Treats to myself

For Christmas, my in-laws gave me a Sephora gift card. That was so awesome since I'd never received one before nor had I ever shopped at Sephora.

So I decided to use it to treat myself to a new blush. This blush is frequently featured on various television shows and in several magazines. I've heard it's the best.

You guessed it . . . NARS blush in Orgasm.





When I first opened the compact, I thought I'd made a mistake. All the reviews say that it's universally flattering but it looked very bright, too coral and had alot of gold in it. But I decided to be brave and I tried some on. It was perfect!!! It gives my cheeks a healthy glow but isn't too bright and because it's a blend of peach, pink and gold, it DOES flatter everyone.

Then I decided to just treat myself to a new nail color for the New Year. I've been wanting to try something from the Essie brand and I saw that my local Walgreens had a sale on Essie ($8). Essie has soooo many fabulous colors to choose from so it was a tough decision but I finally settled on "Splash of Grenadine".

As you can see, it's not quite pink nor is it quite purple. This is a different color for me as well as a different finish. I usually use pearls and shimmers. Splash of Grenadine is a creme and it is B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!

Another treat to myself was Maybelline Baby Lips in Grape Vine.

Baby Lips is an affordable new line of tinted and clear lip balms from Maybelline (and let's face it, it's just fun to say). Grape Vine is a very sheer purple and gives your lips just the right amount of color. It also gives you just the right amount of moisture without being too sticky and is convenient to shove in your pocket. And, Bonus! It smells like grape (but doesn't really taste like it). I got mine at Wal-Mart for about $3.

It's always nice to be treated to something special but don't forget to sometimes treat yourself!

Cuter than the blue shoes

I found something cuter than the little blue shoes . . . The line-dancing Geico gecko. I am NOT a Geico customer but I love that little gecko. If I could adopt him, I so totally would!

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

If you haven't had the chance to go see it yet, I highly suggest that you go see "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo". It is action-packed - so much so that I needed to "talk to a man about a horse" but I didn't want to leave because I was afraid I'd miss something. It was a really intense movie. Extremely well done. I've never read the book but The Thespian says that it follows the book very closely (unlike alot of other movies - The Devil Wears Prada . . . I'm looking at you!) Plus, it has Daniel Craig in it. It's a strange pairing but I honestly don't believe that anyone else would have worked in that role. And I'd probably see anything that had Daniel Craig in it!

Rooney Mara looked completely bizarre with her bleached out eyebrows, assymetrical haircut and many piercings. She is a committed actress though. Most of her piercings are real and she had them done specifically for the movie. She also left them in to continue work on the next 2 movies. The picture below on the left is what she looks like when she's "normal". I don't think that I'd be willing to go through that kind of pain for a movie role. But it might be worth it to be able to have a relationship with Daniel Craig!

Just a word of caution: It is NOT a good movie for kids AT ALL as there are scenes that are extremely graphic, including intense scenes of torture and rape.

Does anyone know . . . ???

I had started following a blog . . . no155.blogspot.com but it has since been removed. Does anyone know what happened to it? Has it been moved somewhere else?

My dream bag

This Hermes bag was in the news a month or so ago because it comes with a price tag of $203k. (No, that is not a typo.) If I had the money, this bag would be my dream bag. But, alas, I do not.

The Bashful Peacock, Part 2

This wasn't the exact picture of the peacock that I was looking for last month, but it'll do. This peacock was also at the Wildlife World Zoo in Phoenix but wasn't nearly as bashful as the other one.

Just look at the GORGEOUS colors in the plume. They're so rich and regal. I found a casual long-sleeve tee at K-Mart that had a screen printed peacock feather on it and I absolutely had to have it.

Anyhow, I promise that I will try to do better with my posting this year . . . so check back regularly!