Some of my latest buys

Hi everyone!

I have been absent from here for quite a long time. It was high time for a new post. With the pressure at work I wasn’t in a mood of blogging. I’m free for a while so I have lots of time to blog and entertain you guys.  I’ll share some of my latest buys today.

I had ordered some Avon items about which I am blogging about today.

No. 1 is my Breast Cancer Ribbon Scarf which I really wanted. I have a strapless dress, but I find it a bit too revealing, so I thought of combining it with a shawl. I like the silky feel of this polyester shawl. It’s 36" x 36"; I wish that it was a bit longer, but it looks great paired with my pink dress. Hope I can get some pictures taken to share with you guys when I wear my pink dress. ;)    
                    
                                 My score: an 8.5 out of 10

No. 2 is my Mark. SPF 15 Color Shine Lipstick in Ginger Snap. It’s a nice shiny color and my lips feel soft and moisturized. I also like its magnetic closure which “clicks” closed every time. Can't seem to get the picture in it's original angle; sorry about that.

My score: an 8.5 out of 10

No. 3 is my Ankle Wrap Espadrille Wedge. It’s made of faux-suede and has a jute upper and wedge. The heel is 3 3/4 " high. I actually don’t always feel comfortable in high heels, but these are just perfect, though I had to create an extra hole for the straps. Feels great wearing them.

My score: a 9 out of 10.

No. 4 is my Disney Mickey Mouse Silhouette Watch. I’ve been wanting this watch for a very long time. I was very happy when I received this watch; can’t wait to wear it. It has a genuine mother-of-pearl dial and it’s as pretty as I had expected it to be; I absolutely love it! It’s for wrists varying from 6 ½ - 6 ¾ " and it has a 1" extender. It’s a bit too big for me, but I’ll have a few of the mickey mouse links removed by a jeweler.

 My score: a 9.5 out of 10

That was my post of sharing my latest buys. Wish me lots of wealth so I can share lots more buys with you guys…haha…lolz. See ya next time!

Sharda

Shine Attract Lipstick and another blog award

I received this blog award from PAPS, who’s a housewife from Sri Lanka and writes about her life on her blog. I love her photography and she seems to be a great mom and a wonderful person. A big thank you and hug to you PAPS! Do visit her lovely blog  Thoughts of PAPS . Paps was the winner of my first My Memories Suite software giveaway. I am giving away another My Memories Suite software to a lucky winner, but this one is a newer version. If you haven’t participated yet, you still have 2 weeks to participate in this giveaway on my blog TAKE A LOOK... . The rules are very simple so try out for a chance to win Amazon’s #1 digital scrapbooking software. The layouts I created in my recent posts are created with this software. Most of the layouts I used for my blog posts are designer templates, so you only need to add your pictures and text to it and change it a little bit if you like.

I have to forward this blog to 15 other bloggers, so here are the rules for those wonderful bloggers:

1.    Thank the person that nominated you, and give them a shout out on your blog with a link to theirs.

2.    Share 7 random facts about yourself.

3.    Send on the award to 15 other bloggers whose blog you love and appreciate and then let them know they won the award.

This blog award goes to the following blogs:
1.   The Nyanzi Report

2.   The House of Shoes.
3.   Fashion and Frank
4.   ChiccaStyle
5.   Petite Panoply
6.   simply chic
7.   Frills and Thrills
8.   Michelle's Style File
9.   Amidst the World
10. Cheap But Chic: Jess' Clothing Picks of the Week
11. The Sweetest Escape
12. My Styleadvisor
13. Fashion....
14. Francesca R
15. Fashion and Cookies

Okay everyone, that’s it for today’s blog post.

Hugs and till next time!

Sharda

Extra Lasting

Hey everyone!

How have you ladies been doing? I’m a bit busy, but I’m doing great. Went to my niece’s birthday party yesterday, that’s why I’m submitting my post today. My niece had turned 2 and I enjoyed the party and spending some time with the little birthday girl.;)

Today I’m placing two Extra Lasting products from Avon out here that I’ve tried out.

Extra Lasting Liquid Foundation SPF12

About this product

The Extra Lasting Liquid Foundation SPF12 is a medium-to-full coverage. The ads say that it’s always fresh and never cakey for 18 hours, it resists water and sweat, it stands up to heat and humidity, and that it feels featherlight and flexible all day. There are 18 colors available of this foundation, but the three darkest shades don’t contain SPF. There’s also a medium coverage cream-to-powder foundation SPF15 available of the Extra Lasting line.

What do I think about this product?

It doesn’t get off easily, but it does get off when I’m really sweating. So this foundation is not completely water resistant, but I feel comfortable wearing it. What I love about this foundation is that it looks natural.

My score: a 9 out of 10

I had applied the Extra Lasting Liquid Foundation SPF12 in Caramel on my hand so you can see how it looks like. I hadn’t applied the foundation above my knuckles, so you can also see the difference.

Extra Lasting Lipstick

 
About this product

The Extra Lasting Lipstick is available in 10 colors. The ads say, ‘up to 8 hours of creamy coverage’.

What do I think about this product?

