Are You Ready for your Valentine’s Day Kisses? Try The Lip Lovin’ Products by Sara Happ
Happy Valentine’s Day!! Have any fun plans tonight? I debated about going out, but on second thought opted to stay in with my boys, sip some fab bubbly and eat a home cooked meal. Much more relaxing and romantic for me. However, I did want to make sure my lips were smooch worthy for tonight’s kissing, so this AM I pulled out The Gift Set by Sara Happ to get my lips smooth and pucker worthy.
I am a long time fan of Sara Happ Lip Scrubs because they were created by a beauty junkie in pursuit of smooth lips. Sara’s scrubs are the perfect combination of sweet and gently exfoliating sugars, emollient oils and tasty flavors. They work instantly to get rid of flakes and dry skin and moisturize your parched pout.
Her newest Limited Edition Gift set contains a swoon worthy Black Velvet Cherry Lip Scrub and the cult fav Lip Slip. The Black Velvet Cherry Lip Scrub is a rich dark scrub that smells like a combo of cherry almond and vanilla, it tastes divine and it beautifully removes all traces of dry lips while at the same time infusing them with moisturizing oils. I LOVE this scrub and so do my lips! And Sara’s Lip Slip is a luxurious balm infused with sweet almond, jojoba and macadamia nut oils with a polymer blend that took 2 years to perfect. It has a wonderfully emollient texture which envelops the lips, hydrates and gives them a nice glossy shine with just a hint of shimmer. This dynamic duo will make your lips kissable soft and irresistible this Valentine’s Day!
The Gift Set by Sara Happ ($40) is available HERE
Disclosure: I was sent a sample of The Gift Set by Sara Happ for editorial consideration, but my opinions and kissably smooth lips are my own.
With Love: My Valentine’s Day 2012 Gift Guide
Happy Valentine’s Day GORGEOUS! Just in time for the holiday of love, red, hearts, romance and sexy, I give you my favorite curated product picks of this amorous season. Whether you are attached or not, I think this assortment of goodies is swoon worthy, so share the list with your lover or treat yourself to a little indulgence. Hugs & Kisses, Romy
MOR Cosmetics The Vow Gift Set ($17)
As many of you know, I am a huge fan of the products from MOR Cosmetics because they are beautifully made and come in the most gorgeous packaging. I am loving this Limited Edition Vow Gift Set, inspired by the new Sony Pictures’ V-day film The Vow (in theaters February 10th.) This precious set comes with a Lychee Flower Soapette and Hand Cream presented in classy heart shaped tin. Lychee Flower is a sparkling sweet scent with ripe berries, soft powdery florals and the slightest hint of green forest woods. I love this fresh feminine scent and the affordable price of this great set.
Stella & Dot Ever After Necklace ($49)
I was recently invited to preview the new Stella & Dot Spring Collection and was pleasantly surprised by the fantastic, hip, modern statement making pieces of beautifully made, affordable jewelry. There were many pieces that caught my eye, but I thought this lovely delicate Ever After Heart Necklace was a perfect fit for this gift guide. This dainty heart comes in silver or gold and is pierced by the chain. This necklace is a Maya Brenner Collaboration Style (Maya Brenner is a twelve year jewelry industry veteran with a strong celeb following) and it showcases her simple, classic, bold and modern style. I love the look of this sweet necklace layered with other complimentary necklaces. Very chic and understated.
Rodial Glam Balm Lip ($25)
Rodial makes fabulous, active anti-aging products that really work, and their new Glam Blam Lip is no exception. This new luxurious moisture-rich balm plumps lips, fills in fine lines and smooths imperfections with filling spheres, nourishes with rose wax and protects against environmental damage with pomegranate extract. This potent balm volumizes your lips and also does a great job of soothing dry, chapped lips. I love the rose flavor (totally makes me think Vday!) and the way my lips instantly feel hydrated and nourished. Love it!
Stephanie Johnson Ibiza Alex Sparkle Clutch in Berry ($45)
Confession: I am addicted to Stephanie Johnson travel and makeup bags! Truth be told, I am stock piling quite a collection of these statement making versatile bags because the designs are so fab and collectible worthy. How could you not love this Berry Sparkle Clutch? Perfect for your Valentine’s Day evening on the town, right? It’s super cute, sparkly and fun, just love it! And it’s the perfect size to fit all your makeup essentials. Get one now before they are sold out!
