Fashion's Night Out Wrap Up

Above Photos: Westfield Shopping Center : Under the Dome

Inside Zara. I spy studded clutch and wallet - so hot for Fall!

Trying on open-toe nude Jimmy Choos

 Inside Saks Fifth Avenue. Gorgeous Alexander McQueen clutches.

What I wore:
Pants: H & M Burgundy patterned pants - the details on this one is gorgeous! Get it here !
Shoes: (Taken inside dressing room) Purple Suede Hush Puppies
Shoes: Worn at event: Via Spiga kitten heel sandals
Bag: Steve Madden Satchel in bGambit- Get it here!

Overall, my first Fashion's Night Out experience was fun. I look forward to next year and hope to see more and take more pictures. Of course I did some light shopping which will be posted next!

Hope you're all having a great weekend!

Fashion's Night Out 2012 - San Francisco

Tonight all the fabulous fashionistas will come out in full force around the world to celebrate Fashion's Night Out!

I look forward to tonight as this will be my first since I missed it last year.

A post dedicated to tonight's event around the city will be posted this week.

So, who's going???


xoxo,
Lynn

NARS Joie De Vivre Cheek Palette and Dior's Purple Revolution

Well, this is a long overdue post:(

No excuse here but I have been busy in the last 3 months with work, family visits, weddings, travel and vacations, and more work (future posts to come). But I didn't want to miss out posting my latest beauty finds from Nordstrom's Anniversary Sale back in July. I feel pretty proud of myself with selecting items that I really love. Dior is fast becoming one of my favorite brands - specifically loving their nail polishes.

During the Anniversary sale, Dior's Purple Revolution Collection (so appropriately named and eye catching for me because purple is my favorite color), caught my attention. So, before going in to the store for the preview sale (Early Access for those with Nordstrom debit or credit cards which include a personal shopper...woo hoo), I had already made my list of items to buy.

There weren't many items that I felt the need to really have in the Beauty department with the exception of the items below.

What I had my eye on when I first saw it in the catalog is the Nordstrom NARS exclusive Cheek Palette in Joie De Vivre. I was disappointed that I missed out on the NARS palette from Sephora last year that I made I grabbed this palette.

The palette is gorgeous and includes 4 cheek colors, 1 highlighter and 1 bronzer. I think this is a great palette if you've always wanted to try a NARS blush (the famous Orgasm) or their highly coveted Laguna bronzer- which is included in this palette. There are 2 pink shades in the palette: Gaiety (flat pink, no shimmer) and Angelika (a bright, shimmery pink shade). Of the 2 pink shades, I liked Angelika the best.

I swatched all colors on the back of my hand. The only color that wouldn't show was the Laguna bronzer as the shade is so close so I had to swatch using my pinky finger.

I highly recommend this palette as it gives you the opportunity to try NARS blushes and bronzer.

Group shot: Nordstrom Exclusive: NARS Cheek Palette in Joie De Vivre, Dior's Purple Revolution Nail Lacquers in # 996, 783 & 981, Dior Addict Ultra Gloss #582

My other favorite pick from the Nordstrom sale is the DIOR Purple Revolution nail polishes.

My favorite is #783 in Shadow. Shadow is a very pretty purple with gold shimmers throughout. I will dedicated a blog post on this color soon. Orchid #981 is a berry/purple shade. Poison # 996 is a dark bluish purple. All colors are pretty and perfect for the Fall season.

And last, I love this gloss from the Dior Addict line. I love the pink/berry shade. Perfect on it's own or over your favorite lipstick. 

Joie De Vivre swatch top L to R: Albatross (highlighter), Gaiety, Luster               

                                 bottom L to R: Laguna (bronzer), Orgasm, Angelika

In other news: a recent trip to Canada for my cousin's wedding, I finally decided to try a Shellac manicure. I love it! I love how glossy my nails look. Definitely something I will get done again.

What is it about being away from the comforts of home that makes us try new things???

Hope you're all having a great week!

Aren't you glad the weekend is almost here???

xoxo, Lynn

Nail Rave: Dior Vernis in St. Tropez

Sheeessh...talk about being gone from my blog. 

I have no excuse except that work has taken over my life. The most exciting was that my family came to visit- yay!!! Anyway, I won't make any blogging promises because I've done that and so far I've failed:( 

I have lots of exciting things coming up in the next few weeks that posting on my blog about those is very likely.

To make up for lost times, I thought why not start with a nail polish post? I meant to post this review a while ago as I was on a Dior polish kick (I still am). 

I am a big fan of Dior nail polishes. The formula and texture is just awesome. I have since this picture was taken acquired a few more nail polishes (which I haven't all tried but will post about them as soon as I do).

I love this color. It's a perfect Tiffany blue shade. This is a perfect color for summer.The application is creamy and applied on smooth. 

Excuse the ugly application here as I was in a hurry to put this on. The best part is the longevity of this polish.  With a good base coat (I used CND Stickey base coat) and top coat (CND Fast Air Dry top coat), my polish lasted for 8 long days without chipping! Awesome! I applied 2 coats here. 

Dior St. Tropez

Studded Boots!

The weather has been less than perfect a couple of weeks ago. It's raining and really, really cold. The weather called for some serious warm footwear. I busted out my boots and decided to do a shoe outfit post. 

