Treat Yo Self: Valentine's Pin-to-Win

 On your own or with loved ones, Valentine's Day is the perfect day for self-love, so TREAT YO SELF! Have a donut for breakfast, buy yourself a bouquet at Trader Joe's, or take a super long bath. Whatever you like! The cherry on top? You could win a sweet prize pack from Fleur d'Elise!

There are 3 prizes!

1st Prize: A Ban.do Party Banner Necklace & neon pink flower pin & Benefit's Watt's Up Face Highlighter

2nd Place: One of my newest notecard sets! You get 6 cards & envelopes featuring happy pastels & platinum ampersands. 

3rd Place: It's a surprise!!

 This giveaway is a little more involved than my most recent giveaways, but don't worry! It's gonna be fun! You get to be a little creative :) The main part of entering involves creating a pinboard! Pin one of the images from this post and then go crazy! What would you not normally buy for yourself? How do you treat yourself? Pin that! My favorite board will win first place! For inspiration, visit my pinboard.

Second & Third place will be chosen by Rafflecopter.

How to enter:

1. Create a Pinterest Board titled 'Treat Yo Self' (Required)
2. Follow my Pinterest! (Required)


a Rafflecopter giveaway


Open to US/Canada Only.
Ends February 14th, 2015

Product Review: Benefit's B. right!

product review by catiebeatty on Polyvore.com

While at Ulta recently, I picked up three samples of Benefit's new line B.right!, but before I dive into my review, let me start off with a little story.

I started my junior year of high school with a new perfume: Ralph by Ralph Lauren. I had been keeping the perfume in my locker when it inexplicably sprung a leak. My locker smelled so strongly of Ralph that I eventually stopped using both the perfume and the locker.

What does this have to do with Benefit's new line? Well, it smells exactly like Ralph by Ralph Lauren. It smells so strongly that I was a little nervous to try it out. You wouldn't spray yourself straight in the face with perfume, so why should your lotion be as heavily perfumed? I was right to be nervous.

I tried three different products from the line: It's Potent! Eye Cream, Total Moisture Facial Cream, and Triple Performing Facial Emulsion SPF 15 PA++. I liked the feel of the Facial Emulsion, but didn't notice any obvious signs of "radiance." The most important thing I observed while using these products (this is the part where I was right to be nervous), was that I broke out in rashes.

Under your eye is quite possibly the worst place to have a rash, and I had one. Then I got a nasty one on the sides of my nose. A week and a half later, that rash is finally disappearing. Bottom line: Use caution when trying out this product, ESPECIALLY if you have sensitive skin or occasionally sensitive skin.


I don't break out all the time. I can even use some highly perfumed facial products, such as Dior's Capture Totale Foundation, which is basically tinted Dior perfume, so I was quite surprised at the reaction I had to Benefit's B.right! line.

Even though the packaging is really pretty, I will not be going back to purchase this product.

stolen/borrowed

I bought this leather pouch for my husband. It was a gift on our wedding day. Secretly, I want one very badly. Ok, not so secretly, but sometimes it's easier to buy things when they are gifts for others. He wanted it one, of course, I wasn't just buying things I liked, haha.

I borrowed it today, with the idea that I would return it to its original spot before my husband got home from work. I wasn't quick enough, though. He got home and even though he hasn't touched it in over 2 weeks, he went looking for it. Whoops! He wasn't angry, but said he was starting to freak out, because he thought it had been stolen. By who, I don't know. It's just me and the Frida all day.

My outfit:
American Apparel shorts & bag
Vintage sweater
GAP cardigan
H&M flower brooch
New Look wedges
Vintage belt

Tomorrow:
Product review of Benefit's So Radiant Face Care line