case, it unfortunately didn't hold together, therefore the mid-frame had bent! Weird right? Well, this cosmetic fracture has caused the phone alone to not fit into any cases and it looks super odd to me sticking out like a sore thumb. It took me quite a while to think about replacing it so that was my plan today...

As you can see, my iPhone was bent where the volume buttons were.

Another plan I had been thinking about is to purchase a new face primer, concealer and foundation. I'm not too pleased with the drug store ones I'm currently using in place of my MAC products that I had recently run out of.  I've been wanting to try a few other products out that are currently selling at Sephora, however after making a stop here before the Apple store and asking an employee if they had any in stock, I was shocked to hear that only another Sephora at the Galleria mall carried them which was totally out of the way from where I was currently at so I figured it wasn't meant to be. Not this time that is...

Moving on to my long awaited plan...I finally stopped in at the Apple store and made an appointment. Unfortunately the only appointment available was an hour and a half later so I had no choice but to go waste precious time window shopping. I think I've come to realize that I'm better off shopping online in the comfort of my own home rather than being around a huge crowd of people, ummm yea. It was chaos everywhere I tell you! Of course, I found some really super cute items, but I held my wallet tight and suppressed the thought of letting my loose change come out. 

When my appointment time came around, I must have waited another twenty minutes of what seemed like an eternity, but after finally hearing my name being called, I was able to breath a sigh of relief. Those crowds in the Apple store are brutal! Well, I survived that deadly massacre over "The New Ipad" and finally got my replacement. Now the other headache. Restoring my phone, UGH! Luckily I backed my phone up before replacing it, but the unfortunate part is that everything I had entered into my "Notes" app had been deleted along with text messages that were so darn dear to me! I know I know, I shouldn't look back and just move forward with this new phone, right?  Darn you DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME! On a brighter note, I was able to fulfill one plan for today and that was to replace my phone.

Plan #1 Fulfilled

Since my Sunday was half fulfilled, I'll most likely be purchasing some products online within the next week or two. Here are some items that are on my To Do List that i'll be keeping as a reminder for myself...

TO DO LIST/WISHLIST 

(as of 03/11/2012)

Replace iPhone

New iPhone Case

New Face Primer

New Concealer

New Foundation

Traincase

Rainboots 

Laced Dress ;)

I'm looking forward to purchasing these items soon! The bottom three can wait a little longer, but you know...Things can change ;) Hope you've all adjusted well to the time change as I know most of you are looking forward to the Spring Season. Till the next post! Toodles!

Iphone Smacked

Every night after tucking myself into bed, I grab my phone, check for any last minute emails and messages and then if all is good, I get some Family Feud time in before I start dozing off. I thought the picture above was pretty hilarious as this illustrates what has happened to me twice in the past few weeks. There are times I ponder to think of alternative ways to solve this problem, but the only way is to do this all before bed or just put my phone away before I get Iphone smacked again. Besides, emails and messages can wait. Perhaps this was a "wake up" call for me. Hah! A wake up call before bed, pretty funny. I got the picture...