I’ve tried the Extra Lasting Lipstick in two colors, Enduring Wine and Forever Burgundy. I have a feeling that the Enduring Wine gets off easier then the Forever Burgundy. The Enduring Wine contains a little bit of shimmer, while the Forever Burgundy doesn’t contain any shimmer. After 8 hours you’ll find a little bit of the Forever Burgundy still on my lips. A lipcolor from Avon from the past that I found very long wearing was ‘My Lip Miracle’; the color stayed on bright for hours, even after eating and drinking. Coming back at the Extra Lasting Lipstick, I love the Forever Burgundy. It feels super comfortable on my lips and I love the color. The color of the Forever Burgundy is actually darker then on the picture below; it’s probably because of the lighting. I’m giving a 9 out of 10 for the Enduring Wine and a 10 out of 10 for the Forever Burgundy!;)

Avon Extra Lasting Lipstick SPF 15 Totally Twig
Avon Extra Lasting Lipstick SPF 15 Sand Gold
Avon Extra Lasting Lipstick SPF 15 Sun Kissed Ginger
Avon Extralasting Liquid Foundation SPF 12 Medium Beige

Other looks with True Color Eyeshadow Quad in Caribbean Sunset

A lot of my blog visitors seemed to like the way I had applied my True Color Eyeshadow Quad in Caribbean Sunset, that’s why I’m placing some more eye shadow looks out here this time. The colors of the Caribbean Sunset Quad are: dusty brown, radiant orange, deep turquoise and vivid bronze. The back of the box of this quad actually indicates how you should apply this eye shadow quad. There’s a picture of a model wearing this look in the brochure, but I don’t like this look, so I create ‘my own’ looks. If you want to create the look that the model is wearing in the brochure, this is how you should apply this quad. The model is actually wearing the ‘Vibrant Spice Quad’.

I was wearing my True Color Eyeshadow Quad  to the cinema past Thursday night. I went to the cinema together with my brothers and sister to watch the 3D movie ‘Captain America’. Have you guys seen this movie? I wouldn’t say that it’s a great movie, but I liked it. I had created the look below with three colors; instead of the radiant orange I had used my Glimmersticks Diamonds Eyeline in Twilight Sparkle, about which I had talked about in one of my previous posts. I had applied this eyeliner on my inner lash line and along my upper lash line. 4 new beautiful metallic shades of this eye liner will be available soon.

I had also created another look past Saturday with my True Color Eyeshadow Quad, which I’m sharing with you guys. I was wearing it to a wedding party in my neighborhood in the daytime. For this look I had only used one color: the vibrant orange. It’s very simple to create this look; you just apply a sheer coverage of your eye shadow all over your eye lids and then draw a bold vibrant line along your upper lash line with your eye shadow. I was actually inspired by the looks of the girls from the TV serial ‘The Secret Life of the American Teenager’. They were using a glossy eye shadow; this look actually looks prettier with a glossy eye shadow. I had also used a black kohl eyeliner for my inner lash line, but without the kohl eyeliner my eyes also looked pretty.

All the girls from The Secret Life of The American Teenager are looking gorgeous, but my personal favorite is Amy (Shailene Woodley). I’ve browsed some pictures from the internet of Shailene Woodley for you guys.

I have some more beautiful eye shadow ideas; maybe I’ll place those looks some other time out here. I also have news about one of the products I had blogged about; the ‘Hervé Léger Femme Eau de Parfum Spray’ is a 2011 winner. This perfume has been chosen as ‘Fragrance of The Year’ by The Fragrance Foundation. I think that I’ll continue blogging about jewelries for next time. Sometimes I don’t have any idea what I’m going to blog about for next time, but there’s always some idea that suddenly flashes into my mind, and sometimes there are so many ideas flowing into my brains as if some tap of my brains has been opened and they all rush out in a speed.:)

Jewelry time!

It’s jewelry time now! Months back, I had created some jewelries, but I was lazy in the writing part, so I’m going to place those jewelries out here now, together with some Avon jewelries that I like.

Blissful Blues Drop Pendant Gift Set

About this product          

This set is a faux stone set in burnished brass. The necklace is 17'' long with a 3'' extender.  The pierced earrings are 1½'' long.

What do I think about this product?

This is a very pretty set; I love the sparkling faux stones of this set.

Pink party bangles                                                         

I had planned to wear my pink sari to my cousin’s wedding party. A sari is a 5½ meters long unstitched garment that’s wrapped around the body. It’s a perfect fit for women of all sizes and worn world-wide by millions of women. I actually don’t know how to wear a sari, but my elder sister and my mom had helped me with it. I’ll place some sari pictures out here next time.

Everything matched perfectly, but the only thing missing were some matching bangles. So I decided to make my own bangles.

The watch and the Solitaire Ring with Jacket Set are Avon jewelries. The ring is a Silverstone CZ ring with two crystal-accented jackets. I actually love the rings with jackets from Avon and I love wearing them all together.

You can wear the 3-piece jacket rings 3 ways:

ü  Solitaire alone

ü  Jacket alone

ü  All together

The ‘Solitaire Ring with Jacket Set’ isn’t available at Amazon, but there is another Avon jacket set, the ‘Marquise Ring with Jacket Set’ available that looks a little bit different then my ring.

These beads were perfectly matching; I had polished some wooden beads with my pink Avon nail polish.

Tada! This is what I had finally created.