PO BOX Talk: From Cathy

Hello, my Pretties!

I am still not able to get new photos onto my computer so I've been scouring my archives looking for pictures that I still need to blog about.  I came across these!  How could I have missed this blog post?  It's such a good one!

I got a package from one of my beauty buddies, Cathy of MY PINKTASTIC LIFE, back in December to help celebrate my Birthday and Christmas!  It was a miracle that I even received the package!

It all started when she contacted me via Twitter to tell me that she had sent me a (surprise) package and that I should have received it by now but that she had sent it to the wrong address.  I was so excited and really surprised that she had sent me a gift that I became panicked when the idea that it was lost forever started to sink in.  She supplied me with a tracking number.  I called up my sweet-tart at work and told him all about it.  He said he would do what he could.

All day I was touched that she thought to send me a gift.  Cathy felt so bad that she had ruined the surprise for me by telling me that she had sent it.  But, she was worried that I never got it.  She thought that my package would have gotten forwarded to my new address.  Poor, sweet, Cathy.  Her heart was in the right place.  And believe me when I say, I was surprised to know that there was a gift out there for me.

At the end of the day when my sweet-tart got out of work, he brought me a batch of Christmas cake balls for my birthday (That's right, the day I received Cathy's package was my actual birthday!  Wednesday, December 21st.) and in his hand, he had Cathy's package!

I actually screamed!  "Oh my God!  You got it!"  It was rather funny.  He said he was on the phone all day with the post office.  They had to track down the package.  Then they called him when the found it.  He picked it up on the way home!  Such a struggle but so well worth it.  You wanna see?

A beautiful card for me.

All my surprise goodies!

Hungarian White Rose Mask

Southern France Apricot Mask

Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer
Anastasia Beverly Hills Clean Brow Gel

Urban Decay Lip Junkie in Naked
2 Tarte lip glosses (1 creme, 1 sparkly)

Urban Decay Loose Pigment in Baked
Urban Decay Loose Pigment in Yeyo
Urban Decay Urban Defense Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20
Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion

Rimmel London Eyeshadow Quad
City Color Eyeshadow

So, as you can see, it was well worth the wait and the search for it!  I am so happy with my birthday/Christmas goodies.  Thank you so much, Cathy.  You are a best friend come true!  Love you, honey!

Do yourselves a favor and check out Cathy's blog at www.mypinktasticlife.com.  Cathy is also an intern at Sedona Lace so please check out the Sedona Lace website at www.sedonalace.com and click on the BLOG tab to read Cathy's blog posts!

Luv & Luk,
--L.

PO BOX Talk

Hello, my Pretties!

I have a little box of goodies to share with you today. This came to me about three weeks ago and I am just sharing it with you today. Whoops!

I met Julie on Twitter and one day she was asking Tweeties what they did with nail polish they didn't want anymore. I asked her if she had ever tried Frankens. A conversation ensued when she asked me what Frankens were.

From there on we tweeted for a while and at the end, she said she was going to just give them away. Then she asked me if I wanted them since I had mentioned I was trying to grow my nail polish collection earlier. Of course, I said yes. I'm not a fool!

I was in disbelief. First of all, who doesn't want nail polish? And second of all, what kind of a person would just give me something the first time I chatted with them? A really sweet, giving person, that's who.

So, I waited anxiously for my gift. I didn't know what colors she had put in. It was like a pregnant woman waiting to find out if she was having a boy or a girl.

And then they arrived!

Hello, my pretties!

My very first Essie nail polishes!

Essie Nail Lacquer in 475 Castaway

Essie Nail Lacquer in 655 Big Spender

O•P•I Nail Lacquer in Got A Date To-Knight

Sally Hansen HD Hi-Definition
Nail Color in 01 Cyber

Swatches with flash.

Swatches without flash.

(I don't know why it posted this way. UGH!)

Sorry for the sideways photo. In the preview, it's correct. I post it, and it's like this. Oy vey! Second time this happens to me.

Well, anyhow, she did send me a sweet little note to go along with my new nail polishes. It says:

"Lisa,

Here are the nail polishes I said I'd send. I added in 2 extra! I hope you enjoy and appreciate them more than I did! Good luck on your collection!!!

-Julie"

So, so sweet. 

And yes, Miss Julie, I am in love with my latest addition. I can't believe that you parted with them. I love them all but my favorite are Got A Date To-Knight and Big Spender. Thank you so much, again. I am truly grateful and humbled that there are still sweet people out there. And I will always remember that you gave me my very first Essie nail polishes!

So, my Pretties, stop by Julie's blog at MyBeautyRate and you will fall in love with her blog :)

Luv & Luk,

--L.

