Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Nails Inc. Dupe - Hard Candy, NOTD

Happy Tuesday!

I apologize for my lack of blog post yesterday, after work yesterday the fiance and I laid down at 7:30 and ended up passing out till 5 the next morning. 
We must have been exhausted! 

I don't know from what, we didn't have that much of an exciting weekend. Haha 
I think we got use to sleeping in..

I'm currently away at a hotel, all by myself, about to go to bed because I have a business conference to attend tomorrow. 
I have NEVER been to a business conference and I am SO nervous.
From what I take, it's just listening to the presenters. 
Let's hope so, I'm new to the industry and have very little knowledge. 
Wish me luck!!

And because I'm at a business conference, I'm having two fabulous guest bloggers the next two days! :) 

Anyway, went to Wal-Mart this past friday because I needed hair dye. 
It's time to cover up my roots. 
I have grey hair and I'm only 26.
It's all the stress, I'm telling ya!

So, while I was there, I picked up two new nail polishes. 


I am trying to build my Essie nail polish collection, and I have been wanting this black color. It's pretty!

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Awesome dupe for the Nails Inc. nail polishes! 
This one is in Pixie Pink, but I think it's more of a purple color. 

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What's even better is there is no base coat. 
Which you don't even need. 
I love the color sequins that are in it. 
Plus these are only $4.00 each! Good deal.

Everyone have a good night. 
Wish me luck tomorrow, I hope I don't make that much of a fool of myself. 
It's a two day conference, and I'm missing my fiance so much. 
I wish he could be here with me, but he has an exam. :(

Goodnight!

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Naked 2 Giveaway Reminder

Happy Sunday!

Can you believe I'm blogging today?!
It's so beautiful I'm about to head out in a bit, but I'm painting my toenails.
I want to wear some flip flops so I think it's time to paint these nails. haha

Anyway, I wanted to put up a reminder about the Naked 2 palette. 
It's ending soon!!!! 
April 26th.

Don't forget all you need to do in comment on this post or the original (here) for one entry.
Ways to get extra enteries:
2. If you share this blog post on your facebook, pinterest, and/or blog you will get three additional entries for each one! 
So there is a possibility to get 10 entries to win!
So share, share, share! 
Next month I plan on doing another awesome giveaway like this, so if I could get enough response from this one, I will definitely do one for next month!
So sharing is benefiting you guys! :)
Plus I love you guys so much, I want to keep doing giveaways. :D


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  Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

PS. Does anyone know how to make a signature for the bottom of your posts?
I want mine to say XO, Vanessa on the bottom of my posts, but don't know where to go to start it.

Thanks in advance!

Friday, April 12, 2013

Wish List - For Work

I'm compiling a list of items I am currently liking from New York & Company. 
And the reason for that is because they have some awesome coupons going on.
I believe it's $30 off of $75, $60 off of $130, $90 off of $180

So those are some good coupons. 
Some of the things I'm liking.

Button up top. 
Pretty color for spring. 
Can be found here.


Peplum top.
Perfect for skinny skirts. Those mint pants are cute too!
Can be found here

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Ruffle tank, works with anything.
Can be found here.

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I really, really want this top, but my size is no longer available.
Can be found here.

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 I'm longing for a pair of red slim leg capris!
They work with everything. 
Can be found here.



What I'm finding is, is there isn't many sizes left of anything.
So unfortunately, I don't think I'll be ordering anything.
But they may have in store.
One day I'll get there!

Have a great weekend everyone, see you Monday!
 

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Outfits Lately

Happy Thursday!

One more day from the weeeeekend! :)
I have some outfits that I'm going to share from the last week or so. 


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JCPenney sweater/TJMaxx cords/Charlotte Russe Flats/Michael Kors Watch 

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Weekend outfit: Target top/Kohls tank/Decree skinnies/Arizona boat shoes 

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Staff Meeting: Old Navy Blazer/Kohls tank/Worthington slim leg pants 

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Work outfit:Forever 21 heart sweater/Arizona denim button up/New York and Company pants/Macys flats 

Enjoy the rest of your night! 

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Pinterest Project

Happy Tuesday!

Today the weather was absolutely beautiful. 
I even went on lunch with some girls at work outside!
After work the fiance and I went for some ice cream. 
It was such a nice day. :)
Always appreciate those little things that happen everyday!

Anyway, I finally got to hang my project that I was working on over the weekend tonight. 
I love the way it came out. It looks so cute. 

This was my inspiration on Pinterest:


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I honestly didn't even follow her tutorial, but it's probably the same that I did. So if you're interested in making one, see how I made mine: 

I bought cardboard letters from Joann Fabrics for $2.99 each and had a 25% off coupon for my entire purchase. So the letters came out to be really cheap.

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Painted vs not painted, just so it gives you an idea. 

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Flash 

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 I hot glued on pennies and that was it!

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I think the longest process was finding pennies. lol. 
I even asked a girl at work if I could trade her a quarter for some pennies. I think she thought I was nuts. :P

What do you guys think?!?!

Have a great night everyone!

Monday, April 8, 2013

Mint Candy Apple & Georgetown Cupcakes

Today was a very good Monday. 
I am able to cross something off my bucket list. 
I got Georgetown cupcakes today. :)

Life. Complete.

:)
Hehe

On another note, I believe I found my new favorite color for the spring/summer. 
The hunt for the Essie Mint Candy Apple was so worth it after I applied the nail polish. 
Worth every.penny. 


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Pretty close to Tiffany's Co. color!

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And of course, I'm sharing my Georgetown cupcakes with you! :) Enjoy! They're yummy!!! 

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Broke the seal. hehe 

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Have a great night!

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Pinterest Lately

Pinterest lately..
Apartment/Home Edition.
I know, holy crap, I'm posting on a Saturday and it's midnight.
Well I'm feeling very motivated, and since I didn't post yesterday {I'm sorry} I thought I would make it up to you today. haha.

I love these posts, I love when people do Pinterest posts, mainly because I'm addicted to Pinterest.
But it's good to see what is out there.
Unfortunately, Pinterest changed and I can no longer used the embed version to add to my blog, so I have to manually save each photo and then upload them. Pain in the butt!
How does everyone else do it, with the new Pinterest update?

I need to do this for my bathroom. It's adorable, but I can't sew, so I don't know how else to do it?
Any suggestions?
This would look so cute in our bathroom.



These chevron "canvas" are actually cardboard boxes. Genius!

 

These initial is just made from washers you can purchase at Home Depot or Lowes, maybe even Wal-Mart. 

 
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I'm looking for something to add to my coffee table, and this is also made out of cardboard and they just added fabric. How genius and affordable!


Some of my cute finds for your home or apartment. 

I seriously love Pinterest, and I will admit it, I'm a pinning addict. :D

Have a great night. It's time for my bed time!
<3