I bought these boots last year during Nordstrom's Anniversary Sale. I have been putting off buying boots for the longest time and finally caved. No idea why I took so long...these boots are awesome!!!

The boots are from B.P. shoes brand. I bought it on sale $69 USD ( I think, it's been a while). It's the best investment ever!!! I was looking for boots with style yet comfortable at the same time. 

What's to love:
Rounded toe (important for comfort level for me!)
Comfortable low stacked heel, yet still provides a bit of height
Just a bit below the knee
Love the Cognac color

Still more to love:
The studded details of the boot that run on the outer side. It gives the boots an edgy, stylish feel
The double buckles adds the extra cool factor

These boots are a definite hit! For the outfit, I wore my Levi's dark denim jeggings. It went perfectly!

Hope you all are having a great weekend!

Revlon ColorStay Eyeshadow Quad in Addictive #500, Swatch & Review

Lately, I've been reaching for this eyeshadow quad from Revlon whenever I would do my eye makeup. It has become a staple and something that I'm wearing again almost everyday. This is the Revlon Colorstay eyeshadow quad in Addictive #500. It's a very nice and simple neutral quad that is perfect for everyday. This is one of the many eyeshadow quads that Revlon released last year. I did pick up a few but I find myself using this eyeshadow a lot more lately. I did already feature this quad in a January favorites post here. 

This is what the colors look like in natural light

The colors are very neutral but provide a good color payoff. The upper left is more of a peachy beige, upper right: a light taupe, bottom left: medium taupe and bottom right: a matte dark brown. There are no shimmers at all in this palette. All the colors are matte.

What I've been doing lately is mixing the light and medium taupe and applying the colors across the lid. Then I apply the peachy beige as highlight on the inner corners on the eye as well as underneath the brow bone. To give my eyes more definition and a smokier effect, I add the dark brown on the outer V of  the eye and blending a bit above the crease. I then use a blending brush and I blend the colors together for a smooth finish. 

Like I said this has been a go-to quad lately. I use it everyday when I don't want to fuss searching for colors to wear that day. I slap it on and go.

I bought this quad a while back at Rite Aid. It retailed for $6.99 at the time. You can find this eyeshadow quad everywhere now- just check your local drugstore and Target.

Eye Makeup Worn in this picture:

Sephora eye brow pencil in Medium Brown

NARS Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Primer

MAC Nubile Paint Pot

Revlon ColorStay eyeshadow quad in Addictive #500

Shiseido Majolica Majorca Lash Expander Frame Plus Mascara in Black

New Products I'm Trying

Lately, I've been hauling a few new products. I'm excited about these. I will share a little bit of what I think of them. A full review of each product is to come. 

1. Chanel Perfection Lumiere Foundation with SPF10

I've wanting to try liquid foundation again since I've been using my beloved Bare Minerals foundation. I've been hearing great things about Chanel foundation so I wanted to give it a go. I finally bit the bullet and bought one. Still testing it though but so far I am loving it.

2.Laura Mercier nail polish in Cabana
Laura Mercier is one of those brands that I wanted to try also. Their spring collection really attracted so I checked it out. I was surprised to see a nail polish as one of their collection pieces. For Spring 2012, there were 5 nail polish that were released. I bought 4 of the 5. One of my favorites is Cabana (see below). I have actually worn Cabana once. It is gorgeous. I will do a full review of this as well.

3. Shiseido Majolica Majorca Mascara Lash Expander Frame Plus in Black
I'm super excited about this mascara. I have been watching a few YouTube videos where this particular mascara was talked about. My parents actually bought me 2 of these when they went overseas for vacation. I really love this. The formula works really well with my stick straight lashes.

4. Lancome Rouge In Love Lipsticks
One of my best purchase so far. I normally would not purchase a lipstick this expensive ($25) but the formula and texture is so worth the price. I actually bought 2 more after these first 2 purchase. I think I'm done for a while with these. I will certainly dedicate a blog post on the lipsticks as well as the nail vernis I bought too!

5. China Glaze Hunger Games Collection
So much hype is surrounded with the Hunger Games movie that there's an entire nail polish collection made just for it. I bought 4 colors. Each of them are unique and pretty.

From left to right: Harvest Moon, Fast Track, Smoke and Ashes and Riveting.

6. Dior Nail Vernis
I wrote a blog post on my recent purchase of Dior's Spring 2012 collection using Waterlily #504.
I was so in love with the polish that I bought 2 more. Currently, I am wearing the one on the left (Saint Tropez # 401). On the right in Incognito # 257. A review of Saint Tropez will be coming up next week.

6. Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess
This one was a 2010 Summer Limited Edition release. I got on the bandwagon late on this one. It was sold out everywhere by the time I wanted to buy it. I finally found one at a CCO and I grabbed it. I really like the smell of this- very coconutty summer!

7. Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess in Capri
Yes, I bought another one. Bronze Goddess in Capri is the Summer 2012 Limited Edition release. I so fell in love with the scent. It is so me. I will save my full thoughts on the product for a more thorough review. I bought this when Macy's was having a gift with purchase special and this was the last one left. Meant to be!

So, just wanted to give you guys a heads up of the products I've been trying out. A full review will be forthcoming. The nails will sure be up first. Most likely a Chanel foundation review will be around Mid-April.

Hope you all had a great weekend!