Fresh Sugar Advanced Therapy Lip Treatment ($25)
Every beauty junkie has a Fresh Original Sugar Lip Treatment in her product arsenal, and now this cult fav product has upped it’s game by adding fab anti-aging ingredients to make it even better. The Sugar Advanced is fortified with a high concentration of ultra-nourishing, age-delaying ingredients, including Hyaluronic Spheres, that penetrate the skin to fill in wrinkles and plump the lips, and sea fennel extract, to help smooth fine lines and define the lip area. This exciting new line extension repairs, nourishes, plumps, and smooths your lips and I love how supple and moist it makes my lips feel and adore the Fresh signature sugary lemon scent.
Havaianas Love Sandal ($28)
I live in my Havaianas, seriously they are the most comfortable flip flop ever! I cannot resist these super adorable Valentine’s Day worthy limited edition Love Sandal that come in a cute special edition red velvet shoe bag. This sandal is the slim style with a metallic silver strap and a colorful hearts graphic print. LOVE LOVE them! They will sell out fast!
Antica Farmacista Champagne Fragrance & Candle Gift Set ($88)
Anyone care for a little bubbly this Valentine’s Day? Me please! Especially when it’s in the exquisite luxurious home fragrance products from Antica Farmacista. The Champagne Fragrance and Candle Gift set consists of a home ambiance fragrance diffuser (with sticks) and a long-burning candle elegantly packaged in a gift box. The champagne fragrance is vibrant and fresh with a sparkly citrus floral top note, a sensuous and sweet fruity middle note and a subtle vanilla base note. I am so impressed with the complexity of the Antica scents and I think these products look gorgeous on display and smell amazing.
Too Faced Natural Kiss Neutral Lip Color Collection ($24)
Too Faced does it again with another fabulous must-have lip palette collection! The Natural Kiss Collection features four gorgeous warm-toned lip glosses in cream, gloss, and shimmer finishes that compliment all skintones. The colors include a Gold Shimmer gloss and Shell, Totally Nude, and Maple. This is my new go-to palette for that perfect nude lip and I think it will look good on almost everyone.
Dome Euphoric Body Perfume ($34.95)
The DOME Euphoric Body Line is imported from Italy, made of high quality natural ingredients and designed to tap into your senses and evoke feelings of happiness and pleasure. I like the sexy smell that makes me smile when I use this cream and how it instantly penetrates into your skin. Wanna get your sexy on this Valentine’s Day? Take this body perfume for a spin and see what happens 
Tea Thes Des Amants for Valentine’s Day ($44)
The Parisian tea brand Le Palais des Thés is offering a new limited edition tea set this Valentine’s Day, Thé des Amants (Lovers’ Tea), a sensual and spicy elixir made with fruits, flowers, and spices flavored with apple, almond, cinnamon, vanilla and a hint of ginger. The Tea comes cleverly packaged as a his and hers duo: For Her, in a pink and red box, a China green tea version of Thé des Amants which highlights the brightness of the citrus and fruity notes of this blend. For Him, in a dark blue and turquoise box, is the black tea version of Thé des Amants, which showcases depth and spice of this blend. This is a yummy elegant tea and ideal for foodies who appreciate complexity and depth of flavor in their tea.
Meow! is the sister parfum to Katy’s first fragrance, Purr. Purr was created while Katy was on the California Dreams world tour and this scent is Katy’s interpretation of the fun, sensual spirit of the tour (so fun, in fact, Perry felt the name of the fragrance needed an exclamation point at the end of it.) Meow! is a soft sensual scent combining the notes of honeysuckle and pear with the backdrop of creamy vanilla, musk and amber. This is the purrr-fect sexy scent to wear for Valentine’s Day and I just adore the pink kitty bottle, definitely collectible worthy!
Currently Loving Jan Marini Products & A FAB Giveaway (4 Winners)
Greetings Beautiful! I wanted to start the year off right and share some gorgeous new products that I am loving and that are making my skin absolutely radiant, so I figured that I would let you in on my little secret. Perhaps you’ve heard of Jan Marini, skincare icon and the pioneer of medically validated skin care preparations? Well, if not I am delighted to introduce you to this fabulous line full of active products that really work and transform your skin. At the beginning of the Fall/Winter season, Jan Marini kindly sent me two amazing anti-aging skincare products to try and I have totally fallen in love with them! Today, I am excited to tell you all about them and give FOUR of them away!