♥♥ All items mentioned in this post were given to me as a gift from MyBeautyRate. I did not have to blog about this or mention her blog in my post. There were no requirements for accepting this gift. I did this post out of my own free will. These are my own thoughts and opinions. ♥♥

A Bath & Body Works Gift for Me

Hello, my Pretties!

Not this last Friday, but the Friday before, my sweet-tart's aunt gave me a little gift. It was out of no where! It's not my birthday, anniversary, Mother's Day, Christmas...it was a just because gift. Those are the best!

Here is what she gave me...

I love it already!

And as soon as I saw the bag, I was in love. Bath & Body Works is one of my all time favorite stores. Love walking in there and sniffing everything. The store itself smells so good with all the variety of scents mixing together.

My 'just because' surprise gift.

Also inside my goodie bag were two coupons. Yay for coupons! One is for a free gift with any home fragrance purchase and the other is for 20% off your entire purchase plus FREE shipping with any $25 purchase online. Sounds good to me!

Liplicious Fruit Punch Lip Gloss
.47 fl. oz./ 14mL

I've never tried these Liplicious Lip Glosses before. The Fruit Punch one I received is very, very sweet! It has a true fruity flavor to it. If you don't like flavored lip products, I highly recommend you pass. This has a very potent flavor that even if you remove the gloss, the flavor remains on your lips. The color is really pretty though. It's a hot pink with shimmer that shows up as a sheer, shimmery pink on your lips. Very glossy but can be a bit sticky. It also feels a tad thick.

Black and purple flower key chain...

And this key chain is so adorable! It's very cute and I love that you carry your Liplicious on it. I'm not sure if it will work with other lip glosses or not. I haven't tried that yet but I don't see why not as long as the size is right.

...and lip gloss holder!

I don't use the key chain to carry my lip gloss, though. My daughter always takes the lip gloss off and she eats it. Yup. Smells and tastes like candy!

Japanese Cherry Blossom
Triple Moisture Body Cream
8 oz./ 286 g

Without even knowing, she picked the Japanese Cherry Blossom scent which my sweet-tart loves. He likes to buy the Japanese Cherry Blossom hand sanitizers and carries them in his pocket for work. The lotion is so thick and rich. It definitely leaves the skin feeling so super soft and the fragrance is strong and lingers for a long time.

Well, my dears, I just wanted to share this small little haul-like post with you. You all know that I haven't been buying any makeup or beauty items anymore so gifts are the only way I get new stuff!

Thanks to Tia Yolanda!! Much love goes out to her!

Luv & Luk,
--L.

VICTORIA SECRET ULTIMATE MAKEUP KIT

Last year for my birthday, sounds so long ago...

My birthday was this past December 21st and my sister gave me a really great gift. She gave me the gift of makeup! With makeup, you can never go wrong.

Earlier that December, while shopping at the mall, we stopped by VS to look around. I saw this really awesome combo palette. I said, "Ooh, I like that." She said, "OK, for your birthday." But not to be mean or anything, I didn't think she was actually going to get it for me.

But I'm so glad she did.



VS ULTIMATE MAKEUP KIT
"50 Must-haves for eyes, lips, and face"
Retail $29.50
Comparable Value $143.00




30 Eyeshadows, 5 Lip Glosses, 5 Lipsticks, 4 Blushes,
Luminous Powder, Translucent Powder, Bronzer,
Mascara, Lip Liner, Eye Liner, and 5 Brushes.




Front, outside of actual compact.
Glossy black, light pink VS logo.




Compact in all it's glory.
All trays opened up.




Left hand of compact.
15 eyeshadows, neutrals.




Right side of compact.
15 eyeshadows, brights.




Bottom of compact.
4 blushes, 1 luminous powder, 1 translucent powder,
1 bronzer.




Center of compact.
5 lip glosses, 5 lipsticks, 1 eye liner, 1 lip liner, 1 mascara,
5 brushes (3 acutal brushes, 2 double-sides sponge tip applicators).

I really love this combo palette. I haven't used this yet. I know, since December 21st, and I still haven't used it! But I'm excited to. I think the eyeshadows look lovely. I'm curious to try out the blushes. Those are not colors I would have chosen but, you never know. Might look good on me!

*SIDE NOTE*
I love the idea that this has all you need for a complete look. It would be great to be able to carry this in my purse and I would have everything needed for touch ups. The only thing is, this palette is sort of heavy. I'm not sure how much it weighs but it's a little too heavy for my taste.

So, thanks to my older sister, Angie. I love this! I really, really do!

By the way, I got more makeup for my birthday and Christmas. I think aside from this palette, everything else I got was MAC. Should I post that up? I'm not sure. Since it was last month's stuff. And I did get a few pieces of the Tartan Tale collection by MAC and I know that's kind of old news. Any who, just let me know if you Pretties want to see some photos of my gifts. Thanks, XXOO!

Thanks for stopping by!

Luv & Luk,
--L.