Limited Edition Jan Marini Holiday Exfoliator
OK, admittedly my timing is a little off season with this product review, but this product is so yummy and transformative, that I will continue to use it throughout the year. The Marini Holiday Exfoliator is a clinical-strength resurfacer that immediately refines your skin’s texture and follicle size and gives your face a gorgeous radiant, polished glow. This innovative product contains antioxidants, unique spherical dissolving beads (non-abrasive), papaya enzymes, and glycolic acid, all designed to gently and safely scrub and resurface your skin.
What do I love about this product? I absolutely adore the almost edible sweet and spicy gingerbread scent. I love how it thoroughly and effectively smooths and softens my skin and how refreshed it looks after I use it. This is one of those scrubs that you can feel working and your skin looks noticeably different immediately afterwards. And did I mention, it smells like a slice of the holidays?! Deelish! However, this is a Limited Edition product and when it’s gone, it’s gone! But lucky you, I am giving TWO away and you can also buy it HERE.
Jan Marini Age Intervention Retinol PLUS
This isn’t your ordinary retinol product, it’s a ground breaking new concept in retinol technology. Retinol PLUS delivers the most aggressive levels of stabilized retinol combined with advanced topical agents to maximize efficacy while simultaneously decreasing irritation, sensitivity, dryness and redness-all very common side effects with retinol usage. And not only is it formulated with a potent and well tolerated retinol formulation, but it also contains anti-aging and collagen boosting peptides, antioxidants, hydrators and skin soothing ingredients that deliver unparalleled skin rejuvenation benefits.
What do I love about this product? The results are totally noticeable and amazing! I have noticed a nice softening of my fine lines and wrinkles, a much softer and smoother skin texture, radiance and luminosity and an overall vibrancy to my skin. Since I have been using it, people continually comment on how gorgeous my skin looks, and I credit Retinol Plus for that. And I am truly impressed with the lack of sensitivity and irritation that I have not gotten with this product. Typically, when I use retinol, my skin gets a little red and irritated (but the results are worth it), but that didn’t happen at all with this product. Love that! Oh yeah, and the reasonable price of $65 for a potent anti-aging product is very appealing too (not peeling )
But perhaps the best news of all, is that I am giving away TWO Jan Marini Holiday Exfoliators & TWO Retinol PLUS products to 4 lucky readers!
Contest Details
-How to Enter: All that you need to do to enter this FREE giveaway is use the Rafflecopter Widget Below, enter your name and email or sign in through Facebook, then click “DO IT” to do each task that you choose to and once you have completed the task click the “ENTER” button to confirm your DONE entry. Make sure to enter your name and email for each selection, so your entries will be counted.
-Options for Entering: There are (3) choices for daily entries, and (4) choices for one-time only entries and three of them are mandatory for entry.
-Prizes: TWO (2) Jan Marini Limited Edition Holiday Exfoliators (Retail Value of $80 each) and TWO (2) Jan Marini Age Intervention Retinol PLUS Products (Retail Value of $65 each) – 4 Winners in TOTAL
-Contest Dates: 1/20/12 to 2/4/12 at 12:01 am EST
Good Luck!
Get Glam for New Year’s Eve with Too Faced Natural Flirt Makeup Collection
Tonight’s the big night, the night we reminisce and reflect on the past year and the night we get all kinds of glam, dress up in our favorite festive attire and celebrate the new year (FYI I will be in jammies tonight with my boys, a fab bottle of bubbly and caviar, but I digress). Well, what better way to make yourself even more gorgeous than you already are, than with a collection of stellar products from Too Faced.
And as luck would have it, they have just come out with the most adorable girlie makeup set that I am totally loving and think it will be the perfect glam accessory for NYE and will even take you through Spring: Too Faced Natural Flirt Makeup Collection, a limited-edition collection filled with some of Too Faced’s best-selling faves for the eyes, lips and face at an amazing price-only $45 for $112.50 worth of products.
Here’s a look at this chic set and all the fabulous products that come in it:
- Shadow Insurance Candlelight: This is a softly illuminating warm eye shadow primer that eliminates creasing and fading while transforming your shadow into a more radiant version of itself. It is a sexy shade of shimmering gold that can be worn alone or as a primer to smooth out crêpey skin and brighten dull or discolored lids. I love how it instantly revives my eyes and lids.
- Exotic Color Intense Eye Shadow in Magic Mushroom This is the perfect neutral pink shimmer with a velvety texture and a nice pigment payoff. I especially love it on my brow bone and in the corner ‘v’ of my eyes to to give me a starry eye brightness.
- LashGASM Mascara This is a luscious vitamin-rich, creamy formula with intense pigment that delivers a nice exaggerated length. It has a great brush with multiple rows of flexible molded bristles that are designed with micro-hooks to grab every lash for clump-free application. It gives my lashes the perfect eye-opening boost.
- Pink Leopard Bronzer This gorgeous looking bronzercombines golden bronzes, gilded pinks and neutral fawns to brighten your skin and create a glorious all over sun-kissed glow year round. I just love the warm slightly flushed shimmery color that brightens and illuminates my complexion. I am totally addicted to this bronzer right now!
- Glamour Gloss in This is Pretty! This is a universally appealing neutral rose color gloss enriched with Too Faced’s exclusive Lip Injection Comfort Plump that provides nice plumping action with a hint of a sensual cooling sensation. I love the pouty feel of this gloss and the perfect hint of color, this is definitely one of my regular go-to lip glosses.
- Petite Pouf Powder Brush: This is an adorable mini retractable brush made with Too Faced’s signature Teddy Bear Hair which is a super soft and luxurious fiber that grabs and blends pigments for professional looking application. This is a pro quality brush that is perfect to throw in your bag for touch-ups on the go.
- Vintage Boudoir Style Makeup Bag This chic pink and black vintage style makeup bag is the icing on the cake of this great set. It is fully lined on both the outside and inside so it will hold up in your purse and resist makeup stains. I love the girlie black ruffle bow accent and the feminine look of this makeup bag, totally fun and flirty!
Cheers to Beautiful You, Happy New Year!
A Yummy Last Minute Holiday Gift Idea & A Festive Cocktail Recipe
OK last minute shoppers, we are down to the wire here, and I wanted to give you one final tasty gift idea for the season, something yummy, festive and the perfect gift for a hostess or someone who has everything. Allow me to introduce you to Cheryl&Co, a mid-western based baked goods company, dedicated to providing the finest fresh-baked gifts and desserts flawlessly shipped directly to the consumer.
Earlier this holiday season, I was invited to a lovely Open House hosted by Cheryl’s and held at the Beverly Hills Mrs. Beasley’s location (which is now owned by Cheryl’s.) I had the opportunity to taste some of Cheryl’s and Mrs. Beasley’s yummy holiday treats (can you say buttercream frosting?!), sip an amazing and tasty bubbly cider cocktail and learn all about this brand and what they have to offer. I was especially impressed by all of Cheryl’s affordable, high quality gift sets that ship beautifully, really make a statement and can be shipped anywhere in the US. Following is one my favorite sets of the season, that will surely take care of your gift giving needs through the New Year. Enjoy!
Winter Holidays VIP Tower ($79.99)
I love this stacked blue and white boxed assortment of Cheryl’s treats because its holiday neutral, really festive and classy looking. This gift set includes an assortment of holiday cookies like pecan butternut balls, buttercream frosted snowflake cookies, chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, snickerdoodle, holiday sugar cookies, frosted hot fudge brownies, classic vanilla buttercream brownies, pretzel clusters, and moist cake slices, 67 pieces in total, whew, that’s a whole lotta yuuminess!
And as a little holiday treat for my readers, I am compelled to share the recipe for my new favorite festive drink of the season, the Holiday Cider Sip which was created by Rachel Hollis (party planning guru extraordinaire!) Its the beverage that I sipped all night at Cheryl’s Holiday Open House. It’s a delicious combo of mulled cider with brandy and a splash of bubbly to top it off, sooooo good!
Holiday Cider Sip
2 quarts apple cider
1 tsp. aromatic bitters
2 sticks cinnamon
1 tsp. whole allspice
3 Cardamum seeds
2 orange studded whole cloves
1/2 bottle of brandy
Combine all ingredients in a pot and heat on medium flame for 1 hour. Reduce flame to warm 2-6 hours. Fill a champagne flute 1/3 of the way full with wassail/spiced cider and top it off with chilled Champagne or sparkling wine. Garnish with an orange twist and fresh cranberries. Cheers!
